Mrs. Alma Claar received word of the death of her son-in-law, Dr. Glenn Bigsby, Monday, and she left for Kirksville, Mo. Monday to attend the funeral service which was held yesterday. Glen was well known here, having lived here while his father was practicing osteopathy for a number of years. He married a Blair girl, Miss Mabel Claar, and they were making their home at Aurora. The account of his death is reprinted elsewhere in this issue of The Pilot, taken from the Kirksville Daily Express.

DR. GLEN BIGSBY OF AURORA, NEB., DIES, AGED 35

Dr. Glen E. Bigsby of Aurora, Neb., one of the best known and best loved young men ever graduated from the A.S.O., and a former resident of Kirksville, died Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Laughlin hospital, age 35 years.

The news of his death will come as a great shock to the community here and in Nebraska, for while it was known that he had been in ill health for about five weeks, and came here for examination and treatment, the serious nature of his ailment was not realized until the abdomen was opened on the operating table. It was found that he had an intestinal growth which extended throughout the abdomen, and the surgeons agreed that he could not have lived more than 24 hours, even had the operation not been attempted.

The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Christian Church, in charge of the Masonic lodges of Kirksville and with a Knights Templar escort. Burial will be in Forest cemetery in the family lot in which his father, Edgar Bigsby, is buried.

He leaves his wife, three children, his mother, Mrs. Elida J. Bigsby and two brothers, A.C. and Dr. F.L. both of Kirksville.

Dr. Bigsby was born in Kirksville March 23, 1887, and lived here for several years, later residing in Oklahoma and in Bloomfield, Ia. He was married September 6, 1909 to Miss Mabel Lenore Claar, and to this union three children were born Glen Edgar, Jr., aged 11; Jane Claar, aged 9; and Helen Margaret, aged 4.

Prior to taking up this study of osteopathy, Dr. Bigsby was engaged in the clothing business with his brother, A.C. Bigsby. He was graduated from the A.S.O. in June 1918, and went to Aurora, Neb. to engage in the practice of his profession. He was successful in his practice and was regarded as one of the most promising young osteopaths in the profession. In addition to his fraternal affiliations, he was a member of the Aurora Rotary club.

While the members of his family knew his condition was serious, his friends here did not realize it and his determination to keep up was shown by the fact that when he came to Kirksville last week he walked from the station to his mother’s home and carried his grip.

Dr. Glenn was a man of splendid physique and athletic ability, and of such stature that a casket of unusual length was required for his body. He was a man of clean habits and high integrity, and a devoted son, husband and father. His life was such that the two communities which knew him best, Kirksville and Aurora, will grieve for his death and extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

The body will lie in state at the Summers & Taylor funeral parlor from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon where friends may view it. The casket will not be opened at the church - Kirksville (Mo.) Daily Express.

#2-23 Nov., 1922 - The Enterprise - Dr. Glen Bigsby

FORMER BLAIR BOY DIES SUDDENLY

Word was received here last Sunday by Mrs. Alma Claar of the death of her son-in-law, Dr. Glen Bigsby of Aurora, Neb. at his old home Kirksville, Mo., where he had gone for consultation and an operation.

His death was caused by an intestinal growth and an operation was of no avail. He leaves his wife, formerly Mabel Claar of this city, and three children, besides his mother and two brothers who reside in Kirksville.

Glen lived in Blair with his parents perhaps fifteen years ago, and was married here.

He went to Aurora in 1918 to practice osteopathy where he has been very successful.

A dispatch from Aurora to the Lincoln State Journal states the following:

Aurora’s Perfect Man Dead

"Aurora, Neb., Nov. 21 - Aurora has not recovered from its shock upon learning of the death of Dr. Glenn F. Bigsby at Kirksville, Mo. Dr. Bigsby was the most perfect man physically in Aurora. He had been a great football player, and was endowed seemingly with perfect health. For four years he had been advancing in his profession as osteopathic physician, and had attained great success. He was a member of the Rotary club, and was prominent in many public activities."

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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