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Burch Family Cemetery ~ Robert Orr ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Orr, Robert
LAST NAME: Orr FIRST NAME: Robert MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 10 Sept 1869 DIED: 14 Mar 1913 BURIED: 16 Mar 1913 ~ Burch Family Cemetery
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Scotland
DEATH PLACE: Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

[Parents Samuel & Charlotte Orr are buried at City View Cemetery in Salem. However, Samuel was originally buried at Burch Cemetery in 1919 and was moved to City View later. No record found that Robert was moved, so his grave may still be at Burch]

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
The funeral of Robert Orr, brother of John Orr, was held Sunday at Derry, his home, and interment was made at Thielson cemetery. Dallas relatives were in attendance at the funeral. Deceased passed away at a Portland hospital where he had been sent for treatment.
Robert Orr was born in Scotland September 10, 1869. Moved to Oregon with his parents 38 years ago, remaining a resident of this state until his death in Portland, Oregon, March 14, 1913, aged 43 years, six months and four days.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Orr, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. J.B. Nesmith of Portland; Mrs. Otis Wait and Mrs. E.A. Stenson; two brothers, Glen A. Orr of Portland, and John W. Orr of Rickreall.
Dallas Observer, Tuesday, 18 Mar 1913, 1:4

Robert Orr passed away March 14th at the home of his parents in Portland of tuberculosis Mr. Orr contracted pneumonia about a year ago and it developed into tuberculosis. He was buried from the old home in Rickreall Sunday. Rev E.W. Miles of the Presbyterian church at Dallas officiating, and interment taking place in the Thielsen cemetery near there. The pall bearers were C. Whaley, I.W. Goodell, Tom Burch, Mark Burch, John Vaughn and Ike Dempsey. A quartette, consisting of Willis Simonton, Jack Sibley, J.E. Miller and Edgar Miles, of Dallas, rendered music for the occasion. 
Robert Orr was born in Scotland in 1869, coming to Oregon 38 years ago, where he made his home until of age, since residing in different places in the state. He leaves to mourn him his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Orr, a sister, Mrs. J.B. Nesmith, a brother Glenn A. Orr of Portland, and at Rickreall, two sisters, Mrs. Otis Wait and Mrs. E.A. Stenson, and a brother John Orr, besides many friends made during his boyhood and young manhood days in Polk county. 
Dallas Itemizer, Thursday, 20 Mar 1913, 6:2
INSCRIPTION: 
No marker
SOURCES: 
DO 18 Mar 1913, 1:4
DI 20 Mar 1913, 6:2
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