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Information for Julia Maria Rockwood McCormick
12 October 1858 - 10 December 1937
Obituary from The Caldwell News-Tribune
11 December 1937
Contributed by Dennis McIndoo
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HOMEPAGE
PIONEER WOMAN 79, SUCCUMBS
Mrs. McCormick Is Victim of Long Illness |
Death
struck again at the thinning ranks of Boise valley pioneers in
the person of Mr. A. J. McCormick, who died last night at her
Roswell home following a lengthy illness. Mrs.
McCormick, who was 79 was had lived in the valley continuously
since 1903 and all her life took an active part in social and
community enterprises. She spent the
greater part of her Idaho residence at Roswell where she was a
charter member of the Roswell Chautauqua society and played an
active role in church and public affairs. A number of
years ago Mrs. McCormick lived at Caldwell. Her
residence here covered a number of years. She lived in
the residence at 1620 Blaine now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Becker. Mr. McCormick was county assessor from
1927-1929.
Funeral Tuesday Funeral
services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Roswell
Presbyterian church with Dr. H. H. Hayman of the College of
Idaho and the Rev. David Oastler officiating. Burial
will be in the Roswell cemetery. The body is now at the
Case funeral chapel in Caldwell. Mrs.
McCormick is survived by her husband; three sons, John D.
McCormick of Springfield, Ore., Robert R. McCormick of
Plainsfield, N. J., vice president of the college of Idaho,
and Harold R. McCormick of Roswell; two daughters, Mrs.
Florence M. Dewhirst of Portland and Mrs. Louise M. Pollard of
Boise and 10 grandchildren. She was born
at Bennington, Vt., in 1858 and was married to Mr. McCormick
in April, 1883. |
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