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Funeral services for Barbara Golden, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Golden, who died yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Bohnenkamp mortuary. Bishop Lester Stoddard will officiate at the service and burial will take place in the L. D. S. cemetery.
La Grande Evening Observer
Tuesday, February 1, 1927
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Charles Golden, a farmer of La Grande, aged 55 years, who was attending the Grand Lodge of Oddfellows in this city, died suddenly early Wednesday morning at the home of J. W. Looney, on North G street, of neuralgia of the heart.
Mr. Golden was taken ill at the meeting held in Burns' hall and was conveyed to the Looney residence in an auto. He was put to bed and was able to sleep for about 10 minutes, when there was a recurrence of severe pain, and he died at 1:20 a.m. He had been subject to slight attacks of neuralgia. A Hillsboro physician and Dr. Williams of this city attended him.
Mr. Golden was also a delegate to the convention. A brother of the deceased arrived from Portland Wednesday noon and a daughter, Zoa, was dispatched for at Corvallis, where she is attending O. A. C.
The start homeward to La Grande was made on Thursday, where the funeral and burial will be held.
McMinnville Telephone Register
Friday, May 22, 1914
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John J. Golden, 56, formerly of La Grande, died Monday in Portland, after eight months of illness.
He was born Sept. 6, 1888, near La Grande. His parents were Mattie H. and Charles E. Golden, early pioneers to Union county. He lived here until 25 years ago, when he moved to Portland.
Surviving him are his wife, Margaret, a son, Virgil, now with the army in Italy, a brother, Arthur of Medford, and four sisters, Mrs. Fred Yeske and Mrs. Archie Conley, both of La Grande, Mrs. Rachel Caviness, Astoria, and Mrs. LeRoy Hull, Glenns Ferry, Ida.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Summerville cemetery.
La Grande Evening Observer
Tuesday, July 3, 1945
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Margaret Francis Golden, 2201 Orodell Blvd., died Friday at Valley View manor. She was 90.
Mrs. Golden was born Oct. 31, 1892, at Summerville to Charles and Mary (Childers) Duggan. On Oct. 31, 1915 she married John Golden at Summerville. He preceded her in death in July 1945.
In 1919, Mrs. Golden and her family moved to Portland and lived there until they returned to La Grande in 1975. She was a homemaker and a member of the La Grande United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Virgil Golden, San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Ardra Behrens and Ruth A. Rollins, both of Summerville, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Golden; two brothers, Guy Hobson and Ira Hobson; and three sisters, Effie Slack, Mary Hurly and Hattie Wise.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Payne Family Mortuary with the Rev. David Smith of the La Grande United Methodist Church officiating. Vault interment will follow at Summerville Cemetery. Visitation will be until 9 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.
The Observer
La Grande, Oregon
Monday, October 17, 1983
Page 7
MRS. GOLDEN, PIONEER OF 1864, DIES
Secretary of Pioneer Association Passes One Day After Annual Event
FUNERAL WILL BE SUNDAY
Was Very Prominent in Grange, Rebekah, W. R. C., Church and Pioneer
Circles in the Valley
Mrs. Mattie Golden, one of the early pioneers of Union county, passed away yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Archie Conley, at the age of 69 years, six months. Mrs. Golden had been ill for some weeks.
Her death removes another of the real pioneers of the valley. She crossed the plains to Oregon by wagon train in the year, 1864, a full score years before the railroad came into La Grande. Her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Childers settled near Grange hall and she had lived in that vicinity until a few years ago when she moved to La Grande.
On May 2, 1880 she was married to Charles E. Golden, who died 18 years ago. To this union six children were born: Mrs. Rachel Utter, of Astoria; Mrs. Archie Conley, of La Grande; J. J. Golden, of Portland; Mrs. LeRoy Hull of Glenns Ferry, Ida; A. E. Golden who lives at the family home near Grange hall, and Mrs. F. Y. Yeske, of La Grande.
Mrs. Golden had long been an active member of the Christian church of this city. In 1931 she was awarded the 25-year veterans' jewel by the Crystal Rebekah lodge, and recently was made an honorary member of Blue Mountain grange 345 for charter membership. She also was a member of the Women's Relief corps and had been secretary of the Union County Pioneer association for several years. She was reelected at the pioneer picnic held Thursday at Riverside park, a day before her death. That was the first pioneer meeting she had been unable to attend in many years.
Funeral services will be held from the Christian church at 4 p.m. Sunday and the Rebekahs will conduct the services at the cemetery. The body is at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary.
La Grande Evening Observer
Saturday, July 23, 1932
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