SAVILL, Sarah Ann ------Once
more the grim reaper. Death, has visited the town of
Tuscarora, and has taken, in the person of Mrs. James
Dove, another of our pioneers. Sarah Ann Savill was born
in Lancashire, England, December 25, 1842. She came to
America when a mere child and settled in Illinois,
where, in later years she was married to James
Dove. In
the early 60's the couple crossed the plains, and lived
for a time in Carson City from which place they moved to
Tuscarora, in 1879, where they made a permanent home.
The husband James Dove, died some three years ago, and
now his loving and faithful life partner has joined him
in the great beyond. The death of
Mrs. Dove occurred Sunday November 8, at her home. She had been in
ill health since August, but only during the last month
of her illness was she confined to her room. The interment
took place November 9, under the auspices of Silver Star
Rebekah Lodge, of which order the deceased was an
honored member.
Mrs. Dove's many acts of neighborly kindness will
long be remembered by the people of Tuscarora, and many
a heartfelt tear was dropped on her grave. Peace to her
ashes. Elko Independent November 13,
1908
VAN NAMEE, W. J. ------The many
friends of W. J. Van Namee, of Carlin, will be pained to
learn of his death which occurred at that place this
morning. The old gentleman was a native of Troy, New
York, and father of F. H. and John Van Namee, the former
an engineer on the Humboldt division of the Central
Pacific Railroad, the latter a Brakeman on the same
division. After leaving the place of bis birth he
followed sea-faring for about thirty years and was
Captain of the first vessel that ever transported a
cargo of tea direct from Japan to New York. He finally
settled at Wells, this State, where he resided for a
number of years; afterwards moving to Santa Rosa, Cal.,
and thence to San Francisco. After a residence of
sometime in the latter place he returned to Nevada and
located at Hawthorne. About a year ago
he came to Carlin, where he has lived since. Last
September Mr. Van Namee was stricken with paralysis,
from the shock of which he never fully recovered, and
about three weeks since he suffered a second attack,
which caused his death this morning. The end was calm
and painless, as he bad been sleeping almost constantly
for the past three days. "Cap.," as he was familiarly
called, had a host of friends wherever known, who join
us in extending sympathy to the two sons Frank and John
in the death of their aged father. The remains will be
enclosed in a metallic casket and interred at Carlin
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, where they will repose
until some future time when they will be disinterred and
taken East. Peace to his ashes. Elko
Daily Independent Thursday February 5,
1891
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