Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-03-30
OLD PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Samuel Gray Rhoades, One Of e.
more County's Most Re-
spected Citizens Dies

Another Mountain Home pioneer,
distinguished figure for many years,
in Gilmore county, was taken from
mortal view last Sunday morning,
March gath, his life having hung in
the balance for several days, the i'm
mediate cause of his death being
from internal injuries received while
at his work.
The deceased was born in the West
Indies where his parents were So
journing for while, September Is,
lo44, having lived this lite 67 years.
Eight years OF his school life were
spent at the Abbott school for boys,
called the Little Blue" at Farming
ION, Maine. A college course was
completed at BoWdoin college, In
brunswick, Maine.
The title OF Captain was earned as
master Of sailing ships, and up to
The young age of 25, this man of the
nigh seas had been around the world,
and several times to Africa.
At the age OF 25, young Rhoades
went to Chicago and studied Civil
Engineering, which occupation he
followed up to the close of life.
About 1880 he went to Denver,
Colorado where as United States
mineral surveyor, he was extensively
Interested in mines and mining, and
from whence he went to Boise, Idaho
where he served five years in the Sur
geyorGeneral' office.
Mountain Home was his real home,
attached by twenty years residence,
and honored with nineteen years in
office as surveyor for Elmore county
and where he also served on the
Mountain Home village board for two
years.
All of Mr.. Rhoades work was char
acterized by painstaking care.
He was an honorary member of the
Masonic lodge. No. u, OF Oshkosh.
Wisconsin,; a member of the Mcun.
tain Home knights of Pythias; and,
with Mrs. Rhoaaes, member of the
Eastern Star.
Married to Miss Electa Jackson Of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, September 29,
and having trayeied "life's journey
together" more than Al years, have
gwen example or the DIesseuness and
perletuity OIL that "aiVile institu-
tion," the marriage vow. lney have
Leen twice blessed In the three
daughters given them, by the life in
the parental home and by the homes
which they have maze for themselves:
Mrs. Helen Gray, wife Of DR.. Robert
b. Knight of stockton, California;
Mrs. Eva Porter of Denver, Colorado;
ana Mrs. oalah, VIE Oh ~ Carl
JOhLsoA, Los An6eies, CanLornla.
Ihere are also tour grandchildren,
Doris knight, George, Eecta and
William Marion Porter.
Mrs knight and Mrs. Johnson were
with their father before the parting.
George Porter has been with his
grandparents since last summer.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home, Monaay the 25th, at 2:3O
O'Clock, by Rev. G. Il. Mason OF the
Congregational church. Mrs. G. r.
Wetherell sang Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" The Masonic order,
Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters at
tended In a body, and the impressive
Masonic burial service was conduct
ed at the cemetery by the members
of the Masonic order. The remains
were inferred in the Masonic division.
The large assembly and the many
beautiful flowers of varied designs,
gave evidence of the high esteem in
which the deceased was held by all
acquaintances.
The departed was exceptionally gen.
ial in disposition, domestic at home,
a friend of strong and familiar at
tachments, favored by good natural
abilities, cultured by much schooling,
broadened by travel concentrated In
his life work, upright in his dealings,
his business to draw lines and fix
corners, he has left his mark on his
time and place. To the widow, child
ren and grandchildren who survive
him much sympathy Is shown.