Word was received here at noon Thursday that Freeman Jewell died suddenly a little before noon at the Swedish hospital in Omaha. His mother and sister went down Wednesday to see him and E. V. Capps, who had taken him down there about ten days before, went down on the 10:32 train to see him, but arrived too late to see him alive. The case was found to be acute tuberculosis and while it was understood he could live but a few days, the end was not expected so soon. The body was brought up Saturday afternoon and the funeral held at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Conley officiating. Delegations from the two lodges of which he was a member, M.W.A. and Royal Highlanders, were in attendance, also a delegation from the Blair Fire Department of which he was a member. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity which testified of the high esteem in which the young man was held. He was in his 23rd year and had worked for the Arndt hardware for several years. Besides his mother, with whom he lived and to whom he was unusually kind and devoted, he leaves one brother, Wilna of Fremont and 3 sisters, Mrs. Marion Hooks oaf Portland, Ore., Mrs. Auta Rathman of Scribner, Mrs. Ona Wetzil of Tekamah and Sarah, who lives at home.

#2-30 May, 1907 - Blair Democrat - Freeman Jewell

The funeral of Freeman Jewell was held from the Baptist church last Sunday under the auspices of the M.W.A. lodge. Deceased was about twenty three years old, and was a member of both the Modern Woodmen and Royal Hilander lodges and carried about $1,500 insurance which was made payable to his mother. During the past winter Freeman contracted a severe cold which soon developed into pneumonia and while he seemingly got better for a time, he was left so weak that he was compelled to give up his job at the Arndt Hardware. From this time on he failed gradually and nothing that could be done by the physicians seemed to benefit him. About two weeks ago he was taken to Omaha for treatment, and last Thursday morning he arose from his bed saying that he felt better and was dressed and allowed to sit up for a time, but soon got tired and was put back to bed. He continued to sink and about noon he breathed his last. As soon as the news reached Blair, expressions of regret were heard from everybody as Freeman was a young man of excellent character and well liked by all. The remains were brought to Blair Friday and laid in their last resting place Sunday.

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

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