William D. Loney, 81-year-old retired farmer of the valley, resident of the community since 1882, died Friday morning in a local nursing home.
He was born September 3, 1864 in Ontario, Canada, but had been hereabouts for nearly 65 years. He farmed in the Hudson Bay District south of Lowden for many years, retiring from active work about 1942. His wife, member of the pioneer Stroble family, died December 29, 1931.
Loney's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loney and with his brothers, John and Sam, he farmed, grazed cattle on the range from Touchet to the Snake River and farmed the ground where the penitentiary now stands to as far as Dry Creek.
Loney purchased the farm in the Lowden District in 1906. In 1911 he bought the Cascade fuel yard which he operated some time and in 1918 farmed on Dry Creek, but from 1920 to the time of his retirement he was on the Lowden ranch.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Guy Kent and Mrs. J. Vincent Nelson of Walla Walla and Mrs. Irvin Alexander of Freewater; eight sons, William Charles of Walla Walla, Elwin Joseph of Cove, Herbert R. of Touchet, Orville R., Delbert S., Virgil T. and Samuel E. Loney, all of Walla Walla, and Albert S. Loney of Pasco; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Potts of Sprague and Mrs. Kate Paul of Tacoma; 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral is set for 3 p.m. Saturday.
William D. Loney, 81-year-old retired farmer of the valley, resident of the community since 1882, died Friday morning in a local nursing home.
He was born September 3, 1864 in Ontario, Canada, but had been hereabouts for nearly 65 years. He farmed in the Hudson Bay District south of Lowden for many years, retiring from active work about 1942. His wife, member of the pioneer Stroble family, died December 29, 1931.
Loney's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loney and with his brothers, John and Sam, he farmed, grazed cattle on the range from Touchet to the Snake River and farmed the ground where the penitentiary now stands to as far as Dry Creek.
Loney purchased the farm in the Lowden District in 1906. In 1911 he bought the Cascade fuel yard which he operated some time and in 1918 farmed on Dry Creek, but from 1920 to the time of his retirement he was on the Lowden ranch.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Guy Kent and Mrs. J. Vincent Nelson of Walla Walla and Mrs. Irvin Alexander of Freewater; eight sons, William Charles of Walla Walla, Elwin Joseph of Cove, Herbert R. of Touchet, Orville R., Delbert S., Virgil T. and Samuel E. Loney, all of Walla Walla, and Albert S. Loney of Pasco; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Potts of Sprague and Mrs. Kate Paul of Tacoma; 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral is set for 3 p.m. Saturday.
Family Members
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Margaret Anne "Maggie" Loney McLean
1857–1923
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Samuel Loney
1858–1941
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Martha Loney
1861–1881
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Mary Fee Loney Lee
1864–1931
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John Thomas Loney
1866–1924
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Emily Adelaide Loney Potts
1868–1948
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Charles Christopher Loney Jr
1873–1943
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Edith Christinia Loney Kerrick Ramp
1874–1942
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Katherine Lavinia "Kate" Loney Paul
1876–1957
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Ida Gertrude Loney Baxter
1878–1939
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Robert Norman Hector Loney
1881–1881
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Norman Robert Hector Loney
1881–1881
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Minnie Irene Loney Kent
1896–1953
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Charlotte Mary "Lottie" Loney Alexander
1898–1952
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William Charles Loney
1900–1991
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Evangeline Loney
1902–1902
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Elwin Joseph Loney
1903–1966
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Herbert R. Loney
1905–1967
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Orville Richard Loney
1907–1956
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Delbert Strobel Loney
1909–1986
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Albert Strobel Loney
1909–1986
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Virgil Thomas Loney
1912–1983
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Violet Leona Loney Nelson
1916–1996
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Samuel Earl Loney
1919–1985
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