North Loup's last Civil War veteran, "Uncle Mac" Greene, passed away Saturday evening September 12 at 9:40 p. m. at the John Davis home, where he had resided for the past five years. Mr. and Mrs. Davis gave him every care during his long illness. Though he had endured much suffering for many months, the end came peacefully. Uncle Mac had often expressed the desire to be at rest. He was 91 years of age.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. W. H. Stephens, were held at the Seventh Day Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p. m. A quartet composed of Mrs. Esther Babcock, Mrs. Ava Johnson, Dell Barber and Richard Babcock sang three selections, "Son of My Soul", "Rock of Ages"' and "Come Unto Me", with Miss Maxine Johnson as accompanist
The body was laid to rest in the North Loup cemetery. Pall bearers were Paul Jones, Albert Babcock, Frank Schudel, Clyde Barrett, Beecher Van Horn and Merrill Wellman, of the American Legion.
Wilbur Maxson Greene was born in Allegany county, New York state, June 20, 1845 and died at the home of John S. Davis, North Loup, Nebraska September 12, 1936, aged 91 years, 2 months, and 24 days. He was the youngest son of Joseph C. and Martha Johnson Greene. He, with his family moved to Minnesota in early boyhood, remaining there until the summer of 1878, when he and his wife, Mary Maxson Greene, his father and sister Laura, emigrated to Valley county, Nebraska, which has since been his home with the exception of a few winters in the southland.
He homesteaded the J. V. Thomas farm north of town, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fidelo Davis, where his wife, Mrs. Mary Greene died.
He enlisted in early manhood in the Civil War and served about one year being mustered out at the close of the war. For some time he has been the last of the Civil War veterans in Valley county.
In the year of 1905 he married Angie B. Stubblefield, and since the death of his wife in 1923 he has been failing in health.
He has been a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church since early manhood and though he had no children, he has made homes and cared for many people and has in his quiet way enjoyed sharing, materially, with others.
For many months he has longed for the call from his "Heavenly Father". He is survived by four nieces and nephews. Florence Greene Wright, of Boulder, Colorado, Martha Burdick, Minnie Maude and Frank L. Davis of Denver, Colorado, and Courtland Greene of Burwell, Nebraska, and a host of friends.
