Posted on: Saline Co. Ne Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Saline/10097 Surname: THORNBURG, GLASS, FROST, HICKS, WARD, PAGE ------------------------- >From “Western Wave”, Western, Nebraska, dated May 17, 1923, page 1, column 3: OBITUARY Jacob THORNBURG Jacob THORNBURG was born in Lee county, Iowa, March 28, 1857 and passed away in Western, Nebraska, on May 11, 1923, at the age of 66 years, 1 month, and 13 days. Mr. THORNBURG’s boyhood days were spent on a farm near West Point, Iowa, where he attended the country schools. In 1873, when deceased was 16 years of age, his family came to Nebraska, locating on a farm one-half mile west of Western where he grew to manhood. In 1894 he changed his residence to Fairfield, Neb., where he made his home on a farm for thirteen years. In 1907 he returned to Western where he has since resideded. Mr. THORNBURG was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was quiet and unassuming, willing to do ordinary things and make them count for the most. His philosophy of life was honesty and integrity, and that honest toil and labor has its sure reward. About four weeks ago Mr. THORNBURG was taken suddenly very ill which later develped into pneumonia. he made a heroic fight for life and for some time there was every evidence that he would win out. Two weeks ago,however, his condition changed for the worse, but at times there were still hopes that he would recover. His gain in strength was not rapid enough to make recovery certain and on Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock the end came. Jacob THORNBURG was the third child in a family of eleven children and is the first to depart this life. He leaves in great sorrow five brothers and five sisters. The brothers and John, Henry, and Albert THORNBURG of Western; Ephraim of Loveland, Colo.; and William A. of Fairfield, Neb. The sisters are Mrs. Jerry GLASS of Fairfield, Mrs. E. FROST of Payette, Idaho; Mrs. Robert HICKS of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. David WARD of Seneca, Neb. and Mrs. H. S. PAGE of Geneva, Neb. The funeral service was held at the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon, Rev. H. W. WAGNER, preaching the sermon. The body was laid to rest in Plainview cemetery.