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The remains of Bert WATSON who passed on at Portland a few days ago, arrived in La Grande this morning from Amity, where he made his home.

The funeral services will take place from the Snodgrass and Zimmerman chapel on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The body will be interred in the Masonic cemetery.

William Birton WATSON was born at Fairfield, Iowa, April 2, 1870. He came to the Grande Ronde valley with his father and mother in 1872 and was one of the old timers of this valley. At one time he owned a store at Kamela but for the past two years has been foreman Kamela. His health began to fail so he left for Amity, Oregon, where he owned land and was erecting a house when he was stricken with heart trouble and died suddenly, Friday night at 9 o'clock. Claude DAMERELL left La Grande Saturday to bring his body home and services will be held Tuesday, March 14th, at 3 o'clock from the Snodgrass and Zimmerman parlors. Interment will be in the Masonic cemetery.

Mr. WATSON leaves four sisters and one brother. Mrs. David BAY of Portland; Mrs. Mattie COOK, of La Grande, with whom he made his home while here; Mrs. Frankie DEBOLE, of Elgin; Mrs. Emma BUNKER of Portland; and Lon WATSON of Lodi, California.

Died, in this city, July 19, 1904. Sarah Ellen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. U.F. Weiss, aged 22 months. Funeral services were held yesterday and the little one was laid to rest in the family burial plat in the city cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad affliction.

John V. Welch who died at Salem last week, was buried in the Haines cemetery Saturday. He was a brother of "Billy" Welch of Haines, and was 60 years old. He had been a resident of this state since 1880.

H.E. Wellman, 71, died at his home in Baker, Saturday night of last week. He was a pioneer of the county and had engaged in farming in the Baker valley for many years.

It becomes our sad duty to announce the death of Mrs. Eliza Wentworth, wife of Wm. E. Wentworth of Cove, which occurred at their residence here last Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Although she had been in ill health and under treatment for some time past, yet the news of her death was rather unexpected, being the result of a sudden change for the worse notwithstanding the efforts of the best medical skill.

Mrs. Wentworth, whose maiden name was Underwood, was born at Winslow Maine, Sept., 1847, and was married on May 25, 1869 to Wm. E. Wentworth at Vassalboro, Me. and in March, 1876 they left there, coming direct to Oregon where they settled at Weston. A year afterwards they came to Cove and built a home here where they have ever since resided.

The deceased leaves to mourn her loss, besides her husband and a large circle of friends and acquaintances one brother and three sisters living - Jas. A. Underwood of Lisbon Falls, Me., Mrs. Catherine Lowe of Boston Mass., Mrs. Helen Myrick of Millbank, S.D., and Mrs. Isabel Kavanaugh of Vasalboro, Me. A niece Mrs. Gibbs of Idaho City was expected to arrive last evening.

The funeral took place from the residence Monday morning and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends. The services were held at the residence. Rev. Van Dusen pastor of the M.E. Church at Union officiating, and also a short but impressive ceremonies at the grave. Mrs. Wentworth has been for 35 years a consistent member of the M.E. church and was an exemplary Christian woman beloved by all who knew her. Her husband has the sincere sympathy of the entire community in this hour of his sad bereavement.

Roy Westover, who was accidently killed while icing cars here September the 17th, was buried from the Methodist church the Tuesday following. Rev. Pratt conducting the funeral services.

Mrs. Strause of Paha, Wa., Mr. Westover's mother came down to attend the funeral.

We wish to thank all who kindly assisted us in the burial of our beloved son and brother, Roy Westover, and for the beautiful flowers contributed.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 10 from the Methodist church for Mrs. Roy Wheeler, who passed away at her home in Union Thursday.

Services will be held under the direction of Rev. Floyd White and interment will be in the Union cemetery.

Sarrah Charlotte Wheeler was born Dec. 17, 1888 in High Valley, near Union.  She was married May 10, 1913 to Roy Wheeler.  She was the daughter of Robert and Viola Davis, and had lived her entire life in or near Union.

Survivors are her husband, Roy Wheeler; three sisters, Mrs. Vernon Allen, Union; Mrs. Archie Burford, Glendale, Calif.; Mrs. Guy Church, Baker; one brother, Lewis Davis, Portland; and nieces and nephews and other relatives.

We desire to express to our kind neighbors and thoughtful friends our heartfelt thanks for their many expressions of sympathy.  The beautiful floral offerings were especially appreciated.—Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Allen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Burford and family, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Church and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis, William Burford and family, Mrs. Mabel Davis, R. O. Wheeler.

Charles E. Wilberg, residing at Portland, died at Elgin on last Sunday. He was in the employ of the O.R.&N. Co. surveying party and was taken sick one week ago to-day. He was taken to Elgin for medical aid as soon as his condition was known but afterlingering for two days, died Sunday afternoon. The causes of his death is thought ot have been on account of drinking water found in the vicinity of the surveying camp. The body of the young man was sent to Portland and the funeral took place yesterday.

At La Grande of Diptheria, December 18th, IDA ADEL WILBUR, aged 11 years, 10 months, 1 day, yougest daughter of E.J. Wilubr His eldest daughter, Miss Ella, had been attending the Sister's School at Baker City and was summoned home on the 17th inst., arriving just in time to witness the departure of the angel spirit of her lovely sister.

Died, in this city, September 26, Miss Louisa Wilcox, aged 24 years. She was the sister of Mr. H.H. Wilcox, of Union, and recently came here on a visit. The funeral took place from the M.E. Church Thursday.

Elmer Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams of Baker, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Davis of this vicinity, was killed in an auto accident on the Island of Gaum, recently according to advices received here, Wednesday. No details of the death were contained in the message.

Young Williams was one of a contingent which volunteered at Baker about two years ago. He had been with the overseas forces for more than a year.

Died-In La Grande, Oregon, Tuesday May 25, 1920, Laura Susanna Winn, age 30 years, 7 months and 2 days. Mrs. Winn was a daughter of Fred Ratz, of Union.

The funeral took place from the undertaking parlors, Union, Thursday, May 27 at 3 p. m.

Services were conducted by Mrs. Julia R. Hackman, of La Grande. Mrs. Merton Kiddle of La Grande sang some beautiful solos.

Among those coming from La Grande were Mesdames Hackman, Kiddle, Young, Gates, and Kinney, Miss Young and Miss Hackman.

James David Wirth, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Wirth of Keating, died at the Protestant hospital at Baker Saturday from the effects of a fall from a horse at his farm home Wednesday. The lad was rushed to the hospital immediately after the accident. His injuries did not at first appear to be serious but because of his weak condition due to a recent operation he failed to rally from the shock.

WISDOM.=September 20, of diptheria, at the Park, Frank, son of James Wisdom.

Died, at her home at Pine Grove, May 31st, 1903, Mrs. Minerva Witty.

Deceased was the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Tucker, of the Flat. She was born in Fulton county, Ark., August 4th, 1853. She leaves a husband, and five children, by a former marriage, and numerous other relatives to mourn her loss. The funeral occurred at the Elk Flat cemetery Tuesday forenoon.

The San Anselmo (California) Herald gives the following account of the death of JT. Wolfe, who, with his wife and three sons, made their home in South Union some years ago:

John Taylor Wolfe, 83, a pioneer and educator of Wyoming, who had been a resident of San Anselmo for 12 years, died Saturday morning in a San Francisco hospital following an illness of two weeks. He had been in failing health since the death of his wife, Mrs. Bessie Wolfe, two years ago.

Born in Indiana, Mr. Wolfe, with his parents had gone to Minnesota where he had grown to manhood. He had later driven across the plains alone with a team and wagon and settled in northern Wyoming, where he established the first public school. He was the first superintendent of schools in a large county which took in the greater part of northern Wyoming.

For many years Mr. Wolfe held the office of justice of the peace and was the only man in that part of the state who knew anything about legal work. He prepared many legal documents in his own handwriting. His advice and assistance was sought by many. He was called Judge Wolfe and was one of the most prominent men in early days in Wyoming. Owen Wister's story, The Virginian, was written about the locality of Mr. Wolfe's Wyoming home and he knew many of the characters made famous by Wister. Surviving him are three sons, Denver Wolfe of San Anselmo, Ralph E. Wolfe of Oakland, and R.M. Wolfe of Pittsburg, Calif.

Catharina Ackerman was born at Waterloo, Monroe county, Ill. She was married to Adam Woll, Nov. 24. 1881, at New Design, Ill. They lived thereon a ranch for about 12 years, after which they came to Oregon, bringing with them their four children, moving on a ranch north of Union. They lived there about thirteen years and three more children were born to them. Giving up farming they moved to town and have since then resided here.

Mrs. Woll leaves a husband, three sons and four daughters, three children of whom are married, Mrs. E. Crist and Mrs. H. M. Welter living at Baker, Peter Woll living at Union. There are living at home Louisa, Otto, Emma and George Woll.

Emmett E. Woodruff died suddenly at his home five miles from Union at 5:30 o’clock last Sunday evening November 3. He was 68 years of age the 26th of October. He had been in poor health for some time but he was able to be up and around and his condition was not considered critical. He was born at Pickering Village, Ontario, Canada, October 26, 1861. He was married to Miss Mary Phreit September 12, 1881. To this union seven children were born, all of whom survive. They came to the valley in 1902 and bought a home in La Grande, living there a number of years, moving from there to their present location. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. C.E. Lawson and W. H. Woodruff, of near Union; Mrs. M. W. Hanan, Miss Kathryn Woodruff, Mrs. R.C. Rogers, Mrs. G. W. Munro and Miss Ruth Woodruff, all of Portland He was an estimable man, a devoted husband and father, a kind neighbor and friend and he will b sadly missed. Much sympathy is extended the bereaved family.

The funeral was held at the home near Union. Rev. Lee of Union conducted the services. The Union choir sang special songs. Pall bearers were W. O. Haggerty, Tony D. Smith, L. A. Wright, C. L. Cadwell, Eugene Reuter, L. Z. Terrall. Many friends paid their last sad respects to this good man. Interment in the Union cemetery amid a bower of beautiful flowers.

Three weeks ago today, Osiah Woods died at his home in Indian valley, Idaho, at the advanced age of 77 years. Mr. Woods was the father of thirteen children, among them Mrs. Joseph Flick and Mrs. B.T. May of Cove, ten of whom still survive him. He was grandfather of sixty-eight and the g-grandfather of nine children. Early in life Mr. Woods became a member of the Baptist church and was an earnest and devout christian to the hour of his death. During the rebellion he and two of his sons were in the ranks of the Union army fighting for their country and each of them spared to return to their homes, although Mr. Woods sustained such severe injuries, that Congress in 1884 paid him a pension of $933 and allowed him the further sum of six dollars per month during life.

Mrs. C.R. Woolever, a new arrival here, died yesterday. She has been afflicted for some time with cancer, which was the cause of her death. The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church today.

Wednesday of this week Baily Shelton and Geo. Garwood, who are running Mack Shelton's sheep in the montains north of this city, found the bones of a man. Bailey Shelton was making his way through a thick patchof brush to a spring where the discovery was made. The bones were closely examined and only a very few are missing. The plaace of the discovery is about three and one-half miles west of Mud springs, and only a few miles north of Elgin.

The bones are supposed to by those of Dave Woodward who was lost in the mountains seven years ago this coming winter.

The story of the Woodwards' disappearance is familiar to all who were living in Elgin at that time. In the winter of 1899 Mr. Woodward was living at the tollgate on the summit of the Blue mountains. During the winter he came to Elgin after a load of supplies. He reached Elgin, secured his supplies, which were loaded on a handsled, and started on snowshoes for his mountain home. The snow was very deep and large snow storms swept over the mountains after Mr. Woodward started on his return journy. He was quite an old man and its thought, lost his way and perished in the deep snow. Searching parties hunted the mountains over but no trace of the lost man was ever found.

The bones found are undoubtedly those of the lost man and his relatives at Milton have been notified of the finding.

Mrs. Katherine T. Woolley, wife of E.O. Woolley passed away Thursday at her home in North Powder after a week's illness with pneumonia.

Mr. Woolley accompanied the body to Ottawa, Kansas, where Mrs. Woolley resided as a girl and where many of her relatives live.

Mrs. Sarah Helen Workman, a resident of La Grande the last 328 years, died at the Grande Ronde hospital at an early hour this morning following a stroke.

Funeral services will be held at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary, with Rev. M. H. Greenlee, of the Fir Street Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will take place in the family plot at Elgin.

A native of Logan county, West Virginia, Mrs. Workman was 67 years, seven months and 113 days of age. She was born April 18, 1869.

Survivors include her widowed husband, Edwin, and the following children: Mrs. Eva Bowery of La Grande; George, of Winlock, Wash.; Ash, of Kelso, Wash.; Carl, of Portland; Kenneth, of La Grande.; and Mrs. A. L. Morris and Gwendith Workman, both of Tacoma, Wash.

Both Mrs. Marjorie Wykoff, of La Grande, and R.L. Hite of Spokane, Wash., seriously hurt in an auto accident Friday of last week, died as a result of their injuries at the Hot Lake sanatorium Sunday. The woman passed away Sunday morning about 1:55 o'clock and the man died early Sunday evening. Skull fractures were said to have caused the death of both.

The fatal accident occurred late Friday afternoon, just west of the Hot Lake viaduct when Hite's large car failed to make a turn, ran into the bank and rolled over. Both were badly injured, but it was not known at that time whether or not they had skull fractures. Neither regained consciousness, although Hite was delirious at times.

Mrs. Wykoff was 26 years, 10 months and 23 days old at the time of her death. She leaves, besides her divorced husband, George E. Wykoff, two small sons, ages three and five, her mother, Mrs. W.M. Palmer, and two brothers, Martin L. Gillis and Albert Gillis, all of La Grande, and one sister, Mrs. Pearl Berdar of Spokane, Wash.

Hite's body was taken to Spokane for burial.