Obit for DOBSON, Freeman (b.1893 d.1936), Faribault Co., MN

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Elmore Eye Dec. 17, 1936



FREEMAN DOBSON DIED SATURDAY



PASSED AWAY AT HOME IN ELNORE FOLLOWING ILLNESS WITH PNEUMONIA



Freeman Dobson passed away at his home in Elmore Saturday morning, December 

12th, following a short illness with pneumonia. Mr. Dobson took sick with a 

bad cold about two weeks ago which later developed into double pneumonia.



Freeman Dobson was born in Elmore on June 30, 1893 and died on Saturday, 

December 12, 1936. His early boyhood was spent in Elmore and when he was 13 

years of age he went to live with his uncle Hallet Dobson, who lived on a 

farm near Blue Earth. He joined the U.S. Army on August 26, 1918 and served 

in the World War until January 6, 1919. On December 27, 1919 he was united 

in marriage to Vivian Halstead at Emmetsburg, Ia. They resided at 

Emmetsburg, Ia. for a while and then to Elmore and later to Austin, Minn. 

For the past few years the family have made their home in Elmore.



Besides the sorrowing wife, the deceased is survived by three children, one 

son Russel, two daughters Beverly and baby Glenn Dora, his father and 

mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dobson of Elmore, one sister Mrs. L. Penn and one 

brother Hallet and a host of other relatives and friends.



Short funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 

15th, and a 2 o'clock at the M.E. Church, Rev. G. W. Powell, preaching the 

funeral sermon. Interment was made in the Elmore Cemetery.



At the services at the cemetery members of local American Legion Post were 

in charge.



Out-of-town relatives at the funeral were: Tom Halstead, Fred Halstead, 

Ernest Halstead, Arthur Halstead, Joe Halstead, Wm. Salisburg, Mr. and Mrs. 

Durwood Kears and Mr. and Mrs. Hohn Thackery, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Blighten, 

all of Emmetsburg, Ia; Mr, and Mrs. Glen Blighten of Valley Junction, Ia; 

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warner, of Grand Meadow; Mrs. 

Jack Rondeau of Detroit, Mich., Miss May Dobosn, Mr. and Mrs. Hallet Dobson, 

Mr and Mrs. Clarence Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dobson, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoe 

Dobson all of Blue Earth.

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