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a. Note:   Wilsie is listed in the 1910 Harlan County NE census along with wife Lovie. He is lsted as working at the stockyards. She lists her birthplace as Indiana and her parents' as Kentucky (father) and Indiana. From "Alma: Towards the Year 2000", published in 1992 as part of the Nebraska Quasquicentennial: WILSIE MYERS Wilsie was born in 1876 in Freeport, Ill., and was three when he came to Alma with his parents, John and Elizabeth Myers. He graduated from Alma in 1893. He was elected mayor of the city at the age of 22 and for two years he served as Harlan County attorney. He married Lovie Graham and was a field representative for 34 years for the Kansas City Stockyards. They had no children. Wilsie died in 1959. News article and obtiuary from the Harlan County Journal, May 28, 1959: W. A. Myers Dies Suddenly Late Saturday Wilsie A. Myers, one of Harlan counties oldest residents, died suddenly late Saturday afternoon, following an acute heart attack. At the time of his death, Mr. Myers had attained the age of 83 years, 2 months and 4 days. The son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Myers, the deceased was born March 19, 1876 at Freeport, Illinois. At the age of three years he came to Alma with his parents where he spent his childhood and graudated from the Alma high school in the year 1893. Following his graduation from high school, Mr. Myers enrolled at the University of Nebraska receiving a degree from the law college in 1898. At the age of twenty-two years, he was elected as mayor of Alma, being the youngest elected official to ever serve in that capacity. During his many years in public office, Mr. Myers has the privilege of witnessing the growth and expansion of our city. For a number of years he engaged in the practice of law in Alma and served as county attorney for one term. In his early life Mr. Myers accepted a position with the Kansas City Stockyards Company as a Field Representative and traveled extensively throughout the midwest in the interest of that company, retiring in 1941 after thirty-four years of faithful service. Following his retirement, he and Mrs. Myers returned to Alma to re-establish their home. Mrs. Myers passed away in 1949, but in spite of his advanced years he continued to maintain his home in Alma until his death. Throughout the years Mr. Myers continued to take an active interest in community and civic affairs and was held in high esteem by all who had the pleasure of making his acquantance. He will be sadly missed by not only members of his family, but his circle of friends as well. An obituary will be found in another column of this issue of the Journal. OBITUARY Wilsie A. Myers Wilsie A. Myers, son of John E. and Elizabeth Myers was born in Freeport, Illinois on March 19, 1876. He came, with his parents, to Alma, Nebraska at the age of three years, being numbered among the early settlers of Harlan county. His childhood was spent here and he graduated from the Alma high school in 1893. Following his graduation, he continued his education and received his degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1898. After his return to Alma, he was elected mayor of the city at the age of 22 years and served in this capacity for a number of years during which time the city grew and many advances were made. Mr. Myers also served as Harlan county attorney for two years. He was united in marriage to Lovie L. Graham in 1905 and they continued to make their home in Alma until 1920 when he accepted a position as Field Representative for the Kansas City Stockyards Company and they moved to Kansas City, Mo. He held this position for 34 years, retiring in 1941 and returning to Alma the following year to make their home. Mr. Myers had been in failing health for the past several months and confined to his home for several weeks, although he looked forward to the few times he was able to make the trip to town to visit with friends and also to enjoy his yard and many flowers. Through the years he always remembered the special offerings of the church and talked often of the interest of Dr. Victor Rambo's work in India medical missions. The youth also held a great place in his thoughts and life and made a special effort to treat them on special occasions. He had a wide acquaintance of friends with whom he enjoyed to visit. He suffered an acute heart attack Saturday, May 23, and passed away shortly after being rushed to the hospital. He never wanted to go to a hospital but rather insisted on staying in his home and perhaps this was as he wished it to be. At the time of his passing he had attained the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Mr. Myers was a member of the Alma Chrstian church and had been a member of Harlan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., since 1910. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lovie, in 1949, a brother, Guy W., in October, 1955, at Denver, Colo. He leaves to mourn his passing, a sister, Mrs. Nora E. Seckman, a brother-in-law, Sam Seckman, a nephew, Glen Dow and a niece Mrs. Neta Haas, all of Alma, two nieces in California, Mrs. Ruth Wilson of Rialto and Mrs. Marjorie Murdock of Highland, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Guy Myers of Denver, other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in this city Tuesday afternoon, May 26 at 2:00 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. Ellis J. Votaw, officiating. Music was by a quartet composed of E. E. McKee, Thos. C. Rogers, L. J. Meredith and Harry Dowell, accompanied at the organ by Miss Marjorie Feese. Pallbearers were Allen Parker, Roy Hogeland, Fred Ziegler, Harry Richman, M. S. Schissler and W. B. Fowler. Interment was in the Alma cemetery. The Zulauf-Banta Funeral Service were in charge of the arrangements.


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