Officer Gordon Mason Thurber passed away at the age of 42 on December 27, 1921, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Providence after contracting pneumonia following an operation. He’d served with the Cranston Police Department for several years prior to his death. He was a life-long resident of Cranston, the son of George E. and Annie E. Thurber. He was survived by his mother, a brother William E., and a sister, Mrs. Frannie Colwell. He’s buried in Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston.
Rest in peace.