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Show Life Long Resident Called to Reward Charles David Eeemus, a life long resident of Gunnison, and who has been a sufferer for the past seven years as a result of a stroke of paralysis, par-alysis, died at his home in this city Monday afternoon of this week. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding the fact that during the past week Mr. Beemus had suffered severely, when the end came it was peaceful and in the presence of his devoted wife and immediate relatives, he went to his Maker with a smile on his face. For many years the deceased was practically helpless and only on but a few occasions was he able to be up and about. Charles Beemus was a native of Gunnison and was born here April 12, 1878. He spent the major portion of his early life as a farmer and at odd times followed otheir vocations. It was while at work some six years ago that he was stricken. He had been helping his brother at the latter's farm. One morning following a hard day's work, he attempted to prepare for his daily labors. He was stricken with paralysis' paraly-sis' and hadsince been an invalid. Surviving Mr. Beemus are the wife, the kindly and devoted companion through the years of suffering, a brother, John Beemus, of this city, and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Mellor of Fayette, Mrs. Diana McDowell of Star, Idaho, and Mrs. Harriett Mick-elson, Mick-elson, Mrs. Bell Sanderson and Mrs. Maggie Johnson of this city. Mrs. McDowell Mc-Dowell arrived from her Idaho home yiesterday morning and jwill remain here until after the funeral. Funeral services will be . held today, to-day, Thursday, from the Relief society hall. The hour has been set at one o'clock and following the ceremonies at the hall the remains will be taken to the city cemetery for interment. |