Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-06-12
DAN v. GORBY
PASSES AWAY
Well Known Resident of
Ferry Dies In Eastern
City Buried Last
Tuesday

OlOOm SNIlOuuueu lue COmluuuIIy
last Tuesday evening when mes
sage received conveyed the sad news
of the death of one of our highly es-
teemed and beloved citizens Dan w.
Gorby. The deceased passed away
Tuesday evening, June 4th at z
O'Clock at the Saint Francis Hospital
at Grand Island, Neb. Pneumonia
was the cause of his death. At his
bed side were his wife, son Everett
and daughter Bernice and brother
Robert, all of Glenns Ferry. They
were with him several hours before
the end came. Shortly after enter
ing the hispital he became uncon-
scious and only rallied a short time
before the end and realized his loved
ones were with him The bereaved
family arrived home Saturday night
with the remains. At the station
many sympathetic friends had gath
cred to meet them. The Loyal Or
der of Moose had charge of convey
ing the remains to the home.
The deceased had been in poor
health many months. He had been
to Mayo's Sanitarium in Rochester,
Mimi, about a month and having
completed his course of treatment
had started home. This weakened
could not endure the in
tense heat he encountered in the
eastern states. At Columbus, Neb.,
he suffered a relapse Reaching
Grand Island, it was necessary to |
move him to the hospital where he
succumbed. Dan w. Gorby was Az
years of age at the time of his death. |
He was born January 8, 1883 at
Cameron, West Virginia. In 1905
he married Della Parmley. Of this
union three children were born. He !
came to Glenns Ferry in his early
having resided here twen-
-y three years. He was one of the
most active and successful business
men of Idaho and was known best
Tor his kindness and generosity.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday, June 9th from the theatre
he had built several years ago. The
and Protective Order of
1lks, Boise Lodge No. 80 conducted
he services. Elbert s. Delano, ex-
lHed ruler, DR.. p G.. Flack, Charles
:. Koelsch, E. M. Rogers and e. W.
Johnson, secretary of the Elks
lodge. The pail bearers consisted of
of the three lodges of which
he deceased was member, Fred
robertson, Harry Knox, Don Max
veil, e, C. Belmore, Harry Gun
acker and Mr. Petri.
The singing was rendered by a
ioise quartet and -Glenns Ferry quar-
EFT, Mrs. Harry Knox, and Mrs. Dan
lyan, H. c. Geer and ]. L. Sumner,
ccompanied by Mrs. Ed Clark.
The deceased was member of
he Benevolent and Protective Order
Elks, Boise Lodge No. 80, Dram
tic Order Knights of Khorassan,
ocatello Lodge, knights of Pythias
,odge No. 20, Loyal order of Moose
Iodge No 1446.
Members of the different organiza- ]
ons attended the services in a body ]
nd the members of the of Moose S
cart Legion No sos of which Mrs. q
-orby is a member attended the /
sryices in a body. The floral tri- t
utes were beautiful and numerous. (
he funeral was the largest ever d
eld in this part of the state
The deceased lease to mourn his !
cath wife, son, daughter and four
One resides in California,
yo in West Virginia and Robert
orby in Glenns Ferry. The remains
ere laid to rest at Glen Rest Gene I
'ry beside those of his son Robert. 4