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Show J tt W " TRIPLER TRIFLER veTERAN veTERANBA VETERANRANKER VETERANBANKER BA RANKER , " KER OF \ MONTROSE 1\l0TROSE 1 l0TROSE MONTIIOSE , " DIES DIESMr DIE ! . Mr and Mrs Ralph J Fletcher Fletchertheir Fletchertheir Fletchetheir . their son Jack F etcher and andnephes andnephews annephews nephe\\s nephe s nephews \ Jack George and Fletchei FJetche1 Fletchci FJetch Fletch e1 ci Leamin Leamm ' " < " went to Montrose Tues Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday day morning to attend the funera funeral funeralof funeralof , of J W Tripler TripIer Tnipler grandfather of ofMrs ofMrs o ; , Mrs ' netcher I'Jetcher IJetcher fletcher and great grand grandfather grandfather father of Jack Fletcher and the theLeaming theLeaming thLearning , Leaming boys boss bo s who died Clmstm'ts Clmstmts Chnistmis Clmstm'tsmornmg Chnistmismorning Christimmorning ' , mornmg morning at his home near Montrose Montroseat Montrosat , ' at the npe ripe old oJd age of 91 year years yearsDeath yearsDeath : Death resulted resuJted from "shock shock hock qhock " caused causedby caused1 causeiby , < caused1by by bums bLrns received , when a ceUulOid celluloid celluloidvisor cellulol'visor cellulolvisor ' ' Vlsor visor 'II II ' which hich he was accustomed to toean'1g towearing twearing " \\ean'1g ean'1g ean1g wearing \ ' caught fire as he Vvas was VvasJlghting waslighting wa wa.lighting ' a cigar While WhIJe the burns burnswere burnswere bumwere ' were slight sl1ght the shock due to his hisadval'ced hisadvarced hiadvarced . ' adval'ced advalced advarced ' age resulted resuJted in us his ! usdeath hisdeath hi . ' death deathA A family fanuJy funeral was held Tues Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday day the I = pallbearers aJJbearers being bemg de descendants descendants descendants scendants of Mr Tripler TrlpJer Tnipler FIvegenerations Fivegenerations Five Fivegenerations generations of the Tiipler Tupler family famlJy famlJy'IIere familywere ' were 'IIere IIere present at the funeralJ funeral1 funeral , J \ W \1 1 W ' ' Tripler TripIer Tnipler was a pioneer of ofthe olthe , : the Montrose district and tor for years yearsI yearswas yearswas \I I ' \ was as engaged in m the livestock hvestock and andbanking andbanking banking business bus1l1ess He \ was as one of ofthe olthe the leaders Jeaders of western Colorado CoJorado fOI fot fOImore fotmore foimore more than a . half haJf century 1 Itir ItirTiipler tirTiipler r rTupler Tupler Tiipler would Vvould I 1 lave ave been 91 years yearsof yearsof yearsof . ' of age next February 18Mr 18Mr 18 18Mr Mr and Mrs Fletcher and son sort sortand sonand and the Learning Leammg boys returned returnedfrom returnedfrom returnedfrom from Montrose Wednesday be ng ngaccompamed ngaccompanied ngaccompanied , accompamed accompanied by \ Mrs l\Irs l Irs A F FeU Fell FeUmother Fellmother Fellmother mother of Mrs Fletcher FJetcher who111 who \\111 111 wul wulvisit \ wulvisit 111iS1t 1 \iS1t iS1t visit \ here for a . v . week eek _ |
