Jan 11

Obituaries are taken from newspapers, probates, funeral home ledgers, and the county death register.

This is NOT a complete listing, but a work in progress. Submit your relative to the Lincoln County Co-ordinator

The people of Sprague were shocked when the news was spread about the city Monday morning that Miss Alice Garvey was dead. Many of her friends did not even know she was sick. Her sickness was of short duration but did not become alarming until Sunday when she was taken to the hospital and operated upon for an obstruction of the bowels. The operation disclosed the seriousness of the case when it was found the intestines had grown together in one place, thus completely obstructing the passage. An operation was the only hope of saving her life, but she was unable to withstand the shock and died shortly after. The funeral services were held on Wednesday from the Catholic Church and were attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends. The beautiful and impressive Catholic service for the dead was conducted by Father Van de Ven. The father also delivered a very touching sermon. The beautiful casket was buried beneath a bank of floral offerings, tokens of love from numerous friends. Deceased has been a resident of Sprague for about 6 years, coming here from South Dakota where she was born in 1877. She was a general favorite among the young people and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.—Independent Times. (Harrington Citizen)

(Addition of Sprague Independent Times: Death of Alice Garvey, died Monday; paper dated 1-04-07)

Thomas Dewant died last Saturday from pneumonia; Catholic funeral last Monday (Sprague Independent Times)

The death of Lulu E. Yost occurred at her home near Larene, WA, Jan 10, 1907 of complications following childbirth. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Chas L. Detillion of Lott, WA, and was born near Vinton, Gallia Co, Ohio, Jan 20, 1883. On June 2, 1904 she was married to Albert Yost. Of this union, one child survives. The interment took place at the Lott Cemetery near the Detillion bridge on the Spokane River. Funeral services were held at the home near Larene by Rev. Trumley of the ME Church. The deceased leaves to mourn her loss besides her husband, father and mother, 3 brothers, Gilbert and Ross of Leahy, WA, and William at home; 4 sisters, Mrs. John Slater of Larene, and May, Nellie and Marie at home. Despite the severe cold weather that prevailed, a large funeral cortege was present at the interment, both from Larene and the Spokane River Valley, near Lott, the latter being her childhood home. (LCT)

Mrs. Ora Dell Colyar, wife of R. W. Colyar, died at the home of her mother near Odessa, Jan 25^th. The funeral was held from the Methodist Church at Sprague last Monday. Ora Dell was born in Pilot Rock, Oregon on Aug 27, 1881. She was baptized here at age 16 and married on Dec 22, 1901 to R. W. Colyar. (Sprague Independent Times)

Mrs. Fred Koegler, wife of Fred Koegler, owner of the Edwall Feed & Wood Yard, died Saturday evening, January 25. She had been a sufferer from cancer of the stomach for several years. (LCT)

Dr. F. L. Cushman died Monday. The funeral was officiated by Rev. H. N. Rounds, assisted by Rev. Griggs. In 1847 he moved from New York to Milhausen, Indiana, in 1848 to Paris, Illinois where he was a member of the Christian Church. He married Rhoda A. Mace of Onarga, Illinois on July 24, 1901. He is survived by four children from a previous marriage and two sisters. (Sprague Independent Times)

Mrs. D. T. Hill died at the home of her son, Ed Hill, on Couer d’Alene Lake, ID.

Marie Wilbur, four year old daughter of Rev and Mrs. G. H. Wilbur of Colville, WA. Rev. Wilbur had pastored the Congregational Church here when Marie was born. (Sprague Ind. Times)

Frank Kauffman was killed by the railroad Saturday morning. His relatives are in Kansas and Illinois. The funeral was held here with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. (Sprague Ind. Times)

Mrs. Anna Porak, wife of R. O. Porak, died last Monday. The Catholic funeral was officiated by Father Brucker. Mrs. Porak was born in St Louis, Missouri on Aug 22, 1854 and has resided in Sprague since 1881. She is survived by her husband and seven children.

A sad accident, which cost Edwin Schmidt, son of W B Schmidt, his life, occurred at noon today. Ray Stafford, who was with him at the time, had his collar bone broken and his scalp severely cut. The terrible affair was the result of the running away of Mr. Schmidt’s team. Drs. Akey and Dunham reached the unfortunate boy in a few minutes after he was hurt, and Dr Edward, who was out of town at the time, about an hour after. An examination of the exterior injuries was made, and these were dressed. The cranium was then examined, when it was discovered that the back and right portion of the skull was fractured and internal artery ruptured, rendering surgery powerless to save him. He died about 4 o’clock. Edwin was about 16 years old and a bright boy. He had lived here for three years or so, where his father was until recently engaged in blacksmithing. The boys were hauling household goods to a car, to be shipped to Everett, where they intended locating, and while returning to the house one of the horses kicked and got across the tongue. Both started to run, and at the OK barn collided with a wagon standing in the street, throwing the boys out violently. The box was thrown off, upsetting, and Edwin was caught under this. The wagon was damaged considerably but the team was unhurt. –Creston News. (Davenport Tribune)

The six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hobbs died Monday of scarlet fever. The funeral was held Tuesday with interment in the Maccabee Cemetery. (Sprague Independent Times)

John McHugh of Cunningham was buried Wednesday following the Catholic funeral. (Sprague Ind Times)

Benjamin Buckley died today, age 72. He came to Sprague in 1881. He is survived by his widow and one son. He was the postmaster at Beckley. (Sprague Ind. Times)

"The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thorp died last Thursday and was buried Saturday. The afflicted parents have our sincere sympathy." (3-07-1901 Dav. Tribune

Sprague Pioneer Dies.—Emile Fluehr, who has been a long time resident of Sprague died at his home Monday morning. His death was very sudden, as he was on the streets Sunday afternoon. He was suffering from an attack of the grip that resulted in a bad case of pneumonia which was past medical aid, and he died Monday morning. Independent Times. (Citizen)

O A Rudd, a stranger in Sprague who had spent the night previous in jail on the charge of drunkenness, fell dead on the street in front of Dr. Dencer’s home Friday morning of last week.

Mrs. Amelia Krinke of Rocklyn died suddenly the 19^th of April, aged 61. She was the mother of 12 children. Funeral services were held from the German Lutheran church in Davenport. (Citizen) Mrs. Amelia Krinke, wife of E. Krinke who resides near Rocklyn, died very suddenly last Friday morning of heart trouble. She was the mother of 12 children, seven of whom are living. She has resided here about 7 years. The remains were laid to rest in the German Lutheran Cemetery in Davenport. (Dav Tribune)

The remains of Mary Hoffman were brought here (Davenport) for interment Tuesday evening. It was a sad case. Her home is on the Inland Electric line south of Spokane. Last Saturday while eating dinner she heard the approach of one of the electric trains. The home being close to the track she noticed that the garden gate was open and her little boy’s wagon was on the track. The mother saw only danger to her offspring and hurried out. The home was behind the depot and the train was a freight and did not stop there. Mrs. Hoffman reached the wagon and while looking for the child was struck by the train. She was taken to Spokane to Deaconess Hospital for treatment and died shortly after admission. Services will be held at the Zion’s Church south of Rocklyn today, Thursday, and Rev. Geiser will officiate. Her parents live south of Rocklyn and the remains were held for the arrival of a sister from California. She leaves a husband and four children. (Dav Tribune)

Mrs. Coone, mother of Mrs. A. P. Stafford of Edwall, died of heart trouble at the home of her daughter, May 3. The funeral was held from the Catholic Church at Sprague on Saturday, May 4^th, and the remains laid to rest in the Sprague Cemetery.—Edwall Press. (LCT)

Miss Jennie, the 16 year old daughter of J. T. Brock, living a few miles northeast of town, died last Wednesday night of double lobar pneumonia, complicated with chronic inflammation of the heart. –Wilbur Register. (LCT)

Mrs. J. F. Black, one of our oldest and most respected pioneers, was buried in the cemetery here on Sunday last, having died in Spokane Friday morning, from spinal meningitis, from which she had been suffering for about 4 months. Deceased was one of our oldest pioneers, coming here with her husband from Adams County about five years ago and settled on a homestead north of town. She was born in Pike County, MO in 1864.—Quincy Quill. (Citizen)

Mrs. Margaret A. Hopkins died Sunday morning May 19, 1907 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Hughes of Larene. The deceased was here on a visit with her daughters, Mrs. C. H. Hughes and Mrs. I. J. Minnick for the past ten months, her home being at St Louis, MO. About two months ago she was taken ill and lingered until death came to her relief. She was a native of Kentucky and 76 years old at the time of her death. A member of the Christian Church for over 50 years, she died in the faith of a future resurrection. She leaves two daughters who reside near Davenport and four sons in St Louis. Services were held in the Christian Church Monday, Rev. M. B. Reed officiating. The remains were taken to St Louis for interment. (Dav Trib)

Herman H. Rosine died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane on Wednesday morning while on the operating table for treatment for cancer in the throat. This was the second operation, the other having been performed last October. The deceased was 52 years old the 11^th day of May. He was born in Pommern, Germany, and came to the United States in 1883 and settled in the state of Wisconsin, and moved to Washington in 1888 and took up a homestead in the Egypt country and lived there 17 years, when he moved to Davenport where he resided for the past two years. By occupation in Germany he was a shoemaker. He served in the German army and was in the Austria-German and Franco-Prussian wars. He was married in Germany July 2, 1872 and to the union were born 4 girls and one boy, the boy dying at 6 years of age in Wisconsin. The remains were brought here Wednesday and will be buried tomorrow, services at the Lutheran Church at 2 PM. He was a social member of the Eagles who will have charge of the funeral. Mr. Rosine, as an old pioneer, had many friends who regret his death. (Dav Trib)

Perr Hauk, a pioneer of the Reardan district died Wednesday of last week. (Citizen)

M. E. Peck of Reardan sustained a crushed leg at a house raising north of Reardan last week. An amputation may be necessary.

William Schulz, born in Germany on May 25, 1861, died on July 12, 1907 in Reardan. He migrated from Germany in 1885 to Minnesota and in 1888 to Reardan. In 1900 he was married to Bertha Tramm. They had five children.

Tatro, Phillip: Male, white, married, farmer. Birth: Dec 17, 1825, Vermont. Father: John Tatro born Canada; Mother: Sarah ____, born Canada. Informant: Phillip Tatro Jr., of Reardan. Death: July 24, 1907, 9 o'clock PM. Cause: Senile gangrene of 30 days duration. Burial: Cemetery near Little Falls on July 25, 1907. O W Stone, undertaker, Davenport.

Mrs. Edith Webb died Sunday morning at the home of her niece, Mrs. J. L .Camp, at the age of 88 years. The funeral services were held at the home, the Rev. Payseur of the Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Webb’s husband served as a soldier in the Civil War for 3 years and a member of Co A 8^th Minnesota Volunteers and died 37 years ago. (Dav Trib) Mrs. Edith Upton Webb died at her home four miles south of Davenport, the 20^th of July. Mrs. Webb was an aunt of Mrs. J. L. Camp with whom she made her home. (Citizen-Aug 3, 1907)

Benjamin Williams, an aged pioneer of the county, died Wednesday of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harris, near Govan.

Davenport Chapter No 25 BAM has just received the sad intelligence of the death of Companion Frank Buchwalter, and its officers and members hereby express their feelings of grief occasioned by the sad news, and their profound sympathy for the bereaved. Companion Buchwalter was a quiet, unassuming and yet conscientious man; an honest, industrious citizen, and faithful in all his duties and in every relation of life....

Al Davis, an employee of the Vendome hotel in this city, was called to Spokane Friday by the death of his mother. Saturday’s Spokesman Review says: Mrs. Mary Ellen Davis, mother of J. J .Davis of 1903 Broadway, died at her son’s residence yesterday of Bright’s disease. Mrs. Davis, who was 67 years old, and who had been an invalid for a number of years, came to Spokane last Friday to make her home with her son, being accompanied by her two daughters. On the way she was ill, but after arriving she recovered to some extent, and it was thought she would regain her strength, but after two days she grew worse, the trip from Kansas City, her old home, having been too much for her strength. The body is at Smith & Co’s undertaking rooms. The funeral will be held tomorrow in the afternoon from the residence, Father O A Worthing of the Holy Trinity church officiating. Interment will be made at Greenwoood. (LCT)

John P Heintz, a pioneer of the city of Sprague, died last week Wednesday, of erysipelas; he had been a resident almost since the foundation of the town. (Citizen)

Miss Mabel Kuck, who lived with the family of her brother near Creston, died in Sacred Heart hospital, Spokane, Sunday of last week, under an operation for appendicitis.

An Italian railroader was killed last week, Tuesday, by being run over by a dump car, south of the city of Sprague, while working on the Portland and Seattle line. (Citizen)

Thomas Denson, the aged father of Frank Denson, passed away Wednesday evening at about 9:30, after a week’s illness. He had been living at the home of his son for several years, and up to the time of his last illness had enjoyed apparent good health. He was over 80 years of age, and was born in England, coming to this country when quite a young man. He came to this county about 16 years ago. The funeral services will be held at St Luke’s church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. (LCT)

Thomas Denson, a resident of Davenport, 80 years old, died the night of the 28^th., evidently of old age, although he had been in failing health for a year or more. Mr. Denson came to Lincoln County 17 years ago. (Citizen)

Mrs. P. T. Metler, mother of Station Agent P. T. Metler, Jr., died at his home in the city of Harrington, at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, Sept 29, 1907. Rev. D. W. Parks, of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon at his church Thursday afternoon. The remains were shipped to Kalispell, MT, where they will receive burial beside her husband, who was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place three years ago. Some time ago Mrs. Metler was afflicted with partial paralysis of the tongue and throat, and more recently suffered another slight paralytic stroke which affected the brain. Deceased was born at South Bend, IN, June 2, 1847. At the age of 17 years she was united in marriage to P. T. Metler. To this union four children were born: P. T. Metler, Jr.; J. M. Metler, now representing Spokane Drug Co; Mrs. Eva Woodworth, of Great Falls, MT; and Mrs. Alice Heising of Bend, OR….Mrs. Metler was a most estimable woman, a character of high ideals and a devout Christian. She was a member of the Episcopalian Church. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Revolution and had been with her son in Harrington since last June. (Citizen)

T. H. Houger fell from a wagon, a wheel of which passed over his back, partially paralyzing him.

James F Mellon was killed near Sprague last week, Saturday, by a powder blast. He was 50 years of age.

L. V. Sissum died in Spokane on Thursday of last week of brain fever. The remains were sent to his old home in the state of NY for burial. Deceased was a member of Harrington Camp No 7600, Modern Woodmen of America, in which order he carried a life insurance policy of $1,000. It was not long ago that Mr. Sissum was in Harrington and shipped a lot of his effects to Spokane… He leaves a life at Spokane to mourn his death. (Citizen)

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LINCOLN COUNTY OBITUARIES

1907