Carolyn.... Amador Dispatch, 09/07/1906: THE DEATH OF WILLIAM KAY. William R. Kay, brother of the late Wallace Kay, and an old and respected resident of this city for the past 38 years, passed over the great divide yesterday afternoon at his late home on North Main street. The old man had been failing for a number of years past and just recently he met with an accident which resulted in hastening the end. Deceased was born in New Jersey in 1820 moving to Massachusetts at an early age. There he received his schooling learning the machinists' trade and studying music, until the Rebellion when he volunteered for service and was accepted as Band-Master of the First Rhode Island Cavalry, serving as such until the end of the war. Mr. Kay had in his possession until his death, a bugle, which the old man valued above all his possessions, often relating incidents in which this bugle was the chief factor in cheering the weary soldiers. The instrument was presented to him by the National Brass Band of Boston in 1853 and has been in his possession for 53 years. The deceased came to California in 1868 by water one year before the completion of the Overland railway, making Jackson his home, and he followed his chosen profession, music. Deceased was 80 years and 2 days old at the time of his death. He leaves to mourn his loss one son, Joseph Kay, of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. Ella Stewart and Mrs. Phoebe Hall, of San Francisco. The funeral will take place from his late residence at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Amador Dispatch, 09/14/1906: FUNERAL OF WM. R. KAY. -- The funeral of the late William R. Kay took place Sunday afternoon from the deceased's late residence near Newmanville. The services at the house were brief and simple, the Rev. Wm. Tuson officiating. A large number of the old-time friends of the deceased were present. There was no singing. The old bandmaster's request was that the band play a dirge. The procession at the cemetery was headed by the Jackson City Band, in front of which marched Captain W.H. Glenn, an old veteran carrying the dead musician's bugle, which instrument the deceased prized very highly. The pallbearers were W.P. Peek, A. Caminetti, L. Poggi, W.M. Penry, C.M. Kelley and George A. Gordon. Jackie in California [email protected] ______________________________________________________________