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Katherine J. “Katie” Sheeks Mead

Birth	:	1887 Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 1988 Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.6389100, -63.5769100
Description	:	Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent Monday, 8 February 1988 WOOD RIVER - Katherine "Katie" Mead, 100, of Wood River, died Saturday, Feb. 6, at Grand Island. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. The Rev. Karen Kinnerly will officiate. Burial will be in Wood River Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River or the donor's choice. Mrs. Mead was born Oct. 16, 1887, in a log cabin near Hot Springs, S.D. She was the daughter of Adam and Hanna Burmood Sheeks. She traded eggs and other produce with the Sioux Indians to... Read More	Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent Monday, 8 February 1988 WOOD RIVER - Katherine "Katie" Mead, 100, of Wood River, died Saturday, Feb. 6, at Grand Island. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. The Rev. Karen Kinnerly will officiate. Burial will be in Wood River Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River or the donor's choice. Mrs. Mead was born Oct. 16, 1887, in a log cabin near Hot Springs, S.D. She was the daughter of Adam and Hanna Burmood Sheeks. She traded eggs and other produce with the Sioux Indians to obtain moccasins when she was a child. In 1897 the family began an 18-month series of moves, first to Montana, then to Lewiston, Idaho, Rathdrun, Idaho, and on to La Grande, Ore., where they arrived in 1899. On July 3, 1907, she married Charlie Mead at La Grande, Ore. They moved to Wood River in 1909 to a farm southeast of town. They retired and moved into Wood River in 1938. Mr. Mead died in 1943. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Wood River. Survivors include three sons, Arthur and Ronald, both of Wood River, and Clyde of Grand Island; 15 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren and 38 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, five great-grandchildren, a brother and three sisters.

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Katherine J. “Katie” Sheeks Mead's memorial is located at: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada.
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Katherine J. “Katie” Sheeks Mead death on 6 Feb 1988 in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 44.6389100
Longitude: -63.5769100

Family Members:

Parent

Adam H. Sheeks

(1851 - 1925)

Hannah A. Burmood Sheeks

(1860 - 1926)

Spouse

Charlie Nimiar Mead

(1885 - 1943)

Siblings

Lena A. Sheeks Lanman

(1891 - 1984)

Children

(1909 - 2003)

(1910 - 1991)

(1914 - 1975)

(1926 - 2009)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Holy Cross Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6389100, -63.5769100

2. Fort Massey Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6397200, -63.5747300

3. Cathedral Church of All Saints Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6400750, -63.5805580

4. Old Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6435300, -63.5726800

5. Camp Hill Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6430550, -63.5856895

6. Saint Paul's Church Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6474540, -63.5745810

7. Saint George's Round Church
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6534480, -63.5828180

8. Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6559100, -63.5855600

9. Jollimore Cemetery
Jollimore, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6242500, -63.5926389

10. Halifax Memorial
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6191063, -63.5655212

11. Deadman's Island Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6349860, -63.6100250

12. Royal Navy Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6613310, -63.5915740

13. St. Paul's Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6667800, -63.5737200

14. Christ Church Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6690900, -63.5681800

15. Dartmouth Public Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6698000, -63.5698800

16. St. Phillips Anglican Cemetery
Purcells Cove, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6067327, -63.5645560

17. Mount Hermon Lawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6727715, -63.5750046

18. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6490800, -63.6262500

19. Shaar Shalom Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6594000, -63.6197900

20. Baron De Hirsch Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6598900, -63.6201300

21. Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6599700, -63.6223300

22. St. John's Cemetery and Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6621900, -63.6254600

23. Tufts Cove Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6785600, -63.5960900

24. Woodlawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6796000, -63.5264200