Harvey John Whiteman, second son of seven children born to Albert L. and Alvira Tomlin Whiteman, was born September 5, 1887, near Atlanta, Kansas, and passed away December 16, 1970, in the Broken Bow Community Hospital at the age of 83 years, three months and 11 days.
The early part of his life was spent on his parents farm near Atlanta, Kansas. He attended school and church in the Timber Creek Community. On September 23, 1907, he was united in marriage to Nellie B. Simmons at Winfield, Kansas. Seven children were born to this union. They farmed near Atlanta, Kans., until 1909 when they moved to Nebraska, homesteading in Brown county.
In 1916 they moved to Broken Bow, Nebraska where he ran the livery stable until 1918 when he built the first auction barn. He was connected with acution sales and cattle buying until the early 1930's. At that time he started ranching in Blaine county near Dunning, Nebr. He was in that business until his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his wife Nellie Whiteman, on June 19, 1942; two sons Harold Ross and Adam Albert, who died in infancy; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Bernece Brong, on October 29, 1965.
On November 15, 1952, he was married to Myrtle Durrear of Dunning Nebr. She passed away July 24, 1969. Survivors include four daughters Mrs. Dan (Elsie) Foley of Merna, Nebr., Mrs. Arnold (Twila) Will of Schofield, Wisc., Mrs. Jed (Glenora) Mooney of Mason City, Nebr., Mrs. Max (Bonnie) Doggett of Merna; one adopted son, Donald Whiteman of Broken Bow; twenty-five grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grantchildren; one brother Wiley Whiteman, Wichita, Kans; one sister Mrs. Malissa Carrothers of Mulvane, Kans; step-mother, Maude Whiteman of Wichita, Kans.; and a hald-sister Mrs. Iva Markley of Atlanta, Kansas.
Funeral services were held Dec. 19 by Rev. Merlin Nelson of the Open Bible church of Dunning at the Grover Brother Chapel in broken Bow. Musical selection were sung by Mrs. Evelyn Smets and Everett Nelson, accompanied by Sherrie Kennedy. Pallbearers were Verne Johnson, Ted Wirz, Phil Van-Neste, Kenneth Stithem, Alvin Daily and Louis Holeman. Interment was in the Broken Bow Cemetery.