Longtime Salmon resident, prominent attorney, rancher and civic leader, Frederick Hughes Snook, 83, passed away 16 July 1991, in Salmon. He was born in Portland, Oregon, on 1 February 1908, the son of John W. Snook and Charlotte Clayson Snook.
He grew up in Salmon, where his parents ranched on the Lemhi River, and in Boise, where his father served in the Legislature as Warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1926, where John was appointed warden of the Federal Penitentiary. Fred graduated from Atlanta High School and was named the outstanding track and field athlete for Atlanta in 1926.
He graduated from Ogelthorpe University in Atlanta and then attended Law School at Yale University in Connecticut, graduating in 1935. He married Elizabeth Hamilton in 1931 and the couple returned to Salmon in 1935 where he began the practice of law. Fred served as Lemhi County prosecuting attorney until entering the Army during World War II at the age of 36. He served in the Phillipines.
After the war, he resumed his law practice; served as Chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners; served as City Attorney for Salmon and Leadore and for the Salmon School district. He was past president Sixth Dictrict Bar Association and member of the Idaho State Bar Association for 55 years. According to his family, he greatly enjoyed his profession and only retired at age 79 because of physical disabilities.
As a civic leader, he sincerely loved Salmon and Lemhi County. A longtime member of the Salmon Chamber of Commerce, he was past president and member of the Stetson Club. His law office was the Chamber Office for many years. Member of the Salmon rotary Club since 1935, he was past president and Paul Harris Fellow. Charter member of the Salmon Elks Club, he served as the third exalted ruler and had received his 50 year award from the national Lodge. He was also a member of the Salmon Masonic Lodge, the Eagles, the Oddfellows and the Salmon Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Active in the VFW and American Legion organization, Fred provided many years of free legal advice to area residents seeking assistance from veteran's organizations.
From a ranching family, Fred purchased his diamond F Ranch in 1946. He operated a dairy herd in partnership with Farrell Herbst and owned the Creamery and Cheese Factory in the 1940s. He served as Secretary Treasurer of the Lemhi County Cattle and Horse Growers' Association for twenty years.
His first love was racehorses and Fred brought the first registered quarter horses to Lemhi County in 1949. He later shifted his emphasis to thoroughbreds and had one of the State's largest herds. He raced throughout the western states and accumulated many racing awards and trophies. At the time of his death, Fred still had a few racehorses, and his horse, GinnyDiz&Liz won at Boise the day after he died.
Other horse related activities included his membership in the Salmon Sheriff's Posse serving on the Lemhi County Fairboard, owning an interest in the Sportsman Saddle Shop with his friend, Joe Houver, and being an original member and winning the first championship of the Salmon Chariot Association.
As chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners, Fred pushed for the paving of State Highway 28 from Tendoy to Leadore. In 1939 he traveled with a group from Salmon to Mexicali, Mexico, to attend a highway conference on upgrading Highway 93. As a life-long member of the Republican party, Fred was very active in political affairs.
Actively involved in real estate,he owned numerous properties near Salmon. He developed the twelve block area of Broadway, Lombard and Monroe Streets which became one of Salmon's main residential districts. He was also involved in mining.
Fred and his wife, Elizabeth, were planning their sixtieth wedding anniversary this October. They have four children: Mary Charlotte Scott of Blackfoot, Esther Elizabth McElhaney of Las Vegas, Judge Fred Snook and Elizabeth "Diz" Allen, both of Salmon.
He is survived by his brother, Quinton Snook, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his older brother, John C. Snook.
Flags were flown at half staff from Wednesday through Saturday over the Lemhi County Courthouse in honor of his past service as a county official. Few people have achieved the position of deep respect and high esteem which he enjoyed for many years in his community and profession. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, 20 July 1991, at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with Reverend David Holsinger officiating.
Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery under the direction of the Salmon Elks Lodge and the American Legion with a private presentation by the Salmon Masonic Lodge.
He grew up in Salmon, where his parents ranched on the Lemhi River, and in Boise, where his father served in the Legislature as Warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1926, where John was appointed warden of the Federal Penitentiary. Fred graduated from Atlanta High School and was named the outstanding track and field athlete for Atlanta in 1926.
He graduated from Ogelthorpe University in Atlanta and then attended Law School at Yale University in Connecticut, graduating in 1935. He married Elizabeth Hamilton in 1931 and the couple returned to Salmon in 1935 where he began the practice of law. Fred served as Lemhi County prosecuting attorney until entering the Army during World War II at the age of 36. He served in the Phillipines.
After the war, he resumed his law practice; served as Chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners; served as City Attorney for Salmon and Leadore and for the Salmon School district. He was past president Sixth Dictrict Bar Association and member of the Idaho State Bar Association for 55 years. According to his family, he greatly enjoyed his profession and only retired at age 79 because of physical disabilities.
As a civic leader, he sincerely loved Salmon and Lemhi County. A longtime member of the Salmon Chamber of Commerce, he was past president and member of the Stetson Club. His law office was the Chamber Office for many years. Member of the Salmon rotary Club since 1935, he was past president and Paul Harris Fellow. Charter member of the Salmon Elks Club, he served as the third exalted ruler and had received his 50 year award from the national Lodge. He was also a member of the Salmon Masonic Lodge, the Eagles, the Oddfellows and the Salmon Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Active in the VFW and American Legion organization, Fred provided many years of free legal advice to area residents seeking assistance from veteran's organizations.
From a ranching family, Fred purchased his diamond F Ranch in 1946. He operated a dairy herd in partnership with Farrell Herbst and owned the Creamery and Cheese Factory in the 1940s. He served as Secretary Treasurer of the Lemhi County Cattle and Horse Growers' Association for twenty years.
His first love was racehorses and Fred brought the first registered quarter horses to Lemhi County in 1949. He later shifted his emphasis to thoroughbreds and had one of the State's largest herds. He raced throughout the western states and accumulated many racing awards and trophies. At the time of his death, Fred still had a few racehorses, and his horse, GinnyDiz&Liz won at Boise the day after he died.
Other horse related activities included his membership in the Salmon Sheriff's Posse serving on the Lemhi County Fairboard, owning an interest in the Sportsman Saddle Shop with his friend, Joe Houver, and being an original member and winning the first championship of the Salmon Chariot Association.
As chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners, Fred pushed for the paving of State Highway 28 from Tendoy to Leadore. In 1939 he traveled with a group from Salmon to Mexicali, Mexico, to attend a highway conference on upgrading Highway 93. As a life-long member of the Republican party, Fred was very active in political affairs.
Actively involved in real estate,he owned numerous properties near Salmon. He developed the twelve block area of Broadway, Lombard and Monroe Streets which became one of Salmon's main residential districts. He was also involved in mining.
Fred and his wife, Elizabeth, were planning their sixtieth wedding anniversary this October. They have four children: Mary Charlotte Scott of Blackfoot, Esther Elizabth McElhaney of Las Vegas, Judge Fred Snook and Elizabeth "Diz" Allen, both of Salmon.
He is survived by his brother, Quinton Snook, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his older brother, John C. Snook.
Flags were flown at half staff from Wednesday through Saturday over the Lemhi County Courthouse in honor of his past service as a county official. Few people have achieved the position of deep respect and high esteem which he enjoyed for many years in his community and profession. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, 20 July 1991, at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with Reverend David Holsinger officiating.
Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery under the direction of the Salmon Elks Lodge and the American Legion with a private presentation by the Salmon Masonic Lodge.
Longtime Salmon resident, prominent attorney, rancher and civic leader, Frederick Hughes Snook, 83, passed away 16 July 1991, in Salmon. He was born in Portland, Oregon, on 1 February 1908, the son of John W. Snook and Charlotte Clayson Snook.
He grew up in Salmon, where his parents ranched on the Lemhi River, and in Boise, where his father served in the Legislature as Warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1926, where John was appointed warden of the Federal Penitentiary. Fred graduated from Atlanta High School and was named the outstanding track and field athlete for Atlanta in 1926.
He graduated from Ogelthorpe University in Atlanta and then attended Law School at Yale University in Connecticut, graduating in 1935. He married Elizabeth Hamilton in 1931 and the couple returned to Salmon in 1935 where he began the practice of law. Fred served as Lemhi County prosecuting attorney until entering the Army during World War II at the age of 36. He served in the Phillipines.
After the war, he resumed his law practice; served as Chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners; served as City Attorney for Salmon and Leadore and for the Salmon School district. He was past president Sixth Dictrict Bar Association and member of the Idaho State Bar Association for 55 years. According to his family, he greatly enjoyed his profession and only retired at age 79 because of physical disabilities.
As a civic leader, he sincerely loved Salmon and Lemhi County. A longtime member of the Salmon Chamber of Commerce, he was past president and member of the Stetson Club. His law office was the Chamber Office for many years. Member of the Salmon rotary Club since 1935, he was past president and Paul Harris Fellow. Charter member of the Salmon Elks Club, he served as the third exalted ruler and had received his 50 year award from the national Lodge. He was also a member of the Salmon Masonic Lodge, the Eagles, the Oddfellows and the Salmon Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Active in the VFW and American Legion organization, Fred provided many years of free legal advice to area residents seeking assistance from veteran's organizations.
From a ranching family, Fred purchased his diamond F Ranch in 1946. He operated a dairy herd in partnership with Farrell Herbst and owned the Creamery and Cheese Factory in the 1940s. He served as Secretary Treasurer of the Lemhi County Cattle and Horse Growers' Association for twenty years.
His first love was racehorses and Fred brought the first registered quarter horses to Lemhi County in 1949. He later shifted his emphasis to thoroughbreds and had one of the State's largest herds. He raced throughout the western states and accumulated many racing awards and trophies. At the time of his death, Fred still had a few racehorses, and his horse, GinnyDiz&Liz won at Boise the day after he died.
Other horse related activities included his membership in the Salmon Sheriff's Posse serving on the Lemhi County Fairboard, owning an interest in the Sportsman Saddle Shop with his friend, Joe Houver, and being an original member and winning the first championship of the Salmon Chariot Association.
As chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners, Fred pushed for the paving of State Highway 28 from Tendoy to Leadore. In 1939 he traveled with a group from Salmon to Mexicali, Mexico, to attend a highway conference on upgrading Highway 93. As a life-long member of the Republican party, Fred was very active in political affairs.
Actively involved in real estate,he owned numerous properties near Salmon. He developed the twelve block area of Broadway, Lombard and Monroe Streets which became one of Salmon's main residential districts. He was also involved in mining.
Fred and his wife, Elizabeth, were planning their sixtieth wedding anniversary this October. They have four children: Mary Charlotte Scott of Blackfoot, Esther Elizabth McElhaney of Las Vegas, Judge Fred Snook and Elizabeth "Diz" Allen, both of Salmon.
He is survived by his brother, Quinton Snook, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his older brother, John C. Snook.
Flags were flown at half staff from Wednesday through Saturday over the Lemhi County Courthouse in honor of his past service as a county official. Few people have achieved the position of deep respect and high esteem which he enjoyed for many years in his community and profession. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, 20 July 1991, at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with Reverend David Holsinger officiating.
Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery under the direction of the Salmon Elks Lodge and the American Legion with a private presentation by the Salmon Masonic Lodge.
He grew up in Salmon, where his parents ranched on the Lemhi River, and in Boise, where his father served in the Legislature as Warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1926, where John was appointed warden of the Federal Penitentiary. Fred graduated from Atlanta High School and was named the outstanding track and field athlete for Atlanta in 1926.
He graduated from Ogelthorpe University in Atlanta and then attended Law School at Yale University in Connecticut, graduating in 1935. He married Elizabeth Hamilton in 1931 and the couple returned to Salmon in 1935 where he began the practice of law. Fred served as Lemhi County prosecuting attorney until entering the Army during World War II at the age of 36. He served in the Phillipines.
After the war, he resumed his law practice; served as Chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners; served as City Attorney for Salmon and Leadore and for the Salmon School district. He was past president Sixth Dictrict Bar Association and member of the Idaho State Bar Association for 55 years. According to his family, he greatly enjoyed his profession and only retired at age 79 because of physical disabilities.
As a civic leader, he sincerely loved Salmon and Lemhi County. A longtime member of the Salmon Chamber of Commerce, he was past president and member of the Stetson Club. His law office was the Chamber Office for many years. Member of the Salmon rotary Club since 1935, he was past president and Paul Harris Fellow. Charter member of the Salmon Elks Club, he served as the third exalted ruler and had received his 50 year award from the national Lodge. He was also a member of the Salmon Masonic Lodge, the Eagles, the Oddfellows and the Salmon Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Active in the VFW and American Legion organization, Fred provided many years of free legal advice to area residents seeking assistance from veteran's organizations.
From a ranching family, Fred purchased his diamond F Ranch in 1946. He operated a dairy herd in partnership with Farrell Herbst and owned the Creamery and Cheese Factory in the 1940s. He served as Secretary Treasurer of the Lemhi County Cattle and Horse Growers' Association for twenty years.
His first love was racehorses and Fred brought the first registered quarter horses to Lemhi County in 1949. He later shifted his emphasis to thoroughbreds and had one of the State's largest herds. He raced throughout the western states and accumulated many racing awards and trophies. At the time of his death, Fred still had a few racehorses, and his horse, GinnyDiz&Liz won at Boise the day after he died.
Other horse related activities included his membership in the Salmon Sheriff's Posse serving on the Lemhi County Fairboard, owning an interest in the Sportsman Saddle Shop with his friend, Joe Houver, and being an original member and winning the first championship of the Salmon Chariot Association.
As chairman of the Lemhi County Commissioners, Fred pushed for the paving of State Highway 28 from Tendoy to Leadore. In 1939 he traveled with a group from Salmon to Mexicali, Mexico, to attend a highway conference on upgrading Highway 93. As a life-long member of the Republican party, Fred was very active in political affairs.
Actively involved in real estate,he owned numerous properties near Salmon. He developed the twelve block area of Broadway, Lombard and Monroe Streets which became one of Salmon's main residential districts. He was also involved in mining.
Fred and his wife, Elizabeth, were planning their sixtieth wedding anniversary this October. They have four children: Mary Charlotte Scott of Blackfoot, Esther Elizabth McElhaney of Las Vegas, Judge Fred Snook and Elizabeth "Diz" Allen, both of Salmon.
He is survived by his brother, Quinton Snook, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his older brother, John C. Snook.
Flags were flown at half staff from Wednesday through Saturday over the Lemhi County Courthouse in honor of his past service as a county official. Few people have achieved the position of deep respect and high esteem which he enjoyed for many years in his community and profession. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, 20 July 1991, at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with Reverend David Holsinger officiating.
Burial was in the Salmon Cemetery under the direction of the Salmon Elks Lodge and the American Legion with a private presentation by the Salmon Masonic Lodge.
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