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- Pioneer of 1852 Passes
James Ire Phippes Dies at Coburg
James Ira Phipps, a pioneer of 1852, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lily Jane Morris, at Coburg, yesterday, at the age of 79 years. Mr. Phipps had been a resident of the Coburg district for 40 years. He came across the plains from Indiana and settled in the Santiam district in Linn county.
His wife, Mrs. Sarah Ann Phipps died about three years ago. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Morris, at Coburg; Mrs. Estella LaPoint, of Coburg; Mrs. Ida Ferris, of Newport, and Mrs. Leora Dyer, of Junction City.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains will be interred in the Coburg cemetery. The services will be held in the Christian church there. Marion Veatch has charge of arrangements.
Morning Register, Eugene, Oregon. Tuesday, 27 March 1923.
LKH note: headline typo spells his name of Phippes.
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Phipps, James Ira
Person Profile
Alias
Gender Male Ethnicity
Date of Birth 25 Nov 1843 Place of Birth Owen Co., IN
Alt. Date of Birth 1844 Occupation serving
Date of Death 26 Mar 1923 Place of Death Coburg, Lane Co., OR
Alt. Date of Death Place of Burial Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, Lane Co., OR
Mother Debord, Nancy Date of Arrival
Father Phipps, Joseph
Marriage Information
Spouse Date Location
Walden, Sarah Ann 24 Apr 1866 Tillamook Co., OR
Associated Persons
Name Gender Birthdate Relation
Debord, Nancy Female 1816 Mother
Phipps, Joseph Male 1812 Father
Walden, Sarah Ann Spouse
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/profile.do?ancRecordNumber=103664
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- Mistaken For Dear Clarence Phipps Shot Down By Harvey Sutherland
The same old story - mistaken for a deer-is the cause of the tragic death of Clarence Phipps, aged 17 years, in the hills four miles northeast of Coburg Sunday afternoon. He was shot and killed by harry Sutherland, about the same age, about 2:30 o'clock.
Young Phipps, who was the son of Ira Phipps residing on a farm two miles north of south of Coburg, accompanied by Rex Green, another boy, left the Phipps home Sunday forenoon for a trip to the hills to hunt for small game. Young Sutherland, son of G.M. Sutherland, residing in Coburg, left home that morning to look at his traps which he had set the day before expecting to catch small animals over night. While he was walking along in the thick timber and brush during the afternoon after he had made the rounds of the traps, young Sutherland saw something move about 250 years in front of him, and thinking it was a deer, aimed carefully with his rifle and fired. He was horrified upon approaching nearer to hear young Green calling out not to shoot any more as he had killed Clarence.
The Sutherland boy ran at once to where the Phipps boy lay prostrate, and found that his bullet had entered the latter's head just below the left nostril and lodged somewhere in the brains. Death was instantaneous. Neither of the boys knew the other was in the mountains, and young Sutherland says he did not know that any human being was within miles of him.
The weapon with which the boy was killed is a 32040 rifle of a late pattern. Soon after he had seen what he had done young Sutherland proceeded to Coburg, where he told his folks and others of the tragedy. A party of men at once proceeded to the scene of the killing, and brought the remains of the young man home. They will be interred tomorrow.
The Phipps and Sutherland boys were well acquainted with each other and were good friends. On that account there could hardly be any suspicion that the killing was intentional, and the further fact that the Sutherland boy was ignorant of the presence of the other two in the hills would seem to preclude such suspicion. The Sutherland boy takes the killing very much to heart and declares that he will never again go hunting or it de does he will be absolutely certain what he is shooting at.
Coroner Gordon was called this morning by telephone to hold an inquest over the remains of the Phipps boy.
A Different Story.
The coroner returned from Coburg this afternoon. He reports that the Sutherland boy tells the story that he saw Phipps' dog and thinking it was a coyote, fired at it but that his bullet went wild and killed his friend. The inquest will not be held till tomorrow, and the body will be interred immediately afterward.
Rex Green, who accompanied young Phipps, is the latter's nephew.
The Eugene Guard, Eugene, Oregon. Monday, 20 February 1911.
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