CLAIRE DURBIN

Claire DURBIN died suddenly at his ranch in Foidl canon Sunday morning, November 13. He had been in Oak Creek on Saturday and was accompanied by Mr. Moyer. Sunday morning Mr. DURBIN said he was not feeling well and Mr. Moyer went to the Joe LONG ranch to tell them about it. In the meantime Fred FAIRBANKS came to the DURBIN ranch to get some grain and when he entered the house he found Mr. DURBIN in a critical condition. He went immediately to get Mrs. LONG, who is a sister of Mr. DURBIN, but he passed away before she arrived. It is the belief of the LONG family that he died from a paralytic stroke, as his father had done years before.

Funeral services were held in Oak Creek Tuesday morning at the Hosking parlors with Rev. Father Meyers of Steamboat Springs in charge of the service. Pallbearers were Mike, Bert and John LONG, nephews of Claire DURBIN, Wayne LIGHT and John GOURLEY of Steamboat Springs and Kenneth CHRISMAN of Craig, who re nephews-in-law. His nieces, Mrs. HERBOLD of Haybro, Mrs. CHRISMAN of Craig, Mrs. Jean WALTON of Greeley and Hazel and Geraldine LONG were all at the funeral services. The body was brought to Steamboat Springs by Undertaker William E. Hosking and interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Claire DURBIN was born in Pennsylvania about 58 years ago. He came to Routt county, Colorado, 20 years ago with the Joe LONG family, and has since lived on his ranch. He was never married. His near relatives are his sister, Mrs. Joe LONG and a brother Philip DURBIN of Foidl canon, and his nieces, Mrs. Wayne LIGHT, Mrs. John GOURLEY, Mrs. Kenneth CHRISMAN, Mrs. HERBOLD, Mrs. Jean WALTON, Hazel and Geraldine LONG, his nephews, Mike, Bert and John LONG. His mother is at the old home in Pennsylvania and there are also other brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews in the same state.

Claire DURBIN was more familiarly know as "Smokey." He was a quiet man, contenting himself wit his ranch work and the company of his near relatives. His sudden passing leaves a vacancy in the neighborhood.

(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), November 18, 1932.)