Sierra County Obituaries PHILANDER BEAN Submitted by Brad Sharpe This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Oroville Daily Register � February 9, 1917, Pg.1 SCALES PIONEER DIES TWO WEEKS AFTER WIFE � Scales, Feb. 8.- Two weeks after the death of his wife, Philander Bean died at his home of pneumonia. Bean was a native of Maine, aged 78 years. He had been a resident of Scales 50 years, where he owned mining and lumber land. Besides five grandchildren he leaves a brother, Joel Bean of Strawberry Valley.