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- Pilot, July 25, 1928.
S. C. MATHEWS BURIED TODAY.
PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN THIS CITY AT THE ADVANCED AGE OF 88 YEARS.
Samuel Christopher Mathews passed away at his home in this city Monday, aged 88 years, 3 months and 16 days. He had been bothered with heart trouble for several months but was seriously ill only a few days.
The funeral service was held at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. There was a large attendance of old neighbors and friends and the floral tributes were many and beautiful. Burial was made in the Blair cemetery.
Mr. Mathews was born in Laurance county, Indiana, April 7th, 1840, and grew to manhood's estate in that state. He was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Newkirk in September of 1861, and eleven children were born to the union, three of whom preceded him in death, Elmer and Myrtle at the age of two years and Maude at the age of 35.
In 1884 the family moved to Kansas, where they lived for two and one-half years, coming to this county in a prairie schooner at the end of that time. They settled on a farm north of Blair and lived there until they moved to this city about 25 years ago.
Besides his wife he leaves eight children: Thornton of Omaha; Edgar of Kearney, Mo.; Mrs.Laura Kindred of Omaha; Oscar of Blair; Etta of Blair; Mrs. Harry White of Omaha; Burtis of British Columbia; and Henry of Howe, Nebr. There are also thirty grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Mr. Mathews was baptized and brought up in the Methodist church and was affiliated with that church all his life. He was a very fine example of Christian manhood and was therefore a citizen of the highest type and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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