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Robert A. and Elsie L (Platt) Porter, Laird
April 19, 1934 Holyoke, Colorado Charles Platt, 38, former Paoli, Colorado elevator man died in a Laramie, Wyoming hospital Thursday afternoon of last week from injuries he had received in a railroad accident only a short time before that afternoon. He was enroute of California with a carload of hogs when he slipped as he attempted to board the train in the Laramie yards, and fell beneath the wheels. He suffered a crushed pelvis and his right arm was mangled. He died about 4:30 from the injuries. For a number of years Mr. Platt was manager of the Farmers Elevator first taking charge in 1918. Several years ago he resigned to go into business for himself at Fleming, Colorado, to Paoli to become manager of the elevator where his parents lived, but returned again. Funeral services were held at Paoli Monday and burial was made in the Haxtun cemetery. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Patricia Ann, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Platt, of Fleming, Colorado, six sisters and three brothers. OBITUARY Charles C. Platt was born in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, April 30, 1895, and died at Laramie, Wyoming, April 12, 1934, at the age of 38 years, 11 months and 12 days. When he was five years old he moved with his parents to Lovewell, Jewell County, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. On August 4, 1916, he was united in marriage with Zetta Myrl Van Meter. They moved to Paoli, Colorado, in July 1918, where they had made their home until the time of his death, and where Mr. Platt was for a number of years manager of the Farmers Elevator at that place. When a boy of 16 years he was converted to the faith of the United Brethren church at Lovewell, Kansas and died with a song of love on his lips. Mr. Platt was a loving husband and father. He was a ray of sunshine among his many friends and leaves a place that cannot be filled. He was kind and considerate of others, making everyone who knew him happy and cheerful. He was always willing to do anything to make life a little happier for those about him. Mr. Platt was a member of the M.W.A. lodge of Paoli and also a member of the Elks lodge at Sterling. He will be greatly missed by all his relatives and friends, but their mourning will be softened by the knowledge that their loss is his gain. He leaves to mourn his passing his widow and their little daughter, Patricia Ann; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Platt of Fleming, Colorado, six sisters, Mrs. Etha Minter, Union, Iowa; Mrs. Edith Bennett who was unable to attend the funeral, St. Mary’s, Idaho; Mrs. Beulah Tyner, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Eva Piercy, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Opal Taylor, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Laurelle Platt, Fleming, Colorado; three brothers, Harold Platt, Ava, Missouri; James Platt, Paoli, Colorado; and Dale Platt, Long Beach, California. Besides these relatives he leaves to mourn is passing a host of intimate neighbors and loving friends. Then be content poor heart God's plans like lilies pure and white unfold We must tear the close-shut leaves apart Time will reveal the calyxes of gold. And if thru patient toil we reach the land Where tired feet with sandals loosed may rest. When we shall clearly see and understand Then we shall say, God knew the best. CARD OF THANKS We take this means of expressing our appreciation and gratitude for the many kind deeds, flowers and helpfulness of our friends and neighbors in the time of our sorrow and bereavement in the death of our dear husband, father, son and brother. We are especially grateful to the ministers and the choir for their kindly ministrations. - Mrs. Zetta Platt and Patricia Ann, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Platt and family. FindaGrave # 58883417. |
Paul David Rees was born in Wymore, Nebraska. LaNeva 'Lee' Platt. Born in Pine Island, Minnesota on March 19, 1903, she was the daughter of Harvey and Minnie Platt. She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 1920s, she moved with her family to southern California, and was hired to work at a local dairy. After her marriage to Rees, their daughter, June, was born in 1930 in Long Beach. LaNeva 'Lee' and Paul both had good jobs in California, but decided to seek a more adventurous life in Alaska. They drove their 1928 Chevrolet from Long Beach to Seattle, Washington, and then traveled by steamship to Alaska. After taking the train from Seward, they arrived in Anchorage on May 7, 1931. Soon after their arrival, Rees was hired as a freight handler by the Alaska Railroad. He worked for the Alaska Railroad for thirty-one years and held the position of freight agent and also worked in the accounting department. He retired in 1962 as commissary accountant for the railroad. LaNeva Rees was an animal lover and began a career of raising and mushing sled dogs and driving a dog team for her own enjoyment. Most of her dogs were of a matched quality and attracted attention wherever they went. She and her team were featured on the cover of Alaska magazine twice (in 1946 and 1967). They were often photographed on large post cards and Pic-Tour maps (which captured the matched team symbolizing early transportation by dog team), calendars, and on the covers of various magazines over a twenty-seven year period as an avid dog musher. They were also printed on numerous Anchorage Fur Rendezvous brochures. In 1967, in Alaska Sportsman, LaNeva Rees recounted her first experiences in raising a dog team, selling dogs to trappers and for racing teams, and traveling by dog team in the Anchorage and Palmer areas. LaNeva "Lee" Platt Rees died in Anchorage after a short illness on December 6, 1991. She is buried at Angelus Memorial Park, Anchorage. She will be remembered by old-timers as the first lady of dog mushing in Anchorage. In 2003, her dog sled, which was originally used to deliver mail in the Alaskan Bush, was donated by Paul Rees to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. |
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