George Hartley, Former Deputy Assessor, Succumbs

George Henry Hartley holding my father and aunt, about 1946.  From my personal collection.

My Hartley obituaries end with my great grandfather, George Henry Hartley:

San Diego Union (from GenealogyBank)
17 Jun 1949
page 20 

Resident Here Since 1881
George Hartley, Former Deputy Assessor, Succumbs 

George Hartley, 70, of 2127 Second Ave., a former deputy county assessor, died Wednesday night in a local hospital.  He had resided here since 1881. 

Mr. Hartley was a deputy 5 years before retiring April 12, 1947.  He previously owned and operated a local restaurant and was once employed by the Union Title Insurance & Trust Co.  He was born in Waverly, Ia. 

Services Set 

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Florence H. Hartley, two sons, Drs James D. and George Hartley Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Treadgold; a brother, Paul Hartley, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Read and Mrs. Maude MacDougall, all of San Diego. 

Private services will be conducted in Bonham Brothers Mortuary.  Cremation will follow.  The family asks that there be no flowers.

San Diego Union (from GenealogyBank)
19 Jun 1949
page 27 

Hartley Honors Set 

The 23rd Congressional District Townsend Clubs will hold memorial services for George Hartley, 70, former deputy county assessor, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lotus Lodge, 1520 Second Ave.  Townsend Club 20, of which he was an officer, will lead the service.  Hartley died Wednesday. 

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