GEORGE O. MOON
George Ovid Moon was born Nov. 19, 1880, in Iowa, to Zara and Rosa
Moon. He passed away a mile south of Klickitat while out fishing. His home
was in Appleton and he had lived there many years.
Surviving him are five sons Harvey of BZ Corners, Zara of Granger,
Wash., Geo. of Carson, Jess and Donald of Appleton; three daughters; three
daughters, Mrs. Clara Olson of San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Lulu Sorensen of
Lewiston, Idaho, Mrs. Frances Seeders of Sacramento, Calif.; two sisters,
Mrs. Pearl Hurst of Pleasant Green, Missouri, and Mrs. Mary Stratton of
Sedalia, 75 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, and one
great-great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 10th, at 11:00 a.m. at
the Little Chapel of Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Pastor Perry Parks officiated
at the services. Interment was at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Appleton,
Washington.
The Mt. Adams Sun, December 10, 1964, page 4
GEORGE MOON STRICKEN ON FISHING TRIP
George O. Moon, 84, long time resident of Appleton, was pronounced
dead on arrival at Klickitat Valley Hospital, Goldendale, last Sunday,
December 6. He apparently suffered a fatal heart attack about 1:15 p.m.
while fishing near Klickitat.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 10, at
the Little Chapel in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Appleton. Gardner's are in
charge of arrangements. Perry Parks, pastor of the White Salmon Seventh-day
Adventist Church, will officiate.
George Ovid Moon was born Nov. 19, 1880 in Iowa.
He is survived by five sons: Harvey of White Salmon, Zara of Granger,
George of Carson, Jess and Donald of Appleton; and three daughters, Mrs.
Clara Olson of San Diego Calif.; Mrs. Lulu Sorenson of Lewiston, Idaho; and
Mrs. Francis Seeders of Sacramento, Calif.
Also 2 sisters in Missouri, Mrs. Pearl Hurst of Pleasant Green and Mrs.
May Stratton of Sedalia; 20 grandchildren, 75 great grandchildren; one great
great grandchild; and one great great great grandchild.
Burial will be at Appleton. Bearers are Harvey Moon, Jr., Dale Moon,
Norman Allen, Jim Hutchings, Kenneth and James Vogt.
The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., December 17, 1964, page 4
GEORGE MOON SR. WAS AUTHORITY ON INDIAN LORE
The obituary of George O. Moon of Appleton published last week (Sun, Dec.
10) did not include the following information written by Mrs. L. H. Lauerman
of Appleton.
Mr. Moon was born Nov. 19, 1880 in Iowa and died
Sunday, Dec. 6, 1964, while on a fishing trip on the Klickitat River with
his son Jesse.
When he was four years old his family moved to the
Nebraska sand hills where his father worked a homestead. Wild Indians still
roamed the hills. When he was 14 years old he moved to Missouri where he
became a trapper.
He loved the outdoors and was happiest when fishing,
hunting and trapping. From much association with Indians he became a
nationally recognized authority on Indian artifacts.
He owned the smallest known perfect arrowhead. It was
kept in a perfume vial and had to be viewed with a magnifying glass. It was
found in a quail’s craw by a research lab in Ohio in early 1900.
He also owned the largest tomahawk known at that time,
13½ inches. It was made of hematite iron ore.
Collections were sent to him from all over the United
States for verification of authenticity. Many times he corresponded with
the Smithsonian Institution on Indian folklore. He owns a root of a thorn
tree from the yard of Daniel Boone, and near Booneville, Mo.
In 1923 he moved his family west to Astoria, Ore. to a
silver fox farm but it wasn't successful so he moved to the Yakima valley
and operated a truck farm.
He moved his family to the Klickitat area in 1943 where
he returned to his first love, trapping live chipmunks to be kept as pets.
He was married to Lou Anna Bomman, Oct. 2, 1900. She
died on June 28, 1932. He married Eva May Parrish on Sept. 10, 1945 and she
preceded him in death on August 9, 1962.
Surviving him are two sisters, Mrs. May Stratton,
Sedalia, Mo.; Mrs. Pearl Hurst, Pleasantgreen, Mo.; four sons, Harvey, BZ
Corners; Zara, Granger; George, Carson; Jesse and one stepson Don, Appleton.
Three daughters: Mrs. Clara Olson, San Diego, Mrs. Lulu
Sorensen, Lewiston, Idaho and Mrs. Frances Seeders, Sacramento.
Twenty grandchildren, approximately 75 great
grandchildren and one great great grandson, Stephen William Watson.
Services were held Thursday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. in the
chapel at the Pleasant Hill cemetery, Appleton. Burial was in the family
plot.
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