Pioneer Legacy Fades as Oroville Mourns Mrs. C.J. Bottomley
An early resident of Okanogan County, Mrs. Bottomley, was laid to rest following her recent passing at home.
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The news was received too late for last week’s paper of the death of Mrs. C. J. Bottomley of heart failure at her home down the river. Death occurred on the evening of February 8, and was preceded by a few days’ illness. Mrs. Bottomley was born in Gibraltar in 1842, and had been a resident of Okanogan county since 1884. She was one of the pioneers of California, having lived in that state several years prior to her marriage at San Francisco to R. C. Bottomley in 1876. Her children, Margaret J., Charles M. and William A. Bottomley survive her, and were all present at her death, as was Owen Devlin, a brother. The funeral occurred February 9, which was attended by the old timers for many miles around, and interment was made in the Oroville cemetery.
“The funeral occurred February 9, which was attended by the old timers for many miles around.”
This obituary serves as a primary record for the history of Okanogan pioneers. The migration patterns from Gibraltar to California to Oroville reflect the era's transient settlement movements that eventually solidified the region's current demographics.
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