Goldsbury

Goldsberry, William T. – Obituary

Island City, Union County, Oregon Pioneer Called Beyond William T. Goldsberry a pioneer of the Grande Ronde Valley, succumbed to death yesterday about eleven o’clock at this home near Island City. Heart failure is believed to have been responsible. Mr. Goldsberry was 48 years of age and is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred Browning, of Portland, and one son, W. S. Goldsberry of Enterprise. Funeral services will be held tomorrow from the Reynolds and Zimmerman funeral service parlors, at two o’clock. Interment will be held in the Summerville cemetery. The La Grande Evening Observer Friday, September 21, 1923 Page … Read more

Goldsbury, Walter – Obituary

Writes Note To Wife; Kills Self Before Walter Goldsbury, 42, shot himself through the head Wednesday morning, he wrote a note to his wife saying he had always been a failure and it was time to quit trying. The shooting took place in the kitchen of his home, No. 988 East Salmon street at 7 o’clock, and he died at 10 o’clock in St. Vincents hospital. Failure to secure work evidently caused Goldsbury to brood over the condition of himself and his family until he determined upon the pistol route to forgetfulness. He used a .32 calibre “suicide gun”. The … Read more