Obituary: Reuben L. TARBOX, d. 21 Sept. 1969, Washburn Co., Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 23 February 1999 ==================================================================== Funeral Services Held for Prominent Shell Lake Businessman Reuben L. Tarbox, 88, one of Shell Lake's most prominent businessmen from 1911 until his retirement in 1967, died at the Shell Lake Indianhead Memorial Hospital on Sunday, September 21st, (1969). Funeral services were held at United Methodist Church in Shell Lake, Wednesday, September 24th, with interment in the Shell Lake Cemetery. Mr. Tarbox had been a resident of Shell Lake since 1911 when he established the Tarbox Hardware in October of that year. Born in Yorkville, Ill. on May 30, 1881, he spent his early life in Ashland, Wis., where he graduated from Ashland High School. On February 17, 1909 he married Sarah Dunn at Ashland. Mrs. Tarbox preceded her husband in death, February 7, 1966. During his years in Shell Lake, Mr. Tarbox will long be remembered as an avid sports fan, who never missed a high school athletic contest. In 1951 he was presented with a scroll as the most loyal sports fan of Shell Lake, and in 1959 was awarded a plaque as the "No. 1 Outstanding Sports Fan" by the students and athletes of Shell Lake High School. He served as president of the Shell Lake State Bank from its beginning in 1934 until his retirement in 1967, was a member of the Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce and United Methodist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Miss Ruth Tarbox of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. John (Jane) Stranberg of Kansas City, Mo.; one son, Marston of South Bend, Ind; two grandsons and one sister, Mrs. O. J. Underwood of Evanston, Ill.