Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-18
DO HONOR TO HIS MEMORY
Nelson Henry Greene. Pioneer Merchant and
Most Prominent Citizen is no More-A
Long and Useful Career-Took an
tonored Place In the Civic Life Of
This City.

The sudden and unexpected death OF
N. H. Greene about 5 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. October IL. 1906. startled and
shocked this community TO high degree,
and records the passing of well.known
pioneer. He spent the forenoon at the
Pioneer State Bank. of which moneyed
institution he was the president. His
only complaint on arriving at his resi-.
dence. on West College hill. was that of
being little tired. Shortly before his
death he retired to the basement to re.
plenish the furnace of the heating plant.
A few moments later his neice, Mrs.
Frank Stuart, and sister. Mrs. w. Fl.
Davenny. heard groans from below, and
when they reached his PROSTATE form,
he was fast expiring and never regained
cons :iousness. Heart failure was the
immediate cause of death.
The subject Of this sketch was born
in Pennsylvania. April IS, I84I, and was.
. therefore. IN his 65th year. In June.
1864, he was married to Miss Lucinda p.
futile. who passed on ten months ago
For more than forty years they travelled
along llfe's pathway together. happy
in their devotion to each other. their
children and their children's children,
besides great host of tried. trusted and
much valued friends. Their gentle lives
demonstrated. as the most soulful SER
mon could not. the immutable truths OF
Christianity. The good husband, the
beloved father. the blameless citizen.
the devout and consistent Christian gen
tleman has gone to join his dear ones
beyond the river,-gone to that bright
home where sorrow never enters and
where disease and death are unknown.
Death is ever tragedy it cannot creep
so slowly but that it comes as shock.
There is grief when an innocent babe
is taken. Without impulse to invade the
sanctity of a stricken household, it may
be said that the sympathy of hundreds
cluster there today. The people of this
part of the state pay the tribute Of say
ing friend has gone.
T.. The funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. NJ W.
Morse. pastor Of the First Congregational
church Of this city. Rev. John d. Jones of
Dayton. WASH, former pastor here and
a close friend Of the family preached the
funeral sermon.
The funeral cortege was formed at the
home on the hill with the following
Masonic pall-bearers: Horace E. Hill,
Fred E, Robbins. James Turner, r. P.
Smith. Daniel A. Scott. and E. d. ellison.
In that quaint. handsome edihce. the
First Congregational church, where he
had always attended divine services
sfegularly, as he lay upon the bier beside
the altar, in a beautiful casket almost
hidden under heaps of fragrant flowers
. and blossoms, the large throng Of
patriotic people viewed the familiar face
for the last time.
Sunday morning the funeral party.
accompanied by many friends and men,
bers Of the Masonic fraternity, conveyed
the remains to Spokane. where interment
MS held in the family plot in Greenwood
cemetery. Side by side Mr.. and Mrs.
N. H. Greene repose in their last long
sleep that knows no waking, IN that
} charming. secluded spot where other
, relatives lie buried.
To Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Greene were
born two children. Mr.. Orr H. Greene.
cashier of the Pioneer State Bank, and
Mrs. Matte E. Martin, who survive
them. and who still reside in the city.
Heavy and valuable property interests.
= both real and personal. is left by the
deceased.
Mr.. Greene was an active Free Mason.
and was a member OF Ritzville Lodge
Mo. IoI, F. & A. NJ, which attended the
dtuneral in body and officiated at the
grave. In life he was called to several
public positions though he never sought
them. He was sheriff in 1856; re-
selected and served during the years of
1875. Became first mayor of the town
in November, 1883. followed by being
city treasurer He declined the nomina
ton for representative to the state legls'
lature later.