This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Caughey, Munro, Mahlman, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UW.2ADE/1765 Message Board Post: Point Arena Record Point Arena, CA August 2, 1907 OBITUARY The Remains of the Late J. D. Caughey Laid Away. The funeral of the late John Dugal Caughey, a reference to whose death appeared in last week's Record, took place on Friday, July 26th, from the home near Mal Pass, and was largely attended by relatives and friends of the deceased, who has lived in the Manchester district since 1869. Deceased was born in Kemptville, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada, in October, 1844, and when 22 years old came to California by way of Nicaragua, arriving in San Francisco County, in August 1866. Before reaching the Mendocino coast he spent some time in Bloomfield, Sonoma County. On November 24th, 1869 he was married to Miss Munro, and from this union seven children were born, and out of those five, George, Mrs. Mahlman, Chester, Leslie, and Agnes survive, and with their mother attended during their father's last sickness and funeral. Two more children, Edgar and Mary Ethel, predeceased the father, both dying in 1893. A brother, George Caughey still lives in Canada and two sisters are living, Mrs. Andrews in Oklahoma, and Mrs. Henry in Alberta, Canada. The death took place at 5:40 a.m., July 25, 1907. Religious services were conducted by Rev. D. Munro, Mr. Caughey having joined the Presbyterian church some weeks before his death; and the interment took place at the family lot at the Evergreen cemetery. The Manchester choir furnished the singing at the home and at the grave and the floral wreaths and bouquets were many and beautiful. Besides the relatives mentioned, Mrs. Helen Caughey and daughter, Melissa, Mr. Wm. Maldman, George and John Munro and Thornton Shaver attended the funeral, and the following acted as pall bearers: John Clark, William Ketchum, John Inman, Jr., Samuel Kirkland, Joseph Walsh, and Frank Ryan.