Frank M. Daley
Marriages
Edith Campbell Daley
Louise Alene Duell Daley - June 7, 1950
in Dotsero, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - May 14, 1992
Unknown
Frank M. DALEY, a former worker at Gilman as well as lift operator at Vail, died May 9, 1992, at Carbondale Heritage park Center. He was 82.
Born on July 16, 1909, in Payson, Utah, to Frank and Myrtle DALEY, they moved to a farm and ranch, and he grew up in that area. He graduated from eighth grad.
When he was 20, he moved to the Eagle Valley. He was involved with a great variety of enterprises in his life. Early on, he worked in ranching in either the Gypsum or Brush Creek valleys, or perhaps both. Memories have faded.
During World War II, and on into the 1950's, he worked underground in the Eagle Mine, located at Gilman. Because the production of ore from the Eagle mine was considered essential, he was exempted from serving in the war. However, it is thought that his work at the mine resulted in him developing emphysema. He worked there about a decade.
After leaving Gilman, he worked at the lime quarry in Glenwood Springs for a few years. Beginning in the 1950's and continuing into the 1960's he worked on the Piney River drainage for Phillips Lumber in logging operations. He also worked for a time at Dotsero, operating a crane to load pulpwood extracted from Coffeepot Divide and other areas on the Flat Tops onto railroad cars.
Sometimes in the early to mid-1960's he went to work for Vail Associates, operating the Poma lift near the ski school. He worked there nine or 10 years, retiring in the early 1970's. In his spare time he trapped animals. He had a trap line up Gypsum Creek and around Elephant Rock. He sometimes trapped up the Colorado River from Dotsero up to the Sweetwater region.
He also tended very large gardens, giving away the extra fruit and vegetables to those who needed the produce. In addition, he was very active in the Church of Latter Day Saints.
He lived in Eagle with his first wife, Edith Campbell DALEY. He later married Louise Alene DUELL on June 7, 1950, in Dotsero. Living in Gypsum, she survives him.
Other survivors are two sons, George (and spouse Linda) DALEY of Durango; Frank O'Dell (and spouse Audrey) DALEY of Craig; two daughters, Janice (and spouse Ed) TUNE of Durango, and Mary (and spouse Loren) WATSON of Florida; stepchildren, Mark L. JONES of Ava, MO, and Margo L. JONES of Tyler, Texas, as well as four sisters, two brothers, numerous nieces and nephews, and 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Church of Latter Day Saints chapel in Gypsum, with Dan LISTER officiating. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Gypsum.
