This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moore, Van Riper, Mathis Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADI/3678.1 Message Board Post: The Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Thursday, November 21, 1929 OBITUARY Fred Moore was born at Ontario, Canada, September 4th, 1851, growing to manhood there and learning the trade as blacksmith, which he followed until his health failed several years ago. In the year 1878 he came to the United States with his wife and child, locating at Hastings, Nebr., his wife dying and leaving two children, the oldest dying at the age of twelve years, the other growing to womanhood was injured in the San Francisco earthquake and died one year later. He was married Jan. 8th, 1896 to Mrs.. Jennie Van Riper, then a widow. He leaves to mourn his departure two step children, Mrs. A. L. Mathis of Pasa Robles, Calif., formerly of Payette, C. E. Van Riper of Menlo Park, California, eleven step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren. There is no death, the stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore. And bright in heavens jeweled crown They shine forever more. And sometime in the twilight In that city that hath no pain They will watch from the beautiful doorway To bid us welcome again.