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William Carver, about 52 years of age, died suddenly, at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning while engaged at his duties at the slaughter plant of the Smith Packing company. Mr. Carver had been engaged as a packing house man for about 30 years, the past 15 years in the employ of the Smith Packing company. He is survived by his widow and two sons, John and George all residents of Baker.

Two days before the end of the year closed the life span of out of this city's best known residents. At 5:30 Sunday Morning, December 29, death took John W. Cavender at his home here after an Illness extending several years and following several months that he had been confined to his home and in hospital.

 The deceased was born In Illinois, May 2. 1867. While a child his parents moved to Wisconsin and from there  he came to Oregon in 1888, going to the John Day country where he resided until coming to North Powder in 1898. In that year, on  December he married Miss Carrie Pearson.

He farmed here until about three years ago. After spending a short time in Union, Mr. and Mrs. Cavender  started a  grocery store in North Powder and have continued that business since.  relatives to mourn his death, are  his widow, Mrs. Carrie Cavender and daughter Juanita; mother Mrs. Lizzie Cavender, Sister  Mrs. Blanch Moore; brother. Willard Cavender, all of North Powder except the last named who resides at Tekoa, Wash  The funeral took place from the M E church at 11:30 a. m., Tuesday, December 31,.Rev. Josie Blokland of Nyssa officiating. The remains were local cemetery.

Mary Lucille Chapman died unexpectedly Saturday evening following a heart attack. She was at the Masonic temple when stricken and died en route to the hospital.

Mrs. Chapman, who had resigned her position at the Bohnenenkamp store, was in charge of the Gerard Jewelry store during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard. She had been in La Grande business circles for many years and had a wide acquaintance.

Lucille Millering was born June 1, 1907, in La Grande and had lived her entire life of 44 years in this city. She was a member of the First Christian church and of Hope Chapter 13 Order of the Eastern Star.

She leaves her husband, Robert Chapman, of La Grande; one brother, Eugene Millering, La Grande; two sisters; Mrs. Bessie Harvey, Inglewood, Calif., and Mrs. Ruth Scott, Ontario, Ore.

Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 at the Daniels Funeral Home, with Rev. Gene Robinson in charge. Burial will be at Island City.

Ida May Cherry, 91, resident of 1108 Penn. Ave., and a retired business woman, died Friday at a local hospital.

Mrs. Cherry was the daughter of the late U. S. Sen. James H. Slater and Mrs. Edna E. Gray Slater, pioneer residents of the Grande Ronde Valley.  Her father served in the Senate from 1878 to 1884.

Her husband, the late A. B. Cherry was the founder of Cherry Florist here in 1916.  She also assisted in the operation of this business.

Mrs. Cherry was the last living charter member of Hope Chapter No. 12, Order of Eastern Star and was a member of the County Historical Society.

Born in La Grande, she spent most of her life here.  She was a member of the local Episcopal church.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dempsey's Chapel.  Rev. William Woodman will officiate and burial follow in Hillcrest cemetery.  The Eastern Star will officiate.

She is survived by Mrs. J. R. Martin of La Grande where she had been living, and other relatives in Eastern Oregon and in California.

Died in Vancouver, Washington, Friday, January 25, 1952, Mrs. Dorlinski (Dolly) Church, age 91 years, 1 month, and 1 day.  Dolly Post was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Post, who crossed the plains from Illinois to Oregon in 1852, settling in the Willamette Valley where Dolly was born December 24, 1860.  In 1867 her family moved to Pyles Canyon near Union, Oregon living there several years then moving on to Whitman County, Washington.  Dolly was united in marriage to Manuel G. Church on September 15, 1889.

She is survived by her four children, Guy V. Church of Baker, Oregon, Mrs. Abbie Braden of Portland, Mrs. Eathel Hopson and Mrs. Bessie Hoon both of Dayton, Washington, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Dorlinski (Dolly) Church, 91, died in Vancouver, Wash., Friday.  Mrs. Church was born Dec. 24, 1860 in the Willamette valley.

She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Post, who crossed the plains from Illinois to Oregon in 1852, settling in the Willamette valley.  In 1867 she moved to Pyles canyon near Union, living there several years and then moving to Whitman county, Wash.  She was married to Manuel G. Church on Sept. 15, 1889.

She is survived by four children, Guy V. Church of Baker; Mrs. Abbie Braden of Portland; Mrs. Eathel Hopson and Mrs. Bessie Hoon of Dayton, Wash., four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Died-At Union, Oregon, Wednesday night, October 23, 1929, Manual Gunsaulus Church, age 79 years and 3 months.  The funeral will take place from Cock Bros. Chapel, Union, Oregon, Friday, October 25, at 2 o’clock p.m.  Friends are invited to attend.

Stephen P. Collver, of High Valley, Oregon, died at the hospital at Salem, Oregon, Saturday, March 21, his death being due to a combination of diseases. Mr. Collver was born in Canada, March 2, 1843 and was at the time of his death 65 years and 19 days old.

When a lad about twelve years old, he, with his parents, moved to Iowa for a short time; then to Missouri, staying there about three years, going later to Iowa, where his young manhood was spent.

On September 13, 1866 he married Delilah O. Barnett, and to them seven children were born-six of whom are living, one little daughter of five years passing on to the great beyond about fifteen years ago.

In 1891, he with his wife and three children came west to Idaho, living there about four years. He joined the Methodist church about a year after living in Idaho.

In 1898 he came to Oregon, which State he has made his home.

He leaves to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father, a wife and three children, Mrs. L. L. Stringham, of La Grande; Mrs. H. H. Ash(illegible), of High Valley; Mr. Clark Collver, of Summerville, all near his home; and three daughters-Mrs. J. C. Brown, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. J. B. Fye, of Iowa, and Mrs. Chas. Hardman, of California, and many dear friends.

Mr. Collver was dearly loved buy all who knew him and always had a kind word or joke to give.

[Owing to the crowded condition of the Republican this week, we are compelled to omit a poem on Th. death of Mr. S. P. Collver, that has been sent in, but may produce it later,]

Theodore Colson, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Colson, of Baker, was accidentally killed last Friday afternoon by a revolver with which he had been trying to shoot a rabbit. He was looking down the barrel of the gun when it exploded. The bullet entered just below the right eye and passed through the head killing him instantly. The accident occurred on the highway about 11 miles southeast of Baker. Young Colson was trucking logs and at the time of the accident he was accompanied by his brother, Carl, Miss Mary Simonis and Arlie Dunn. The party had stopped to shoot at a rabbit when the accident occurred. Other members of the party state they had warned Colson about looking down the barrel of the gun, but he only smiled in answer to their fears.

He is survived by his parents, three brothers and two sisters, all residents of Baker.

        Margaret W. Compton, aged 82, of Muddy Creek, died at 7 o’clock Saturday  morning at the home of her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Castor, at Union,  following a brief illness.

        Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Haines Tuesday at 2 o’clock, with Rev. R. C. Lee of Union officiating.

        Margaret Walthal Compton was born Jan. 7, 1849 at Wilmington, Ohio.  She died Apr. 11, 1931, at Union, Oregon.  Margaret Walthal was married to  Benjamin Compton Aug. 22, 1867, in Clinton county, Ohio, the husband  preceding her in death:  Dec. 6, 1919, as did one daughter, Sarah Ethel  Compton, Dec. 8, 1920, at Haines, Oregon.

        She leaves to mourn her demise, four sons and one daughter: A.M. Compton, Bigfork, Mont.; T.W. Compton, Whittier, Calif.; Seth Compton, Benkelman, Nebr.;  W.T. Compton, Haines, Ore.; Mrs. Mary E. Castor, Union, Ore.; and one sister, Mrs. Eliza Hare, Jacksonville, Florida; fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.

        She was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, which faith she professed to the end.

        A.M. Compton, the eldest son, was unable to attend the funeral.

On Last Tuesday evening Charles Connarty, a resident of High Valley was shot and instantly killed by Edward Smith also a resident of the same locality.

The particulars of the sad occurrence are as follows: On Tuesday evening Edward Smith, Charles Connarty and A.C. dubord were near the house of the latter above High Valley and Smith was engaged in reciting the particulars of a row he had with Louis LaMeys. Smith was at the time greatly under the influence of Liquor and was flourishing a revolver when Connarty told him he had better put his weapon up or he might hurt someone. An instant afterward Smith pulled the trigger of his pistol and Connarty fell his brain pierced by a bullet and a second report of the pistol quickly followed, this time the drunken man not doing any injury. Connarty never knew what hit him but fell dead in his traces, the bullet penetrating the forehead above the right eye causing instant death. Dubord could hardly realize that Connarty was dead and thought he had simply fallen but examination showed how true had been the aim of the slayer. Immediately following the shooting Dubord told Smith he had better give himself up to the officers but he declined the advice and said he would go to William Swaggers place. City Marshal Heritage left early yesterday morning for High Valley and learning of the whereabouts of Smith arrested him and arrived in Union about noon when he delivered the prisoner to the County authorities.

A REPUBLICAN reprsentative endeavored to visit the prisoner at the jail and obtain his version of the affray but deputy Deacon refused such a privelege to the applicant on the ground that he did not intend to allow anyone except the prisoner's attorney to see him although he did allow at least one other party to visit the murderer afterward. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held and the jury summoned returned a verdict that the shooting was accidental.

Mrs. H.H. Hug and Mrs. I. Denham received a telegram Wednesday morning from Des Moines, Iowa, conveying the sad news of the death of their father, C.W. Conner, which occured Tuesday, Sept 12. Mr. Conner had been ill for several months and died from paralysis.

Word was received here Sunday telling of the death of Henry Conyers who died March 4 at the home of his sister in Osborn, Missouri. Burial took place March 6, which date was the anniversary of his birth. He was an old time resident of North Powder, having lived in this vicinity for the past 34 years and only left here a few months ago. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. He was 65 years of age.

Funeral services for Nora Anna Cook, 47, who died at a hospital here Thursday morning after a short illness, will be held at Summerville chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. She was born in Union county January 20, 1893 and had made her home in the valley all her life. She leaves two children, Wesley of Alicel and Mrs. Milda McCoy of Irrigon; one brother, Charles Hamilton, with whom she made her home at Alicel; three sisters, Sally Gray of Bend, Hattie Wright of Joseph and Lettie Pratt of Alicel.

Mrs. Ada May COOPER, 62, of Portland died May 29 at the U. S. naval hospital at Astoria, following a long illness.

The COOPER family moved to La Grande in 1924, and lived here until they moved to Portland in 1941.

Mrs. COOPER will be remembered as the mother of Alice Jeanette and Maelizabeth COOPER, both of whom are dead. the girls were talented La Grande violinists.

Surviving here are her sons, Lt. Leonard COOPER U. S. N. R., stationed at the Astoria naval air station, and Ellery "Bud" COOPER of Portland, recently discharged from the army, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Louis PRESTO, of Cove.

Funeral services for Julia Alice COSENS, 82, will be held 2 p.m. Friday, at Dempsey's Funeral Chapel, Rev. Gregory Johanson of the United Methodist Church officiating. Vault interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery.

COSENS, who died Monday at Valley View Manor, was born April 30, 1892, in Asotin, Wash., the daughter of James ABEL and Jane ZIMMERLY. She married Russell COSENS in 1913. They lived in the Baker County area until 1944 when they moved to the La Grande area. Her husband preceded her in death in 1967.

COSENS was a retired homemaker and member of the Union Methodist Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Velma) ANDERSON of La Grande; a granddaughter, Mrs. Darrel BILLERBECK of Elma, Wash.; two sisters, Freda HAMMER of Wenatchee, Wash; and Daisey FIELD of Seattle, Wash.; two brothers, three other grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

James Coulter, several years a citizen of Elgin, but of late years a resident of La Grande, died in that city August 31, 1945, aged 86 years and 21 days. Although his health had been generally failing, due to his advanced years, his final illness was of short duration.

Graveside services were conducted at the Elgin cemetery at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, and entombment followed immediately thereafter.

Only two direct relatives survive deceased. They are two sons: F. L., of Sisters, Ore., and Jas. J., of Joseph.

James Coulter was born at Muleytown, Ill., August 12, 1859. He came with his family to Walla Walla valley in 1896, residing there 3 years, then moved to Joseph in 1899. He moved to Elgin in 1913, residing here several years. He had resided in La Grande the past 4 years.

Miss Samantha Coyle, 82, died at her home Wednesday morning following an illness of four months with heart disease.

"Minnie" Coyle, known to her friends as "Aunt Minnie" was born in Harding county Ohio, February 3, 1850. She crossed the plains with her parents, the family settling in the Haines district in 1876 and lived here until the time of her death. She operated a farm with her mother, Mrs. Cornelius Coyle, for several years and after her mother's death in1904 moved to Haines, where she lived for the last 27 years. The farm adjoining Haines was owned by her until her death.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hulda Masters, of PineCreek, and a number of nieces and nephews, among them being Mrs. Harve McCullough, Mrs. Worthy Ward, Nimma Masters, Lincoln Owen and Sam Masters, all of this community and Mrs. James Parsons, of Walla Walla.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Haines Methodist Episcopal church of which she was a member for a good many years. Interment will be in the Pine creek cemetery besides her parents.

Eleazer W. Crain, died at the home of his grand niece, Mrs. Armand W. Perkins in the Rock Creek district Friday night of last week. Death is attributed to old age. Mr. Crain was born in Wisconsin and from that state he moved to Kansas and later crossed the plains by wagon to the Oregon country. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having been enlisted with an Iowa Infantry division. Surviving relatives are Mrs. Sarah Jane Crosby of Vera Cruz, Calif., a sister; Mrs. Cora Fisher and Mrs. Grace Perkins, of Haines, nieces; and Elmer and W.F. Angell of Portland, nephews. A short funeral service was held at M.E. church in Haines Sunday afternoon, conducted by Miss Blokland, the pastor and members of the American Legion acted as pall bearers and had charge of the services at the cemetery.

Mary Elizabeth Cronne, 87 years old, died Friday afternoon, April 2, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.H. Parker, 7 miles northwest of North Powder. Mrs. Cronne had been a resident of Baker county for the last five years, living with her daughter near North Powder since coming to Oregon.

She was born at Millbrookville, N.J., on October 13, 1838. She was the wife of C.D. Cronne who died in January, 1922.

Mrs. Cronne is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Parker, Margaret Broadhead, Torance, Cal.; Eula Cox, Weiser, Idaho, and Sarah Parks, Evansville, Wis. Three sons, William Cronne and Chester Cronne of Kimball, Neb. and another son of Thermopolis, Wyo.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Josie Blokland officiated. Burial was in the city cemetery.

News reached Union Saturday last of the death in France of Private Charles W. Cross, of Union. He was a member of Company K, 308th Infantry, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cross, of Union. The cause of his death was given as pneumonia, though another report states that he was killed in action.

C. W. Cross was born in Milton, Umatilla county, September 29, 1894, and lived in Union for a long time, where he had many friends who have expressed great sorrow at his death.

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The body of Charles William Cross arrived from overseas Tuesday, May 17, 1921. This was the first soldier's body to arrive in Union from France.

Deceased was a well known popular young man who had a host of friends who were grieved to hear of his untimely death. He yielded the supreme sacrifice giving his life for his country and "The glory of his story is a glory that shall stay." Many friends extend sympathy to the bereaved family.

The funeral was held from the residence of his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Cross, Wednesday, May 18, 1921, sermon by Rev. Hughes of the Presbyterian church.

A large crowd was present, Union Post No. 50 American Legion, and Preston Woman's Relief Corps No. 22, attended in a body. Stores were closed during the services. Taps were sounded at the cemetery and the body laid to rest amid flags and flowers.

Charles William Cross was born at Milton, Oregon, September 29, 1894. At the age of 8 he moved with his parents to Union, Oregon. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Cross. He worked for a number of years for the Eastern Oregon Meat Co. He was drafted into service at the beginning of the war on June 24, 1918, he enlisted at La Grande. He left Camp Lewis for overseas the 28th of August, 1918. He served in the trenches two weeks and went into the Evacuation Hospital No. 9 October 6, 1918. His disease was diagnosed as fever, he died October 10, 1918. He was a member of Company K, 308 Infantry G 66 C 92. He is survived by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. A half-brother, Dellivan McGinnis died July 20, 1920.

The interment of the remains of Gracie Crosland, daughter of Mr. amd Mrs. O. M. Crosland, took place last Sunday from the Crosland home, the services being conducted by Rev. Cockrum, of the Presbyterian church. The death of little Gracie occurred on Friday, the 18th, and was caused by pneumonia. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the bereaved family.

Mrs. Victor M. Crow was instantly killed Saturday evening when the Crow car met with a violent accident as they were on their way to the basketball tournament in Wallowa. The accident occurred about three-quarters of a mile west of Lostine. Mrs. Crow apparently died from severe head injuries. The automobile was completely demolished.

A pickup, owned by Darrell Rysdam had stopped on the edge of the highway to retrieve one of the sideboards that had blown off. The Crow's automobile crashed into the left rear of the truck while Rysdam was in the borrow pit picking up the sideboard.

The impact of the collision threw the truck across a bridge abutment while the Crow's automobile spun around and careened off of the opposite side of the road facing the east. Vic, himself, was thrown from the car and landed in the middle of the pavement receiving extreme cuts and bruises.

He was taken to the doctor in Wallowa for immediate treatment and was later transferred to the Wallowa Memorial Hospital. His injuries included a slight head concussion along with the extensive cuts and soreness. How long he will have to remain a patient at the hospital was not determined at first report.

Rysdam, who lives at the top of Minam Hill about a mile north of the highway on the Palmer Junction Road, had left his wife in the truck while he looked for the lost sideboard. Mrs. Rysdam was injured by the impact and was treated for her injuries in Elgin. Also in the back of the Rysdam truck was a pony that Rysdam had just purchased from Bill Steen. The pony's leg was broken but it is reported that the leg was set satisfactorily.

After the Crow's car came to a stand still there was a small fire in the front of the car that was controlled by the Lostine fire department. Warner Crow, brother of Vic, was at the scene with the Lostine fire department.

When the accident occurred Mrs. Crow's brother, LeRoy, one of the referees at the tournament, and Mr. Crow's two children, who were also at the game, were contacted immediately.

Mrs. Elda Mae Crow was the daughter of Lee and Bessie Childers and was born November 2, 1926 at Cove. Prior to her marriage on June 12, 1959 at Boise, Idaho to Victor M. Crow, she had taught at the Greenwood elementary school in La Grande since 1947. She was a member of the National Education Association and was featured by that organization in 1959 as an outstanding teacher. She was an active member of the Joseph PTA.

Mrs. Crow belonged to the Methodist Church of Joseph and was a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and of Delta Kappa Gamma, and belonged to the county Democratic club.

Survivors include her husband, Victor M. Crow, a son, Philip, and a daughter, Lou Ann, all at the family home near Joseph; her mother, Mrs. Bessie Childers, and a brother, LeRoy Childers, both of Cove; and a sister, Mrs. Irl (Iola) Robinson, of Salem.

Memorial services will be conducted today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. by the Bollman Funeral Home at the Joseph Methodist church with the Rev. Floyd E. White officiating. Interment will be held in the Lostine cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Bollman chapel until 12 noon today (Thursday).

Dick Culpus, of Colville, Wash., an Indian, died at Pendleton Sunday from injuries received when struck by a hit and run driver on the Old Oregon Trail east of Pendleton. He was badly cut and received internal injuries.