Ed Owens
Source: The Fairbury Gazette, Saturday May 8, 1897
Ed. Owens, a former Rock Island conductor at this place and well known in this city, died at the home of his wife's parents at Silver Lake, Kansas, on Saturday last, of Bright's disease. He was buried at that place Monday under Masonic honors, he being a member of Fairbury Lodge No. 35, A.F. & A.M. at the time of his death. He was also a member of the Knights of Macabees here, in which order he carried $3,000 insurance. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. G.E. Tucker of this place, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker both being in attendance at the funeral Monday.