BIRTH DATE AND PLACE IS FROM HIS DRAFT REGISTRATION.
Married to Katherine Babbit on November 4, 1919 at Hiawatha, Kansas in her parents home.
SABETHA HERALD, Sabetha, Kansas. Wednesday, January 30, 1980. Page 8.
LESH D. BORTLES
Lesh D. Bortles, 89, died at Ollala, Oregon, January 3, 1980. He was the son of John R. Bortles and Ella Everett Bortles and formerly lived at Sabetha many years. Lesh went into the Army in World War I.
He was married to the former Katharine Babbit at Hiawatha. She preceded him in death December 30, 1976. They had no children.
Lesh owned and operated a filling station in Sabetha and had been engaged in farming until he sold out and moved to California in 1932. There he worked as a carpenter for MGM motion pictures studios until he retired in 1954 and moved to Oregon.
Lesh had been a long time member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #126 of Sabetha.
Surviving are one brother, Eugene of Nampa, Idaho; one sister Fay Caywood of Sabetha; two brothers-in-law, Walter W. Babbit of Lawrence and Roy Babbit of Hiawatha; three nephews and one niece.
Following services in Oregon his body was cremated and returned to Sabetha for services and interment. The Sabetha American Legion Post #126 folded the flag and conducted military honors.
Memorial services were held at Popkess Mortuary January 28, 1980. Rev. Calvin Dickinson officiating. The cremains will be buried on the family plot at Sabetha Cemetery.
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There are many stories about his visits to Sabetha and Hiawatha after their move to California where he was interior scene setter for MGM studio. The Sept. 5, 1934 Sabetha Herald , page 10 - Mechanics of Hollywood is a story about how he got his job and how they do the scenes, actors and actresses he was in contact with and so much more.
Married to Katherine Babbit on November 4, 1919 at Hiawatha, Kansas in her parents home.
SABETHA HERALD, Sabetha, Kansas. Wednesday, January 30, 1980. Page 8.
LESH D. BORTLES
Lesh D. Bortles, 89, died at Ollala, Oregon, January 3, 1980. He was the son of John R. Bortles and Ella Everett Bortles and formerly lived at Sabetha many years. Lesh went into the Army in World War I.
He was married to the former Katharine Babbit at Hiawatha. She preceded him in death December 30, 1976. They had no children.
Lesh owned and operated a filling station in Sabetha and had been engaged in farming until he sold out and moved to California in 1932. There he worked as a carpenter for MGM motion pictures studios until he retired in 1954 and moved to Oregon.
Lesh had been a long time member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #126 of Sabetha.
Surviving are one brother, Eugene of Nampa, Idaho; one sister Fay Caywood of Sabetha; two brothers-in-law, Walter W. Babbit of Lawrence and Roy Babbit of Hiawatha; three nephews and one niece.
Following services in Oregon his body was cremated and returned to Sabetha for services and interment. The Sabetha American Legion Post #126 folded the flag and conducted military honors.
Memorial services were held at Popkess Mortuary January 28, 1980. Rev. Calvin Dickinson officiating. The cremains will be buried on the family plot at Sabetha Cemetery.
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There are many stories about his visits to Sabetha and Hiawatha after their move to California where he was interior scene setter for MGM studio. The Sept. 5, 1934 Sabetha Herald , page 10 - Mechanics of Hollywood is a story about how he got his job and how they do the scenes, actors and actresses he was in contact with and so much more.
BIRTH DATE AND PLACE IS FROM HIS DRAFT REGISTRATION.
Married to Katherine Babbit on November 4, 1919 at Hiawatha, Kansas in her parents home.
SABETHA HERALD, Sabetha, Kansas. Wednesday, January 30, 1980. Page 8.
LESH D. BORTLES
Lesh D. Bortles, 89, died at Ollala, Oregon, January 3, 1980. He was the son of John R. Bortles and Ella Everett Bortles and formerly lived at Sabetha many years. Lesh went into the Army in World War I.
He was married to the former Katharine Babbit at Hiawatha. She preceded him in death December 30, 1976. They had no children.
Lesh owned and operated a filling station in Sabetha and had been engaged in farming until he sold out and moved to California in 1932. There he worked as a carpenter for MGM motion pictures studios until he retired in 1954 and moved to Oregon.
Lesh had been a long time member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #126 of Sabetha.
Surviving are one brother, Eugene of Nampa, Idaho; one sister Fay Caywood of Sabetha; two brothers-in-law, Walter W. Babbit of Lawrence and Roy Babbit of Hiawatha; three nephews and one niece.
Following services in Oregon his body was cremated and returned to Sabetha for services and interment. The Sabetha American Legion Post #126 folded the flag and conducted military honors.
Memorial services were held at Popkess Mortuary January 28, 1980. Rev. Calvin Dickinson officiating. The cremains will be buried on the family plot at Sabetha Cemetery.
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There are many stories about his visits to Sabetha and Hiawatha after their move to California where he was interior scene setter for MGM studio. The Sept. 5, 1934 Sabetha Herald , page 10 - Mechanics of Hollywood is a story about how he got his job and how they do the scenes, actors and actresses he was in contact with and so much more.
Married to Katherine Babbit on November 4, 1919 at Hiawatha, Kansas in her parents home.
SABETHA HERALD, Sabetha, Kansas. Wednesday, January 30, 1980. Page 8.
LESH D. BORTLES
Lesh D. Bortles, 89, died at Ollala, Oregon, January 3, 1980. He was the son of John R. Bortles and Ella Everett Bortles and formerly lived at Sabetha many years. Lesh went into the Army in World War I.
He was married to the former Katharine Babbit at Hiawatha. She preceded him in death December 30, 1976. They had no children.
Lesh owned and operated a filling station in Sabetha and had been engaged in farming until he sold out and moved to California in 1932. There he worked as a carpenter for MGM motion pictures studios until he retired in 1954 and moved to Oregon.
Lesh had been a long time member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #126 of Sabetha.
Surviving are one brother, Eugene of Nampa, Idaho; one sister Fay Caywood of Sabetha; two brothers-in-law, Walter W. Babbit of Lawrence and Roy Babbit of Hiawatha; three nephews and one niece.
Following services in Oregon his body was cremated and returned to Sabetha for services and interment. The Sabetha American Legion Post #126 folded the flag and conducted military honors.
Memorial services were held at Popkess Mortuary January 28, 1980. Rev. Calvin Dickinson officiating. The cremains will be buried on the family plot at Sabetha Cemetery.
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There are many stories about his visits to Sabetha and Hiawatha after their move to California where he was interior scene setter for MGM studio. The Sept. 5, 1934 Sabetha Herald , page 10 - Mechanics of Hollywood is a story about how he got his job and how they do the scenes, actors and actresses he was in contact with and so much more.
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