CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF GEORGE PUNTNEY ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp ====================================================================== Wynot Tribune – Thurs. April 12, 1917 Death of an Old Settler George Puntney was born in White Co. Illnois, February 15, 1841 and passed away at his home in Spring Valley Saturday, April 7th, 1917 aged a little over 76 years. When he was a small child his parents moved to Marshalltown, IA. At the age of 21 he enlisted in the civil war and served with honor for the preservation of the Union. On the 17th of October 1869, he was united in marriage to Mary E. Sands. To this union was born nine children, five of whom remain with the aged wife, to mourn his loss. Mr. Puntney came with his family to Cedar Co. in 1892, where they have since resided. He was a strong and robust man up to within a short time of his death and his demise came as a shock to his many old friends and neighbors. The funeral was conducted from the Spring Valley Church by the pastor Rev. Pearson, Monday forenoon, burial taking place at the Wynot cemetery. A large crowd was present to pay their last repsects to their honored neighbor and friend. Hartington Herald – April 19, 1917 A large crowd attended the funeral of the late George Putney Monday. Funeral services were preached in the Spring Valley Church, and interment was made in the Wynot cemetery. The son of George and Mary Puntney, Willie was born February 17, 1878 at Marshalltown, Ia. He came to Nebraska as a youth and lived in the Waucapona community for two years. He later moved to East Bow where he lived for 43 years.