The Fairbury Daily News (Fairbury, NE), Thursday, December 19, 1929; pg. 5

DEATH OF MRS. CRAMER

Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. C.E. Forrell, Monday.

Mrs. Carrie Bell Cramer passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.E. Forrell, 613 E street (sic), Monday, December 16. She was fifty-seven years of age.

Short funeral services were conducted at the Richardson's funeral chapel at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in charge of Dr. E.M. Kendall. The body was accompanied by relatives to Chester where funeral services were held at the Methodist church (sic). Interment was in the Chester cemetery beside her husband. Servics (sic) at Chester were in charge of Dr. A.O. Hinson of Lincoln.

Carrie Dell Mendell was born in Shamburg, Vaningo (sic) County, Penn., on November 14, 1872.

She came to Nebraska with her parents in her early childhood and located in Tecumseh, Nebraska, later moving to Hardy, Nebr., where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to Joseph G, Cramer October 10, 1891. To this union was born twelve children two of whom died in infancy.

The family moved to Chester in 1901. Her husband passed away in October 1922. She remained in Chester until August 1925 when she moved to Lincoln with her family. She had resided in Lincoln until the time of her death.

Those surviving her are ten children, Mrs. C.E. Forell, Fairbury, Leo. J., Lincoln, George H. Detroit, Mich., Max B., Downs, Kas., Mrs. F.G. Laymon, Lincoln, Donald A., Chester, Gail, Wallace, Harold D., and Hazel D. of Lincoln; five grandchildren, two sisters and five brothers, Mrs. Blanche Erwin, Superior, Dr. E.A. Mendell, St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. J.W. Youngman, Hendley, Charles E. Mendell, Avondale, Colo., G.H. Mendell, Lincoln, B.C. Mendell, Superior, L.W. Mendell, Lincoln and other relatives.

She was a member of the Trinity Methodist church (sic) of Lincoln and a member of the Royal Neighbor lodge of Chester.