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Ambrose Pickens. Contained in obituary, see Fremont Co. Cem. Records.Ralph Pickens, Services Here Thursday, Oct. 4, 1951
Ralph E. Pickens, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Pickens was born Aug. 22, 1888 at Beatrice, Neb. and passed away at Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 25, 1951, at the age of 63.
In 1896 he came to Sidney with his parents where he spent his boyhood and attended the Sidney schools. He joined the Methodist church at an early age. He volunteered for service in WWI and following the war he was associated
with Rokahr Construction Co. for twenty - four years. He supervised the consruction of many large buildings in Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. Among them were the girls dormitory at the university of Neb; the Wayne Teachers' college, the 4-H building and general hospital at Lincoln, First Lincoln, First Methodist church at Beatrice, and the Catholic church at Ulysses.
He was married Setp 5, 1936 to Hilda Iris Lamb at Lincoln, Nebr. He is survived by his wife and two stepsons Van and Joe Lamb of Salt Lake City; four brothers, Will of Omaha, Dr. E. ALlan of Springfield Mo.; J.Wayne of Little Rock, Ark.; Carl A. of Sidney; and one sister, Mrs. Ruby Kirkman of Benkleman, Neb., a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Crawford Funeral Home in Sidney, with Rev. R.A. McBlain in charge. Music was furnished by Dale Woods and Charles Polk with Mrs. Charles Polk at the piano. Those in charge of the flowers were Mrs. Ernest Wilson, Mrs. Wm. Martin and Mrs. Lee Crose. The pallbeareres were Tom Iiams, Carl Adle, Bill Rucker, Bill Lamb, Donald Payne and John Jordan. the American Legion were in charge of the services at the Sidney cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. anf Mrs. Chester Grahm, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bell and his mother of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lamb and Van Lamb of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Wayne Pickens of Little Rock, Ark., Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Pickens and daughter Frances of Springfield, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kirkman and two sons of Benkelman, Neb.; Mrs. Frances Harrison of St. Francis, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pickens, Will Pickens, Mr. anf Mrs. Allen Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Goodman and son, and Mr.a nd Mrs. Richard Pickens all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Noble Varner of Cook, Nebr.; Mrs. George Rokahr and many other friends of Lincoln, Neb.
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