Posted on: Lancaster Co. Ne Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/LancasterObits/10055 Surname: OWEN ------------------------- >From Ashland Gazette - May 28, 1953 Howard A. Owen Former resident of Memphis Dies Howard A. Owen, 64, of 1324 South 13th, Lincoln, died there Saturday morning, May 23, following a lingering illness. Mr. Owen was reared in the Memphis community and had spent most of his life there. He had a host of friends who regret to learn of his passing. Howard Alvin Owen was born on a farm 1 1/2 miles north of Ashland on Sept.21, 1888. He was the eldest son of Thomas E. and Cora F. Owen. His death on May 23, 1953 followed an illness of nearly five years caused from several strokes, the first of which he suffered on May 30, 1948 and the last one on May 11th. When a boy he moved with his parents to a farm a mile north of Memphis, where he grew to manhood. He was married March 5, 1914 to Mary S. Grauerholz, and to this union five children were born, two of them dying in infancy. Mr. Owen attended church and Sunday school in Memphis, and was a kind and devoted husband and father. He served as a member of the Memphis school board for several years and was always willing to help in any way in the community. In March 1931, he moved his family to a farm near Hickman, where they lived until 1936 when they moved to Lincoln. His death occurred at his home there. He was preceded in death by his sister Maude Hall. The survivors include his wife, Mary; three children, Ellen (Mrs. Alfred Bowers) of Wichita, Kansas, William H. of Lincoln and Robert E. of the U. S. Navy and now stationed overseas; three grandchildren, a brother Floyd S. of Roca, other relatives and many friends and neighbors. The funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at the Marcy chapel. Burial was made at the Ashland cemetery. Rev. Roker of Lincoln officiated. Link: Harrison Roots & Branches URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/index.html>