Former Blairite Dies In Washington

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Ray McConnell, of Port Orchard, Washington on July 3rd. Mrs. McConnell will be remembered as Gladys Brunton, the youngest daughter of the pioneer family of Z. T. Brunton. She was the last of the generation.

Mrs. McConnell was born in Blair May 16, 1899 and grew to womanhood here. There are many who remember her and the Brunton family.

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