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- The Wyoming Eagle
March 9, 1938
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Jane Hascall, 86, a resident of Cheyenne for the last 19 years, who succumbed late Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Reed, 2016 Pebrican, will be held this morming at 10 o'clock at the Schrader funeral home. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. C. E. Hannan. The body will then be taken to Harrisburg, Nebr., where burial will be beside the body of her husband, who died 19 years ago this month. Mrs. Hascall, who would have been 87 years old Monday, died following a brief illness. She was a member of the Christian church.
Besides her daughter, she is survived by four sons, A. G., Flemington, Mo.; Ray, Denver; Fred, Harrisburg, and Harley Hascall, Cheyenne; and a brother Henry Townsend, Alberta, Canada. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.
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Bridgeport News-Blade
March 10, 1938
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Hascall were held at the grave in Hackberry cemetery near Redington, Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock. Mrs. Hascall passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Reed, in Cheyenne on Monday, March 7, at 11:30 p. m. from a heart ailment. She was 86 years, 11 months and 24 days of age at the time of her death. Funeral services were held in Cheyenne, Wednesday morning, March 9 at 10:00 o'clock from the Christian church with Rev. Charles Hanon reading the funeral sermon.
Laura Townsend was born March 14, 1851 at Phillipstown, New York, the daughter of Aaron F. and Frances M. Schofield Townsend, the seventh daughter in a family of twelve, five boys and seven girls. At the age of five she went to Illinois with her parents and grew up there. On March 14, 1871 she was united in marriage to William Hascall at Galesburg, Illinois and in 1888 they came to Redington where they filed on a homestead on which they resided for 31 years. Five children were born to the couple, all of whom survive them. Mr. Hascall passed away at Redington, March 13, 1919 and since that time Mrs. Hascall has made her home with her daughter in Cheyenne.
In addition to five children, Guy of Fleming, Mo.; Ray of Denver, Harley of Cheyenne, Fred of Harrisburg and Mrs. C. L. Reed of Cheyenne, she is survived by 13 garandchildren and 31 great gradchildren. Only one of Mrs. Hascall's descendents preceded her in death, this is a great grandchild which died in infancy. A brother, Henry Townsend of Gadsby, Alberta, Canada, also survives her.
All of her children except Guy Hascall were present for the service at Redington on Wednesday and a number of other relatives also attended.
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