GEORGE WEHE: George Wehe was born June 8, 1851, in Sandhofen, Germany., the second son of Johannes and Sophia (Heckman) Wehe. His youth was spent in Germany and was a very happy one, the memories of which were always dear to him. He was a faithful son and much loved by his father. His mother was his guide and counselor - the prayers and stories of life which she taught him stayed with him throughout his life which ended March 22, 1925. At the age of twety-nine he bade his father and mother goodbye and came to a new land to learn its habits and customs. He first settled in Illinois, then moved to Thayer County, Nebraska. In 1892 he came to Smith County and bought the farm which has ever since been his home. Like all immigrants he found the struggle for life's necessities a hard one but he struck to the soil and demanded that it give him those things necessary for a happy life. On July 29, 1888, he was married to Emma Rehwoldt...He loved her with an undying devotion. Four children came to bless this home. Walter, Bessie, Gussie and Ernest, each one equally precious. After they came, his one and only thought was to provide for them well. He wanted them to be strong, God-fearing men and women, always on the side of honesty and truth. His favorite Bible passage was the twenty-third Psalm, which he learned at his mother's knee. During the last days of illness some one asked him if he would like to have them offer a prayer for him. His answer was, "My record is made. My life has been lived and no prayer can change it, my Mother taught me the stories of life and from her I learned to trust in God for strength. I have tried to live up to it as best I can and if I have or have not God alone can judge. When I had troubles and sorrow, I needed to pray and often I would stop my team and kneel behind my plow and pray for strength. But now I have lived my life. I am ready to go, my Lord awaits." Our father is not dead, he is only away. His memory will live with us through the years as his mother's had lived with him. "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away"..from obituary notice.