Leroy Henry Dayton of Three Mile, who has been ailing severely with stomach trouble died at his home on Three Mile shortly after 4 AM last Friday morning, May 2nd, 1902, aged over 50 years. The funeral took place in Three Mile Cemetery on Saturday at 3 PM. He was a hardworking and honest man and leaves in straightened circumstances a widow, Nancy J., six little children, three girls and three boys, the oldest girl of nine years to mourn the loss of husband and father. The Tribune joins the many friends of the bereaved ones in offering condolence. The children were: Raynois (B. 1893); Leona (B. 1895); Lavaga Etta (B. 1896); Carl Wesley (B. 1897); Paul Crugar (B. 1900); Andrew Jacob (B. 1901) Dayton.
Northwest Tribune, Stevensville, MT

    Mr. Dayton was believed to have been born in Geauga County, Ohio in 1850-51. He was the son of Jacob T. and Clarissa (Mix) Dayton. (from his marriage license) He joined the U.S. Infantry from Newport, Campell, Kentucky, enlisting at St. Louis, Missouri. Leroy served in the U.S. Infantry for 5 years; from 31 May 1871 - 31 May 1876. He was involved with the Indian skirmishes in the Fort Benton and Fort Shaw area in northern Montana. Leroy suffered from wounds and diseases incurred during the years of service. The army trained him to be a telegrapher. He was a bookkeeper in Bannack, Montana. Before coming to the Bitter Root, he was engaged in mining in Butte, Montana. In 1891, in Missoula, Montana, he married Nancy Jane Sanders, daughter of Andrew Sanders & Nancy Jefferson Winslett of Barbour County, Alabama. They lived in the Three Mile area north east of Stevensville for their entire eleven years of married life. Leroy was involved with mining and limited farming in the Three Mile area. In 1900, he built the house that is situated directly north of the Three Mile store. Wayne Lee Dayton of Stevensville is a grandson of Leroy Henry Dayton.

Fred Ditzler, Longtime Florence Area Farmer Taken
    Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville had charge of services at graveside in Florence-Carlton cemetery yesterday for Fred Ditzler, 89, of Florence who died Saturday in St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Bishop Robert Sangster officiated.
    Mr. Ditzler was born July 16, 1886 in Ava, Illinois. His marriage to Dora Schwarz took place February 19, 1916. They came to the valley from Illinois to settle in Florence in 1938. He was a farmer until retiring. He was a member of the Baptist church of Soto, Illinois.
    Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Wagner, East Missoula; son, LeRoy, Florence; brother, Gus, Ava; sisters, Anna Japhet, Tacoma, Washington; Margaret Crain, Duquoin, Illinois; Clara Kirkpatrick, Ava; grandson, Alan Wagner, granddaughter, Mrs. James Hummer, East Missoula; eight great grandchildren.
The Western News, July 21, 1976                                                                                                  

MRS. CLARA DIXON, MONTANA PIONEER DIES; BURIAL AT DARBY.
    Death claimed Mrs. Clara Dixon, Saturday. Mrs. Dixon came to the valley with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patrick, from her native Kansas, when she was 12 years of age. Her marriage to John Dixon, member of another pioneer family, took place December 12, 1879. His death occurred here October 17, 1920.
    Mrs. Dixon is survived by five daughters and a son. The son, Fred, resided here with her. The daughters are Mrs. herbert Harris of Naches, Washington; Mrs. L.R. Yarrow of Los Angeles; Mrs. Frank Childers of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. R.E. Abbott of New Westminster, B.C.; and Mrs. William Stout of Perma. Mrs. Stout spent most of the past year here caring for her mother. Others to survive Mrs. Dixon are her sisters, Mrs. J.R. Gilchrist of Fairfield, Iowa and Mrs. Kate Wright of Central Point, Oregon, Mrs. Gilchrist is a former resident of Hamilton, the wife of a long-time foreman of the section of the Bitter Root Stock Farm known as the "Gilchrist Ranch."
Abstract from: The Western News,February 6, 1936

MRS. C.P. DIXON DEAD
Last Rites for Aged Hamilton Lady Held Monday at Darby; Six Children Survive Her
    Mrs. Clara Patrick Dixon, aged 70 years, was laid to rest in the Darby Cemetery Monday afternoon following funeral services conducted at the Baptist Church there by Rev. E.T. Thorn. Mrs. Dixon had been a Hamilton resident for the past 15 years and of late months had been in ill health and had been cared for by her daughter, Mrs. William Stout of Perma. Mrs. Dixon died Friday night at Warm Springs.
    Mrs. Dixon was a native of Kansas City, Kansas and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patrick, who resided at Corvallis about 1880 and later lived in other sections of western Montana. Five daughters and a son, Fred, who lived with his mother, survive. The daughters are: Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Herbert Harris of Naches, Washington; Mrs. Frank Childers of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. R.E. Abbott of New Westminster, B.C.; and Mrs. L.R. Yarrow of Los Angeles. There are also two sisters, Mrs. J.R. Gilchrist of Fairfield, Iowa, a former Hamiltonian, and Mrs. Kate Wright of Central Park, Iowa.
Ravalli Republican, Thursday, February 6, 1936, page 8

Charles Donson Dies After Brief Illness
    Charles Donson died at 22 o'clock this morning in the Hamilton hospital, following a brief illness of fever. His infant daughter is lying critically ill of the same malady. Mrs. Clinton Kern, mother of Mr. Donson, will arrive this afternoon from her home at Long Beach, California. The wife and sister, Mrs. Roy Uhl are prostrated. The funeral will be held from the Catholic Church, Father Dunne officiating. The date will be announced later.
    Charles Donson was born in Newark, Ohio, 28 years ago. He was a young man in his prime of early manhood. He had been employed for years in the grocery department of the Valley Mercantile Company and was a popular and efficient salesman.   
    He married Miss Cecelia Dwyer, June 20, 1911. He is survived by the wife, a little daughter, Charlotte, the mother, Mrs. Clinton Kern and sister, Mrs. Roy Uhl. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of all in this terrible time of sorrow.
The Western News, Thursday, May 31, 1917, page 1

T.M. DORAN, VALLEY PIONEER IS NO MORE
    The funeral of Thomas M. Doran was held Monday afternoon from the Christian church, Rev. Louis Benny conducting the service. Interment was made in Riverview Cemetery.
    Mr. Doran passed peaceably away last Saturday morning. Death resulted from the infirmities incident to old age. Thomas M. Doran was born in Washington County, Virginia, in 1850. He was united in marriage to Miss Kate Summers, October 17, 1869. They came to Montana 46 years ago and located on a homestead adjoining what is now the townsite of Hamilton, a part of it comprising the Doran addition. Mr. Doran was a charter member of the Christian Church of Hamilton and was also a member of Ionic lodge No. 38, A.F. & A.M. He is survived by the widow, three daughters, Mrs. A.M. Chaffin of Hamilton, Mrs. Henry L. Myers of Helena, and Mrs. R.L. Perkins of butte; one son, Edward M. Doran of Portland, Oregon, fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
    Mr. Doran for more than 30 years was a staunch supporter of the Christian Church. He was a man of strict integrity and high principle, universally respected by all who knew him.
The Western News, May 3, 1928, page 1

DEATH CLAIMS AGED LADY. FUNERAL TODAY.
    Mrs. James Dowling, aged 67 years, 6 months and 19 days, died at 7:40 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her son, John Dowling, heart failure being the immediate cause of her death. For the past ten years, she had been troubled with her heart and for the past few days her condition was alarming and at the hour she died, her condition was known to be critical.
    Mrs. Dowling was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia April 22, 1834, where she grew to womanhood. She was married in Nova Scotia and in 1898 removed to California, where Mr. and Mrs. Dowling made their home at Oakland and Berkley until last spring when they came to Stevensville to make their home with their son, John Dowling.
    She is survived by a brother in Nova Scotia, another brother in California, two sisters in Nova Scotia, and one sister in Chicago. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons and four daughters. A. Dowling, a son, lives in California and John Dowling here, is the other son. Three of the daughters, Mrs. Anna Lutes, Mrs. Laura Bryant, and Mrs. Emma Eaton reside in Berkley and the other daughter, Mrs. Ella Robertson lives in Portland.
    The funeral services will be held this afternoon from the home, Rev. A.B. Judson officiating when the remains will be laid to rest in Maplewood cemetery. The pallbearers are: Raymond Porter, Fred Wilson, W.T. Caple, George Kinneman, E.O. Lewis, and John W. Shannon. Funeral director: Arthur T. Porter.
    Mrs. Dowling, although no very well known here has made many friends in this section since her arrival in Stevensville and in her death Stevensville loses a worthy woman. The bereaved family has the sympathy of a wide circle of acquaintances and friends during the hour of affliction.                                                      
Northwest Tribune, November 11, 1910

DEATH OF I.H. DUNCAN
Resident of the Bitter Root Valley Many Years, Interred in Riverview Cemetery
    I.H. Duncan, an old resident of the Bitter Root valley, died Wednesday morning at 8:20 o'clock as the result of paralysis. The funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. The deceased was seventy years of age at the time of his death and had lived in the valley about thirty years. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Harry Latachem.
Ravalli Republican, August 31, 1917, page 1

MINERVA DUNCAN DEAD
Aged Spinster Will be Buried This Afternoon Following Services at the Dowling Chapel.
    Death came Tuesday afternoon to Miss Minerva Duncan, an aged resident of North Fifth Street. Miss Duncan was about 72 year of age and had lived here for over 15 years. For some time, she has been a county charge because of her inability to work, but most of her life had been given in household services, those who knew her say. Her life from the first was cast along hard ways, those who have heard her relate her story, report. She was born at Dallas, Texas about 1860. Her father was killed while serving in the confederate army during the Civil War and a few years later the mother died, leaving her 14 children to grow up as best they could. Miss Duncan was adopted by a Dr. Johnson at Dallas and made her home with them until her foster parents died. At the age of 18, she was again homeless and so began her wanderings over several western states.
    Her worn, bent figure was a familiar sight on Hamilton streets as she picked her way about, striving almost to the last to do for herself. Proud of spirit, the lonely woman refused to live with anyone and kept her independence to the last. She will be buried tomorrow afternoon, with none to mourn, in Riverview cemetery following services at 2 o'clock by Rev. H.H. Longenecker at the Dowling Chapel.
Ravalli Republican, October 13, 1932. page 12  

PETER DUUS DEAD
Well Known as Rancher and Stockman in Valley
Death Came Eight Days after the Passing of His Wife, Both Dying at the Daly Hospital
    Peter Henrich Duus, one of the foremost farmers of the Bitter Root valley, died late Saturday afternoon at the Daly Memorial Hospital following a brief illness due to pneumonia. He wa taken to the hospital shortly after midnight, but failed to rally and his death came as a distinct shock to Hamilton people. Mr. Duus was a sturdy, energetic man and although he became ill early in the week, attempted to go about his work until the sickness forced him to his bed. His death followed that of his wife at the hospital. Mrs. Duus passed away Friday, April 15, after an extended illness.
    Mr. Duus was born November 16, 1860, at Vejle, Denmark. He had lived in America 45 years, coming to Minneapolis from Vejle as a young man. In Minneapolis, he met and married Anna Peterson, a Danish girl who had grown up in the Vejle community without knowing her future husband. They moved from Minneapolis to Arlington, Oregon where Mr. Duus became manager of a stock ranch and a few years later went to Washington, where they lived for 18 years in Klickitat county. In 1916, they came to the Biter Root valley, where they purchased a ranch from the Bitter Root Stock Farm. The Duus ranch of approximately 700 acres has become known as an excellent example of modern farming. Extensive sheep interests comprise a major part of the ranch industry and Mr. Duus was identified with the state and national wool growers' associations.
    Last rites for Mr. Duus were held at the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon by Rev. H.C. Start. the burial service of the Knights of Pythias lodge was conducted at the grave in Riverview Cemetery. Scores of people who had known Mr. Duus as a kindly, helpful neighbor assembled to pay his memory tribute. The pallbearers were O.H. Peterson, E.E. Smith, Harley Sargent, Charles Granke, Lawrence Wanderer Sr, and C.J. Carlstrom
Ravalli Republican, April 28, 1932                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
MRS. BERT DYE IS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA ATTACK.
    Pneumonia claimed the life of Mrs. Rachel Dye, wife of Bert Dye of Corvallis, last Thursday afternoon. The young woman's death occurred at the Daly hospital, where she had been a patient for four days. mrs. Dye was 40 years of age and those to survive her are the husband, two sons, Leroy and Walter, and her daughters, Irene and Evelyn; her sisters, Mrs. C.E. Howard of Anaconda, Mrs. C.H. Carlson and Mrs. O.E. Peck of Ronan, and a brother, Alfred Lucas of Stayton, Oregon. Mrs. J.F. Odell is an aunt. Mrs. Dye was born at Bozeman. She came to the Bitter Root valley in 1912 and her marriage to Mr. Dye took place here March 3, 1913.
    Funeral services of the Latter Day Saints church were conducted at Odd Fellows' hall Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by Elder E.O. Marx, assisted by Elders Francis and Donald Marx, and burial took place in the Corvallis cemetery. The pallbearers were Ike Wylie, F.A. Willard, J.N. Blodgett, Lloyd Rennaker, Howard Johnson, and Floyd Howard.
    Relatives to attend the rites were Mr. and Mrs. Peck and family of Ronan, Mrs. Howard and son and Mrs. Clara Lucas of Anaconda, and the members of the Dye and Blodgett families of Corvallis and Hamilton.
The Western News, March 21, 1935