Death Records for Malheur County Oregon

I will be listing here any death records that have a link to Malheur, obituaries included.

1Died at Vale, Malheur county, Sunday, December 23 1888 Mrs. Brittana Richardson wife of John Richardson, a native of Kentucky at the age of 78 years. Mrs. Richardson crossed the plains to Oregon in 1843. She leaves her husband, John Richardson, one daughter and four sons. The family lived previously in Yamhill.

Ontario, Ore. Lloyd Garland Bledsoe, 75, of Ontario, Ore., passed away peacefully on July 30, 2004. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 661 SW 12th St., Ontario, Ore., with vault interment to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery. A viewing for family and friends was held from 6 until 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at the Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel in Ontario and from 10 until 11 a.m. today, Tuesday, at the church. Lloyd was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend and will be missed by all who had the pleasure to know him. Lloyd was born in Lubbock, Texas, on Nov. 28, 1928, the 12th of 13 children to Richard Maynard Bledsoe and Maude Mae Wasson. When Lloyd was 9 the family moved from Chandler, Okla., to Buhl, Idaho. Lloyd had learned to provide for himself at the age of 9. Lloyd had a gift for spelling and math and won many contests in those areas. He also loved and excelled in football, basketball and baseball. His brother, Eugene, played on the same football team in high school and at Albion State College with Eugene playing quarterback and Lloyd offensive end. Many times in those games there would be a cry out of the loud speakers of a pass from Bledsoe to Bledsoe for a touchdown. He also was a Golden Gloves boxing champion. Lloyd attended Albion State College where he enlisted in the Marine Corps. While participating in the Reserves and attending college, he met his wife, Carole Norton. As they were planning to get married, the Reserves called Lloyd to active duty, so, three days before reporting to the Marine Base in San Diego, they were married in Elko, Nev., on Sept. 14, 1950. Lloyd served as a Marine in Korea for 13 months. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho falls LDS Temple. After returning home from Korea, Lloyd received a football scholarship from Utah State University where he graduated with a degree in accounting and received his professional license as a Certified Public Accountant. He started his career as an accountant with the firm of Riddle & Roth CPA's in Twin Falls, Idaho. He later became a partner in the firm. While living in Twin Falls, Lloyd was active in the Lions Club and was president of the YMCA. Lloyd also served as Scoutmaster and helped many young men become Eagle Scouts. After 15 years in Twin Falls, Lloyd moved to Nampa, Idaho, and became a partner in the firm Severn, Ripley, Dorne and Hansen. After four years there, Lloyd started his own CPA practice in Nampa and Ontario, Ore. Lloyd was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many church callings. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Carole; and four children, Kirt Bledsoe, Ontario, Ore., Craig Bledsoe, Nampa, Idaho, Linda (Bledsoe) Colledge and Tamera (Bledsoe) Stensrud, Salt Lake City, Utah. Lloyd is also survived by his 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Times News Submitted by Janice Rice