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Thomas Hazen Killip

Birth	:	14 Jun 1894 Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	9 Nov 1916 Verdigre, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Flens södra kyrkogård, Flen, Flens kommun, Sweden
Description	:	Thomas Hazen Killip Obit Thomas Hazen Killip was born June 14, 1894 in Beaver Crossing, died Nov. 9, 1916 at his home in Verdigre, Nebr. Where he had employment as depot agent. He grew to manhood here and attended Beaver school until the age of 15. In 1909 he began work for the N. W. Railroad as an assistant in the depot under A. L. Jones. He soon made rapid progress in this, being such a devoted and trusty worker, After leaving Beaver he worked at several other stations until he became so skilled in this line... Read More	Thomas Hazen Killip Obit Thomas Hazen Killip was born June 14, 1894 in Beaver Crossing, died Nov. 9, 1916 at his home in Verdigre, Nebr. Where he had employment as depot agent. He grew to manhood here and attended Beaver school until the age of 15. In 1909 he began work for the N. W. Railroad as an assistant in the depot under A. L. Jones. He soon made rapid progress in this, being such a devoted and trusty worker, After leaving Beaver he worked at several other stations until he became so skilled in this line that the company offered him a station at Stafford, Nebr. He work at this place for three years. From Stafford he moved to Verdigree, Nebr. He lived there just one week when death claimed him. On Nov. 11, 1912 he was married to Maude Isabel Keys at Pierce, Nebr. To this union was born one child, Lenora Maude, aged three years. Great sorrow was brought to his home in 1912 by the death of his loved mother and it was reechoed in 1913 by the death of his father. He being the oldest of the five children the responsibility of a homemaker fell on his young shoulders. Since then he has taken care of the three younger sisters, the older, Grace, having a position as stenographer in Lincoln. Mr. Killip was a kind and loving husband and brother. He was well liked by ail his school mates and always ranked high in all his classes. He always made it a special effort to do the best work possible and to lend a helping hand whenever he could. The railroad men with whom he had worked were very fond of him. The floral offerings were very profuse. A large concourse of sorrowing friends were present at the funeral. The out-of-town people attending the funeral were Mrs. Leonard Anderson, Jim and George Killip of Kearney, E. L. Clarke and family and Walter Beck and family of Seward. The wife of the deceased was unable to attend on account of sickness, the shock being too great for her. Beaver Crossing Times Beaver Crossing, Seward Co., NE Page 1 Wednesday, November 15, 1916

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Thomas Hazen Killip death on 9 Nov 1916 in Verdigre, Knox County, Nebraska, USA