The Payette Independent
Friday, February 08, 1907
PIONEERS PASS AWAY
SAMUEL W. KING AND JAMES HUTCHINSON ANSWER THE LAST CALL
Two of the Oldest Residents of the Payette Valley Die Within the Week - Mr. King Came to Idaho in 1869 and Mr. Hutchinson in 1878 - Were Men Highly Honored and Respected.
During the last week two of the pioneers of the Payette Valley have been called to that bourne from which no traveler returns. One an old man enfeebled by age who had served his time and did it well and who was expecting the call of the angel of death, the other a man seemingly in good health who was stricken down with a suddenness that was a great shock to his many friends and which makes it hard for them to realize that he has been called from this life.
It was Thursday of last week that the last flickering spark of life of Samuel W. King departed to the Great Ruler from whence it came. While on Monday afternoon of this week at the Baker City hospital James Hutchinson passed away.
Samuel W. King was born in Louisiana in 1836. When he was but a lad five years of age his father and his family moved to Vaideu, Miss., where they lived until 1869, when they came to Idaho. In 1854 Mr. King was married to Elizabeth Ruff and to them four children were born: two sons who died while young and two daughters, Mrs. W. C. Johnson and Mrs. J. H. Applegate.
Probably there was no man in the Payette Valley held in higher respect by his friends and neighbors than Mr. King. He was a great lover of truth and honesty and with such a love to guide him he lived a most commendable life. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1856 and had since been a faithful member.
The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the Methodist church, Rev. Charles McCoard officiating. The pall bearers, who were J. S. Thurston, Burt Venable, D. C. Chase, N. A. Jacobsen, Peter Pence and C. W. Giesler, all old friends of the deceased, accompanied the remains from W. C. Johnson’s ranch on Little Willow creek. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
The members of W. T. Sherman post, G. A. R., showed their respect and honor for him by attending the services in a body, led by Commander Ashbaugh. Deceased had been a follower of the lost cause but there probably was none among the old soldiers who loved the flag carried by them more nor who took more interest in memorial day services than did the soldier whose spirit had so lately departed.
