Sierra County Obituaries

John W. Reid

Submitted by Brad Sharpe

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Mountain Messenger � December 15, 1923, Pg. 2 

Died � Reid � In Scales, December 11, 1923, John W. Reid, a native of 
New York, aged 67 years.

Mountain Messenger � December 15, 1923, Pg. 3

Sudden Death. � Word of the sudden of John W. Reid of Scales reached us 
on Tuesday. At this time it is not known what caused Mr. Reid�s death, as 
a few days before he was talking to Supervisor J. C. Brown on the telephone, 
and appeared to be in perfect health. � Later � Since the above was put in 
type we learn tat blood poisoning was the cause of Mr. Reid�s death. It seems 
he was putting some hydraulic pipe together on Thursday, December 6th, and in 
some way had a small piece of skin rubbed off one of his wrists with the sharp 
edge of a pipe. Neither pain nor discomfort was felt for two or three days, 
but on Monday the arm began to swell and on Tuesday he was dead. Mr. Reid had 
resided in and around Scales for over 40 years, and his friends in that part 
of the country were many. A loving wife, three step-daughters, Mrs. Etta Fitzgerald, 
Elsie Marvin and Laura Marvin, and one step-son, Ernest Marvin, survive. The 
deceased was a native of New York and about 67 years of age.