The daily sentinel., 1911-12-11
{. ?. CHESTER.
PIONEER,
DEAD
Well Known Old Timer of Grand
Junction died at Midnight Last
Night in Arms Of . Third
Death in Thr eks.
RESIDENT HERE |

The hand of deaf another
pioneer last night. v : edwin p
Chester. for 7 . year Z active, re-
spected and well ii g citizen OF
Grand Junction, pass Q ly at mid
night at the family 2 2 nee. Sill
Grand avenue. afteI illness of
over four years. Altlc : Mr.. Ches-
ter had been i'll for = time. and
the last week had bt iling rap
idly. his death was entirely unex-
pected. and was another terrific shock
TO his family and to the community
in which he lived. Death was due
10 acute dilati0n of the heart.
Mr. Chester was Ga years old
and had been . Coioradoan for 80
years. He is survived by his widow;
mis- son. Whipple Chester, the we'll
known cartOunist and reporter on the
Daily News. and his daughter, Miss
Alice Chester, who is prominent in
local musical circles. and two broth
ers. who live at Wheaton and Ster-
ling. Illinois.
Air. Chester died in the arms of
his son, Whipple Chester He was be-
ing assisted to the bathroom and
in the absence of the other members
OF the family. he suddenly gasped
and fell back into Whipple's arms.
All efforts 10 resuscitate him failed.
Edwin p. Chester was born near
Oberlin, o.. September 26. 1877; he
came to Grand junction in SOC and
has made his home hert continu--
-ousiy since tfiet time. Mr.. Chester
was very prominent in mining cir
cles in the state for many years dur
ing the top-notch days Of silver and
was cashier for the Bull Domingo
mine at Silverton, the largest silver
mine in the country, for many years
Since the decline. Of silver he has
been associated in mining work and
in the hotel business for many years.
A year agoslie went. ta2 Orchard
Park. M ~. ! where he took charsas
of his bi'others ranch in an effort
10 regain his failing health. He re-
turned from thare two months, aud
since that time lis condition failed
to improve and he failed rapidly,
Since hrs return here he made a
desperate and hopeful attempt. to Fe-
gain his health, without avaiE. Al
though prepared fer the. end. he was
aniops 10 live and oppressed his de-
sire that it would be the. sweetest
Fthing he Knew Of TO be able to be
on this earth 2 little longer.
The character CT Edwin p. Chester
vas ore of tie loyiiezt in this eirtire
community. He lived 9 simple and
wonderfully sweet life. Edwin P.
Chester WIS lu9wu 10 bis friends as a
loyal friend. a true citizen, 4 loving
father and husband. ana above all, a
man with . character of Unequalied
sweetness.
He was 2 pioneer with the true
bIooded spirit he was q character al
ways approacltable. elways holding to
that which is the best in life. In the
death OF e. p Chester, Grand June
tion loses another OF its Invaluable
citizens. whose place cannot be filled
and whose memory win linger long.
A queer incident in connection with
the death of Mr.. Chester was that
this was the third sudden death oc-
curing or sunday night in this city
in the last three weeks. I. N. Bunt
ing died a week ago and two weeks
ago lloyd Smith dropped dead.
The funeral win be held Wednes-
day at 1850 a. m. from the residence
5t1 Grand Rev ID. Luther Ed
wards OF the Presbyterian church will
conduct the services. Interment will
be in Orchard Mesa cemetery.