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Mike Tanner received the sad news last Saturday of the death of his brother, Chris Tanner at his home in Mondovi, WI. He had visited here in 1905. He died from pneumonia. (LCT)

Philip Tatro, of Reardan, died of heart failure, on the highway, a few minutes after climbing out of his wagon and lying down upon the ground. (Citizen)

Mrs. George Thinnel, of Odessa, died at the Deaconess Hospital, Spokane, Dec 6^th, following an operation. (Citizen)

Thomas, Floyd, Jul 05, 1973

"Lela Sims and Bill Lueck, Davenport, recently attended funeral services for their sister’s husband. Floyd Thomas, who had married Verona Lueck in 1928, died early this month in Idaho, where the couple had moved in 1945. Born in Ritzville in 1902, Thomas had attended Davenport schools; after their marriage, he and his wife lived in Seattle until their move to Idaho. Following his retirement from a candy factory five years ago, the couple had traveled widely. Survivors include his wife, two sons, 7 grandchildren, a brother, Charles, a sister, Minnie, both of Spokane, and a sister Leila, in Seattle. Among Mrs. Thomas relatives at the funeral were Edna Sweet, Tenine; Harvey Lueck, Pomeroy, and Geraldine Austin, Puyallup." (Dav. Times: 7-05-1973)

Thomas, Harold E., Dec 31, 1959

"Word came to the Wes Blys Monday, of the death of Harold E. Thomas, 65, at his home in Tacoma. Last rites were set for Wednesday, 1 p.m. from the Mountainview Funeral Home at 4100 Steilacoon Blvd. Mrs. Thomas is the former Isabella Hayes. A son Larry was killed in World War II." (Harrington Citizen: 12-31-1959)

Mrs. Theo Thompson of north of Wilbur died of dropsy August 17, aged 57 years.(Citizen)

“An order was signed by the Court June 2^nd, awarding the property of the estate of Martha Tiegs deceased to her surviving spouse, Albert Tiegs, of Wilbur.” (Citizen)

(Notes) Henry Theodore Timm, 21, died at Seattle Saturday evening, Nov 19, 1927, of complications following an operation for appendicitis. He was only ill 24 hours before being operated. (brother = Otto; sister Miss Bertha) The remains were shipped to Harrington. The funeral was set for Friday allowing time for the arrival of a sister, Mrs. John Turner, Beverly Hills, CA. Interment will be in the Davenport Cemetery beside his father and mother, August Timm and Dorothea Buhr Timm. Henry was born on the farm near Harrington Apr 6, 1906. One of 14 children, 7 brothers, 7 sisters; one sister died in infancy, the other 12 survive. (names are listed) (H Citizen)

H. T. Tobiasen received word of the death of his sister Mrs. D. C. Marsh, at Decoraha, IA, Friday. Mrs. Marsh visited here several years ago. (D T & T)

John L. Tripp, aged 57 years, a pioneer of Lincoln County, died at his home northeast of Davenport, March 28, 1910 from tuberculosis of the kidneys. (Citizen) W W Rogers & family, Mr. John Hattimer and Ransom Abbot attended the funeral of the late John Tripp at Davenport last Thursday. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Abbot were acquaintances of the deceased in Michigan. (Mill Canyon column, Dav. Tribune-Apr 7, 1910)

"Harold Cromwell Turner. Male, white, widower, retired farmer. Birth: Sept 17, 1880, Lucas, Iowa. Father: George R Turner, born England; Mother: unobtainable. Informant: Harold A Turner, Harrington, WA. Death: 11-06-1943, 1:30 a.m., Harrington, WA. Cause: Hypertensive Cardio vascalor disease of 10 yrs duration; due to multiple small strokes of 2 yrs duration. Cremation: 11-09-1043, Spokane. Undertaker: C W Bumgarner, Davenport, WA." (WA State Dept of Health: Cert. of Death)

“Edmund Turtle, the 15 year old grandson of Bailiff Chas Johnson of the Superior court was drowned in Mud Lake, near Ritzville last Friday. The boy was rowing and fell out of the boat.” (Sprague Advocate)

Tyson, Hazel M., Jan 16, 1975

"Funeral services were held Friday in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for Hazel M. Tyson, who died Jan 7. She was buried in Coeur d’Alene. Mrs. Tyson was born in 1893 in Belvedere, IL, and moved to Washington in 1911. She married Charles N. Tyson in 1917 in Davenport. He died in 1970. Survivors include a son, Robert N. Tyson, and a daughter, Dorothy Hill, both of Coeur d’Alene; four grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. Her sister, Mrs. Walter Abbott, lives in Davenport, and her brother, George Marshall, lives in Everett. Many nieces and nephews also survive." (Dav. Times: 1-16-1975)

Adam Unbewust, a retired farmer of Bluestem and owner of the Grand Hotel building, in Edwall, died suddenly Monday morning from hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr, Unbewust was a pioneer of Lincoln County and a brother of John Unbewust of Harrington. (Citizen) He was 63 years old and resided the past ten years on his farm near Bluestem. He leaves a divorced wife, 3 grown daughters, 2 sons, one of whom lives in the Alberta country, the others near Edwall. (Dav Trib notes)

Early Tuesday morning, at the home of her parents, six miles north of Sprague, Miss Laura Underwood committed suicide by shooting herself through the head. That night the young lady had slept with her mother, and on awakening, declared that she would “end it all”, placed the revolver to her head and fired. The services of a physician were unavailing as she lived but an hour. Miss Underwood has been in poor health, and has recently worried a great deal over the anticipation of losing a homestead when she came to make final proof. (Citizen)

Unknown and with little possibility that identity of the unfortunate will ever be revealed, the body of an unknown man who died at the hospital after a delirious illness from pneumonia Saturday night, lies in the undertaking parlors of O. W. Stone, where the remains will be held till word can be obtained from Castlerock, WA, where the man must have held membership in the Foresters of America, a worn card of the order badly defaced having been found in his pocket. About ten days ago, the man who had been staying at the Davenport hotel became seriously ill and was removed to the hospital. Only once during his confinement were the hospital attendants able to arouse his consciousness, when he told them that his name was Still. He was about 40 years old, sandy complexion, height 5 ft 8 inches, and weight about 150 pounds. The name on the old lodge membership card was completely obliterated. (D Tribune)

The unknown man killed by a G N passenger engine last week between Lamona and Nemo, was buried in the Harrington Cemetery Saturday. Mr. Turner had one inquiry about him. It came from Walla Walla and he answered, giving a description in full of the dead man, as nearly as it was possible to do so, but up to Wednesday afternoon he had not heard from the parties. (Citizen)

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