Obituary

In Memoriam

Lester C. Adcock

Lester Clarence Adcock, son of Joseph Lee and Minnie Jane

Combs Adcock, was born on a farm near Peru on April 17, 1901,

one of eleven children.

When he was a child the family moved near Brownville

and Clarence started at the Wheeldon rural school. Later the

family moved south of Brock and he completed his education

in the Rosewood rural school.

He married Sylvia Lentz on November 17, 1944 at Auburn.

They continued to live at Brock.

Clarence was in the Army in World War II and served in Alaska.

He was a member of the Eagle Lodge at Nebraska City and

the American Lodge Post at Talmage.

Clarence had been ill some three months. He was taken to

Saint Mary's Hospital in Nebraska  City, where he died

June 15, 1989, having reached the age of 68 years, one month

and 29 days.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one step-son, three

brothers, and two sisters.

Surviving are his wife, Sylvia, of Brock; five brothers, Charles of
Kearney, Elmer of Farragut, Iowa, Ralph of Fremont, Marion

of Falls City and Harold of Brock; other relatives, and a great

many friends.

Funeral services were held June 18 at the Casey funeral chapel

in Auburn, conducted by Reverend Ward Merritt.

Pallbearers were Olin Teten, Stan Ritter, Don Baderg,

John Grafton, Floyd Bowen and Henry Goehring.

Mrs. Olin Teten and Mrs. Jack Little were in charge of flowers.
Burial was in the Tecumseh cemetery.

Auburn Press Tribune

Tuesday

July 1. 1969