O. Wayne Claflin, 75, of Farnam, died Thursday in the Cozad hospital. He
was born May 28, 1910, in Frontier County and was raised on a farm near
Stockville. He married Fay Maret on July 16, 1932.
Mr. Claflin, had lived in Stockville, Elsie and Moorefield before moving to a farm
north of Farnam. In 1961 the Claflins moved to Farnam where he worked
as a blacksmith and for the village of Farnam, retiring in 1972.
He is survived by his wife Fay; two sons, Edward of Gothenburg and Micheal
of Sumner; five daughters, Nita (Mrs Allan) Alvord of Gillette, Wyo., Donna
(Mrs Del) Craig, of Cozad, Marilyn (Mrs Charles) Cuttell of Norfolk, Ruth
(Mrs Roy) Raney, of Madison Ala., Cindy (Mrs Ron) Sabin, of McCook;
three sisters, Hazel Kircher of McCook, Zalia Nitsch of Hayes Center and
Cleo Arent of Superior; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Robert Wigert officiating. Burial was in the Arbor Cemetery near
Stockville.
O. Wayne Claflin, 75, of Farnam, died Thursday in the Cozad hospital. He
was born May 28, 1910, in Frontier County and was raised on a farm near
Stockville. He married Fay Maret on July 16, 1932.
Mr. Claflin, had lived in Stockville, Elsie and Moorefield before moving to a farm
north of Farnam. In 1961 the Claflins moved to Farnam where he worked
as a blacksmith and for the village of Farnam, retiring in 1972.
He is survived by his wife Fay; two sons, Edward of Gothenburg and Micheal
of Sumner; five daughters, Nita (Mrs Allan) Alvord of Gillette, Wyo., Donna
(Mrs Del) Craig, of Cozad, Marilyn (Mrs Charles) Cuttell of Norfolk, Ruth
(Mrs Roy) Raney, of Madison Ala., Cindy (Mrs Ron) Sabin, of McCook;
three sisters, Hazel Kircher of McCook, Zalia Nitsch of Hayes Center and
Cleo Arent of Superior; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Robert Wigert officiating. Burial was in the Arbor Cemetery near
Stockville.
Family Members
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Ira A. Claflin
1895–1971
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Alfred Oliver Claflin
1897–1954
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Bertha Luella Claflin Neiman
1898–1958
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Ernest Arthur Claflin
1901–1964
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Lillian Elma Claflin Schultz
1903–1954
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Jeptha C. Claflin
1906–1979
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Hazel Ellen Claflin Kircher
1908–1993
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Cleo Arabell Claflin Arent
1918–1993
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Zalia Fern Claflin Nitsch
1923–2020
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