"The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Oct. 8, 1981. Lee A. Farley was born June 13, 1894 near Guthrie, Oklahoma to Edward and Frances Adams Farley and died October 5, 1981 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord, Nebraska at the age of 87. Lee moved with his family at the age of two to southeastern Nebraska near Tecumseh, where he attended rural school. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and served overseas until his discharge in June of 1919. Lee was united in marriage to Edna Douglas in June of 1922. They moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Lee learned his life's trade of plumbing and steam fitting. In 1926 they moved to Sacramento, California where he worked until 1947 when he returned to Nebraska to work as a supervisor on construction jobs around the state. His wife, Edna, died in 1929. He was united in marriage to Vesta M. Thorngate December 23, 1952 at Denver, Colorado. They had made their home at North Loup since 1958, except for 18 months in California. He was a member of the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church, the World War I Barracks of Redlands, California and the American Legion Post #285 of North Loup. Survivors include his wife, Vesta of North Loup; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Smith of North Loup; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Edward of Tecumseh, Owen of Hope, IN, and Arthur of Crookston, MN; and three sisters, Mrs. Sue Fuller of San Diego, CA, Mrs. Mae Huston of Hot Springs, SD, and Mrs. Clara Pederson of San Jose, CA, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna; two daughters, two brothers, and one sister. Memorials may be given in his memory to the Heart Fund or the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 8, 1981 at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Baptist Church at North Loup with Rev. Larry Graffius officiating. Pallbearers were Elery King, Mills Hill, Russell R. Hill, Sr., Sheldon Van Horn, Udell Williams, and Homer Brannon. Burial was made in the Hillside Cemetery at North Loup with the Ord Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. "The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Apr. 2, 1992, p 8. Vesta Farley died March 27, 1992 at the Valley County Hospital. She was 93. Vesta Mae Farley, Daughter of Herbert and Eva (Mattison) Thorngate, was born August 9, 1898 at North Loup, NE. She attended the Valley County schools and graduated from North Loup High School. She then attended Milton College in Milton, WI where she received a Bachelor's Degree [in 1920]. She attended the University of Nebraska and received her Master's Degree. After serving for 23 years at various schools as a teacher and later as a principal, she retired in 1952. On December 23, 1952 she was united in marriage to Leo A. Farley in Denver, CO. Vesta was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Seventh Day Baptist Church. She is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Robert Smith of Colorado Springs, CO, five grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were Monday, March 30, at the Seventh Day Baptist Church in North Loup with the Rev. Kenneth Burdick officiating. Jeneane Abel was the organist and John and Ruth Ryschon the singers. Pallbearers were John Ryschon, Homer Brannon, Bernard Dutcher, Merlyn VanHorn, Darrell Cox and Kenneth Williams. The Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Valley County Nursing Home or the Seventh Day Baptist Church. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders