Pinal County, Arizona
Obits
Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner.
Wednesday. Oct. 2, 1889
Levi Buggies, who was a member of the
13th legislature from Pinal County, died suddenly recently.
Date: 1902-04-29; Paper: Prescott
Morning Courier
Judge C. M. Marshall, a pioneer of
Pinal county died at the hospital In Florence last Saturday morning. In
January last, at Kelvin, a gase line lamp exploded while he was trying
to regulate it and he was seriously burned about the head and arms. Be
was brought down to the hospital for treatment and the burns gradually
healed, but the shock to his system could not be counteracted. His mind
gave away and be grew weaker from day to day till death finally came.
Arizona Blade. April 26.
Date: 1911-08-18; Paper: Tucson Daily
Citizen
News from All over Arizona Pinal
Deputy Kills Man at Hayden Picnic
FLORENCE. Aug. 18, — Deputy Sheriff
W. O. Palmer of this county, struck a man with his gun at a picnic at
Harden Sunday and the injured man died Monday. The deputy is held under
a charge or murder and has secured Waller Shute of Globe to defend him
Palmer has been a Pinal county deputy since June 1.
Date: 1912-02-27;
Paper: Tucson Daily Citizen
Terror of Gallows Cause Death Negro
in Pinal County Jail
Succumbing to terror or the gallows,
Charles Weeks, the Negro who shot and killed Ruperto Torres at Oracle
over a game of cards some months ago, died In the Pinal County Jail at
Florence.
When Weeks committed the crime he was
the picture of robust health, but he began to lose flesh at once
through fear, grew morose and nervous, and became constantly worse
until he finally died claiming he was never able for a moment to get
the killing and the fear of his consequences out of his mind.
Date: 1976-09-02;Paper: Dallas
Morning News
109-Year-Old Cowboy Dies in Arizona
Coolidge. Ariz, (AP) — Ariesto
Esquival, registered as the oldest resident of Pinal County, and
possibly the oldest in Arizona, has died in a nursing home, five days
before his 110th birthday. Esquival, who died Sunday was born in
Michoancan, Mexico, and moved to Texas when he was 35. He arrived in
the Coolidge area when he was 73, and left the life of a cowboy to work
in the cotton fields.
In a recent interview, he recalled
the excitement of life as a "vaquero" in Mexico and Texas and said he
was always too busy to learn to write English although he understood it
thoroughly. Esquival said he was too busy for marriage until he met his
wife, Maria, and married her in 1950. She was 40 and he was 84. In
addition to his widow, survivors include, their two children, Rormana
Gurley and Ernesto Esquival, and 15 grandchildren. Rosary was
scheduled Thursday at Cole & Maud Mortuary Chapel,, with Mass
Friday in the St. James Catholic Church.
Mrs. E. S. Bates Dies in Oracle Hotel
Mrs. Florence Fisher Bates, the wife of Prof. E. S.. Bates of the
English department. University of Arizona, died Wednesday
afternoon at Oracle after an illness of about three years, The funeral
was held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the chapel of the
Reilly Undertaking company, with Rev. W. J. Dixon conducting the
service. The body will be shipped tonight to South Bay City, Michigan,
for interment Mr. Bates had seemed quite as well as usual Wednesday and
Prof. Bates had started to Mount Lemmon. He was overtaken and informed
of his wife's death at the hotel where they were stopping. The body was
brought to Tucson in an automobile last night.
Date: 1912-06-14; Paper: Tucson Daily Citizen
Mrs. Clara Ellis Dies at Oracle
Mrs Clara E. Ellis died Sunday night at 11 o'clock at Oracle. She
was the wife of W. C. Kills, an electrical engineer, formerly in charge
of the University plant and later at Hayden. The family came to Tucson
about three years ago from Spencer, Ind They have no children but she
is survived by a married slater The deceased wa3 29 years of age
The remains were brought to Tucson and will be sent Monday night to
Spencer.
Date: 1918-10-07; Paper: Tucson Daily Citizen
Death Claims Mrs. Roberts. Aged Woman, Who Was a Tucson Resident, Died
in Oracle. Will be Taken East Accompanied by the daughter.
Mrs. N. E. Plummer and the son, Rev. H. B. Roberts, the remains, of
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Roberts, who passed away yesterday afternoon
at Oracle will be taken to Boston, Mass, where funeral services will be
held. Interment will be had in the old Roberts' family plot in one of
the Boston cemeteries. Mrs. Roberts was 72 years old and had been a
resident of Tucson for several years, residing with her daughter, Mrs.
N, E. Plummer on Park avenue. She had enjoyed good health until a short
time ago, when "she suddenly declined." Old age was assigned as the
cause of death.
She had come to Oracle some time ago with her daughter, Mrs. Plummer,
to spend the summer and was stricken while in that town. Medical aid
was summoned from Tucson but all efforts were in vain and Mrs. Roberts
passed away quietly yesterday afternoon.
She was a member of the Congregational Church here and had taken an
active interest in church work. She is survived by three children, Mrs.
N. E. Plummer and Rev. H.B. Roberts, both of this city, and Winthrop
Roberts of Boston, Mass.
Date: 1909-07-22; Paper: Tucson Daily Citizen