Jackson County OR Archives Obituaries.....Slinger, William June 17, 1900
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Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 22 June 1900, City Happenings, p. 7, c. 5
Death of a Worthy Citizen. Mr. Wm. Slinger, a highly respected citizen of 
Medford, died at his home on Sunday last, aged 67 years. Funeral services were 
held on Tuesday and were conducted by the Masons of this city and those of 
adjoining towns. The religious ceremonies were conducted by Judge W. S. 
Crowell.

Mr. Slinger was taken ill about two months ago, he having caught a cold while 
in attendance at the organization of the Eastern Star lodge of this city. 
Pneumonia followed the cold and was the cause of his death, which is sadly 
deplored by all our townspeople, among whom he was always a favorite.

He was born in Indiana in 1833 and crossed the plains to Nevada and California 
when he was but seventeen years of age, and in which two states he followed 
mining until he came to the Rogue river valley in 1887, where he has since 
resided. He was married in 1872. He was a member of the Masonic order, 
belonging to the Blue lodge of this city, and was one of the charter members 
of Malta Commandery of Ashland, and members from this last named lodge in 
uniform formed an escort to the funeral cortege. Mr. Slinger had been a member 
of this fraternal order for forty years.

Deceased had always been a man of active business and had always been 
successful, having accumulated a fortune. At the time of his death, and for 
several years prior thereto, he was president of the Southern Oregon Pork 
Packing Company, of this city.

The very large attendance at the funeral told plainly of the popularity of 
deceased in the community and of the high esteem in which he was held by our 
towns people. He leaves to mourn his demise a wife and adopted son, Joseph, 
and a nephew, J. W. Slinger, who lives at Lake Creek, this county.

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