Lassen County, California

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Lassen Advocate
Tuesday, June 11, 1940

Marion Bringham Called By Death In Daughters Home

Marion C. Bringham passed away this morning after a lingering illness at the home of his daughter Mrs. T.A. Craine, 919 Foss St. Mr. Bringham was born in Nebraska City, Neb., in 1857 and came to Plumas county with his parents at the age of 3. They were among the first settlers in Sierra Valley. He was married to Harriet Trimble in 1877. She passed away in 1883. He owned the hotel in Beckwourth for a number of years. He has been a resident of Susanville for 21 years, operating a service station on Richmond road for 8 years.

He is the father of Mrs. Mabel Craine, Susanville; Grace Bringham, deceased; Robert A. Bringham, Los Angeles; Jesse G. Bringham, Vallejo, Calif.

Funeral services will be conducted in the Morrill Chapel Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be made in the family plot in the Beckwourth Cemetery at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

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Lassen Advocate
Friday, June 14, 1940

Funeral Services Are Held For M.C. Bringham

Funeral services for Marion Castor Bringham who passed away June 11th were held Thursday morning at 10 p.m. (paper mis-print) in the Morrill Mortuary Chapel. Rev. E.S. Spaulding of the Susanville Baptist Church officiated. Sacred music was rendered on the Chapel Organ by Mrs. C.W. Morrill. Interment was in the Whispering Pines Cemetery near Portola under the direction of the Morrill Mortuary. Pall Bearers were: G. Trumble, R. Marden, H. Ross, E. Ross, C. Ross and R. Ross.

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