Obituaries 1920-1929

1920

MRS. LAVINIA N. KESLER, wife of Fred Kesler of Alexander, Idaho died Jan 8, 1920 at Soda, age 67. Body shipped to Wellsville [Utah] for burial.

MRS JOHN KUNZ, JR. died at her home in Bern, Ida.7 Feb 1920. Born 11 April 1873 in Switzerland. Md. John Kunz Jr. 11 April 1894. Mother of 12 children; 9 living.
Children of Mrs. John Kunz: Mrs. Alvin N. Kunz, Delphin K., Rhoda S., Denzil A., Rulon S., Dan Kunz [or Don], Irena
Also 2 brothers & 2 sisters, Mrs. Wm. J. Kunz, Bp. Robert Schmid & August Schmid of Bern, Ida. Mrs. W. J. Thornton of Georgetown, Ida. Funeral 10 Feb 1920 at Montpelier. Buried?

LEO FAY (GILLETT) the grandson of Mrs. B. L. Thompson of Grace [Idaho] & son of Mr. & Mrs. Al Gillett of Meadowville [Idaho] died 9 Feb 1920. Burial in Grace Cemetery.

HARVEY W. GRAHAM died 9 Feb 1920 (Killed by James Sibbett, Jr.) near Wayan, Idaho, age 24 yrs. Burial Feb 12 1920 at Fairview Cemetery in Soda.

TWO YEAR OLD SON of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Gillett died 9 Feb 1920 near Soda Springs (ranch home north of Soda) Services were 10 Feb 1920; body taken to Grace [Idaho] for burial.

MRS. CHAS. NANNEY, formerly Miss Pearl Rorke, died Feb 12 1920 at Pocatello [Idaho], age 38 Burial?

ELIZABETH M. WEGENER FALKENBERG, wife of Herman Falkenberg, age 22 yrs, died 12 Feb 1920 in Soda Springs. Md. Mr. Falkenberg in 1915. Leaves husband and two children Hellen Elizabeth age 3 ½ and Hermona Alberta age 7 mo., her mother Maude Kelly and a brother William Wegener. Funeral 14 Feb 1920.

MARY JANE BOLTON, dau of William Bolton and Mary Ann Moles Smith, was born in Bristol, Eng. 14 Nov 1848; died 28 Feb 1920. She was married to Henry Bolton at Williamsburg, N.Y. 11 Dec 1866. She was the mother of 11 children. She is the mother of Walter Bolton of Soda.

JOHN J. WHITTIER died at Soda Springs 9 March 1920, 85 yrs old. He was Ed. C. Whittier’s father. Ed C. died two years ago.

LOUIS WESTROM died 11 March 1920 at the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City [Utah]. He was born in Norway 10 June 1868. He married Annie Call 14 Jan 1895 at Soda Springs. Five children were born to this couple 4 of whom are living. Funeral 13 March 1920 at Pocatello [Idaho] Survivors: his wife & 3 daughters, Mrs. Mabel Wade, Miss Lillie & Gladys Westrom and one son Louis Westrom. Burial?

KENNETH R. BEUS, age 2 yrs 8 mo. died 20 March 1920 at the home of his parents Mr. & Mrs. Rudith Beus at Soda. Funeral 22 March 1920; burial in Fairview Cemetery at Soda.

F.M. MERRELL, SR. died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vara Rigg (sic) at Copperopolis, Cal. 6 April 1920. Funeral 14 April 1920 at Soda Springs. Francis Marion Merrell was born at Des Moines, Iowa 18 Feb 1837. He married Adeline Marvia at Panaca Nevada in 1872. From this union 6 children were born. Mrs. Merrell, having had two children by a previous marriage. Both were adopted by their foster father. Of the two, one, Ed. M. Merrell of Pocatello [Idaho] and four of his won children survive him. They are: F. M. Merrell, Jr., Mrs. Pearl Thornton, Mrs. Mary Makin & Mrs. Vara Riggs. He is also survived by his wife who resides in Oregon. Two brothers and 2 half sisters are living: Joseph Merrell, John F. Merrell, Mrs. Sarah Brewerton & Mrs. Martha Parrish. He was the eldest of 12 children.

JOHN E. YOUNG died 10 April 1920 at Soda. He was born in Iowa 58 yrs ago. He married Hannah Campbell 24 Jan 1912 at Soda Springs. Burial in Fairview Cemetery at Soda Springs.

CHARLES PERRY died 14 April 1920 at Pocatello [Idaho] (by taking morphine in jail). He was the murderer of Pa t McNamara of Lava [Idaho].

A DAU OF MRS. HOMER BLACKBURN died 1 May 1920. Born 29 April 1920 at Soda.

FRANK D. JENNINGS & his wife, Ella Jennings, believed to be from Boise [Idaho], were murdered near Bancroft [Idaho] 27 May 1920 while camping 2 miles from Bancroft.

MONTANA ELIZABETH BOONE, 16 mo. old dau of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Boone, 28 May 1920 at Soda Springs, Ida. Funeral 30 May 1920 at Soda. Bishop McLean in charge; grave dedicated by Geo. Wood.

ALONZO HEATH of Soda Springs died 16 June 1920, age 49 yrs. Survivors: wife, son Glenn & two brothers – Henry E. & Walter M. Heath; four sisters: Mrs. M. E. Hanks, Mrs. Ida Anderson, Mrs. Hattie Koope & Mrs. J. W. Thatcher. Buried in Salt Lake City [Utah]

VIOLA CATHERINE STILES, dau of Mr. & Mrs. Chas. B. Stiles, died 19 June 1920, age 11 mo. 11 days. Funeral 20 June 1920; burial Fairview Cemetery – Soda

GEORGE W. BURCHFIELD, son of Mr. & Mrs. George Burchfield, died 20 June 1920, age 7 mo 20 days. Funeral 22 June; buried Fairview Cemetery in Soda.

ABRAHAM VERHAM died 29 June 1920 at Ogden [Utah]. He was born in Holland 23 Aug 1856, a son of William & Marie Verham. Survivors: his widow & children, William Verham of Ogden, Henry Verham of Soda Springs, Abraham Verham of Ogden, Mrs. Jacoba Mechin of Grace, Idaho, Mrs. Elsie Cornwell of Los Angeles [California], Jennie Verham of Ogden, Mrs. Hellegine Baeze of Holland. Burial Ogden, Utah

JOSEPH BARNETT, of Malad, Ida died in Soda 1 July 1920, age 22 yrs. Burial in Malad.

SON OF MRS. R. J. BUZZA died 14 July 1920 at Green River, Utah, age 2 yrs. 4 mo.

MRS. L. P. BEUS died at her home in Soda, July 29, 1920. Mary Beus was born 17 June 1868 at Uinta, Utah. She moved to Ogden, Utah & was married to L. P. Beus in the year 1883 (in Ogden) where they lived for 3 yrs. then moved to Soda Springs where she lived for 35 yrs. 13 children were born to this couple. 9 are still living; 4 having preceeded (sic) her in death. Children living: Edmond, Albert, Rudith, Wilburn, Leslie, Mrs. Iona Mikesell, Mrs. Molita Densley, Mrs. Emma Hildreth & Wanda Beus.

GEORGIA WAYLETT GORTON, only dau of Mr. & Mrs. George Gorton, died Aug. 28 1920 at Soda, age 1 yr. 9 mo. Funeral 30 Aug 1920

MRS. ISAAC VIAS of Wayan, Idaho, died 16 Sept 1920 in Soda Springs. She was born in Finland Jan. 28 1874. Md. [married) Isaac Vias 1901. Several children were born to this union, but only three sons survive: Oscar, Roy & Alfred; one brother, Abe Soderman. Funeral in Soda 19 Sept 1920.

MRS. CHARLES (CHARLES) HAVERCOST, died 7 Nov 1920 at Soda Springs. She leaves a husband & 5 children. Buried in Lava Hot Springs [Idaho] on the 9 Nov 1920. Loretta Bayre Havercost was the oldest daughter of Mrs. Merrick. She was born at Oxford, Ida. 27 Jan 1883, making her 37 yrs. 9 mo. 20 days. Mr. Havercost & family sometimes go by the name of his step-father (Vanza). The children: Mrs. Edna Goss, Harold, Lida & Ida – twin girls, and Orval, her mother, step-father & several brothers & sisters.

EARL D. GILLETT, infant son of Mr.& Mrs. Earl Gillett of Meadowville [Idaho], died 2 Dec 1920, Would have been 5 weeks old on the third of Dec. Burial in Grace, Idaho

MRS. EPHRAIM J. SNIDER, wife of Bishop Snider of Gray’s Lake, died 12 Dec 1920. Survived by husband & 8 children. Funeral at Gray Ward meeting house 15 Dec 1920

1921

CLARA JENSEN FIFE died 10 Jan 1921 at Logan, Utah. She is the dau of Niels Jensen & Johanna Sandling Jensen. She married Joseph A. Fife of Ogden or Trenton, Utah 21 Oct 1896. She was born at Logan, Utah 1 Aug 1875. Survivors: husband & 8 children and an aged mother, five sisters & two brothers, N. F. Jensen & Alfred Jensen, Mrs. James Moore of Soda Springs, Mrs. B. F. Bingham, Mrs. James Horsley & Mrs. Harry Horsley, Mrs. Joshua Horner. Funeral a Trenton, Utah 14 Jan 1921

The body of FRED CALL, who died in France 31 Oct 1918, will arrive between the first & 15 of Feb. 1921. Fred was a member of the111th infantry & contracted pneumonia while in the trenches on the Argone (sic) Forest.

MARY J. WOOD, age 76, died at the home of her son, Charles Wood of Bailey Creek [Idaho] 29 Jan 1921

A SON of Mr. & Mrs. Ted Holbrook of Soda died 31 Jan 1921; born 31 Jan 1921. Funeral 2 Feb 1921.

MRS. NIEL (sic) (NEIL) BELL, JR., of Central, Idaho died in Soda Springs Hospital 26 March 1921, age 28 yrs. Survived by husband & 3 children. Funeral 18 March 1921 at Central; buried in Central.

MR. I. W. NANEY (sic) died at his home in Pocatello [Idaho] April 3. 1921, age 79 yrs. Mrs. George Albright is a dau of Mrs. Naney (sic). Funeral at Pocatello, April 5.

MRS W. W. (ARMINTA SHARP) PACKER of Meadowville [Idaho] died at her home at that place 17 April 1921. She was the wife of W. W. Packer. Survived by husband and four children. Funeral at Meadowville 19 April; burial at Preston [Idaho]. Mrs. Packer was born 8 Dec 1877 at Preston, Idaho, a dau of Joseph & Rebecka Sharp, of Whitney, Ida. Md. Walter Packer 4 Nov 1897.

MRS. LEO FOWLER died at the Soda Springs hospital 3 May 1921. Marion Biorn was born 6 April 1890. She md. Leo Fowler 4 Oct 1910. Survived by husband and one small daughter, 4 sisters, Mrs. Frank Woods Mrs. Wood Skinner, Mrs. Joe Woods & 2 brothers, Dave Biorn and Paul Biorn. Funeral 5 May in Soda; burial Fairview Cemetery at Soda.

MILLARD GILBERT of Gray, Idaho [Grays Lake] died at the Soda Springs hospital 14 May 1921.

GEORGE HARRISON died 27 May 1921 at his home in Soda. He was born at Hyde Park, Cache, Utah 16 Sept 1866. He was the eighth of eleven children. At the age of 21 he married Annie Neeser of Oxford, Ida. To them 5 children were born. Survivors: two brothers, his widow, one son, George Harrison of Soda & two daughters Mrs. Frank Smith & Mrs. W. H. Cox. Funeral 29 May 1921. Interment in the Odd Fellows plot at the Fairview Cemetery in Soda.

PVT. FRED J. CALL was born 9 Nov 1894 at Soda Springs. He died at Toul (sic) France 28 Oct 1918 from pneumonia. His body arrived in Soda 23 May 1921 & was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Soda the 30 May 1921 (Memorial Day). Son of James J. Call.

CHARLES E. RUDD died at his home in China Hat, Ida. 11 June 1921. Born in Sweden 22 June 1860. Survived by wife & five daughters & by his mother & three brothers. The two brothers O. C. Rudd & A. A. Rudd. The body accompanied by Mrs. Rudd and Ruben, an adopted son, and A. A. Rudd was taken to Nebraska for burial.

MRS. LAURA SMITH died 24 June 1921 at Pendleton, Oregon, age 51 yrs. She was born at Barkersburg, W. Va., a dau of Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Sutherland. Survived by two children: Mrs. A. E. Janis & Mrs. Jesse Lothair

GEORGE VAN of Henry, Ida died at Soda Springs hospital 15 July 1921. Buried 17 July at the Fairview Cemetery in Soda. He was a Spanish-American War veteran.

JOSEPH L. BURCHFIELD died at the Soda Springs Hospital 1 Aug. 1921, age 53. Born 12 Feb 1870, N. C. Survived by wife & 6 children; funeral 2 Aug 1921; burial Fairview Cemetery. One dau. Mrs. W. S. Hildreth.

ROLIS B. PERNELL died 11 Aug 1921 at the Soda hospital. Body was taken to Iowa for burial.

THOMAS S. WILLIAMS died at Pocatello [Idaho] 12 Aug 1921. Funeral 14 Aug 1921; burial Fairview Cemetery. He was born in Salt Lake City [Utah] in 1855. He married Lizzie Watson in Soda. Mrs. Williams died 11 Nov 1918. He is survived by a dau. Mrs. Ivy Anderson & 5 sons: Watness Williams, J. C. Williams, M. W. Williams, Leland S. Williams & C. L. Williams. He was an uncle to Mrs. L. C. Eastman & Mrs. J. D Woodall.

ROBERT HARRISON of Bancroft [Idaho] died at Soda Hospital 25 Aug 1921. Body was taken to Bancroft for burial. Leaves 7 children.

MRS. HANNAH RHINEHART died 27 Aug 1921 at Soda Springs. Mrs. Rhinehart was born 25 Feb 1861 at Provo, Utah. Md. Mr. Rhinehart 1884. Mr. Rhinehart died Oct 1919. Survived by 7 sons 1 dau. Funeral 30 Sept 1921; burial Fairview Cemetery.

HENRY K. THATCHER died 27 Sept 1921 at Soda Hospital, age 43. Survived by wife & 4 children. Funeral in Thatcher, Ida 30 Sept 1921

JAMES CARROLL died 28 Sept 1921 at Soda Hospital. Funeral 29 Sept 1921; burial Fairview Cemetery.

THOMAS F. SHEETZ died 28 Sept 1921 at China Hat [Idaho], near Soda. He was born in West Virginia 19 January 1854. Survived by wife, 4 sons, 2 daughters. Funeral 1 Oct 1921 at Soda [buried in Fairview Cemetery is very faint – may have been erased]

KENNETH EUGENE MARRIOTT died 4 Nov 1921 at Soda Springs Hospital. He was born in Soda Springs 18 May 1896, second son of Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Marriott. On 15 Feb 1918 he married Helen Groening at S. L.C. [Salt Lake City] Utah. One son Merle Eugene was born 7 Jul 1921. Survivors: wife & one son, father & mother and 5 brothers: Loren, Chester, Leonard, Frederick Winfield, Melbourne & Ralph Marriott; one sister, Alberta Marriott. Buried 6 Nov in Mound Cemetery.

MRS. ALEXANDERINE MCLEAN SNELL, widow of Bishop Geo. D. Snell, died 16 Nov 1921. Funeral 18 Nov 1921; buried at Spanish Fork [Utah]. Mrs. Snell was the mother of our attorney, N. E. Snell of Soda Springs.

EMMA LORETTA NELSON BLACKBURN, age 22, died 25 Nov 1921 at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Blackburn of Soda Springs. She was born in Soda Springs, Ida 9 Nov 1897. She married M. M. Blackburn 10 Sept 1918 at Pocatello[Idaho] Survivors: husband, one son age 2 yrs. 5 mo. her father George G. Nelson of Davisville [Idaho]; 4 sisters and 5 brothers: Mrs. Thomas Cobble, Mrs. J. C. West, Mrs. C. L. Forman & Miss Virginia Nelson; Mr. Geo A. Nelson, Emamel & Lee W. Nelson, Ivan & John Q Nelson. Funeral 27 Nov 1921; burial Fairview Cemetery.

FRANK LUSHER died ? Dec 1921. Burial? Funeral 28 Dec 1921. He was born in Chittenden Co. Vermont 7 April 1834.

1922

From a partial obituary clipping from the Soda Springs Chieftain (date shown as Feb 9, 1922)
KILLED WHILE PLAYING WITH 410 SHOTGUN

Was last Thursday afternoon about 1:30 that the sad new (sic) spreaded (sic) about town of the shooting and death of little Ellis Beus.

Elwin and Ellis were playing in one of the off rooms with a 410 shotgun in which there were no shells, the boys finding some place in the house a 30-30 rifle cartridge and putting in the shotgun was in some manner exploded, the charge striking Ellis in the right eye. The bullet being so much smaller than the chamber caused the shell to burst, this stopping the speed of the bullet so that it only had power enough to reach a vital spot in the boys head. The boy was in a dying condition when medical attention arrived and was dead one hour later.

Ellis Keackley Beus was born June 27, 1917, died February 2, 1922, being 4 years, 7 months old. Ellis was a twin brother of Elwin and were the babies of Mrs. and Mrs. Edwin Beus, who Resides (sic) one mile east of town.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock From the L.D.S. church, as the little white form entered [Unable to read balance of obituary.]

MARJORY CAMPBELL died 22 Feb 1922 at Soda Springs. She was the dau of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Campbell. Born 6 Aug 1921; buried in Lava Hot Springs [Idaho].

ELDEN LEROY MOORE, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Moore died 27 Feb 1922; funeral 2 March 1922.

STEWART MINGO of Grace [Idaho] was killed at Los Angeles (Calif.) 11 March 1922. Body was brought home for burial 14 March 1922 at Grace.

REV. J. C. F. DILLIN, minister of Presbyterian church of Bancroft [Idaho] died 13 March 1922.

THE SIX MONTH OLD BABY of Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Gunnell died 13 March 1922; burial 14 March 1922.

MR. WILLIAM A. ANDERSON died 15 March 1922 at his home in Soda, age 60 yrs old. He was the son of Dr. Wm. H. & Mary A. Anderson, born at Willowville, Utah 26 Sept 1862. He married Ida Ellen McCammon of Willard, Utah 24 Dec 1885. 9 children were born to this union. He leaves to mourn his death: Mrs. M. E. Corrigan, Robert S. Anderson, Myrtle M. Vance, Mrs. Mary Stoddard, Mrs. Alice Bush, Wm. A. Anderson, Allen J. Anderson.

The 11 months old baby – BILLY – WILLIAM D. WOODALL – of Mr. & Mrs. James A. Woodall died 16 March 1922.

A BABY BOY of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Daniels died March 1922.

MRS. WILLIAM HOPKINS died 6 April 1922 at Soda.

MRS. PERCY GORTON, wife of Henry C. Gorton, died 9 April 1922. She was born at Draper, Utah 22 Sept 1880; burial 12 April 1922. She was the dau of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wm. Terry. Priscilla Adeal Terry was born at Draper, Utah 22 Sept 1880. She md.Henry Clay Gorton 27 Aug 1902. She leaves a husband, a father & mother, seven sisters & five brothers. Burial Mound Cemetery.

THE 4 YEAR OLD DAU of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Hamp died 6 May 1922, funeral 8 May 1922.

THOMAS COLLETT died 18 May 1922 at Burley, Idaho, age 54. Body brought to Soda Springs for burial. He is a son-in-law to Mr. & Mrs. Neils Anderson. Leaves wife, 4 sons & 4 daughters; several bro. & sisters.

INFANT DAU of Mr. & Mrs. Wm Tremeling died 20 May 1922; funeral 22 May 1922.

BABY OF MR. & MRS. EARL GILLETT died 20 May 922; born 20 May 1922; buried in Grace [Idaho]

JAMES SIBBETT, JR. of Grays Lake [Idaho] died 22 May 1922 of Soda Springs; buried in

Grays Lake. (Parents are James Sibbett, Sr. & Almeda Simmons Sibbett)

EDWIN PERRY of Cokeville (Wyo.) died 7 June 1922 at Soda hospital; buried in Cokeville.

JAMES “POP” SIBBETT, SR. of Grays Lake [Idaho] died at Soda Springs 22 June 1922, age 70. He was born in Franklin Co. Pa. 22 June 1852. He married Almeda Simmons in 1871. To this union 12 children were born, 7 boys 5 girls. Survivors: His wife Mrs. Almeda Sibbett and eight children:
Mrs. Geo. A. Lincoln – Twin Falls [Idaho]
Mrs. Bill Rose – Ogden [Utah]
Mrs. Bertha Rowberry – Twin Falls [Idaho]
Mrs. Della Corbet of Gray, Ida [Grays Lake]
Mrs. Della (sic) Wakeman – Gray [Idaho]
Hugh Sibbett of Gray [Idaho]
Sam Sibbett – Wayan [Idaho]
Earl Sibbett – Gray [Idaho]

JOSHUA JAMES CALL died 28 July 1922 at Pocatello [Idaho] at the home of his dau. Mrs. F. A. Allen. He was born in Ohio 75 yrs ago, 25 Jan 1847. He married Miss Rose Louise Atkinson, 23 Dec 1872 at Soda Springs, a girl of English dessent (sic). Eight of the ten children born to them are living:
Mrs. E. H. Harding Mr. James H. Call
Mrs. E. G. Norton Charles F. Call
Mrs. F. A. Allen
Mrs. Charles Nanney
Mrs. A. C. Anderson
Mrs. F. W. Christensen

Violet Jenkins & Fred Call died before & are buried in the Fairview Cemetery. A sister Mrs. James Cook of Calif. 1 bro. John S. Call. Funeral 29 July 1922; buried in Fairview Cemetery.

MABEL STOOR, dau of Mr. & Mrs. John Stoor, Jr. age 12 yrs, 11 mo. and 10 days, died 24 Aug 1922.in Soda. Funeral 26 Aug.

MRS LAURA M. (MAUDE EATON) TAYLOR, wife of LeRoy Taylor died 30 Aug 1922 eight miles from Soda at her home. Born 23 Dec 1890, she married LeRoy Taylor 29 Dec 1912. Funeral 31 Aug 1922; buried in Dails (sic) [probably Dalles], Oregon. She was born 32 yrs ago near Dalles, Oregon. Survived by a mother, Mrs. M. G. Eaton, two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Wirthmate & Mrs. Fred Christen and brother, Walter Easton in Oregon.

MRS. JAMES F. WOODALL died 30 Aug 1922. Funeral 1 Sept 1922. Vella Grace Davis Woodall was born at Malad, Idaho 10 Sept 1887. She married James F. Woodall 29 Jan 1907. Five children were born to them: James Franklin, Virginia Priscilla, Henry Gorton Woodall, Edith Louise and William Demas Woodall. Buried in the Mound Cemetery.

SARAH CASSIE MOORE, wife of CLINTON PIAR died 5 Sept 1922 at Soda. She was born 29 June 1891 in Soda Springs. She married Clinton Piar 29 July 1911 at the age of 20. Funeral 8 Sept 1922; survived by husband, parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Moore, & sisters, Mrs. Viola Lauritson & Mrs. Jessie McConkie.

9 MO. OLD BABY OF Mr. & Mrs. Wilford Anderson died at Alexander, Idaho 23 Sept 1922.

MRS. AMANDA STONE, age 70 yrs & 5 mo. died 18 Oct 1922; funeral 20 Oct 1922. Survivors Mrs. Sam Gagon, Ida L. Stone, Mrs. H. W. Kissler. Md. Henry P. Stone.

MRS. ALBERT EATON of Bancroft [Idaho], age 48 yrs, died in Soda 18 Oct 1922; survived by husband & daughter & one son, Lt. Roy Eaton in the U S army (sic).

4 BODIES removed from Davisville graveyard: Mrs. Wesley Davis & infant son who died 1909 were shipped to Richmond, Utah for re-interment. Two small children of Thomas Gunnell were shipped to Wellsville [Utah].

MRS. CHARLES W. HAVERCOST died 24 Nov 1922, age abt 28 yrs. Leaves 2 children, a boy age 20 months & a girl 7 yrs old besides her husband, mother, sisters & brother to mourn her loss. Body was taken to Iowa for burial.

1923

SIMON DIKE died Jan. 1923 at Soda Springs. Born at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois 3 Jun 1845. He married Martha E. Davis, sister of W. C. Davis. Survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. F. A. Moore. Funeral 9 Jan 1923.

THE INFANT CHILD OF Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Bell of Grays Lake [Idaho] died in Soda 11 Jan 1923

MRS. MODESTA JOSEFA LEONA ZABALA [or Zovola] died 11 January 1923 at her ranch home near Soda, age abt 42 yrs. Survived by a husband, and one adopted daughter. Funeral 14 Jan 1923; interment in the city cemetery.

ROBERT GORDON died Jan 1923, funeral 22 Jan 1923 at St. Charles [Idaho]; buried at St. Charles Cemetery.

ALBERT KNOLLIN, son of A.J. Knollin was instantly killed at Bethal, Kansas, near Kansas City, Sunday 10 Feb 1923. He was born in Chicago [Illinois] 22 yrs ago. Survived by his father & mother and brothers, Jam (sic) Knollin of Los Angeles and Loyal G. Knollin of Omaha, Neb. and a sister, Mabel Knollin.

BABY OF MR. & MRS. ARTHUR J. BELL died 12 ? Feb 1923 in Soda. Burial will be 15 Feb 1923. Mrs. Bell is the dau of Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Madsen

THE TEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Jensen of Grace [Idaho] died13 Feb 1923 at the Soda Hospital. Remains taken to Grace for burial.

Taken from the Herald, May 1885 and reprinted in the Soda Springs Chieftain10 March 1923.
E. J. Williams, operator of the hotel was shot by 11 yr old son of
J. W. Baker. Williams & Baker were quarrelling in the G. W. Gorton
Saloon and Bakers son got a revolver & shot Williams through the heart.

THE THREE YEAR OLD DAU of Mr. & Mrs. I. J. Densley, now a resident of Riverton, Utah, died 28 March 1923 (scalded)

ELLEN NORMA DAVIS, the 15 months old baby of Mr. & Mrs. Roy [or Ray] Davis of Davisville [Idaho] died 6 April 1923, age 1 yr 3 mo. 11 days.

C. W. GRAY died 18 April 1923 at Long Beach, Calif. while on a winter vacation. He is an uncle of Jack Minty.

MRS. JAMES PURDIE died 8 May 1923 at Pocatello [Idaho]. She is the oldest sister of the Lallatins (Chris & Joe). She is survived by her husband James Purdie, 4 daughters, Delma and her son, Robert. Funeral 12 May 1923 at Pocatello, age 54 yrs

JAMES PINKNEY “PINKEY” YORK, age 65 yrs 2 mo. died 9 May 1923 at Blackfoot, Idaho. [Originally showed 63 or 68 yrs, and then corrected it]. Buried in Fairview Cemetery 12 May in Soda Springs. Leaves 3 brothers: one brother Bryce lives in Blackfoot, Ida, another in Morgantown, N. Carolina and one in Virginia. He was born in N. Carolina.

INFANT SON of Mr. & Mrs. O. H. Brown died 10 May 1923. He was born 22 April 1923. Funeral 12 May 1923. He was O.H. Jr.

HYRUM S. CHERRY died 13 May 1923. He was born in Utah 1856. Survived by wife and 2 daughters: Mrs. Archbald (sic) and Mrs. Jack Gibbs & two sons Hale and Ted Cherry. Buried in the Grove City [Idaho] Cemetery.

DAVE E. BUTTERFIELD of Chesterfield, Ida died 17 May 1923 at Soda Springs hospital. Survived by a wife and seven children.

THE TWO MONTH OLD SON, DELL, of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Gillette of Conda [Idaho] died 6 Nov 1923. Buried at Grace [Idaho]

HYRUM MILES, oldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Dave Miles of Grace [Idaho] died 24 Nov 1923 at Soda Hospital. Survives (sic) by a wife & two small children.

HERCHEL HITCHCOCK, a native of Vermon (sic), age abt 25 yrs, was murdered by James Murphy near Alexander, Ida. Son of W. E. Hitchcock of Barre, Vermont. Funeral in Soda from Whitman Undertaking Parlor. Burial? [Note: no date was shown on this death notice – See below]

HERCHEL HITCHCOCK was murdered at Alexander [Idaho] 5 Dec 1923 by James Murphy. Hitchcock was a native of Vermont. His wife, Mrs. Clara Hitchcock & one child, 3 brothers survive. Body was buried here in Soda

SAM COWELL of Soda died 25 Dec 1923 at Soda hospital, a bachelor. The body is being held in the Whitman Undertaking Parlor awaiting the arrival of a brother from Oklahoma.

1924

MRS. JACK KUNZ died 6 March 1924 at Soda Springs. Survivors: husband & one daughter, Velma. Burial in Montpelier [Idaho].

MARVEL MILLWARD, 14 yr old dau of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Millward of Chesterfield [Idaho] died 1 April 1924.

MRS. JOHN VANZA of Lava Hot Springs [Idaho] died at her home 29 March 1924. She is the mother of C. W. Havercost of Soda.

ELMER GREEN of Grace [Idaho] died in Soda week of 10 April 1924. He leaves a wife & family.

WM. HARKNESS was shot – murdered- 1 May 1924 at Alexander [Idaho]. He was brought to the hospital in Soda where he died that night. The body of Wm. Harkness was buried by the county here in Soda.

DOUGLAS BALLS, son of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Balls died in Soda 4 May 1924. He was born in Soda Springs 4 Jan 1910. Buried 5 May 1924 in Soda.

MARION HAYES of Grace [Idaho] died 10 May 1924 in a farm accident. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Hayes, age 16 yrs. He was a student at Grace High school & was a freshman in school.

MELVIN P. BANKS, 20 year old son of D. A. Banks of Ivans (sic) [Ivins] ward, near Alexander [Idaho], died 13 May 1924 at the Soda Hospital. Buried in Spanish Fork, Utah.

MRS. JOE BLACKBURN died 13 May 1924. Amy Elizabeth Newman Blackburn was born at Ottumwa, Iowa 1 Oct 1887, age 36 yrs 7 mo. 13 days. Md. Joseph F. Blackburn 23 Dec 1908. Six children born to them. Survivors: husband & five children, Ethel, Walter, Helen, Nelda & Alice, a father, mother & 2 brothers. Ruth a dau died 16 April 1918. Those signing card of thanks: Joe F. Blackburn & family, Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Newman, Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Blackburn.

FRED CRANNEY LALLATIN, JR. of Star Valley [Wyoming] died 14 May 1924. Funeral 16 May 1924 at Afton, Wyo. He was born 7 Sept 1903 at Bedford, Wyo, age 20. Father was Fred C. Lallatin & mother Emma C. Lallatin, buried in Afton, Wyo. Survivors: mother, Emma C., sister Mrs. Lester Coy, Mrs. Carl Haderlie, Florence, Allie Rosina, & Loretta, Bro. Anthon, Frank & Duane.

MRS. KOVENE, 26 yrs old, & three little sons, age 4, 6 & 8 yrs were burned to death at Georgetown [Idaho], 24 May 1924. One little girl found alive.

HARVEY HUSTEAD, 21 yr old son of Mr. & Mrs. Jess Hustead died at the Enders Hotel, 16 June 1924. The body was taken to Buhl [Idaho] for burial.

DARRELL FLYNN NICHOLS, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Nichols died 16 June 1924 at Soda. Funeral 17 June; burial in Soda.

ANNIE MABLE WILSON, age 15 yrs, daughter of Dr. Wilson, died at the home of her father near Henry, Idaho, 21 June 1924. Funeral held 23 June 1924. Burial made at the ranch, near Henry.

GRAVES TRANSFERRED – The bodies of Captain H. Johnny Grant who died in 1862, Mary Anderson who died 1862 & the ten year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Dorset who died in 1875 were removed from their resting place near Steamboat Springs [Idaho] on Bear River to Soda Springs Cemetery 2 July 1924 [Note from Mrs. Gunnell – “There is more to the article in the paper (get a copy)].

CARL WILSON was fatally injured 3 July 1924 by falling from the top of the dam at Alexander [Idaho] to the bottom, about 100 feet. He was rushed to Soda hospital, but died that evening. His mother & other relatives live in Buhl [Idaho]. Mrs. M. D. Skinner, a sister from Montpelier [Idaho] accompanied the body to Buhle (sic) for burial.

MRS. R. J. HARLEY & infant son died 26 July 1924 at Soda Springs. She was born in Kingman, Kansas 5 Sept 1897. Funeral services were held in Soda 28 July 1924. Burial? Survivors: husband R. J. Harley & children of Denver, Colo.

THE INFANT OF Mr. & Mrs. Roy [or Ray] Larkin died 30 July 1924.

MR. J. C. TAYLOR, age 56, of Rock Springs, Wyo. died 31 July 1924 at Soda Hospital. Leaves wife & 2 sons, Jack & Chester. Burial ? Born in the state of Washington. Burial services were held at the Whitman Undertaker Parlor.

JAMES D. MORGAN, died at his home in Blackfoot [Idaho] 31 July 1924. He was born in Clover, Utah 40 yrs ago. Leaves 4 daughters, one son & 2 brothers. Interment in Blackfoot Cemetery.

GRANT MUIR, 16 yr old Chesterfield [Idaho] boy, died 3 Aug 1924 in the Soda Hospital after a fall from a (sic) automobile.

MRS. H. HALVERSON died 19 Aug 1924 at Grace? [Idaho]. Leaves a husband and one daughter. Body shipped to Salt Lake [Utah] for burial.

BARNARD OLANDER of Osdick, Calif. died in Soda Springs, Ida. 3 Sept 1924 from cancer. He was a native of Sweden. He was 60 yrs. 11 mo. 22 days old. He leaves a wife & 7 children. Funeral from the Whitman Undertaking Parlor; burial Soda Mound Cemetery.

MARJORIE “MARGEY” EVANS HENDRICKSON, 14 mo. old dau of Mr. & Mrs. L. P. “Peter” Hendrickson of Soda was drowned 11 Sept 1924. Body was taken to Newton, Utah for burial 14 Sept 1924,

MRS. JOHANNA JENSEN, 88 yrs, 8 mo. 22 days old, died 5 Oct 1924 at the home of her youngest dau, Mrs. Ella J. Horsley in this city. She was born in Dolby, Sweden 13 Jan 1836, a dau of O. P & Carrie Sandberg. She was the mother of nine children; seven are living. They are: N. F. Jensen, Mrs. Emma Moore of Soda, Mrs. Mary Bingham, Mrs. Matilda (Mrs. James) J. Horsley, Mrs. Olena J. Homer, Alfred Jensen and Mrs. Ella Horsley of Soda. 2 children preceeded (sic) her in death. Mrs. Clara Fife & Louis Jensen. Funeral held in Cornish, Utah 8 Oct 1924 and burial made there beside her husband who died in April 1917. She married Neils Jensen 21 April 1860.

THE LITTLE DAU, age 3 yrs, of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Sibbett of Gray’s Lake [Idaho] died 15 Oct 1904 (from twenty yrs ago colom (sic))

MRS. ELLEN E. WOODALL, wife of Christopher T. Woodall, Sr. died 20 Oct 1924. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. L. M. Doyle born in Missouri 7 Oct 1855. 69 years ago in Marys County. She moved with her parents to St. Clair Co. Mo. where she married Christopher J. Woodall in 1876. She & her husband came west 1882 in an emmigrant (sic) wagon.

The first 6 yrs of their life were spent on a ranch north of town [Soda]. Then they purchased the Stock Exchange Hotel & for 18 yrs she was hotel matron. Then they were management of the Idanha summer hotel.

Survivors: husband & seven children: Mrs. Minnie Barnard, Mrs. Joseph Gulick, Deamas A. Woodall, William H. Woodall, James F. Woodall, John Wallace Woodall, Christopher T. Woodall, Jr.

Two brothers & Two sisters also survive her. Funeral 23 Oct 1924.

LEO, 6 yr old son of I. B. Marley was shot & instantly killed by the father in an accident 22 Oct 1924. Survivors: father, mother, brother 18, sister 8.

DANIEL KEITH BROWN, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Mell C. Brown of Davisville [Idaho], died Nov 1924; funeral 30 Nov 1924.

LYDIA HOPE, the infant dau of Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Skinner died 4 Dec 1924 or 27 Nov. 1924. She lived just one hour.

WILLARD GROVES, 65 yrs old, died in Denver [Colorado], 9 Dec 1924. He was from Soda. He was a bachelor living on his ranch north of Soda.

1925

CHRISTOPHER T. WOODALL, died at Idaho Falls [Idaho] 19 Jan 1925. The remains was (sic) shipped to Soda Springs for burial in the Mound Cemetery 22 Jan 1925. Born in Missouri 10 Sept 1855. In 1876 he married Ellen E. Doyle. In 1882 the couple came west in an immigrant wagon. He was a prominent stockman & rancher. To him goes the credit of building the Stock Exchange Hotel. Survivors 2 daughters & 5 sons: Mrs. Minnie Barnard of Soda, Mrs. J. I Gulick of Idaho Falls, Demas A. Woodall of Logan [Utah], James F. Woodall of Hayward, Calif, Christopher T. Woodall, Jr. of Friday Harbor, Wash, Homer W. Woodall of Soda, John Wallace Woodall of Hayward, Calif.

ERNEST BRIGGS died 26 Feb 1925 near Soda Springs at Alexander [Idaho]. He was buried in Soda Mound Cemetery 2 March 1925.

FRANK M. BUTLER of Conda [Idaho] died 22 March 1925 at Soda Hospital. Born at Lyma (sic), Ohio 28 Feb 1871. He md Leora Facht. To this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Madge Panting. Funeral 24 March 1925 in Soda; burial in the Soda Mound Cemetery.

JOSEPH A. SWENSEN died 21 May 1925 at his ranch home north of Soda, age 52. Funeral 25 May 1925. Survivors: wife. Burial in Soda Springs Cemetery.

MRS. FRANK BABA died 5 July 1925. Hawaye Malooka was born in North Platte, Neb 21 Dec 1899. In 1919 was married [to] Frank Baba at Grace, Idaho. She and her husband were in charge of Enders Hotel. Survivors: husband, father and mother, 3 sisters & 3 brothers. Buried in North Platte 9 July 1925. Funeral 7 July in Soda.

GEO. HOBBS died 14 July 1925 at Franklin, Ida. Funeral 16 July 1925 Burial?

MARTIN STARK died 24 Aug 1925 at his ranch home northeast of Soda. He was born in Denver, Colo. 1861. He married Vina Kelsey at Paris, Ida 1905. 3 sons were born to this union, Raymond, Stephen, Elmer. Funeral 26 Aug 1925 in Soda. Burial in the Mound Cemetery in Soda. Leaves wife, 3 sons, 1 sister & 2 bro. Mrs. Helen Terry, Edgar & Norman Stark.

RAY, 7 yr old son of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Golay was killed 30 Aug 1925 (fell from a horse) near Soda. Funeral 2 Sept 1925 burial Mound Cemetery at Soda.

MRS. RUBEN AUSTIN died 11 Sept 1925. Maise Field Austin was born at Temple, Texas

11 March 1892. In 1919 she married Rubin (sic) Austin. Funeral was 12 Sept. 1925 at Soda; burial in American Falls [Idaho]. Survivors: husband, her mother & father, Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Field, three sisters: Mrs. G. W. Kerr, Mrs. Joe Hardyh, Mrs. R. R. Hayes; 2 brothers, D. Field & E. B. Field.

MRS. MARTHA DIKE, age 76 yrs, a sister of W. C. Davis, died 6 Oct 1925 at the home of her nephew, Don Balls, at Davisville [Idaho]. Martha Davis was born in Indiana 31 Dec 1847. She married Simon Dike 8 March 1866 at Sherman, Iowa. Survivors: one adopted dau, Mrs. Laura Moore. Funeral 8 Oct at Davisville, burial at Soda. Riley Davis is a bro.

VEDA, the 14 yr old dau of Mr. & Mrs. Neils Anderson of Central, Ida. died at the Soda Hospital 4 Oct 1925.

HAROLD THARPE, the 9 yr old son of Mrs. Olive Tharpe, died 17 Oct 1925 at Lago, Idaho.

VIOLA SWENSEN, 8 yr old dau. of Mr. & Mrs. A. Swensen of Cokeville, Wyo. died 24 Nov 1925 at Soda Hospital. Body was taken to Cokeville for burial.

A BABY GIRL of Mr. & Mrs. George & Myrtle Gardner Gorton died 6 Dec 1925. She was born 4 Dec 1925 at Soda.

MRS. HANNA YOUNG died 9 Dec 1925

WILLIAM THUET [unable to make out this name for certain] died 22 Dec 1925 in Soda. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota, 29 Dec 1925 beside his parents & bro. & sister.

FRANK EDGAR THIRKILL, JR. died 25 Dec 1925, Funeral 29 Dec 1925. He was killed in his farm home 2 miles north of Soda. (Murdered by Warren Lowery) He leaves a wife, Hattie Eva Jenkins Thirkill & one daughter, Donna Mae. Born in Thatcher, Ida 22 July 1893, he married Hattie Eva Jensen (sic) [Should be Jenkins] in Provo, [Utah] 4 yrs ago. Survived by parents, 4 sisters & 3 brothers. Mrs. Racheal Gilgen, Mrs. Lottie Panting, Mrs. Mollie Allred, Mrs. Burdick Barnard, Cora Plet Thirkill, Howard Thirkill & John Thirkill

WILLIAM CHESTER died 28 Dec 1925 at Soda at the home of his daughter, Lucy Marriott or

(L. S. Marriott), He was born in Crawle, England 3 May 1843, age 82 yrs. He lived in Eng. until he was 30 yrs of age. He & his wife & 3 children, Thomas, William & Charles came to America. His wife died 30 yrs ago. Other sons, James & Colin. Funeral 31 Dec 1925, buried in Soda Cemetery. Survived by 2 daughters and 4 sons: Mrs. L. S. Marriott, Mrs. F. M. Merrell, William H. Chester, Fred Chester, James Chester, Colin Chester

1926

LEONONIE, infant son of Mr., & Mrs. Jesse Law died 10 Feb 1926 in Soda. Buried in Paris, Ida (One of the twins) Born Nov 1925.

HANNAH CALDWELL died 20 Feb 1926 at the home of her grand daughter Mrs. Kenneth Gorton in Soda, age 83 less 3 months. She was born in Wales 20 March 1843. June 18, 1858 she married David Daniels. To this union was born 2 children, one of whom survives: he being a son living in Canada. In 1861 Mr. Daniels died. In 1864 she married Robert Caldwell. To this union was born 10 children, 8 of whom survive. In 1918 Mr. Caldwell passed away. Funeral 24 Feb 1926 at Soda; buried in Soda. Pallbearers were sons: Robert, Dan, John, Eli Sylvester & Sylvannus. Also surviving are two daughters: Rosella & Margaret.

JOHN WALTER HARRIS of Bancroft [Idaho] died at the Caribou Hospital in Soda, 23 Feb 1926; He was born in Richmond, Utah 25 April 1868. Surviving: a widow & 7 children; burial in Bancroft, Ida.

INFANT SON of Jesse Law died in Soda 20 or 21 Feb 1926, Born Nov. 1925. This is the remaining one of the twin boys. The other one passed away 10 Feb 1926. Buried in Paris, Ida

22 Feb 1926.

NEILS ANDERSON, age 90 yrs, died 4 March 1926 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Ida Collet at Burley, Idaho. He was born Egg Holm, Jutland, Denmark 3 Oct 1835. July 1963 he married Mary Christofferson. This was the first white couple married in the territory that is now Idaho. To this union were born 8 children. A C. Anderson, Mrs. Anna C. Rogers, Mrs. Lulu Larsen, Neils C. Anderson, Mrs. Mary Verham, David A. Anderson, Mrs. Ida Collet, Peter W. Anderson

Survived by his wife & the above children. Funeral 7 March 1926. Burial in Soda Cemetery.

SAM METCALFE died in Soda March 11 1926. He was born in England, age 41 yrs. Funeral in Soda 13 March 1926. Survivors: wife and six children.

JOHN S. SIEVERS died in Soda 4 April 1926. (Hanged him self (sic) in the hospital). A resident of Rock Springs, Wyo. Born in Germany. Age 63 yrs. Not married. Body was shipped to Twin Falls, Ida 5 April 1926.

ADELLA R. ALBISTON died 17 April 1926, age 58 yrs, at Meadowville [Idaho]. Funeral 19 April 1926 at Meadowville ward. Burial Richmond, Utah beside her husband. Children surviving are: Mrs. Lucy Skinner, George K., Asolpha, William and Albert Albiston.

MRS. WALTER STILES died at the Soda hospital 27 April 1926. Funeral 29 April 1926. Pearl Alice Stiles was laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery 29 April 1926. Pearl Alice Miller, youngest child of Thomas & Mary Miller was born in Southeastern Kansas 8 Dec 1889. When she was 18 she moved to Osceola Mo. Four yrs later she married Walter D. Stiles. 2 children were born Walter Doyal Stiles now 8 yrs old & Mary Alice Stiles, 3 yr old.

MRS. ANNIE WETZEL of Arlington, Oregon, an old time resident of Soda died week of 29 April 1926. She ran the Wetzel Hotel in Soda. 3 yrs ago she moved to Oregon to be with her son, E. J. Williams & family. Funeral in Soda 3 May 1926

W. H. POPE was killed at the Hotel Enders in Soda 1 May 1926, age 55 yrs, a native of Wyoming. He had cut his throat while insane & forced the policeman to shoot him in self defence (sic). Shipped to Wyoming for burial.

JOHN STOOR, SR. died 24 May 1926 in Soda Springs. He was born in Parton (sic), [Portom] Finland 1863, In 1883 he married Johanna Pituss. To this union 6 children were born. John, Matt, Emil, Mrs. Parley Kunz, August & Roy. Mrs. Johanna Stoor passed away in 1900 & a year later Mr. Stoor married Marie Vinburg & from this union was born Anna, Elsie, Edna, Lillian and Vern. This wife died 1918. His funeral was 25 May 1926. Burial in Mound Cemetery in Soda.

THE 4 MONTH OLD BABY of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mortisen of Central, Ida. died at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Homer Blackburn, in Soda, 31 May 1926. Funeral 2 June 1926 at Soda; burial in the Mound Cemetery at Soda.

ORIN COZZINS, 2 yr old son of Mr. & Mrs. William Cozzins of Raymond [Idaho] died 31 May 1926. Mrs. Cozzins was formerly Ally Wood of Soda.

LILLY BELL ANDERSON, age 49, wife of David Anderson died 28 June 1926 in Pocatello [Idaho]. Funeral 29 July 1926 in Pocatello, Body brought to Soda for a funeral & a burial 1 July 1926. Survivors: husband & 4 children, Mrs. Grace Johnson, Hoover, LeRoy, & Margaret.

EZRA CAMPBELL died at the home of O.I. Arnold in Soda 4 July 1926, age 62 yrs. Born in Bloomington [Idaho]; body taken to Fairview [Wyoming] for burial.

MRS. GEORGE WILSON of Gunnison, Utah died 4 Aug 1926. She was formerly Elizabeth Calkins, dau of Mr. & Mrs. O. B. Calkins. Survived by husband & a son, a year old.

THE 12 YR OLD SON of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Smith of Grace, Ida was instantly killed by lightning 2 Aug 1926. Funeral in Grace.

SARAH J. MEECH OLESON was born in England 16 April 1855; died at the home of her son, Leo Oleson near Henry [Idaho], at the age of 71 yrs, 3 mo. 16 days. 21 Feb 1879 she married Oliver Oleson. Mrs. Oleson was the mother of 5 children; 3 boys & 2 girls, all are living. Her husband died 13 Sept 1923. She has two aged brothers who live in the east, and a sister, Mrs. Bodger of Soda. The body was taken east for burial at Logan, Kansas.

GLADYS MARY ADAMS, 15 yr old dau of Mr. & Mrs. John Adams, died 2 Oct 1926 at the Soda Hospital. Funeral 4 Oct 1926; burial in the Mound Cemetery, Soda.

MRS. C. H. METSKER, wife of Charles Metsker, died 12 Oct 1926. Born 28 May 1893 at Beatrice, Nebraska. Nov. 11, 1913 she married Charles Metsker. She was the mother of 8 children, 7 of whom are living. Burial in the Mound Cemetery in Soda.

MRS. KEPLAR SESSIONS died 9 Oct 1926 at Salt Lake City [Utah] L.D.S. Hospital. Anna Sessions Call was born in Bountiful, Utah 20 March 1857 and was married to Keplar Sessions 1876 in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Funeral 10 Oct 1926 in Bancroft, Ida. Burial in the Chesterfield Cemetery where 3 of her children were buried.

S. S. STALKER of Cleveland, Ida died 5 Dec 1926 in Soda Springs. Sardius Smith Stalker, son of Alexander & Artencia Smith Stalker. He was one of the first six children born in the little pioneer hamlet of Franklin, Ida 26 May 1862, born in one of the log cabins within the fort. He married Dora Kelley of Springville, Utah. To this union 6 children were born; three at Franklin and three more at Gentile Valley [Idaho]. Survivors: wife and Mrs. Ireta McClellan, Philip, Fred and Donald D. Stalker; brothers and sisters – Wallace W., James T., Willard S., Alma S., Joseph B., Alvira Ellis, Theresa Shorten and Elizabeth Shorten. Funeral 8 Dec 1926 in the Presbyterian Church; burial in the Mound Cemetery at Soda.

1927

ALFRED G. FRYAR died at Bowden, Alta, Canada 19 Feb 1927. He was born at Ripley, Miss. He came to Soda with his parents when he was a child where he grew up. He married Minnie Sarver at Seamore, Ind. 1902. Burial at Bowden, Alta, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Fryar of Bowden, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Barnes of Soda and Mrs. Emma Allendorth of Mo. and five brothers: Mr. C. W. Fryar of Soda, Reed and Allen Fryar, Lee and Frank.

DELPHIN KARL KUNZ, son of John Kunz, Jr. and Mary Schmidt Kunz, died 24 Feb 1927. He was born 1 April 1917 at Bern, Idaho. He was the seventh child in the family of twelve children. Buried in Bern Cemetery 1 March 1927

W. F. OWEN, of Idaho Falls, died March 1927, age 73. Survived by 9 children: Mrs. Mary Calkins of Soda, William F. Owen, Mrs. Margaret Stoddard, Mrs. Lenora Salverson, Heber J. Daniel H., Leroy and Lorin.

GEORGE HORSLEY, son of Herbert H. Horsley died 28 March 1927 in Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Wm. Calkins is also a dau of Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Horsley.

MRS. A. LARGILLIERE died 29 March 1927 at the home of her dau. in Salt Lake City [Utah]. She was born in Walincourt or Wallincourt, France, 21 Feb 1851, 76 yrs ago. 8 Sept 1875 she married August Largilliere at Walincourt. To this union 2 children were born: Edgar & Mrs. J. H. Bailey, Jr. She was Catherine Roussiez. Funeral service in S. L. City 31 March 1927. Remains will be held in S.L. until burial vault may be erected in Soda Mound Cemetery where the body will be put for final resting place. Funeral in Soda 23 Aug 1927; burial in Soda.

MRS. A. C. RICH, dau of Mr. & Mrs. T. W. Horsley, Sr., died 30 March 1927 in San Jose, Calif. She was born in England 68 years ago. Survived by 3 sons: A. C. Rich, Jr., Newel and Franklin all of Los Angeles [California] and the following brothers & sisters Mrs. H. W. Mills, Mrs. William Fernandez, Mrs. M. M. Collins and Mrs. George B. Spencer, Mrs. J. E. Lau, Thomas W. Horsley and George S. Horsley.

MAYME E. KELLY, of Oakland, Calif died 3 April 1927. Mrs. Kelly, dau of Harry and Ida Dana Kelly, was born in Manston, Wisconsin 18 May 1895. She taught school in Soda 1918 & 1919. She married William J. Kelly of Soda 28 Jun 1919. She is survived by her husband and a dau. Vera Jeane. Mrs. Tom Corrigan, mother of Mr. Kelly, left for the funeral & burial in Calif.

MRS. JESSE LAW died 13 April 1927 in Soda. Audrey Perkins Law was born at Franklin, Idaho 19 January 1890. To this union was born 7 children; 4 boys, 3 girls; burial in the Paris [Idaho] Cemetery.

JOHN P. MADSEN, SR. died 17 April 1927 at Nampa [Idaho]. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Leonard Madsen, John P. Madsen, Jr., Mrs. Vina O. Bell, Mrs. Bertha Tilly, Mrs. Effie McCollum and Ralph G. Madsen. Funeral in Nampa; burial ? probably in Nampa.

MRS. BERTHA CHRISTOFFERSEN AANDAHL died 20 April 1927 at Presto, Idaho at the home of her son Sim Christofferson (sic). Buried in Soda Springs Cemetery beside her husband Christian Christoffersen. Funeral 24 April in Soda.

HENRY TIPTON, about 87 yrs of age, died 26 April 1927 in Salt Lake [Utah]. Mr. Tipton has a son at Payson, Utah and a daughter in Santa Ana, Calif. He is the father of Paul Tipton of Soda.

HENRY HEATH died 29 April 1929 at Salt Lake [Utah]. He is the father of Mrs. J. R. Muir.

FRED WESTBROOK died in Soda hospital 4 May 1927, age abt 25 yrs old. Leaves a wife & son in Grace [Idaho], a father in Kansas and a sister in Calif. Funeral and burial in Grace, Idaho.

ALMAN [OR ALMON] CRANE, the 12 yr old son of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Crane of Bennington [Idaho] died 6 May 1927 (killed accident (sic)), Funeral & burial at Bennington 8 May 1927.

JOHN A. ANDERSON died 21 May 1927 at Pocatello [Idaho]. Funeral 24 May in Pocatello. Body was shipped to Soda Springs for burial, 24 May. Mr. Anderson was born at Salt Lake City [Utah] 15 Sept 1874. Aug 17, 1911 he married Ivy Williams Jackson at Ogden [Utah]. Survived by widow and a dau – Mrs. Elizabeth Moore and two stepsons: Jay Jackson and Gale Jackson, also by one brother, Frank L. Anderson and the following sisters: Mrs. May K. Miers, Mrs. Elizabeth Rooker, Mrs. Emma Hawkes, Miss Sadie Anderson.

CLAYTON LALLATIN, 19 year old, died 1 June 1927 in Soda. He was born in Soda 30 June 1908 to Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Lallatin. He is survived by his parents and sisters, Mrs. Relia Nichols, Mrs. Janet McConkie, Irene and Vivian; brothers: Jay, Mark, Darrell & Keith. Funeral 5 June 1927; burial in Mound Cemetery.

PIERRE JOUGLARD died in Soda 16 June 1927, age 62. The body was shipped to Pocatello [Idaho] for burial. He was born in France 1 January 1865. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Martha Matherson and two nephews, Joseph Matherson & Joseph Jouglard.

MRS. FERN BYBEE NEAF died at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. V. Bybee at Meadowville [Idaho] 20 June 1927, Funeral 22 June 1927; burial in Mound Cemetery.

R.H. HACKING died 15 June 1927 at a hospital in Redonda (sic) Beach, Calif. Survivors are: Mrs. James Sibbett, Jr. of Wayan [Idaho], Richard Hacking, Earnest Hacking, Mrs. Grant Gilbert, Lester Hacking.

MRS. WM COLE died 17 July 1927 at the home of C. F. Metsker Ranch west of town [Soda]. Mabel Scoffield Cole was born in England 1893. 1915 she married Wm Cole. To this union 4 children were born. Funeral in Soda 19 July 1927. Body was shipped to Kaysville, Utah for burial.

LOUIS P. BEUS died 13 Aug 1927. Louis P. Beus was born in Piedmont, Italy 5 July 1849. He married Mary Terry of Uintah, Utah the fall of 1876. To this union 13 children were born; 9 of which are still living. E.M. Beus, Mrs. Iona Mikesell, Albert Beus, Mrs. Molbet (sic) (Molita) Densley, Rudith Beus, Mrs. Emma Hildreth, Wilburn Beus, Mrs. Wanda Pulver, Leslie Beus
Buried in the Mound Cemetery in Soda.

MRS. C. KINGSFORD, 60, of Downey, Idaho died 28 Aug 1927 in Soda. Buried in Downey. Survivors: Willard Kingsford, Leslie Kingsford, Carl Kingsford, Mrs. Hazel Pearson, Harney Kingsford, Mrs. Blanch Kirvonic, Albert Kingsford, Mrs. Dora Newbold, Leonard Kingsford

ELLA JENSEN HORSLEY, 49, wife of Harry Horsley of Soda died at the Soda Hospital 24 Sept 1927. She was born in Logan, Utah 1 July 1878. She married Harry Horsley 16 Oct 1901 in the Logan Temple. She was the mother of six children, 3 of which preceeded (sic) her in death. She is survived by husband, two sons, Earl & Farrel and one dau. Twila. Funeral 28 Sept 1927 at Soda. Burial in Soda Cemetery.

GEORGE F. KUGLER, 73, died in Idaho Falls [Idaho] at the home of his son, Dan F. Kugler, 25 Sept 1927. Survived by his son and one dau Mrs. Gladys Campbell and the following brothers & sisters: A. D. Kugler, Mrs. Bose (or Base), W. E. Kugler, Mrs. Leroy Stahl, R. H. Kugler, Mrs. Henry Stewart, Arthur Kugler
Body was taken to Sheffield, Iowa for burial.

WILLIAM WILEY CALL of Wayan, Idaho, son of Josiah Call & Henrietta Williams Call of Fillmore, Utah, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jane Stoor of Soda Springs, 26 Sept 1927. He was born at Fillmore, Utah 23 Feb 1858. In 1877 he married Melvina Eliza Pace in Bountiful, Utah. 1901 he moved to Wayan, Idaho where he live (sic) until death. Funeral services held in Soda Springs. Survived by wife and the following children:
Wiley Call, Mrs. Millie Crane, Howe Call, Mrs. Jane Stoor, Frank Call, Mrs. Myrtle Larsen
Two brothers – Cyril Call & Siley Call
One Sister Mrs. Columbia Loveland

THE 5 ½ MONTH OLD BABY of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. W. Boyer died 15 Oct 1927 in Soda. Baby was Shipped to Portland ?

JOHN MARRIOTT, 81 died 27 Oct 1927 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Jorgen Peterson at Roy [Utah?]. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa 24 Oct 1846. Crossed plains with his parents Mr. & Mrs. John Marriott. He married Alberta Spiers in 1870. She died. He married Elvira Cooper.

Buried at Plain City, Utah. He was the father of 12 children. The following survive him:
Willard Marriott, Mrs. Gay C. Rampton, Lorenzo Marriott [Soda], Vincent Marriott, Mrs. Ed. Whitman [Soda], Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Harry Hamilton, Ray Marriott, Emil Marriott, Mrs. Alberta Bingham

GEORGE E. GARDNER died in Los Angles (sic) 20 Oct 1927. He was 70 yrs old. Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery. He leaves a wife and 9 children, among whom are Mrs. George Gorton and Mrs. L. G. Strong of Soda & Ray Gardner of Montpelier [Idaho].

JOHN DUBAC, former resident of Grays Lake died 16 Nov 1927.

BISHOP HYRUM M. LAU of Soda, died 20 Nov 1927 at the Salt Lake Hospital [Utah]. He was born 57 yrs ago at Providence, Utah to D. F. & Dorothy Lau. Survivors: his widow & 4 children. Marjorie, Katherine, Kay and Jean Lau; 3 brothers: Daniel J., Joseph E., Arthur F. Lau; 5 sisters: Mrs. Louise Horsley, Mrs. Joe Torgensen, Mrs. Ann Dimick, Mrs. Walter Rose and Mrs. Emma Dimick. Body was shipped to Soda for funeral & burial 25 Nov 1927.

LESLIE BENNETT of Gentile Valley [Idaho] died 4 Dec 1927. Funeral services were held in Mound Valley & burial in Perry [Utah] Cemetery.

NORA LEE HILL, wife of Stanley A. Hill of Pegram, Ida died 7 Dec 1927 in Soda, age 38 yrs. Survivors – husband & 3 children; burial in Salt Lake City [Utah].

ED O’CONNER of Montpelier [Idaho] died 10 Dec 1927 in Soda. Body was taken to Montpelier for burial.

MRS. FLORENCE VAIL of Alpine, Wyo. died 16 Dec 1927 in Soda. She was 52 yrs old.

WILLIAM ENDERS died 18 Dec 1927 at Ender’s Hotel in Soda. He was born in Australia 1861. 1887 he came to Soda (a brother Theodore). He was buried in the Mound Cemetery in Soda.

GEORGE W. GOODHEART died 25 Dec 1927 in Caldwell, Idaho. Came to Idaho 1860, In 1862 he married a Fort Hall [Idaho] girl, Lizzie Pattee, a granddaughter of Frances Payette of the Old Hudson Bay Co. The wedding took place in Boise [Idaho]. Three yrs later she was drowned in Snake River. 1874 he married a cousin of his former wife, Julia Payette. She was killed by Indians a few years later. Abt 1880 he came back to this region and homesteaded on Slugg (sic) Creek [Idaho]. Later came to Soda engaged in the hotel & livery business. He married Lena Caldwell. Later moved to Snake River country. Funeral & burial at Caldwell, Idaho

WILLIAM H. BOHLSCHEID died 31Dec 1927 at Pocatello, Idaho. Buried in Mountainview Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. J. I. Minty of Soda & two sons, Harold & Curtis, four sisters & a brother. He was born 20 June 1869 at Council Bluffs, Iowa.

1928

MRS. W. V. BYBEE died 3 Jan 1928 at Soda at the home of her sister Mrs. Clara Bowler. She had resided at Meadowville [Idaho]. Survivors, her husband, and one son O. S. Bybee and 2 daughters, Mrs. Leman Smith & Miss Jennie and Sibel (sic), two brothers & three sisters – James Cutler, Sam Cutler, Mrs. Clara Bowler, Mrs. Robert Cole and Mrs. E. E. Batt. Funeral 6 Jan 1928. Buried in Soda Mound Cemetery. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Orsen Cutler.

BERTHA DANIELS died 9 Jan 1928, age 16. Bertha Eva Daniels was born 28 May 1911 at Pocatello [Idaho]. Survived by parents Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. (Daphine) Daniels, seven brothers & sisters. Funeral was 11 Jan 1928 at Soda; burial in the Mound Cemetery at Soda.

MRS. DAN ROWLEY died 17 Jan 1928. Lena Leota Potter Rowley was born in Hartford, Iowa 7 Oct 1876, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Whitmore. In 1892 she married W. F. Potter of Pocatello [Idaho] at Pocatello. To this union 4 children were born of whom 3 survive: Arthur Potter & Mrs. William Christopher & Mrs. R. B. Root. Mr. Potter died March 11 1905. 27 January 1913 she was married to D. H. Rowley of Soda. Funeral 20 Jan 1928. Burial in the Mound Cemetery in Soda. Survivors: children mentioned above, the husband, 8 step children and two sisters. They are Dan H. Rowley, Mrs. T. T. Marriman, Mrs. Winnie C. Lyon, two [the] step children are Mrs. Earl Smith, Mrs. Joe Wills, Mrs. Jess A. Edefson, Mrs. T. Stedman, Mrs. Buster Larkin, Mrs. M. Stedman, D. E. Rowley, H. B. Rowley.

MRS. ROE WHITE of Bancroft [Idaho] died 23 Jan 1928 at Soda. Daisy Dean Davis White, a daughter of William C. Davis was born at Riverdale, Ida 14 Sept 1883. She married Roe White 14 Oct 1903. Survivors: her husband and the following children: Mrs. Laverl Parnell, Mrs. Jack Parnell, Dean White, Margarette White; four brothers, William J. Davis, Albert C. Davis, Taylor Davis, & Wesley Davis; two sisters, Mrs. Don Balls & Mrs. J. C. Budrow [or Burdaw] Funeral in Soda

LAWRENCE MALONE died 1 Feb 1928 at Soda. Body was taken to Montpelier [Idaho] for burial.

THOS. J. COPPARD, nearly 78 yrs old, died Feb. 24, 1928 in Soda Springs. He was born in Maidstone, Kent County, England 10 April 1850. He married Josephine Murrin [or Currin] 1876. To this union three children were born, two of whom survive: Mrs. L. E. Shelp and Rene J. Coppard, also survived by wife. Funeral 27 Feb 1928. Burial in Soda Mound Cemetery.

LYNN O. GODFREY, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ruban (sic) Godfrey of Clarkston, Utah died in Soda 1 March 1928.

BERTHA J. WILSON, wife of F. M. Wilson, died 19 March 1928. She was born in Cresco, Iowa 9 Jan 1879. She married Mr. Wilson 27 yrs ago and was the mother of seven children, five of whom survive her. One son and a dau having died in infancy. Surviving children: Elmer, Earnest, Everett, Elden and Leo Roy, also her husband, one sister Mrs. Jack Brewer and four brothers, Ira, Frank, George and Fred Perkins. Funeral services held in Bancroft [Idaho]. Interment was in Soda Springs Cemetery, (Father, Perkins, Frank, Mother Kennedy, Clara)

DOROTHY JEAN, the 8 month old dau of Mrs. J. M. Lau died 11 April 1928. Funeral 13 April 1928.

JAMES STRACHAN died 16 May 1928. He was born in Farglen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 20 April 1852. He married Ruth M. Atkinson 15 Oct 1878. 5 children were born to this union; 2 survive. They are Mrs. H. F. Pickren of Soda and Allen G. Strachen (sic) of Pocatello [Idaho]. Also a wife survives. Funeral 19 May 1928. Burial in the Mound Cemetery in Soda. In 1886 he organized the Union Sunday School of Soda for the Presbyterian Church. 1895 was the main factor in building the present Presbyterian Church. He was the first probate judge of Caribou County.

JAMES BOWMAN, age 87, died at the home of Niels Anderson, in Old Town or Lower Town 31 May 1903. Funeral 2 June 1903, buried in Mound Cemetery. He was born in Manchester, England 19 Feb 1816. In 1840 he was baptized into the Mormon Church in river Irwell. In 1861 he emigrated (sic) to America. The following winter he joined the Morrisites on the Weber River 4 miles from Ogden [Utah]. His wife was shot and killed there. In the spring of 1863 he came to Soda Springs with a party of Morrisites under the protection of General Connar (sic) & his troops, settled in part of Soda Springs known as Old Town. He kept a small general store in that part of town. He had no relatives in this county. [From a 25 years ago section June 1928]

ALPHONZO SORENSEN died 13 June 1928 at the Caribou Hospital in Soda

MRS. CLAIR ROOT of Soda was killed in a car accident 18 June 1928 at Rawlins, Wyo. Buried at Shelton, Nebraska.

JOHN PETERSON died 22 June 1928, (age abt 60) and a bachelor – a native of Denmark. Funeral 25 June 1928. Buried in Mound Cemetery.

ARCHIE BOWMAN, Chesterfield [Idaho] farmer, died 5 July 1928 (age 53) in Soda. Taken to Chesterfield for burial.

WILLIAM NORMAN WILSON, son of Dr. & Mrs. W. J. Wilson died at the Wilson ranch 29 June 1903 (Age 23) [From 25 yrs ago July 1928 paper.]

MARY CHRISTOFFERSON ANDERSON, age 80, died 13 July 1928. Funeral 18 July 1928. Buried in the Mound Cemetery in Soda. She died at the home of her dau Mrs. Henry Verham of Soda. She was born in Denmark 20 July 1847. Came to U.S. 1857 resided in Iowa until 1859 when she came to Utah with her parents. 13 June 1862 she was shot by a cannon ball loosing (sic) her chin. 1863 she and Niels Anderson were married in Soda Springs in Old Town, the first wedding known to take place in the Territory of Idaho. Mrs. Anderson gave birth to 13 children, eight of whom are living – the oldest being Mrs. Abe C. Anderson of Soda, Mrs. Lula Larson, Mrs. Mary Verham of Soda, Mrs. Ida Collett of Burley [Idaho], Mrs. Anna Rogers of Spokane, Wash., Nels Anderson of Nevada, David and Peter Anderson of Pocatello [Idaho].

GENE FORMAN, dau of Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Forman, died 15 Aug 1928 at the Clarence West home, age 2 yrs 3 mo. Funeral from the West home 16 Aug; burial in Soda Mound Cemetery. Grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. George Nelson of Soda & Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Forman.

JAMES ? M. BURRELL, of Utah, died 1 Sept 1928, age 32 yrs. body shipped (sic) to his home for burial.

GALEN ELWOOD MADSEN, son of Mr. & Mrs. Grant C. Madsen, died 2 Oct 1928 in Blackfoot [Idaho]. Funeral 4 Oct 1928 at Soda; burial in Soda Mound Cemetery. Mrs. Madsen is the dau of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Davis of Soda.

MRS. CALVIN A. JENNE died 3 Oct 1928 in Soda; funeral 7 Oct 1928. Miss Ida Wettstine was born in Berne, Switzerland 12 Sept 1897. Her mother died when she was 3 yrs old. She came to the U.S. 1903 with her father. She came to Soda and met & married Calvin A. Jenne in Preston, Ida. 16 Oct 1920. Buried in Soda. 2 children were born Calvin A. Jr. & Keith A. which both survive her. Also her husband & brother Daniel Jr. & Ernest & sisters Mrs. Lester Campbell & Mrs. Ollie Boyle & Mrs. Theo Merrill.

BARNEY ROLAND died at the home of his sister Mrs. W. Patterson at San Marcos, Texas 10 Oct 1928. Barney was known in the early days as “The Orphan Kid”. He was born in Texas in 1861.

JOHN WALTON of Auburn, Wyo. died here in Soda 11 or 18 Oct 1928. Body shipped to Auburn for burial.

A.J. GRONEWALD died 22 Oct 1928 at his home in Mosier, Oregon. The funeral was 24 Oct 1928 at Dalles, Oregon. Burial at the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr. John Almond Gronewald was born in Faribault, Minn. 4 Nov 1886, the son of Herman & Rosina B. Gronewald. He was a twin. He was superintendent of schools at Soda Springs until January of this year. He leave (sic) a widow, Stella, & four children – Anita, Jeane, Gale & Harry Lee Gronewald, his mother, Mrs. Rosina Gronewald & three sisters Mrs. E. Jaklin, Mrs. E. J. Beckley, & Mrs. H. W. Wilson & three brothers, A. J. Gronewald W. F. & A. E. Gronewald.

AUGUST LARGILLIERE died 7 Nov 1928 in Salt Lake [Utah]. Body was shipped to Soda for burial. Funeral 11 Nov 1928. He was born in Wallincourt, France in 1848. In 1875 married Catherine Roussiez. They came to America, located in Wyo. after 4 yrs came to Soda Springs. (Mrs. Largilliere preceded him in death: survivors are a son, E. Largilliere and family of Soda and a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Bailey of Salt Lake City.)

MRS. JAMES S. PARKER of Salt Lake City [Utah] died 16 Nov 1928 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Fehn. Survivors: husband & eleven children – 2 sisters Mrs. Israel Call, Mrs. C. J. Anderson of Soda, & 2 brothers Chester & Emery Davids both of Chesterfield [Idaho]

MRS. H. W. WOODALL, nee Margaret Watson “Dollie”, died 17 Nov 1928 in Soda. Dollie Woodall was born in Salt Lake City [Utah] 28 June 1891, a dau of James & Amelia Watson. The only girl in a family of nine children, she came to Soda with her parents in 1903 at the age of 12 yrs. She married Homer Woodall, the son of C. T. Woodall, 30 June 1914. To this union were 2 sons, Homer, Jr., age 13 ½ yrs & Max, age 9. Burial in the Mound Cemetery at Soda. Survivors: husband Homer W. Woodall & 2 sons, her father James Watson & one brother, Claud Watson.

L. P. LARSON, pioneer of Logan [Utah] died 22 Nov 1928. He is the father of O. P. Larson of Conda [Idaho] and Fred Larson of Soda.

MARY ANN DEVERIDGE “Aunt Polly” died 2 or 3 Dec 1928 at the home of Josephine Ronbeck, age 88 yrs 7 mo. 2 day (sic). Funeral 4 Dec 1928, Burial in Soda Mound Cemetery.

DR. J. H. HUBBARD, of Grace, Ida. died 5 Dec 1928 at Grace. Survivors: widow, Charlotte Hubbard, two children, Isom & Clara – five sisters, Mrs. Jenny Lloyd, Malinda Merrell, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Gwenn Redford & Julia Barker. The following brothers: Joseph Hubbard & Alma Hubbard. Funeral 7 Dec 1928. Buried in Salt Lake City [Utah].

EZRA MEEKER died Dec 1928.

HENRY P. STONE of Riverside, Calif., one of the first residence (sic) of Soda Springs, died at a hospital in Riverside 8 Dec 1928. Funeral 10 Dec 1928. Burial was in Oliverwood Cemetery. Mr. Stone was the father of Ida P. Stone of Soda.

MR. JACOB BRENISHOLZ died 9 Dec 1928 at Soda. He is the father of Mrs. Ralph H. Kelley, editor of this paper [Soda Springs Chieftain]. Funeral 14 Dec. The body was taken to Edgemont, S. D. for burial. Born in Bavaria, a province of Germany 18 Jan 1864, 1887 he married Elizabeth Trier.

MRS GEO. ROSE, of Wilmington, Calif. died Dec 1928.Mrs. Rose was the mother of Mrs. Wilburn Beus.

JESUS VASQUEZ, Mexican, died 16 Dec 1928 in jail in Soda.

1929

NATHAN RICKS of Rexburg [Idaho] died at the L.D.S. hospital in Idaho Falls [Idaho] 1 Jan 1929 from a car accident. Burial in Rexburg Cemetery.

CHRISTOPHER PANTING, 77, native of England, died 6 Jan 1929. He was born in Gloucestershire, Eng. In 1850. Survivors: his widow, Lina Panting & the following children: Mrs. Fannie Hudson, Mrs. Elizabeth Hadley, Mrs., Eva Prehn, Mrs. Albert Beus, Russell Panting, Del Panting, Mrs. Kenneth McClellan, Mrs. Henry Burgin, Chris B. Panting & Worthing B. Panting. Service 9 Jan 1929. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.

DAVE MONROE died at his home in St. Anthony, Ida. died 27 Jan 1929. His sister Mrs. C. E. Foster left Soda to attend the funeral. Funeral services held 31 Jan 1929 in St. Anthony. Survivors: his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Dixon, Mrs. Joe Howard, Mrs. Alice Thirkill, three brothers & two sisters, W. C. Monroe, Brig Monroe, James Monroe, Mrs. C. E. Foster, Mrs. H. Durney, Mrs. Bert Clements.

MRS. CLIFFORD M. HADERLIE of Star Valley [Wyoming] died Feb 7, 1929 in Soda. Burial in Star Valley.

MRS. MOLLY THIRKILL ALLRED, wife of Fred H. Allred, died 8 Feb 1929. Funeral & burial 12 Feb in Soda. Mrs. Allred was born in Thatcher [Idaho] 8 Aug 1895, the dau of Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Thirkill, Sr. Survivors: her husband & three sons, Virgil, Jay & Richard, her parents & the following brother & sisters: Howard, Jack, Mrs. Russell Panting, Mrs. Burdick Barnard, Mrs. Cora Smith, Mrs. Carl Gilgen.

MISS LENOR MUIR died in Butte, Montana 20 Feb 1929, a dau of Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Muir. Funeral was held in Soda Springs 24 Feb 1929. Burial in Mound Cemetery. Mary Lenor Muir was born 27 Nov 1898 at Grays Lake. Surviving: her parents & the following brothers & sisters, Mrs. E. H. Wakeman, Mrs. A. B. Cooley, Mrs. W. C. Hahm and J. R. Muir & Reed Muir.

WILLIAM ISAAC SMITH died at the Caribou Hospital in Soda 23 Feb 1929. He was born in Pine Bush, Orange Co., New York 13 Dec 1869, the son of Ezra & Dorothy Jane Smith. He married Florence Johnston 16 Dec 1918. His father, mother & one brother & two sisters preceeded (sic) him in Death (sic). Survivors: his wife, following brothers & sisters, Francis N. Smith, Mrs. Anne Fleming, Mrs. Carrie Jansen. Funeral held 25 Feb in Soda. Burial in the Mound Cemetery.

DEAN MONROE WHITE, nine yr old son of Roe White of Bancroft, Ida died 21 March 1929 at Bancroft. Burial was in the Soda Cemetery.

WILLIAM R. LARKIN died ? April 1929. He was born in Salt Lake City [Utah] 4 March 1856. Survivors: his widow Dora Woodhead Larkin & the following children – Mrs. H. E. Thatcher, Mrs. Cora Thatcher, W. R. Larkin and Mrs. R. H. Wheat, 10 grandchildren, the following brothers & sisters: Mrs. Mary Lawrence, Mrs. L. P. Brown & C. F. Larkin. Funeral 8 April 1929 at Thatcher [Idaho].

JANE SMITH, dau of Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Smith died 7 April 1924 at the home of Ernest Smith. She was born at Thatcher, Idaho 12 July 1914. Funeral 9 April 1929 at Soda. Burial in the Mound Cemetery in Soda.

INFANT SON of Eli Lund died at Cokeville, Wyo. April 1929.

STRATFORD WILLIAM HORSLEY “STRAT”, 28, died 22 April 1929 at the Caribou Hospital in Soda Springs. He was born at Henry, Idaho 22 Dec 1901 to Mr. Geo. Horsley & Nell Campbell. Funeral 25 April 1929 and burial in Mound Cemetery at Soda. Survivors: his parents & following sisters: Mrs. Anna Lewis, Mrs. Marguerite Hansen, Miss Marjorie & Rhea Horsley.

MRS. IDA MAE POULSEN of Provo, Utah died at her home 28 April 1929. She was a sister of Geo. S. Horsley.

MRS. SOPHIA HORSLEY, widow of the late Thos. Wm. Horsley & a native of England died at Paris, Idaho. Funeral at Paris. Thos W. & George S. Horsley & Mrs. Laura Lau were listed among the surviving children. [No date shown]

KAY C. BOWLER, son of Mr. Chas. Bowler and Milda Hopkins Bowler, died 24 April 1929 at Soda Springs. He was born 7 April 1929 at Soda Springs. Buried in Fairview Cemetery.

JAMES MOORE died 25 May 1929 at his home in Soda. Funer (sic) held 28 May at Soda. Burial in the Mound Cemetery. He was born at Willard, Utah 18 Dec 1861 to Hezekiah D. & Mary Moore. He married Emma Jensen of Trenton, Utah at Soda Springs by David Wright 25 May 1880. Their only child, Albert Franklin Moore was born 1881. This son died in 1921. Survivors: his wife Emma Moore and an adopted daughter Leona Gordon, two brothers Jesse Moore, Dan Moore, a half brother Fred Moore, 8 grandchildren.

ARCHIBALD BURNS COOLEY died 16 May 1929 at Red Lodge, Montana. He married Lucy Tucker Muir, 20 April 1913 at Red Lodge. They had four children, two survive, Ruth Lenor & Phillip Archibald. Mr. Cooley was a native of Eagle, Neb. where he was born 50 years ago. (Buried in Montana)

MRS INGRID GRAHAM, 90, died 19 May 1929 at the home of her dau Mrs. David Miles, at Grace [Idaho]. Widow of Nels Graham. She was born in Sweden 4 Feb 1839. Burial in Mink Creek Cemetery [Idaho]. Survivors: four children, Mrs. David Miles, J. N. Graham, Annie Walker, Hilda Schuck.

CHAUNCY FROST died at an Ogden [Utah] hospital 6 June 1929 of Spinal Meningitis.

MRS. GEO. ELLIS, SR. died at the family home south of Soda 5 June 1929. Funeral 9 June. Susahannah May Trappett was born in Morgan City, Morgan, Utah 19 Nov 1879. She married George W. Ellis 22 Dec 1898. Seven children were born to this union, one, Josie, died in infancy. Funeral services 9 June 1929. Burial in the Mound Cemetery. Survivors: her husband, father, stepmother, two sisters, one brother, four half-sisters, three half-brothers. The following children, George W. Jr., Charles Howard, Ira B. and John W., Homer E., Edna Mable Law.

ELMER DUBRY, 18, son of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dubry died June 1929 in Los Angeles, Calif. (drowned)

CLAUDE RAY OWENS, 34, died 1 Jul 1929 at Conda, Idaho. Funeral service held 3 July 1929 at Conda. Burial in Mound Cemetery. Survivors: his widowed mother & a bride of only one year.

MRS W. L. ORTON of Chesterfield [Idaho] died 5 July 1929. Funeral in Soda & burial in Mound Cemetery in Soda. Elozia Davis Orton was born 5 May 1898 at Davisville [Idaho], a daughter of A. C. & Laura M. Davis. She married W. L. Orton 7 Jan 1925. To this union two daughters were born, Roma, two yrs old and an infant dau Gwen, born three weeks ago. Other survivors are: her husband, her parents, Mr. & Mrs. A.C. Davis, following brothers & sisters, Mrs. Leah Williams, Mrs. Dora Weatherman & Clarke, Reese, Gean & Nolan Davis.

HOMER NEILSON, 20, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Neilson died 16 July 1929 at the Caribou Hospital in Soda. He was born in Bear River City, Utah 7 Sept 1909 or 1908. Survivors: his parent (sic) three sisters, 4 brothers. Funeral 18 July 1929 in Soda. Burial in Fairview Cemetery in Soda.

ALLIE GRONEWALD, twin brother of the late A.J. Gronewald was drowned in the Deschutes river (sic), Mosier, Oregon 14 July 1929. Jerrold, son of Allie Gronewald, 12 yrs of age, was also drowned 14 Jul 1929 in the Deschutes River.

SAM GILLETT, 59, of Declo, Idaho, formerly of Soda died July 1929

MRS. LOUISE DUBACH, 72, of Grays Lake died Aug 1929. She was born in Boltigen, Switzerland 13 Jan 1857. In 1878 she married Gottlieb Dubuch. To this union eight children were born. The husband died 11 Jan 1878. Four of the children preceeded (sic) the mother in death. Those surviving: Dave, Henry and Ezra Dubach & Mrs. E. S. Schneider. Funeral services were 27 Aug 1929 at the Grays Lake ward house.

ERVIN (BUD) DAVIS, 14, son of Mrs. & Mrs. Taylor Davis died 29 Aug 1929 in Soda Springs. Funeral 1 Sept 1929.

MRS. BEATRICE ROSE VOGEL, dau of Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Rose of Santa Monica, Calif. died 10 Sept 1929 in Calif.

MILDRED EVANS of Bancroft [Idaho] died 17 Sept 1929 at Soda hospital.

FRANCES WEAVER, 6 yr old dau of Mrs. & Mrs. Budd Weaver, died 18 Sept 1929. Services 20 Sept 1929. She was born 3 Sept 1923 in Soda Springs. Survivors: her parents & three sisters, Nellie, Cleone and Wanda; one brother Max.

J. P. WANAMAKER of Inkom [Idaho], formerly of Soda died at the Pocatello [Idaho] hospital. Sept 1929. Funeral at Pocatello.

DORIS GERTRUDE ROGERS of Conda [Idaho], 2 ½ yr old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Rogers was drowned in Conda 1 Oct 1929. The body was taken to Paris [Idaho] for burial.

DORA K. STALKER died at the home of her son, Donald Stalker, at Blackfoot [Idaho] 18 Oct 1929. She was born at Springville, Utah 3 March 1865 a daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Kelly. She married Sardius Smith Stalker of Franklin, Idaho 14 Sept 1887. Children – Ireta, Philip, Fred, Donald, Jerome and Scott.

She is survived by four children, Mrs. Ireta McClellan, Philip, Fred & Donald; two sisters & two brothers – Tillie Stalker, Sadie McTavis, Thomas R. Kelly and Arthur N. Kelly. Funeral services held 23 Oct 1929 at Soda. Interment was in Soda Mound Cemetery beside her husband who preceeded (sic) her in death three yrs previous.

JACOB NEWMAN, 77, died 23 Oct 1929. Funeral services 25 Oct 1929 at Soda. Interment in the Mound Cemetery. He was born near Ottumwa, Iowa 19 Sept 1852, the son of David & Adaline Newman. He married Frances L. Taylor of Ottumwa 22 March 1884. Survivors: his widow Frances C. Newman & the following children: Alfred T. Newman, Everett R. Newman, Mrs. Amy Blackburn, who preceeded (sic) him in death, two brothers & two sisters.

MRS ETTA P. BLACKMAN, 55, house keeper in the Everett Newman home, died Oct 1929. Funeral services 25 Oct 1929. Burial in the Mound Cemetery. Survived by several children.

JOSEPH COUMERITH, 79, died in Salt Lake City [Utah] 27 Oct 1929. He was a native of Alsace, Loraine, France. He married Emma Sedgwick abt 55 years ago. Survivors: his widow & four children, Mrs. J. B. Woods, John H., Berton J. and Mrs. Philo Darnell. Funeral in Blackfoot [Idaho].

GEORGE BLACKBURN, 67, died 2 Nov 1929 [in Soda]. Funeral was 4 Nov 1929 in Soda. Buried in Mound Cemetery. He was born in Richardson Co., Nebraska 10 April 1862, the son of George W. & Jane Blackburn. He married Minnie Russell 4 Feb 1886. Eight children were born to this union. The youngest baby daughter died in infancy and John died 9 Oct 1918 in the World War. Survivors : his widow Minnie Blackburn, two daughters, Mabel Elston & Myrtle Campbell, four sons Earl, Joe, Ben & Chester; one twin brothers (sic) , Joe Blackburn, one sister, Lydia Dody.

FERDINAND RUSSELL, 94, a native of New York state died 6 Nov 1929. Funeral services 8 Nov 1929. Interment in Mound Cemetery. He was born 16 Aug 1835 in New York state. He married Sarah Armstrong 30 Dec 1857. Eight children were born to this union, four of whom preceeded (sic) him in death. Mrs. Russell died January 17, 1899. The living children are: Mrs. Nellie V. Blackburn, Mrs. Minnie O. Blackburn, Aldon Russell & Charles H. Russell.

ROY H. PECK died at Mackay, Idaho 3 Nov 1929. Funeral services were held at Ogden [Utah] 6 Nov 1929. He was born in Salt Lake [Utah] 24 March 1872. Survived by his widow & two sons: Vern & Horace; brothers & sisters, Leo Peck, Frank Peck, C. W. Peck, Mrs. Sadie Cannon, Mrs. Effie Eldredge.

JAMES “JIMMY” WATSON died 8 Nov 1929 at the general hospital in Salt Lake City [Utah]. Burial in Salt Lake. He was born in Salt Lake 14 March 1845. He married Amelia Balser 50 yrs ago. Nine children were born to this union. All, with the exception of one son, Claude L. had preceeded (sic) their father to the grave. Mrs. Watson died here in Soda in 1915. Survivors: one son, Claude L., two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Woodall & Mrs. C. J. Bell.

THOMAS FRANCIS HAGGERTY, 64 yrs, 1 mo. 8 day, died 20 Nov 1929 at his brothers (sic) home in Meadowville [Idaho]. Funeral 23 Nov in Pocatello [Idaho]. Burial in Pocatello. He was born in Dakota Co., Minnesota 12 Oct 1865, the son of Patrick & Mary Haggerty. He was unmd (unmarried). Survivors: a brother, J. P. Haggerty, a sister, Mrs. J. P. Hayes; follow (sic) nephews, Thomas, Edwin, Earl F. & Harold.

LEROY BEUS, 8 mo old son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Beus was killed in an auto accident near Salt Lake City [Utah] 17 Nov 1919. Funeral 20 Nov 1929. Burial in Mound Cemetery.

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