Thomas Darroch, a young man who for some time had been
employed at Easterlings Undertaking Parlors, died last
night. He came to Phoenix from Detroit Michigan more
than three years ago. He was then in ill health.
There was for a time improvement in his condition but
a couple of weeks ago he began failing again. He was
twenty eight. He has a brother and mother living at
Sidney Manitoba and a brother at Mount Forest, Canada.
No arrangements have been made yet for the funeral.
GEORGE W. DECKER
February 6, 1903
George W. Decker died in this city Saturday morning of
tuberculosis of the bowels. He was thirty eight years old
and came here about three months ago from Guthrie Oklahoma.
He was born in Beardstown, Illinois, moving from there to
Kansas and then to Oklahoma about ten years ago. His brother
Henry A. Decker, came here from Galveston to take care of
him and another brother, John A. Decker of Russell County
Kansas arrived here yesterday morning to attend the funeral
which was held from Easterling's parlors at 3 o'clock.
Rev. R.A. Rowland officiated.
MRS. H.A. DIEHL
September 4, 1903
Mrs. H.A. Diehl of this city died yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock at Iron Springs. Her death was very sudden and
entirely unexpected here, although she had been ill for the
last two months. She had been improving till last week when
she began to grow worse and on Monday, Mr. Diehl received
word that at this season she would be better off at her home
in Phoenix so he wrote back that he would have the house in
order and ready for her return tomorrow morning. Yesterday,
he received a message that Mrs. Diehl was very much worse and
asking him to go to Iron Springs this morning, which he
arranged to do till later, in the afternoon he received a
second message informing him of her death. The body will be
brought down on this morning's train. No arrangements have
yet been made for the funeral.
Mrs. Diehl was twenty seven years old, a native of Sabetha,
Kansas and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Richmond
of this city. She came here with her parents nearly twelve
years ago, Phoenix having been her home ever since. She
spent her maidenhood and married life here where she was
popular, being a talented and most estimable young woman.
Nearly five years ago she was married to Mr. Diehl with whom
she has lived happily, they having a comfortable house in the
northern part of the city. Mrs. Diehl was a prominent member
of the Woman's Club of this city, being its treasurer and
was also greatly interested in the work of the Arizona
Federation of Woman's clubs. The news of her death will
be a painful surprise to a wide circle of friends all over
Arizona.
WILLIAM E. DODGE
August 13, 1905
The sad news of the death of W.E. Dodge, junior member of
the Phelps-Dodge Company at his summer home at Bar Harbor,
Maine reached Bisbee Monday says the Review. The intelligence
of Mr. Dodge's demise came in the form of a telegram to
Superintendent S.W. French.
Mr. Dodge has been in failing health for the past few months
and it was in the hope of recuperating that he decided to
summer at Bar Harbor. Beyond the bare news contained in the
telegram that he had died on Sunday there was nothing to tell
of what he died although it is known that he has suffered a
general decline recently.
W.E. Dodge is known to nearly every employee of the Phelps-
Dodge Company as a man of the highest type of true philanthropy
and in every camp where the Phelps-Dodge interests prevail are
monuments to the noble work which has been done by the company.
Here in our own town is the gymnasium club building recently
erected at an enormous cost and luxuriously fitted for the
pleasure of the members. In Morenci there is a similar
institution also a gift to the public from Phelps-Dodge.
W.E. Dodge came from one of the oldest families in the state
of New York in the long line of which can be found men who
have been identified with the commercial interests of the
city and state of New York. At the time of his death, Mr.
Dodge was in his 74th year and until a recent attack of illness
overtook home was enjoying the best of health.
TIM DONOHUE
February 12, 1903
Tim Donohue, one of the victims of the Esmond wreck, died
Sunday at the hospital in Tucson after a brave fight for
life, says the Star. Donohue was twenty-five years of age
and was going to Lordsburg when he was injured. He told
the story of his extrication from the debris, which shows
that someone else caused his death. He had pulled himself
from the wreckage and was all but free when some poor
mortal pulled at his feet and he was dragged back into
the blazing car. The burns proved fatal and death came
to him as a pleasant relief. The remains have been
shipped to Sedalia, Missouri for burial.
MRS. ELIZABETH DORRIS
January 30, 1903
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dorris died about 5 o'clock yesterday
morning at her home in the Shakespeare, after a lingering
illness of consumption. She was about 34 years of age and
the widow of E.M. Dorris, a well known Phoenix business man
who died here last May. A daughter, Lucile, a little over
six years old, survives the parents and is now with a sister
of Mrs. Dorris in Indiana. Her sister's husband, Mr. Ernest
Gregg arrived here a few days ago and was at her bedside
during her last hours.
Mrs. Dorris came here about fifteen years ago with Mrs.
Henry E. Kemp who now lives in Los Angeles. She was very
well and favorably known and had many friends who regret
her untimely death. She was devoted to her husband and
watched diligently at his side during the long weeks of
his illness, knowing herself to be sorely stricken with
the same dread disease and strange as it may seem she
waited not only patiently but even anxiously for the
final summons after it became apparent that her recovery
was impossible. Both she and her husband were devoted
to the welfare of their daughter and in the disposition
of their estate threw every safeguard around the
interests of the child. Some months ago she took the
little one, cast and left her with her sister, trying
at the same time to secure benefits from the visit and
from scientific treatment for tuberculosis but returned
feeling that the end could not be long delayed. She
was not morbid, however and on the contrary was unusually
cheerful for one in whom the light of hope was fast
departing.
MRS. DUCLOS
July 8, 1903
Mrs. Duclos died at the Indian school yesterday morning
after an illness extending over a long period. She was
the wife of the foreman of the Indian school printing
department and had many friends in the city. The funeral
will be held at 8 o'clock this morning at the cottage on
the school grounds occupied by the Duclos family. It
will be under the auspices of the Eastern Star.
MRS. MARGARET DUFFIELD
March 27, 1903
Mrs. Margaret J. Duffield, wife of Doctor William Duffield
died yesterday morning at 10:20 o'clock at the family home
in Simms Addition.
Mrs. Duffield came here in 1897 from Chicago seeking relief
from very serious lung trouble. She formed the acquaintance
of Dr. Duffield, shortly after coming here and on the
partial restoration of her health they were married. Her
improvement however, could only be of a temporary nature
and during their married life she remained an invalid.
Their devotion to each other was ideal and the constant
attention of a husband in whom was combined professional
skill and the tenderest sympathy gave her in great
measure mental compensation for the physical suffering
of her later days.
M.W. DUNN
November 22, 1903
Mr. M.W. Dunn for five years a resident of Phoenix died after a
long illness Friday at San Jacinto, California. Mr. Dunn was an
only brother of Miss Ada Dunn, bookkeeper at Goldwater's and was
a young man of beautiful character and most exemplary habits,
beloved by all who knew him. He was for five years a telegraph
operator in the employ of the Santa Fe at Kansas City and was
on the high road to success when illness overtook him and he
came to Phoenix in the hope that he might regain his lost
health and strength. Funeral services will take place in
San Jacinto today at 3 o'clock. The sympathy of a large
circle of friends is extended to the bereaved relatives.
