Edwin
Fernando Guyon
Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 11 January
1934
Dr. Edwin F Guyon, Bear Lake's oldest physician, both in years and point of service, died in Pocatello last Monday morning at the home of his son. Dr. and Mrs. Guyon had been visiting in the Gato city for several months past. The Doctor has been in ailing health for more than a year. The remains were brought to this city where funeral services will be held today at 2 pm at the Community Church under the auspices of the IOOF of which the deceased had been a member for more than 50 years. Rev Phipps will preach the funeral serman. Interment will be in the city cemetery under the direction of the Williams mortuary.
Besides his wife he is survived by the following sons: Edwin F, Wendell S and Royal C all of Pocatello and L M Guyon of Santa Anna, California, and one daughter Mrs. D F Brown of Salt Lake, as well as several grandchildren.
Dr. Guyon was born in New Orleans on November 7, 1863, and was therefore just past 80 years of age. He father died when the Doctor was a small child, and later his mother came with him to California. She again moved this time to Portland, Oregon, where the doctor began his education. As a young man he engaged in the cattle business, and was very successful. Selling his interests in the business he attended college, first at Walla Walla and later in the east having decided on medical career. Returning to Pendleton he opened an office and in 1896 came to this city, where except for three years as coal company physician at Kemmerer, he has been practicing his profession until the past year, when his health compelled him to retire.
In his youthful years he saw service as a militiaman against the Indians in eastern Oregon, and a bill is now pending in congress to award him a pension for this service, grand patriarch of the state and had been a been a member of the sovereign. The doctor was the father of the first medical bill enacted in Oregon and shortly after coming to Idaho, he in collaboration with the late Dr. Hoover, wrote the first bill regulating the practice in this state, and the same was introduced and carried through the legislature by the late Judge J C Rich, who was a state senator at the time. He served as a member on one of the first medical boards of the state, besides he has also been county and city physician at different times during his long residence here.
Always intensely interested in Odd Fellowship, he affiliated with Enterprise lodge within a short time after his arrival in this city, and has been active in the affairs of that organization ever since. Besides serving as noble grand, he was secretary for any years, until his health compelled him to give up the position. He was also past sign grand lodge of the United States. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World of this city and had been its medical examiner for over thirty years.
He had served his city as a member of the council and on various boards having to do with the welfare of the people. Formerly he took an active part in the local democratic organization and was speaker of ability. His passing will give many of the old timers a pang of keen regret, especially those whose family physician he had been for so many years. The doctor was a good citizen and a fine neighbor and numbered his friend by the scores throughout this section of Idaho. He gave freely of his time and professional services to the community and many hearts were saddened when news of his death reached this city.