Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-26
OBITUARY OFT w. M'cANN

years; served on the local school
board for years; was the first secre.
tary for the town when it was organ.
lied in 1905; served as councilman
or mayor almost continuously, being
mayor at the time of his passing.
Years ago Mr.. Mccain contributed
literally to fixing the roads leading
into this city, later serving ON com
mittees for the Good Roads associa
ton. He belonged to the Four County
council and was on the committee tC
secure the Coulee-Brewster cutoff
connecting the Sunset highway with
the Caribou trail, April 1929.
He was great booster for the
Coulee City-Soap Lake road, and was
president of the publicity league to
boost for the advertising of the cou.
lee and the dam. 1t was through his
efforts that Dry Falls was set aside
for a state park.
Frank was a great student and had
a wonderful memory. He was an au-
| thorty OH the planets, ancient and
modern history, and lifelong student
or geology. His lectures and articles
on Grand Coulee and Dry Falls gain
ed him national recognition, and fol-
years biologists from Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and other universities came
to Coulee City to consult him and
he conducted parties to Dry Falls and
through the coulee. His writings are
in many places. Railroad officials
came for his wrhe-ups and his ar
ticles came out in the Great Northern
Goat and Milwaukee publications, the
Geographic magazine.
He was one of the first little group
of Grant county men to recognize the
possibilities of the Grand Coulee dam,
and his picture hangs in the hall OF
fame in the Continental hotel at the
I dam along with others of the group.
Mr.. Mccain was member of the
archiology society, and belonged to
| the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges
from the time Of their organ cation
in 1905.
Frank was always on the side fol-
what he thought was right, and for
the uplift of humanity. He had a
strong faith in God and believed one
should live good here and not fea1
what comes after. He lived faithful
to his belief, conscientious, loving
husband, father and friend. He was
proud TO be one of the old pioneers.
and loved to meet them and Wis t
There are but few left who have
been in the state Sc years.
There were seven children born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccain, the four young
EST ones dying at an early age The
Oldest son, Ralph William, passec
away at the age of %. His wife
Mary Elizabeth; one daughter, Fran
ces Florence; son, John Cecil, ant
two grandsons, Frank and Aubrey
survive.
Mrs. Mccain arrived by train will
the remains last Thursday noon anc
funeral services were held Friday,
D. M, at the gymnasium. Amid
profusion of beautiful flowers owe:
600 sorrowing friends gathered to at
tend the last rites. Impressive services
were held, with many honorary pail
bearers and the Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs participating. Rev. Wilson o
the Grace Full Gospel church was tn
officiating pastor. In honor of thei
departed friend, businessmen close,
their establishments for three hours
Following the funeral rites the pro
cession of mOurners moved through
the main streets of Coulee City and OF
to the Hartine cemetery which wa
the final resting place Of Mr.. Mccain