Mrs. Augusta Levy Abraham, 95, Silver City's oldest pioneer resident who came here in 1886, passed away last Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Esther Lamb; 402 W. Sixth Street Born in New York City, May 1, 1864, she married Louis Abraham in Chicago, May 14, 1882, and came West with 'her husband that year, locating in Clifton, Ariz, where he secured employment as a brakeman on a narrow gauge ore twin operating between Clifton and Metcalf, Ariz. In 1886 the Abraham family moved to Silver City where Mr. Abraham first lived at the age of 13 and. then returned to make it his permanent home. It is recalled that for many years, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham owned and operated the Southern Hotel, which in its heyday was Silver City's largest and finest hotel and the center of community social activity. The Abraham family had a part In shaping the future destinies of Silver City and contributed mush to the town's early-day development and progress as a mining and livestock center. In her later years, Mrs. Abraham had 'the constant and loving care of her daughter, where she made her home, and of her son, Ned Abraham, of Long Beach, Calif., who made frequent visits to his mother. Besides the daughter and son, other surviving members of the family are two granddaughters, Mrs. Charles Lockhart, Hurley, and Mrs. Odie McKnight, Long Beach; a great grandson, Gary, McKnight and two granddaughters, Cherie Lee and Nannette Lockhart. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Cox Mortuary chapel at 3 p.m. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Ernest Berkeley of the Burley Community Church. Soloist at the services was 'Mrs. Fred Walker, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Don G. Pierson. Serving as pallbearers were Leo Schiff, Eugene Brunell, Fred Mrotzek, John W. Fleming, Walter Wilson , and Sidney Curtis. Honorary pallbearers were Julius Schwarz, Harry Bassett, Sam Phoenix, Max Schiff, Robert Jackson, Sr., and Rev. Fred F. Darley. Interment took place in 'the family burial plot in the Masonic cemetery.