CHURCH, Henry Clay

The Prescott Courier, Prescott, Arizona Territory Saturday, December 21, 1891 Died - Church - In Prescott, Dec, 18, 1891, in the sixty-first year of his age, H. C. Church, a native of Franklin county, Maine. Deceased had only been sick a few days. He made his will the morning of the day he died, authorizing F. M. Murphy to act as his executor. He was a miner in the strictest sense of the word and was looked upon as an authority in all matters pertaining to that industry. He enjoyed the confidence, good will and highest respect of all people and his death causes much sadness among our people, who feel that they can ill afford to lose so good and useful a man. Deceased has a brother in Kansas and relatives in Maine, to whom Mr. Murphy has telegraphed as to what disposition to make of the remains. Unless receiving telegrams to the contrary, the funeral will take place this afternoon at an hour to be hereafter announced. --------------------------- Weekly Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, December 23, 1891, page 2, column 4 A Good Man Gone Our entire community was shocked this afternoon to her of the sudden death of H.C. Church, who had been a sufferer but a few days from pneumonia. His death occurred at 2:30 p.m., at Hotel Burke, and so sudden was the summons none knew the end was so near, not even those few friends were at his bedside at the close, until an effort on his part to speak and reach for a glass of water to plainly indicated that the summons had come. Mr. Church was a man universally esteemed, and the deep and sincere regret expressed by all to-day over his death but feebly measures and expresses the good will each and every one bore for him. During his life Mr. Church followed mining, and in that profession had gained a high and enviable reputation as a successful and reliable man. Every attention was offered him and nothing was lacking, in either comfort or care. Several of his friends fearing this morning that this usually fatal disease might terminate for the worst prevailed upon him to make a will, which he did willingly did, authorizing F. M. Murphy to act as his executor. Mr. Murphy telegraphed a brother in Kansas and other relatives in Maine as to what disposition to make of the remains, and upon the receipt of information future arrangements for the funeral will depend. Mr. Church had been unwell for several days prior to going to bed and could not be prevailed upon to call in medical aid until yesterday morning. He was born in Franklin county, Maine, August 6, 1830, and consequently was over 61 years of age.