This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nelson, Lockett, Corwin, McDaniel, Vanurdan, Large, Miller, Foster Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4098.17.2 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. May 22, 1919. "MRS. MARY E. LOCKETT".-- Mary E.Nelson was born in Indiana on May 9, 1843 and died at her home west of Sidney on May 7, 1919 just before her 76th birthday. She was the daughter of Jones and Mary Nelson and one of a family of seven children. There are two sisters who survive her: Mrs.Sarah Corwin of Onamia, Minnesota, and Mrs. Martha McDaniel of Bellingham, Washington. On April 6, 1861 she was united in marriage to George D. Lockett.To this union were born seven children, two boys dying in infancy. Two daughters, Mrs. Martha Vanurdan and Mrs.Ella Large died in 1890, their son Jerry died in 1914, their daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Miller died on November 23, 1918, the living child being Mrs. Cora Foster, who lives west of Sidney.There are 23 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Lockett moved from Indiana to Minnesota, then to Iowa, where they lived about three years. They moved from here to Oklahoma, where they lived 5 years, then to Fremont county, Iowa, where Mr.Lockett died on May 24, 1903 at the age of 67 years. Mrs. Lockett has since made her home here with the exception of about two years visiting relatives in Wisconsin and Minnesota only a few years ago. The last four years she has made her home with her two daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Miller, who rented and lived on her mother's place, and Mrs. S. L. Foster until the death of Mrs. Miller from the influenza last November and since that time she has kept house for and been a mother to Mrs.Miller's three sons, Clifford, William and Irvin, who did everything possible for their grandmother's comfort. Mrs. Lockett united with the Christian church early in her life and lived a good christian life, was a kind neighbor and many old neighbors who helped to minister to her last wants are mourning the loss of a good friend. The funeral was conducted at the home Thursday afternoon by Rev. C. S. Crouse, who had known the family for years, and the remains were laid to rest in the Lacy Grove cemetery by the side of her husband and two daughters.