- Martha's obituary:
Martha Park Hood, 81, died Friday, May 31, in Park View Nursing Home where she had been a patient for the past year. Miss Hood was born Nov. 4, 1875, in Clifford, Ontario, Canada. She had resided in Grants Pass for four years, her last address being 835 NE Seventh Street.
The deceased leaves a sister, Margaret Holt, of Grants Pass; a brother, Robert George Hood, Edmonton, Canada.
Private funeral services will be held Monday, June 3, at L. H. Hall chapel with Reader Howard Knapp officiating. Cremation will follow at Hillcrest Crematorium.
Martha was born in Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario. In 1899 when Martha was 23 years of age, she moved to Cass County, North Dakota with her older sister, Annie, Annie's husband Jake, and her brother (Robert) George. Martha never married, although her niece Mary Lou once told her daughter that supposedly she had had a "lover" who died in the war. Was this WWI, the Boer War or another war is not known. Martha eventually moved to Jamestown, ND where she supposedly had a dress shop and also created hats. Martha was well known for her beautiful hats. She was also known for doing needlepoint and knitting. Martha was on North Dakota's first all woman jury to consider a criminal case (1917/1928). This event took place in Jamestown, and in the newspaper there is a picture of the jury, with Martha shown in profile. After she grew up, Martha usually had her picture taken showing her right profile, which she felt produced a better picture of her.
In 1950 Martha returned to Clifford, Ontario to live with a cousin, Irene Butchart, but she eventually relocated to Grants Pass, Oregon to be near her sister Margaret Janet.
Margaret's remains were eventually moved by the cemetery (Hillcrest) to another location, but when contacted, the personnel there did not know where they are now located.
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1876 - 1957 (81 years)
