Asa Kenneth Call was born on July 20, 1903 in Chesterfield, Idaho. He was the second child of William Asa and Annie Marie Margaret Detton Call. His older brother William died in infancy in March, 1899. Another brother Clarence died in November, 1970. Kenneth, as he was called, also had two sisters; Annie who died in March, 1934, and Sarah, who is still living in Ashton, Idaho.
Kenneth's early years were spent on the open range, where his principle contacts were cowboys, so it was perfectly natural for him to be able to swing a rope by the time he was six years old. His mother died shortly after he turned sixteen, leaving him the eldest of four children. After helping his father for a few years, his interests shifted to the Lemhi Country, where two of his friends had acquired some holdings. His mother's brother, Bob Detton, lived in the area and he spent some time with him. Because of his early training, this was work he enjoyed and country he loved. He spent the remainder of his life in the area of Salmon, where he met and later married Dorothy Stevens in April of 1928. It happened rather suddenly, the particulars not known, except that they quietly slipped away and drove to Challis to be secretly married. They came back to Salmon, Dorothy going home where she finished the school term, and Kenneth going back to his job in the forest.
To this union five children were born: William, Calvin, Margaret Ann, Dave and Loren. William (Bill) married Georgene (Genie) Seaton and they had three children; William (Kim), Lynn and Ann Call. Calvin married Arline Mills and they have four children; Kenneth (KC), Darryl, Lori, and Brenda Call. Margaret married Frank Rytlewski and they have three children; Barbara, Francis (Leon), and Carol Anne Rytlewski. Dave married Kathleen Kempainen and they have three children; Brett, Scott and Jennifer Call. Loren married Ruth Copeland and they have three children; Dorothy (Margene), Randall and Sabrina Call.
Dorothy Stevens Call passed away in December 1937 leaving Kenneth with five small children. A short time later he married Gladys Webb and they had one child, Janice Faye. Janice married Sam Warren and they had one child, David. Gladys and Kenneth agreed to disagree and were divorced. Some time later he married another woman who proved incompatible and they separated.
During these years he worked for a time with the C.C.C. and then the Forest Service. When he retired he was working as a Fire Dispatcher for the Salmon National Forest. When Kenneth's children were grown and gone, he married Orma Barrett Crumley in July of 1953.
Kenneth had a knack of getting along with people, even getting them to do things his way and making them like it. His schooling was rather limited, but he had an analytical mind and his judgement was frequently reliable. He was a person you never forgot. If you knew him you always knew him, not because of what he said or how he said it but because of what he did and how he did it.
Not long after his marriage to Orma, Kenneth began having trouble with his right leg. After several trips to Idaho Falls, Seattle, Boise and Salmon hospitals, he finally went to the Mayo Clinic, where he had his leg amputated at the pelvis. This only gave him temporary relief and in a short time cancerous growths began to appear in other parts of his body and after a lingering illness he quietly passed away on December 15, 1960, in the Steele Memorial Hospital.
Written by: Kathleen Call
Centennial History of Salmon, Vol 2
Kenneth's early years were spent on the open range, where his principle contacts were cowboys, so it was perfectly natural for him to be able to swing a rope by the time he was six years old. His mother died shortly after he turned sixteen, leaving him the eldest of four children. After helping his father for a few years, his interests shifted to the Lemhi Country, where two of his friends had acquired some holdings. His mother's brother, Bob Detton, lived in the area and he spent some time with him. Because of his early training, this was work he enjoyed and country he loved. He spent the remainder of his life in the area of Salmon, where he met and later married Dorothy Stevens in April of 1928. It happened rather suddenly, the particulars not known, except that they quietly slipped away and drove to Challis to be secretly married. They came back to Salmon, Dorothy going home where she finished the school term, and Kenneth going back to his job in the forest.
To this union five children were born: William, Calvin, Margaret Ann, Dave and Loren. William (Bill) married Georgene (Genie) Seaton and they had three children; William (Kim), Lynn and Ann Call. Calvin married Arline Mills and they have four children; Kenneth (KC), Darryl, Lori, and Brenda Call. Margaret married Frank Rytlewski and they have three children; Barbara, Francis (Leon), and Carol Anne Rytlewski. Dave married Kathleen Kempainen and they have three children; Brett, Scott and Jennifer Call. Loren married Ruth Copeland and they have three children; Dorothy (Margene), Randall and Sabrina Call.
Dorothy Stevens Call passed away in December 1937 leaving Kenneth with five small children. A short time later he married Gladys Webb and they had one child, Janice Faye. Janice married Sam Warren and they had one child, David. Gladys and Kenneth agreed to disagree and were divorced. Some time later he married another woman who proved incompatible and they separated.
During these years he worked for a time with the C.C.C. and then the Forest Service. When he retired he was working as a Fire Dispatcher for the Salmon National Forest. When Kenneth's children were grown and gone, he married Orma Barrett Crumley in July of 1953.
Kenneth had a knack of getting along with people, even getting them to do things his way and making them like it. His schooling was rather limited, but he had an analytical mind and his judgement was frequently reliable. He was a person you never forgot. If you knew him you always knew him, not because of what he said or how he said it but because of what he did and how he did it.
Not long after his marriage to Orma, Kenneth began having trouble with his right leg. After several trips to Idaho Falls, Seattle, Boise and Salmon hospitals, he finally went to the Mayo Clinic, where he had his leg amputated at the pelvis. This only gave him temporary relief and in a short time cancerous growths began to appear in other parts of his body and after a lingering illness he quietly passed away on December 15, 1960, in the Steele Memorial Hospital.
Written by: Kathleen Call
Centennial History of Salmon, Vol 2
Asa Kenneth Call was born on July 20, 1903 in Chesterfield, Idaho. He was the second child of William Asa and Annie Marie Margaret Detton Call. His older brother William died in infancy in March, 1899. Another brother Clarence died in November, 1970. Kenneth, as he was called, also had two sisters; Annie who died in March, 1934, and Sarah, who is still living in Ashton, Idaho.
Kenneth's early years were spent on the open range, where his principle contacts were cowboys, so it was perfectly natural for him to be able to swing a rope by the time he was six years old. His mother died shortly after he turned sixteen, leaving him the eldest of four children. After helping his father for a few years, his interests shifted to the Lemhi Country, where two of his friends had acquired some holdings. His mother's brother, Bob Detton, lived in the area and he spent some time with him. Because of his early training, this was work he enjoyed and country he loved. He spent the remainder of his life in the area of Salmon, where he met and later married Dorothy Stevens in April of 1928. It happened rather suddenly, the particulars not known, except that they quietly slipped away and drove to Challis to be secretly married. They came back to Salmon, Dorothy going home where she finished the school term, and Kenneth going back to his job in the forest.
To this union five children were born: William, Calvin, Margaret Ann, Dave and Loren. William (Bill) married Georgene (Genie) Seaton and they had three children; William (Kim), Lynn and Ann Call. Calvin married Arline Mills and they have four children; Kenneth (KC), Darryl, Lori, and Brenda Call. Margaret married Frank Rytlewski and they have three children; Barbara, Francis (Leon), and Carol Anne Rytlewski. Dave married Kathleen Kempainen and they have three children; Brett, Scott and Jennifer Call. Loren married Ruth Copeland and they have three children; Dorothy (Margene), Randall and Sabrina Call.
Dorothy Stevens Call passed away in December 1937 leaving Kenneth with five small children. A short time later he married Gladys Webb and they had one child, Janice Faye. Janice married Sam Warren and they had one child, David. Gladys and Kenneth agreed to disagree and were divorced. Some time later he married another woman who proved incompatible and they separated.
During these years he worked for a time with the C.C.C. and then the Forest Service. When he retired he was working as a Fire Dispatcher for the Salmon National Forest. When Kenneth's children were grown and gone, he married Orma Barrett Crumley in July of 1953.
Kenneth had a knack of getting along with people, even getting them to do things his way and making them like it. His schooling was rather limited, but he had an analytical mind and his judgement was frequently reliable. He was a person you never forgot. If you knew him you always knew him, not because of what he said or how he said it but because of what he did and how he did it.
Not long after his marriage to Orma, Kenneth began having trouble with his right leg. After several trips to Idaho Falls, Seattle, Boise and Salmon hospitals, he finally went to the Mayo Clinic, where he had his leg amputated at the pelvis. This only gave him temporary relief and in a short time cancerous growths began to appear in other parts of his body and after a lingering illness he quietly passed away on December 15, 1960, in the Steele Memorial Hospital.
Written by: Kathleen Call
Centennial History of Salmon, Vol 2
Kenneth's early years were spent on the open range, where his principle contacts were cowboys, so it was perfectly natural for him to be able to swing a rope by the time he was six years old. His mother died shortly after he turned sixteen, leaving him the eldest of four children. After helping his father for a few years, his interests shifted to the Lemhi Country, where two of his friends had acquired some holdings. His mother's brother, Bob Detton, lived in the area and he spent some time with him. Because of his early training, this was work he enjoyed and country he loved. He spent the remainder of his life in the area of Salmon, where he met and later married Dorothy Stevens in April of 1928. It happened rather suddenly, the particulars not known, except that they quietly slipped away and drove to Challis to be secretly married. They came back to Salmon, Dorothy going home where she finished the school term, and Kenneth going back to his job in the forest.
To this union five children were born: William, Calvin, Margaret Ann, Dave and Loren. William (Bill) married Georgene (Genie) Seaton and they had three children; William (Kim), Lynn and Ann Call. Calvin married Arline Mills and they have four children; Kenneth (KC), Darryl, Lori, and Brenda Call. Margaret married Frank Rytlewski and they have three children; Barbara, Francis (Leon), and Carol Anne Rytlewski. Dave married Kathleen Kempainen and they have three children; Brett, Scott and Jennifer Call. Loren married Ruth Copeland and they have three children; Dorothy (Margene), Randall and Sabrina Call.
Dorothy Stevens Call passed away in December 1937 leaving Kenneth with five small children. A short time later he married Gladys Webb and they had one child, Janice Faye. Janice married Sam Warren and they had one child, David. Gladys and Kenneth agreed to disagree and were divorced. Some time later he married another woman who proved incompatible and they separated.
During these years he worked for a time with the C.C.C. and then the Forest Service. When he retired he was working as a Fire Dispatcher for the Salmon National Forest. When Kenneth's children were grown and gone, he married Orma Barrett Crumley in July of 1953.
Kenneth had a knack of getting along with people, even getting them to do things his way and making them like it. His schooling was rather limited, but he had an analytical mind and his judgement was frequently reliable. He was a person you never forgot. If you knew him you always knew him, not because of what he said or how he said it but because of what he did and how he did it.
Not long after his marriage to Orma, Kenneth began having trouble with his right leg. After several trips to Idaho Falls, Seattle, Boise and Salmon hospitals, he finally went to the Mayo Clinic, where he had his leg amputated at the pelvis. This only gave him temporary relief and in a short time cancerous growths began to appear in other parts of his body and after a lingering illness he quietly passed away on December 15, 1960, in the Steele Memorial Hospital.
Written by: Kathleen Call
Centennial History of Salmon, Vol 2
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