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Lewiston Morning Tribune Saturday, August 5, 1905 Mr. Jerry M'Guire, Well Known Asotin Pioneer Dead Asotin, Wash., August 4. - Jerry McGuire, an honored pioneer resident of Asotin county, died at his home today on Asotin creek. The deceased had been ill for some time with cancer and it has been realized by the family that he could not recover. Mr. McGuire was born in New York in 1824 and was therefore in his seventy-ninth year. He came to Lewiston in 1862 during the Idaho mining stampede and later located in Asotin county, he being one of the first settlers in this section of Washington. He followed stockraising extensively and enjoyed a large acquaintance throughout eastern Washington and northern Idaho. He leaves a wife and one married daughter, the latter being Mrs. Wm. Boozer, of Mohler, Idaho. The deceased was a member of the Nez Perce County Pioneer association and the interment will be made in that city, although the funeral arrangements were not concluded today.
The Lewiston Tribune Is Laid To Rest. Funeral of the late Jerry McGuire Was Held Yesterday. The funeral of the late Jerry McGuire, the well-known pioneer of Asotin county, who died at his home Friday, took place yesterday when the interment was made in the Lewiston cemetery. The funeral services were held at the McGuire home near Asotin and the funeral cortege then came to Lewiston with the body, arriving here at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by Father Valpolina, of the Catholic church. A large number of Asotin people attended the funeral and the remains were met here by ex-Mayor Kress, president of the Nez Perce Pioneer association. The following well-known residents of Asotin, all pioneers of Asotin county of more than twenty years' residence there, acted as pall bearers: Charles Isecke, Ben Ayers, W. S. Rogers, Ben Tuttle, George W. Bailey and Al Stiffel. |