Hargrove

Funeral services were conducted in Holyoke Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Alva A. Trego, lifetime resident of the northeastern section of Colorado, who died at her country home at 6:30 o'clock Saturday morning. The deceased had been ailing several months, suffering with carcinoma of the liver. At the time of her death she was 60 years, two months and 25 days old.
With Rev. William E. Pepper, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating, prayer was read at the Trego home at 1 o'clock. Service was conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church at 2 o'clock. A mixed quartet composed of Mrs. R.N. White, Mrs. A.W. McFadden, Billie B. Sprague and Guy Leslie Bereman sang two song, "God's Tomorrow" and Crossing the Bar," with Mrs. W.S. Young playing the piano accompaniments. Mrs. Richard Ross, an intimate friend of the Trego family, sang a vocal solo, "My Mother's Hands," the accompaniment being played by Mrs. E.W. Fondell.
Interment was made in the Holyoke cemetery. Serving as the pallbearers were Arthur Falk, Frank Austin, Charles R. Middlebrook, W.W. Oliver, Charles Anderson and L.L. Baker.
Out-of-town relatives attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boehme and daughter, Mildred, of Arvada, Mr. and Mrs. D.T. Brush, Mrs. Henry Scheneman and Mrs. Larry Wilson of Denver, Mrs. Velma Hargrove and son, Vincent, of Ovid, T.K. Propst, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Propst and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Propst of Merino, Mrs. Harley Berry of Sterling, Mrs. Gertrude Landrum and daughter of Greeley, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kepler of Big Spring, Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Trego of Alva, Oklahoma and Mr. and Mrs. Buford Trego and daughter, Joan, of Du Noir, Wyoming.
George A. Barker and Ray E. Crosby served as ushers at the church. Members of the junior class of the Holyoke high school, of which Douglas Trego is a member, attended the services in a body.
Dora Lee Hargrove, daughter of Robert and Patty Hargrove, was born June 23, 1878 near Merino, and was one of a family of three children, two daughters and one son. When she was a few years old, she moved with her parents to a ranch a short distance from the present site of Ovid, where she grew to young womanhood. She was a daughter of true pioneers, who shared the burdens of the people in early days. She was educated in the schools of Sedgwick County, and later taught schools several years in Sedgwick and Logan counties.
The marriage of Dora Lee Hargrove to Alva A. Trego was solemnized September 29, 1901. With the exception of three years spent in Holyoke, the couple had resided continuously on their farm.
When she was a young girl, she became affiliated with the Congregational church at Julesburg. Later, her church membership was transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church.
Surviving are her husband, Alva A. Trego; one daughter, Mrs. Arvid Anderson (Helen) of Fairfield; four sons, Wilmer Trego of Alva, Oklahoma, Buford Trego of Du Noir, Wyoming, and Bern and Douglas Trego at home; one granddaughter, Joan Trego; and one sister, Mrs. Elsie Boehme of Arvada. Preceding her in death were two children, a son and a daughter who died in infancy, and her only brother, who died five years ago.
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n 1901 Alva Trego was united in marriage to Dora Hargrove. To this union seven children were born, two of whom died in infancy. The other five children were reared on the same farm where their father had grown up.
Mrs. Trego passed away in 1938, and in 1940 he was married to Mrs. Velma Hargrove. They retired in 1949 and moved to their new home in Holyoke. His wife passed away in 1956 and since that time he had made his home alone there.

Surviving are four sons, Wilmer, Denver; Buford, Riverton, Wyoming; Bern, Holyoke; and Douglas, Phoenix, Arizona; one daughter, Helen (Mrs. Arvid) Anderson of the Fairfield community; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, Denver and Mrs. Florence Elliott, Edinburg, Texas; one stepson, Vincent Hargrove, Denver;