… Efforts were made before and after Mr. Duryea's death to communicate by wire with the relatives in the east, but without success until fifteen minutes before the time set for the church service, when a message came from the deceased's sister, Mrs. Ann A. Waldron of Rutherford, N.J., to embalm the body and hold subject to further instructions. As the friends and acquaintances were then already assembling for the funeral, it was thought best to proceed with the church service. ... On Monday morning another telegram was received from the relative revoking the former instructions and requesting that the body be buried here, so on Tuesday afternoon White Mountain Lodge No. 3, F. and A. M. held Masonic services at the under taking rooms and the Masonic cemetery, where the remains were interred. W. H. Duryea was a native of New York state but lived the greater part of his life on the Pacific coast and in Arizona. He came to Globe in 1878 and had lived here continuously since. After coming here he was interested for a time in the Champion mill and in 1879 or 1880 opened a general merchandise store in the adobe building, north of Pinal creek crossing that was afterwards occupied by G. S. Van Wagenen and was burned down by the first of July 2, 1901. Besides sister the deceased is survived by brother, Edward Duryea of Roslyn, N.Y., and a niece Mrs. N. Depuy living in California. …
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