Sage, Florence “Dovie”

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SAGE.F
• _FGRAVE: 103594819

Notes:

"Shoots His Wife Thinks Her a Burglar"

"A tragedy, that brought forth the deepest sympathy of the entire community, was enacted at the Harry Ayers home, south east of Foster, Monday evening at about 10 o'clock, when Mr. Ayers mistook his wife, aged 71, for a burglar and probably fatally wounded her with a .38 calibre revolver.

It seems that some one has been prowling around the Ayers home lately and removed several articles of value. Tiring of this, Mr. Ayers decided to use harsh means to stop it, so loaded up his gun in readiness for the next visit of the prowlers. Mr. Ayers had it understood with his wife that she should not get up in the night without telling him, but on Monday evening she did so not thinking.

Mr. Ayers, after a hard days work, had retired comparatively early in the evening and about 10 o'clock he heard a noise in the kitchen. Awakening from a sound sleep, he did not notice that his wife was not in bed beside him. He called out, but his wife being somewhat deaf, evidently did not hear him and came walking right up to the bed. When she was within a few feet of him, he fired, she falling into his arms. Realizing what he had done, he placed the prostrate body in a chair and ran screaming to his nearest neighbor, J. D. Nichols for help. When he had informed Mr. Nichols of the accident he ran frantically back home.

Dr. Langmack was summoned and found that the bullet had entered the body just above the heart, passed through a portion of the lung and lodged in the back. Keeping vigil all night long, Dr. Landmack had the wounded woman removed to the Lebanon Hospital Tuesday morning where she is in a very critical condition."

Source: Garry Bondahl, September 7, 2001 from Sweet Home Genealogical Society

Family/Spouse: Dove, Joseph M.. Joseph was born in Dec 1847 in Fountain County, Indiana; died in Oct 1904; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Bickleton, Klickitat County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dove, Garrett Alton was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois; died on 22 Oct 1981 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington; was buried in Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
2. Dove, Robert Bruce was born on 2 Jan 1883 in Plattsmouth Township, Cass County, Nebraska; died on 10 Sep 1954 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon; was buried in Belchrist Memorial Park, Salem, Marion County, Oregon.
3. Dove, Lena Fidelia was born on 20 Nov 1884 in Nebraska; died on 21 Jan 1982 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
4. Dove, Pearl Jennie was born on 3 Jan 1894 in Plattsmouth Township, Cass County, Nebraska; died on 11 Dec 1979 in Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in Gilliland Cemetery, Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon.