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William VanHorn, pioneer of Davenport country since 1879, died at the home of John Leonard at Davenport on September 7^th, aged 56 years. (Citizen)

Mrs. Anna Vogel, wife of Herman Vogel, and second daughter of Mr. & Mrs. O. W. Axtell, was born Feb 4, 1882 and died June 19, 1913. After their marriage on Aug 11, 1906, they made their home in Lincoln County, WA. During last Oct she suffered from an attack of pneumonia, from which she never fully recovered. In Dec she and her husband returned to their childhood home in WI for a visit…she returned to her parents’ home near Stephensville, WI, where the end came peacefully… (Dav Tribune)

Mrs. Emma Vonschriltz, aged 33 years, died at her home near the Spokane River, from tuberculosis on August 16. (Citizen) Mrs Emma Vonschriltz, wife of A. M. Vonschriltz, a well known fruit grower on the Spokane River, died last Wednesday of tuberculosis. Mrs. Vonschriltz, formerly Miss Davis, was born in Gallia Co, Ohio in 1858 and was married to Mr. Vonschriltz at the age of 20. They came to Washington and have lived in their beautiful river home for the last ten years. She had been sick for several months altho confined to her bed but a short time. Her passing away came as an unexpected blow to her family and friends. She leaves a husband, six sons and daughters and other relatives, some of whom live in this section. Funeral services attended by neighbors and friends were held on Friday afternoon under the trees surrounding the home. Services were conducted by Rev E. C. Scott of the Baptist Church of this place. Interment was made at the Detillion Cemetery situated at a point overlooking the picturesque river valley. She was a member of the Baptist Church and all spoke of her’s as a consistent and loving Christian life. (Dav Tribune)

Egypt.—Mrs. Vonstrum died Tuesday evening after an illness lasting two days. She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss. (Dav Trib) (Assume Frans Cemetery)

Oscar Martin Vought died Jan 15, 1911 at Edwall, WA. He was born about 53 years ago at Rome, PA. He came West about 25 years ago and has lived around Davenport, Reardan and Edwall ever since. He was well liked by all who knew him. Mr. Vought has a brother named Frederick Vought who was in PA the last he heard of him, but his friends are unable to locate him. The funeral service was conducted by J. M. Herrmann in the German ME Church after which the remains were taken to the Edwall Cemetery. (Citizen)

F. H. Wallace, a well known rancher and merchant, living 22 miles northwest of Almira, died suddenly of heart failure last week. This is the fourth sudden death to occur in the vicinity within six months. (Davenport Tribune)

Peter Walsh, age 75, a pioneer resident of the Reardan country, died June 12 following an attack of pneumonia. He came to Reardan in 1881. (Dav.Times-Tribune)

(notes) Infant son of John Walter died south of Odessa yesterday morning of pneumonia, at two months of age. Funeral at Congregation Church southwest of Odessa with burial in the church cemetery. (Odessa Record)

(Notes) Mrs. Myrtle E. Waring, 90, of Davenport, was buried in Mountain View Cemetery following funeral services for her Dec 5, Strate Funeral Home. Mrs. Waring was born in Cass Co, NE on June 8, 1877 and married Eli H. Waring in NE in 1896. They moved to Lincoln Co in 1901 and settled on a small farm in the Egypt area. From there they moved to Davenport in 1937. Her husband preceded her in death in 1960… (Dav Times)

At 7:25 Wed morn, while the Burlington train was taking siding at the north end of the yards at Cheney, the Northern Pacific’s North Coast Limited running close behind it, at 40 to 42 miles an hour crashed into the rear of it, killing 5 people and injuring eleven. Rev W. L .Warren of Davenport is among these killed by the terrific impact which split a sleeper in two in the center throwing it in halves on either side of the tracks. The dead are: Rev W. L. Warren of Davenport, Walter J. Sta__ of Seattle, O. E. Brown of Baker City, OR, W Mason, a porter and H. Oliver, a porter. (Citizen)

Warwick, Gladys (Hap) 8-24-1972

"Funeral services for Mrs Gladys (Hap) Warwick will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Davenport Presbyterian Church with the Rev Roger V Muisiner officiating. A lifelong resident of this area, Mrs Warwick passed away Sunday at the Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. She was born in Davenport on Dec 11, 1911 to James and Johannah Hansen. A 1929 graduate of Davenport High School she also attended WSU. She married Eldon Warwick June 30, 1936 at Davenport. The couple farmed near Bluestem until his death on Oct 7, 1969. She then moved to Davenport and was employed at the Old National Bank here. Mrs Warwick was a member of the Davenport Presbyterian church, past worthy matron of OES Chapter 131, member of Daughter of the Nile, El Karnack Temple No 6, Lincoln County Nile Club and of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Survivors included three daughters, Mrs Glen (Nancy) Reinbold; Mrs Ray (Mary) Coleman, and Mrs Jane Halliday and 6 grandchildren, all of Davenport; and two sisters, Mrs John C Raymer, Spokane, and Mrs Echo Miller, Wilbur, and her late husband’s mother, Mrs H B Simpson, Davenport; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs Gary Guhlke will be vocalist at the funeral service accompanied at the organ by Mrs Jeanne Green. Casket bearers are Gerald Janett, Paul Clark, Orrie Morse, Floyd Morris, Don Spinning and Oswald Heid. Entombment will be at Riverside Mausoleum in Spokane with Strate Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. (Dav. Times: 8-24-1972)

(notes) Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Watson were held Sunday at Smith & Co funeral home in Spokane. Mrs. Watson was 85 years, had made her home in Edwall with her daughter, Mrs. C. K. Hartson. She died in a Spokane hospital.

Weaver, Amy 10-11-1973

"Graveside services were held yesterday at Mountain View Cemetery for Amy E Weaver, 79, who died Sunday in Grand Coulee. Mrs Weaver, an Electric City resident, had lived in Davenport until 1944 when she and her family moved to the Grand Coulee area. Born in 1894 in Pollock, Miss., she married Ben F Weaver in 1910. They moved to Davenport in 1915 where they farmed. She is survived by one daughter, two sisters, two brothers, three grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and a niece and nephew." (Dav. Times: 10-11-1973)

Webber, Ervin W 7-01-1999"Ervin W Webber passed away June 24 in Davenport. He was 99. Erv was born Feb 5, 1900 at Kiona, WA, near Richland, to William H and Lillian (Kelso) Webber. His mother, Lillian, died about 1907 and Erv and his two sisters, Gladys and Joyce, moved to Walla Walla to live with an aunt. Erv’s father bought a farm in Walla Walla and they farmed there until 1913, when they moved to Spokane so his father could work for the Holt Co. Holt soon transferred his father to Odessa, where they lived until 1915. The family then moved back to Spokane where Erv went to school and worked as a delivery boy for Kemp & Herbert (forerunner of John W Graham Co.). He delivered retail purchases to customers by bicycle and occasionally rode electric trolleys to far out locations like Lincoln Heights. In 1917, Erv saw hundreds of Spokanites die of the influenza epidemic as his work site was across the street from the county morgue. Erv’s father moved to Davenport in 1918 to build a Holt dealership, which later became Caterpillar Tractor. They sold Holt harvesters and later tractors from Davenport to a wide area stretching to Waterville and the Canadian border. When automobiles started to become popu7lar, they sold Essex and Overland autos to many area farmers. Since it was their first automobile, Erv was elected to teach them to drive, which resulted in lots of funny and frustrating experiences. In 1926, Erv bought a Holt crawler tractor from his dad and pulled logs on a sleigh in the Wenatchee area. Later, he logged with wagons for the Tom Lantzy sawmill near Fruitland. In 1929, the mill ceased operations and Erv moved to Spokane to look for work. That same year Union Oil Co offered him the lease on a new service station they were building in Davenport on the property now occupied by Davenport Building Supply. After securing the service station job, he started building his house on the property next door, using lumber from the sawmill which agreed to pay his back wages in lumber. He was a true ‘do-it-yourselfer’ even digging his basement with a hand shovel. In 1942, the Union Oil bulk plant operator was drafted into military service and Erv took over the bulk plant while his wife, Mata, with his help, ran the service station. After World War II, the oil company installed a new operator in the service station and Erv continued to sell Union Oil products to farmers and commercial accounts in the Davenport area. In 1962, he retired from the heavy oil plant work to pursue an old hobby—radio. He had one of the first radios in Davenport in the 1920s and capitalized on that experience to teach himself TV repair. Eventually, he was servicing almost all the TVs in Davenport and he got to know his friends and neighbors quite well because he spent a lot of time working in their living rooms. In 1981, his wife developed Alzheimer’s disease and he devoted most of his time caring for her. In 1987, she was moved to the Lincoln Nursing Home, where he faithfully visited her every day. Erv has been a recognizable figure around Davenport for many years as his little poodle Gigi energetically took him for walks around Davenport’s streets and alleys. Erv is survived by one son, Ron and wife Colleen of Spokane; three sisters-in-law, Elsie Buck of Rosberg, OR, and Esther Reinbold and Anita Luiten of Davenport; and one brother-in-law, Kenneth Ferguson of Spokane. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mata, in 1998. Graveside service will be held today (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport, with Pastor Mark Egertson officiating. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport is in charge of the arrangements." (Dav. Times: 7-01-1999)

Mrs. Lillie D. Weed has filed a petition in the county clerk’s office asking for a widow’s pension. Her petition sets forth that her husband C. E. Weed died at Chamokane last year and that she has two children dependent upon her for support. (LCT)

"Services were held Saturday afternoon in the Reardan Emmanuel Lutheran Church for Lillie E. Wegner, who died Aug 15 in Davenport. The Rev Phillip Falk officiated and burial followed at the Reardan Cemetery. Pallbearers included Victor Heath, Cecil Heath, Harold Wegner, Edmund Roberts, John Safford and Arthur Ellis. Born in Deer Park in 1895, Mrs. Wegner came to the Reardan area as a young girl. She married Hugo A Wegner in 1914 and they farmed until 1956. He died in 1963. She was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran congregation. Survivors include Martha Cox, Freda Schwartz, Reardan; and Irene Burgess, Seattle, daughters; Clara Blessing, Coeur d’Alene, ID; and Irene Steel, Salt Lake City, Utah, sisters; Otis Smelcer, Pinehurst, Idaho, a brother; six granddaughters, two grandsons and numerous nieces and nephews." (Dav. Times: 8-23-1973)

Weipert, Florence, Dec 10, 1959

"Mrs. Florence Weipert, mother of Mrs. A. C. Patton (Alice) died Monday morning at a nursing home in Spokane. She had been ill a number of months. Last rites were held Wednesday from the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane. Interment was in the Reardan Cemetery. The Weipert family resided at Reardan for many years. Surviving Mrs. Weipert are her children, Mrs. Alice Patton, Mrs. Edith Bennet, Chewelah; Mrs. Georgia Goodman, Spokane; Mrs. Helen Conroy (twin of Mrs. Patton); Golda Barnes, both of Surfside, CA; Merle Weipert, Waukon; Hershal Weipert and Ray Kurtz, both Spokane; Roy Weipert, Arizona, Bud Weipert, Boise, Idaho; 22 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Alice Renfro, Texas; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Weipert was a member of Starlight Chapter No 90, OES, at Reardan; past noble grand, Rebekah lodge; Waukon Grange; charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Reardan." (Citizen: 12-10-1959

Weiss, John, Apr 06,1972

"Graveside services were held March 30 in the Creston Cemetery in memory of John Weiss, who passed away last week while visiting in Midland, South Dakota. Weiss, who was 86 years of age, had worked and lived in Creston since 1954. He tended livestock for the late Dan Reed until his retirement and then continued living in a trailer on the Reed property." (Dav. Times: 4-06-1972)

Wendlandt, Chester O., Feb 14, 1974

"Services were held Tuesday in Davenport for Chester O. Wendlandt, who died Feb 8. Father Aloysius Breznik officiated at the service, for which Elwood Wendlandt, Alvin Wendlandt, Jerry Kirkwood, Jim Cummins, Ervin Wendlandt and Bill Dole served as pall bearers. Burial followed at the Reardan Cemetery. Born in Payneville, MN in 1897, Wendlandt came to the Reardan area in the early 1900s. He farmed six miles south of Reardan. Upon retirement in 1962 he moved to Davenport. Wendlandt, who had married Agnes Mihm in Kansas in 1921, was a member of Waukon Grange. Survivors include his wife, Agnes, four brothers: Harry, Reardan; Milton, Clifford and Clarence, all of Spokane; and two sisters, Lorena Hinkle, Reardan; and Dora James, Davenport; and numerous nieces and nephews." (Dav. Times: 2-14-1974)

Jack, the little son of Mr. & Mrs. John Weisgerber of Harrington, died at Clarkston, WA, Monday where it had been taken by its mother. The child had been ill for several months with articular rheumatism. (Dav.Times-Tribune)

Henry Weller of Crescent, aged 66 years, twenty of which had been spent in Lincoln County, died the 2^nd inst. (Citizen)

Following a report received from the chemist of the State College at Pullman on an analysis made of the contents from the stomach of Sidney Wesp, who died suddenly at his home near Harrington, June 19, Coroner O. L. Adams summoned a jury Wednesday, the findings of which were to the effect that death resulted from strychnine administered by the deceased while in a demented condition with the probable intention of self-destruction. The jury was composed of J. B. Phillips, F. W. Anderson, J. T. Moore, J. F. Hill, A. J .Huck and C. E. Ivy. The deceased had been serving on the jury at this place until the day preceeding his death when he was excused and allowed to return home on his complaint of not feeling well. (Dav. Tribune)

The little babe, four months old, of Mr. and Mrs. White, died Sunday. It was buried Tuesday in the Catholic Cemetery at Harrington, Rev Father MacAleer con-ducting the ceremony. (Citizen)

Physician: Dr John Anderson.

Whiteside, Eunice G., Nov 22, 1973

"Eunice G. Whiteside, who died Friday, was buried at Mountain View Cemetery Tuesday after services at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev Roger Muisiner officiated at the service, for which Ed Gilman, Meryl Houston, Don Reinbold, Herman Reinbold, Jim Houston, Adolphe Reinbold, Robert Reinbold and Frank Reinbold served as pallbearers. Organist was Jeanne Green and vocalists were Dan and Steve Minnich of Colville. Mrs. Whiteside was born in Inatha, MO, Aug 19, 1893 and died at Lincoln Hospital following a brief hospitalization. She had married Arthur Whiteside at Davenport on June 1, 1921. He died in Dec, 1970. She lived at Wilbur until Nov, 1924, and then moved to Davenport, residing in the Egypt area where the couple farmed until shortly before the death of Whiteside. Mrs. Whiteside was a member of the Egypt Community Club and had been a member of the local Presbyterian Church for 39 years. Survivors include one son, Lawrence Whiteside, of Davenport; one daughter, Loma Saunders of Benge; 6 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; one brother, Clyde McCall of Salem, OR; one sister, Wilda Cromley of Lewiston, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews." (Dav. Times: 11-22-1973)

Whiteside: Nora E., d. May 04, 1993, "Funeral services for Nora E Whiteside were held on Tuesday, May 4, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Davenport. Mrs. Whiteside died on Thursday, April 29, 1993, at her home in Egypt. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church of Egypt, the Egypt Community Club and the Davenport Quilt Club. She was a former 4-H leader. She is survived by her husband, Larry, at the home; one son, Steven L. Whiteside, Davenport; three daughters, Sandra K. Whiteside, Olympia; Phyllis A Sebesta and her husband Roger, Odessa; Debbie Jill Graedel and her husband, Don, Montesano, WA; two grandsons, Nicholas L. and Mark L. Sebesta, Odessa; one granddaughter, Ilea Shaneen Graedel, Montesano; three brothers, Raymond Dyck, Post Falls; Clinton Dyck, Davenport, and Alven Dyck, Ritzville; and numerous nieces and nephews." (Odessa Record: 5-06-1993)

Mrs. M. F. Wilkerson, aged 29 years, died of dropsy at her home in Davenport, July 17, 1911. (Citizen)

J. E. Williams received a telegram yesterday morning announcing the death of his brother, Charles B., at Polo, MO. As we go to press the brothers, J. E. and J. Edgar, have not decided which will accompany their mother on the sad journey. (Citizen)

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, widow of John Williams, occurred at the Welsh Presbyterian Church, between Hartline and Almira, Wednesday, August 5. (Citizen)

(notes) The Reaper, Death, claimed on Sunday, May 25^th, Leslie Irvin Williams, after an illness of typhoid fever. He was born Thursday, May 18, 1899 at New Castle, WA, and was 14 years and 7 days at the time of his death. He was the son of Mrs. Chas Service. Interment was made in the Edwall Cemetery. Mr. Williams and his sister, father and aunt of Leslie, came from the coast to attend the funeral. (Citizen)

Mrs. Mary Williams, age 76, residing in Davenport the past 18 years, died and was interred in Mt View Cemetery. She was born in Green Co, MO on Jan 24, 1854. She married Thomas Williams in 1875 and in 1889 they moved to Garfield, WA where Thomas Williams died in 1900. She is survived by her three sons, Charles of Davenport, Richard of Hunters and John of Oregon.

Rosamond D. Williams, daughter of John and Elizabeth Davis, was born near Carmarthen, Wales, May 11, 1848. In the year 1873 she came to America to Kansas, where on Nov 25 1873 she married Evan W. Williams. To the union were born 8 children. In the year 1888 they moved to WA, locating in this vicinity and resided here ever since… The husband, one daughter and one little grand daughter preceded her to the “better land.” She leaves to mourn her departure two sons, John D. and William; 5 daughters, Mrs. H. E. Bell, Mrs. T. R. Glazebrook, Margaret, Mrs. A. A .Gaddy, and Mrs. R. H. Rogers… Services were conducted in Mondovi… (D Tribune)

Funeral services were held today for Roy Lester Williams, 50, Sprague, who died at a Tacoma hospital following an illness of two years. His mother, Mrs. Thomas C. Williams, was buried at Sprague Sunday following her death in Spokane Aug 11. He leaves his father, Thomas C. Williams, confined to a Spokane hospital, and one sister, Mrs. Maude Lawrence of Banta, CA. (Odessa Record)

Sidney Willis of Daisy, WA, a former resident of this region, died in a Spokane hospital, Tuesday after more than 6 months’ illness. Mr. Willis, in partnership with K Mutterer, has operated the Miles-Daisy stage line for nine years. He is survived by his widow, two sons, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Willis of Indian Creek, and a sister, Mrs. August Reinbold of the Egypt country. Funeral services will be held at the Egypt Lutheran Church at 2:30 today, Thursday. Interment will be in the Frans Cemetery. (Davenport Times-Tribune)

“Mrs Mary L Woodin, native of Wisconsin, and a Davenport resident for 42 years, passed away at her home Thanksgiving day. Funeral services were held there Saturday. Her husband died 25 years ago.” (Citizen)

Geo Zier, a pioneer of the Odessa country, died July 20^th, from cancer of the stomach. He was a native of Russia, coming to America in 1887 and locating near Odessa in 1894. He leaves an estate valued at $75,000 to his widow and eight children. (Citizen)

I am in receipt of a telegram of the death of one Henry Zombuch, at Ft Steilacoom, WA. He was committed to the asylum Jan 4, 1884 when Sprague was the county seat and Smallwood was the county judge and court of the county. Zombuch was the first one in the county. He settled on a homestead on Lord’s Creek in 1879. He was quite a noted personage, being the first case of insanity and old timers will be interested. Put a small note in your paper, telling of his passing away. L. V. Allen, Guardian. (Citizen)

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