Arthur River
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Eagle Valley Enterpirse page 1 - November 14, 1930
Arthur River , the son o f George and Dclphina River , was born In Buena Vista , Ohio , November 3 , 1 SS 0 . He was the second among five brothers and sisters . While Arthur was still very young his family moved to Denver , Colo . Later they moved to Aspen and then to Leadville where Mr . River grew to young manhood . From Leadville Mr . River moved to Sweetwater and it was while living here that he met and married Grace Green of Gypsum . Mr . River took his young brido to Sweetwater , and most of their lives have been spent there and at Gyp 3 um and on the Colorado river . Mr . River consistently followed the business of ranching . A little more than a year ago , together with his family , he moved to the present home near RIdgeway , Colo . The River home was blessed wflh twelve children , four of whom have precceded their father in death . Of these , two died in infancy and one at the age of two years and the fourth passed away at the age of eighteen , when he was just on the threshold of manhood .
Of the eight children who remain to comfort and sustain their mother in her grief , all but one reside at the home in Ridgeway . One son , Stanley J ., lives in Burns . Mr . River became sick on September 12 . His death on Thursday , November ( j , 1930 , brought relief to his terrible suffering . Mr . Kiver died at the age of J 0 years and 3 days . A funeral service was held in the Community church on Friday afternoon , then the sorowing family brut the body back to the old community in Ka ;ยป Ie . county . Besides his wife and children , Mr . Iltvir loaves * i jiirw number of relatives and friends , one of whom 1 Mrs . H . D . Skiff of Gypsurn , a h : I sister of the deceased . Tho sympathy of the entire community is exit nded to thoM ; who mourn in ., departure . A second service was held in the Methodist church at Gypsum at :- o clock p . m ., Saturday , November /> , Rev . C . R . Stockinger delivering an eloquent and comforting sermon , he being assisted by a choir which rendered several vocal numbers . Interment was in Cedar Hill cemetery at Gypsum . o Raw chopped celery la good In fritters .
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