Carbon County, Wyoming
Obituaries and Death Notices
Carbon County, Wyoming
Obituaries and Death Notices
JAMES CLAUSE
RAWLINS -- Mr. James Clause, a leading business man of Rawlins, died Saturday night at his home. Mr. Clause had been ill for several months. He leaves a family of three daughters and two sons, all of whom reside in Rawlins except one son, who is in training at American Lake. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning from the Catholic church. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (9 Sept. 1918) - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
MIKE CONNOLLY
RAWLINS, Wyo., Aug. 31. – Mike Connolly, one of Mr. John Mahoney’s sheep herders, committed suicide last Monday. He was out with a band of sheep near the Mahoney ranch and became despondent. He ended his life with a gun and had been dead a day when found. His dog came into the ranch and so the Mahoney’s fearing something was wrong, investigated. He was brought to town and buried here. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (31 Aug. 1918)-MZ - Sub by FOFG]
DARRELL EUGENE GARVIN
FRUITA, Colo. - Darrell Eugene Garvin, 74, a resident of Fruita , Colo. , died Dec. 16, 2004, at St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.
He is survived by three sons, Darrell Garvin Jr. and wife Kim of Cortez, Colo., Terry Jay Garvin and wife Ruth of Rock Springs, and Joe Garvin and wife Laura of Baggs; daughter, Shelly Garvin of Fruita; brother, Lonnie Garvin of Arkansas; two sisters, Laverne Cranston of Wichita, Kan., and Kathy Howell of Atica, Kan.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the Little Snake River School in Baggs on Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at 1 p.m. Visitation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004, from 1-3 p.m. at Grant Mortuary in Craig, Colo. Interment will follow the funeral at the Baggs Cemetery. [Unknown newspaper, Submitted by Tina Easley.]
ALFRED GRONLUND
RAWLINS -- Mr. Alfred Gronlund died last week of the flu. He leaves a wife and child. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (10 Nov. 1918) -MZ - Sub by FoFG]
JUDAH FRANK HARTT
Judah Frank was born in Castlehill, Arrostook, Maine, on June 29, 1869 and died May 3, 1930 at Bragg, Wyoming.
Judah Frank Hartt, whose sixty-first birthday would have occurred next month, died at the Memorial Hospital last Saturday evening at 5 o'clock, death resulting from burns which he received at his ranch home about 16 miles west of Braggs. Mr. Hartt had left his bed about 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning and was building a fire in the stove of his ranch home. The fire did not burn readily, so Mr. Hartt took a can in which he thought was kerosene, but in which was gasoline, and poured some of the contents on the fire.
The gasoline exploded, fatally burning Mr. Hartt on his body and painfully burning his wife who was in the kitchen at the time. Mr. Hartt's son, John was out in the yard when the explosion occurred but immediately came into the house. Mr. Hartt was rushed by his son to the city, arriving here about 10 o'clock and entered in the hospital for treatments. However the burns were so severe that medical treatment proved of no avail.
Mrs. Hartt, who was less seriously burned, was brought to Baggs and given first aid treatment. Mr. Hartt and his son came into Rawlins, the son returning for Mrs. Hartt later. Mrs. Hartt is getting along as well as can be expected.
Was Old Time Resident
Mr. Hartt was an old time resident of this country, having lived in and about Rawlins for more than 20 years. He was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine and came west to Montana when yet a young man. He was united in marriage in Montana to Miss Jeannie Dunham about 40 years ago. Upon coming to Rawlins he immediately engaged in the sheep business and had been prominent in that field ever since he has resided here. The greater part of his land holdings were in the Snake River section. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jeannie (Dunham) Hartt, two sons, John, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Hazel Scott of Baggs, and a brother, John K. Hartt of this city. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 2:30 from his home at West Maple Street, the Rev. A. C. Blinzinger officiating. The Woodmen, of which he was a member, will have charge of a short service at the cemetery.
Pallbearers at the funeral are Will Mitand, Homer France, Harry Nelson, Christ McPherson, Jack McPherson, and James A. Sheahan Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Collins-Franks.
[The Rawlins (Wyoming) Republican, Tuesday, May 6, 1930]
JOHN KELLY HARTT
1871-1952
John K. Hartt, 81, pioneer livestock man and principal owner of three of Carbon and Freemont counties' largest outfits, died yesterday at 10:15 a.m. at Baggs, while en route from one of his company's summer headquarters at Hahn's Peak, Colorado to his home in Rawlins. Mr. Hartt came to Wyoming from Maine in 1894.
Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Hartt became ill at his headquarters early yesterday morning and an attempt was made to take him to the hospital in Rawlins by ambulance. Death occurred in the ambulance in Baggs.
Mr. Hartt's outfits included the Cow Creek Sheep Co. the Pioneer sheep Co. and the Yellowstone Sheep Co. In addition to his livestock interests he also was vice-president and director of the First National Bank of Rawlins and a director of Ferguson Mercantile Co. He also held extensive real estate properties in Rawlins.
Survivors include his widow, Minnie, six daughters, Mrs. Harry (Pearl) Holmquist, Mrs. William (Marie) Harrison, Mrs. Charles (Marjorie) Higley, Mrs. J. Gordon (Louise) Mitchell, Mrs. Thomas (Catherine) Keffeler and Miss Dorothy Hartt; and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of the Rasmusson Shriner Mortunary, are pending arrival of relatives.
[The Rawlins (Wyoming) Daily Times, Tuesday, July 15, 1952]
MINNIE PEARL (SPRAGG) HARTT
1882-1972
Minnie Pearl Hartt was born July 29, 1882 at St. John N.B. Canada. She is the daughter of Arthur Sidney & Matilda Roberts Spragg, who were early day Rawlins students. Minnie attended normal schools and then taught for several years. She married John Kelly Hartt in 1909. The wedding took place in St. John, N.B. Canada and the honeymoon was in Niagara Falls, Ontario. When raising her 6 daughters they would live their lives in two places, on Maple Street in Rawlins and "up country" in Hahn's Peak Basin. There was a vast difference.
In Rawlins, little ladies wore ruffles and bows, and were supposed to act like ladies. They ate three meals a day at a table covered by white cloth. In Rawlins, Minnie always wore a dress, and she smelled like talcum powder, or sachet. At Hahn's Peak, she wore slacks and ate at a table covered in oilcloth. Minnie adapted to slacks later, but in those early years she often wore "knickers" tucked into her fishing boots. And she smelled like citronella oil, which she used to keep the flies away when she fished.
The "Hartt Family Headquarters" at Hahn's Peak was always full of life with relatives keeping the home fire burning and Minnie, a prize-winning fisherwoman until the very end. Minnie was a member of the PEO.
After the death of John Kelly Hartt in 1952 at Baggs, Wyoming , Minnie Pearl moved to Wheatridge, Colorado. Minnie passed away in 1972 in Denver, Colorado.
JOHN HARTT
1896- 1969
John Hartt was born Sept 6, 1896 in Sheridan, Montana a second son of Judah and Jennie Hartt. He lived in the state of Maine as a boy later moving to Wyoming with his parents. He served in the Navy in the First World War.
He married Francis Jewel Needham on July 18 1921 at Craig Colorado.
They bought their first home in the Selle District North of Sandpoint in 1925. He and his family operated the Hartt and Sons Livestock Co. near Rawlins, Wyoming where he also homesteaded in the early 1930's. The family later moved north of Sandpoint in 1936 where they farmed until they moved to the present Frank Hartt Farm in 1939. They purchased their last home in 1944.
John worked in the lumber mills and on the railroad. He retired from the Great Northern Railroad in 1955. Since that time he and Jewel have spent many pleasant winters in Southern California occupied in doing the things he enjoyed these things included horseback riding prospecting and fishing. He also enjoyed collecting interesting rocks.
His family will always remember him for his gentle and considerate ways.
John passed away Sunday evening, November 3, 1969 at Winterhaven, California, where he and his wife had gone for the winter from their ranch home on the Eastside road at Priest River Idaho. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday Nov. 6, 1969 at the Free Methodist church with Rev. Marlow Thompson officiating. Interment will be at the Evergreen cemetery.
His wife Jewel three sons, Frank and Gerald of Priest River River Idaho and Bill of Ione Wash. a daughter Mrs. Shirley Lindell of Livingston, Montana. 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Sherman Funeral Home handled arrangements.
EDITH HAYES
RAWLINS -- Miss Edith Hayes died from influenza at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edward Lafferty of Ferris, Mt. The funeral was held from the Rasmussin’s undertaking parlors in Rawlins Thursday afternoon. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (15 Jan. 1919) - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
FLOYD E. HUBBARD
RAWLINS -- Mr. Floyd E. Hubbard died Sunday morning of the flu. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (10 Nov. 1918) -MZ - Sub by FoFG]
CHAS. JACKSON
RAWLINS, March 15. – The citizens of Rawlins were very shocked and grieved Wednesday morning on receiving a message announcing the death of Mr. Chas. Jackson of this city who died Tuesday night in Salt Lake city, where he has been spending several weeks in hopes the climate there would improve his health. Mr. Jackson is one of the old timers of Rawlins, having lived here the past thirty years and has made scores of friends both among the older and younger people of the city. He was at one time engaged in the sheep business with Mr. J. M. Rumsey, who bought his interest. Then he worked as a clerk for many years the store of J. W. Hugus & Co. He leaves to mourn him his wife and two children, Mrs. Issach Stratton and Howard Jackson. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Masonic hall, Masonic services being used. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (17 Mar. 1919)- MZ - Sub by FoFG]
ORA KERR
Mrs. Ora Kerr of Carbon, sister of Mrs. Hattie McCord of this city, died at Carbon on February 2. Her funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kerr was taken with la grippe about a month ago, by which was developed pneumonia, the cause of her death. The relatives have the sympathy of all their friends. – [The Daily Boomerang, Laramie, Wyoming Territory, Tuesday, 04 February 1890. Transcribed by James D. VanDerMark]
STEVENS
The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stevens died Thursday evening of heart trouble. Funeral services were conducted from the Catholic church Friday afternoon. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (15 Oct. 1918) - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
GLENN TSCHUDY
RAWLINS, Oct. 18. – On account of the funeral of Private Glenn Tschudy, all business houses were closed between the hours of 2:30 and 3:30. Mr. Tschudy died at Camp Funston of a complication of diseases and the remains were shipped to Rawlins for burial. The funeral was from the Elks’ home Wednesday. All flags in the town were at half mast and all patriotic citizens attended the funeral as a mark of reverence towards the dead soldier. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (18 Oct. 1918)- MZ - Sub by FoFG]
EDWARD WARD
Edward Ward, a prominent citizen of Rawlins, died suddenly June 21st of dropsy. Deceased leaves a father in California and a sister at Lander. [Guernsey Gazette (Guernsey, Wyo.) Friday, July 7, 1905 - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
MATT WEBER
Matt Weber of Baggs died here Sunday at the Ferris Hotel. He was stricken suddenly with appendicitis. The body was taken back to Baggs for burial. [Wyoming State Tribune – Cheyenne State Leader (15 Oct. 1918) - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
