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Show I Obituaries. i After an illness of several months, J during w hich his loved ones were al-I al-I ternately buoyed up by hope, then plunged in the depths of despair, the tired spirit of Walter F. Hook winged its (light to eternity on Saturday, January Jan-uary 22. Walter Hook was born in Memphis, Tenn., thirty-two years ago. and the proverbial sunshine of the land of his birth permeated his very nature and made the world 'Jhe better for his having lived. He was beloved as a boy, honored and respected as a man, and his untimely death was caused by a stern, unyielding devotion to duty, which never permitted him to shirk the smallest matter entrusted to him. Though still a very young man, he had for ten years occupied the responsible position of switch clerk for the Union Pacific freight depot.- and for the past threp years held a like position in the freight office of the Colorado & Southern South-ern railroad. His funeral took place Monday afternoon from the home of his mother. Mrs. C. F. Hynes. 1371 Delaware Dela-ware street, and was under the auspices of the Woodmen. Service was read at St. Leo's church by Rev. Father O'Ryan, who also delivered a funeral sermon in his usual comforting manner. man-ner. Interment was in Riverside cemetery. ceme-tery. Mr. Hook is survived by his widow and little daughter, Ruth, his mother, a sister. Miss Eva Hook and brother, Joseph Hook. He was a nephew of C. J. Kelly of Seattle, for many years prominent in the business and social life of Denver. John B. Marr died on Sunday. January Janu-ary 23, at his hou r, 3G40 'West Twenty-ninth Twenty-ninth avenue, and was buried on Tuesday Tues-day with requiem mass at St. Dominic's Dom-inic's church, Rev. Father Kircher of flciating. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Christopher Moran. son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Moran of 406 West Twelfth street, pioneer members of St. Leo's parish, died last week at his parents' par-ents' home after a long illness. Mr. Moran Mo-ran was raised in Denver, and made his home in this city until eight year.- ago. when he adopted the stage as his pro fession. It was while playing in Alaska Alas-ka that he suffered a paralytic stroke, and realizing that he had but a short while to live, had a yearning to spend his last days with his aged parents. He was so ill that it was with difficulty he made the journey to Denver. He passed away shortly after reaching the old home. His funeral was held on Monday from St. Leo's cnurch, Rev. Father O'Ryan officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Besides his parents, Mr, Moran leaves a widow, who is filling a. theatrical engagement in Washington, and was unable to be with her husband during his last illness, or to be present at the funeral. |
