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James Richard Gobble

Posted 2008-05-05 by Maurine
Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
May 7, 1954

SUDDEN DEATH OF B. GOBBLE TUESDAY SHOCKS COMMUNITY

Funeral services for Mr. Gobble will be held this afternoon (Friday) at 2 o’clock at the Wickenburg chapel, with Rev. William Barker of the First Baptist Church officiating.

Pallbearers will be fellow workers of the highway department: Chester Latham, Roy George, Frank Macias, Franklin and G.C. McFadden. Burial will be in the Wickenburg Cemetery.

B. Gobble will be sorely missed in this community, not only by the stricken family but also by his hundreds of friend and admirers. His sudden death, from a heart attack, at his home here Tuesday evening was a shock to all who knew him.

Born January 17, 1894 in San Angelo, Tex., he was christened James Richard Gobble but he was known as B. Gobble. His father’s name was William; shortened to “B” when James Richard was a small boy, and given to going everywhere his father did, friends and neighbors started calling him “Little Bill” which gradually was shortened to B.

B. Gobble came to Arizona in 1911 when the family located at Willcox. He and Mrs. Gobble were married thereon February 14, 1911. Later on they moved to Benson and then came to Wickenburg 32 years ago. Mr. Gobble, working for a private contractor, helping in the building of the Phoenix highway, where it skirts the Hassayampa river from Wickenburg to beyond San Domingo Wash. In those days, mule-drawn fresnos were used entirely in earth moving and Mr. Gobble operated one.

A year after moving to Wickenburg, he became an employee of the Arizona Highway Department in this section and was with the department continuously until the day of his death.

Worked Tuesday
Tuesday morning he drove a highway truck to Phoenix, waited awhile it was being repaired and drove it back. In late afternoon he went with Dan Allen to the sky-Arrow Ranch northeast of town to help pump water for cattle which Allen is running on that ranch. Returning home, he ate his evening meal and later told Mrs. Gobble he was not feeling well and lay down on his bed. Death came quickly at about 8 o’clock.

Served on Councils
Mr. Gobble served several terms on the Wickenburg town Council, the most recent in 1950-1951. He resigned from that council when he and Mrs. Gobble built a new home outside the town limits. They later sold that home and moved back into their old home on Swilling Ave., where he passed away Tuesday evening.

Property Owner
He owned extensive real estate in this community, established the Gobble Addition, and also owned a farm at Blythe.



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