Solomon Tribune, Thursday, August 8, 1929, front page, col. 1

Mrs. Helen Fleming Dead
Mrs. Helen Fleming, one of the early settlers of this vicinity passed away Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George W. Lank, at the age of 76 years.

Mrs. Fleming had for the past 20 years spent most of the time in Montrose, Colo., but had visited here often thus keeping in touch with her old friends of the community. She had been in declining health for about two years and during the past winter at Montrose she was bedfast. In May she came to Solomon hoping the lower altitude would be of benefit to her, but her condition became worse rapidly so the past week end in a quiet sleep she passed away August 5th at 11:30 p.m.

Helen Bruce Blair was born at Kesuth [Kossuth], Iowa, September 3rd, 1853. At the age of twelve years she came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Blair to Kansas. The family settled on the old Blair homestead a mile south of Solomon and endured the hardships of pioneer life. Here she attended school and later taught nearby.

On April 23, 1874, she was married to the late K. G. Fleming, who took up a soldier's homestead in the Sunnyside neighborhood later moving to the Blair homestead. To them were born five children, Mrs. Lillian Lank, of Solomon; Mrs. Grace Skinner and Dr. Fred B. Fleming of Montrose, Colo.; S. Bryson Fleming of Golden, Colo.; and Mrs. Lucy Williams, of Montrose, Colo. She also leaves fourteen grandchildren and three great-grand children. Of the large Blair family, three brothers and two sisters survive her: Mrs. J. H. Carkhuff, her twin, of Montrose, Colo; Mrs. Sarah Covert, of Riverside, Cal.; A. H. Blair, of Wakeeney, Kans.; T.S. Blair, of Riverside, Cal.; and B. P. Blair, of Phoenix, Ariz. None of these brothers and sisters were able on account of advanced years and distance to attend the funeral.

The family was also saddened because it was impossible for Mrs. Skinner to come, being kept away by the serious illness of a daughter.

Mrs. Fleming was an early member of the Presbyterian church at Solomon, joining in her girlhood. She was active in the work of the Sabbath school and maintained a lifelong interested in missionary and all other branches of church work.

A useful life is drawn to a ??ing close. The had that reached out to the sick, desolate and despairing, that did its part in all causes, political, social and religious is called to a higher service.

"Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of they Lord."

The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church this Thursday morning with Rev. Ralph Taylor, of Enterprise in Charge, and interment was made in Prairie Mound cemetery.