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John Harvey “Harve” Conklin

Birth	:	3 Mar 1878 Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Aug 1938
Burial	:	Holyoke Memorial Park, Holyoke, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5736744, -102.2816420
Description	:	JOHN HARVEY "HARVE" CONKLIN COUNTY PIONEER SUCCUMBS HERE Final Rites For J.H. Conklin Will Be Conducted This Afternoon Funeral services will be conducted in Holyoke this afternoon for J.H. Conklin, 60, a pioneer resident of Phillips County, who died at his home on Monday evening following a lingering illness. Prayer will be read at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Miell at 1:30 o'clock and service will be conducted at the First Baptist Church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Holyoke Cemetery. The late Mr. Conklin had been in failing... Read More	JOHN HARVEY "HARVE" CONKLIN COUNTY PIONEER SUCCUMBS HERE Final Rites For J.H. Conklin Will Be Conducted This Afternoon Funeral services will be conducted in Holyoke this afternoon for J.H. Conklin, 60, a pioneer resident of Phillips County, who died at his home on Monday evening following a lingering illness. Prayer will be read at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Miell at 1:30 o'clock and service will be conducted at the First Baptist Church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Holyoke Cemetery. The late Mr. Conklin had been in failing health several months. He died at 7 o'clock Monday evening with all members of the family at his bedside. At the time of his death, he was 60 years, five months and five days old. Mr. Conklin was born March 3, 1878 in Canton, Jackson County, Iowa. He was a son of James W. Conklin and Mary A. Preston and was one of a family of 11 children. His early childhood was spent near Odebolt, Iowa. In the year of 1896, the family moved to Buffalo Center, Iowa, where they lived one year, moving then to St. James, Minnesota, where they established residence one year. In August, 1898, the Conklin family left Iowa and moved to Colorado, locating on a homestead in Phillips County. Since that time, the late Mr. Conklin had resided continuously in Phillips County, with the exception of two years, which he spent in Denver. During the first year that he lived in Colorado, he was employed as a fireman with the railroad company. In 1899, he took a homestead southeast of Holyoke. He resided on this place until the year of 1915, when he sold his farm place and moved into Holyoke, where he established a residence. During the time that he homesteaded and farmed, he was engaged part time in his trade, that of a carpenter. He followed the carpenter trade continuously after he retired from active farm life. The marriage of John Harvey Conklin and Miss Jennie Helland was solemnized in Holyoke December 8, 1904. To this union, three children were born, all of whom survive. Deceased was an honorary member of the Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the Holyoke Odd Fellows lodge, the Modern Woodmen of America camp, Holyoke Home Guards and the Christian Church. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Jennie Conklin; three daughters, Mrs. Pat Benson (Lena); Mrs. Ray C. Miell (Pauline), and Miss Frances Conklin, all of Holyoke; one grandson, Lyle Miell, two brothers, George Conklin of Holyoke and Fred Conklin of Dayton, Oregon; and four sisters, Mrs. N.J. Show, Mrs. W.A. White, Sr., and Mrs. Edith Kinch of Holyoke and Mrs. D.L. Harmon of Steamboat Springs. Four brothers preceded him in death, they having died in infancy. Holyoke Enterprise Transcribed by Carol Moore 11 Aug 1938 Holyoke, Colorado ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, August 18, 1938 HOLD RITES FOR HARVE CONKLIN Fire Department Members Served As Active And Honorary Pallbearers Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon for J.H. Conklin, 60, resident of Phillips County 40 years, who died at his home Monday evening, August 8, following a lingering illness. Prayer was read at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Miell at 1:30 o'clock and services was conducted at the First Baptist church at 2 o'clock with Rev. Rachel B. Boast of Minatare, Nebraska, officiating. Interment was made in the Holyoke cemetery. Active and honorary members of the Holyoke Volunteer Fire department served as pallbearers and ushers and provided automobiles for transportation. Active pallbearers were Ira Kepler, J.W. McBride, Walter Lutze, Walter H. Sagehorn, Leland Nelson and Francis B. Flanagan. Serving as the honorary pallbearers were F.A. Hethcote, Fred Peterson, John Zeiler, E.W. Lindberg, Clarence Kuhnke and Henry T. Gassert. Ushers were Milo Kepler, George A. Barker and Glen Stenson. In charge of the transportation were Mack Burchett, Junior Watson, Clarence Smith, George Kramer and Fred Lutze. Out-of-town relatives attending the funeral were Mrs. D.L. Harmon of Steamboat Springs, a sister of the deceased, and Mrs. Lydia Sederburg of Denver, a sister of Mrs. Conklin. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us and consoled us during the illness and at the time of the death of our beloved husband, father and brother. We wish also to thank the Holyoke Volunteer Fire department, Rev. Rachel D. Boast and other organizations for their kindness. - Mrs. Jennie Conklin and daughters, Brothers, Sisters and other relatives. Holyoke Enterprise Transcribed by Carol Moore 11 Aug 1938 Holyoke, Colorado ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Family Members:

Parent

James Wesley Lockwood Conklin

(1848 - 1927)

Mary Ann Preston Conklin

(1852 - 1932)

Spouse

Sarah Jane “Jennie” Helland Conklin

(1886 - 1966)

Siblings

Edith Roseanna Conklin Kinch

(1873 - 1960)

Minnie Amy Conklin White

(1880 - 1957)

Aneliza Emeline “Emma” Conklin Show

(1882 - 1969)

George Cleveland Conklin

(1885 - 1952)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Holyoke Memorial Park
Holyoke, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5736744, -102.2816420

2. Dunkard Cemetery
Amherst, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6438000, -102.1356400

3. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Yuma, Yuma County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5498000, -102.0909000

4. Posegate Cemetery
Paoli, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5849991, -102.4753036

5. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5494003, -102.0899963

6. Amherst Cemetery
Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7056007, -102.1603012

7. Paoli Cemetery
Paoli, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6286011, -102.4832993

8. Jarvis Cemetery
Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5060997, -102.5117035

9. Fairfield Cemetery
Paoli, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6934000, -102.5126000

10. Greenlawn Cemetery
Lamar, Chase County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5231018, -101.9783020

11. Woodham Cemetery
Sedgwick County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7924995, -102.4105988

12. Venango Cemetery
Venango, Perkins County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7416992, -102.0175018

13. Haxtun Cemetery
Haxtun, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6436000, -102.6372000

14. Johnson Cemetery
Wauneta, Yuma County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3072960, -102.1701590

15. Brower Ranch Cemetery
Eckley, Yuma County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3378230, -102.5000080

16. Bryant Cemetery
Phillips County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4728012, -102.6382980

17. Green Cemetery
Julesburg, Sedgwick County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8650000, -102.2284090

18. Hughes Cemetery
Dundy County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3224983, -102.0500031

19. Rockland Cemetery
Rockland, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4522031, -102.6924118

20. Pleasant View Cemetery
Crete, Chase County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4375000, -101.8557968

21. Chase Cemetery
Chase, Chase County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5525017, -101.8078003

22. Fort Sedgwick Post Cemetery
Sedgwick County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9430477, -102.3804646

23. Hillside Cemetery
Julesburg, Sedgwick County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9692001, -102.2406006

24. Wilson Family Ranch Cemetery
Wray, Yuma County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1710270, -102.3002510