The Eagle-Thursday, August 10, 1944

Cathlamet Pioneer Citizen Passes On

Mrs. Florence Gorman, a pioneer of Cathlamet, died in Tacoma Monday, August 7.  She 
was born in Westport, Oregon, December 4, 1864.  Her father had a logging camp in that 
locality and Mrs. Gorman spent her girlhood there and received her education in the 
Westport schools.

In 1892 she married Mike Gorman and moved to Cathlamet where Mr. Gorman went into 
business.  They were prominent in civic affairs as Mr. Gorman was mayor of Cathlamet 
for years.

The Gorman's sold their holdings here in 1919 and moved to Astoria but returned to 
Cathlamet five years later and Mrs. Gorman had resided here until her recent illness.

She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Kaipi, and two sons, Ray of San Francisco 
and Charles whose address in unknown.

The funeral will be held today from the Congregational church.  Hatton Funeral Home 
has charge of the services and Rev. W. W. Head will officiate.  Cremation in Portland.


Florence Lenette (Morgan) Gorman
Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, WA
4 December 1864-7 August 1944
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original 
newspaper collection.)