The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-10
Libby Physician One
OF Prominent Family

Funeral services for DIR. c. B. Boyle
were held from St Joseph's Catholic
church Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
with the pastor, the Rev. FIR. McRory
officiating. Following the funeral serv-
ice, members of the American Legion
escorted the remains to the depot
where the body was shipped to Kali
spell for burial At KaIispell the re-
mains were met at the depot by an
escort from the American Legion of
that city, who conducted the remains
to the Conrad cemetery and partici-
pated in the services there, with
the Rev. Fr. McRory again officiating.
A military funeral was given the de-
ceased, firing squad firing the last
salute over the grave and taps being
blown by bugler. The body was laid
to rest by the side Of his wife, who
had preceded him in death by several
years. Libby friends who drove over
to Kalispell for the services at the
grave were DR.. and Mrs. j. M Cairns,
Mr.. and Mrs L. S. WEIGH w F. Kienitz
and W. c. Seims.
Brief notice of DR.. Boyle's sudden
death was given by this newspaper
last week, he having passed away last
Thursday, Oct 3, as the paper was
going to press-at about 1.30 o'clock
Dr. Boyle had seemed in his usual
good health He had joined with
friends in listening to the broadcast of
the ball game in the world series;
shortly thereafter walked over
to the Hotel Libby, visited in the
lobby for a few minutes and then
stepped out in front Of the hotel and
sat down there Suddenly strangers
standing nearby saw him fall over and
at once called to Landlord Gay, who
phoned Immediately for DR.. J. M.
Cairns at the Libby hospital. Dr.
Cairns arrived at once and the still
unconscious man was taken to the
hospital and there died without re-
gaining consciousness.
Not much data regarding the life of
DR.. Boyle is available, none of his i'm
mediate relatives having been present
at the funeral. 1t is known that DR..
Boyle came from prominent Wash
ington family, his people having lived
In that city for a number of years. He
was the son of Dr. Cornelious Boyle,
a prominent physician Of Washington
prior to the Civil war At the out
break of the Civil war, the father or
ganized company of Westinghouse
who served in the Confederate army
The then DR. Boyle was a personal
friend of General Lee and served as
major on the staff of the general
DR. Boyle as young man first fol-
lowed geology and worked under the
U. S. geological survey throughout this
part of the west Later he took up the
study of medicine being graduated
from George Washington university in
the city Of Washington When the
World war broke out he enlisted and
was given the rank Of lieutenant in
the medical corps. His first service
was at Camp Funston; Kans., as as
sistant regimental surgeon, with the
353rd infantry, 89th division
Following the war he practiced his
profession in various cities in this part
of the state, having moved frequently,
it is said, in the hope of benefitting the
health of his wife who was a great
sufferer from asthma For the past
several years he had been located at
Libby practicing his profession and de-
voting much time to mining, in which
he was greatly interested and in which
he invested considerable money. DR..
Boyle was highly respected in the
community and was of the finest type
Of citizen. He was in his list year at
the time of his death
An unusual circumstance was that
DIR. Boyle was to have met a niece
at the depot the afternoon on which he
passed away The niece, whom he had
not seen for years, was passing through
en- route to her home in the Philippines,
where her father owns line of steam
ships. DR.. Cairns met the lady at the
depot and broke the news to her of her
uncle's death.