John Grace |
| Posted 2008-05-04 by Maurine |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona - December 13, 1946 ‘UNCLE JOHN’ GRACE CALLED Well Known Resident died Saturday at 90 John Grace—“Uncle John” to many of his friends here; “Johnny when he was a smelter boy at the United-Verde copper mine near Jerome in the 90’s and Mr. Grace when he rose to become assistant superintendent of the company’s Iron King smelter, passed away Saturday morning at the residence on Frontier Street. “Uncle John” had hoped to live to be 100 years old. He missed that mark by 10 years, On March 1 of this year he was 90. His death was due to the infirmities of old age. He had been ailing over the past year or more. Born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Grace left home as a 16-year-old boy to seek his fortune in the west. He saw a lot of the west before his arrival in Jerome in 1932 where he found employment as a smelter boy at the furnaces of the United-Verde. He made good from the start, showed the officials he was a natural born leader and worker, and soon was holding the responsible position of assistant superintendant and master mechanic at the iron King smelter. In 1917 Mr. Grace came to the Wickenburg area. After he left the mines he operated a goat ranch in the Verde Valley and pursued that occupation here owning at one time two goat ranches east of town. He also began acquiring Wickenburg real estate property and at the time of his death owned the Hassayampa Hotel building, the vacant lot next door, the small building housing the Wickenburg branch of the Phoenix Laundry and the vacant lot between that structure and Brayton’s. Not long ago he sold the building and vacant corner lot on Frontier Street at Second NW, to the American Legion. Mr. Grace never married. The survivors are a half-brother, Calvin Grace, of Lemoyne, Penna. Four nieces, Mrs. Ana Davis of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Carl Oaks, Mrs. Mary Hamm and Mrs. Etta Gordon, all of Riddlesburg, Penn., and four nephews, Daniel banks of Riddlesburg; Penn.; John Banks of Warren, Ohio; Jacob Banks of Pittsburgh and Robert Banks of Chambersburg, Penna. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Wickenburg Chapel, conducted by Rev. C.A. Surber of the Community Presbyterian church and burial was to the Wickenburg Cemetery See Also: Find A Grave |
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