Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
 SUDDEN DEATH Failure Of Heart of Alex
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 HIS LIFE WAS WELL LIVED On Account of Absence of Supervisor Orme Vacancy Cannot Be Filled Nor Can Any Business Be Trans acted By the Board
HIS LIFE WAS WELL LIVED

The friends in Phoenix Of Supervisor Hunsaker were shocked but not sur prised yesterday afternoon to learn of his death at his home vest of Mesa. Death occurred at half past four o'clock. of heart disease of which he had been a sufferer for the last four years.
 He had a severe attack last Tuesday | while he was serving on the board and | he left early in the afternoon for his home It was not until then that his friends in Phoenix were aware of the seriousness of his condition. He said that day that about a month ago he called upon his physician, Dr. Mouer { for an examination. At the close of it the doctor declined to make state 1 ment. About week ago Mir Hum saker was examined again and the doctor told him then that at the time of his first examination he had given him month to live: but now he said. the heart seemed to be in better con ] dition.
 Mir. Hunsaker said that if he had | known how near death the physician believed him to be. he would have gone about the arrangement of his af- ! fairs. He added that he would begin that business the next day and then eh would leave for the higher altitude of the north and would spend the rest of the summer in the vicinity of Pres colt
 The end came suddenly. He had not l been confined to his bed though he had not been able to leave the house Earlier iE the day he seemed to be 1 worse than he had been the day be- fore. A few minutes before death he 1 turned to his wife and said that he ought tO strdighten out his earthly af- ! fairs. Then he complained of pain in his throat; he said it was swelling He spoke to his wife about it and then | leaned forward and was dead
 The first word that reached Phoenix | came in a telephone message to Sher- ff Hayden from Mrs. Grace Burton. a | daughter. Tine office of the board of supervisors was closed for the day but the sheriff soon succeeded in finding | Chairman HOghe by telephone and lat CT communicated with W. F.. Thomas. clerk of the board. The flag on the court house was placed at half mast Nothing could be learned Of arrange ments for the funeral but it was thought that it might not take place before Sunday. A message to The Re publican last night stated that though arrangements had not yet been con cluded. the funeral might be held this afternoon from the Mormon taber- nacle. In that event the county off ces will be closed after eleven o'clock. The funeral whenever held. will be at tended by a large number of persons from Phoenix. Mir. Hunsaker is sur vived by his wife and eleven children. The sons are: Alexander Jr. Edgar. J., Albert brill. Leon A. The daugh ters are: Miss Jean Hunsaker. Mrs Edna Dana. Mrs. O. s. Stapley Mrs. Rosel Cooley. Mrs Mark Newell and Mrs. Grace Burton. There is a brother. Gordon Hunsaker living at Mesa and another brother and other relatives in Utah.
 Mir. Hunsaker was born in Utah fifty-nine years ago. He was married there in 1869 to Miss Melissa Johnson. They came to Arizona in 1881. settling 1 came to this valley where Mir Hun saker bought the home where he died He at first engaged in stock raising and farming in the Four Peaks and SuperstitutiOn mountains and later he conducted a stage line between Phoe- nix and Mesa. Fifteen years ago he engaged in the mercantile business in Mesa and remained in it until two years ago.
 He had served one term as a mem Der of the board of supervisors. retir- ing five years ago. He was reelected a year ago last fall so that his. term would have expired with the end of the year.
 Mr. Hunsaker was born of Mormon parents and he always kept the faith and stood high in the church. He was for fifteen years bishop of the Alma ward and member Of the high council of the stake but three years ago he was succeeded by his son. Edgar.
 There was never a more honest or a more widely beloved man than Dad" Hunsaker. Soft heartedness was his chief weakness but he did not allow that to interfere with his off cial conduct: It was his private busi- ness that suffered. During his long mercantile career he trusted many for thousands of dollars which debts were never paid. In many cases he trusted when he knew that the debtors could not pay; but they needed the mer- chandise and he had it. Near the close of his mercantile career he suffered from a fire. His stock was almost