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Walter Sylvester “Otto” Elrod
20 Jun 1879 – 1946
| Birth | 20 Jun 1879 |
| Death | 1946 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery York , York County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Beth Sparrow on 12 Apr 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115650577 |
Bio
Otto w. Elrod, 67, died in a Grand Island hospital, Tuesday morning, following a week's illness. Mr. ELrod was born June 20, 1879 to Font and Rosann Elrod, in York County. He was married to Iva Frazey, February 24, 1904 at York. Five sons and one daughter were born to them. Mr. and Mrs. Elrod lived on a farm in York County until 1917, when they moved to Sherman county. They moved to Grand Island in 1940. Mr. Elrod was a member of the Methodist church in Litchfield. Survivors include his wife, five sons, Floyd, Kenneth and Clarence of Grand Island; Cecil of Loup City, and Orval of Waco; one daughter, Mrs. Arnold Palmgren of Baltimore, Md.; four brothers, Joseph of York; Samuel of Cheyenne Wyo.; Charles of Glendale, California; and Ray of Madrid; two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Pierce of York, and Mrs. Charles Hawley of Litchfield; eleven grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Geddes Funeral Home in Grand Island and at 3:30 at the Metz Funeral Home at York. Methodist ministers conducted both services. Interment was in the York cemetery. Six nephews acted as pallbearers: Frank Hawley, Smery Hawley of Litchfield; Clifford Hawley of Hazard; Roy Elrod and Donald Elrod of Grand Island and Clyde Pierce of Oxford, Nebr. Out of town relatives attending services were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawley, Litchfield; Mrs. Arnold Palmgren, Baltimore, Md.; S.S. Elrod and Henry Wilson of Cheyenne, Wyo.; Mrs. Lucille Eastabrook, Lincoln, Nebr.; Ray Elrod of Madrid, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Criss, Arcadia, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Max Dierce of Oxford, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Fugate of North Platte. Contributor: Judy Johnson
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Siblings
- Joseph William Elrod 1873–1948
- Samuel Elwood "Sam" Elrod 1877–1971
- Lula Ellen Elrod Pierce 1884–1966
- Kate Elrod Hawley 1889–1981
- Charles Leroy Elrod 1891–1975
- Lawrence "Ray" Ray Elrod 1893–1979
Children
- Floyd Raymond Elrod 1910–1996 FaG
- Cecil "Harry" Harry Elrod 1911–1949 FaG
- Opal I. Elrod Palmgren 1912–2000 FaG
- Orval Sylvester Elrod 1914–1996 FaG
- Kenneth Otto Elrod 1917–1997 FaG
- Clarence Laverne Elrod 1922–2013 FaG
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