Payette Independent
Thursday, July 23, 1914
DEATH OF MRS. FIKE
Edna Rachel Snider was born in Illinois January 26, 1869. She was married to Charles Thomas and to this union was born one son, James Thomas. She was married to J. A. Fike in 1896, at Halena, Kansas, and to this union were born 5 children, Opal, John, Hazel, Pearl and Oscar, all of whom survive her. She also leaves surviving a husband, two sisters, father, one half sister and two half brothers. The family have lived in Payette for the four years last past. Mr. Fike is foreman of a group of shops owned by the Pittsburg and Silver Peak Mining Co., located at Blair, Nevada. In response to a telegram advising him of Mrs. Fike's unexpected death, he started at once for Payette and arrived on No. 17, Sunday morning. The funeral was conducted at the house by Rev. Evans, pastor of the Baptist church, on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and internment made in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Fike will remain in Payette for a short time; he hopes to complete arrangements to keep his children together.