Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

Deke never married. He seemed “Deke Kirkham Jrom the woods and streams he loved so: well. He wag a great! Services Held; sportsm an -hunting: or -fishing. . member of the E Clampus Vitus,. Firemen Attend . and the Snow Tent Hunting Lod ‘to think a family might keep him if at every opporluiiity, He was al _. Funeral services were held yes~ -terday afternoon at the Bergei‘ mann Chapel for Renton Forrest eae 63, a life-time residen 5 pitt a . ILLNESS OF MISS ELSIE KENT HAS . ELMER KNIGHT ‘DIED SUDDENLY AT FALLON, NEV, Nowe 41443 Grass Valley family members and friends were shocked last evening . ! of Nevada County and long a {o learn of the sudden death at Fal“.member of the Nevada City Fire lon, Nevada, of Elmer Knight, forthis ® Department. Gat mer well known resident of here visits y usuall who nity, Veterans’ commu the in died Kirkham several times during the year. . Hospital, Reno, Nevada, follow-. Knight died at approximately 8 ing an operation Friday, March’ k last night at his Fallon home, o'cloc several suffering been had He _ 25. ntly from heart trouble, an illappare rday yeste hour and) @arly pain years from internal Death at an he has been treating for which ness sevthe Ito was forced to retire from the fire morning brought a close years, but which was of r numbe a Kent, . _ department two years ago. eral years iliness of Miss Elsie not believed at a critical stage. In ”* “palibearers were: ‘Ted’ Sigour-; 26 year old Grass Valley resident, fact, it was felt that Knight was illness was making some progress against the ney, Carl Larsen, William Halwhose ‘life previous to her Methodist 'malady after spending a portion of the of Ed-: work the Christenson, in e activ Aett, Le Roy the © Epworth. the summer at Mayo’s in Minnesota , l: Church, . ward Frantz and Howard Pen. Episcopa bed “rose. The Nevada Cily: fire deLeague and the Business and fProand following a carefully prescri mode of life. { a in attended Club. members ns partment fessional Wome The body will be brought to Grass e body, in full dress uniform, to The deceased woman was a nativ Valley for interment. > pay their last respects to a memof Globe, Arizona, but had ‘been a Knight was born in Grass Valley bei they had worked with so long. resident of this city for the greaten and received his education in the lo“Deke” Kirkham. was born part of her life. Previous ‘to the illcal schools, graduating from Grass “September 9, 1894 on the old ness, Which confined her to her home Valley High School and later attend“Kirkham ranch at the top of the in the past few years, she was a) ing the University of California College of agriculture at Davis. He has South Yuba grade, beyond Blue member -and regular parishioner of Tent. His family was among the the Methodist Episcopal Church. She. been in charge of the Department of Agriculture experiments! station ‘first settlers in that area, They ~s, He sang in “ithe church choir and conat Fallon for a number + came there in Gold Rush days and operated the stage depot and store many years, The Kirkham ranch is now the ‘Diamond Arrow Boys Camp.” Files Although christened ‘Denton’’ Forrest, he was known to everyone as Deke. This name he ac ducted one of Sunday the slasses of that’ institution. School was a veteran of World As a “member of the Epworth’ League of Grass Valley, Miss Kent sccheld many offices and, sorved as The family home in this t. * originally on Colfax avenue. Knight is survived by his wife, the retary of the Placer-Nevada Epworth foPHi’t’ Marie Mitchell of Grass Val ley; a sister, Louise, residing in the area. James Sampson of Pleasof bay ization ant street is a step-father. _ quired in Nevada City High School « At the time of the organ sional WoWhile a student at the local high when he played the part of a the Business and Profes city, Miss . Kent school and for several years later ,this. in From Club play. school men's. a in deacon as Knight was employed at the William _ that time, he was called Deacon, was a charter member and served store on Mill ary of the ‘women’s. Sampson stationery years, the Leegue, Alliance. 3 : the first secret ‘hut with the passing of . street. service organization. name was shortened to ‘‘Deke.” nevr friends Esthe » Many of his intimate She was also’ affiliated with er knew his right name, Rebekah’ lodge No. 9,1. 0.0. F. All his life Kirkham was a top Graduatiug from Mount St. Mary’s y. she was employed 1928, inem ynan in whatever endeavor he Acad pursued. As a woodsman workfo. seyeral years at the office of _ing for Arbogast Brothers Lum-} Clarence Grenfell, realtor and insur-'! ; -per Company, he was known as} ance broker of tnis city. Kent; sisters, “Mrs. Cecil Buckthought, Miss Tay Ixent, and Mrs. Gladys Clemo. and brother, . Jchn Bray, all of Grass ‘Valler. Three Pratt funeral home with Rey. A. L. \ Burial will in charge, of the services, be made In Elm Ridge. Pr tae Holmes-Hooper — Funeral , Home yesterday afternoon to remain until Feet ? te ‘Thursday. — at 2 , held be will es The servic o'clock Thursday afternoon at tho cc v hie . nieces also survive. . The body was removed to ‘The family home on South Auburn street from 1s Whe ment where he made friends: with _almost everyone in the district. He was always cheerful, helpful and cooperative, and one of the pest-loved men in the sity. } eA The deceased girl leaves her moth-° er, Mrs, Mary feet an artist with an axe. After a hitch in the Army during World War I, he settled in Nevada City. and lived here until his He tried his hand at mindeath., ing when not working in the lumber business. In 1948, he joined the Nevada City Fire. Depart ‘ i! ' Li.

Deke never married. He seemed “Deke Kirkham Jrom the woods and streams he loved so: well. He wag a great! Services Held; sportsm an -hunting: or -fishing. . member of the E Clampus Vitus,. Firemen Attend . and the Snow Tent Hunting Lod ‘to think a family might keep him if at every opporluiiity, He was al _. Funeral services were held yes~ -terday afternoon at the Bergei‘ mann Chapel for Renton Forrest eae 63, a life-time residen 5 pitt a . ILLNESS OF MISS ELSIE KENT HAS . ELMER KNIGHT ‘DIED SUDDENLY AT FALLON, NEV, Nowe 41443 Grass Valley family members and friends were shocked last evening . ! of Nevada County and long a {o learn of the sudden death at Fal“.member of the Nevada City Fire lon, Nevada, of Elmer Knight, forthis ® Department. Gat mer well known resident of here visits y usuall who nity, Veterans’ commu the in died Kirkham several times during the year. . Hospital, Reno, Nevada, follow-. Knight died at approximately 8 ing an operation Friday, March’ k last night at his Fallon home, o'cloc several suffering been had He _ 25. ntly from heart trouble, an illappare rday yeste hour and) @arly pain years from internal Death at an he has been treating for which ness sevthe Ito was forced to retire from the fire morning brought a close years, but which was of r numbe a Kent, . _ department two years ago. eral years iliness of Miss Elsie not believed at a critical stage. In ”* “palibearers were: ‘Ted’ Sigour-; 26 year old Grass Valley resident, fact, it was felt that Knight was illness was making some progress against the ney, Carl Larsen, William Halwhose ‘life previous to her Methodist 'malady after spending a portion of the of Ed-: work the Christenson, in e activ Aett, Le Roy the © Epworth. the summer at Mayo’s in Minnesota , l: Church, . ward Frantz and Howard Pen. Episcopa bed “rose. The Nevada Cily: fire deLeague and the Business and fProand following a carefully prescri mode of life. { a in attended Club. members ns partment fessional Wome The body will be brought to Grass e body, in full dress uniform, to The deceased woman was a nativ Valley for interment. > pay their last respects to a memof Globe, Arizona, but had ‘been a Knight was born in Grass Valley bei they had worked with so long. resident of this city for the greaten and received his education in the lo“Deke” Kirkham. was born part of her life. Previous ‘to the illcal schools, graduating from Grass “September 9, 1894 on the old ness, Which confined her to her home Valley High School and later attend“Kirkham ranch at the top of the in the past few years, she was a) ing the University of California College of agriculture at Davis. He has South Yuba grade, beyond Blue member -and regular parishioner of Tent. His family was among the the Methodist Episcopal Church. She. been in charge of the Department of Agriculture experiments! station ‘first settlers in that area, They ~s, He sang in “ithe church choir and conat Fallon for a number + came there in Gold Rush days and operated the stage depot and store many years, The Kirkham ranch is now the ‘Diamond Arrow Boys Camp.” Files Although christened ‘Denton’’ Forrest, he was known to everyone as Deke. This name he ac ducted one of

Sunday the slasses of that’ institution. School was a veteran of World As a “member of the Epworth’ League of Grass Valley, Miss Kent sccheld many offices and, sorved as The family home in this t. * originally on Colfax avenue. Knight is survived by his wife, the retary of the Placer-Nevada Epworth foPHi’t’ Marie Mitchell of Grass Val ley; a sister, Louise, residing in the area. James Sampson of Pleasof bay ization ant street is a step-father. _ quired in Nevada City High School « At the time of the organ sional WoWhile a student at the local high when he played the part of a the Business and Profes city, Miss . Kent school and for several years later ,this. in From Club play. school men's. a in deacon as Knight was employed at the William _ that time, he was called Deacon, was a charter member and served store on Mill ary of the ‘women’s. Sampson stationery years, the Leegue, Alliance. 3 : the first secret ‘hut with the passing of . street. service organization. name was shortened to ‘‘Deke.” nevr friends Esthe » Many of his intimate She was also’ affiliated with er knew his right name, Rebekah’ lodge No. 9,1. 0.0. F. All his life Kirkham was a top Graduatiug from Mount St. Mary’s y. she was employed 1928, inem ynan in whatever endeavor he Acad pursued. As a woodsman workfo. seyeral years at the office of _ing for Arbogast Brothers Lum-} Clarence Grenfell, realtor and insur-'! ; -per Company, he was known as} ance broker of tnis city. Kent; sisters, “Mrs. Cecil Buckthought, Miss Tay Ixent, and Mrs. Gladys Clemo. and brother, . Jchn Bray, all of Grass ‘Valler. Three Pratt funeral home with Rey. A. L. \ Burial will in charge, of the services, be made In Elm Ridge. Pr tae Holmes-Hooper — Funeral , Home yesterday afternoon to remain until Feet ? te ‘Thursday. — at 2 , held be will es The servic o'clock Thursday afternoon at tho cc v hie . nieces also survive. . The body was removed to ‘The family home on South Auburn street from 1s Whe ment where he made friends: with _almost everyone in the district. He was always cheerful, helpful and cooperative, and one of the pest-loved men in the sity. } eA The deceased girl leaves her moth-° er, Mrs, Mary feet an artist with an axe. After a hitch in the Army during World War I, he settled in Nevada City. and lived here until his He tried his hand at mindeath., ing when not working in the lumber business. In 1948, he joined the Nevada City Fire. Depart ‘ i! ' Li.