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Lorena Perkey

Female 1923 - 1966  (42 years)


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  • Name Lorena Perkey  [1, 2, 3
    Born 30 Aug 1923  Powers, Coos County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Aug 1966  Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Fir Grove Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Obituary, transcribed from clipping on FindAGrave

      Wright-Lorena Wright, Lorane Route, Cottage Grove passed away at a hospital in Portland Tuesday, August 2, 1966 at the age of 42. She was born August 30, 1923 at Powers, Oregon and was married in Stevenson, Washington in July of 1949 to Russell D. Wright, who survives her. Besides her husband, she is survived by two children, Elmer WEST of Winston, Juanita MURPHY of Medford; 4 grandchildren; her father, Elmer R. PURKEY of Coquille; 2 brothers, 5 sisters: Glenn PURKEY of Baker, Thomas PURKEY, Port Orford, Juanita GIBBS, of Broadbent, Ellen SEYMORE of Bandon, Mary HUBBARD, Nancy PURCELL, and Minnie HELLER all of Cottage Grove. Funeral services will be held at Mills Mortuary, Cottage Grove Saturday, August 6 at 10 a.m. Vault interment in Fir Grove Cemetery.
    Person ID I35332  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2016 

    Father Elmer R. Perkey,   b. Mar 1894, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1975, Baker County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Bessie Alice McLemore,   b. Dec 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1950, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married Bef 1914  [4
    • Lloyd and Bessie were also the parents of Nancy Perky Purcell, and Mary Purkey Hubbard, both born sometime after 1930.
    Family ID F11054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Aug 1966 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S760] Osborne, Lee - Family Member (drytender@mycomspan.com).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 92072815 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4 Enumerated April 6, 1940 SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B S. 10th Street 239 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1867] FamilySearch.org, Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, Spouse: E. Perkey Certificate # 7376 (Reliability: 3).