Robert F. Gillaspie, familiarly known as Arkansas Bob, died at his home on the Gillaspie ranch June 19, 1906, after an illness of almost a year. Funeral services were held at the Gillaspie ranch in Wednesday, the 20th, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Hunt of the M.E. church. His remains were interred at th Gillaspie grave temporarliy. Bob enjoyed a very large circle of friends and acquaintances, all of whom knew his as a large hearted, hospitable, and jovial good fellow. He was born in Clark county, Arkansas October 22, 1861, being 44 years, eight months and 28 days at the time of his death. He came to Cherry county in 1883, helping trail a herd through for S. R. McNutt, of the Arkansas ranch now owned by the Metzer Bros. He was employed by W.E. Waite, of the TO connected outfit the spring of 1884 and remained in his employ until the year 1887 when he and Ira Richardson took the cattle on shares and has been connected with that brand of cattle up to the time of his death. He was married to Mrs. Leila S. Gillaspie September 16, 1900. From this union there were born two daughters, Alice Marie aged three years and Roberta Fern, aged two months. He leaves a wife and two children, an aged mother, Mrs. I. F. Gillaspie, and three brothers, William S. , Alexlander L., and James L. Gillaspie to mourn his death, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of the community. a neighbor. (The Republican, Valentine, Nebraska, Friday, June 29, 1906
I. H. Emery went out to the Gillaspie ranch last Sunday and exhumed the remains of the late Robert F. Gillaspie which were brought to this city Thursday evening and on the following morning interred in the Mount Hope cemetery at the request of relatives of the deceased. Ernest Marks assisted Mr. Emery in bringing the remains here (The Republican, Valentine, Nebraska, Friday, February 22, 1907)
{A monument was erected by his friends, in Mount Hope cemetery in Valentine and dedicated May 30, 1928, section B, lot 49, grave 3}
I don't have an obituary for Roy Erickson, he died about 1973, was in a wheel chair for about 30 years from a fall from a horse. He was a well known horse charmer. He had spent some time with Charles Russell, "painting and drinking whisky". I recall about 4 years ago some older men giving a talk at the Cherry County Museum recalling some of the things he did. Leaving for town one time, his wife asked him to bring a loaf of bread when he came back. About a year later he came back with the loaf of bread.
