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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, April 5, 1928 issue Schrag Pioneer Passes Monday At Age Of 71 Joseph Lamb, age 71, died Monday morning at his home about 1-1/2 miles east of Schrag, where he had been a farmer for many years and was well and favorably known throughout the county. The funeral services were conducted from the M. E. church in Ritzville Wednesday afternoon by Rev. D. D. King, pastor of the Menno church. Interment was in the family plot of the local cemetery. Mr. Lamb was a charter member of the Ritzville W. O. W. lodge and the pallbearers were fellow members from the local order. Mr. Lamb leaves a widow, two daughters and three sons. Burns Are Fatal To Aged Resident Jacob Thiel, 87, a resident of Ritzville for nearly 25 years died at his home in this city Tuesday evening from injuries received when he fell in an abandoned well containing burning rubbish last Friday. Mr. Thiel was first discovered in the well by Mrs. Thiel, when she noticed smoke emerging and gave the alarm. Mr. Thiel was rescued, but not until he had received bad burns from the rubbish fire, and had been in the hole presumably for at least two hours. Much of his clothing had been burned off. Due to his advanced age, combined with the injuries received from the fall and his burns, he failed to rally from the shock. Mr. Thiel was a native of Russia. He leaves his widow, three sons, Jacob, John and Henry of Idaho, and one daughter, Mrs. John Rehn of Lind, by a former marriage, and two daughters, one in Idaho and the other in California, by his second marriage. No definite funeral arrangements have been made, as they are being postponed pending hearing from the daughter in California, but tentative arrangements are being made for Sunday, the services to be conducted from the Zion Congregational church of this city. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, April 12, 1928 issue Long Suffering Ended By Death Mrs. John Armstrong for many years a resident of this vicinity, passed away at the family home Easter Sunday, following a long illness. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dann from the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, with interment in the local cemetery. Elsie S. Landry was a native of Washington, and was born at Spokane October 28, 1881, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Landry. She was married to John Armstrong on January 19, 1900, at Spokane, the young people coming to Adams county shortly after and had since made their home here. Mrs. Armstrong leaves her husband and three children, the latter being J. Erling Armstrong of Ritzville, Theressa O. Altridge of Grandview and Lois Oestreich of Ritzville. She also is survived by her mother, Mrs. John MacDonald; two sisters, Mrs. C. L. Thorne of LaGrande and Mrs. Margaret Moon of Ritzville; two brothers, W. S. Landry and Jack MacDonald, both of Spokane. Mrs. Armstrong had been a sufferer of valvular heart trouble for a number of years and later complications hastened the end, but during all the years of ill health, she was always patient, kind and enduring. She was greatly beloved by all. Child Drowned In Small Pool Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ott and daughter, Mrs. H. A. Manke, were called to Zenith the first of the week to attend the funeral of John, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Denecke, former Ritzville people. The child, who was about four years of age, was drowned Saturday afternoon in a small pool less than three feet deep on the place of which Mr. Denecke is the caretaker. When discovered, life was extinct. Funeral services were held Tuesday. The stricken parents are well known here, having left for the coast about six years ago to make their home at Zenith, between Seattle and Tacoma. Mrs. Denecke is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ott. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, April 19, 1928 issue Popular Ritzville Man Is Summoned Ritzville people were shocked last Friday to learn that Fred Achziger, born and raised a Ritzville boy and who numbered his friends by the hundreds, had passed away that day at the Veterans' hospital in Tacoma, but four hours after he had been taken there from the Walla Walla hospital. Mr. Achziger was stricken with a very severe case of influenza the latter part of January, and after recovering to some extent he went to Spokane for treatments. Failing to recover from the effects of the attack he became a patient in the Walla Walla hospital on March 12th. For a time it was thought he would completely recover, but complications developed and as a last resort he was rushed to the hospital in Tacoma, passing away a few hours after his arrival there. The body was brought back to Ritzville and the funeral held Tuesday afternoon from the Philadelphia German Congregational church, of which Mr. Achziger had been a member since its organization. He had since young manhood been an active and sincere church worker. The funeral services were largely attended and the floral tributes profuse. The local I.O.O.F. attended the funeral in a body, Mr. Achziger being a member of the Ritzville lodge and a past noble grand. Mr. Achziger was also a veteran of the World War, serving overseas as a master mechanic in the aviation corps, enlisting in 1917 and was honorably discharged in December of 1918. The local post led the funeral cortege to the cemetery. A volley was fired over the grave and taps sounded for the departed comrade. John Fred Achziger was born in Ritzville January 23, 1888. At the age of 14, Fred's father died, and he assumed the obligation of caring for his mother and continued to do so until his death. He was unmarried. For the last ten years he was a faithful employee of the Ritzville Trading Co., and the store closed during the funeral in honor of his memory. Wishing to get into business for himself, Fred had formed a partnership with Henry Clodius in the purchase of the Big Bend Machinery Co., and had resigned his place at the store, to become effective february 1. He was taken ill while still working at the store. Death intervened and kept the partnership from materializing. Mr. Achziger is survived by his mother, Mrs. Katie Achziger; one brother, Jacob of Modesto, Cal.; three sisters, Mrs. P. B. Hunt, Ritzville; Mrs. Henry Thiel, Jr., Ritzville; and Mrs. Katie Schroeder, Portland, Ore., all of whom were here for the funeral. His father, two brothers and six sisters preceded him in death. Called To California By Death Of Mother A. C. German left Saturday evening for Oakland, Cal., called there by the death of his mother, Mrs. Etta German, who passed away at the home of another son, at the age of 77. Mrs. German had made her home in California for 35 years, but spent one summer with her son here. She also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Rumley of Tacoma, and Mrs. Albert Weick of Wayland, Mich. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, April 26, 1928 issue G.A.R. Veteran Passes Monday evening at 5:15 J. W. Price, father of Mrs. Ella Price and Mrs. Mary Oyler of Washtucna, passed to his last reward at the home of his daughters at Washtucna. Some weeks ago Mr. Price had the misfortune to break his hip and at his advanced age he could not recover. He was one of the two remaining veterans of the Civil War in this county, there being one other, Mr. Snider of Ritzville, who with Mrs. Miller, president of the Woman's Relief corps of Ritzville and two other members, visited Mr. Price the day before his death, also presenting him with a plant and offering aid later, which was not needed, as all possible was being done. Mr. Price had lived at Washtucna the past few years of his life and was known as a splendid Christian gentleman of whom the town was justly proud and who mourn his passing. John Wesley Price was born at Taswell, Tenn., September 26, 1840. At the age of 10 his parents moved to Kentucky and he lived there until the end of the Civil War, or until 21 years of age. He served in Grant's army form his entrance until the end of the war, four years and five months. April 19, 1866, he was united in marriage to Mary Francis Reynolds at Quincy, Ill., from there moving to Missouri. To this union were born nine children: Mrs. W. H. Oyler, R. J. Price, Mrs. Ida Shriver, James N., Espy E., and Geo. C. Price. Three children died in infancy. There were 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral services were held at Pasco Wednesday, a number from here attending. Interment was in Pasco cemetery beside the grave of his wife, who died in 1923. Rev. Campbell officiated and Mrs. McCabe had charge of the music. Sister of Mrs. Ralph Snyder Passes The friends of Mrs. Ralph Snyder were saddened to learn of the death of her sister, Mrs. Blanche H. Clemmer, wife of Dr. Howard Clemmer, who was formerly owner of the Clemmer theatre at Spokane, which occurred at 2:30 Saturday morning at the family home in Spokane. The son, John Howard Clemmer, has been attending the Washtucna high school the past few months during the illness of his mother, staying at the R. W. Snyder home at Washtucna. Mrs. Clemmer was born at Harlan, Iowa, in April, 1882, and has just passed her 46th birthday. Her people were among the middle west pioneers and her family on both sides were prominent in the medical and literary sciences and in musical circles. Until ill health compelled her to give up her work, she had been an official in the Unitarian society and an active member of the Amethyst club. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Frances, and a son, John, and her sister, Mrs. Ralph Snyder. Funeral services were held from Smith & Co. chapel Monday at 3 o'clock, Rev. Pease of the Unitarian society, officiating. Burial was in Fairmount mausoleum. Pioneer Woman Passes To Beyond Ernestine Wilhelmine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brasch, was born April 26, 1870, at Appleton, Wis. Here she was baptized in her infancy in the Lutheran church and when of school age attended the Lutheran parochial school of the church of that place. When 11 years of age her parents moved to Deshler, Neb. Here again she attended instruction in the church school and was confirmed in the Lutheran church by one of the pioneer Lutheran missionaries, Rev. Buschler, now of Portland. In 1889 she was united in holy marriage with P. L. Nissen. Soon after they left Nebraska for the west, arriving that same year in Spokane. After a short residence there they came to Adams county to acquire a homestead about 12 miles southeast of Ritzville. When, after four years' final proof on this land had been made, they moved to Fairfield, Wash., where they had purchased another farm. After having lived there for four years, Mr. and Mrs. Nissen again sold their belongings and returned to their homestead in Adams county. This now became their real home. Lands were from time to time added and suitable modern buildings erected. Failing health, especially with Mrs. Nissen, induced Mr. and Mrs. Nissen to retire and in 1916 they moved to Ritzville, where they have resided since that time. Mrs. Nissen had for years been known as one of our hay fever patients. During the latter part of the year she was in good health. Last winter she could not regain her health, but having recovred so often from similar troubles her condition was hardly noticed even by herself and was apparently strong and able to be about until a few days before her death. A congestion of her lungs was found to be gaining on her rapidly. She passed from this world April 24, 1928, with her farewell words to her surviving dear ones on her lips: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." She attained the age of 58 years, less two days. She leaves surviving here, the husband and eight children: August John Nissen, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Ernest L. Nissen, Zillah, Wash.; Hearvey E. Nissen, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Pauline Louise Edmonds, Bellingham, Wash.; Mrs. Clara Catherine Smith, Ritzville; Mrs. Martha Helen Borden, White Bluffs, Wash.; Mrs. Elsie Mattie Schwisow, Ritzville, and Miss Bertha Henrietta Nissen, Portland, Oregon, as well as 11 grandchildren and her aged father. Two brothers, with whom the father resides, Fred and Theodore Brasch, reside at Nez Perce, Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Ohlson of Spokane. The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, May 3, 1928 issue Brother Meets Sudden Death Mrs. F. B. Shepley received word on Tuesday evening stating that her brother, L. M. Baker, had been suddenly killed at Astoria, Ore., that day by a falling tree. Mrs. Shepley left for Astoria the same evening to attend the funeral which is to be held Saturday. Pioneer Washtucna Resident Passes Richard J. North, better known to his many friends as Dick, passed away at his home Sunday evening, April 29, at 6:45 at the age of 80 years, 5 months, 18 days. For the past year Mr. North had been in poor health but it was not known that he was in a precarious condition. Mr. North has been a resident at Washtucna for 25 years, living on his farm about six miles from here where he has gained local fame by the spendid dry land vegetables and melons he raised every year. Richard Jasper North was born in McKean County, Pa., in 1847. He lived there until 25 years of age and then he moved to Wisconsin, and from there going to Iowa. He was married to Anna May Harley near Watertown, S. Dak. To this union were born six children, four of whom and his wife survive him: Mrs. Mittie Glen, Mrs. Pearl Moore, Percy and Edna. There were also nine grandchildren. The funeral was held at the home on Tuesday, May 1, Rev. Campbell of the U. P. church officiating. Music was given by Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Sitton, Mrs. Bachman and Frank Hurst, with Mrs. McCabe as accompanist. Interment was in Washtucna cemetery. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, May 10, 1928 issue Attend Funeral Of Baby Mrs. C. E. Shepley was in Spokane Sunday to attend the funeral of Marjorie Ann Griffith, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Griffith, former Ritzville people now living near Rathdrum. Mrs. Griffith was formerly Mrs. Clara Clodius. The baby was a year old and died May 5 at the Deaconess hospital. Young Farmer Dies Suddenly On Monday morning, May 14, occurred the death of John Dugger, Jr., age 26 years, 6 months and 13 days, twelve miles west of Ritzville, in the farm home where he was born and always lived. His demise was as sudden as it was untimely, resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage occasioned by a strain in lifting on an automobile early that morning. A car had gone into the ditch near the house and Mr. Dugger had volunteered to help the driver get the machine back on the highway. At least such is the accepted presumption of his death, as he was a young man of excellent physique and apparently in the best of health. John was a home boy in every sense of the term, industriously devoting himself to the manage- ment and operation of his father's farm on finishing the eighth grade in the county school nearby. So satisfactory were his efforts that his father soon retired and, with the mother, moved to Portland. Honorable, upright and public spirited, John Dugger attracted and enjoyed the esteem of all with whom he came in contact, his death casting a pall of sorrow over the entire neighborhood, and eliciting many expressions of sorrow and deep regret. His was the third death in a family of seven children, each passing away suddenly on a Monday morning. Besides a heart-broken wife and infant son, Bobbie Clayton, deceased leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dugger, Sr., of Portland; two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Triebwasser, of Portland, and Mrs. Carrie Truebling, of Oakland, Calif., and three brothers, R. E., Stockton, Calif.; Alfred, Portland, and Jacob, Ritzville, all of whom will be here for the funeral which will be held Friday afternoon from the Ritzville Community Methodist church, with interment in the Ritzville cemetery, Rev. Dann will preach the sermon and M. F. Haight, local mortician, will be in charge, the pall bearers to be chosen from the Ritzville camp of the M. W. A., of which deceased was a member. Early Adams Pioneer Dies Suddenly Monday Afternoon Theo Shofstall, a pioneer of the Warden district, dropped dead at his farm Monday evening of a paralytic stroke, and the body was brought to Ritzville that night by M. F. Haight. Mr. Shoafstall was born in Indiana in 1852, and was married January 1, 1880. He and his family came west in 1901 and have resided in Adams county for 27 years. The funeral was held from the Haight chapel Wednesday afternoon and burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Sarah, and three sons, Robert, Thomas and Charlie, all of Warden. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, May 24, 1928 issue Death Of Aged Woman Mary Elizabeth Hallett died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Scheel, May 19, at the age of 82 years. The funeral services were conducted from the Haight chapel Monday, Rev. Dann of the Methodist church preaching the service. Burial was in the local cemetery. Mrs. Hallett was born in Illinois and came to Adams county from Oklahoma ten years ago. She is survived by the following children: W. H. Hallett, Nevada, Mo.; G. E. Hallett, Granger, Wash.; C. F. Hallett, Kettle Falls, Wash.; J. R. Hallett, Ritzville; John E. Hallett, Venita, Okla.; Mrs. Mollie Scheel, Ritzville; H. B. Hallett, Colfax; Ben Hallett, Ritzville. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, May 31, 1928 issue Pioneer Kahlotus Rancher Drowns In Snake River Jos. Henkle and his hired man, "Shorty" Little, were drowned in the Snake river near Kahlotus Friday while fishing and the bodies have not been recovered on account of the high water. Neither of the men could swim and were at the mercy of the swift current when their skiff capsized. Mr. Henkle was in his fifties and a pioneer of that section, having lived there for 25 years and was the owner of 2000 acres of land. He leaves a wife. Former Ritzville Man Dies Gentry Rushing, who will be remembered by many Ritzville people, died this week at Portland. Mr. Rushing was formerly a business man of Ritzville. He was in his sixties. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, June 7, 1928 issue John Bunger Dead Word was received here this week telling of the death of John Bunger at Ellensburg Sunday. Mr. Bunger formerly owned a farm at Rocky Ford on Crab creek and was well known in the county. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, June 14, 1928 issue Boy Succumbs To Meningitis The ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Graber, residing in the Schragg neighborhood, was brought to Ritzville the last of the week and died soon after of spinal meningitis. The boy's parents had taken him to Odessa, and telephoned from there for Dr. Armann to come and see their son, as they believed him to have been suffering fom appendicitis. Dr. Armann asked them to bring the stricken lad to Ritzville as he was unable to leave, and upon his arrival the doctor saw that their diagnosis was wrong, and examination showed him to be in the last stages of spinal meningitis. The boy died soon after being brought here. Steps were taken immediately by Dr. Armann, who is the county health officer, against the spread of the disease. No one was permitted to come in contact with the body, which was buried after a private service at the grave. The car was thoroughly disinfected. Strict quarantine was put on the parents after their return home and a guard is in charge to see that the quarantine is not broken. It is believed that this is the only case in that community and every precaution has been taken against others contracting the dread disease. A. L. White Passes Away The many friends of A. L. White, for several years druggist at Washtucna, will be saddened to learn of his death last week in Los Angeles, Calif., from cancer. During his stay here he was admired for kindly, courteous ways and pleasant manner. He left Washtucna about three years ago to take charge of his sister's drug store in New Mexico, going from there to Los Angeles for a short time preceding his death. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Vivian, and a son, Roger White, all of Los Angeles. The Ritzville Journal-Times Thursday, June 21, 1928 issue Lind Minister Killed In Crash Rev. David King, 53, Mennonite minister at Lind, was instantly killed and his wife, 58, seriously injured at 9:00 Tuesday evening when the Ford sedan in which the Kings were riding skidded and collided with a Ford touring car, driven by Mrs. A. C. Oswald of Missoula, Montana. The accident occurred five miles from Ritzville on the Central Washington highway. The King car was being driven from Ritzville by Herbert, thirteen-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. King, and Rev. King was riding in the front seat with the youthful driver. Mrs. Oswald was on her way to Missoula, and had two children in the car with her at the time of the accident, having met her son at Pasco on his return from school at Portland. It was one of those accidents in which it is difficult to place the blame. Mrs. Oswald stated that she slowed her car down when meeting the King car, but others who were on the ground soon after the accident were of the opinion that the woman was taking more than her share of the road and the King boy was forced to turn out in the loose gravel. In doing so he lost control of the car and hooked onto the fender of the other Ford, which remained in an upright position, and none of the occupants were hurt. The King boy also escaped injury. Rev. King was evidently thrown through the windshield, as it was shattered, and he received terrible wounds on the head, causing almost instant death. The occupants of the cars, including the body of Rev. King, were picked up some time later and brought into Ritzville by E. C. Wells of Lind. Both cars, the King's almost totally wrecked, and the Oswald's slightly damaged, were brought to Ritzville by the Krehbiel Motor service. Mrs. Oswald remained in town until her car was repaired. Mrs. King was taken to the Henry Allert home in Ritzville, and placed under the care of Dr. W. F. Armann. She sustained severe injuries, including two broken ribs and a broken collar bone and breast bone. The body of Rev. King is at Haight's undertaking parlors. No funeral arrangements will be made until the arrival of the children, Violetta King, of Lewiston, Idaho; Harley King, of Flagstaff, Arizona; and Mrs. Verdi Bixel, of Los Angeles. Mrs. John S. Gray Loses Father Mrs. John S. Gray received a message from Colville late Monday night telling of the death of her father, Judg. E. B. Ide, who passed away suddenly at 10:30 that night of heart failure. He had been in good health of late, so his demise was a shock to his family and many friends. Judge Ide, who was more than seventy, came to the Colville country in 1870. He was at one time sheriff of the county and U. S. court commissioner. Of recent years he has been engaged in the real estate and mining business and was justice of the peace. He was in charge of the chamber of commerce rooms and was widely known in Stevens county. He was a brother-in-law of Col. I. N. Peyton of Spokane. He is survived by his widow, five daughters and one son. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gray left early Tuesday morning for Colville. The Journal-Times Thursday, June 28, 1928 issue Attend Funeral Of Niece H. E. Scholer, assistant cashier of the First National Bank, spent Friday in Spokane, attending the funeral of his niece, Miss Eleanor White. She underwent an operation for an ingrown wisdom tooth, and expired while under the influence of gas. A post-mortem examination revealed an abnormal thymus gland, accounting for the sudden death. Baby Drowns In Water Trough Melvin Alvin, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schafer, was drown in the watering trough on the home ranch nine miles southwest of town Tuesday afternoon. The body was discovered a few hours later by an older brother, the parents being away from home for the day. How the accident happened will never be known, but it is taken for granted that the baby while playing wandered off by himself and clambered up on the trough and toppled into the water. The father was building a schoolhouse near Benge and had taken Mrs. Schafer with him to do the cooking. The oldest son was working in the field and did not learn of the drowning until he returned home and the children told him of the accident. The body was taken to the Jess Dewald farm and brought to Ritzville by them. The funeral services will be held from the German Methodist church in Ritzville Friday afternoon. In addition to his parents, the baby is survived by five sisters, Dorothy, Helen, Ruth, Lucille and Violet, and six brothers, Albert, Arthur, LeRoy, Richard, Reuben and Virgil. Earliest Pioneer Gets Final Call Frederick Rosenoff, 90-year-old Adams county pioneer, died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday, June 24, at the home of J. R. Rosenoff in Ritzville. Up to within a month of his death, Mr. Rosenoff had enjoyed good health, but he had lately been failing. His death was due to old age. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Philadelphia Congregational church. English services were conducted by Rev. Houn of the Zion Congregational church, while the German services were conducted by Rev. Neutzmann, Rev. Gradel and Rev. Morach. Six grandchildren acted as pallbearers: John and Carl, sons of J. F. Rosenoff; Will and Walter, sons of Henry Rosenoff; and Joe and Ted, sons of Jacob Rosenoff. Interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery, beside the grave of his wife. Frederick Rosenoff was born January 4th, 1828, in Kolb, Russia. In 1856 he was united in marriage with Mary Katherine Achziger. To this union were born five children, a daughter, Mrs. John Kanzler, who died two years ago, and four sons, Fred, Henry, Jacob and Alexander Rosenoff. There are 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. In 1878, Mr. Rosenoff came to America with his family, and settled in Nebraska for four years. In 1882, he led a covered wagon train of settlers from Nebraska over the Oregon trail to Walla Walla where he remained for one year, coming to Ritzville in 1883. In 1915, his wife passed away, and since that time he had lived with his oldest son. With the death of Mr. Rosenoff, Adams county loses the pioneer responsible for its settlement by farmers, they later changing the land from a poor cattle range to a wealthy grain district. It was due to his initiative and leadership that the first settlers of Adams and Whitman counties came here from Nebraska and from Russia and Germany. Many of the present residents of Adams county are descendants of the settlers brought in by Mr. Rosenoff in 1882, or who were subsequently encouraged to migrate to this part of the country. During the lean years of early settlement, he was looked to as a leader and as a man to be depended upon in emergencies. As the county grew up, however, his services were less in demand, and he passed the last quarter century of his live in comparative retirement. Rev. King Funeral One of Largest Ever Held In Lind The funeral Monday of the Rev. D. D. King, killed in an auto accident, was one of the largest ever conducted in Lind. It is estimated that 600 passed the bier and a cortege of 140 cars went to the cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Galle, Aberdeen, Idaho, the Rev. Mr. Baumgarten, Portland, Ore.; the Rev. Mr. Quiring, Blufton, Ohio, and the Rev. P. A. Aeschlimann, Colfax, all personal friends of Dr. King, spoke at the funeral. The Menno choir, the Onecho men's quartet, the Menno mixed quartet and Ruth Krehbiel sang. David D. King was born at Pandora, Ohio, in 1874. In 1898 he married Katie Radacher. In 1905 he was ordained to the ministry and served for 23 years at Bethel, Mo,; Blufton, Ohio; Monroe, Wash., and the last seven years at Menno and Ruff. The Rev. Mr. King was a trustee of the general conference and Blufton college for a number of years, and at the last session of the northwest conference was elected chairman of the district conference. Rev. King was a talented musician and directed numerous church cantatas with pronounced success. Surviving are his widow, Katie; two sons, William Harvey, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Herbert, Lind; two daughters, Mrs. Leona Vixel, Los Angeles, Cal.; Violetta, Lewiston, Idaho, and one brother and three sisters in the east.