Last Name:
Worth |
First: G. |
Middle:
Lionel |
Lot # : 103 |
Plot # : 8 |
Gender: M |
Birth Name: |
Born: Sept.
3, 1865 |
Died: Aug.
5, 1918 |
Burial Date:
Aug. 8, 1918 |
Ledger Notes: Age: 52
Years Funeral: W. W.
Hollingsworth |
Obituary: Tualatin Valley News, August 23,
1918 In Memorium
G. L.
Worth was born in Cook County, Illinois, Sept. 3, 1865, living there until 1886.
He was married to Jennie Sprouls Dec. 16, 1886. They went to Wymore, Nebr. early
in 1887 where he was electrician for the C.B.&Q.R.R. Co.: from there to Lincoln,
Nebr. in 1906; from there to Sheridan, Wyo. in 1910 as Electrical Engineer for
Acme Coal Mining Co.: from there to Sherwood, in Feb., 1916, farming until Jan.,
1918, when he became Manager of the Sherwood Telephone co. He had been failing
for the past three months with progressive paralysis and died at 4:10 P.M. Aug.
5. Funeral services were held by a Christian Science Reader in the Friends
Church, Aug 8th. Interment was made in the Hood View cemetery. He is survived by
widow and three daughters, Miss Helen Worth, Mrs. C. I Haywood, of Sherwood,
Mrs. W. A. Davis of Sheridan.
Mr. G. L. Worth was held in high esteem by all who knew
him.
"Mourn not the last! in realms of changeless gladness,
Where friendship's ties are never crushed and broken, we still may meet: He who
beholds our sadness.
Hath to the trusting heart assurance spoken of that
blest land, where free from care and pain, Fond friends unite again." |
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Monument Material:
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Marble monument and
plinth on a soapstone base with a concrete apron. |
Auxiliary Stones: |
None |
Monument Problems:
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Minor chips on base and
apron; apron is cracked. Vinca is impinging. |
Engraving:
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Legibility reduced due to wear and lichen staining. |
Illustrations: |
Center urn with palm fronds and the Woodman of the World insignia. |
Flower
Containers: |
None |
Other Remarks: |
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Inscriptions, East face:
WORTH
G.
LIONEL
WORTH
1865 - 1918 |
JENNIE H.
WORTH
1865 - 1937 |
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FATHER |
MOTHER |
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Date Surveyed:
10-22-06 |
Surveyor:
C. Lehan |
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