Obit: Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, Arizona 1-15-1999
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo, a 76-year Kingman resident who served on the Kingman City Council and Governing Board of the Mohave Union High School District, died Wednesday Jan. 13, 1999. He was 95.
Mr. Pattillo was born Oct. 23, 1903, in Mountain Home, Ark., the son of Henry Augustus Pattillo and Mary Lou Dyer Pattillo. He moved to Kingman in 1923 to live with his aunt and uncle, Dr. Toler R. White and Lila Irene Dyer White.
He began a career in banking for Arizona Central Bank in Kingman and Oatman, Arizona. When it collapsed in 1932, he joined the Arizona State Banking Department, and worked there for a year.
Mr. Pattillo became clerk to the Mohave Co. Board of Supervisors in 1933, and left in 1936 to join Valley National Bank of Arizona. He retired as manager of the Kingman office in 1964 after holding the job for 30 years.
During World War II, he was a member the Air Raid Patrol Wardens (during blackouts) for Kingman, Arizona; Chairman for the Sale of U.S. War Bonds; and responsible for the implementation of the plan for setting up soup kitchens for the possible evacuees from California should the West Coast be bombed.
He was one of the first members of the City Council, created after incorporation in 1952. He also served for 15 years on the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and on the school board for the same number of years.
During his tenure, the commission successfully challenged the state of California in the U.S. Supreme Court to secure Arizona's share of Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project. In the mid 1960's, Mr. Pattillo traveled to Washington, D. C. to testify before the U.S. Congress in support of helping Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City secure contracts for its share of Colorado River water.
Besides his involvement in public affairs, Mr. Pattillo was active in several organizations. He belonged to Kingman Masonic Lodge No. 22 F. & A.M. for 52 years and was a 32nd-degree Mason, and a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
In the early 1920's, he was a member of the Kingman Volunteer Fire Department. He also was a member of Kingman Elks Lodge No. 468 for 70 years and was a past president and long-time member of the Kingman Rotary Club.
Mr. Pattillo is survived by his wife of 65 years,one son; one daughter; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Major Max S. Pattillo, in 1978.
Services are scheduled for 1 P.M. Monday Jan. 18, 1999, in the Elks Lodge, 900 Gates Ave. The Elks and Masons will conduct the services.
Cremation will be handled by Sutton Crematory.
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo, a 76-year Kingman resident who served on the Kingman City Council and Governing Board of the Mohave Union High School District, died Wednesday Jan. 13, 1999. He was 95.
Mr. Pattillo was born Oct. 23, 1903, in Mountain Home, Ark., the son of Henry Augustus Pattillo and Mary Lou Dyer Pattillo. He moved to Kingman in 1923 to live with his aunt and uncle, Dr. Toler R. White and Lila Irene Dyer White.
He began a career in banking for Arizona Central Bank in Kingman and Oatman, Arizona. When it collapsed in 1932, he joined the Arizona State Banking Department, and worked there for a year.
Mr. Pattillo became clerk to the Mohave Co. Board of Supervisors in 1933, and left in 1936 to join Valley National Bank of Arizona. He retired as manager of the Kingman office in 1964 after holding the job for 30 years.
During World War II, he was a member the Air Raid Patrol Wardens (during blackouts) for Kingman, Arizona; Chairman for the Sale of U.S. War Bonds; and responsible for the implementation of the plan for setting up soup kitchens for the possible evacuees from California should the West Coast be bombed.
He was one of the first members of the City Council, created after incorporation in 1952. He also served for 15 years on the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and on the school board for the same number of years.
During his tenure, the commission successfully challenged the state of California in the U.S. Supreme Court to secure Arizona's share of Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project. In the mid 1960's, Mr. Pattillo traveled to Washington, D. C. to testify before the U.S. Congress in support of helping Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City secure contracts for its share of Colorado River water.
Besides his involvement in public affairs, Mr. Pattillo was active in several organizations. He belonged to Kingman Masonic Lodge No. 22 F. & A.M. for 52 years and was a 32nd-degree Mason, and a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
In the early 1920's, he was a member of the Kingman Volunteer Fire Department. He also was a member of Kingman Elks Lodge No. 468 for 70 years and was a past president and long-time member of the Kingman Rotary Club.
Mr. Pattillo is survived by his wife of 65 years,one son; one daughter; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Major Max S. Pattillo, in 1978.
Services are scheduled for 1 P.M. Monday Jan. 18, 1999, in the Elks Lodge, 900 Gates Ave. The Elks and Masons will conduct the services.
Cremation will be handled by Sutton Crematory.
Obit: Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, Arizona 1-15-1999
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo, a 76-year Kingman resident who served on the Kingman City Council and Governing Board of the Mohave Union High School District, died Wednesday Jan. 13, 1999. He was 95.
Mr. Pattillo was born Oct. 23, 1903, in Mountain Home, Ark., the son of Henry Augustus Pattillo and Mary Lou Dyer Pattillo. He moved to Kingman in 1923 to live with his aunt and uncle, Dr. Toler R. White and Lila Irene Dyer White.
He began a career in banking for Arizona Central Bank in Kingman and Oatman, Arizona. When it collapsed in 1932, he joined the Arizona State Banking Department, and worked there for a year.
Mr. Pattillo became clerk to the Mohave Co. Board of Supervisors in 1933, and left in 1936 to join Valley National Bank of Arizona. He retired as manager of the Kingman office in 1964 after holding the job for 30 years.
During World War II, he was a member the Air Raid Patrol Wardens (during blackouts) for Kingman, Arizona; Chairman for the Sale of U.S. War Bonds; and responsible for the implementation of the plan for setting up soup kitchens for the possible evacuees from California should the West Coast be bombed.
He was one of the first members of the City Council, created after incorporation in 1952. He also served for 15 years on the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and on the school board for the same number of years.
During his tenure, the commission successfully challenged the state of California in the U.S. Supreme Court to secure Arizona's share of Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project. In the mid 1960's, Mr. Pattillo traveled to Washington, D. C. to testify before the U.S. Congress in support of helping Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City secure contracts for its share of Colorado River water.
Besides his involvement in public affairs, Mr. Pattillo was active in several organizations. He belonged to Kingman Masonic Lodge No. 22 F. & A.M. for 52 years and was a 32nd-degree Mason, and a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
In the early 1920's, he was a member of the Kingman Volunteer Fire Department. He also was a member of Kingman Elks Lodge No. 468 for 70 years and was a past president and long-time member of the Kingman Rotary Club.
Mr. Pattillo is survived by his wife of 65 years,one son; one daughter; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Major Max S. Pattillo, in 1978.
Services are scheduled for 1 P.M. Monday Jan. 18, 1999, in the Elks Lodge, 900 Gates Ave. The Elks and Masons will conduct the services.
Cremation will be handled by Sutton Crematory.
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo
H.D. "Dene" Pattillo, a 76-year Kingman resident who served on the Kingman City Council and Governing Board of the Mohave Union High School District, died Wednesday Jan. 13, 1999. He was 95.
Mr. Pattillo was born Oct. 23, 1903, in Mountain Home, Ark., the son of Henry Augustus Pattillo and Mary Lou Dyer Pattillo. He moved to Kingman in 1923 to live with his aunt and uncle, Dr. Toler R. White and Lila Irene Dyer White.
He began a career in banking for Arizona Central Bank in Kingman and Oatman, Arizona. When it collapsed in 1932, he joined the Arizona State Banking Department, and worked there for a year.
Mr. Pattillo became clerk to the Mohave Co. Board of Supervisors in 1933, and left in 1936 to join Valley National Bank of Arizona. He retired as manager of the Kingman office in 1964 after holding the job for 30 years.
During World War II, he was a member the Air Raid Patrol Wardens (during blackouts) for Kingman, Arizona; Chairman for the Sale of U.S. War Bonds; and responsible for the implementation of the plan for setting up soup kitchens for the possible evacuees from California should the West Coast be bombed.
He was one of the first members of the City Council, created after incorporation in 1952. He also served for 15 years on the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and on the school board for the same number of years.
During his tenure, the commission successfully challenged the state of California in the U.S. Supreme Court to secure Arizona's share of Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project. In the mid 1960's, Mr. Pattillo traveled to Washington, D. C. to testify before the U.S. Congress in support of helping Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City secure contracts for its share of Colorado River water.
Besides his involvement in public affairs, Mr. Pattillo was active in several organizations. He belonged to Kingman Masonic Lodge No. 22 F. & A.M. for 52 years and was a 32nd-degree Mason, and a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
In the early 1920's, he was a member of the Kingman Volunteer Fire Department. He also was a member of Kingman Elks Lodge No. 468 for 70 years and was a past president and long-time member of the Kingman Rotary Club.
Mr. Pattillo is survived by his wife of 65 years,one son; one daughter; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Major Max S. Pattillo, in 1978.
Services are scheduled for 1 P.M. Monday Jan. 18, 1999, in the Elks Lodge, 900 Gates Ave. The Elks and Masons will conduct the services.
Cremation will be handled by Sutton Crematory.
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