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Ollie
Wineland, daughter of John and Jane Wineland, was born at Luin Grove,
Iowa, Dec. 24, 1864, and died at a hospital near the home of her son, B
J. Goad, at Wallace, Neb. Aug.23, 1945, age 80 years, seven months and
29 days. In 1872 she came with her parents to Jewell county, Kansas, where
the family remained two years, then ooming to Osborne county in 1874 where
her father had taken a homestead in Kill Creek township. Here she grew
to young womanhood.
She was married to
James W. Goad when she was 17 years of age; To this union were born
eight children all of whom grew to maturity. They are B.J. Goad of Wallace,
Neb., Nellie M. Anderson, Sheldon, Mo., John L. Goad, Pasadena, Calif.,
Hazel R. Winder, Covert, Kans., Della J. Grantham, Hill City, Kans., Mary
L. Cashen, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Lillie R. Slason and Clinton L. Goad,
deceased. Mr. Goad died Aug. 31, 1916. Later she was united in marriage
to George H. Fruit who died April 5, 1931.
Mrs. Fruit remained on the farm until 1933
when she came to live with her brother, George Wineland in Os- borne. She
was a member of the Victor Brethren church but after coming to Osborne
she attended the Methodist church. Although she had been in poor health
for several months, she was able to accompany her son to his home in Nebraska
only the Saturday preceding her death, enjoying the trip unusually well.
She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage early in the morning of August 23 from
which she failed to rally, passing away at 6:00 that evening. She leaves
to mourn her passing her six children, 30 grandchildren, 51 great grandchildren
and one great great grandson; four brothers, W M Wineland, George Wineland,
Arthur Wineland and Clinton Wineland all of Osborne county, Kansas. Mrs.
Friut had ten grandsons in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Coming to Osborne county in 1874, mid-western
country, Mrs. Fruit say all the changes in this midwestern country. From
the days of the buffalo and the antelope she has seen the prairie change
to fertile fields, beautiful homes take the place of the soddie and the
dugout, the prairie trail become the paved highways, and the privations
of pioneer life give way to the modern conveniences of rural electrification.
The privations and terrors of pioneer life on the plains have long since
been forgotten and she lived to see the fruits of her labors as a pioneer
woman in terms of a beautiful and prosperous country. She gave of her strength
and her ability to all that was best in life, happy and cheerful throughout
a long and eventful career. "Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord."
Funeral services were held Monday Aug.27,
1945, in the Osborne Methodist church at 2:30 pm. with the Rev Roy E. Frey
officiating and interment was made in the Cedar Bluff cemetery. Music for
the service was provided by Miss Beatrice Brewster Mrs James Liston and
Mrs. E. L. Latham with Mrs. L. H. Brewster at the piano. Casket bearers
were Bert Goad, John Goad, Oharley Withrow, Martin Winder and Archie Goad. |
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