An attempt was made yesterday in the probate court to settle
the estate of Thomas Graham, deceased.
Mrs. Graham, widow of the deceased, was appointed guardian
of the child, but one of her bondsmen had left the country
and the other petitioned to be released from his bond.
Mrs. Graham was given five days to make out her new bond as
guardian.
CLIFFORD HALE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 6, 1895
Clifford Hale, a young man of 26 years died yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of A.G. Randal.
The young man arrived here last spring from Wilmington,
Ohio in search of health.
He went into the mountains a few weeks ago where he
contracted a severe cold and on is return took to bed
and never recovered.
Yesterday morning Mr. Randal telegraphed to the young
man's father to come immediately if he wished to see
his son alive.
GRANT HENDRICKS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 5, 1895
The funeral of Grant Hendricks, the printer who died of
consumption at the county hospital on Monday morning will
take place from the undertaking parlors of Randal and Davis
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral was announced to
have taken place on Tuesday but was delayed pending
instructions from relatives of the deceased who live in
Portland, Oregon.
HERSCHEY child
August 16, 1895
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Yesterday morning the news was wafted around the city that a
child had fallen into the town ditch and was drowned.
It was soon learned that the report was true and that the
child was the 15 months old girl of Mr. and Mrs. S. Herschey,
who live on the Cole property north of the water works. Mrs.
Herschey said that she left the child out in the yard playing,
not thinking that there was any danger of the child straying
away from the house. The little one had only been out of
doors but a few minutes when the young son of a neighbor
told Mrs. Herschey that the child was missing. The mother
at once became alarmed and rushed into the yard, but no
trace of the child was seen. A visit was made to the canal a
few yards away. The boy who was with the mother found
traces of the baby's feet on the canal bank and where
the earth had given way, precipitating the young one into
the water.
Deputy sheriff Gibson with the aid of a couple of Mexicans
went to the place where the child had fallen in and from
that point for a long distance down the canal, waded in
the water with rakes. The water was turned out of the
canal about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and by this
morning, the ditch will be dry and the body of the young
one recovered.
Mr. Herschy and his little family have but recently
arrived from Nebraska.
August 17, 1895
The search of the body of the little Hershey baby continued
yesterday. Marshal Clark and his entire chain gang examined
the ditch from the point where the child fell in and every
lateral ditch for a long distance. A search was commenced
at the Five Points and every foot of the canal examined.
At a point near O.H. Christy's house and about four miles
from where the child had fallen in, one of the men observed
a small foot protruding from under the flooring of a
tappoon built in the canal. It was the body of the
child. The remains were placed in a buggy and taken
to the undertaking parlors of Randal and Davis and
prepared for burial. The funeral will be held this morning
at 9 o'clock from the undertaking parlors, Rev. Pearson
officiating.
FRANK D. HUMES
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 28, 1895
Frank D. Humes died yesterday morning in his room at the
Lemon Hotel of consumption. The deceased was 55 years of
age and was an ex-confederate soldier, having served with
distinction throughout the war under General Robert E.
Lee. His funeral will be held this morning at 9 o'clock
under the auspices of the ex-confederate society.
MONG KEEN
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 12, 1895
Mong Keen is now in the Celestial Kingdom, having died Sunday
night at the age of 35 years. The Chinaman was without funds
but the Chinese will not permit one of their race to be buried
at public expense. So a collection was taken up amongst the
Chinese population and Keen was given a very respectable
funeral yesterday afternoon.
Velma S. Wilcox
Velma S. Wilcox of Tombstone, Arizona and more recently Walnut Creek,
California, passed away April 3, 2005. Born in Globe, Arizona, on
January 2, 1914, to Perry Sanders and Etta Wells Sanders, she was
raised in Tombstone where her father owned and operated Sanders Grocery
for many years. She was educated in the Tombstone School system,
graduated from the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe in 1934.
She returned to Tombstone as an elementary grade school teacher until
she married Bruce L. Wilcox, Jr. in 1938. Bruce was employed in heavy
chemical sales by Stauffer Chemical Company until entering the U.S. Army
in 1942. During the time her husband was serving in the European Theatre,
Velma worked in the defense industry in Los Angeles as a “Rosie the Riveter.”
After the war, Bruce and Velma pursued his career in the chemical industry
with moves to Dallas, Houston, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, back to Los Angeles,
Portland, and ultimately to San Francisco. From 1973 until 1996 Velma’s
home was in Walnut Creek, California. Bruce died in 1991, and Velma
returned to live with her sister Louise Follett in Tombstone in 1996.
She was a member of the Diablo Country Club in Walnut Creek for 21 years,
where she and Bruce continued to enjoy the game of golf that they shared
with considerable skill and enjoyment throughout their married lives.
She was a life member of the Tombstone Chapter 12 of the Order of Eastern
star. Velma was predeceased by her parents, her husband, her sister
Louise Follett and brother Charles “Chili” Sanders. She is survived by
her sister-in-law June Sanders (Merle) Fister of Tempe, brother-in-law
George (Shirley) Wilcox of Canyon Lake, California, brother-in-law
Joseph B. (Diane) Wilcox of Tucson, and ten greatly loved nieces and
nephews. She is also survived by life-long friend Madeline Wyatt and
cousins Jack Wright and Gerry Specht living in Tombstone. Interment will
be in Lafayette, California. Memorial services will be held at St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church in Tucson on Monday, April 18th at 11 a.m.
