MRS. LAMB IS BURIED TUESDAY

WIDOW OF J. W. LAMB DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER, MRS. HARVEY POUNDS

Mrs. J.W. Lamb, 80, widow of an early Washington county settler, died in Blair Saturday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pounds, 66 West Grant St.

Her father, William Banks, a native of England, was the man who gave the name Rose Hill to the rural community near Herman, where he moved from Chicago with his family in the early days. He gave the name to the neighborhood’s church and cemetery in remembrance of a church and cemetery of the same name in Chicago.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lamb, in charge of the Campbell Mortuary, were held at the Pounds; home here Tuesday afternoon, followed by services at the Rose Hill Methodist church. The Rev. A.W. Clarke of Arlington officiated, and burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.

NATIVE OF CHICAGO

Mrs. Lamb, as Annice Emma Banks, was born Aug. 17, 1866, in Chicago, and came to Washington county with her parents as a young girl. On Mar. 22, 1883, she and John William Lamb were married in Blair by Judge Alonzo Perkins.

Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb began farming at Rose Hill, later moving to a homestead in Holt county. After ten years they returned to Washington county, and thereafter lived in Washington and Dodge counties. Mr. Lamb died at Fremont Oct. 10, 1934, and for several years Mrs. Lamb had resided with Mr. and Mrs. Pounds.

Mrs. Lamb was long a member of the Rose Hill Methodist Church. She belonged also to the Rebekah lodge and the Degree of Honor.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Pounds (Edna) of Blair; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Wulff of Seattle, Wash., Belle of Seattle and Edna of California; a granddaughter, Mrs. Woodrow Biffar (Virginia Pound) of Santa Monica, Calif.; and four great-grandchildren.

#2-3 Apr., 1947 - The Enterprise - Annice Emma (Banks) Lamb

MRS. JOHN WM. LAMB DIES AT 80 YEARS

Annice Emma Banks was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 17, 1866, and passed away on March 29, 1947 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Pounds of Blair, Nebraska, being 80 years, 7 months and 12 days old.

On March 22, 1883, she was united in marriage to John William Lamb at Blair. The late Judge Alonzo Perkins performing the ceremony.

They immediately started farming in the Rose Hill vicinity, but later moved to a homestead in Holt County. Here they lived for ten years, and then moved back to this county, and since that time they have resided in Washington or Dodge County.

Mrs. Lamb was a member of the Rose Hill Methodist Church, and devoted much time and talent to its welfare.

She was also a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Degree of honor.

The husband passed away in October 10th, 1934. She never remarried. One daughter, the only child, Mrs. Harvey Pound of Blair and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Wulf of Seattle, Washington; Bell of Seattle; and Edna of California; and one granddaughter, Mrs. Virginia Biffar and four great grandchildren are left to mourn her passing.

Funeral services with Rev. A. W. Clarke of Arlington officiating was held Tuesday afternoon under the auspices of the Campbell Mortuary, and interment was made in the Rose Hill cemetery.

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

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