William W. Cline, one of the last surviving old-time cattlemen of Arizona, died Good Friday in his Six Shooter Canyon home.
Last rites were held Monday in Miles Chapel and burial was in Globe Cemetery.
Mr. Cline's grandfather, Christian Cline, and his six sons were among the first to drive cattle into Tonto Basin and counted among Arizona's earliest settlers.
Born Nov. 18, 1890, on the Cline Ranch in the Salt river area, Mr. Cline grew up with the Bar-11 brand. He ranched in the Sierra Ancha area and at one time owned the Hayhook brand at Roosevelt.
Mr. Cline married Bessie Kirby in 1916. they had three daughters, Wilmirth, Margaret and Mary Ruth. The eldest, Wilmirth Cline-Holdren, died in Miami, Fla., in 1960.
From 1927 to 1933, Mr. Cline worked for the State Highway Department at Cutter. He joined the Gila County Highway Department in 1938 from which he retired in 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Seitz of Fremont, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Doyle of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a nephew, Harold Edwards, and niece Lois Alexander.
Pall bearers were Frank Cline, Vic Arney, Woody and Tanner Grantham, Jeff Holdren and Tom Doyle.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Pieper, Walter Norton, Wilfred Arney, Carl Larson, Clyde Shute and Bill Doyle.
(Arizona Silver Belt, April 10, 1969; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.)
Contributor: LA Powers (47900440)
Last rites were held Monday in Miles Chapel and burial was in Globe Cemetery.
Mr. Cline's grandfather, Christian Cline, and his six sons were among the first to drive cattle into Tonto Basin and counted among Arizona's earliest settlers.
Born Nov. 18, 1890, on the Cline Ranch in the Salt river area, Mr. Cline grew up with the Bar-11 brand. He ranched in the Sierra Ancha area and at one time owned the Hayhook brand at Roosevelt.
Mr. Cline married Bessie Kirby in 1916. they had three daughters, Wilmirth, Margaret and Mary Ruth. The eldest, Wilmirth Cline-Holdren, died in Miami, Fla., in 1960.
From 1927 to 1933, Mr. Cline worked for the State Highway Department at Cutter. He joined the Gila County Highway Department in 1938 from which he retired in 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Seitz of Fremont, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Doyle of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a nephew, Harold Edwards, and niece Lois Alexander.
Pall bearers were Frank Cline, Vic Arney, Woody and Tanner Grantham, Jeff Holdren and Tom Doyle.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Pieper, Walter Norton, Wilfred Arney, Carl Larson, Clyde Shute and Bill Doyle.
(Arizona Silver Belt, April 10, 1969; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.)
Contributor: LA Powers (47900440)
William W. Cline, one of the last surviving old-time cattlemen of Arizona, died Good Friday in his Six Shooter Canyon home.
Last rites were held Monday in Miles Chapel and burial was in Globe Cemetery.
Mr. Cline's grandfather, Christian Cline, and his six sons were among the first to drive cattle into Tonto Basin and counted among Arizona's earliest settlers.
Born Nov. 18, 1890, on the Cline Ranch in the Salt river area, Mr. Cline grew up with the Bar-11 brand. He ranched in the Sierra Ancha area and at one time owned the Hayhook brand at Roosevelt.
Mr. Cline married Bessie Kirby in 1916. they had three daughters, Wilmirth, Margaret and Mary Ruth. The eldest, Wilmirth Cline-Holdren, died in Miami, Fla., in 1960.
From 1927 to 1933, Mr. Cline worked for the State Highway Department at Cutter. He joined the Gila County Highway Department in 1938 from which he retired in 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Seitz of Fremont, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Doyle of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a nephew, Harold Edwards, and niece Lois Alexander.
Pall bearers were Frank Cline, Vic Arney, Woody and Tanner Grantham, Jeff Holdren and Tom Doyle.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Pieper, Walter Norton, Wilfred Arney, Carl Larson, Clyde Shute and Bill Doyle.
(Arizona Silver Belt, April 10, 1969; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.)
Contributor: LA Powers (47900440)
Last rites were held Monday in Miles Chapel and burial was in Globe Cemetery.
Mr. Cline's grandfather, Christian Cline, and his six sons were among the first to drive cattle into Tonto Basin and counted among Arizona's earliest settlers.
Born Nov. 18, 1890, on the Cline Ranch in the Salt river area, Mr. Cline grew up with the Bar-11 brand. He ranched in the Sierra Ancha area and at one time owned the Hayhook brand at Roosevelt.
Mr. Cline married Bessie Kirby in 1916. they had three daughters, Wilmirth, Margaret and Mary Ruth. The eldest, Wilmirth Cline-Holdren, died in Miami, Fla., in 1960.
From 1927 to 1933, Mr. Cline worked for the State Highway Department at Cutter. He joined the Gila County Highway Department in 1938 from which he retired in 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Seitz of Fremont, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Doyle of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a nephew, Harold Edwards, and niece Lois Alexander.
Pall bearers were Frank Cline, Vic Arney, Woody and Tanner Grantham, Jeff Holdren and Tom Doyle.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Pieper, Walter Norton, Wilfred Arney, Carl Larson, Clyde Shute and Bill Doyle.
(Arizona Silver Belt, April 10, 1969; courtesy Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, Miami, Az.)
Contributor: LA Powers (47900440)
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