Frank E. Dumas
Marriages
Minnie Smith Dumas - July 5, 1896
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - July 27, 1936
FRANK DUMAS DEAD. A telephone message to the Enterprise from Mortician O. W. MEYER of Red cliff Wednesday informed us of the death at 8:30 o'clock that morning of Frank DUMAS at his home in Gilman. At this time arrangements for the funeral and burial had not been made but will be announced later.
Frank DUMAS was one of the earliest business men of Bells Camp and Gilman, having retired from active business twelve or fifteen years ago. With the exception of a short period following his retirement, Mr. DUMAS had been a citizen of the Battle Mountain district for more than fifty years.
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FRANK E. DUMAS. Born in Canada, January 15, 1870, Frank E. DUMAS migrated to the United States in 1887, at the age of 17. He came almost directly to Gilman, Colo., where he settled and soon went into business for himself. On July 5, 1896, he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie SMITH of Red Cliff, and to this union were born two daughters, Iris and viola.
Mr. DUMAS remained on Battle Mountain through all the ups and downs that follow any mining camp, prospering when it prospered and taking the tough times as they came with a smile and in good nature. Several years ago he retired from business, and with his wife traveled for a few years. But the lure of the old home was too strong and the couple returned there to pass the remainder of their lives, death overtaking him on July 27, 1936. Mr. DUMAS was a loyal citizen of the country of his adoption, was a good neighbor and held in high esteem by his business associates.
He is survived by his widow, Minnie DUMAS; two daughters, Mrs. Iris HAYBALL of Butte, Mont., and Mrs. Viola RUSSELL of Billings, Mont.; two grandsons, Keith and Allan RUSSELL; and one sister, Mrs. Emma CREITIEN, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Funeral services, attended by a large following of old friends and neighbors, were held from the Presbyterian church in Red cliff Sunday afternoon, where Rev. T. B. McDIVITT of Eagle delivered the funeral discourse.During the church services Mrs. Alice ANDERSON and Miss Katherine BARLOW sang, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Someday We'll Understand," and "The City Foursquare."
Pallbearers were: John DOYLE, Pete DOYLE, Edward DUFFY, Oscar NELSON, Ephraim SAPPENFIELD, Henry MARTIN. Burial was made in Evergreen cemetery at Red Cliff, under direction of Mortician O. W. MEYER.
