Florence Greer |
| Posted 2008-07-02 by Maurine |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona March 16, 1962 Death Summons Woman Once Befriended by Many In 1951 the people of Wickenburg donated generously to make life a bit easier for Mr. & Mrs. George Greer. Their plight was brought to public attention through The SUN by Deputy Sheriff Clyde Hall who found them living in a small shack on the desert west of town with very little food, no water, a few boxes for furniture and no heat. People donated furniture by the truck load. Others went out and repaired the shack. Great quantities of food were contributed. Wood was hauled to them for a wood burning stove which was also donated. Some people sent cash and Nick Gaunt, then manager of the Valley National Bank here, set up a special account for the Greers which was administered by Deputy Hall. When Mrs. Greer died, Deputy Hall bought Mrs. Florence Greer a bus ticket to her native state of Oregon. But welfare officials there, Hall now recalls, sent her right back. Recently Mrs. Greer had been living in a cabin at the Cactus Ranch operated by Mr.& Mrs. Ben Smith near Morristown. One day last week Mrs. Greer had a slight stroke. On Saturday, when Mrs. Smith hadn’t seen her for about 24 hours, she went to the cabin to investigate. There was no answer to her knocking and all doors were locked. Deputy Sheriff George Gugel was notified and went to investigate. He broke a window, entered the cabin and found Mrs. Greer face down on the floor and unconscious. An ambulance was called and she was rushed to Community Hospital. There Mrs. Greer died at 11 p. m. Sunday. Those who knew Mrs. Greer say she was 75 years old and that she had no known survivors. Wickenburg Chapel planned a simple funeral service on Thursday afternoon of this week with burial in the Wickenburg Cemetery. See Also: Find A Grave |
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