Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Chase, Mary Ann 1944
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Independent Enterprise, Payette, Idaho, June 15, 1944
Independent Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
June 15, 1944

PIONEER MATRON BURIED MONDAY

Well Known Pioneer Resident Passed Away At Home Friday

Mrs. D. C. Chase, pioneer resident of Payette county, passed away at her 
residence in this city on Friday morning of last week, following an illness of 
only a few hours. Funeral rites were conducted by the Right Reverend Rhea of 
Boise, at St. James Episcopal church of this city. The Peterson-Foster funeral 
home had charge of the funeral arrangements.
On April 19, 1858, Mary Ann Platt was born to Susan and Samuel Platt on a farm 
adjoining the little town of Lynn, Indiana. She was one of eleven children and 
next in age to the late William Henry Platt, many years a resident of Payette. 
Her early years were spent in Indiana but in the fall of 1876 she came west and 
was married September 30th of that year to David C. Chase and the first years 
of their wedded life were passed in the small rugged railroad town of 
Silverbow, Montana, not far from Butte. From there they went to Come and Rock 
Creek, Wyoming, Odgen, Utah, and Pocatello, Idaho, according to the needs of 
the railroad for a telegraph dispatcher.
In 1885 when the Oregon Short Line was laying down its track in the little 
town, then known as Boomerang, now Payette, Mr. Chase asked to be placed in 
charge of the new depot and since then Payette has been the home of the Chase 
family. In the early 90's when the St. James Episcopal church of Payette was 
organized Mrs. Chase became actively associated with it and her church has ever 
since remained one of her most cherished interests. It is highly gratifying to 
the members of her family that she was able to attend D-Day services in the 
little church only two days before her last illness. Equal pleasure and 
satisfaction was derived from her long association with Portia Club. That she 
was its oldest and only surviving charter member in recent years was a source 
of great pride. 
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Moore of Lick Observatory, Mount 
Hamilton, California, and a son, D. Carl Chase of this city; a brother, Howard 
V. Platt of Los Angeles, California; four nieces and nephews among who are Mrs. 
F. C. Marguardsen of Buhl, Idaho, Cora J. Platt of Payette, Mrs. Louis Granger 
of Los Angeles and Mrs. Thomas White of Rochester, New York; two 
granddaughters, Mrs. H. V. Gates and Mrs. V. S. Mathews. 

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