WICKENBURG Obituaries

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 1, 1957, p. 10
Rites Pending For MRS. THOMAS ALSOP
Rites are pending for MRS. THOMAS ALSOP, 65, who died at 8:10 o'clock Thursday morning. Rev. Bill BARKER will conduct the services and burial will be in Wickenburg Cemetery. Mrs. Alsop came here with her husband from Herrin, Illinois, January 19 for health reasons. Surviving are the husband and one brother, John CASSEY of Phoenix. She resided at 464 Lincoln Street.

November 12, 1954 p. 1
Father Killed As Car Left Highway East Of Wittmann
A California man became the fifth highway fatality of the year in the Wickenburg patrol area last Friday afternoon in a one-car accident five miles east of Wittmann on Highways 60-70 and 89. The dead man is VERNON R. ANDERSEN, 31, of Compton. His wife, Marian, is in serious condition in Community Hospital here. Two daughters, Zoeanna, 5, and Shirley May, 3, were taken to Memorial Hospital in Phoenix, but their injuries are not considered serious. Dozed At Wheel According to Highway Patrolman George PEMBERTON, the Andersen family was traveling east about 3 p. m. when their station wagon left the highway, ran down into a wash and climbed an embankment. Mrs. Andersen told the patrolman she was driving the car, said she felt drowsy just before the accident and apparently dozed at the wheel. Mr. Andersen was also taken to Memorial Hospital where he died of his head injuries a few hours later.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov 25, 1955, p. 1
Armstrong Rites Will Be Saturday
Funeral services are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Wickenburg Chapel for Dr. WILLIAM B. ARMSTRONG of Morristown who died there Tuesday. Burial will follow in the Wickenburg Cemetery with the Masonic Lodge officiating. Dr. ARMSTRONG was 79 years old and had lived in Morristown for the past six years. He was the father of Mrs. Marie JOHNSON of that town.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
January 4, 1957, p. 1
Father of Local Women Summoned
Graveside rites were conducted Monday in the Mesa Cemetery for JOHN C. ARTHERHOLT who died in Wasco, California, December 27. He was the father of Mrs. C. M. BLAKELY and Mrs. Forrest HARROLL of Wickenburg. They together with Mr. Blakely, Mr. Harroll and Charlene and Paul BLAKELY of Wickenburg attended the rites. Funeral services had been held in Wasco December 28. Mr. ARTHERHOLT was born in Henrietta, Texas, July 30, 1883 and resided in Gilbert for many years. He moved to California 10 years ago. Survivors include the widow, Maggie; three sons, Henry and Gordon of Earlimart, Calif., and Donald of Wichita, Kansas; and four daughters, Mrs. Francis STUBBS of Coolidge, Mrs. Pete MORAN of Wasco, Mrs. BLAKELY and Mrs. HARROLL.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 15, 1957, p. 1
KING ATWOOD Is Injured As Car Wreck Kills Two
King Atwood, 17-year-old son of Mrs. Bob DYAR of Wickenburg, is back in school at Arizona State College, Flagstaff, after escaping serious injury in an automobile accident in which two of his classmates were killed and three others were injured. The accident happened Friday about 23 miles south of Flagstaff on Highway 89-A when, according to Highway Patrolman Ed SHORT, the car in which the boys were riding hit a stone wall and over turned. The two fatally injured were HAROLD JOE BEYARD, 22, of Seligman, and RUSSELL BRUNSON HICKS, 18, of Clifton. Hicks had spent the Washington's birthday weekend in Wickenburg as Atwood's guest. Injured were Charles Richard SCHEIER, 18, of Morenci, John William BLEE, 20, of Miami, and Atwood. The latter's injuries consisted of bruises on the head and one leg. Mrs. Dyar received word of the accident from her son Friday evening and early Saturday morning was flown to Flagstaff by Pete PETERSEN in his plane. Mr. Petersen went to Flagstaff Monday morning and returned Mrs. DYAR to Wickenburg.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sep. 7, 1956, p. 1
JOHN AUNAN Victim Of Truck Accident
Funeral services were held in Inglewood, Calif., last Saturday for JOHN G. AUNAN, 34-year-old Wickenburg resident, who died August 30 from injuries received when the truck he was driving turned over on Highway 66 about 8 miles west of Winslow the morning before. Burial was in Inglewood. Mr. Aunan, who had lived here for the past year and a half, worked for Blakely's and did some driving for Ruber, Arizona Refinery and Hadley. He was driving an Arizona Refinery truck from Salome to Winslow when the accident happened. Indications are that he may have gone to sleep or that he hit a soft shoulder. He was thrown from the truck, receiving a concussion. He died in the Winslow hospital. Surviving are the father, John A. AUNAN, who resided with his son in the Wickenburg Auto Court; the mother, Mrs. Gena AUNAN of Los Angeles; a brother, Arny of San Diego; and a sister, Mrs. Dean POTTIER of Los Angeles. Kate YWANOW of Wickenburg attended the services.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sept. 9, 1955, p. 1
Mrs. Tony BOETTO's Mother Summoned Saturday In Tempe
Her many friends will wish to extend deepest sympathy to Mrs. Tony BOETTO of Wickenburg whose mother, Mrs. DORA E. BAKER passed away Saturday evening, September 3, at her home in Tempe. Mrs. Baker, who was 75 years of age, had been in ill health for a long time, and under constant care all summer. A native of Ash Grove, Missouri, where several generations of the Baker family lived, Mrs. Baker came to Arizona a number of years ago. She had made her home with another daughter, Mrs. Wilford McCLELLAN in Tempe. Funeral services were held Monday of this week at the A. L. Moore Memory Chapel in Phoenix, after which the body was taken to Ash Grove for graveside services and burial later this week. Mrs. Boetto, Mrs. McClellan and Mrs. Baker's sister, Mrs. Mabel McFEE of Phoenix, all went by train to Ash Grove for the services. Mrs. Baker is also survived by her husband, T. J. Baker; a son, Dwight C., residing in Indiana; another sister, Mrs. R. L. KELLEY of Ash Grove and a brother, the Rev C. S. HARPE of Manhattan, Kansas, and three grandchildren.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 14, 1955, p. 1
Rites In Glendale For Clyde BARDEN
Funeral services for CLYDE O. BARDEN were held in the Church of Christ at Glendale at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with burial following in Resthaven Park there. Rev K. F. Engle and Rev H. V. DAVIS officiated. Mr. Barden, 53, died in Community Hospital here last Saturday afternoon after a long illness. He and Mrs. Barden, who is employed at the Circle S Laundry, resided on South Jefferson Street. Mr. Barden was born in Kansas and lived in Glendale for 18 years before moving to Wickenburg nine months ago. Survivors include the widow, Nellie; a daughter, Mrs. Ann LARSON of Casper, Wyoming, and his mother, Mrs. Lottie CARROLL of Glendale.

Oct 2, 1936
LAST RITES FOR G. H. BARNEY HELD TODAY
Funeral services for GEORGE H. BARNEY, age 70, who passed away at his home here Wednesday, were to be held at the Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with Rev. Reese E. SCULL in charge, and members of the Elks lodge as pallbearers. Mr. Barney has been a resident of Wickenburg for the past five years and of Arizona for over 40 years. He was engaged in the trucking business. A wife and daughter living in California were not expected to be able to attend the services. Two brothers, both of *Octave, and a sister, living in El Paso, Texas, also survive. Burial will take place in the Wickenburg cemetery. Headstone at findagrave.com Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ p. 1

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
August 10, 1956 p. 1
THOMAS M. BARNEY Is Summoned On Coast
Older residents of the community who will remember him from the days when he was manager of the hardware department at Brayton's, will be saddened to learn of the death of Thomas M. Barney, which occurred July 26 in San Diego, California. Mr. Barney, who managed the hardware department in Brayton's for nearly 10 years, retired in 1945 and moved to San Diego. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. July 30 from the Christensen Mortuary in San Diego. Mr. Barney, who was born in Texas January 2, 1882, is survived by his wife, a son and daughter, all residing in San Diego.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 18, 1937, p. 1
DEATH CLAIMS ACCIDENT VICTIM
Ambulance and Firemen Speed to Scene of Accident: Sedan Car Totally Wrecked —
Mrs. Bateman Still in Critical Condition
Death claimed H. G. BATEMAN of Monterrey, Mexico, Wednesday night as a result of injuries he suffered when the light sedan in which he and his wife were riding was crushed in a head-on smashup with a heavily loaded freight truck Tuesday morning on the winding highway four miles south of here. Ralph CLAYPOOL, Jr., a tourist in route to Los Angeles, John RICHARDS of Wickenburg and Ray FLYNN of Prescott were among the first to give aid to the Batmans at the time of the accident. Wickenburg firemen were ordered to the scene of the accident, as it was feared the gasoline spilled from the damaged cars would ignite. Mrs. Bateman, driver of the sedan, whom rescuers worked for almost an hour to extricate from the wrecked car, still was in a critical condition in St. Joseph’s hospital Wednesday night. She probably will not be told of her husband’s death. Bateman chief timekeeper for the American Smelting and Refining Company of Monterrey, and his wife were en route to Santa Fe, N. M. to attend graduation exercises for their son at school there. M. L. HARVEY of Ontario, Calif., driver of the Phoenix-bound freight truck involved in the crash, still was being held in the county jail last night. Batman never regained consciousness after the accident. He suffered a head injury, partial paralysis indicating a spinal injury, a fractured ankle and numerous lacerations and concussion. The accident occurred on a curve about four miles south of Wickenburg. After the collision the heavely loaded freight truck pushed the Batman sedan backward more than 50 feet, then up against a rocky bluff and finally toppled over on it. Before Mrs. BATEMAN could be extracted it was necessary to turn the truck back on its wheels, send into Wickenburg for a tow truck and with its power hoist pull up the top of the wrecked sedan until the door on the drivers side could be pried open. While rescuers worked. Mrs. Bateman asked about her husband, and declared she was “all right.” She suffered greatly from shock. Harvey, the truck driver, yesterday made a statement concerning the accident to M. M. HILL, deputy county attorney, and George LAMMERS, investigator for the county attorney. Hill at that time said the truck driver was being held pending the outcome of the injuries suffered by the Batmans.

April 29, 1955, p. 4
Services Wednesday For BARBARA BECKETT
Funeral services were held here Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church for BARBARA E. BECKETT, age 7, of Casa Grande, who died in that town April 23. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery. The little girl was the daughter of Mrs. Mildred BECKETT of, Wickenburg.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 7, 1955, p. 1
One Dead And One Injured Following Accident At Mine
ERNEST BECKWORTH, 45, of Redlands, California, is dead and James P. RUST, 34, of Salome is in Community Hospital as the result of an accident at the Cactus Johnson lead mine 14½ miles south of Salome about noon September 30.
According to the story Mr. Rust told at the hospital, he was handling the brake equipment on a cable lift and Mr. Beckworth was riding in an empty bucket on the lift. He says a clamp on a loaded bucket snagged an empty bucket causing the cable to snap. The snapping cable hit Mr. Rust and knocked him down the steep mountain incline. And the bucket in which Mr. Beckworth was riding plunged down the mountainside. Mr. Rust said he spent several hours calling for help. As no one could hear him, he crawled some 1,000 feet to his truck and drove to Salome. He was brought to the hospital here where it was discovered he had a compound fracture of the left leg, cuts and bruises. A rescue party from Salome went immediately to the mine to help Beckworth. It was approximately nine hours after the accident before he arrived at the hospital here. He died the following afternoon. His body has been shipped to Amarillo, Texas, for burial.

Wickenburg, Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 9, 1956, p. 1
Highway Accident Near Here Claims Life Of Motorist
Mrs. Nora BERKHEIMER, age 52, and her daughter, Shirley, 32, are reported in fair condition at Community Hospital here where they were taken late Tuesday 'afternoon following an automobile accident four miles west of town which claimed the life of their husband and father, CLARENCE BERKHEIMER, age 52. The two women are suffering from multiple injuries. Mr. BERKHEIMER was killed instantly in the one car accident which according to the highway patrol, occurred when their car failed to round a curve near the Flying E Ranch entrance, spun off the highway and overturned. All three were thrown from the car. The family, which has been residing in Los Angeles, was enroute to a new home in El Paso, Texas, at the time of the accident. According to figures furnished The SUN by the Arizona Highway Patrol, the death of Mr. BERKHEIMER was the eighth highway fatality on state-patrolled roads in the Wickenburg patrol area this year.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct 31, 1955, p. 1
Rites Wednesday For J. F. BERRY
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Wickenburg Chapel for JOSEPH FELIX BERRY, 76-year-old Wittmann resident, who died in Community Hospital Sunday afternoon late. Rev Bill BARKER, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Berry was born September 27, 1879, in Merrian, Illinois. He came to Arizona in 1920, locating at Wittmann where he and his brother, John, operated a general store and the post office for 24 years. They sold out in 1944. Surviving are two brothers, John D. of Wittmann and William P., who resides in Missouri, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie E. FALK of Ft. Worth, Texas.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 15, 1957, p. 1
KING ATWOOD Is Injured As Car Wreck Kills Two
King Atwood, 17-year-old son of Mrs. Bob DYAR of Wickenburg, is back in school at Arizona State College, Flagstaff, after escaping serious injury in an automobile accident in which two of his classmates were killed and three others were injured. The accident happened Friday about 23 miles south of Flagstaff on Highway 89-A when, according to Highway Patrolman Ed SHORT, the car in which the boys were riding hit a stone wall and over turned. The two fatally injured were HAROLD JOE BEYARD, 22, of Seligman, and RUSSELL BRUNSON HICKS, 18, of Clifton. Hicks had spent the Washington's birthday weekend in Wickenburg as Atwood's guest. Injured were Charles Richard SCHEIER, 18, of Morenci, John William BLEE, 20, of Miami, and Atwood. The latter's injuries consisted of bruises on the head and one leg. Mrs. Dyar received word of the accident from her son Friday evening and early Saturday morning was flown to Flagstaff by Pete PETERSEN in his plane. Mr. Petersen went to Flagstaff Monday morning and returned Mrs. DYAR to Wickenburg.

May 6, 1955 p. 1
Funeral Services Held Tuesday For MRS. BESSIE BIGGS
Dr. Charles S. Poling conducted funeral services at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church for Mrs. BESSIE BIGGS, 84, who, died of a heart attack at 6:05 a.m. Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. S. HENDERSON. Mrs. Reuben STIFEL was the soloist at the church, and members of Eastern Star, to which Mrs. Biggs belonged, conducted graveside rites in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Pallbearers were James THOMAS, C. H. STAFFORD, Hy NEWMAN and Bob McNABB of Wickenburg and Frank MYERS and George OGRAM of Yuma.
Mrs. Biggs was born in Grant County, Kentucky, March 10, 1871. She was married to JOSEPH STEPHENS in Indiana in 1893 and they moved to Douglas, Arizona, in 1912. Later they lived in Benson, Ariz. In 1928 she married Joseph BIGGS in Douglas. He died in that city in 1945 and the widow came to Wickenburg to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. HENDERSON. She had been confined to her bed the last 10 months of her life. She is survived by two sons and a daughter: Ernest STEPHENS of San Francisco, Calif.; Paul STEPHENS of Greer, Ariz.; and Nell HENDERSON of Wickenburg. She has one brother, S. L. ISAAC of Connersville, Indiana; two grandchildren, Robert and James STEPHENS, sons of Paul STEPHENS of Tucson; and three great grandchildren.

Dec 18, 1936
SERVICES FOR C. G. BILD
Funeral services for CHARLES G. BILD, of Vulture, were held at the Coffinger mortuary chapel last Saturday, with Rev. HENSHAW of Salome in charge. Mr. BILD died Wednesday following a lingering illness. He was unmarried and was 68 years old. He was a miner. He is survived by two brothers. Interment was in the Wickenburg cemetery.

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov. 11, 1955, p. 3
Mrs. Wolcott's Mother Summoned In Pasadena
Her friends are extending condolences to Mrs. Vera WOLCOTT who was bereaved last week by the death of her mother, Mrs. GRACE BJORGLUM, at her home in Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Wolcott was at her mother's bedside. Death occurred November 3 and funeral services were held last Saturday. Mrs. BJORGLUM, who had been in ill health for some time, came to Wickenburg with Mr. & Mrs. Wolcott when they purchased the Circle JR Motel, and made her home here for a time. Another daughter, a son and two sisters survive.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 1, 1956
Father Of Local Man Is Summoned
Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon in Mesa for CHARLES M. BLAKELY, Sr., father of Charles M. BLAKELY of Wickenburg, operator of Blakely's service station west of town. The senior Mr. Blakely passed away May 24 in the California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles where he had been a patient for a month. He was 72 years of age and had been a resident of Arizona since he was six years old. Born in Webster City, Iowa, Mr. Blakely moved to Mesa and later delivered mail there by horse and buggy and later by motorcycle. He worked as a parts man in a Ford agency after finishing his rural mail carrier service. Moving to Gilbert, Mr. BLAKELY operated an auto agency of his own until 1938. He then established a general merchandise store which is still in operation. He was a member of the Gilbert Community Methodist Church, a former Gilbert school board member and a director of the Mesa Southside District Hospital. He was also active on the Roosevelt Boy Scout Council. Besides his son in Wickenburg, he is survived by two other sons, Monroe BLAKELY of Phoenix and M. Vincent of Tucson, and a daughter, Mrs. John L.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
October 1, 1937, p. 1
SAM BODIROGA DIES IN CRASH
Word was received late this evening that SAM BODIROGA was fatally injured in an accident on the Vulture road about 6:15 p. m. The accident occurred about 1 mile off Highway to on the Vulture road. He was being towed into Wickenburg by Paul Knight and as they were coming down hill and around a sandy turn the grade, jerking the small pick-up truck. Bodiroga was driving and from appearances the car turned completely over landing on its wheels. He was brought to the Wickenburg hospital but lived only a few minutes, according to Lee BARNETTE, constable. Mr. Bodiroga and his family have resided in Wickenburg since about 1915, and is very well known, having been in the mining business for many years around Wickenburg. He is survived by his wife, Amelia, and six children.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
October 8, 1937, p.1
SAM BODIROGA IS LAID TO REST
Sam Bodiroga, age 47, who was killed in an auto crash about 1-mile off Highway 60 on the Culture road last Friday was laid to rest at the Wickenburg Cemetery Sunday afternoon, following services at the Community Presbyterian church, the Rev. STEWART, officiating. H. L. COFFINGER was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Bodiroga was very well known in mining circles around Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Jerome and the Wickenburg vicinity and friends from far and near gathered at the church to comfort the widow, Mrs. Mela BODIROGA and the six surviving children. Many beautiful floral offerings were sent by his many friends. Bodiroga was born in the town of Trebinje in Austria, and he came to Wickenburg in 1910. he worked at the Monte Cristo mine in 1913 at which time and place he met and married Mela MINOVICH. At the time of his death he was just on the verge of completing a deal on the Moon Anchor Mine property, the interested party arriving Saturday morning after the fatal accident.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
February 8, 1957, p. 1
JOHN BOETTO, 83, Here Since 1907, Died Wednesday
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in the Wickenburg Chapel by Dr. Charles S. POLING for JOHN BOETTO, pioneer Wickenburg resident who died in Community Hospital at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial will be in Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Boetto was preparing his evening meal Monday when he had a heart attack and fell to the floor. He was unable to call for help and not until 9:45 o'clock Tuesday morning could he manage to get next door to the home of Mrs. Sarah HERSHKOWITZ for help. He told her he spent the night on the floor. Mrs. HERSHKOWITZ took him to his physician who admitted him to Community Hospital. Born in Northern Italy February 29, 1874, Mr. Boetto came to the United States in 1892, first lived in Colorado and then Mexico before coming to Arizona. He arrived in Wickenburg in 1907. In 1913 he purchased the adobe house at 225 South Washington Street which was built by Henry WICKENBURG in 1903 and in which Mr. Wickenburg lived until his death there in 1905. Mr. Boetto paid $2,500 for the house and 17 acres of land. In his earlier years, Mr. Boetto was in the mining business. In recent years he was retired and spent most of his time raising chickens and bees. He was the first fire chief in Wickenburg and held badge No. 1. Mrs. BOETTO died in February, 1945. Their only son, Tony, died October 9, 1955. The only survivors are Mrs. Bonnie BOETTO, his daughter-in-law, of Wickenburg; one nephew, Victor BOETTO, of Chicago; and the son of that nephew, Robert BOETTO, also of Chicago.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 21, 1955, p. 8
Boetto Funeral One Of Largest In Town History
The First Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity Thursday afternoon of last week when final rites were observed for the late TONY BOETTO. Observers said it was one of the largest funerals in Wickenburg's history. Among those from out of town who were here were Mr. & Mrs. C. W. McLELLAN of Tempe, sister and brother-in-law of Mrs. Boetto; Mrs. A. J. McFEE of Phoenix, aunt of Mrs. Boetto; Harry BIGGLESTONE of Phoenix, representing the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific; Herb RIGGINS of Prescott, state treasurer of the Arizona Firemen's Association; Nicholas BOETTO, Sr., and Jr., of Phoenix; Joe DOLLARD of Phoenix, representing the Thunderbird Corporation, makers of fire equipment; Marion JUSTICE of Litchfield, a cousin of the Boettos; Don HEATWOLE, chief of the Glendale Fire Department; Mr. & Mrs. B. B. WILKINSON of Phoenix, formerly of Wickenburg; Chief Petty Officer KOEHLER of the Phoenix Naval Reserve; and Mr. & Mrs. Lester FINCH of Phoenix who were attendants at the wedding of Mr. & Mrs. BOETTO.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sep 18, 1956, p. 1
PARKER MAN DIES
Funeral services were held in Parker last Saturday for HALLIE W. BOND, 69-year-old resident of that town, who died in his home there September 6.

Wickenburg, Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 30, 1956, p. 6
Final Rites For GAINES BRADFORD Held In Oklahoma
Funeral services and burial were to take place early this week in Camp Hill, Okla., for GAINES BRADFORD, 43-year-old resident of Agui1a who passed away at 11:15 p.m. November 21 at Community Hospital in Wickenburg. He had been a patient there only a short time. The body was taken to the Wickenburg Mortuary and sent to Camp Hill Friday night. Mr. Bradford is survived by his widow, Agusta M. and several relatives living in Camp Hill.

Aug 20, 1954 p. 1
GEORGE BRANDT Of Aguila Summoned
Graveside services were to be held this morning (Friday) at 9 a.m. in Aguila for GEORGE WASHINGTON BRANDT, 73, who passed away Monday, August 16, at Community Hospital. Rev G. B. HUTHMACHER of the Church of Christ in Aguila will conduct the services. The body laid in state at Wickenburg Chapel Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. An Arizona resident for the past 12 years, Mr. BRANDT had lived in Aguila for at least three years. He was born in Missouri. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Inez HATCH of Los Angeles. Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ

November 12, 1954 p. 4
Britton Called East By Death Of Father
Lloyd BRITTON, commander of the American Legion post here, was called Tuesday to Auburn, West Virginia, by the death of his father, ALBERT B. BRITTON, age 83. Mr. Britton suffered a stroke more than a year ago. In addition to his son, Lloyd, he is survived by his wife, Iona, and two other sons both residing in West Virginia.

Wickenburg, Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Friday, Aug. 3, 1956 Page 5
Aunt Of Mrs. Brian HARRINGTON Passes
When Mrs. AMELIA BRITZ, aunt of Mrs. Brian HARRINGTON, died in Phoenix July 16, it was revealed that she and her brothers were the first white children to attend the Jerome Elementary School. The family had moved to Jerome from Wisconsin in 1885. Mrs. Britz's brother, Myron HILL, was Mrs. Harrington's father. He died seven years ago. Mrs. Harrington and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ethel HARRINGTON, attended the funeral in Phoenix.

May 21, 1955, p.1
Father Of Sabin BROWN Summoned
Funeral services were to be held Thursday, May 20, in Waltham, Massachusetts, for HAROLD J. BROWN, father of Sabin BROWN of Wickenburg, who passed away Sunday, May 16. Mr. Brown, 57, had been seriously ill since last September at which time the Sabin Browns visited him. Surviving, in addition to the Wickenburg son, are the widow and another son and daughter, George S. BROWN of Cochituate, Massachusetts, and Donna Ruth BROWN of Waltham.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 29, 1956, p. 1
ROY BROWN, Former Garage Owner Here, Summoned In Kansas
Friends here have received word of the death of a former Wickenburg resident, ROY BROWN, which occurred June 14 in Topeka, Kansas. When living here Mr. Brown operated the garage on the California Highway now known as Western Motors. He leaves a 16-year-old daughter, Mary Ellen. Mrs. Brown passed away four years ago in Butte, Montana.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov. 30, 1956, p. 4
Bruckner Funeral In Dundee, Mich.
Funeral services for ROBERT LEE BRUCKNER, former Wickenburg resident, were held in Dundee, Michigan, November 20. The 16-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Grant BRUCKNER of Dundee was fatally injured November 16 when the car he was driving missed a curve and rolled over on him. Survivors, in addition to the parents, are four brothers, Grant, Jr., and Leslie of Dundee, Roland of Milan, Michigan, and Johnnie of Caro, Mich., and a sister, Nana Renee of Dundee. Burial was in Milan, Michigan.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sept. 21, 1956, p. 1
Rites In Missouri For Mrs. BRUNDAGE
Rites and burial of Mrs. SUSAN BRUNDAGE will be in Butler, Missouri, following cremation in Phoenix. She died in the Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix at 8:15 a.m. Sunday. After falling and receiving a fractured leg here September 8, Mrs. Brundage was transferred that day to the County Hospital. Enroute to Phoenix, the county ambulance, in which she was riding, was involved in an accident and turned over. Mrs. Brundage received further injuries in that accident. Mrs. Brundage and her husband, Virgil (Doc) BRUNDAGE had been Wickenburg residents for 30 years. Their home was at 32 North Adams. She was a former school teacher and Mr. Brundage was in the mining business. He is now a patient in the Arizona State Hospital, Phoenix. They had no children. Surviving are a brother and three sisters: Daniel CRESAP, Ida CRESAP and Sara CRESAP, all of Rich Hill, Missouri, and Mrs. William SHULTZ of Champaign, Illinois.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
January 4, 1957 p. 1
Wayne Brunsons' Son Is Summoned
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne BRUNSON have returned from Seattle, Wash., where they were called by the death of their son, RICHARD V. BRUNSON which occurred following a heart attack December 21. He was 36 years of age, and was employed by the Seattle-Tacoma Air Traffic Control. Cremation followed the funeral services and his mother left here Wednesday to attend the burial of the ashes in the family plot in Pennville, Indiana. Mr. Brunson is survived by the widow and three children; his parents, a brother Bill, residing in Wickenburg; a sister in Indiana and his grandfather, Burt BRUNSON, also living in Indiana.

January 21, 1955
Mrs. IDA BRYANT Rites Wednesday
Funeral services were held at the Wickenburg Chapel on Wednesday of this week for Mrs. Iva M. BRYANT, who passed away January 15 at her home in Morristown. She had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Bryant was born in Glenwood, IA., 78 years ago. She was married 44 years ago in Tucson, Ariz., to John H. BRYANT, who survives. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Parl LONDER and Mrs. Marsha GIBSON, both of Whittier, Calif., and a brother, Frank MILLER of Selma, Kansas. Funeral services were conducted by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Wickenburg.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sept. 23, 1955, p. 1
JAMES BYRD, Sr., Funeral Services Are Held Tuesday
Funeral services for James B. Byrd, Sr., were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Wickenburg. Chapel by the Rev Bill Barker, pastor of the Baptist Church, and William Grigg, president of the local branch of the Church, of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial followed in Wickenburg Cemetery with the American Legion conducting military rites. Mr. Byrd died in Community Hospital Thursday evening. He had spent the day in Phoenix and that evening suffered a heart attack. He passed away a few minutes after reaching the hospital. A Wickenburg resident since 1950, Mr. Byrd was well known as he had conducted the golf shop at the Wickenburg Country Club for the past two years. Mrs. Byrd is a nurse on the staff of Community Hospital. Mr. Byrd was born in Pembroke, Ga., August 25, 1886. From 1906 to 1910 he served in the Army's 27th Infantry, seeing duty in China, the Philippines and in the Cuban Pacification War. From 1912 until 1950, when he moved to Wickenburg, he lived in the Chicago area. He was a charter member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was married in 1912 in Chicago. Mr. Byrd had 15 brothers and sisters of whom 14 are now living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. He is also survived by the widow, Mabel; one son, James BYRD, Jr., of Wickenburg; Pond three grandchildren. Pallbearers at the funeral were Dick HORNECKER, Nick GAUNT, Owen LAYTON, Pete PETERSEN, John KRACKENBERGER, Warren WILLIS, Bob WENTWORTH and Ted Van HORN.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
August 10, 1956 p. 1
Mrs. BURMISTER Funeral Friday
Funeral services will be held today (Friday) at 10 a.m. in the Assembly of God Church for Mrs. Floyd BURMISTER, 73, who died Monday in 11 rest home at Glendale where she had been a patient for the past three years. I Rev. H. R. BRYAN will officiate and burial will follow in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mrs. Burmister, born in Larned, Kansas, November 1, 1883, came to Arizona as a young woman and had lived in the general Wickenburg area since then. Mr. Burmister died in Wickenburg in 1952. Surviving are three sons: Lloyd COVELL of Grand Junction, Colorado, Walter COVELL of Lemon Grove, California, and Charles COVELL of Tujunga, California; and one daughter. Mrs. J. R. (Bessie) CAMERON of Wickenburg. She also leaves four stepdaughters: Mrs. Margaret KILPATRICK, Mrs. Alice WILKINS, Mrs. Lola ADAIR and Mrs. Viola O'LAUGHLIN, all of California.

April 3, 1936 p.1
PIONEER SETTLER IS LAID TO REST
James CAMERON, Resident of Hassayampa Valley For 60 Years. Dies at Ranch
Funeral services for James CAMERON, one of the oldest settlers on the Hassayampa river in point of continuous residence, took place at the Community Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon and were impressive and largely attended. Mr. CAMERON, who first settled on the river at Walnut Grove in 1876, passed away at his home 12 miles above Wickenburg last Friday. He was 87 years old, having been born in February, 1849 in Illinois. He first emigrated to Texas, where he engaged in the cattle business, driving cattle over the Old Chisholm trail and engaging in many fights with the Comanche Indians, who were on the warpath at that time. Upon removing to Arizona he continued in the cattle business, with some interests also in lumbering. His long residence on the river made him familiar with all the residents of the vicinity. The widow, two sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren survive. The funeral services were presided over by Rev. Reese SCULL. J. R. BARNETTE, a close and long standing friend of Mr. Cameron, gave a scripture reading and obituary at the request of the family. The pall bearers were W. F. MORGAN, Alfred PURDY, Bert SCHOOF, Albert BALDWIN, John BOETTA and George CADY. Burial took place at the Wickenburg cemetery. Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Mar. 16, 1956, p. 1
ISAAC CAMPBELL Rites Wednesday
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon of this week for ISAAC CAMPBELL, a resident of Wickenburg for the past 35 years, who died in a hospital in Phoenix Monday night, March 12. Mr. Campbell was 69 years of age, and had been in ill health for five years. He had mined and prospected throughout this section of the state for many years and was well known among those engaged in the mining business. The funeral services were held at the Wickenburg Chapel with burial following in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Campbell is survived by three brothers, M. J. and John, residing in Wickenburg and I. P. a resident of Safford. Three nephews and one niece also survive. They are Tom KEPPLER and Richard CAMPBELL of Clifton, Ariz., Buster KEPPLER of Safford and Mrs. Lucio SANDOVAL of Morenci.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Jan 31, 1936 p. 8
MESA COUPLE CLAIM DEAD YOUTH AS SON
The unidentified youth who was killed in an auto accident near Aguila January 13, and whose body was held at the Wickenburg Funeral Home for two weeks was claimed last Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. CARTER of Mesa, who returned the remains to that city for burial. The Carters made five trips to Wickenburg before making final decision that the dead boy was their son, who is alleged to have been on the road for several years but who was said to have visited the parents on the night of January 9.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
May 10, 1957, p. 1
Man Is Critically Injured In Wreck
SARO CASHIO, 51, of Los Angeles is in critical condition at Community Hospital following an automobile accident at 8:30 p. m. Sunday 5 miles east of Aguila on Highway 60-70. According to Highway Patrolman Dick SHAFFER, Mr. CASHIO was driving a 1942 Plymouth east when it ran off the highway and hit a bridge. The only passenger, James TOOMBS, 47, also of Los Angeles, was also admitted to the hospital with multiple lacerations and abrasions.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Dec 2, 1955, p. 1
Grandma Chapman' Summoned Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. ADELIA JANE CHAPMAN were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Wickenburg Chapel with the Rev Carl ADAMS officiating. Burial followed in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mrs. Chapman, familiarly known in this community as "Grandma Chapman," died at her home on the Phoenix Highway Tuesday morning. She was born February 26, 1874, in Texas and came to Wickenburg in 1931. She was the widow of the late Henry Adam CHAPMAN. Surviving are three sons: Lem of Blythe, Pete of Wickenburg and Louis of Scottsdale; two brothers and one sister who reside in Texas; 11 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Four square Church.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
September 3, 1954
Rites Held for GUY CHRISTENSEN
Masons from Wickenburg and Phoenix conducted graveside services August 26 at Wickenburg Cemetery for Guy CHRISTENSEN, former resident, who died at White River, Ariz., August 23. Religious services were conducted in Phoenix prior to the removal of the body here. Mr. Christensen lived with his family here until 1951 when they sold their Rancho de Los Nonos on the California Highway (now the Rafter Ram Ranch) to Mr. & Mrs. Harry STEELE. They had been living in Phoenix. The widow and one daughter, Myrtle Mae, both of Phoenix, survive. One other daughter, Florence, died two years ago.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
January 18, 1957, p. 1
CHRISTOFFERSON Funeral Tuesday
Dr. Charles S. POLING conducted funeral services in the Wickenburg Chapel Tuesday afternoon for THORVAL R. CHRISTOFFERSON who died in Community Hospital January 10 following an illness of six weeks. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Christofferson was born in Denmark. He came to the United States when he was two years old, the family settling in eastern Montana. He was married to the former Aline WATTS in 1935 and then moved to Post Falls, Idaho, where he worked as a welder. He came to Wickenburg with his family three years ago and has been connected with mining and milling at Aguila. Surviving are the widow, Aline; two daughters, Bonnie and Joy; and one son, Gary, all of Wickenburg; five brothers, Chris, Hans and Tony of Aguila, Nels of Clarkston, Wash., and Gerhardt of Idaho; and one sister, Bertha of Minneapolis.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 12, 1956, p. 1
Mrs. DOROTHY CLARK Summoned In Texas
Friends here have learned of the death of Mrs. DOROTHY CLARK, former resident of Wickenburg, which occurred following a brief illness in a Wichita Falls, Texas, hospital September 27. While she lived here Mrs. Clark served at the Wickenburg Hospital, first under the late Dr. COPELAND and later under Dr. Floyd B. BRALLIAR. She was the daughter of Mrs. Daisy HANSON of Highlands, Texas, also a former resident of Wickenburg. For the past year Mrs. Clark had made her home in Jacksboro, Texas, with her husband and two children. At the time of her death she and Mr. Clark were operating a drive-in cafe. In addition to her husband, son and daughter and mother, Mrs. Clark is also survived by two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 29, in the First Methodist Church of Jacksboro with burial following in the Wynn Hill Cemetery there.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ October 16, 1956, p. 1 RAY CLARK Rites Held In Oklahoma Funeral services and burial for RAY CLARK, Wickenburg resident for the past five years, were to be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this week. The body was shipped there Monday. Mrs. CLARK died in Community Hospital last Saturday. He was born in Texas April 27, 1891. Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Elvena CLARK. He had lived at the Count of Ivy on the Prescott Highway.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 1, 1957 p. 10
Mrs. Jean Clausin's Father Died Tuesday
Mrs. Jean CLAUSIN flew to Spokane, Wash., Tuesday where she was called by the death of her father, C. BERT CLAUSIN, 79, who passed away that morning following a heart attack. Masonic services and burial were to be held in Spokane today (Friday). Survivors, in addition to the Wickenburg daughter, are the widow, Alma CLAUSIN; another daughter, Mrs. Lloyd G. PATTEE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, two grandsons and three great grandchildren.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 7, 1955, p. 1
Mrs. Baker's Father Died In California
Mr. & Mrs. Charley BAKER and children returned from Compton, California, Sunday where they had been called at the death of Mrs. Baker's father, JOSEPH COLEMAN, on September 28. Funeral services for the 67-year old man were conducted in Compton last Saturday afternoon. In addition to Mrs. Baker, survivors include the widow and six other children: Frank COLEMAN, Edward COLEMAN and Eugene COLEMAN, all of Compton; Mrs. Katheryn SCOTT, Gardenia, Calif.; Mrs. Roseline DENNIS, Bell, Calif.; and Mrs. Vera MURRAY, Compton.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Dec 9, 1955, p. 1
Funeral Rites For Mrs. Julia CONNELL Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of this week. at the Wickenburg Chapel for Mrs. Julia A. Connell, widow of Tom CONNELL, one-time Wickenburg Town Marshal. Mrs. Connell passed away at her home here at 9 p.m. Friday, December 2. She was born in Massachusetts, February 14, 1876, and had lived in Wickenburg for the past 20 years. No close relatives survive. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Jan 5, 1956, p. 1
JULIEN DALE COOK Funeral Saturday
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Wickenburg Chapel for Julien Dale Cook, a resident of Wickenburg for the past six years, who passed away shortly after noon Wednesday at Community Hospital. He had been admitted to the hospital earlier that day. Mr. Cook was born November 26, 1881 in Austin, Texas, and came to Arizona when he was 14 years of age, helping to drive cattle through to the Wilcox area. He was a rancher and for many years was a saddle maker for Porter's in Phoenix. Mrs. Cook died a year ago. Surviving are a son, J. D. COOK of Phoenix and two daughters, Mrs. B. T. PERRY of Phoenix and Mrs. Charles SCANLON of Burbank, Calif. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Bill BARKER of the First Baptist Church and burial will follow in the Wickenburg Cemetery.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Feb 7, 1936 p. 1
REV. CORBIN IS LAID AT REST
Schools are Dismissed and Teaching Staff Attends Services in Phoenix.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Memory chapel of A. L. Moore & Sons, Phoenix for the Rev. Oliver Lee CORBIN, who passed away here Tuesday night after a long illness, at the home of his son, Oliver L. CORBIN, Jr. The Rev. Fred LINE, pastor of the First Congregational church of Phoenix spoke, and two hymns, "O, Love That Will Not Let Me Go" and "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" were sung. Burial was in Greenwood Memorial cemetery. The pall bearers were R. S. EIMICKE, J. R. BARNETTE, John O'BRIEN, L. P. JOHNSON, L. F. COOR and H. K. MACLENNAN. The Wickenburg schools were dismissed out of respect to Reverend CORBIN, and the teachers attended the services in a body, as well as many friends of the family in Wickenburg. Mr. CORBIN, who was 72 years old, was born in Highland, West Virginia, and had been a minister in the Congregational church for 45 years at the time of his resignation, three years ago. He and Mrs. CORBIN came to Wickenburg two and one-half years ago from Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Corbin was a graduate of the Theological Seminary at Adrian, Michigan, and a member of the Masonic lodge and the I. O. O. F., holding membership in both lodges at Anthony, Kansas. During his years of service, he was a pastor of churches in Douglas, Wyoming, Creed, Colorado, Buena Park, Perris and San Francisco, Calif.; Anthony, Kansas, Manchester and Waynoka, Oklahoma. The survivors are his wife, Anna B. CORBIN, two sons, George E. of Wichita, Kan., and Oliver L., who has been a teacher here for the past five years; two grandchildren, Joan Lee CORBIN, Los Angeles, and Lee Lelatour CORBIN, Wickenburg, and a brother and two sisters in the east.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Jan 3, 1936 p. 1
CLAUD CRAWLEY DIES SUDDENLY
Popular Musician and W. P. A. Agent Suffers Fatal Attack After New Year Dance
Tragedy trailed the heels of merriment early New Year morning. When CLAUD (SLIM) CRAWLEY well known in Wickenburg as a musician and employment agent for the W.P.A. suffered a sudden hemorrhage after returning from a dance and expired in the arms of his wife at their home six miles west of town. He had been furnishing music for a New Years eve party at a ranch house, and reached his home after midnight. Feeling the attack coming on he went outdoors and there Mrs. CRAWLEY found in a critical state. She was alone with him and little could be done to help his pitiable condition. He passed away murmuring the prayers which Mrs. CRAWLEY repeated as she held the dying man. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Reese SCULL, and interment took place in the Wickenburg cemetery. The services were largely attended and many floral offerings were received. The pall bearers were Jesse YOUNGBLOOD, Dr. KAISER, Earl STEWART, Ethel WILMETH, J. F. MAPP and John PERRIN. Claud CRAWLEY was born in Mississippi March 26, 1892. For a numbers of years he followed the trade of oil derrick building and Wickenburg in 1928. His sunny rigging in Texas. He came to disposition and ability as a singer and musician made him a host of friends. He survived by his wife, Bertha, three sisters, living in Denver, Colorado, and a brother in Houston, Texas.

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Dec 30, 1955, p. 1
Sick Baby Rushed To Hospital Here But Died Enroute
Misfortune overtook a California family traveling on Highway 60-70-89 near Wittmann early Monday morning. The two children of Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. CRENSHAW, Sandra, age 18 months, and the baby, Terry Lee, six months, were both taken ill and the parents called upon Highway Patrolman Dick SHAFER for assistance. He rushed the baby to Community Hospital here where the child was pronounced dead upon arrival. The little girl was hospitalized with tonsillitis. The body of the baby was to be taken to Blackfoot, Idaho, for burial, reported Shafer.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
April; 26, 1957, p. 1
Services Saturday For JOHN V. CRONE
Christian Science services will be held in Wickenburg Chapel at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) for JOHN V. CRONE who died in Community Hospital early Wednesday morning. Masonic services will be held at the grave in Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Crone was born January 11, 1883, in Oklahoma. Mr. Crone was a commercial wood carver in Los Angeles for 25 years before he retired in Wickenburg in 1951 where he and Mrs. Crone purchased the Frank Beaver home at 153 North Lincoln Street. Since coming here, he carved 71 horses, each from a different kind of wood and each in a different pose and the group is considered to be a collector's item. As his health failed, he switched from carving to cutting and polishing stones as a hobby. In her early days, Mrs. Crone was the first woman railroad station agent west of the Rockies. Survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Eula WIRTZ of Grants Pass, Oregon, Mrs. Opal GONZALES of Continental Divide, N.M., and Mrs. Iona SAULSBERRY of Santa Rosa, Calif.; four sons, Roy of Sandy, Oregon, J. A. of Santa Rosa, Calif., T. V. of Phoenix, Guy of Torrance, Calif., and J. C. of Houck, Ariz. Living brothers and sisters are Claude CRONE, Wichita Falls, Texas; Elbert CRONE, Quemado, N.M.; Mrs. Leola DICKERSON and Mrs. Althea HURST, Albuquerque, N.M.; and Mrs. Pearl McMEANAMY and Mrs. Maude HARE of Sentinel, Oklahoma.

Jan 21, 1955, p. 10
Widely Known Guide Who Died Last Week, Local Woman's Uncle
Wednesday's Republic carried a story about the death last week of WILLIAM (Uncle Billy) CROSBY, 82, widely known guide, cowboy and one-time Indian interpreter, who was a familiar figure to thousands of tourists and hunters at Jacob Lake Lodge in Northern Arizona, "Uncle Billy" was the uncle of Mrs. Georgia JACKSON of Wickenburg, and had been a visitor in our town a number of times.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
May 4, 1956 p. 5
Called To Florida By Mother's Death
Harold CUMMINGS was called to Miami, Florida, last week by the death of his mother, MRS. A. W. CUMMINGS which occurred at midnight April 24, following a brief illness. Mrs. CUMMINGS was 70 years of age, having celebrated that birthday last September while she was in Wickenburg visiting her son and family. In addition to her husband and the son Harold, she is survived by another son, Edwin CUMMINGS of Sandusky, 0hio, and two daughters, Mrs. Edna CARNES and Mrs. Anita PECK, both of Miami; also 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were held last Saturday in Miami.

Wickenburg Sun Wickenburg, AZ
May 4, 1956, p. 5
Mrs. Field's Mother Died In Washington
MRS. ETTA CURRAN, 81, mother of Mrs. Earl FIELD, passed away in Aberdeen, Wash., April 27. Funeral services were conducted in that city on Monday morning of this week. Mrs. FIELD left Phoenix by plane for Aberdeen the day before her mother died. In addition to the Wickenburg daughter, Mrs. CURRAN is survived by two sons, Ben CURRAN of Aberdeen, and Clarence CURRAN of Grayland, Washington.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
February 22, 1957, p. 1
Funeral Thursday For TOM DAMASKOS
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for THOMAS DAMASKOS, Wickenburg resident who died of a heart attack at Community Hospital at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday. Services were in the Wickenburg Chapel with Mrs. Frank CROZIER of the Christian Science Church and officials of the Kellis-Draper Post of the American Legion officiating. Cremation was to follow in Phoenix after which the ashes will be buried in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. DAMASKOS was born in Grizano Frikalo, Greece, October 5, 1896, and came to the United States when he was 16 years old, settling first in New York City. He became a citizen and joined the Army prior to World War I. When war was declared, he was on the Mexican border with U.S. troops pursuing Pancho Villa. During the war he served in France and afterwards in the army of occupation in Germany. In all he served three enlistments in the military service. He was a member of both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In 1936 Mr. Damaskas moved to Prescott for his health and a year later came to Wickenburg. He was married to the former Allie Rush in 1938. During his time here he was a cook in the Texas Cafe and the Santa Fe Cafe until recent years when he was retired. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Diana, a senior in the Wickenburg High School; two step-daughters, Mrs. AdelI WORTHEN of Wickenburg and Mrs. Jimmie McGEE of Lawndale, California; and four grandchildren including Priscilla WORTHEN of Wickenburg.

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
February 19, 1937, p. 1
MINE ACCIDENT FATAL
DEMPSEY DANNER, formerly of Morristown, died Wednesday afternoon as a result of injuries received in an accident at the Hidden Treasurer mine. Details of the accident were not learned. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
February 26, 1937, p. 1
FUNERAL FOR D. DANNER
Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon for DEMPSEY LEE DANNER, 21 year old, who was killed in a mine accident last week. Howard COFFINGER was in charge of the funeral arrangements and interment was made in the Wickenburg cemetery. Surviving him besides his wife, Ruby and a sister, Mrs. Homer ROSE of Morristown, are other relatives who reside in Phoenix.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sept. 9, 1938
MRS. CHAS. DAVIS PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Charles DAVIS resident of Wickenburg about ten years, passed away at her home at 1:30 this morning. Mrs. Davis had been in ill-health and confined to her bed most of the time for the past year. She was 35 years old and was born in Kansas. Full name Ortie Elizabeth from Death Certificate online at http://genealogy.az.org

April 24, 1936
HURTLES TO HIS DEATH WITH A SONG ON LIPS
Los Angeles Salesman, Father of Eight, Fails to Make Curve at Foot of Overpass at Terrific Rate of Speed
With a song on his lips and his new Dodge sedan humming smoothly at 75 miles per hour, BYRON S. DEXTER, age 36, Los Angeles, father of eight, topped the overpass south of Morristown a little after midnight Monday and zoomed down the incline with the speedometer indicator creeping still higher. The bankless turn at the foot of the ramp was under his wheels before he realized, his hubcap caught a post, and the sedan plunged from the road, turning over six or seven times before it finally came to a stop, far from the road. Dexter was dying as rescuers pulled him from the smashed car, and his passenger, Paul FILING, of Akron, Ohio, was hurt. An unidentified woman tourist tried to give DEXTER first aid while the ambulance was being summoned from Wickenburg and worked heroically to help him, but to no avail. He died, of a crushed chest and abdominal punctures shortly after researching the hospital. The passenger, miraculously, escaped with a few scalp wounds. DEXTER was a salesman of automobile accessories. Witnesses declared he had been traveling the dangerous curves between Wickenburg and Morristown at the same terrific rate of speed with which he tried to cross the overpass.
Body Taken To Los Angeles
Thursday evening, a brother, Byron DEXTER, and father-in-law, W. M. MAUCK, of Los Angeles, accompanied the body back to the coast, where funeral services will be held. The wife of the slain man, it was said, had undergone an operation the previous Saturday, and was unable to leave her bed. The only consoling fact in the sad tragedy was that DEXTER, three months ago had taken out several insurance policies, which were in effect at the time of his death, it was said and which will protect his large family. The injured passenger, FILING, was a rubber worker, from the Ohio city who had gone to Los Angeles to look for work, and had been unable to find it. DEXTER picked him up there to give him a lift on his way back home. The accident was investigated by Highway Patrolman Jack PETERSON who interviewed a motorist who stated that DEXTER had passed him "as though he was standing still", although the motorist was traveling at a rate of 50 miles per hour. No inquest was held.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Dec 16, 1955, p. 1
Many Will Attend Rites Friday For ERNEST R. DICKIE
Many residents of Wickenburg are driving to Prescott today (Friday) to attend funeral services at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Ernest R. Dickie, former resident and mayor of Wickenburg, who passed away early Wednesday morning at his home in Bagdad following a heart attack. The funeral this afternoon is to be held in the Congregational Church with graveside services by the Masonic Lodge of Prescott. Mr. Dickie, one of Arizona's best known mining men, was general manager and treasurer of the Bagdad Copper Corporation at the time of his death. He had served in that capacity for more than 10 years. He spent the previous decade in Wickenburg, in charge of mining at the Vulture Mine near here. Born In Colorado Mr. Dickie was born in Gold Hill, Colorado, a mining camp near, Cripple Creek, January 11, 1902. The family moved to Oatman, Ariz., when he was still a child. He attended school in Oatman and started in the mining business there. He later moved to Jerome where he was engaged in mining and also operated a store. From Jerome, Mr. Dickie came to Wickenburg in 1935 to become associated with the East Vulture Mining Co. which resumed operations at the Vulture Nine southwest of here. Mr. Dickie was superintendent at the Vulture when the Bagdad Copper Corporation was formed in 1944 and he became associated with that concern. He supervised its activities throughout the recent years of vast expansion and development.
Served As Mayor
He was elected mayor of Wickenburg in the Spring of 1944 and served one term in that capacity. He was Worshipful Master of the local Masonic lodge in 1944. Surviving are the widow and four children: Mrs. Charles HAMMON, Norma and Larry, all of Bagdad and Mrs. James DWIGHT of Tempe. His brother, James DICKIE, has been residing at Vulture Mine here for several years. His mother and several sisters also survive.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov 25, 1955, p. 1
Services Are Held For Mrs. DINGMAN
Funeral services for Mrs. N. R. DINGMAN were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Wickenburg Chapel with William GREGG, branch president of the LDS Church, officiating. Burial was in Wickenburg Cemetery. Mrs. Dingman died at 12:15 p.m. Monday of this week at her home on South Jackson Street. She had been ill for the past year and a half. Mrs. Dingman was born in Canada 78 years ago. She and her husband, who is her only survivor, moved to Wickenburg from San Diego 10 years ago.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 22, 1956, p. 1
Hold Rites For NELSON DINGMAN
Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning of this week for NELSON R. DINGMAN, a resident of Wickenburg for the past 11 years, who passed away early Friday morning, June 15, shortly after being admitted to Community Hospital. Mr. DINGMAN, owner of several residential properties in Wickenburg, came here from Canada where he had been a merchant. He had been in failing health for sometime past. Mrs. Dingman passed away here within the past year. The joint funeral services were conducted at the Wickenburg Chapel by Rev. Bill BARKER of the First Baptist Church and William GRIGG of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial followed in the Wickenburg Cemetery. As far as known, Mr. DINGMAN left no survivors.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 5, 1956, p. 4
Rites Conducted For FLORA DOBBS
Funeral services were conducted in the Wickenburg Chapel Tuesday afternoon for Miss FLORA J. DOBBS of Wittmann who died in Phoenix Tuesday of last week. The body was then shipped to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for burial. Dr. Charles S. POLING conducted the services. Miss Dobbs, who was born in England in 1870, had lived in Wittmann for the past 12 years after moving there from Pittsburgh. She had no relatives in this community.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
August 24, 1956, p. 1
Of Wittmann Died At Home There Saturday
John Robert Dobbs, 77-year-old resident of Wittmann, passed away at his home there last Saturday night. The body was sent to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Thursday evening for burial after friends had viewed it in the Wickenburg Chapel Thursday afternoon. Mr. Dobbs, who was a retired bricklayer, had lived in the Wittmann and Morristown areas for the past nine years and in Arizona for about 11 years. He was born May 29, 1879, in Frostburg, Maryland. Surviving are a sister, Flora DOBBS, with whom he made his home in Wittmann and who this week was a patient in Community Hospital in Wickenburg. A son, John, also survives and a niece, Mrs. Esther TATTERF of Eugene, Oregon, who came here following her uncle's death.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
July 30, 1937, p.1
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. SUSAN DODSON
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Amanda DODSON, 77 years old, who died here Sunday following a heart attack, were held from the Presbyterian church at 8 o’clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Dodson, born in Georgia, February 20, 1860, came to Arizona in 1907 and resided in Yuma and Maricopa counties since. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George WENTWORTH of Wickenburg, Mrs. C. L. WILSON, Oakland street, Phoenix; Mrs. Bobbie LONG, Pomona, Calif., and Mrs. Etta LOVELESS, Royalty, Texas. Also three sons, Tom of Parker, Ernest of Seneca, Mo., and Clay of Nevada; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Mar 18, 1956, p. 8
DORRIS BABY DIED MONDAY IN PHOENIX
ERRA MAE DORRIS, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond DORRIS of Wickenburg, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, shortly after midnight Monday. The baby was born April 29 at Community Hospital here and was admitted to the local hospital for treatment last week. She was taken to St. Joseph's Monday.

Nov 12, 1935 p.2
CLARENCE DOWDY FALLS TO DEATH IN MINE
PRESCOTT, Nov. 9 -- CLARENCE DOWDY, 42, shaftman employed in a mine operated hy Harry K. GROVE near Chloride, fell 75 feet last week in a shaft and died Sunday morning. Only the barest details were learned by relatives here find by a brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy DOWDY, who arrived this morning from Florence in response to a message. They understand the accident happened a week ago. A 14-year-old son of the accident victim. Clarence DOWDY, Jr., died June 28 in Kingman a few hours after a self-inflicted accidental gun shot wound while hunting near Chloride. Another tragedy in the fami1y occurred in 1921 when a half-brother of Dowdy, Elza PRUITT, was killed in an accident at the Hidden Treasure mine in the Groom Creek district Prescott. Survivors, besides the Florence brothers, are the widow, Pauline, who has been living at Chloride for a year; four children, Mrs. Edith CAMPOS of Prescott, and Jimmy VIOLET and Ray DOWDY of Chloride; two sisters, Mrs. Mae DOWDY of Prescott and Mrs. Vivian SYNES of Octave; brother, Mack DOWDY of Chloride; mother, Mrs. M. F. DOWDY, Octave and a half- brother, Bill ,Pruitt, Octave. Clarence DOWDY was horn in El Paso, Texas, but had lived in Arizona since childhood, the first 20 years Prescott, the rest of the time in *Octave, Kingman and Chloride.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 18, 1937, p. 1
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY L. DOWDY
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Catholic Church for Mrs. LOUISE DOWDY who passed away at the Wickenburg Hospital last Saturday. Mrs. Dowdy was 24 years old and had been a resident of Congress for a number of years. She had been in ill health for several months. Surviving her besides her husband, Mac DOWDY and 6 year old son, Mackie, are her mother, Mrs. D. M. MONTE and a sister, Mrs. William HERSHKOWITZ and two brothers, C. E. MONTE and F. A. MONTE of Congress Junction. Funeral arrangements were by Howard Coffinger, and interment in the Congress cemetery.

Jan 17, 1939
MRS. DRAPER BURIED
Mrs. BESSIE DRAPER passed away at the Wickenburg hospital Monday. She is survived by her husband, Albert W. DRAPER, of * Octave, Arizona: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover GRAY, Hillside; two sisters, Mrs. Veda CHAPMAN, Prescott; Glenice GRAY of Coolidge dam; brother Grover of Hillside. The body was sent to Prescott yesterday for burial by J. T. Whitney.

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December 10, 1954, p. 1
Elderly Man Dies After Car Crash
The death of Walter EASTON, 84-year-old Kirkland, Ariz., resident in Community Hospital here at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, brought to six the total of highway fatalities in this patrol area for the year to date. Mr. Easton died of injuries received at 11 a.m.. Wednesday when, according to the highway patrol, he drove his car into the rear of a Highway Department truck parked on the shoulder of Highway 89 some 11 miles north of Wickenburg. G. C. McFADDEN, Highway Department employee who was seated in the cab of the truck was thrown out, receiving a cut over the eye which required 10 stitches, and injuries to his leg and hip.
Pioneer Resident
Mr. Easton. a resident of Arizona since 1892 and who had lived in many sections of the state, worked at one time on the Parker cut-off, now a part of the Santa Fe railway system and lived in Wenden and Vicksburg. He had never married. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Annette HARWOOD of Hollywood, Calif., and a nephew, Verne EASTON of Tucson. The latter arrived in Wickenburg Thursday morning. The body was to be taken to California for burial.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Oct. 7, 1955, p. 1.
Mrs. Echeverria's Mother Summoned
Mrs. GREGORIA ERRO, mother of Mrs. Mike ECHEVERRIA of Wickenburg, died at her home in Olondriz, Spain, September 8. She was 78 years old. Mr. & Mrs. ECHEVERRIA visited her and other relatives in Spain last summer. In addition to the Wickenburg daughter, Mrs. ERRO is survived by three sons and three daughters in Spain, one son in Mexico City and one daughter in Inglewood, California.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 1, 1957, p. 10
Funeral Thursday For NORMAN DUNBAR
Hal WARNER flew to Los Angeles Wednesday to attend the funeral Thursday morning of his brother-in-law, NORMAN DUNBAR of that city, who died Monday following a heart attack. Mr. DUNBAR, head of Dunbar Enterprises, was 59 years of age. He was well known here where he had been a frequent visitor. Just recently Mr. & Mrs. DUNBAR bought acreage near the Wickenburg Country Club where they had planned to build a home in the near future. At the time of her husband's death, Mrs. Dunbar was visiting in Tucson with her daughter, Mrs. Leonard EVERETT and family, including her new grandson. Mr. Dunbar is survived by his wife, Ellena; a son, Calvin DUNBAR of Orinda, Calif., and two daughters, Mrs. EVERETT and Mrs. Robert THORNE of San Diego. Also surviving are his mother and a sister, living in Kittery, Maine, and six grandchildren.

Apr 10, 1936
APOPLEXY IS FATAL
Refugio ESCOBEDO, aged 63, of Congress Junction, died at the local hospital after a stroke of apoplexy, suffered while he was working on a road gang. Funeral will take place at the Wickenburg Funeral Home Thursday.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
December 23, 1937 p. 1
STATE PIONEER, 90, PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Rachel Jane FALLIS, 90 years old, pioneer Prescott resident, died at 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning, December 18, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. C. HILL. Death followed a heart attack. Mrs. Fallis, who was the widow of the last Walter FALLIS of Prescott, was born in Belfast, Ireland, April 1, 1847, and came to Prescott from Port Arthur, Ont., Canada, in 1890. She resided in Prescott until two years ago, when she came to Wickenburg to live with her daughter. She also is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. T. L. DRUMMOND, Vancouver, B.C., and Mrs. Francis BRYANT, Westfield, Mass.; a granddaughter, Mrs. A. H. NELSON, Morristown, 18 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Six generations of the family were represented at a reunion held a month ago in the home of Mrs. Hill. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon from the Coffinger Mortuary chapel here. The Rev. M. F. STEWART, Brooklyn, Ia., officiated. Burial followed in the Odd Fellows cemetery, Prescott.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
May 18, 1956, p. 3
Father Of Mrs. CRAIG Summoned In Phoenix
Mrs. William E. (Betty) CRAIG has the sympathy of her many friends in the death of her father, FREEMAN FIKE of Phoenix, which occurred Friday afternoon, May 11, in Memorial Hospital in that city. Funeral services were held Tuesday of this week in the Tempe Church of God with burial following in the Double Butte Cemetery in Tempe. Mr. Fike, who was 78 years of age, was a native of Iowa and moved to Arizona in 1899. He and his brother, V. M. FIKE, who also survives, operated the first auto stage line in the Salt River Valley, carrying passengers between Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa and Chandler. He later became claims clerk for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, a position he held for 12 years. After that he managed rental property he owned. In addition to Mrs. CRAIG and the brother, Mr. Fike is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice PIGG of Tempe and a sister, Mrs. Axel Lindh of Yakima, Washington, also six grandchildren.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
January 18, 1957, p. 4
FLOYD FINLEY, Winter Visitor, Is Summoned
The friends he made during many winter visits to Wickenburg will be saddened to learn of the death of FLOYD FINLEY, which occurred at his home in Eureka, Illinois, January 1, following a stroke. Mr. Finley, who was 56 years age, stayed at the Horseshoe Lodge and the Bridge Court during his frequent winter vacations here. He is survived by his widow, Myrtle and three daughters, Mrs. Barbara McNALLY of Flagstaff; Mrs. Phyllis GAREY of Monca, Illinois, and Mrs. Floy HODEL of Eureka.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov 30, 1956, p. 1
LARRY FODDRILL Rites Thursday
Funeral services for LARRY FODDRILL, little son of Mr. & Mrs. Bob FODDRILL, were conducted by the Rev. Bill BARKER in Wickenburg Chapel at 3:30 p.m. Thursday with burial following in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Larry, who was born here February 5, 1955, died at his home late Tuesday afternoon after a long illness. Surviving are the parents and one brother, Danny, 6.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sept. 13, 1956, p. 1
Mrs. Simons' Mother Summoned In Kansas
Funeral services were held this week in Wichita, Kansas, for Mrs. OLLIE FORESTER, mother of Mrs. L. D. SIMONS of Wickenburg. Mrs. Forester, 87 years old had been in ill health for many years in Wichita. Also surviving are five other Wickenburg residents: the granddaughter, Mrs. Blanche BLAIR; and a great-granddaughter, Mrs. Bill FRANKLIN; and three great-great-grandchildren, Danny, John and Joe FRANKLIN.

April 22, 1955, p. 3
Rites In Phoenix For MRS. FORSYTHE
Funeral services were held at the Arizona Funeral Home in Phoenix Monday afternoon for MRS. ROBERT FORSYTHE, former Wickenburg resident, who died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, April 15. Mr. & Mrs. FORSYTHE lived here until five years ago when they moved to Hawaii. After a year there, they took up residence in Phoenix where Mr. Forsythe was in the real estate business. While in Wickenburg, Mr. Forsythe was wrangler of the Round-Up Club and operated The Hat, a curio shop and real estate office in the hat-shaped building which was then located next door to the Saguaro Theatre and which has since been moved to the Bridge Court. Mrs. Forsythe was born in England. Besides her husband, two brothers in England and an uncle in Chicago survive.

November 5, 1954, p. 1
Rites In Phoenix For ALPHEUS FRAM
ALPHEUS FRAM of Wickenburg died at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday, November 3, at Community Hospital. Heart failure was given as the reason for death of the 82-year-old resident. Mr. FRAM operated a trailer motel near the post office for the past six years. Formerly he was active as a dairy farmer in the Flagstaff area. The deceased is survived by three sons: Ray of Tolleson, A. J. of Tempe, and Roy of Ripley, Calif. Funeral services will be held in Glendale, Ariz., early this Friday afternoon with interment in the Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Nov 4, 1955, p. 1
Mrs. AMY FREEMAN Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for MRS. AMY FREEMAN, a resident of Wickenburg since 1944 were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Wickenburg Chapel, with Rev. Bill BARKER of the First Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Freeman passed away the morning of October 28 at Community Hospital here, where she had been a patient following a heart attack. Interment was in Memory Lawn, Phoenix. Born In England She was born in England, August 18, 1887, and came to the United States when 18 years of age. Twelve years ago she came to Wickenburg with her husband, Walter. The couple built and had operated the Oakland Court motel on the California highway since then. Surviving, besides the husband, are a son, Albert Le MAY of Phoenix and a granddaughter, Doria LeMAY of Tampa, Florida.

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
December 24, 1954, p. 1
Postmistress In 1920's; In Bank, Then Motel Owner
The Wickenburg community lost one of its better known elderly residents in the passing of Mrs. Mattie J. HOWELL GAMEWELL at Community Hospital here on Friday, December 17. Mrs. Gamewell had been a patient in the hospital for two months, following a fall in which she broke her hip. She had reached her 85th birthday on December 8. A resident of Wickenburg for some 35 years, Mrs. Gamewell came here from Kemp, Texas. She taught school for one term at the Rincon School, just northwest of town. In 1920 she was appointed Postmistress here and held that position for six years. She then became head teller of the Traders' Bank here, a private bank owned by the late B. C. STRAUGHAN.
Established Motel
Following her marriage in 1931 to L. B. GAMEWELL, they established the Gamewell Motel in 1940. Mr. Gamewell died in 1945. Mrs Gamewell continued to operate that pioneer motel, with the assistance of her son Grady HOWELL and daughter, Mrs. Lucille STORNS, up until the time she entered the hospital. Mrs. Gamewell was born in Coleman County, Texas. She was married in 1893 to Rev Joseph Stephen HOWELL, a Methodist minister, who passed away in 1916.
Active In Church
Mrs. Gamewell was long an active member of the Presbyterian Church here and was especially interested in the affairs of the Ladies Aid organization. She was a member of the Wickenburg Motel Association and of the Round-Up Club. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Wickenburg Chapel with burial following in the Wickenburg Cemetery. In addition to Mrs. STORNS of Wickenburg and Mr. HOWELL of Phoenix, she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Roy E. MARTIN of Reseda, Calif., and a second son, Leslie A. HOWELL of Sunland, Calif. A sister, Mrs. John SLOAN of San Antonio, Tex., and brother, Morgan GRADY of Paul's Valley, Okla., also survive, as do two grandsons, a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 23, 1937 p. 1
LAST RITES FOR PIONEER RESIDENT
Felipe Garcie Passes Away After Lingering Illness;
Prominent in Civil Affairs Of the Town
Funeral services were conducted at the St. Anthony’s Catholic church for Felipe GARCIA Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, with interment in the Catholic cemetery. He passed away at his home here last Monday after a long illness. He was born at Ehrenburg, Ariz., 70 years ago. In the past he was very active in the civil affairs of Wickenburg, serving on the city council at one time. He leaves many friends here who will always remember his effort in boosting and building Wickenburg – the town he loved. In the early time he was a peace officer near Octave, later serving many years on the public school board. He was also in the cattle business here and was the cattle inspector for a short time. Recently he was connected with the state penitentiary as a guard at the time A. G. WALKER was warden. His health had been failing for a number of months. He was one of the early pioneers of this vicinity, and his passing will be mourned by the many friends who have known him through the years.

December 17, 1954 p. 1
HARMON H. GARDNER Is Summoned Here
HARMON H. GARDNER, 76-year-old resident of Collins Heights in Wickenburg, passed away Tuesday morning in Community Hospital following a heart attack. He had been a patient in the hospital since last Saturday. Graveside services took place Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock with burial in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Gardner was born August 12, 1878 in Georgia and later moved to Oregon where he was in the grocery business for many years prior to his retirement in 1944. He came to Arizona then, living first in Florence but was a resident of Wickenburg from 1945 through. 1948. He then moved to California but returned to Wickenburg several months ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kathleen C. GARDNER.

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
January 18, 1957, p. 1
LLOYD GATES Dies Suddenly Monday
Funeral services, cremation and burial will be held tomorrow (Saturday) in Bothell, Washington, for LLOYD FRANKLIN GATES who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home just off the Prescott Highway Monday afternoon. Dr. Charles S. POLING conducted family prayers in the Wickenburg Chapel Tuesday afternoon before the family left for Bothell with the body. Mr. GATES was born November 27, 1880, in Indiana. He was a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Michigan law school. He practiced law in Columbia City, Indiana, and in Bothell was president of the Bothell Savings & Loan Association for 18 years; served as mayor of that town for eight years; and with his brother Earl owned and operated a group of independent telephone companies in the northern surburbs of Seattle. He retired and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, three years ago. Attracted to Wickenburg after spending several winters at Cactus Garden Lodge, he and Mrs. Gates purchased the Hazel HASELTINE home here in April, 1956, and moved here in June. He was a member of the American Legion, the Masonic and Shrine orders, the Wickenburg Country Club and the Presbyterian Church. Survivors are the widow Sarah GATES; one sister, Mrs. James JOHNSTON of Newark, 0hio; one daughter, Mrs. Don MYERS of Charlotte, N. C.; one stepson, Dick SPOONER of Seattle; and seven grandchildren.

Dec 18, 1936
JOHN ALLEN GIBSON, five-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. GIBSON, of Kansas City, Missouri, died suddenly at a local tourist camp Wednesday, and was buried in the Wickenburg cemetery following services at the Coffinger Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Reese E. SCULL. Headstone at findagrave.com

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
August 31, p. 1956, p. 1
Mrs. Dan Snyder's Father Summoned
The many friends he made here during several winter visits, will be saddened to learn of the death of FRANK L. GILL, father of Mrs. Dan SNYDER of Wickenburg, which occurred Monday evening, August 27, in the Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, N. J. Mrs. Snyder, who left Phoenix by plane shortly after midnight Sunday, did not arrive in time to see her father before his death. Mr. Gill was born August 1, 1883. He retired a number of years ago after spending many years in the ice cream business in Philadelphia. Surviving are the widow, Anna; Mrs. Snyder, the only daughter; two sons, Joseph and Frank, Jr., both of Phillipsburg and five grandchildren. Funeral services were pending as The SUN went to press this week.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 15, 1957 p. 1
BERNARD GLENN Died Saturday
William GRIGG, president of the LDS Church, and Rev. Harry R. MORAN, pastor of the Aguila Community Church, conducted funeral services Wednesday afternoon in Wickenburg Chapel for BERNARD D. (BUSTER) GLENN who died in Community Hospital last Saturday afternoon following a heart attack. Burial followed in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Glenn, a resident of Arizona for 40 years, resided in Wickenburg for eight years before moving to Aguila last October. He had been in the well drilling business. He was born in Silver City, N. M., January 31, 1889. Surviving are the widow, the former Mary STANICH whom he married in 1952; two sons, Bernard, Jr., and Howard, both of Silver City; and three daughters, Mrs. Genevieve JOBSKI of Fallon, Nevada, Mrs. Shirley STANLEY of Tucson, and Mrs. Virginia LINDSEY of Phoenix. Eight grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers were Bernie HILL, L. E. ELDRIDGE, Tom WILMETH, Bruce HUNT, Asa BROWN and Junior HERSHKOWITZ.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
July 23, 1937, p. 1
FUNERAL HELD FOR JAMES WM. GOBBLE
Funeral services for James William GOBBLE, 72 years old, were held at the Wickenburg cemetery Wednesday with the Rev. A. G. STEWART officiating. While he had been a resident of Glendale for the last 18 years, he was well known here in Wickenburg. His death came as a shock to his many friends and relatives, as he had been in good health. It is thought that he suffered a sudden stroke of paralysis, which brought about his demise. Surviving him, besides his wife, Mrs. Ella GOBBLE, are three sons, one daughter and 14 grandchildren.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
July 6, 1956, p. 1
KATHRYN GOODSON Services Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. KATHRYN GOODSON were conducted in the First Presbyterian Church by its pastor, Dr Charles S. POLING, last Monday morning. Burial followed in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mrs. GOODSON, approximately 76 years old, died in Community Hospital at 12:25 a.m. June 29. She had been a patient in the hospital for one week and had undergone surgery. To Arizona In 1918 Born in Ohio, Mrs Goodson moved to Arizona in 1918, living first at Williams and later on a ranch south of Chandler. She came to Wickenburg in 1944 with her husband, Milton, who died here nine years ago. Since coming to Wickenburg she had resided at 215 South Washington Street. Nearest surviving relative is a cousin, E. H. McILVAIN of Prescott.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 4, 1937, p. 1
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. GOODRICH
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 11 a. m. at the Wickenburg mortuary for Mrs. Anne GOODRICH, 42 years old, who passed away at her home here early Wednesday. Mrs. Goodrich has resided in Wickenburg a number of years, and while she had been in ill-health for several months, her death came as a shock to her may friends. Surviving her besides her husband, Gordon S. GOODRICH of Wickenburg are her two sons, Chester and Vernon JONES, her mother, Mrs. HARLINGWORTH of Texas, and a sister, Norene, who came to Wickenburg Wednesday for the funeral.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
July 27, 1956
Goodwin Brothers Are Laid To Rest At Walnut Grove
Funeral services were conducted last Friday afternoon at Walnut Grove Cemetery for FRANK and JOHN GOODWIN, brothers who were found dead in a mine shaft July 17. Rev. Alvin BOOHER of Phoenix, former Assembly of God pastor in Wickenburg, officiated. The brothers, who ranched some 16 miles from Wickenburg, had been pumping water from the shaft when they were overcome by carbon monoxide. Frank was born January 18, 1885, at Pleasant Valley. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Norma PURSER of Phoenix and Mrs. Aurelia Mary NURME of Wickenburg; a son, Alvin P. of New York; and two sisters, Mrs. Grace SHEW and Mrs. Gadie BROWN of Albuquerque, N. M. John, born at Walnut Grove on April 7, 1888, is survived by the wife, Florence May; a daughter, Miss Florence Alene GOODWIN of Phoenix; and two sisters. Several friends from the Wickenburg area attended the services.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Mar 16, 1956, p. 1
HARRY F. GREEN, 73, Of Salome, Died Here Wednesday Afternoon
Funeral arrangements are pending for Harry F. Green of Salome who died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at Community Hospital here. His death was due to a heart attack, according to the attending physician. Mr. Green had been in the hospital for some six weeks, having been originally admitted late in January following an accident in which he broke his back. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Green had been a resident of Arizona for 41 years, living 17 of those years in Salome. He is survived by his wife, Ethel and a sister, Mildred GREEN, of Salome.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Mar 23, 1956, p. 4
Harry Green Rites Held Last Thursday
Funeral services for HARRY F. GREEN of Salome were held Thursday morning, March 15, at the Wickenburg Chapel with burial following in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Green died March 14 at Community Hospital here following a heart attack. He was 73 years of age and had been a resident of the Salome area or the past 17 years. Surviving are the widow, Ethel and a sister, Mildred GREEN, of Salome.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 22, 1956, p. 1
JOSEPH GRIJALVA Funeral Monday
Military funeral services were held at the Garcia Cemetery at 6 o'clock Monday evening for JOSEPH GRIJALVA, life-long resident of Wickenburg who passed away at his home last Friday night. His death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Grijalva was born in Prescott October 10, 1914, but was brought to Wickenburg at an early age. He formerly was employed by the town. During World War 11 he served for nearly four years in the 37th Infantry. Mr. GRIJALVA was a cousin of Coney OROSCO, superintendent of utilities for the town. He is survived by a brother, Louis of Los Angeles and four sisters, Mrs. Angle LAUTERIO, Mrs. Lily HERNANDEZ and Mrs. Amelia FERRA, all of Los Angeles and Mrs. Jaunita PARRA of Surprise, Arizona.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
March 15, 1957, p. 1
KING ATWOOD Is Injured As Car Wreck Kills Two
King Atwood, 17-year-old son of Mrs. Bob DYAR of Wickenburg, is back in school at Arizona State College, Flagstaff, after escaping serious injury in an automobile accident in which two of his classmates were killed and three others were injured. The accident happened Friday about 23 miles south of Flagstaff on Highway 89-A when, according to Highway Patrolman Ed SHORT, the car in which the boys were riding hit a stone wall and over turned. The two fatally injured were HAROLD JOE BEYARD, 22, of Seligman, and RUSSELL BRUNSON HICKS, 18, of Clifton. Hicks had spent the Washington's birthday weekend in Wickenburg as Atwood's guest. Injured were Charles Richard SCHEIER, 18, of Morenci, John William BLEE, 20, of Miami, and Atwood. The latter's injuries consisted of bruises on the head and one leg. Mrs. Dyar received word of the accident from her son Friday evening and early Saturday morning was flown to Flagstaff by Pete PETERSEN in his plane. Mr. Petersen went to Flagstaff Monday morning and returned Mrs. DYAR to Wickenburg.

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