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"Aged Negro Dies in Reno"
A dispatch from Reno sates that Frank BACCUS, a giant Negro, aged 118, who drove freight teams between Placerville and Sacramento 60 years ago, died of senile gangrene yesterday at the Nevada State Insane Asylum near Reno.John HAWTHORNE, aged 82 years, knew BACCUS at Sacramento sixty years ago. He was then 6 feet 8 inches tall, weighing over 250 pounds, and was apparently about 60 years of age.
BACCUS stated that he remembered when MADISON was inaugurated president in 1809, when 15 years old, so that his birth must have occurred about 1794. He accompanied his master in the Black Hawk War of 1832. In 1850 he came from Missouri to Placerville. He worked out his bondage and then worked as a freighter for DELUCE, who ran a store for many years at Placerville. BACCUS came o Nevada in the '50's before there was a Reno.Visitation for Grace I. BATEMON, 87, who died July 11 in Las Vegas, will be held form 10-11 a.m. Tuesday in the Relief Society Room at the LDS Church, 921 Wilson Road. Services will follow in the chapel at 11:30 a.m., with interment at Chief Tecopa Cemetery.
She was born May 14, 1917 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. A homemaker, she moved to Pahrump in 1955. Her sons Everett BATEMON of Las Vegas and Michael BATEMON of Amargosa Valley; daughters Sylvia BEAR of Oregon and Barbara Ann PLATTS of Amargosa Valley; sister Elenor THOMPSON of Madera, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren survive her.Thomas and Jones Funeral Home in Las Vegas handled the arrangements.
BICKLE, Richard 33, George 31 and James 28 years of age; they were born in Calstock, Cornwall, England, and were all single men; they have an aged father and mother, two brothers and a younger sister; the three brothers have been supporting their father, mother and young sister, and also aiding the widows of two deceased brothers; they leave no money or other means.
"left a widow and no property except a little household furniture. She proposes going to her home in Canada, if she can obtain means sufficient; if not, she will try and obtain a situation at the mint in Carson."
Tonopah - March 7 - Samuel BOGGS, aged sixty-one, who had been ill for some time, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred L. WAUGH in the western end of town Saturday morning.
The remains were taken to Reno where deceased formerly resided and interment will occur today. Accompanying the body were Mrs. WAUGH and his sister, Miss Mabel BOGGS.Interment will be beside the body of his only son, Arthur, who died three years ago. The dead man had been employed as blacksmith for many years and was universally respected.
The BRAY Funeral - It was announced today that the local services for Prof. John Edward BRAY will take place tomorrow at 2 o'clock from the Kitzmeyer Undertaking Parlors, the Odd Fellows officiating. In the evening the remains will be escorted to the train and taken to Reno where they will lie in state that evening and Sunday morning.
The final services and burial will take place that afternoon and be conducted by the Knights of Pythias lodge of that city.Ialeen Agnes POPE BRUNO, age 83, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. She was born March 23, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri to Leo Lawrence and Selma Francis HOUCHIN POPE. She was married to John BRUNO, who preceded her in death in 1982.
Ialeen lived most of her life in California and Nevada. While living in El Monte, California, she raised collies and prize rabbits. She worked as a retail manager for J.C. Penny for many years. She was active in the Overton Senior Center, St. John's Catholic Church and she loved to visit with friends and neighbors.Survivors include two sisters: Lu Ann (B. Paul) ENGELMEYER and Sandra MACK, both of St. Louis, Missouri. She was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
A private interment of her ashes will take place in the Pioneer Hill Cemetery under the direction of Moapa Valley Mortuary.Deceased leaves a wife in Grass Valley, California. She is a prudent, industrious, and deserving lady, capable of taking care of any money you may see fit to apportion her, and withal a kind and affectionate mother. Together with this report, Mr. Gibson presented a letter received by him from Mrs. BUCKLEY, dated the 15th instant, in which she says: "My husband's salary supported myself and three young children, also his aged father in Ireland, but that is gone now, and with the help of the Almighty I must do he best I can for future support. I have not a dollar in the world after my husband's burial, and when I heard of his death I had to borrow $20 to pay for traveling expenses to Gold Hill."
George Elliot BULLOCK of Logandale, age 67, died Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California.
He was born September 17, 1934 to Benjamin Bradford BULLOCK and Bertha May BULLOCK in Warwick, Rhode Island. He married Margaret June AITKEN on June 21, 1954.
Survivors include June BULLOCK, his wife of 47 years, two sons, James BULLOCK of Logandale and Kenneth BULLOCK of Warwick, Rhode Island;
one daughter, Susan JOHNSON of Overton; one brother, Howard BULLOCK of East Freetown, Massachusetts; six grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond BULLOCK of Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Memorial services were held at the Loma Linda University Medical Center Chapel and the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
Cremation was arranged by Montecito Mortuary in Loma Linda. In his memory, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
James Howard "Jim" BUSH, age 64, died November 8, 2004, in St. George, Utah.
He had been working at his cabin at Pine Valley Mountain. He was born January 25, 940, in Inglewood, California to Howard Burnett and Dorothy Grace GARRISON BUSH. On February 2, 1962, he married Jacqueline Pearl LITTLEDIKE in Glendale, California. Their family was sealed March 17, 1978 in the Mesa Arizona Temple.He grew up in Southern California and in the Bay area and received his education from Church Collegeof Hawaii, Brigham Young University and Rio Hondo College in California. He worked as a plastics researcher for Pacific Clay Company in California before going to work for Kennecott Copper Corp. in their McGill power plant, living in Ely. When Kennecott closed that division, he moved his family to logandale and accepted employment at the Reid-Gardner Power Plant in 1983. He recently retired and turned full attention to his cabin and his wonderful grandchildren. He was a NASCAR fan, he loved to exercise, bike ride, lift weights, travel, photography, musci and to be in the outdoors. He was thoroughly enjoying spoiling his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Jacque of Logandale; two sons, Bradley Mishical (Leah), and Brent James (Linda), all of Overton; six grandchildren, one aunt and two cousins. Funeral services were Saturday at the Hinckley LDS Chapel in Logandale. Interment will be in the Logandale Cemetery under the direction of Moapa Valley Mortuary.Louis Navarrete BUSTOS, age 69, died November 6, 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 21, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas, to Luis Ruiz and Josephine G. NAVARETTE BUSTOS.
Louis grew up in San Antonio, moving to Southern Nevada in 1962 and finally to Overton in 1982. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and tinkering in the garage. He volunteered many hours of service, gardening at the St. John's Catholic Church
Survivors include his friend Connie CHRISTENSEN PAPENFUSS; one daughter Sharon Susan MEYERS of Minnesota; one grandchild; three sisters, Mary B. ARSENEAULT
of New Windsor, New York; Eloise B. GUERRERO of San Antonio, Texas; Frances B. O'CONNER of Old Lyme, Connecticut and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Thursday, November 12, 1998, at 5 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary in Logandale, Nevada. Visitation will be from 4-5 p.m. prior to services at the mortuary. Arrangements under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked as an electrician until his retirement.
His daughter Sandra DAVIS of Delta, Utah; son Halley BUZICK III of Riverside, Calif., six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren survive him. Palm Mortuary - Eastern handled the arrangements.