As had been feared for a week or more Mrs. Thos. F. Kelly passed into the great beyond at 9:45 Monday evening, having been unconscious since 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Kelly had been sick for a couple of years with tuberculosis of the intestines, but had been bedfast scarcely two weeks. She was taken to the Blair Hospital two weeks ago Thursday and died there. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church at 10 o’clock today (Wednesday), Rev. Father O’Driscol officiating. Miss E. Byrd Stockton was born March 13, 1856 at Somerset, Ky., and came to Nebraska with her family in May of 1870. On Oct. 25th, 1874, she was married to Thos. F. Kelly, and of this union five children were born. John and Thomas, Jr. live at home. Mrs. R. Blomquist lives in this city and Donald is now serving in the United States navy. Edna died seven years ago July 4th. Mrs. John F. White is mother to the deceased, Mrs. A. O. Pound, a sister and W. W. Stockton of Los Angeles, Calif., a brother. She had two half brothers, Frank ad George Kelly of Toronto, Canada. The Courier joins a host of friends in extending sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.

#2-21 Feb., 1906 - The Pilot - E. Byrd (Stockton) Kelly

The funeral of Mrs. Tom Kelly was held this morning at the Catholic church, Father O’Driscoll officiating. Mrs. Kelly had been on the sick list for a number of months, but her condition had not become serious until a few weeks ago. About two weeks ago she was removed to the Blair hospital where she has received every attention possible. At first it was hoped that an operation would bring relief, but her condition was such hat an operation was out of the question and other means of affording relief were resorted to. At times her condition would indicate that she had greatly improved but when friends had hope of her recovery, she would seem to have a backset. Saturday and Sunday her donation was critical and Monday brought no change for the better and Monday evening the last hope had gone and it was fully realized that it was only a question of a short time when the end would come. At nine forty five that evening she passed quietly and peacefully away. At her bedside when the end came were her husband and two sons and a few close personal friends. Mrs. Kelly was born in Summerset, Kentucky March 3, 1856 and came to Washington county with her parents in 1870 and as a school girl will be remembered as Miss E. Bird Stockton. Of the family five are still living, W. W. Stockton of Los Angeles, California and Mrs. A. O. Pound of this city and her mother, Mrs. J. F. White, and two brothers, Geo. and Frank Kelley. Of the family her husband, Tom Kelly, Sr., and four children, John, Tom and Donald and Mrs. May Bloomquist survive her. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were married at Blair in 1874, and of the five children but one is dead, that one being Miss Edna, who died three years ago last July. Geo. and Frank Kelly, half brothers, now live in Toronto, Canada. #3-22 Feb., 1906 - The Blair Democrat - Birdie (Stockton) Kelly

DEATH OF MRS. KELLY

Wife of Water Works Engineer Dies at Blair Hospital Early Last Monday Evening.

WAS NEARLY FIFTY YEARS OF AGE

Came to Blair Shortly After Town Was Laid Out ad Married to T. F. Kelly in 1874.

After suffering for nearly two weeks at the hospital, Mrs. Thomas F. Kelly died last Monday evening and was buried in the Catholic cemetery yesterday morning, the services being held at the Catholic church and Rev. Father O’Driscol officiating.

E. Byrd Stockton was born in Summerset, Kentucky in 1856 and would have been fifty years old the 13th of March. She came to Blair with her parents in 1870, and in 1874 was married to Thos. F. Kelly of this city.

Mrs. Kelly was the mother of five children, four of whom are still living, John and Thomas of Blair, Donald who is serving Uncle Sam in the Navy, and Mrs. Reinhold Bloomquist of this city. Miss Edna died of consumption four years ago next July. A husband and mother and three brothers and a sister are those of the immediate family she leaves behind and are: Mrs. J. F. White, the mother; Mrs. A. O. Pound, a sister; W. W. Stockton of California, a brother; and George and Frank Kelley, who live up in Canada and are half brothers.

Mrs. Kelly had been ailing for the past two years, but at the time the attack of sickness came on her she was feeling better than usual and had telephoned her mother that she was going to come over and spend the evening with her as Mr. Kelly was going to attend a meeting of the city council. About a quarter of six she began to rapidly feel worse and in a short time was so bad that a physician was hastily summoned who pronounced the case an acute attack of appendicitis. The following Thursday noon Mrs. Kelly was taken to the hospital where an operation was considered and an Omaha doctor consulted who thought she was too weak to be operated on, and instead of improving, her condition became rapidly worse and death came to her relief Monday evening.

The pallbearers were Messrs. J. H. Dick, Jas. F. Maher, Mike Barry, Parker Ollerman, Fred J. Taylor and Otto D. Schmidt, the last three being requested because of the fact that they in company with a son of the deceased joined the navy some four years ago and were among the first draft of boys to leave Blair.

Mrs. Kelly was a good wife and mother, and was respected and well liked by all who knew her. Coming here soon after Blair was laid out she was considered one of the pioneer women and had always watched its growth with a great deal of interest. She was loyal to her home, her family, and the town in which she lived, and will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

#3-8 Mar., 1906 - The Blair Democrat - Birdie (Stockton) Kelly

Mrs. T. F. Kelly of Blair, Nebraska died the 20th in the hospital at that place. Her maiden name was Miss Birdie Stockton, daughter of Mr. T. T. and Vira Stockton formerly of this place, and she was a niece of John A. Woods, Mrs. Rebecca Curd and Mrs. Berry Smith, and once was well known and loved by people of this town. The older citizens of this town and vicinity will especially regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Birdie Stockton Kelly, found elsewhere in this issue. She was one of Somerset’s own girls and was very popular and sweetly disposed, and her mother was one of the noblest and best of women and a host of her old friends are still here. - Somerset Republican

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

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