Wife of J. J. Walley, Dies After 40 Years Residence in Denver."
"Mrs. Ruth A. Walley, wife of J. J. Walley, the veteran undertaker of Denver, died at the family home, 1457 Washington Street yesterday of diseases incident to old age.
Mrs. Walley was 81 years old and had lived in Denver almost forty years. She was the daughter of Hubbard L. Russell, an influential resident of Albany, N. Y., and was married there to J. J. Walley in 1872.
Immediately after the wedding the Walley's came back to Denver, where Walley had established the first furniture and undertaking business in the city in 1860. Denver has been his home since 1860 and hers since 1872. Mrs. Walley was an active member of the Colorado Pioneers' Association.
Surviving her, besides her husband, are her brother, William G. Russell of Elizabeth, Colo., and a niece, Mrs. Nellie R. Lancaster of Denver. The funeral will be held from the home Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Interment will be at Fairmount."
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~codenver/
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Wife of John Walley.
Wife of J. J. Walley, Dies After 40 Years Residence in Denver."
"Mrs. Ruth A. Walley, wife of J. J. Walley, the veteran undertaker of Denver, died at the family home, 1457 Washington Street yesterday of diseases incident to old age.
Mrs. Walley was 81 years old and had lived in Denver almost forty years. She was the daughter of Hubbard L. Russell, an influential resident of Albany, N. Y., and was married there to J. J. Walley in 1872.
Immediately after the wedding the Walley's came back to Denver, where Walley had established the first furniture and undertaking business in the city in 1860. Denver has been his home since 1860 and hers since 1872. Mrs. Walley was an active member of the Colorado Pioneers' Association.
Surviving her, besides her husband, are her brother, William G. Russell of Elizabeth, Colo., and a niece, Mrs. Nellie R. Lancaster of Denver. The funeral will be held from the home Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Interment will be at Fairmount."
Source:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~codenver/
obituaries/obits_w.htm
Wife of John Walley.
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