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William J. and Martha (Stults) Dorman, Wray




In 1880 Gage County, Nebraska, William Dorman is 41, Martha Dorman 29 Wife, Ida Dorman 11 Daughter, William Dorman 9 Son, and Arkley Dorman 7 Son.

Nancy Bates Stults BIRTH 24 Dec 1826 DEATH 13 Mar 1896 (aged 69) BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 81636225

Martha's sister Mary Stults Courtney BIRTH 23 Nov 1848 DEATH 25 Dec 1930 (aged 82) BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 17097405 .
William Henry Courtney BIRTH 1 Dec 1844 DEATH 12 May 1899 (aged 54) BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 17097427

In 1900 Wray, William J. Dorman is farming, born January 1839, married 32 years to Martha, born April 1851, both in Illinois. She's had 13 children, seven living, Minnie Sep 1883, Winny Sept 1883, and Cora Setpt 1885 in Nebraska, and Edith May 1893 in Colorado.

August 1914 Wray "Mrs. W. J . Dormon and daughter, Miss Edith, A. M. Dorman and son, LaVerne, left this morning for Denver. They go to attend a conference of the Adventist church and expect to be gone two weeks."
January 1916 William Jasper Dorman was born near Chesterfield, Macoupin county, Illinois, January 31, 1839, and died at his home in Wray, Colorado, January 15, 1916, age 76 years, ll months and 15 days. April l2, l868, he was married to Miss Martha Stulta, who still survives him.
To this union were born thirteen children. Five daughters and two sons survive the father. They are : Mrs. Ida Rodgers of LaSalle, Colorado; Wm H. Dorman of Vinton, Iowa; A. M. Dorman of Squirrel Creek, Colorado; Mrs. Winnie Dorman of Squirrel Creek, Colorado; Mrs. Minnie Ness of Yuma; Mrs. Cora Lane of Yuma; and Miss Edith Dorman of Wray. All except two were present at the funeral, Wm. Dorman and Mrs. Cora Lane, who were prevented on account of sickness.
The deceased moved from Illinois to Gage county, Nebraska, in 1878 and to Yuma county in 1887. He came direct to Wray and had made his home here since. He resided on his farm just south of town for years but a few years ago he retired and moved to town. He founded Grand View Cemetery in the early days of the town and owned and controlled it until a few years ago when the present association purchased his interests.
In his death, Yuma county loses another pioneer settler and a highly respected citizen. His ideals in citizenship, in home life and social welfare were high. He accepted the faith of the Seventh Day Adventists in 1898 and those who knew him best say that his greatest joy was in helping others learn the truth he loved so well.
He served four years and 4 months in the Civil War, in Company E, Tenth Illinois Cavalry. He enlisted as a private but was advanced to Second Lieutenant. CARD OF THANKS We use this means to thank the people of Wray and vicinity for the many words of sympathy, acts of kindness and untiring? efforts to help and offers of hospitality during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father. Words fail to express our attitude and appreciation of these many kindnesses that help so much to lighten the burden that is so hard to carry at this time. Our hearts were deeply touched with the thoughtfulness of the young people composing the senior class of the Y.C.H.S., in their beautiful floral offering, also those from others. We sorrow, but not as those who have no hope. May the God of love bless and repay each one for every kind act shown us, is our prayer. Martha Dorman and children.
MEMORIAL ID 24313757.

April 1926
"Charley Courtney received a message yesterday announcing the death of his aunt, Mrs. J. W. Dorman, at the home of her son, A. M. Dorman at Greeley. The remains were shipped to Wray and the funeral held here. at the Adventist Church at 3:00 o'clock P. M. Mr. Donnan who died several years ago, and his wife, now deceased, were settlers of Wray, residing on their fawn just south of town for many years.

Martha Stults Dorman BIRTH 12 Apr 1851 Hettick, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA DEATH 1926 (aged 74–75) Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA PLOT Range 2, Lot 22 MEMORIAL ID 73909017

IDA

Ida Belle Dorman Age: 21 Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1890 Marriage Place: Wray, Colorado, Spouse: William Rodgers

In 1900 Weld County, Colorado, William B. Rodgers is 33, Ida B. Rodgers 31 Wife, Grace Rodgers 9 Daughter, Elsie M. Rodgers 5 Daughter, and Blanche Rodgers 2 Daughter.

Ida Bell Dorman Rodgers BIRTH 1869 DEATH 17 Jun 1937 (aged 67–68) BURIAL Linn Grove Cemetery Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA PLOT Blk 8, lot 180, spc 6 MEMORIAL ID 65233185

WILLIAM

William 29 and Inez 21 are in Benton County, Iowa in 1900, married one years.

In 1910 Wray, William H. Dorman is 39, a salesman in a general store, Ines M. Dorman 30 Wife, Eva L. Dorman 8 Daughter, and Allen R. Dorman 1 Son.

Inez was in Benton County, Iowa in 1880, Phebe A. Smith 38 Wife William Smith 15 Son Charles E. Smith 13 Son Orville E. Smith 11 Son Walter T. Smith 6 Son Inis M. Smith 1 Daughter Anis R. Smith 1 Son.


In 1920 Benton County, Iowa, William "Dassman" is a farm laborer, 49, Inez Dassman 39 Wife, Allin Dassman 11 Son, and Samuel Dassman 7 Son.

In 1930 Weld County, Colorado, William H. Dorman is 59, a laborer doing odd jobs, Inez M. Dorman 49 Wife, and Samuel E. Dorman 17 Son.

William Henry Dorman BIRTH 26 Jul 1870 DEATH 14 Jan 1952 (aged 81) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 69185050

Ines May Dorman BIRTH 4 Apr 1878 DEATH 9 May 1967 (aged 89) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 212295455.

Eva L. "Donnon" Age: 17 Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1917 Marriage Place: Benton, Iowa, USA Father: Wm H Donnon Mother: Ida M Smith Spouse: Charles K Whitson

Eva L Dorman Whitson BIRTH 1901 DEATH 1943 (aged 41–42) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, USA PLOT LOT 8-BLK 3-E.ADD MEMORIAL ID 43552182

Allen R. Dorman BIRTH 1908 DEATH 1975 (aged 66–67) BURIAL Brandon Cemetery Brandon, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 138309652

Samuel Dorman Birth Place: Vinton, Iowa Marriage Date: 2 May 1936 Marriage Place: Vinton, Benton, Iowa Marriage Age: 22 Father: William H. Dorman Mother: Inez May Smith Spouse: Lucille Jenks

ARKLEY

August 1914 Wray "Mrs. W. J. Dormon and daughter, Miss Edith, A. M. Dorman and son, LaVerne, left this morning for Denver. They go to attend a conference of the Adventist church and expect to be gone two weeks."
February 1936
" The sad news of the death of Mrs. Lily B. Dorman, wife of A. M. Dorman of Greeley, was received by friends in Wray on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Dorman passed away February 2nd, following an illness caused by a stroke of paralysis on January 24. The funeral was held February 6th at the Adventist church in Greeley. Mr. and Mrs. Dorman formerly resided in Wray and had many friends here. It is recalled that Mr. and Mrs. Dorman started housekeeping in north Wrav in the property now owned by Wilbur Stedwell. The Dormans were great lovers of flowers and many will remember that the yard at their home was called, “the yard of roses." Mr. and Mrs. Dorman had resided in Greeley several years. LaVem, Eldon, Earl, and Claude, the four sons, were called home from California when their mother passed away. Many Wray people will learn with sincere regret of the death of Mrs. Dorman and will join in extending sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband and other relatives. Lily Bird Lapham Born 31 Oct 1875 Perry, Lake Co., OH, Died 2 Feb 1936 Evans Cemetery, Greeley, Weld Co., CO,
From Jerry L. Lapham. " Lilly (Lapham) Dorman had four sons and one daughter residing in Greeley, CO. They were Seventh Day Adventist. Both are interred at Linn Grove Cemetery. For Lily, the tombstone is engraved, "She hath done what she could". And on Arkley's tombstone, it states, "I have fought a good fight--I have kept the faith".


June 1945 "Announcement of the marriage on Wednesday, June 6, of Mrs. India Fearn and Mr. Arkley M. Dorman of Greeley haa been received here. Mrs. Fearn made her residence at Wray in her younger days and haa a wide acoualntance in Wray. She has resided in Denver since 1920. She is a sister of Mrs. Isaac Read and of Jade Finn of Wray. The wedding ceremony was at the home of Mrs. George Gettman, the former Ellen Dalrymple, and was attended by near relatives of the nuptial couple.

May 1956 " Arkley McCoy Dorman, 83, retired farmer and one-time deputy county treasurer of Yuma county, died at 1 a. m. Saturday. April 28, at his home at 1904 Fifth Street in Greeley. He had been ill since February 1. Mr. Dorman lived at Wray for many years and was widely known here. He was bom in Macoupin County, 111., August 7. 1872, and moved when a small child with his parents to Nebraska. He arrived in Wray on New Year's Day, 1889, and farmed there and served as deputy county treasurer. He was contractor when the Wray waterworks was constructed. In 1915 he homesteaded east of Colorado Springs and moved to Greeley from there in 1918 farming of Greeley' until he retired in 1937. He was an arid fisherman and his friends expected him at Wray at the opening of the trout season each year. Mr. Dorman was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Greeley. He was married in Denver on June 6, 1945, to Luella Stults, who survives him. Three sons of a previous marriage also survive. They are LaVeme Dorman of Santa Barbara, Calif., Dr. J. Eldon Dorman of Price, Utah, and Claude C. Dorman of Dinuba, Calif. Also there are two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Ness of Denver and Mrs. Cora Lane of Bakersfield, Calif.; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, April 30, from Adamson Memorial Chapel in Greeley with Elder L. J. Ehrhardt in charge. Interment was at Linn Grove cemetery at Greeley'. Among those from Wray who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Finn and sons, Orin, Hubert and Virgil, and daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Brown.

1.
"Arkley "Myron" Dorman Born 4 Oct 1893 Military Misc. Military U. S. Army Occupation public school teacher Died Disappeared on 18 July 1922"
2. Laverne Dorman, b. 25 Mar 1899, Wray,

In 1930 Santa Barbara, California, La Verne Dorman 31 Head Lois G Dorman 29 Wife.

In 1940 Santa Barbara, California, La Verne Dorman 41 Head Alma A Dorman 33 Wife.
Laverne Dorman Birth Date: 25 Mar 1899 Death Date: 8 May 1992

Alma Byron Dorman BIRTH 24 May 1906 DEATH 18 Jun 1990 (aged 84) BURIAL Goleta Cemetery Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA PLOT 6 East MEMORIAL ID 53880336.

3. Earl Sylvester Dorman, b. 28 Jul 1902, Wray,
4. Dr. Jasper Eldon Dorman, b. 16 Dec 1909, Wray, d. 22 Mar 2000, Price, Carbon Co., UT, "Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and longtime friend to many, J. Eldon Dorman, M.D., age 90, passed away March 22, 2000 at his home.
He was born December 16, 1909 in Wray, Colorado to Arkley M. and Lily Bird Lapham Dorman. Married Maurine Peacock July 29, 1943 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and later received his M.D. degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1936.After graduation he began his general practice in the coal mining camps of Carbon County, Utah, where he was fondly known as "Little Mr. Doc."
Later returned to complete his postgraduate studies at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine for two years and one year in Washington, D.C.
J. Eldon Dorman, M.D., returned to Carbon County in 1941 and began his practice of Opthalmology, which touched the lives of many during his 50 years of dedicated service. He was a member of the American Medical Assoc. and the American Assoc. of Opthalmology. Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners. President Carbon County Medical Society and Chief of Staff for the Carbon Hospital. Member, Council Utah State Medical Society. One of the founders of the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, where he was Curator of Archaeology and also served on the Board of Trustees for the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum for 30 years. Honorary Life Member Utah State Medical Society, Utah Opthalmological Society, Utah State Historical Society and Utah Statewide Archaeological Society. Member Board of Utah State History, Governor's Cultural & Historic Sites Review Committee and the Antiquities Committee for the Utah State Historical Society. Member Rock Art and Australian Rock Art Research Associations.
J. Eldon Dorman was awarded the Board of Governors Award from the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce, College of Eastern Utah Integra Award, Appreciation Award, from the Hellenic Orthodox Church of Price, and served as Grand Marshall of the International Days Parade in Price.
He received the A.H. Robbins Community Service Award from the Utah State Medical Assoc., Honorary Degree from the College of the Eastern Utah, Southern Utah Honors, from Southern Utah University, Price City Certificate of Recognition and Thanks, Antiquities Award from the Utah State Historical Society, Man of the Year from the Price Soroptimists, and Certificate of Commendation American Assoc. of State and Local Governments.
Awarded the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Community Service Award. He also received his Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree and Eagle Award from the College of Eastern Utah, Carbon County Medical Society Award "Dedicated to a Lifetime of Service to the Community," and the Total Citizen Award from Carbon County and the State of Utah Chambers of Commerce.
Member Joppa Lodge #26 F&A.M., York Rite, Eastern Utah Shrine Club and the El Kalah Shrine.
During World War II, he was commander of the Price Flight, Utah Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and also served as president of the Price National League Western Boys Baseball Assoc. He compiled the book, "Archaeology of Eastern Utah" which was published by the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. Published "Confessions of a Coal Camp Doctor," "Reminiscences of a Coal Camp Doctor," and the "Prehistoric Rock Art of the San Rafael Swell" which was presented at the Australian Rock Art Association meeting in Darwin, Australia.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Maurine Dorman, Price; two sons, two daughters and their spouses: Jaime (Linda) Dorman, Poway, CA; Dory Dorman, Anchorage, AK; Marcia (Pat) Gallagher, Littleton, CO; Kathy (Brent) Owens, Layton, UT; brother, Claude Dorman, Visalia, CA; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends who adored their "Uncle Eldon" and some who adopted him as Grandpa. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter; three brothers: Myron, LaVerne and Earl. "

5. Claude Cecil Dorman, b. 5 Mar 1915, Wray, d. 9 Jun 2000, Visalia, Tulare Co., CA, (Age 85 years)

"Mrs. Luella Dorman, 103, of Heritage House Nursing Home at Denver, died there Sunday, March 7, 1976. She was a former Greeley resident. She was born Aug. 1872, in Illinois. She was married to Arkley Dorman in Greeley. He is now deceased. They lived on 5th Street many years and after his death she was a resident of Kenton Manor Nursing Home several years. More recently she was cared for at Heritage House. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Greeley.
Survivors include three stepsons, Luverne Dorman of Patagonia, Ariz., Dr. Eldon Dorman of Price, Utah, and Claude Dorman of Dinuba, Calif.; three nephews, Harold and Roy Dalrymple of Denver and Fearn Dalrymple of Wray, and a niece, Mrs. Ellen Gettman of Denver.
Services were held Wednesday at Moore Mortuary, Denver, with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery there. Arkley is buried in Greeley 65219320."

MINNIE

1901 Those taking the teachers' examination here today are the Misses: Flora Finn, Ida Hedrick, Mollie Finn, Zella Weaver, Rena Chapin, Grace Smith, Miss Plucheck, Mattie Remington Miss Seward, Crystal Meal* y. Minnie Dorman, Winnie Dorman. Pearl Jackson, Mamie Weller, Nellie McGulre

Sept 8, 1905 " Miss Minnie J. Dorman and Samuel J. Ness were married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride by Rev. Watson of Denver, only a few of the intimate friends being presentl

May 1906 "Mrs. Sam Ness, accompanied by her husband, and brother, A. M. Dorman, was taken to the hospital in Boulder last Sunday, where she will undergo an operation. Mrs. Ness has been ailing tor some time, and It is the hope of her many friends here, that she will come back much improvedl

April 1915 Yuma
"Mrs. Blanch Conklin left on the noon train Wednesday for her home at La Veta, this state, after a week s visit with her mother, Mrs. R. M. Ness, and brother, Sam Ness, southeast of townl

CORA

July 1913 " Mr. and Mrs. George Lane, from the Ness - Lane ranch southeast of Yuma, were in Wray from Thursday until Sunday visiting the parents and brother of the latter, the Dorman familiesl

July 1916 "Miss Edith Dorman, who has been visiting up to Yuma and vicinity, for some time, with her Sisters, Mrs. Sam Ness and Mrs. George Lane, returned home Monday evening.


1946 Relatives here received word Monday evening of the death of Mrs. Roy Ness, nee Minnie Courtney. Mrs. Ness died following a long illness. Mrs. Ness was the only sister of Wray and Will Courtney of this city. Charley Courtney of Denver, Otis of Chadron. Nebr., and John of Olympia, Washington. Mrs. Ray Burge of this city is a niece of the deceased lady. Funeral arrangements have not been announced as we go to press.
WINNIE

1901 Those taking the teachers' examination here today are the Misses: Flora Finn, Ida Hedrick, Mollie Finn, Zella Weaver, Rena Chapin, Grace Smith, Miss Plucheck, Mattie Remington Miss Seward, Crystal Meal* y. Minnie Dorman, Winnie Dorman. Pearl Jackson, Mamie Weller, Nellie McGulre

October 1913
" Mrs. Winnie Lohman and two little sons, came down from their ranch near Hyde Friday and are visiting at the present time with Mrs. Lehman s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dorman, of east Wray and her brother, A. M. Dorman and family."
March 1961 Funeral services were held in California on February 20 for Ed Lohman of Bakersfield, Calif and a former Wray resident whose death occurred the previous Frlday. Interment was at Glendale California where his wife the former Winnie Dorman is buried. He is survived by two sons Vem and Archie Lo.hman, three sisters Mrs E K Bowman. Mrs Roy Cuney and Mrs John Cos and one brother. Art Lohman.



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