Oran Honstead, 76, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton.
He was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Dighton to Jesse Purl and Leona Pearl Moore Honstead.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Healy and the VFW No. 6438 of Dighton.
Mr. Honstead grew up in Dighton and gradauted from Dighton High School in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1957 to 1961. He moved back to Dighton and went to work in maintenance for the Dighton school district. He worked for a brief time for the Lane County solid waste department and then went to work for the Healy School District in maintenance, retiring in 1983.
He married Donna Rademacher on Sept. 17, 1961, in Willisville, Ark.
Welding always had been a hobby for him, and he turned that into a business. He continued to weld until his health prevented it.
He was a man who enjoyed his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Stewart, Clayton, Harold and Jim Honstead; and two sisters, Denzel Johnston and Jesse Williams.
Survivors include his wife, of Healy; a daughter, Ardith Krickett Scammehorn of Healy; two sons, Ty Honstead, Healy, and Todd Honstead, Ulysses; two sisters, Elizabeth Lucas, Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Luella Dexter, Gainesville, Mo.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral is at 3 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Healy, with the Revs. James L. Brackett and Keith Schadel officiating.
Burial was at Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Graveside rites were given by the American Legion Post 190 Honor Guard of Dighton.
Garden City Telegram 7/11/09
He was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Dighton to Jesse Purl and Leona Pearl Moore Honstead.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Healy and the VFW No. 6438 of Dighton.
Mr. Honstead grew up in Dighton and gradauted from Dighton High School in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1957 to 1961. He moved back to Dighton and went to work in maintenance for the Dighton school district. He worked for a brief time for the Lane County solid waste department and then went to work for the Healy School District in maintenance, retiring in 1983.
He married Donna Rademacher on Sept. 17, 1961, in Willisville, Ark.
Welding always had been a hobby for him, and he turned that into a business. He continued to weld until his health prevented it.
He was a man who enjoyed his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Stewart, Clayton, Harold and Jim Honstead; and two sisters, Denzel Johnston and Jesse Williams.
Survivors include his wife, of Healy; a daughter, Ardith Krickett Scammehorn of Healy; two sons, Ty Honstead, Healy, and Todd Honstead, Ulysses; two sisters, Elizabeth Lucas, Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Luella Dexter, Gainesville, Mo.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral is at 3 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Healy, with the Revs. James L. Brackett and Keith Schadel officiating.
Burial was at Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Graveside rites were given by the American Legion Post 190 Honor Guard of Dighton.
Garden City Telegram 7/11/09
Oran Honstead, 76, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton.
He was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Dighton to Jesse Purl and Leona Pearl Moore Honstead.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Healy and the VFW No. 6438 of Dighton.
Mr. Honstead grew up in Dighton and gradauted from Dighton High School in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1957 to 1961. He moved back to Dighton and went to work in maintenance for the Dighton school district. He worked for a brief time for the Lane County solid waste department and then went to work for the Healy School District in maintenance, retiring in 1983.
He married Donna Rademacher on Sept. 17, 1961, in Willisville, Ark.
Welding always had been a hobby for him, and he turned that into a business. He continued to weld until his health prevented it.
He was a man who enjoyed his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Stewart, Clayton, Harold and Jim Honstead; and two sisters, Denzel Johnston and Jesse Williams.
Survivors include his wife, of Healy; a daughter, Ardith Krickett Scammehorn of Healy; two sons, Ty Honstead, Healy, and Todd Honstead, Ulysses; two sisters, Elizabeth Lucas, Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Luella Dexter, Gainesville, Mo.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral is at 3 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Healy, with the Revs. James L. Brackett and Keith Schadel officiating.
Burial was at Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Graveside rites were given by the American Legion Post 190 Honor Guard of Dighton.
Garden City Telegram 7/11/09
He was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Dighton to Jesse Purl and Leona Pearl Moore Honstead.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Healy and the VFW No. 6438 of Dighton.
Mr. Honstead grew up in Dighton and gradauted from Dighton High School in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1957 to 1961. He moved back to Dighton and went to work in maintenance for the Dighton school district. He worked for a brief time for the Lane County solid waste department and then went to work for the Healy School District in maintenance, retiring in 1983.
He married Donna Rademacher on Sept. 17, 1961, in Willisville, Ark.
Welding always had been a hobby for him, and he turned that into a business. He continued to weld until his health prevented it.
He was a man who enjoyed his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Stewart, Clayton, Harold and Jim Honstead; and two sisters, Denzel Johnston and Jesse Williams.
Survivors include his wife, of Healy; a daughter, Ardith Krickett Scammehorn of Healy; two sons, Ty Honstead, Healy, and Todd Honstead, Ulysses; two sisters, Elizabeth Lucas, Scotts Bluff, Neb., and Luella Dexter, Gainesville, Mo.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral is at 3 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Healy, with the Revs. James L. Brackett and Keith Schadel officiating.
Burial was at Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Graveside rites were given by the American Legion Post 190 Honor Guard of Dighton.
Garden City Telegram 7/11/09
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