Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....King, Samuel W. 1907
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Payette Independent  2-8-1907
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Friday, February 08, 1907

PIONEERS PASS AWAY

SAMUEL W. KING AND JAMES HUTCHINSON ANSWER THE LAST CALL

Two of the Oldest Residents of the Payette Valley Die Within the Week - Mr. 
King Came to Idaho in 1869 and Mr. Hutchinson in 1878 - Were Men Highly 
Honored and Respected.

During the last week two of the pioneers of the Payette Valley have been 
called to that bourne from which no traveler returns. One an old man enfeebled 
by age who had served his time and did it well and who was expecting the call 
of the angel of death, the other a man seemingly in good health who was 
stricken down with a suddenness that was a great shock to his many friends and 
which makes it hard for them to realize that he has been called from this life.

It was Thursday of last week that the last flickering spark of life of Samuel 
W. King departed to the Great Ruler from whence it came. While on Monday 
afternoon of this week at the Baker City hospital James Hutchinson passed away.

Samuel W. King was born in Louisiana in 1836. When he was but a lad five years 
of age his father and his family moved to Vaideu, Miss., where they lived 
until 1869, when they came to Idaho. In 1854 Mr. King was married to Elizabeth 
Ruff and to them four children were born: two sons who died while young and 
two daughters, Mrs. W. C. Johnson and Mrs. J. H. Applegate.

Probably there was no man in the Payette Valley held in higher respect by his 
friends and neighbors than Mr. King. He was a great lover of truth and honesty 
and with such a love to guide him he lived a most commendable life. He united 
with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1856 and had since been a faithful 
member.

The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the Methodist 
church, Rev. Charles McCoard officiating. The pall bearers, who were J. S. 
Thurston, Burt Venable, D. C. Chase, N. A. Jacobsen, Peter Pence and C. W. 
Giesler, all old friends of the deceased, accompanied the remains from W. C. 
Johnson’s ranch on Little Willow creek. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.

The members of W. T. Sherman post, G. A. R., showed their respect and honor 
for him by attending the services in a body, led by Commander Ashbaugh. 
Deceased had been a follower of the lost cause but there probably was none 
among the old soldiers who loved the flag carried by them more nor who took 
more interest in memorial day services than did the soldier whose spirit had 
so lately departed. 

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