Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Cole, Orrin D. 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com February 21, 2006, 2:25 am The Payette Independent 11-12-1925 The Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Thursday, November 12, 1925 O. D. COLE DIES SUDDENLY PROMINENT PAYETTE CITIZEN SUCCUMBS TO HEART-FAILURE AT OREGON CITY WHILE ENROUTS TO CALIFORNIA This community was greatly shocked Tuesday morning to receive the news of the death of O. D. Cole, formerly owner of the Payette Pharmacy and one of the prominent business men and citizens of our city. Only last Saturday morning Mr. and Mrs. Cole started by auto for California, where they expected to spend the winter. He was apparently in the best of health and spirits and looked forward to a pleasant sojourn among the southern winter resorts. They started by way of Portland and had passed through the city and were midway between Portland and Oregon City when it began to rain and Mr. Cole slowed up the speed of his car. Notwithstanding he was only running 25 miles an hour, the car skidded on the smooth highway and turned a figure eight. Mr. Cole would probably have held the car on the road had it not struck a pole and turned over. Mr. Cole was uninjured by the accident, but Mrs. Cole's right arm and shoulder were hurt. With the help of other travelers they got the car back on the highway and although it was damaged, he drove it on in to Oregon City where they took rooms at a hotel and prepared to remain while the car was taken back to Portland for repairs. Kind friends had rendered them every assistance and apparently Mrs. Cole was the only one who had suffered evil effects of the accident. Mr. Cole enjoyed a good dinner at the hotel Monday evening and sat around and smoked and read the evening paper as usual until time to retire for the night. As Mrs. Cole's injury pained her considerably, although the doctor stated that her arm was not broken, and Mr. Cole was solicitous about her, shortly after midnight Mrs. Cole says he asked her how she was feeling and they conversed a few moments before he again fell asleep. Tuesday morning when Mrs. Cole awakened she though him soundly sleeping and she quietly got up with the idea of letting him rest a little longer because of the extra exertions of the day before in getting the car out of the ditch. Seeing one of his hands uncovered she reached over and felt of it to see if he might be cold. The hand seemed colder than usual and still for a moment she did not realize what had happened. Then suddenly she felt uneasy and returned to the bed and placed her hand on his face only to find that he was cold in death. A physician was promptly summoned but he stated that Mr. Cole had probably died about 4 o'clock. Overexertion, when he assisted with the car was given as the probable cause of death. Mrs. Cole returned to Payette with the body last night and is now awaiting the arrival of relatives. His son, Elmer, of Salt Lake, and sister, Mrs. Emma Giddings, of Salt Lake, arrived yesterday and their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Irwin, and Mr. Cole's brother, Dr. E. J. Cole and wife, all of Woodbine, Iowa, are expected to arrive tonight. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Hall preaching the sermon, and the Odd Fellows will conduct the services at the grave. An obituary notice will be published next week. (The Payette Independent, Thursday, November 19, 1925) CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their sympathy and kindness during our recent bereavement. Mrs. O. D. Cole Elmer Cole Mrs. Jay F. Irvin Mrs. Emma Geddings and Dr. E. J. Cole File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/c/cole1815nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb