John Gourley's Obituary

John Gourley died 13 April 1913. He was 83 years old when he died. According to his obituary in the Washington Press, he passed away due to the effects of a paralytic stroke. That was the second one that he had in the last year of his life. He was a well known resident, and was beloved by many. Below is an image of his obituary and on the right, is a podcast of a reading of his obituary. The author of the music in the podcast is: William McColl and the Orford String Quartet, Andrew Sawes and Kenneth Perkins, violin; Sophie Renshaw, viola; Denis Brott, 'cello.

 Wyoming Press no. 43, 19 April 1913, p. 5, column 2.