Longtime Lemhi County cattle rancher, noted artist and college professor, John Clayson Snook, died unexpectedly on 25 April 1991, when stricken with a heart attack at his home on the family ranch near Baker, Idaho. He was born 7 March 1904 at Portland, Oregon, the son of then U.S. Deputy Marshall for Alaska, John W. Snook and Charlotte Clayson Snook. He was the first grandson of Lemhi County Pioneers, John Walls Snook and Emily Ellis Snook, who came to Lemhi County in 1866.
The family returned to Lemhi County later in 1904. In John's first few months of life, he traveled from Portland, Oregon to Alaska, where his father resigned his position; then returned to his cattle ranch on the Lemhi River twelve miles from Salmon. The family traveled from Alaska to Portland and from Portland to Red Rock, Montana by train. They then completed the journey by buggy.
In 1908 the family moved to Boise, where his father was in the State Legislature and was then appointed warden of the Idaho State penitentiary. He attended school in Boise until 1917 when they again returned to the family ranch. He graduated from Salmon High School, which was located at the time (1921) in the Brooklyn School.
John attended the University of Idaho for a short time before transferring to the University of Oregon because the Oregon school had a Fine Arts School. He attended the University of Oregon from 1922 until 1925, when he transferred to Columbia University in New York where he continued as an art major. He graduated from Columbia with a BS degree in June of 1927 and immediately left for Europe and traveled extensively there before entering the Academy Julien in Paris where he studied figure painting under Laurens until August of 1928.
Upon his return to the U.S., he did free-lance work in New York city. In 1931 he returned to his father's ranch in Idaho and remained there while painting until the fall of 1932. He then entered the school of fine Arts at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut, and studied mural painting under Eugene Savage and Edwin C. Taylor. While at Yale, he also studied Egg Termpera painting under Louis York. He graduated from Yale in June of 1935 with a B.F.A. Degree.
In the fall of 1935, he joined the faculty of the school of fine arts of Miami University and continued there as an art professor for sixteen years. While teaching, he carried on work for his M.F.A. degree at Ohio State University, but said study was interrupted by the war and his college schedule did not permit it's completion.
In 1939 he was commissioned by the City of Salmon for a painting of Lewis and Clark with Sacajaweja meeting Camiahwaite near Tendoy, Idaho. It is still on display in the Salmon City Center. He also completed murals at Monmouth College and for the Salmon Elks Lodge. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Warfield of Miami University, which hangs in the Miami University Library.
He maintained his own private studio in Oxford, Ohio, where he displayed his art work including illustrations for a national magazine and indulged in his other hobby of photography.
At Miami, he also filmed the team's football games (athletic filming was just starting in those days) and associated with Coach Sid Gilman and Ara Parsegian, both of whom he deeply admired, and Coach Woody Hayes, whom he deplored. The highlight of his athletic film career was when he accompanied the team to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
In 1936 he married Katharine Ramsey of Ohio. Four children were born; John Ramsey, Nancy Katharine, Linda Jane and William Arthur. In 1949 they were divorced and John left his art profession and returned to the family ranch near Salmon with his two oldest children, Jack and Nancy.
He and his younger brother, Quinton, then took over operation of the family ranch. John was involved with many agriculture committees and served as President of the Lemhi County Cattlemen's Association. He was an active member of the Salmon Elks Lodge since 1940.
He also taught adult classes in art at the Salmon High School and did some limited art work as time permitted from his ranching activities. In 1940, he married Anne McCallum, whom he later divorced. In 1959 he married Dorothy Hamilton Mickel (who was the sister of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Snook). They greatly enjoyed exploring all of the back country of Lemhi County and regularly took camping and fishing trips throughout the area. The also pursued mining activities on Wimpie Creek.
They enjoyed entertaining friends and long lost relatives and each summer dozens of family folk would come west to enjoy their kindness and hospitality.
John sold the primary portion of his interest in the ranching operation to Quinton and Lois Snook in August 1975, and enjoyed full time retirement.
His wife, Dorothy, passed away 12 January 1988. For the last three years John continued to live by himself being very active and in good health for his age.
He was honored last year when he was chosen with his brother, Fred, as Grand Marshals of the Salmon River Days Centennial Parade and greatly enjoyed those festivities.
He is survived by his son, John Snook of Taipei, Taiwan; Nancy Francovic of Spokane, Washington; Linda Adams of Pembroke Pines, Florida; Lt. Col. William A. Snook with the USAF in Italy; his brothers, Fred H. and Quinton Snook, both of Salmon; eight grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held 1 May 1991 at Jones & Casey Funeral Home in Salmon with Father David Holsinger presiding. Vocal included "How Great Thou Art" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" by Veda Stokes accompanied by Shirley Hone. Pallbears were: Clayson Snook, Ed Snook, Quinton A. Snook, Fred Snook Jr., Don Scott and Bill Allen. Honorary Pallbearers were:Mark Phillips, Eldon Gough, Dwight Stephens and Ed Smith Sr.
Eulogy was given by his nephew, Fred Snook. Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery.
The family returned to Lemhi County later in 1904. In John's first few months of life, he traveled from Portland, Oregon to Alaska, where his father resigned his position; then returned to his cattle ranch on the Lemhi River twelve miles from Salmon. The family traveled from Alaska to Portland and from Portland to Red Rock, Montana by train. They then completed the journey by buggy.
In 1908 the family moved to Boise, where his father was in the State Legislature and was then appointed warden of the Idaho State penitentiary. He attended school in Boise until 1917 when they again returned to the family ranch. He graduated from Salmon High School, which was located at the time (1921) in the Brooklyn School.
John attended the University of Idaho for a short time before transferring to the University of Oregon because the Oregon school had a Fine Arts School. He attended the University of Oregon from 1922 until 1925, when he transferred to Columbia University in New York where he continued as an art major. He graduated from Columbia with a BS degree in June of 1927 and immediately left for Europe and traveled extensively there before entering the Academy Julien in Paris where he studied figure painting under Laurens until August of 1928.
Upon his return to the U.S., he did free-lance work in New York city. In 1931 he returned to his father's ranch in Idaho and remained there while painting until the fall of 1932. He then entered the school of fine Arts at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut, and studied mural painting under Eugene Savage and Edwin C. Taylor. While at Yale, he also studied Egg Termpera painting under Louis York. He graduated from Yale in June of 1935 with a B.F.A. Degree.
In the fall of 1935, he joined the faculty of the school of fine arts of Miami University and continued there as an art professor for sixteen years. While teaching, he carried on work for his M.F.A. degree at Ohio State University, but said study was interrupted by the war and his college schedule did not permit it's completion.
In 1939 he was commissioned by the City of Salmon for a painting of Lewis and Clark with Sacajaweja meeting Camiahwaite near Tendoy, Idaho. It is still on display in the Salmon City Center. He also completed murals at Monmouth College and for the Salmon Elks Lodge. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Warfield of Miami University, which hangs in the Miami University Library.
He maintained his own private studio in Oxford, Ohio, where he displayed his art work including illustrations for a national magazine and indulged in his other hobby of photography.
At Miami, he also filmed the team's football games (athletic filming was just starting in those days) and associated with Coach Sid Gilman and Ara Parsegian, both of whom he deeply admired, and Coach Woody Hayes, whom he deplored. The highlight of his athletic film career was when he accompanied the team to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
In 1936 he married Katharine Ramsey of Ohio. Four children were born; John Ramsey, Nancy Katharine, Linda Jane and William Arthur. In 1949 they were divorced and John left his art profession and returned to the family ranch near Salmon with his two oldest children, Jack and Nancy.
He and his younger brother, Quinton, then took over operation of the family ranch. John was involved with many agriculture committees and served as President of the Lemhi County Cattlemen's Association. He was an active member of the Salmon Elks Lodge since 1940.
He also taught adult classes in art at the Salmon High School and did some limited art work as time permitted from his ranching activities. In 1940, he married Anne McCallum, whom he later divorced. In 1959 he married Dorothy Hamilton Mickel (who was the sister of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Snook). They greatly enjoyed exploring all of the back country of Lemhi County and regularly took camping and fishing trips throughout the area. The also pursued mining activities on Wimpie Creek.
They enjoyed entertaining friends and long lost relatives and each summer dozens of family folk would come west to enjoy their kindness and hospitality.
John sold the primary portion of his interest in the ranching operation to Quinton and Lois Snook in August 1975, and enjoyed full time retirement.
His wife, Dorothy, passed away 12 January 1988. For the last three years John continued to live by himself being very active and in good health for his age.
He was honored last year when he was chosen with his brother, Fred, as Grand Marshals of the Salmon River Days Centennial Parade and greatly enjoyed those festivities.
He is survived by his son, John Snook of Taipei, Taiwan; Nancy Francovic of Spokane, Washington; Linda Adams of Pembroke Pines, Florida; Lt. Col. William A. Snook with the USAF in Italy; his brothers, Fred H. and Quinton Snook, both of Salmon; eight grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held 1 May 1991 at Jones & Casey Funeral Home in Salmon with Father David Holsinger presiding. Vocal included "How Great Thou Art" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" by Veda Stokes accompanied by Shirley Hone. Pallbears were: Clayson Snook, Ed Snook, Quinton A. Snook, Fred Snook Jr., Don Scott and Bill Allen. Honorary Pallbearers were:Mark Phillips, Eldon Gough, Dwight Stephens and Ed Smith Sr.
Eulogy was given by his nephew, Fred Snook. Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery.
Longtime Lemhi County cattle rancher, noted artist and college professor, John Clayson Snook, died unexpectedly on 25 April 1991, when stricken with a heart attack at his home on the family ranch near Baker, Idaho. He was born 7 March 1904 at Portland, Oregon, the son of then U.S. Deputy Marshall for Alaska, John W. Snook and Charlotte Clayson Snook. He was the first grandson of Lemhi County Pioneers, John Walls Snook and Emily Ellis Snook, who came to Lemhi County in 1866.
The family returned to Lemhi County later in 1904. In John's first few months of life, he traveled from Portland, Oregon to Alaska, where his father resigned his position; then returned to his cattle ranch on the Lemhi River twelve miles from Salmon. The family traveled from Alaska to Portland and from Portland to Red Rock, Montana by train. They then completed the journey by buggy.
In 1908 the family moved to Boise, where his father was in the State Legislature and was then appointed warden of the Idaho State penitentiary. He attended school in Boise until 1917 when they again returned to the family ranch. He graduated from Salmon High School, which was located at the time (1921) in the Brooklyn School.
John attended the University of Idaho for a short time before transferring to the University of Oregon because the Oregon school had a Fine Arts School. He attended the University of Oregon from 1922 until 1925, when he transferred to Columbia University in New York where he continued as an art major. He graduated from Columbia with a BS degree in June of 1927 and immediately left for Europe and traveled extensively there before entering the Academy Julien in Paris where he studied figure painting under Laurens until August of 1928.
Upon his return to the U.S., he did free-lance work in New York city. In 1931 he returned to his father's ranch in Idaho and remained there while painting until the fall of 1932. He then entered the school of fine Arts at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut, and studied mural painting under Eugene Savage and Edwin C. Taylor. While at Yale, he also studied Egg Termpera painting under Louis York. He graduated from Yale in June of 1935 with a B.F.A. Degree.
In the fall of 1935, he joined the faculty of the school of fine arts of Miami University and continued there as an art professor for sixteen years. While teaching, he carried on work for his M.F.A. degree at Ohio State University, but said study was interrupted by the war and his college schedule did not permit it's completion.
In 1939 he was commissioned by the City of Salmon for a painting of Lewis and Clark with Sacajaweja meeting Camiahwaite near Tendoy, Idaho. It is still on display in the Salmon City Center. He also completed murals at Monmouth College and for the Salmon Elks Lodge. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Warfield of Miami University, which hangs in the Miami University Library.
He maintained his own private studio in Oxford, Ohio, where he displayed his art work including illustrations for a national magazine and indulged in his other hobby of photography.
At Miami, he also filmed the team's football games (athletic filming was just starting in those days) and associated with Coach Sid Gilman and Ara Parsegian, both of whom he deeply admired, and Coach Woody Hayes, whom he deplored. The highlight of his athletic film career was when he accompanied the team to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
In 1936 he married Katharine Ramsey of Ohio. Four children were born; John Ramsey, Nancy Katharine, Linda Jane and William Arthur. In 1949 they were divorced and John left his art profession and returned to the family ranch near Salmon with his two oldest children, Jack and Nancy.
He and his younger brother, Quinton, then took over operation of the family ranch. John was involved with many agriculture committees and served as President of the Lemhi County Cattlemen's Association. He was an active member of the Salmon Elks Lodge since 1940.
He also taught adult classes in art at the Salmon High School and did some limited art work as time permitted from his ranching activities. In 1940, he married Anne McCallum, whom he later divorced. In 1959 he married Dorothy Hamilton Mickel (who was the sister of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Snook). They greatly enjoyed exploring all of the back country of Lemhi County and regularly took camping and fishing trips throughout the area. The also pursued mining activities on Wimpie Creek.
They enjoyed entertaining friends and long lost relatives and each summer dozens of family folk would come west to enjoy their kindness and hospitality.
John sold the primary portion of his interest in the ranching operation to Quinton and Lois Snook in August 1975, and enjoyed full time retirement.
His wife, Dorothy, passed away 12 January 1988. For the last three years John continued to live by himself being very active and in good health for his age.
He was honored last year when he was chosen with his brother, Fred, as Grand Marshals of the Salmon River Days Centennial Parade and greatly enjoyed those festivities.
He is survived by his son, John Snook of Taipei, Taiwan; Nancy Francovic of Spokane, Washington; Linda Adams of Pembroke Pines, Florida; Lt. Col. William A. Snook with the USAF in Italy; his brothers, Fred H. and Quinton Snook, both of Salmon; eight grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held 1 May 1991 at Jones & Casey Funeral Home in Salmon with Father David Holsinger presiding. Vocal included "How Great Thou Art" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" by Veda Stokes accompanied by Shirley Hone. Pallbears were: Clayson Snook, Ed Snook, Quinton A. Snook, Fred Snook Jr., Don Scott and Bill Allen. Honorary Pallbearers were:Mark Phillips, Eldon Gough, Dwight Stephens and Ed Smith Sr.
Eulogy was given by his nephew, Fred Snook. Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery.
The family returned to Lemhi County later in 1904. In John's first few months of life, he traveled from Portland, Oregon to Alaska, where his father resigned his position; then returned to his cattle ranch on the Lemhi River twelve miles from Salmon. The family traveled from Alaska to Portland and from Portland to Red Rock, Montana by train. They then completed the journey by buggy.
In 1908 the family moved to Boise, where his father was in the State Legislature and was then appointed warden of the Idaho State penitentiary. He attended school in Boise until 1917 when they again returned to the family ranch. He graduated from Salmon High School, which was located at the time (1921) in the Brooklyn School.
John attended the University of Idaho for a short time before transferring to the University of Oregon because the Oregon school had a Fine Arts School. He attended the University of Oregon from 1922 until 1925, when he transferred to Columbia University in New York where he continued as an art major. He graduated from Columbia with a BS degree in June of 1927 and immediately left for Europe and traveled extensively there before entering the Academy Julien in Paris where he studied figure painting under Laurens until August of 1928.
Upon his return to the U.S., he did free-lance work in New York city. In 1931 he returned to his father's ranch in Idaho and remained there while painting until the fall of 1932. He then entered the school of fine Arts at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut, and studied mural painting under Eugene Savage and Edwin C. Taylor. While at Yale, he also studied Egg Termpera painting under Louis York. He graduated from Yale in June of 1935 with a B.F.A. Degree.
In the fall of 1935, he joined the faculty of the school of fine arts of Miami University and continued there as an art professor for sixteen years. While teaching, he carried on work for his M.F.A. degree at Ohio State University, but said study was interrupted by the war and his college schedule did not permit it's completion.
In 1939 he was commissioned by the City of Salmon for a painting of Lewis and Clark with Sacajaweja meeting Camiahwaite near Tendoy, Idaho. It is still on display in the Salmon City Center. He also completed murals at Monmouth College and for the Salmon Elks Lodge. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Warfield of Miami University, which hangs in the Miami University Library.
He maintained his own private studio in Oxford, Ohio, where he displayed his art work including illustrations for a national magazine and indulged in his other hobby of photography.
At Miami, he also filmed the team's football games (athletic filming was just starting in those days) and associated with Coach Sid Gilman and Ara Parsegian, both of whom he deeply admired, and Coach Woody Hayes, whom he deplored. The highlight of his athletic film career was when he accompanied the team to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
In 1936 he married Katharine Ramsey of Ohio. Four children were born; John Ramsey, Nancy Katharine, Linda Jane and William Arthur. In 1949 they were divorced and John left his art profession and returned to the family ranch near Salmon with his two oldest children, Jack and Nancy.
He and his younger brother, Quinton, then took over operation of the family ranch. John was involved with many agriculture committees and served as President of the Lemhi County Cattlemen's Association. He was an active member of the Salmon Elks Lodge since 1940.
He also taught adult classes in art at the Salmon High School and did some limited art work as time permitted from his ranching activities. In 1940, he married Anne McCallum, whom he later divorced. In 1959 he married Dorothy Hamilton Mickel (who was the sister of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Snook). They greatly enjoyed exploring all of the back country of Lemhi County and regularly took camping and fishing trips throughout the area. The also pursued mining activities on Wimpie Creek.
They enjoyed entertaining friends and long lost relatives and each summer dozens of family folk would come west to enjoy their kindness and hospitality.
John sold the primary portion of his interest in the ranching operation to Quinton and Lois Snook in August 1975, and enjoyed full time retirement.
His wife, Dorothy, passed away 12 January 1988. For the last three years John continued to live by himself being very active and in good health for his age.
He was honored last year when he was chosen with his brother, Fred, as Grand Marshals of the Salmon River Days Centennial Parade and greatly enjoyed those festivities.
He is survived by his son, John Snook of Taipei, Taiwan; Nancy Francovic of Spokane, Washington; Linda Adams of Pembroke Pines, Florida; Lt. Col. William A. Snook with the USAF in Italy; his brothers, Fred H. and Quinton Snook, both of Salmon; eight grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held 1 May 1991 at Jones & Casey Funeral Home in Salmon with Father David Holsinger presiding. Vocal included "How Great Thou Art" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" by Veda Stokes accompanied by Shirley Hone. Pallbears were: Clayson Snook, Ed Snook, Quinton A. Snook, Fred Snook Jr., Don Scott and Bill Allen. Honorary Pallbearers were:Mark Phillips, Eldon Gough, Dwight Stephens and Ed Smith Sr.
Eulogy was given by his nephew, Fred Snook. Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery.
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