The Mountain Democrat
February 3, 1912
Death Calls George Duffey
In an uneven battle against terrible odds, which was waged for five days and nights by the attending physicians and nurses to save the life of George F. Duffey, death claimed him last Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. He had repeatedly fought off recurring attacks of appendicitis, until the disease had made serious inroads upon him; and when stricken a week ago, and those in attendance realized there was but a fighting chance, he bravely took it, telling the committee of Native Sons who accompanied him to the Sanatorium, that he would "get out again." On Tuesday evening, Dr. A.C. Hart, of Sacramento, operated assisted by Doctors Reckers, Rantz and Wrenn, and every effort made to relieve his system of the effects of a perforated appendix, but without avail.
George Francis Duffey was a native of Little York, Nevada county, where he was born in 1886. He came to Placerville from Dutch Flat, Placer county, twenty years ago, and for several years thereafter was associated with the late Walter Parrott in the butchering and stock business. He was, for a term, Deputy Assessor under Fred Owen, and of late has been employed by the California Door Co. as land agent and timber cruiser.
He was a member of Placerville Parlor, No. 9, N.S.G.W.; of Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, I.O.O.F.; and Zeta Encampment, No. 5, I.O.O.F. In all of his business and fraternal associations, he was held in the highest esteem, and his sudden death is a cause of universal sadness and regret.
In 1903 Mr. Duffey was married to Miss Christina Reeg, who survives him. His parents are both dead, but he leaves several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when solemn requiem mass was said by Rev. Father Horgan. The choir was composed of Misses Ivy and May Lucas, Pearl Myers and Rudolph Pierce; while Mrs. S.H. Rantz sang as a solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." At Union Cemetery, the services were under the auspices of the Native Sons, where a quartette, consisting of E.G. Atwood, A.S. Fox, Frank Morey and Chas. W. Ball sang "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "Nearer my God to Thee."
Those serving as pall-bearers were: T.F. Lewis, Ted C. Atwood, Antone Hassler, Sol Mierson, Geo. A. Schiff and J.C. O'Donnell.
His brother, Ed Duffey, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Doolittle, from Dutch Flat; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Johnson and Mrs. Annie Pardi, of San Francisco; and the Misses Agnes and Mabel Shannon and Mrs. May Carragher, intimate friends from Sacramento, were here to attend the funeral. A brother, John Duffey, of El Paso, and a sister, Mrs. John Kirby were unable to attend.
February 3, 1912
Death Calls George Duffey
In an uneven battle against terrible odds, which was waged for five days and nights by the attending physicians and nurses to save the life of George F. Duffey, death claimed him last Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. He had repeatedly fought off recurring attacks of appendicitis, until the disease had made serious inroads upon him; and when stricken a week ago, and those in attendance realized there was but a fighting chance, he bravely took it, telling the committee of Native Sons who accompanied him to the Sanatorium, that he would "get out again." On Tuesday evening, Dr. A.C. Hart, of Sacramento, operated assisted by Doctors Reckers, Rantz and Wrenn, and every effort made to relieve his system of the effects of a perforated appendix, but without avail.
George Francis Duffey was a native of Little York, Nevada county, where he was born in 1886. He came to Placerville from Dutch Flat, Placer county, twenty years ago, and for several years thereafter was associated with the late Walter Parrott in the butchering and stock business. He was, for a term, Deputy Assessor under Fred Owen, and of late has been employed by the California Door Co. as land agent and timber cruiser.
He was a member of Placerville Parlor, No. 9, N.S.G.W.; of Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, I.O.O.F.; and Zeta Encampment, No. 5, I.O.O.F. In all of his business and fraternal associations, he was held in the highest esteem, and his sudden death is a cause of universal sadness and regret.
In 1903 Mr. Duffey was married to Miss Christina Reeg, who survives him. His parents are both dead, but he leaves several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when solemn requiem mass was said by Rev. Father Horgan. The choir was composed of Misses Ivy and May Lucas, Pearl Myers and Rudolph Pierce; while Mrs. S.H. Rantz sang as a solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." At Union Cemetery, the services were under the auspices of the Native Sons, where a quartette, consisting of E.G. Atwood, A.S. Fox, Frank Morey and Chas. W. Ball sang "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "Nearer my God to Thee."
Those serving as pall-bearers were: T.F. Lewis, Ted C. Atwood, Antone Hassler, Sol Mierson, Geo. A. Schiff and J.C. O'Donnell.
His brother, Ed Duffey, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Doolittle, from Dutch Flat; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Johnson and Mrs. Annie Pardi, of San Francisco; and the Misses Agnes and Mabel Shannon and Mrs. May Carragher, intimate friends from Sacramento, were here to attend the funeral. A brother, John Duffey, of El Paso, and a sister, Mrs. John Kirby were unable to attend.
The Mountain Democrat
February 3, 1912
Death Calls George Duffey
In an uneven battle against terrible odds, which was waged for five days and nights by the attending physicians and nurses to save the life of George F. Duffey, death claimed him last Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. He had repeatedly fought off recurring attacks of appendicitis, until the disease had made serious inroads upon him; and when stricken a week ago, and those in attendance realized there was but a fighting chance, he bravely took it, telling the committee of Native Sons who accompanied him to the Sanatorium, that he would "get out again." On Tuesday evening, Dr. A.C. Hart, of Sacramento, operated assisted by Doctors Reckers, Rantz and Wrenn, and every effort made to relieve his system of the effects of a perforated appendix, but without avail.
George Francis Duffey was a native of Little York, Nevada county, where he was born in 1886. He came to Placerville from Dutch Flat, Placer county, twenty years ago, and for several years thereafter was associated with the late Walter Parrott in the butchering and stock business. He was, for a term, Deputy Assessor under Fred Owen, and of late has been employed by the California Door Co. as land agent and timber cruiser.
He was a member of Placerville Parlor, No. 9, N.S.G.W.; of Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, I.O.O.F.; and Zeta Encampment, No. 5, I.O.O.F. In all of his business and fraternal associations, he was held in the highest esteem, and his sudden death is a cause of universal sadness and regret.
In 1903 Mr. Duffey was married to Miss Christina Reeg, who survives him. His parents are both dead, but he leaves several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when solemn requiem mass was said by Rev. Father Horgan. The choir was composed of Misses Ivy and May Lucas, Pearl Myers and Rudolph Pierce; while Mrs. S.H. Rantz sang as a solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." At Union Cemetery, the services were under the auspices of the Native Sons, where a quartette, consisting of E.G. Atwood, A.S. Fox, Frank Morey and Chas. W. Ball sang "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "Nearer my God to Thee."
Those serving as pall-bearers were: T.F. Lewis, Ted C. Atwood, Antone Hassler, Sol Mierson, Geo. A. Schiff and J.C. O'Donnell.
His brother, Ed Duffey, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Doolittle, from Dutch Flat; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Johnson and Mrs. Annie Pardi, of San Francisco; and the Misses Agnes and Mabel Shannon and Mrs. May Carragher, intimate friends from Sacramento, were here to attend the funeral. A brother, John Duffey, of El Paso, and a sister, Mrs. John Kirby were unable to attend.
February 3, 1912
Death Calls George Duffey
In an uneven battle against terrible odds, which was waged for five days and nights by the attending physicians and nurses to save the life of George F. Duffey, death claimed him last Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. He had repeatedly fought off recurring attacks of appendicitis, until the disease had made serious inroads upon him; and when stricken a week ago, and those in attendance realized there was but a fighting chance, he bravely took it, telling the committee of Native Sons who accompanied him to the Sanatorium, that he would "get out again." On Tuesday evening, Dr. A.C. Hart, of Sacramento, operated assisted by Doctors Reckers, Rantz and Wrenn, and every effort made to relieve his system of the effects of a perforated appendix, but without avail.
George Francis Duffey was a native of Little York, Nevada county, where he was born in 1886. He came to Placerville from Dutch Flat, Placer county, twenty years ago, and for several years thereafter was associated with the late Walter Parrott in the butchering and stock business. He was, for a term, Deputy Assessor under Fred Owen, and of late has been employed by the California Door Co. as land agent and timber cruiser.
He was a member of Placerville Parlor, No. 9, N.S.G.W.; of Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, I.O.O.F.; and Zeta Encampment, No. 5, I.O.O.F. In all of his business and fraternal associations, he was held in the highest esteem, and his sudden death is a cause of universal sadness and regret.
In 1903 Mr. Duffey was married to Miss Christina Reeg, who survives him. His parents are both dead, but he leaves several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when solemn requiem mass was said by Rev. Father Horgan. The choir was composed of Misses Ivy and May Lucas, Pearl Myers and Rudolph Pierce; while Mrs. S.H. Rantz sang as a solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." At Union Cemetery, the services were under the auspices of the Native Sons, where a quartette, consisting of E.G. Atwood, A.S. Fox, Frank Morey and Chas. W. Ball sang "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "Nearer my God to Thee."
Those serving as pall-bearers were: T.F. Lewis, Ted C. Atwood, Antone Hassler, Sol Mierson, Geo. A. Schiff and J.C. O'Donnell.
His brother, Ed Duffey, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Doolittle, from Dutch Flat; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Johnson and Mrs. Annie Pardi, of San Francisco; and the Misses Agnes and Mabel Shannon and Mrs. May Carragher, intimate friends from Sacramento, were here to attend the funeral. A brother, John Duffey, of El Paso, and a sister, Mrs. John Kirby were unable to attend.
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