Son of Isaac Sherman and Catherine BOOCO.


G. V. BOOCO

Gillispie Vinton BOOCO, pioneer resident of Steamboat Springs, died Saturday, December 16. Death was due to a heart attack. He had not been well for several years and usually spent the winter in Denver or in Kansas City, Missouri. Because of the fine weather this winter, he stayed at his home here.

Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church Monday afternoon with the full Masonic funeral rites, led by Clay Shaw. Pallbearers were Sam WILLEY, Marshall NAY, Lyle BARBER, O. C. BARTHOLOMEW, Arthur SCHMIDT and George PHILLIPS.

Rev. G. E. Pennell gave a short sermon. "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" was sung by Ray Monson, Dr. E. A. Jackson, Ruth Pennell and Mrs. F. Casad. Miss Pennell sang "Going Home." Mrs. Sanford Haile was pianist. There were many lovely floral tributes. Many friends from all parts of the county were present. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery. A. W. Heyer was funeral director.

G. V. BOOCO was born in Anderson Town, Madison county, Indiana, November 19, 1857. At the age of nine he went with the family to Independence, Missouri, one year after the close of the Civil war. Times then were very hard and life was dangerous. The Jesse James family lived in the vicinity of the BOOCO home and he remembered many exciting events.

In 1876 the family moved to Denver. G. V. BOOCO went to the Black Hills in South Dakota during the gold rush there and in 1879 he was in Leadville where there was a mining boom. He continued his mining enterprises for years. In 1906 he came to Steamboat Springs where he has since resided in his home a few miles south of town. He retained his interest in prospecting and took advantage of every opportunity to search for minerals in the hills.

Mr. BOOCO is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. E. RAMP of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. A. D. IRWIN of Steamboat Springs. They were both with him at the time of his passing on. There are a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. BOOCO had many friends who will miss him.

He was an enthusiastic Mason. He was a kind neighbor and a good friend. For many years he and his sister, Mrs. IRWIN, cared for their aged father, who would have been 100 years old had he lived six months longer. The father lived with his son, Vinton, and Mrs. IRWIN was at their home every day to help with his care. Mrs. RAMP had also spent much time here with them. She will remain with Mrs. IRWIN for a while.

(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), December 21, 1939.)