Ura May COTTRELL

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Excerpt from "Descendants of George Rowells": by Ann Moloney Lamb:

OBITUARY: "Mrs. May Donovan, wife of county treasurer Frank Donovan, died August 24, 1911, after less than a day's illness, aged thirty-five years, nine months and twenty-four days. Consternantion and grief were not limited to Sumner township, as whereever telephone, telegram and letter carried the sad words, aching hearts bore evidence of wide spread, esteem and affection, which was confirmed by Rev. Lucas' choise of Romans 8:16-17 as consolation for the breaved relatives and more than house full of friends. The mother and two brothers from Oklahoma and Mr. M. Donovan's family of Norton, were present. Thirty-seven black bowns worn with as many of white, corresponding to the one nestling in the filmy silken lace of the one who "no more would join their numbers" told of fraternal association, whose quartette trremblingly voiced "Sister Thou Wert Mild and Lovely." Rare floral beauties from Naponee and neighborhood mutely forshadowed something of the glories of the resurrection. Despite the fierce storm of dust, twenty-severn teams followed the beautiful white casket eleven miles, where a delegation of Agra W.C.T.U. kindly added a large wreath and other emblems to the last resting place in the Dubois cemetery."

Family/Spouse: Rickard Francis DONOVAN. Rickard (son of Michael DONOVAN and Sarah ROWELLS) was born on 17 Nov 1871 in Pawnee City, Nebraska; died on 01 Aug 1924 in Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ruth DONOVAN was born on 02 Dec 1897 in Nebraska; died on 10 Dec 1897 in Nebraska; was buried in West Cedar Cemetery (Dubois Cem.) Plum Twp., Phillips Co., Nebraska.
2. Paul Victor DONOVAN was born on 05 Jan 1898; died on 01 Jan 1925 in Franklin, Nebraska; was buried on 03 Jan 1925 in West Cedar Cem., Dubois, Plum Twp., Phillips Co., Kansas.
3. Francis Richard DONOVAN was born on 14 Sep 1900 in Phillipsburg, Kansas; died on 25 Dec 1972 in Wichita, Kansas; was buried in Linn Grove Cem., Greeley, Colorado.
4. Jeanne May DONOVAN was born on 24 Jul 1903 in Nebraska; died after 1924 in Naponee, Nebraska.
5. James Arthur DONOVAN was born on 06 Jul 1905 in Phillips County, Nebraska; died on 05 Jun 1977 in Bloomington, Nebraska; was buried in Dubois Cem., No. of Agra, Phillips Co., Kansas.
6. Bernard Duane DONOVAN was born about 1908; died after 1924 in Naponee, Nebraska.

Sinnett married Rachel Marilla NICHOLAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]