Elizabeth Burgett Daggett Ogburn

BURGETT, DAGGETT, OGBURN

Posted By: Marlene Skalberg (email)
Date: 5/7/2015 at 11:19:38

Two Corning person, Mrs. Harlan Ogburn, 70, and Francis Jean Remella, 7, met death in out of town accidents the past week.
While returning from the funeral of her sister and husband, Mrs. Ogburn was fatally injured when the car in which she was riding crashed into a ditch near Union Nebraska, Thursday night. She was enroute home from the funeral with her brother, Frank Burgett, when their car went out of control near Union, Nebraska, landing in a ditch and fatally injuring Mrs. Ogburn. Her brother, the driver of the car, is in the hospital in Nebraska City with a broken knee cap, but expects to be able to be taken home to Grange, Idaho, the last of the week.
The curve where the car left the pavement is a very abrupt one and Mr. Burgett was meeting two cars and evidently allowed too much room, turning out too far and was not able to adjust the car. The impact of the car as it struck the bank, opened the car door and Mrs. Ogburn was thrown from the car, but to the grassy side of the embankment.
Attending physicians claim that all her injuries consisted of broken cheek bones, broken jaw bones, broken hip and broken leg, she broke and crushed elbow with a fractured skull all happened before she was thrown from the car. The accident happened about 6:30 and Mrs. Ogburn lived till about 10:30 and was able to tell the nurses whom to notify. The word did not get to the Hill family until 10:30 and immediately George Thompson took them to Nebraska City, but they arrived too late. The body was brought to Corning in the Hilliard ambulance.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daggett Ogburn was born in Elm Grove, near Des Moines May 7, 1866, and died August 19, 1939, aged 70 years, 3 months, and 9 days. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burgett. In 1887, she was married to Frank Daggett of Prescott, and to this union three children were born, Edna Hill of Corning, Carl Daggett of St. Charles, Iowa, and Johnny Daggett who preceded her in death in 1910. The father died in 1901.
The deceased was married to Harlan Ogburn in 1914 and they lived happily on 823 Benton Avenue, Corning, until the time of Mr. Ogburn’s death, April 24, 1935. Since the death of her husband, she has maintained her home and has lived in the fullness of a true Christian faith, in the enjoyment of her children and grandchildren, and a host of friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Ogburn became a member of the First Baptist Church at Mt. Etna at an early age and later transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church in Corning. Mrs. Ogburn was deeply devoted to her church and was always the standby of every church project. Her home was always open and ready for any meeting and she was generous in the matter of financial aid and with any talent she had to offer. She was deeply loved by her family and by a large circle of friends who will be greatly missed. Her loyalty was an outstanding characteristic in the matter of family, friends, or church.
Funeral services were held from the home, Saturday afternoon, August 10, at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. Thurman Bowen, who kindly substituted in the absence of the Federated pastor, Rev. W. H. Guest, who is in a hospital in Lincoln. A deeply sympathetic letter from Rev. Guest was read by Rev. Bowen. Every Watts sang two numbers, “The Old Rugged Cross” and “The End of a Perfect Day. Burial was made in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Relatives were here from Harlan, Iowa, Chicago, Illinois, Des Moines, Stanton, Prescott, St. Charles, Winterset, Creston, and Yuma, Colorado.
Adams County Free Press, August 24, 1939, page 4