Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Melcher, Florence 1914
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Payette Enterprise 9-3-1914
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, September 3, 1914

Sad Death of Mrs. Elbert Melcher

The entire community was shocked and grieved Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, when a 
telegram was received stating Mrs. Florence Melcher has passed away at Sacred 
Heart hospital, Spokane, while her parents were hurrying to her bedside but 
the messenger of death preceded them and they did not see her again alive.

Florence Lavinia Patheal was born March 23, 1887, at Salem, S. D., and died at 
Sacred Heart hospital Spokane, Aug. 24, 1914, aged 27 years, 5 months. She 
came with her parents to Idaho in 1902 and on Sept. 7, 1909 was married to 
Elbert L. Melcher, in 1910 they moved to Priest River, Ida. where they resided 
until her death which was due to blood poison starting with an infection on 
the hand. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and little 4 year old 
daughter Gladys Elaine, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Patheal and brothers 
Frank, Chas., and Ben Patheal and a host of friends who showed their love and 
esteem for the deceased, their presence at the funeral which was held in the 
Payette Baptist Church of which she was a faithful member for many years and 
was upon her request her interment and the services held in her church. 
Beautiful services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Deal of the M.E. Church of 
Fruitland and Rev. Evans of Payette and interment made in Riverside cemetery 
where a large number of sorrowing friends paid their last respects a tribute 
to a loving Christian character which made the deceased loved and honored by 
all who knew her.

Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our heart felt gratitude to the many friends who helped us 
by their kind ? and sympathy during our hour of sorrow in the death of our 
beloved Florence. Elbert B. Melcher and daughter Gladys, and Mr. and Mrs. A. 
C. Patheal and family.

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