Columbia River Sun-Cathlamet, Wash.-April 29, 1920

HERON, John Wesley

  The Grim Reaper visited Cathlamet last Friday night and took from our 
midst, one of our most beloved citizens, Mr. John W. Heron.
  He had been ill a month or so but his condition was not considered 
serious and even on the day of his death he was about the streets.
  The deceased was born in the state of Michigan 60 years ago and came 
west in 1889 and was for some time Town Marshall of Montesano, Wash.  
He later moved to Skamokawa where he married Miss Lulu Bailey in 1890.  
He was well known on the lower river having lived at Altoona, Astoria 
and several other places in this vicinity.  He has been a resident of 
Cathlamet for a great many years and has always taken an active part in 
the affairs of the city.  He was Mayor for two years and on the council 
several years.
  Besides his widow, the deceased leaves two daughters, Mrs. Harold 
Bradley and Miss Frances Heron and a multitude of sorrowing friends.
  A large crowd attended the funeral services which were held at the 
family residence, Monday afternoon, and accompanied the remains to the 
last resting place in the Skamokawa Cemetery.   

Fern Hill Cemetery-Skamokawa, Wa.
1859-23 Apr 1920
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2006 from 
original newspaper collection.)