Obituary Record

Edith A. (Houghton) Henderson
Died on 2/19/1906
Buried in Blair Cemetery

21 Feb., 1906 - The Blair Courier - Mrs. Willis Henderson

Mrs. Willis Henderson died at 6:20 Monday evening of tuberculosis of the lungs after an illness of two years’ duration. The funeral is to be held at the Christian church at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon, Rev. Hamm officiating. Mrs. Henderson was a daughter of G. I. Houghton and was but 22 years, 5 months and 17 days old. She was married to Mr. Henderson Aug. 2nd, 1903. Mr. Henderson was living with his father, E. R. Henderson, on Nebraska street where his wife’s death occurred.

#2-21 Feb., 1906 - The Pilot - Edith A. (Houghton) Henderson

The funeral of Mrs. Willis Henderson is being held this afternoon at the Christian church with Rev. Ham, the family pastor, officiating. Mrs. Henderson was born in Blair on the 2nd of September, 1883, and has always lived here. For the past two years she has been suffering from consumption and the last few months has been at the Henderson home in the first ward where she has had the kind and careful attention of Mr. Henderson’s mother. All that medical aid could do had been done for her, but her ailment refused to yield to treatment and during all the time of her affliction she had been a patient sufferer and not once had been heard to complain of her trouble. In their sad hour of affliction The Pilot joins the many friends of the family in extending sympathy.

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

Find a Grave Memorial #215654828 Daughter of George and Amelda Houghton.

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 2/19/1906


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