Obituary Record

William Anson Reeves
Died on 12/8/1921
Buried in Blair Cemetery

8 Dec., 1921 - The Tribune - William Anson Reeves - Veteran

ANSON REEVES DIES SUDDENLY AT THE CLARKSON HOSPITAL

Word was received by Blair relatives this Thursday morning that Anson Reeves had passed away at 1:30 a.m. at Clarkson hospital, Omaha, after a very brief illness.

Mr. Reeves was working in the stockyards at South Omaha, and on Monday morning complained of feeling badly and at noon quit work and went to his home. Wednesday he was taken to the hospital, suffering from intestinal impaction, and an operation was planned for this morning, but he had passed away before the hour set for the operation.

The body was brought to Blair today and the funeral will be held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2:30.

Anton Reeves is the son of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Reeves of this place; he served in the late war and was married in 1918 to Miss Arline Taylor, and has one child, Maxine, aged two years. Besides the parents, wife and child, he is survived by two brothers, Omar of Maxwell, Nebr. and Opal, DeSoto; and one sister, Miss Ruby Reeves, who lives at home, and many other relatives.

A large circle of friends send sympathy to the bereaved relatives in their hour of sorrow.

#2-Printed in The Enterprise, December 15, 1921

ANSON REEVES

William Anson Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Reeves, was born near Sydney, Iowa, Aug. 22, 1897 and died in Omaha, Dec. 8, 1921, being past 24 years old at the time of his death.

With his parents he came to Blair in 1910 and residing on a farm near Blair where he grew to manhood. He attended school in Blair and Herman and took a business course at a business school in Omaha.

The deceased was married Nov. 4, 1918 to Miss Arlene Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jud Taylor, who with one little girl, Maxine, survives him.

Mr. and Mrs. Reeves lived on the farm and in Blair until about two months ago when they moved to Omaha where Mr. Reeves was employed in the Union Stock Yards.

He was suddenly taken ill and lived but a few hours after he was stricken. Besides his immediate family, he leaves to mourn his passing, his parents; one sister, Ruby of this city; two brothers, Opal of DeSoto and Omer of North Platte, Nebr.; and numerous other relatives.

The funeral services were held Sunday at 12:30 from the Methodist church and interment made in the Blair Cemetery.

# 3 - - from The Pilot, December 14, 1921

Anson Reeves died very suddenly at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha last Wednesday night. Tuesday morning he returned from the stock yards, where he was working, unable to work any longer, his stomach hurt him so badly. That night he had a bad spell and a doctor was called. Wednesday afternoon another bad spell and he was taken into the hospital for a thorough examination. He became so bad that an operation was decided upon at about 11 o’clock and a large tumor removed from his stomach. His heart was too weak to withstand the shock and death resulted at 1:30. The body was brought up here the following day and the funeral held at the Methodist church at 12:30 Sunday afternoon, Rev. J.A. Johnson officiating, assisted by Rev. W.H. Underwood.

William Anson Reeves was born near Sidney, Ia., August 22nd, 1897, and was but little past 24 years of age. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Reeves, removed to Woodbine when Anson was but five years of age. They came to this county in 1910, making their home on a farm nine miles north of Blair, where Anson grew to manhood, attending school in the country and at Herman. He attended the high school here for one year and then took a commercial course at Boyles’ Business College in Omaha.

He was married to Miss Arlene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Taylor, of this city, November 4th, 1918, and two children were born to them, Maxine, and a son who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves lived on a farm for two years, one year here in Blair and about two months ago moved to Omaha, where he was working for the Union Stock Yards Co.

Besides the wife and daughter, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Reeves; one sister, Miss Ruby of this city; two brothers, Opal of DeSoto and Omar, of North Platte, Neb. Mrs. Reeves will make her home with her parents in this city for the present.

#4-15 Dec., 1921 - The Tribune - William Anson Reeves

FUNERAL OF ANSON REEVES SUNDAY LARGELY ATTENDED

The funeral of Anson Reeves, a mention of whose death was made in these columns last week, was held Sunday at 12:30, instead of 2:30, as was announced, at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J. A. Johnson, assisted by Rev. W. H. Underwood. The change in the time was made after The Tribune had gone to press because of another funeral to be held at the same place at 2:30.

William Anson Reeves was born near Sidney, Iowa August 22, 1897, and was 24 years, 3 months and 16 days old at the time of his death. He was the son of Ulyssis and Lucretia Reeves, who moved to Woodbine, Ia. when Anson was five years old. In 1910 he came with his parents to Nebraska and located nine miles north of Blair where Anson grew to manhood, attending the country school in the district after which he attended the Herman school. He was a student one years in the Blair High School and afterwards took a course in Boyle’s Business College in Omaha.

He was married to Miss Arline Taylor, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Taylor, on November 4, 1918, and to this union two children were born, one daughter, Maxine, who is now two years old, and a son, who lived but a short time. The young couple lived on a farm for two years after their marriage and went to Omaha several weeks ago where Mr. Reeves was employed by the Union Stock Yards Company.

His health was never good and his trouble was hard to diagnose. His last illness lasted only about twenty hours. He was anxious to get into the army during the world war, but could not until drawn by the draft, but he was never ordered out. He was a young man who loved home and friends and a favorite with those who knew him because of his happy disposition.

The funeral was largely attended and the floral offerings were many and beautiful, mutely testifying to the esteem in which he was held by a large circle of friends.

Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.

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