Herschel Horatio Clay

Payette Enterprise
Thursday, March 09, 1922

FORMER RESIDENT KILLED BY ACCIDENT

Mr. H. H. Clay, a well known and highly respected citizen of this community died at his home in Boise last Friday morning as the result of an accident the evening before. Mr. Clay was night man at one of the Boise garages and was given a ride home in a delivery truck from his work about eight o'clock in the evening and when near his house jumped from the car while moving causing him to fall striking his head upon the pavement. He was taken to the Emergency hospital in an unconscious condition, but soon regained consciousness and was thought not to be seriously injured. He was taken to his home where he was able to walk into the house and said he would soon be all right and went to bed and was soon asleep. A few hours later his wife became alarmed as his breathing seemed to be unnatural and called a physician but all efforts to restore him was of no avail and he passed away shortly after without regaining consciousness. His remains were brought to Payette Sunday morning where the funeral was held from the Lauer's Undertaking Parlor, at two o'clock in the afternoon. Besides a wife, he is survived by two sons and three daughters; Harry Clay of Lewiston, Loren Clay of New Meadows, Mrs. Margaret Jones of Butte, Mont., Mrs. J. E. Patterson of New Meadows, and a younger daughter of Butte, Mont. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Patterson and Harry were present at the funeral, the other son and daughter being unable to come.

Mr. Clay was for several years a resident of Payette moving from this place about three years ago. He was a man of high standing in the community and his untimely death was a shock to many. He was past 6? years of age but hale and hearty at the time of the fatal accident. Note: According to the Idaho Death Index, Herschel Horatio Clay was born 9-8-1854 and died 3-3-1922, Boise. ch