The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 22, 1973, page 11

JAMES P. MARX SERVICES HELD

            James P. Marx was born at Walla Walla, Washington, July 8, 1944 and passed away March 11, 1973 at the age of 28 years.
            James attended school at Lyle and was a long time resident of the High Prairie area.
            He served in the U.S. Navy Sea Bees in Vietnam, Okinawa and Adak, Alaska for a period of 4 years and was discharged in 1966.
            James had been employed as a truck driver in Yakima for the past 1½ years.
            He is survived by two sons, Patrick and Matthew Marx.  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Marx of Lyle; four brothers: Andrew and Ron Marx of Bingen, Wash.; Gerald Marx, serving in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Hancock, and Walter VanDacar of Eugene, Oregon.  Three sisters: Susan Flood of Bingen; Jeannie Gross of BZ Corners and Alma Hank of Pilot Rock, Or.  His Grandmother, Mrs. Elva Alen, Dixie, Washington.
            Graveside services were held Friday, March 16^th, at the Hartland Cemetery with Rev. Erick Jungbauer officiating.  Knosher Funeral Home of Goldendale was in charge of arrangements. 

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 22, 1973, page 13

JAMES MARX

            James P. Marx was born at Walla Walla, Wa., July 8, 1944, and died March 11, 1973 at the age of 28.
            James attended school at Lyle and was a long time resident of the High Prairie area.
            He served in the U.S. Navy Sea Bees in Viet Nam, Okinawa and Adak, Ak. for four years and was discharged in 1966. James had been employed as a truck driver in Yakima for the past 1½ years.
            He is survived by two sons, Patrick and Matthew Marx; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Marx of Lyle; four brothers, Andrew and Ron Marx of Bingen, Gerald in the Navy aboard the USS Hancock, and Walter VanDacar of Eugene; three sisters: Susan Flood of Bingen; Jeannie Gross of BZ Corners and Alma Hauk of Pilot Rock, Or.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Elva Alen of Dixie.
            Graveside services were held Friday, March 16 at the Hartland Cemetery with Rev. Erick Jungbauer officiating.  Knosher Funeral Home of Goldendale was in charge of arrangements.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 15, 1973, page 1

MURDER SUSPECT DEAD

            Suspected murderer James P. Marx, 28, Yakima, was found dead Monday at 5:45 p.m. in the remains of a cabin in the High Prairie area about 26 miles west of Goldendale.
            His death was listed as suicide by a Klickitat County assistant coroner and sheriff’s department official. Marx was shot through the head; a 44-caliber revolver food with the body was the suspected murder and suicide weapon.
            The KCSD had a Yakima County arrest warrant to serve on Marx. He was suspected of committing a double  homicide at Yakima Sunday morning. The victims were Mrs. Constance Barbara Marx, 23, and Gary Lee Lorrance, 34, both Yakima. Mrs. Marx was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Jones, Murdock, and wife of the suspected killer.
            A KCSD spokesman said the search for Marx began at 4 p.m. Sunday. The estimated time of death was Sunday p.m.
            Marx was originally from the Lyle area, and several off his relatives still reside there.
            His body was taken to Knosher Funeral Home, Goldendale, which is handling the funeral arrangements.
            Services for Mrs. Marx will be held this Thursday at 10 am. in Yakima, with committal  services being held, at 2 p.m. at the Balch Cemetery at Lyle.