Arizona Silver Belt/1903/Death of Another Pioneer

Death of Another Pioneer. W. H. Duryea, for Twenty-five Year a Resident of Globe. Wm. H. Duryea, whose dissolution was announced in our last issue, passed away peacefully last Friday forenoon. The remains were taken charge of by undertaker K. L. Jones under instructions from the local Masons, and arrangements made to hold the on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church. Efforts were made before and after Mr. Duryea's death to communicate by wire with the relatives in the east, but without success until fifteen minutes before the time set for the church service, when a message came from the deceased's sister, Mrs. Ann A. Waldron of Rutherford, New Jersey, to embalm the body and hold subject to further instructions. As the friends and acquaintances were then already assembling for the funeral, it was thought best to proceed with the church service. The edifice was packed with people who had for years known and respected the deceased, and the several branches of the Masonic order were largely represented. Rev. Deniston conducted the service and made a feeling address, and appropriate music added impressiveness to the service to request of the relatives was then made known and the assemblage dispersed, the remains being returned to the undertaking rooms. On Monday morning another telegram was received from the relative revoking the former instructions and requesting that the body be buried here, so on Tuesday afternoon White Mountain Lodge No. 3, F. and A. M. held Masonic services at the undertaking rooms and the Masonic cemetery, where the remains were interred. W. H. Duryea was a native of New York state but lived the greater part of his life on the Pacific coast and in Arizona. He came to Globe, Arizona in 1878 and had lived here continuously since. After coming here he was interested for a time in the Champion mill and in 1879 or 1880 opened a general merchandise store in the adobe building, north of Pinal creek crossing that was afterwards occupied by G. S. Van Wagenen and was burned down by the first of July 2, 1901. Besides sister the deceased is survived by brother, Edward Duryea of Roslyn, New York, and a niece Mrs. N. Depuy living in California. W. H. Duryea was a good citizen, kindly disposition, fond of anecdotes and a man who will be long remembered among the pioneer residents of Globe.