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Fleming Parker’s Last Request

by | Dec 9, 2016 | True West Blog

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George Ruffner and Fleming Parker had cowboyed together over on the Agua Fria River in their younger days.  As time went by they went their separate ways.  George settled down in Prescott, got married and eventually became one of the town's leading citizens.  He owned a livery stable and freighting business.  In 1894, he was elected sheriff of Yavapai County. Parker, meanwhile, fell in with a pretty rough crowd.  He ran afoul of the law in California and did time at San Quentin.  After


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