John Perry Haley received his education and spent his boyhood on the home farm near Bozeman, and Billings, Montana and at the age of 20 taking charge of the ranch while his parents were in Boise, Idaho. In the spring of 1920 he went with his father to British Columbia where they were looking for a stock ranch and that fall Mr. Haley lost his entire captial when a bank near Billings failed. For 3 years Mr. Haley was part owner in the Midnight Frolic Roundup near Billings. Mr. Haley erected a grandstand with race track and chutes and operated a summer resort, which was used as a dance hall and skating rink. In 1925 he moved to Klamath County and he and his brothers, Oliver and McClellan leased their fathers ranch. Wihtin 2 years J. Perry Haley rented a farm near Malin and during the ensuing 3 years he added acreage and by 1930 bought his own place.

In Columbus, Montana, July 6, 1917 he married Dorothea Haggerty. The were the parents of 4 children born in Montana: Iola Louise born Jan. 4, 1919; Nellie Juanita born June 13, 1920; Maxine Leila born Aug. 11, 1923; and Thomas Walker Haley born Oct 12, 1924.
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John Perry Haley, 76, longtime resident of Klamath County, died Thursday at his home near Malin.

He was born in Somerset, Ky. In 1917, in Montana he married Dorothea Haggerty, who survives. They came to this county in 1925, living first in the Henley area and moving to their present ranch between Merrill and Malin two years later.

Mr. Haley was well known as an ardent hunter and fisherman.

In addition to the widow, he is survived by a son, Thomas W. Haley, Malin; daughters, Maxine Souza, Tiburon, Calif.; Juanita Tuttle, Florence and Iola Hitt, Mountain Lakes, NJ; brothers, Oliver and C.M. Haley, both of this city, and Cecil Haley, Bonanza; sister, Aileen Brower, Cottonwood, Calif., also nine grandchildren.