August 8, 1913
Page 1
Thomas Shockley Succumbs To Illness
Thomas Shockley died at 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 1913, at the Bishop Randall hospital, after a lingering illness caused by cancer. Deceased was born in Tennessee, October 13, 1838, and came to the Lander valley in 1882, and has lived here since that time.
Mr. Shockley is survived by a wife and three children, two daughters and a son.
Funeral services were held Friday morning at 10 A.M. from the Methodist church. Interment was in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Wyoming State Journal no. 22
August 8, 1913
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Thomas Shockley Pioneer Settler Dies From Cancer
Thomas Shockley, one of the early settlers of Lander valley, died yesterday from the effects of a malignant cancer. The funeral was held this morning from the Methodist church, the Rev. Butler preaching the final sermon. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Some thirty years ago Mr. Shockley settled on what is now the I. L. Burch farm north of town. There he farmed and ran a blacksmith shop for a number of years. Later he lived on North Fork but of late years has been ranching on Beaver near Hailey. He was a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows under whose auspices the funeral was held.
August 8, 1913
Page 1
Thomas Shockley Succumbs To Illness
Thomas Shockley died at 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 1913, at the Bishop Randall hospital, after a lingering illness caused by cancer. Deceased was born in Tennessee, October 13, 1838, and came to the Lander valley in 1882, and has lived here since that time.
Mr. Shockley is survived by a wife and three children, two daughters and a son.
Funeral services were held Friday morning at 10 A.M. from the Methodist church. Interment was in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Wyoming State Journal no. 22
August 8, 1913
Page 4
Thomas Shockley Pioneer Settler Dies From Cancer
Thomas Shockley, one of the early settlers of Lander valley, died yesterday from the effects of a malignant cancer. The funeral was held this morning from the Methodist church, the Rev. Butler preaching the final sermon. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Some thirty years ago Mr. Shockley settled on what is now the I. L. Burch farm north of town. There he farmed and ran a blacksmith shop for a number of years. Later he lived on North Fork but of late years has been ranching on Beaver near Hailey. He was a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows under whose auspices the funeral was held.
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