Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-10-26
DEATH OF JAMES PARKER.
An Old and Respected Resident of
Mason Valley Crosses Over.

In last Saturdays issue we made
brief mention of the death, on that
day. of James Parker.
Mr.. Parker passed away about noon
on the 10Th of this month lie had
not been in the best of health for a
couple of years past owing to liver
complaint, and couple OF months ago
he suffered slight stroke of paralysis.
This. with the other complications,
made it impossible at his age to re-
cover He passed peacefully away with
all his children by his side except ST.
mon, who did not reach here in time
for a last farewell
James Parker was a native of
Brockville, Ont, Canada, having been
born on September 8. 1893, and conse-
quently being "a years, month and
a few days old In the early SOS he
came to California, and in 1860 to Ne
vada His calling was that of station
airy engineer. In 1862 he married Lu-
cretia Ann Sherry, the ceremony be-
ing performed in Carson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker lived in Dayton and Car
son for some years and in 1865 they
moved to Gold Hill where Jim was en-
gagged as engineer at the Yellow
Jacket mine. In the big fire in that
mine in 1869 he proved himself one
of Gods noblemen when he stood at
l., a,,I 1D.ctaI Iaa1 ard IN
jured from the burning mine until lie
had to be carried to his home owing
to exhaustion Many an old Comstock
miner owes his life to the brave engi-
neer who pulled him from the bowels
of the burning mine.
In Gold Hill there were born to Mr..
and Mrs Parker five children, Belle,
Ivy, John. Emma and Simon, Ada. the
eldest, having been born in Dayton,
and Jim, the youngest, in this valley in
1890 In the early sos Mr. Parker
was running the hoist on the old
Como Eureka mine, in Como, and that
was where the writer first became ac-
quainted with him. Some few years
later he moved his family 10 this val
ley where he had purchased a ranch,
! and little later he came here himself
| to reside. His eldest daughter. Ada
/ became Mrs Frank Freeman. the next
daughter, Bell. became Mrs. Al Cum
mings. who died some FIVE or six years
ago. and Emma, the youngest daugh
ter, is now Mrs. A. J. Lotus Three
of the sons, Ivy. John and Jim, are
now residents of this valley. and ST.
mon lives in Tonopah. All of the chill
dren were here to attend the funeral,
which took place last Monday from
the Freeman residence The funeral
was largely attended, and the cere-
monies were held in TIE open air un-
der the trees. Rev. ]. l.. Collins offici-
aitng He preached a touching SER
mon. likening the passing of deceased
in the autumn of his life to the falling
of the scar and yellow leaves of the
trees in the autumn of the year. Thd
choir, composed of Mesdames Crown
inshield and Leavitt and Messrs Col
Inns and Guild sang several appropri-
ate hymns and the cortege moved to
the cemetery where the last sad rites
were performed
Jim Parker was one of the history
makers of Nevada He was of sun
ny disposition, jovial and bighearted,
aud mona t,au, Il; ~, k,,t a., l,Ea hin, II la
met misfortune and reverses with a
brave smile and crowded bitterness
and ill-feeling behind him. The world
would have been better off with more
like him.
May the sands of the cemetery rest
lightly DER you, Jim Parker. and when
the great judgment day ccomes may
you stand on the right hand side