Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Royston, John M. 1915
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Fruitland Banner 4-30-1915
Fruitland Banner
Fruitland, Idaho
Friday, April 30, 1915
 
Royston Funeral Is Largest Ever Held in this Section
 
The most largely attended funeral service ever held in this section occurred 
last Thursday afternoon, April 22, when over 800 friends gathered on the 
beautiful green lawn under God's canopy of blue, to pay their last respects to 
the late John M. Royston at the home on Pennsylvania.  The circumstances of 
his sad and untimely going out from this life has shocked and saddened the 
entire community and scores of people came from all over the county for the 
funeral.
 
The beautiful service was conducted by Rev. G. W. Barnes, of the Methodist 
church, of Payette.  He called attention to the magnificent floral offerings 
from family, school, grange and friends explaining the love token from the 
family, a large wheel in white and pink with the absent spoke representing the 
absent husband and father.
 
The octette of singers carried to the sorrowing hearts a message of hope and 
sympathy in several appropriate hymns, the duet, "Have Faith" by Mrs. Albert 
and Paul Brainard so touchingly sweet brought tears to many an eye.
 
Deceased was born April 1, 1855, in Baltimore, Md., died April 16, 1915, aged 
60 years and 15 days.  He was married to Lily Ella Eaton, of Missouri, 
February 28, 1882, and came west, first to Colorado, thence to Nebraska to 
establish their home.  Thirteen children were born to this union two of whom 
are dead.  He is survived by his bereaved wife, six sons, John, of Prosser, 
Nebraska, who could not be present for the funeral, Edward, Charles, Schuyler, 
Earl, Lafayette and five daughters, Mrs. Harry Hart of Twin Falls, Mrs. Edwin 
Williams, of Kimberly, Clara, Irma and Josephine, his aged mother, Mary E. 
Royston, of the advanced age of 84 years, two sisters, Mrs. Kizzie Waltermyer 
and Mrs. Anna Bossom and four brothers, Charles, Wesley, William and Robert, 
all of Baltimore, the two last named in company with a brother-in-law, Samuel 
Miller, making the long journey almost across the continent for a last look at 
their beloved brother's face.
 
Mr. Royston and his family came to the Payette valley in 1906 and settled on 
their ranch south of Fruitland where they have since lived closely identified 
with everything relating to the community's best interests.
 
Mr. Royston had been a director of Canyon county fair since 1907, was 
president of the Idaho Swine Breeder's association at the time of his death, a 
member of the local and state grange and a member of the A. O. U. W. 
 
A cortege of sorrowing friends fully a mile in length, left the home for the 
last resting place of the deceased in Riverside cemetery at Payette.  
Contributed.
 
Card of Thanks
We wish in this way to thank our friends and neighbors for the help and 
sympathy which sustained us in our hour of trial and sorrow, for the beautiful 
flowers from the grange, school and friends and the many kind letters of 
sympathy.
Mrs. John M. Royston and family

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