Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-01-13
DEATH CLAIMS
TIM DR|SCOLL

me news OF the sudden QSdtn Cl
Tim Driscoll, the well-known and
highly esteemed citizen, whose use
full life for nearly a quarter. of a
century had been spent in this city,
was received with expressions OF
sorrow in every home and by every
citizen, the grief Of tksse who mourn
: becoming at once the common sorrow
of the entire community.
Mr.. Driscoll had been in poor
health for several months and it was
known by those who were closest to
him that his condition was really
critical, but his cheerful department,
even when he must have realized
that his days were numbered, gave
no intimation of the true situation.
While addressing the Odd Fellows
lodge Wednesday evening he receiV-
ed paralytic stroke, but upon the
administration of medical treatment,
sufficiently recovered to be removed
to his home where he received a
second stroke at II O'Clock Thursday
nisht and passed away few min
utes later.
The funeral services were he'd
Sunday afternoon, at which time
the Emma Theater was filled to over
flowing. The ceremonies were in
charge of the local Odd Fellows
lodge and large number of the
members of that order, of which the
deceased was a Past Grand Master, !
were in attendance from New Ply
mouth, Weiser, Ontario and Caldwell.
The membres of the Masonic lodge,
Of which Mr.. Driscoll was ,also a
Hember, attended unofficially in a
f6dy. In the long procession were
also the Rebekah lodge of Odd Eel
lows and the Order of the Eastern
Star OF the Masons.
Each organization contributed to
the many and beautiful 70. al offer
ings that were banked about the cas-
ket as it rested in the Emma Tn later
which was filled to overflowing to
listen to the impressive address de-
livered by Gen. Frank Martin, of
Boise, Past Grand Master and Grand
Representative of Idaho Odd Fe-
lows. The remains were followed
by an imposing cortege to Riverside
cemetery where the intern mt took
place with the solemn and touching
ritualistic ceremonies of the Old Eel
lows.
The following Grand Lodge OF
Idaho, officers attended and acted as
honorary pall-bearers: August Moritz,
G. p, Boise; Presley Horn, Grand
Secretary, Caldwell; Frank Martin,
P. G. M. and G. Rep, Boise; w. A.
Coughanour, Grand Treasurer, Pay
ette; A. E. Gipson, P. G. M. and P.1
G. Rep, also editor of the Idaho Odd
Fellow, of Caldwell, and Ben Ross, Of
Parma, Grand Marshal of the Grand ,
Encampment.
Tim Driscoll was born at Skibreen, /,
County Of Cork, Ireland, jan II,
1862. He came to America when but
a few years old and to Boise, Idaho, !,
about 1876, and had resided in the
state ever since, having been resi- :
dent Of Payette since 1894. He had
filled many important positions OF
responsibility and trust, having sar- :
we'd as Deputy U. S. Marshal, Deputy
Sheriff of Ada county and Deputy
Warden Of the State Penitentiary. ;
He served one term TI Postmaster :
at Payette and was Pr.cs.aon Officer
of Canyon county for eight years.
He was prominent in Odd Fellow
ship, leaving record of Official SER :,
vice In that order that is equalled
by but few of his brethren. He was
Pest Grand Master and Grand Repre-
.tative at the time of his death =
He leaves a widow, three sons,
John M. of Weiser, Thos. P, Of La
Grande, Ore, Edwin u, of Payette,
two daughters, Mrs. G. c. Painter.
Of Middleton and Miss Helen of Paw
ette, also a step-son, Walter Gorrie,
OF Portland, Ore. ,and step-daughtor,
Miss Eda Gorrie of Payette; his
mother Is living in Seattle, Wash,
and a brother W. J. Driscoll, In
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