MCRAE, James Albert

Prescott Courier, Prescott, Arizona July 18, 1970 JAMES A McRAE PRESCOTT-- Services for James A. McRae, 73, of Mayer, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Veterans Hospital chapel. Mr. McRae died in the hospital Thursday. Burial will be in the veterans' cemetery here. Born in Collbran, Colorado, he came to Arizona from Collbran, 56 years ago to take a job as foreman at the 10X Cattle Co. near Grand Canyon, where he was employed 20 years. He then was foreman for the Horseshoe Ranch near Prescott for four years. He has lived in Mayer since 1963. Survivors include his wife, Ethel, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Conder, both of Mayer. Friends may call at Hampton Funeral Home between 5 and 8 p.m. tomorrow. ----------------------------- SERVICES HELD FOR JAMES McRAE, FORMER AREA RANCHER Funeral services were held in Prescott Monday for James A. McRae, 73, who worked as a cowboy and ranch manager several years ago in the Williams-Grand Canyon vicinity. Mr. McRae died in Whipple Veterans' Hospital last Thursday. Burial was in the veterans' cemetery, Prescott. He was born in Collbran, Colorado, and came to Arizona 56 years ago. He worked for Greenway Cattle Company at one time, and also at the Buggeln ranch north of Williams. He later managed the Ten X and III Bar ranches north of here, for Vic Watson. He was also foreman for the Horseshoe ranch near Prescott for four years. He worked at Grand Canyon as a blacksmith for Fred Harvey. He and his wife Ethel went to Arkansas for a few years on a ranching venture and later returned to Arizona and operated a trailer court at Yuma. He had lived in Mayer since 1963, and was a veteran of World War I. In addition to his wife Peggy (Ethel) he is survived by a sister Mrs. Mary Conder of Mayer. -------------------------------- JAMES McRAE James A. McRae died Thursday, July 16, in the Whipple Veterans Hospital. He was born June 22, 1897, in Collbrin, Colorado. A Resident of Arizona for the past 56 years, he was a ranch foreman for the 10X Cattle Company for 20 years; Horseshoe Ranch for four years; and had lived in Mayer since 1963. He was a veteran of World War I.