Coos County OR Archives Obituaries.....WIMER, HUEY THOMAS 1930
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Coquille Valley Sentinel
Coquille Valley Sentinel
Friday, November 28, 1930

    H.T. WIMER GONE
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Death Sunday Night Follows 
  Stomach Operation Early 
           Last Week
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  H.T. Wimer, one of Coquille's most prominent and best known citizens, passed 
away at Keizer Bros.' hospital shortly after midnight last Sunday. His death 
followed an operation the fore part of last week for ulcers of the stomach 
from which he had been suffering for some months. It was thought at first that 
his chances for recovery were good, but a change for the worse Saturday was 
followed by death early Monday morning
  Funeral services were conducted at the chapel here at 10 a.m. Tuesday, by 
Rev. S.D. Walters, which were attended by a congregation of his sorrowing 
friends, neighbors and associates which completely filled the room, and with a 
large display of floral offerings and pieces.
  The same afternoon the family left with the body for Kirby, in Josephine 
county, near Mr. Wimer's birthplace and where the outpouring of old friends 
testified to the esteem in which he was held. Interment took place at Kirby.
  Huey Thomas Wimer was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam A. Wimer who died at 
their Fishtrap ranch about 33 years ago. Tom Wimer being six months and 29 
days past 49 years of age at the time of his passing.
  When nine years of age he came with his parents to Coos county and lived at 
Fishtrap for ten years, after which he returned to Josephine county.
  On April 5, 1904, he was united in marriage to Miss Mae Knighten, in Grants 
Pass. Three children were born to this union, two passing away in infancy. 
Delbert E. Wimer, who was associated with his father in conducting the machine 
shop on Hall Street here, and the widow, survive him.
  He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Veltum, of Coquille, and 
four brothers, Geo. W., E.A. and W.H. Wimer, all of Coquille, and J.D. Wimer , 
of Leland, Ore.
  Nine years ago last September, Mr. Wimer and his family returned to Coquille 
where he first opened a blacksmith shop in partnership with his brother, Will. 
The latter left the firm later, and taking his son into partnership Mr. Wimer 
fitted up and has operated the machine shop on Hall Street under the name of 
H.T. Wimer & Son.
  Mr. Wimer has served the city of Coquille as councilman very ably the past 
four years, during which time he devoted considerable time and thought to city 
affairs. He was a progressive and substantial citizen, one who never hesitated 
to take a stand which he thought was right, and then he stood like a rock of 
Gibralter in upholding those convictions.
  He also served as president for a few months of the Fat Elk Oil & Gas Co., 
resigning that position last week. He had the utmost faith that oil would be 
struck where the well is located over beyond Fat Elk.
  Mr. Wimer was a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity, joining at Kirby and 
later transferring to Coquille. Members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges 
attended the funeral services here in a body.
 Tom Wimer was a man who could be depended upon. When he once gave you his 
friendship you could depend upon it. His passing, in the prime of life, is a 
loss to Coquille.


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