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Died at Stayton, Or., June 18, 1909, Mrs. Clara Plaster, formerly of Eugene. The remains will arrive in this city Sunday afternoon and will be taken at once to the I.O.O.F. cemetery for interment. Rev. J.S. McCallum will have charge of the services. Deceased leaves a husband and three daughters and once son, Roy Boyd, by a former husband. She was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Lowry, of this city.-From the Oregon Daily Guard

James Wilson Miller, 2nd son of Samuel and Jeanetta [née Wilson] Miller, was born in the bounds of Rockbridge County, Virginia. His parents were both from early pioneer family of the region. At the age of seventeen, James' family emigrated west; first to Clinton County, Indiana and then two years later to Scotland County, Missouri.In 1860, James moved back to Indiana. Here he met and married Miss Mary Agnes Lackey on February 6th 1862. Mary Agnes was the daughter of John and Mary Weir [née...

Wm W. Jenkins born August 1, 1838 in Nelson county, Kentucky; son of Jeremiah and Margaret Jenkins, natives of Kentucky. William spent his early life in working upon his father's farm. He was married August 4, 1859 to Sarah E. Mayfield, native of Kentucky and daughter of Wesley and Jane Mayfield. He moved to Missouri in 1861, looking at first in Scotland county. In 1867 he removed to Saline county, where he remained but one year and then settled in Carroll county, on section 33, where he now...

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire, Wis., for Veronica E. "Babe" Bauch, 85, who died Monday at St. Benedict's Center. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Eau Claire.Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Golden Funeral Home, Eau Claire, Wis., and one hour before services Thursday at the church in Eau Claire. Local arrangements were by Williams Funeral Home.Veronica Bauch was born Nov.18, 1908, in Eau Claire, Wis., to Frank and Mary...

Arthur O. Oien, 704 Ferry Street, died Monday morning at the Luther Hospital at the age of 28 years. He is survived by his widow and two children; his father and mother; two brothers, Joseph and Elmer and one sister, Dorothy.Mr. Oien attended Eau Claire High School and State Teachers' College and was employed for several years at the Northern States Power Company.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church, the Rev. C. E. Nestande officiating.
 The body may...

"Requiem Mass on Saturday. Requiem Mass Sung Saturday for Mrs. Mary McGinnis".Requiem mass was sung Saturday morning for Mrs. Mary Ellen McGinnis, who passed away Thursday morning, by Rev. Fr. Madigan, assisted by Rev. Fr. Burke of Everett, at St. Cecelia's Catholic Church at East Stanwood. Mrs. Annie Weinman sang "Ave Maria" accompanied on the organ by Mrs. John Bagnell and violin by Mrs. George Gagner of Seattle. Mrs. Bagnell and Mrs. Gagner accompanied the choir throughout the singing of...

James McGinnis's Obituary:James McGinnis, aged 64 years, died at Florence on Dec. 23rd, 1914. The deceased was born at Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. On July 3rd, 1883, he as married to Mary Ellen Donahoe in Chicago, Illinois and in 1891 came to Florence where he resided up to the time of his death.He leaves to mourn him, widow, three sons, Thomas, James, John , and one daughter, Agnes, one sister, Mrs. P. Fitzpatrick, and four brothers, Patrick, John, and Arthur of Seattle and Hugh, of...

Wherlie (Mrs. Mina), 89, died Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock at the home of her son Al A. Wherlie, 211 Whipple street, after a lingering illness. Private Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence the Rev. A. M. W. Wahl officiating.Interment will be in the German Lutheran cemetery. The body may be viewed at the residence from 11 o'clock a.m. Thursday until the time of the funeral. Mrs. Wherlie is survived by two sons, Al A. of this city , and Otto Yopes...