Hello, While researching my John Charles FAY, I received this obit for J.C. FAY from Eddy County ND, the son of Benjamin T. FAY who is listed in the OPF book on page 96. I was not able to connect, but thought someone else might need the information. Pamela Carico Friday, January 5, 1940 PIONEER BUILDER OF EDDY COUNTY DIED NEW YEARS Death Comes to J.C. Fay, 79, Without Warning at Half Past One Monday Afternoon CORONARY ATTACK WAS FATAL WITHIN MINUTES Large Concourse at the Funeral Services Held in Methodist Church on Thursday Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church here Thursday for J. C. Fay, 79, whose death occurred Monday afternoon at half past one from a coronary attack, the attack coming without warning as he had been enjoying unusually good health up to within a very short time prior to the attack. The funeral services were in charge of Rev. C. W. Baumann, pastor of the church, and musical numbers were given by a mixed quartette composed of Miss Dorothy Culp, Mrs. Jacob Haas, Charles Culp and Valentine Wagner, the quartette singing "Jesus, Lover of My Sout" and "beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and Miss Culp sang a solo, "The Old Rugged Cross." Burial was in Prairie Home cemetery north of this city, pall bearers being Frank Fahrer, George H. Dunham, A.W. Dahlquist, Edgar P. Mattson, P.E. Trudeau and A. C. Olsen with Hugh Peoples, P.M. Mattson, L. D. Hart, A. L. Potvin, Matt Fautsch and H. D. McCoy as honorary pall bearers. John Charles Fay was born in Rockford, Illinois, on December 14, 1860, later moving with his parents to Mendota, Illinois, where he received his grade and high school education and following his high school graduation he attended the Bryant & Stratton business college in Chicago. On October 27, 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie E. Bockoven at Mendota, Illinois, and to this union two sons were born, Charles, who passed away at the age of twelve years in 1891 and Ben T., who survives and is now a resident of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Two grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive, the grandchildren being Mrs. T. C. Murphy, of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Charles V. Fay, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. In the winter of 1883 stories of the wonders of the Dakota prairies with their rich, fertile soil brought the young couple and their two sons to Jamestown in April of that spring and they made the trip to what is now Cherry Lake township in the historic covered wagon. There, in company with his father, Benjamin T. Fay, he started a large cattle ranch which he operated for ten years, the family going thru all the trials and tribulations incident to pioneer life. Interested in the civic welfare of his community, Mr. Fay early became bound up with all movements of a civic nature and was identified with the organization of Eddy County in 1885 and in the fall of 1892 was elected sheriff, taking over this office and holding it for the statutory limit of four years. Upon being elected to the office of sheriff he at once began the erection of the cottage which has been the home of the couple ever since they moved into it in the winter of 1893 except for a period of ten years - 1904 to 1914 - during which time they resided in Canada and on the Pacific coast. Prior to going to Canada he was interested in a grocery and meat market business on the location now occupied by the new Dodds' Standard service station, interest in which he sold before going to Canada. Returning to New Rockford in 1914 he was manager of the James Valley Grain company for a period of over ten years. For many years past he has filled the position of superintendent of city parks and for the past five years has been secretary of the New Rockford Townsend Club - holding both positions at the time of his death. He was a charter member of Rockford Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and filled all the offices of that organization at various times during his younger days. During the past five years he has been intensely interested in the passage of some form of old age pension and has been an indefatigable worker in the local old-age pension club and much of its success as an organization and power for furthering that movement in this sate was due to his unrelenting efforts. A good friend and neighbor has gone on in the person of "Charlie" Fay, and the entire county mourns.