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The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., December 26, 1924, page 1

MRS. FLANNERY PASSES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Mrs. Nellie M. Flannery died at her home in this city on December 20, 1924, in the 80th year of her age. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia.
The funeral services were held on December 22, from the Goldendale Catholic Church, Rev. T.A. Edwards, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery, near this city.
A more extended obituary, together with a card of thanks, will appear next week.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., January 2, 1925, page 1

CAME TO KLICKITAT IN 1879; PASSES AWAY DECEMBER 20, 1924

Pneumonia, the dreaded disease, with rapid and fatal attack, took from the roster of Klickitat Pioneers another member, Mrs. Tom Flannary, who died at her home in Goldendale on December 20th, 1924. Helen M. Carr was born on the 1st day of January, 1845, and, therefore, in but eleven days more would have celebrated her eightieth birthday. She spent her early years at Farnham, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, her birthplace, but followed the multitude of her countrymen to the New England States, where she was married at Worcester, Massachusetts, to James P. Colleary on January 4, 1870.
Glowing reports from California induced them to seek the land of Gold and Sunshine, traversing the easiest route, via the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Colleary obtained employment on the great rancher of Miller & Lux, which extended from the Oregon country to far Texas. Eventually he was made foreman of the San Mateo unit just south of San Francisco. After a few years the growing family is found at Guerneville, near Santa Rosa, across the Bay to the north. But times became hard, and with loss of employment in the saw mill at that place, necessity compelled the father to move. The vast country to the north was still but sparsely settled, and reports from restless wanderers, and those already established, induced many to undertake the hard journey towards another Land of Promise.
The Collearys became the members of a little train of five Covered Wagons. Now one, now another, dropped out, satisfied with what they found, or perhaps unwilling or unable to continue, until but two remained. From friends in the Klickitat country the Collearys had learned of the easy procural of good land, accessible to the markets by its nearness to the great Columbia river, with a healthful and moderate climate. So they made their way to Goldendale alone, arriving in 1879, and soon took up a "Squatter's Right" claim in Pleasant Valley, with no improvements but a few rails.
Here the last of their seven children were born, who, through the ruggedness of their inheritance and bringing up, still survive: Charles, of Vancouver, Wash.; Will, of Toppenish; Mrs. Leo Grant, of Oceanpark, California; Mrs. Michael Curran, of Heppner, Oregon; Mrs. O.C. Groshong, of White Salmon; Mrs. Thomas Twohig, of Goldendale; and Mrs. A. Davenport, of Goldendale; who were all able to be present at the funeral.
On Mr. Colleary's death in 1901 his widow moved to Goldendale. The old home in Pleasant Valley is now the property of Andrew Swan. In 1918 she married T.C. Flannary, who survives.
Mrs. Flannary's life was typical of the self-sacrificing, hard-working pioneer woman, who struggled cheerfully and persistently to raise her children and accomplish the tasks set before her. Ever ready to help others, she assisted many little souls into the world, nurse young and old back to health when medical attention was difficult, if not impossible to procure, and followed others with tears and prayers to their last resting place. She was faithful in all the things -- to her God and His Church, to relatives, friends and everyone who came within the range of her boundless sympathy, and, therefore, she takes before the judgment seat of her Maker a multitude of good deeds, well done.
The family extends sincerest thanks to all who helped them in their hour of bereavement.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., December 25, 1924, page 3
"Local Happenings"

Mrs. Helen M. Flannery, wife of Thomas Flannery, died at her home in this city Saturday evening, following an illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Flannery, who made her home in this vicinity for many years, would have retained her 80th birthday on New Year's Day. Funeral services were held Monday morning at nine o'clock, from the Goldendale Catholic church, the pastor, Rev. T.A. Edwards, officiating. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. An obituary will follow.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 1, 1925, page 6

OBITUARY

Pneumonia, that dread disease, with rapid and fatal attack, took from the roster of Klickitat pioneers another member, Mrs. Tom Flannery, who died at her home in Goldendale on the December 20th.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 1, 1925, page 6

OBITUARY

Pneumonia, that dread disease, with rapid and fatal attack, took from the roster of Klickitat pioneers another member, Mrs. Tom Flannary, who died at her home in Goldendale on December 20th.
Helen M. Carr was born on the 1st day of January, 1845, and therefore, in but 11 days more would have celebrated her 80th birthday. She spent her early years at Farnham, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, her birthplace, but followed the multitude of her countrymen to the New England states, where she was married at Worcester, Mass., to James P. Colleary on Jan. 4, 1870.
Glowing reports from California induced them to seek the land of gold and sunshine, traversing the easiest route, via the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Colleary obtained employment on the great rancher of Miller & Lux, which extended from the Oregon country to far Texas. Eventually he was made foreman of the San Mateo unit just south of San Francisco. After a few years the growing family is found at Guerneville, near Santa Rosa, across the bay to the north. But times became hard, and with loss of employment in the sawmill at that place, necessity compelled the father to move.
That vast country to the north was still but sparsely settled, and reports from restless wanderers and those already established induced many to undertake the hard journey toward another Land of Promise. The Collearys became the members of a little train of five covered wagons. Now one, now another, dropped out, satisfied with what they found, or perhaps unwilling or unable to continue, until but two remained.
From friends in the Klickitat country the Collearys had learned of the easy procural of good land, accessible to the markets by its nearness to the great Columbia river, with a healthful and moderate climate. So they made their way to Goldendale alone, arriving in 1879, and soon took up a "squatter's right" claim in Pleasant Valley, with no improvements but a few rails.
Here the last of their seven children were born who, through the ruggedness of their inheritance and bringing up, still survive: Charles, of Vancouver, Wash.; Will, of Toppenish, Wash.; Mrs. Cleo Grant, of Ocean Park, Calif.; Mrs. Michael Curran, of Heppner, Ore.; Mrs. L.C. Groshong, of White Salmon, Wash.; Mrs. Thomas Twohog, of Goldendale; and Mrs. A. Davenport, of Goldendale, who were all able to be present at the funeral.
On Mr. Colleary's death in 1901, his widow moved to Goldendale. The old home is now the property of Andrew Swan. In 1918 she married T.C. Flannary, who survives.
Mrs. Flannary's life was typical of the self-sacrificing, hard-working pioneer woman, who struggled cheerfully and persistently to raise their children and accomplish the tasks set before them. Ever ready to help others, she assisted many little souls into the world, nursed young and old back to health when medical attention was difficult, if not impossible to procure, and followed others with tears and prayers to their last resting place. She was faithful in all the things - to her God and His Church, to relatives, friends and everyone who came within the range of her boundless sympathy, and, therefore, she takes before the judgment seat of her Maker a multitude of good deeds, well done.
The family extends its sincerest thanks to all who helped them in their hour of bereavement. -Contributed.