Lee A. Besst, 85, Princeton (Lewiston Morning Tribune, Sept. 25, 2001)
The funeral for Lee A. Besst, 85, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Jim Hillbrick will officiate at the service, and burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch, Idaho.
Mr. Besst died Friday night, Sept. 21, 2001, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow from age-related causes.
He was born Feb. 15, 1916, at Lyons, Neb., to Greely Garfield and Gladdy Davis Besst. He attended schools in Lyons.
He married Alice Shawver May 22, 1937, in Nebraska, and the
couple made their home near South Sioux City, Neb., where they farmed.
Mr. Besst joined the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the European Theater during the war. Mr. Besst was captured by Germans and was a prisoner of war for seven months in a camp near Munich, Germany. Following the war, he returned to Nebraska.
In 1949, the couple moved to Princeton, where he worked for
Potlatch Forests Inc. at the Potlatch Mill. He worked as a lumber grader in Potlatch until he retired in 1973 after 24 years with the company. Following his retirement, the couple continued to make their home near Princeton.
He attended the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of Potlatch Post No. 10300, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed camping and traveling, and the couple spent winters in Yuma, Ariz. He loved his grandchildren and had a great sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife, Alice,at the family home at
Princeton; two sons, Dale Besst of Princeton and Ardell Besst of Tacoma; two daughters, Jerri Carter of Potlatch and Joy Gannaway of Colbert, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is in charge of arrangements
The funeral for Lee A. Besst, 85, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Jim Hillbrick will officiate at the service, and burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch, Idaho.
Mr. Besst died Friday night, Sept. 21, 2001, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow from age-related causes.
He was born Feb. 15, 1916, at Lyons, Neb., to Greely Garfield and Gladdy Davis Besst. He attended schools in Lyons.
He married Alice Shawver May 22, 1937, in Nebraska, and the
couple made their home near South Sioux City, Neb., where they farmed.
Mr. Besst joined the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the European Theater during the war. Mr. Besst was captured by Germans and was a prisoner of war for seven months in a camp near Munich, Germany. Following the war, he returned to Nebraska.
In 1949, the couple moved to Princeton, where he worked for
Potlatch Forests Inc. at the Potlatch Mill. He worked as a lumber grader in Potlatch until he retired in 1973 after 24 years with the company. Following his retirement, the couple continued to make their home near Princeton.
He attended the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of Potlatch Post No. 10300, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed camping and traveling, and the couple spent winters in Yuma, Ariz. He loved his grandchildren and had a great sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife, Alice,at the family home at
Princeton; two sons, Dale Besst of Princeton and Ardell Besst of Tacoma; two daughters, Jerri Carter of Potlatch and Joy Gannaway of Colbert, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is in charge of arrangements
Lee A. Besst, 85, Princeton (Lewiston Morning Tribune, Sept. 25, 2001)
The funeral for Lee A. Besst, 85, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Jim Hillbrick will officiate at the service, and burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch, Idaho.
Mr. Besst died Friday night, Sept. 21, 2001, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow from age-related causes.
He was born Feb. 15, 1916, at Lyons, Neb., to Greely Garfield and Gladdy Davis Besst. He attended schools in Lyons.
He married Alice Shawver May 22, 1937, in Nebraska, and the
couple made their home near South Sioux City, Neb., where they farmed.
Mr. Besst joined the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the European Theater during the war. Mr. Besst was captured by Germans and was a prisoner of war for seven months in a camp near Munich, Germany. Following the war, he returned to Nebraska.
In 1949, the couple moved to Princeton, where he worked for
Potlatch Forests Inc. at the Potlatch Mill. He worked as a lumber grader in Potlatch until he retired in 1973 after 24 years with the company. Following his retirement, the couple continued to make their home near Princeton.
He attended the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of Potlatch Post No. 10300, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed camping and traveling, and the couple spent winters in Yuma, Ariz. He loved his grandchildren and had a great sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife, Alice,at the family home at
Princeton; two sons, Dale Besst of Princeton and Ardell Besst of Tacoma; two daughters, Jerri Carter of Potlatch and Joy Gannaway of Colbert, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is in charge of arrangements
The funeral for Lee A. Besst, 85, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Jim Hillbrick will officiate at the service, and burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch, Idaho.
Mr. Besst died Friday night, Sept. 21, 2001, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow from age-related causes.
He was born Feb. 15, 1916, at Lyons, Neb., to Greely Garfield and Gladdy Davis Besst. He attended schools in Lyons.
He married Alice Shawver May 22, 1937, in Nebraska, and the
couple made their home near South Sioux City, Neb., where they farmed.
Mr. Besst joined the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the European Theater during the war. Mr. Besst was captured by Germans and was a prisoner of war for seven months in a camp near Munich, Germany. Following the war, he returned to Nebraska.
In 1949, the couple moved to Princeton, where he worked for
Potlatch Forests Inc. at the Potlatch Mill. He worked as a lumber grader in Potlatch until he retired in 1973 after 24 years with the company. Following his retirement, the couple continued to make their home near Princeton.
He attended the Princeton Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of Potlatch Post No. 10300, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed camping and traveling, and the couple spent winters in Yuma, Ariz. He loved his grandchildren and had a great sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife, Alice,at the family home at
Princeton; two sons, Dale Besst of Princeton and Ardell Besst of Tacoma; two daughters, Jerri Carter of Potlatch and Joy Gannaway of Colbert, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is in charge of arrangements
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