OBITUARY: Albert W. Bashford, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 24 Jan 2003 *************************************************************************** Southern Oregon Mail, Friday, 31 Mar 1893, p. 3 GONE TO REST: At his father's home, on the 22nd of March, 1893, A. W. Bashford, after a severe siege of sickness. Mr. B. had not ben in very good health since he arrived in Oregon, on account of a cough, but he had great hopes of recovery when warm weather came. About the first week in March he was stricken down with typhoid fever. It was not considered dangerous at first; he rallied from the first attack in a short time and then became worse until he had his third relapse, which was on Monday, March 20th, and was very severe. Everything was done for him that could be procured, but God called him home after he had suffered two days and one night. Mr. B. was born Feb. 10, 1866, in York, Dane county, Wisconsin, when one year of age he removed with his parents to Reinbeck, Iowa, where he has always lived until he removed to Oregon the first of this year. Mr. B. was married to Miss Emma Bowers, Jan. 28, 1890, but only lived to enjoy his married life three short years. He had no children, but leaves a bereaved wife to mourn his loss. His parents are both living and he leaves also a brother and two sisters who mourn greatly over their loss. He had always been a very kind husband, doing everything in his power to make home happy. He was well known and very highly respected by every one at his old home in Reinbeck. Mr. B. was a good business man; he followed the blacksmith trade in partnership with A. D. Cramer. He followed the trade successfully for two years, but as it did not seem to agree with his health, he sold out and came to Oregon, hoping to improve his health thereby, and enjoy a finer climate, but God called him to rest before he had time to enjoy much of the climate of his new home. He was a member of the M. E. Church and Epworth League. Was also superintendent of the Sunday school at Reinbeck for one year, and greatly enjoyed doing Christian work. On account of the illness of his wife, the funeral services were held at the house of his father. The remains were interred in the Jacksonville cemetery.