William C. Bishir (1923)
BISHIR, GROVES
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 4/27/2017 at 08:30:02
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 20, 1923
Page 1, Column 3Death of W. C. Bishir
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bishir of Macksburg, received a telegram Friday afternoon, stating that their son, William C., commonly known here by his friends as Billie, died Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Yakima, Wash., from heart trouble. No later news has been heard concerning his death and his relatives do not know whether he had been sick, or any of the details. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly of Seattle, Wash., and his parents. Mr. Bishir was born and raised here and moved away from Winterset a number of years ago. For the past three years he has been operating a fruit ranch at Yakima. He was 48 years of age at the time of his death. A more complete account will be given next week.
________________________Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 27, 1923
Page 1, Column 6The following clipping was received from the Yakima, Wash. Paper concerning the death of a former resident of this city, William C. Bishir.
“William C. Bishir died at his home in the Cowiche, the morning of Sept. 14th, at the age of 46. Bishir has been employed as foreman at the Garretson fruit warehouse and had lived in the valley during the past five years. He is survived by his wife and a stepson, Harry A. Groves. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Bishir, live at Macksburg, Iowa. The deceased was a member of the order of Knights and Ladies of Security. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon, Sept. 17th at 1:00 o’clock from the Shaw-Huston chapel, with the Rev. W. E. Henry of the Baptist church, officiating. Burial was at Tacoma.”
________________________Transcriber's note: Typed as printed in the Madisonian. Burial at "Tacoma" should read "Tahoma".
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