Obituary-The Neligh News-August 10, 1950

HARRY COWIN

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the Oakdale Methodist Church for Harry COWIN, 75, pioneer resident of the Oakdale area, who died Monday afternoon, August 7, 1950, after suffering a heart attack. Mr COWIN died at his home 3 miles northeast of Oakdale where he had lived his entire life. He had apparently been in good health as he and neighbor were preparing to do some work in the field when Mr COWIN suffered the fatal attack. Born November 28, 1874, he was married 52 years ago to Minnie HOPKINS, who survives him. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and had been an elder in the Oakdale Church for many years. A son, Duane, is an Adventist missionary in Accra, Africa. Mr COWIN was active in community life and his hobby was composing poetry. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Myrtice DICKENSON and Lois TURNER of Loma Linda, California, Madge SCOTT of North Platte, and Duane of Accra, Africa. He also leaves five grandchildren.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-December 19, 1896

HENRY COWIN

Henry COWIN, aged 9 years and 9 months, son of Mrs John COWIN, died on Saturday, December 12, 1896, as a result of a peculiar accident. It appears that he was attempting to perform some athletic feat which strained him so badly as to cause the bowels to telescope and resulted in his death, 26 hours after the unfortunate accident. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Chuch at which the attendence was large. The family have the full sympathy of the community in their afflication resulting from the sad occurrence. (Oakdale Cemetery)

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-June 1, 1895

JOHN COWIN

It is with sadness that we chronicle the news that reached us on Thursday morning of the death of John Cowan (COWIN) at his farm about 3 miles northeast of town. Although he had been in ill health and a severe sufferer for some time past, his many acquaintances were hardly prepared for the news that he had hastened his end by hanging himself in his barn about 8 o’clock Thursday morning, May 30, 1895. No doubt his acute physical suffering, for which there seemed no relief, unbalanced his mind to such an extent that he finally committed the rash act while temporarily insane, he havinig evaded for only 10 minutes the watchfulness of his family who were aware that at times he contemplated ending his sufferings by suicide. He was man who was well thought of by all who knew him, was one of the early settlers, and we do think he had no enemy in the world. He leaves a wife and six children, who may rest assured that they have the deepest sympathy of all the people of this community; who will know that he could not have done the act if he had been well and of sound mind at the time and that he is therefore not responsible for what he did. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church at 3 o’clock. (Oakdale Cemetery)

Obituary-The Neligh News-October 2, 1958

MARK DAVID COWIN

Graveside services were held Monday morning at the Oakdale Cemetery for Mark David COWIN who died of pneumonia Friday morning, September 26, 1958, at the age of three days in the Tilden Hospital. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Clement COWIN of Oakdale. Mr COWIN is employed in the ASC office in Neligh. The child is survived by his parents, one brother, also his grandfather, W. E. COWIN and grandmother, Mrs JOHNSTON, both of Oakdale.

Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-July 27, 1967

ROSE COWIN

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 27 at 11 a.m. at the Neligh Seventh Day Adventist Church for Mrs Rose COWIN, 86 of Lincoln. Mrs COWIN, formerly of Oakdale, died Monday, July 24, 1967 at Lincoln. Pastor SHARP of Lincoln will officiate at the service and burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Arnold EGGERS, Merle BRINK, Owen EVANS, Grover HALSEY, Donald NELSON and Ben BRANDT. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs Ted MORRIS of Lincoln, two sons, Darrell and Lloyd, both of Walla Walla, Washington and one granddaughter.

Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-April 3, 1969

WEAVER COWIN

Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 3 at 2 p.m. at the Neligh Seventh Day Adventist Church for Weaver COWIN, 87, of Oakdale. Elder Leslie COX of Norfolk will officiate at the service and burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery. Mr COWIN, who died April 1, 1969, at the Tilden Community Hospital, is survived by one son, Clement, of Oakdale, one daughter, Mrs C N REES of Chattanooga, Tennessee and seven grandchildren.