DEATH: His obit is in THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC newspaper Saturday, April 29, 1967
Cottonwood--Services for George R. Conder, of Mayer, 68, former Grand Canyon guide, who died Wednesday in Marcus J. Lawerence Hospital will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Cottonwood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery.
Mr. Conder, a native of Aztec, N.M., had been a resident of Yavapai County 25 years and of Mayer 2 years. He had been a guide at the Grand Canyon 15 years and also had been employed as a road construction worker.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Amelia of Mayer; a son, Albert E. Conder in the Air Force; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Lois Gragg of Reno, Nev; four sisters, Mrs. Nina Tissaw of Williams, Mrs. Shirley Beard of Kingman, Mrs. Adeline Meador of Phoenix, Mrs. Lendora Major of Central Valley, Calif.; and 3 grandchildren.
Parents: Robert and Mary A. Conder
GEORGE ROBERT CONDER Written by his son, Albert Conder
George Robert Conder wasn't as tall or as large a man as his Dad. He was about 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. His hair was brown and his eyes were blue. Grandpa R.L. Conder was approximately 6 foot 2 inches tall, and weighed around 200 pounds most of his life.
My Dad was a great guy, and I've missed him a lot, all of the 30 years since his death.
He was a very kind, shy, and gentle man, who was wonderful to my Mother, my Sister, my mother's Mom, my grandmother Mary Jane Duffy McRae, and of course to me.
I remember the many times that he would take me along with him during the summer. I would ride endless hours on the grader, and at times he would fulfill one of my dreams, by saying, "would you like to drive the pickup now? (If I were not along, he would have to tow the pickup behind the grader for miles).
Dad was a hard worker, and he never complained. He worked for years on the County Highway for Yavapai County, as both a grader man and foreman. During most of that time, we lived about 16 miles form Cottonwood, at a place named McGuireville, located on Dry Beaver Creek. Another of the jobs he worked on, was the Smelter, in both Clemenceau and Clarkdale. His last job was that as a guide at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Here, he took tourist down into the Grand Canyon by mule.
Nobody called my Dad "George, he was known to everyone as either "Bob" or Rob".
Shortly before his death, Dad, Mom, Aunt Nina, and Uncle Andy had been visiting relatives in another part of the State. He had not felt well on the trip, but did not complain. On Sunday he was quite ill, on Monday he was still ill, but thought he had the flue. Mom decided that he must go to the Hospital in Cottonwood, on Tuesday, which they did, (and they treated him for the flue.) Then on Wednesday, he died. I received a call from my brother-in-law in Reno, Nevada, telling me of my Dad's death. It was hard to believe. That was on 26th of April 1967.
Cottonwood--Services for George R. Conder, of Mayer, 68, former Grand Canyon guide, who died Wednesday in Marcus J. Lawerence Hospital will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Cottonwood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery.
Mr. Conder, a native of Aztec, N.M., had been a resident of Yavapai County 25 years and of Mayer 2 years. He had been a guide at the Grand Canyon 15 years and also had been employed as a road construction worker.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Amelia of Mayer; a son, Albert E. Conder in the Air Force; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Lois Gragg of Reno, Nev; four sisters, Mrs. Nina Tissaw of Williams, Mrs. Shirley Beard of Kingman, Mrs. Adeline Meador of Phoenix, Mrs. Lendora Major of Central Valley, Calif.; and 3 grandchildren.
Parents: Robert and Mary A. Conder
GEORGE ROBERT CONDER Written by his son, Albert Conder
George Robert Conder wasn't as tall or as large a man as his Dad. He was about 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. His hair was brown and his eyes were blue. Grandpa R.L. Conder was approximately 6 foot 2 inches tall, and weighed around 200 pounds most of his life.
My Dad was a great guy, and I've missed him a lot, all of the 30 years since his death.
He was a very kind, shy, and gentle man, who was wonderful to my Mother, my Sister, my mother's Mom, my grandmother Mary Jane Duffy McRae, and of course to me.
I remember the many times that he would take me along with him during the summer. I would ride endless hours on the grader, and at times he would fulfill one of my dreams, by saying, "would you like to drive the pickup now? (If I were not along, he would have to tow the pickup behind the grader for miles).
Dad was a hard worker, and he never complained. He worked for years on the County Highway for Yavapai County, as both a grader man and foreman. During most of that time, we lived about 16 miles form Cottonwood, at a place named McGuireville, located on Dry Beaver Creek. Another of the jobs he worked on, was the Smelter, in both Clemenceau and Clarkdale. His last job was that as a guide at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Here, he took tourist down into the Grand Canyon by mule.
Nobody called my Dad "George, he was known to everyone as either "Bob" or Rob".
Shortly before his death, Dad, Mom, Aunt Nina, and Uncle Andy had been visiting relatives in another part of the State. He had not felt well on the trip, but did not complain. On Sunday he was quite ill, on Monday he was still ill, but thought he had the flue. Mom decided that he must go to the Hospital in Cottonwood, on Tuesday, which they did, (and they treated him for the flue.) Then on Wednesday, he died. I received a call from my brother-in-law in Reno, Nevada, telling me of my Dad's death. It was hard to believe. That was on 26th of April 1967.
DEATH: His obit is in THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC newspaper Saturday, April 29, 1967
Cottonwood--Services for George R. Conder, of Mayer, 68, former Grand Canyon guide, who died Wednesday in Marcus J. Lawerence Hospital will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Cottonwood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery.
Mr. Conder, a native of Aztec, N.M., had been a resident of Yavapai County 25 years and of Mayer 2 years. He had been a guide at the Grand Canyon 15 years and also had been employed as a road construction worker.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Amelia of Mayer; a son, Albert E. Conder in the Air Force; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Lois Gragg of Reno, Nev; four sisters, Mrs. Nina Tissaw of Williams, Mrs. Shirley Beard of Kingman, Mrs. Adeline Meador of Phoenix, Mrs. Lendora Major of Central Valley, Calif.; and 3 grandchildren.
Parents: Robert and Mary A. Conder
GEORGE ROBERT CONDER Written by his son, Albert Conder
George Robert Conder wasn't as tall or as large a man as his Dad. He was about 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. His hair was brown and his eyes were blue. Grandpa R.L. Conder was approximately 6 foot 2 inches tall, and weighed around 200 pounds most of his life.
My Dad was a great guy, and I've missed him a lot, all of the 30 years since his death.
He was a very kind, shy, and gentle man, who was wonderful to my Mother, my Sister, my mother's Mom, my grandmother Mary Jane Duffy McRae, and of course to me.
I remember the many times that he would take me along with him during the summer. I would ride endless hours on the grader, and at times he would fulfill one of my dreams, by saying, "would you like to drive the pickup now? (If I were not along, he would have to tow the pickup behind the grader for miles).
Dad was a hard worker, and he never complained. He worked for years on the County Highway for Yavapai County, as both a grader man and foreman. During most of that time, we lived about 16 miles form Cottonwood, at a place named McGuireville, located on Dry Beaver Creek. Another of the jobs he worked on, was the Smelter, in both Clemenceau and Clarkdale. His last job was that as a guide at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Here, he took tourist down into the Grand Canyon by mule.
Nobody called my Dad "George, he was known to everyone as either "Bob" or Rob".
Shortly before his death, Dad, Mom, Aunt Nina, and Uncle Andy had been visiting relatives in another part of the State. He had not felt well on the trip, but did not complain. On Sunday he was quite ill, on Monday he was still ill, but thought he had the flue. Mom decided that he must go to the Hospital in Cottonwood, on Tuesday, which they did, (and they treated him for the flue.) Then on Wednesday, he died. I received a call from my brother-in-law in Reno, Nevada, telling me of my Dad's death. It was hard to believe. That was on 26th of April 1967.
Cottonwood--Services for George R. Conder, of Mayer, 68, former Grand Canyon guide, who died Wednesday in Marcus J. Lawerence Hospital will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Cottonwood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery.
Mr. Conder, a native of Aztec, N.M., had been a resident of Yavapai County 25 years and of Mayer 2 years. He had been a guide at the Grand Canyon 15 years and also had been employed as a road construction worker.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Amelia of Mayer; a son, Albert E. Conder in the Air Force; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Lois Gragg of Reno, Nev; four sisters, Mrs. Nina Tissaw of Williams, Mrs. Shirley Beard of Kingman, Mrs. Adeline Meador of Phoenix, Mrs. Lendora Major of Central Valley, Calif.; and 3 grandchildren.
Parents: Robert and Mary A. Conder
GEORGE ROBERT CONDER Written by his son, Albert Conder
George Robert Conder wasn't as tall or as large a man as his Dad. He was about 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. His hair was brown and his eyes were blue. Grandpa R.L. Conder was approximately 6 foot 2 inches tall, and weighed around 200 pounds most of his life.
My Dad was a great guy, and I've missed him a lot, all of the 30 years since his death.
He was a very kind, shy, and gentle man, who was wonderful to my Mother, my Sister, my mother's Mom, my grandmother Mary Jane Duffy McRae, and of course to me.
I remember the many times that he would take me along with him during the summer. I would ride endless hours on the grader, and at times he would fulfill one of my dreams, by saying, "would you like to drive the pickup now? (If I were not along, he would have to tow the pickup behind the grader for miles).
Dad was a hard worker, and he never complained. He worked for years on the County Highway for Yavapai County, as both a grader man and foreman. During most of that time, we lived about 16 miles form Cottonwood, at a place named McGuireville, located on Dry Beaver Creek. Another of the jobs he worked on, was the Smelter, in both Clemenceau and Clarkdale. His last job was that as a guide at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Here, he took tourist down into the Grand Canyon by mule.
Nobody called my Dad "George, he was known to everyone as either "Bob" or Rob".
Shortly before his death, Dad, Mom, Aunt Nina, and Uncle Andy had been visiting relatives in another part of the State. He had not felt well on the trip, but did not complain. On Sunday he was quite ill, on Monday he was still ill, but thought he had the flue. Mom decided that he must go to the Hospital in Cottonwood, on Tuesday, which they did, (and they treated him for the flue.) Then on Wednesday, he died. I received a call from my brother-in-law in Reno, Nevada, telling me of my Dad's death. It was hard to believe. That was on 26th of April 1967.
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