Published in the Blair Democrat May 17, 1906

Mrs. William Craven, Sr., died at 4:20 Monday morning at her home about five miles south of Blair in Richland Township, after an illness of about one week with heart trouble. Sarah J. Daly was about sixty-five years old and was born in Balmsloe County, Galway, Ireland, and was married to William Craven, May 9th, 1860. She lived in New York about two years and came to Nebraska in 1867. She was the mother of eleven children, ten of whom besides the husband are left to mourn the death of a devoted mother and wife. The entire family was well as the grandchildren were at her bedside when she fell peacefully into the sleep that knows no waking here.

The second oldest child, Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson died in Omaha a number of years ago, and those surviving are follows: Mrs. Livingstone, Mrs. Agness Dolan, Mrs. H. Hubbard, James, John, and Don, all of Omaha, Mrs. H. Brown, of Arlington, William, of Spiker, Thomas who lives at home and Charley who lives in Craig.

The funeral services were held at the Catholic Church in Blair, Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock, Father O’Driscoll delivering a very impressive discourse. The remains were followed to the cemetery by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives, friends, and neighbors who mourn with the family in their great loss, but feel that the departed one has gained the reward of everlasting life for a well spent and useful life on this earth.Looking southwest, with Jackson Street in background.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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1st row, L-R
Lloyd P & Lillian A Craven, pink flower
2 Shamburg stones

middle row, L-R
large red stone, Thomas & Ernestine Craven
low double stone, Dora Agnes & Charles C Craven
tall gray stone, William & Sarah Craven; smaller Mother footstone leaning against the tall gray stone;
open space, Infant of William--no stone visible, but just to the right (north) of William and Sarah's;
low stone with yellow flower and US flag, Richard Craven, Nebraska S Sgt, 104 Evacuation Hospital, WWII

3rd row, L-R,
light double stone: Marcella & Clifford Craven
separate flat stones, barely visible: Margaret (Craven) Brown and Harry Brown

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Her maiden name is listed in marriage records for her daughters Sarah and Agnes (microfilm copies available at Omaha Public Library)--courtesy of FindaGrave volunteer Scott (#47643415)
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