CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF SARAH RICE SNOWE

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MRS. SNOWE IS BURIED FRIDAY  [November 24, 1930]
Funeral of former resident of Cedar County held in the Methodist Church

	The funeral of Sarah E. Snowe former old settler of northern Cedar 
County, was held at the Community Methodist Church in Wynot, Friday November 
28, at 11 o'clock. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. E.T. Antrim of 
Meadow Groev, former pastor here, assisted in the service by the Pastor, Rev. 
C.F. Steiner. It has been arranged that Rev. Moore, now of Wesley, IA, but many 
years ago the pastor of Mrs. Snowe at St. James would preach the funeral 
service. But Rev. Moore experienced car trouble on the road and did not arrive 
until after the service had started. He had charge of the burial at the Wynot 
Cemetery, where Mrs. Snowe was buried beside her husband. Many old settlers 
and acquaintances of the family were present at the funeral. The seven 
surviving children were also all present at the funeral.
	Mrs. Snowe passed away at Kennebec, SD last Monday after a short 
illness. She had not been in good health for some time owing to advanced 
years.
	Sarah Elizabeth Rice was born in Whitesville, NY, May 6, 1844 being 
the daughter of Gilbert and Remembrance Rice. She was united in marriage to 
Jackson P. Snowe in Monticello, IA in 1865, soon after Mr. Snowe had returned 
from the Civil War.
	Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snowe, seven sons and one 
daughter. One son, Marion E. passed away at the age of twenty years. The 
surviving children are: Harry F., Howard N., Ray N., Otis N., Leon L., and 
Florence I., of Kennebec, SD., Gilbert A. of Wynot. Also two grandsons, Fred 
P., and Frank H. Snowe of Wynot. She is also survived by one brother, Norman A. 
Rice of Silvis, IL.  Her husband passed away December 6, 1907 at Wynot, where 
the family had resided since 1879.
	Soon after her husband's death, Mrs. Snowe moved to Mitchell, SD where 
she lived until 1920, when she moved to Kennebec, SD where she had since 
lived with her sons.
	For many years Mrs. Snowe was active in the church and lodge circles. 
She joined the Presbyterian Church in early life and after moving to Mitchell 
she united with the First Methodist Church of that place. She was a member of 
the Ladies Aid Society, the Woman's Relief Corps, the Royal Neighbors, the 
Rebekahs and several other organizations.
	Mrs. Snowe had been a constant subscriber of the Tribune from the 
first issue and received every week in her Dakota home. Thus she kept in close 
touch with her old neighbors and friends here. A few years ago in renewing her 
subscription, she remarked that she ought to discontinue it, as almost weekly 
it brought news of the passing of the old neighbors here. Regularly every year 
she returned here at Memorial time to care for and decorate the grave of her 
old soldier husband and to meet with and visit with her former neighbors as 
they gathered here to observe the day. Thus, another of the honored pioneers 
has passed to her reward.
	Funeral services were held for Mrs. Snowe at her home in Kennebec on 
Wednesday afternoon, the service being in charge of Rev. Hatfield, the 
Methodist pastor. The music was furnished by Mrs. H.A. Vogel and Mrs. Henry Bow 
and Porter McKeever sang "Face to Face". The pallbearers were H.E. Lien, Wm. 
Casey, T.F. McGuigan, Walter Benn, George McKeever, and Jerry Riorden. 
	Mrs. Snowe became ill with pleurisy November 20th and passed away 
November 24.
	Mrs. Snowe was a remarkable person for one of her years. All her 
friends and new acquaintances whom she met complimented her upon her 
wonderful memory and interesting conversation.  She enjoyed nature and spent a 
number of days each year in the Black Hills, her last visit being in September 
of this last year. She read several daily papers regularly, among them being 
the Sioux City Journal, of which she had been a reader for more than sixty 
years.  After reading she would relate to the family the most interesting news 
to the family. She also did beautiful needlework which she decorated her home 
or was presented as gifts to her friends.  She also made frequent donations  
of her work to the ODDFellows home. She was always a great friend of young men 
and too much interest in their welfare and progress. It was her custom to 
invite these young men friends to her home to her birthday and family dinners.

DECEMBER 1930  CEDAR COUNTY NEWS