Kenneth D. Stockard, of Kamiah, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood. He was 85.
Ken was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Greer to Charles Stockard and Elsie (McKinley) Stockard. He attended grade school in Greer and high school in Kamiah and Cottonwood.
Ken joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After discharge, he returned to the Orofino-Weippe area, where he worked at numerous mills, mostly as an electrician or certified lumber grader. Ken also worked for six years on the construction of Dworshak Dam as an equipment operator and electrician.
He married Mary McPherson in Orofino, on June 1, 1948, and she died in 1991.
Ken was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed many hobbies including music and photography.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Stockard; two stepchildren, Pat and Sam; three brothers, Dick, Frank, and Lester; and two sisters, Beula and Florence.
A memorial Mass was held Thursday, July 2 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kamiah. The inurnment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia.
Clearwater Tribune, Orofino, Idaho, 07-28-2011 ~ RF
Ken was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Greer to Charles Stockard and Elsie (McKinley) Stockard. He attended grade school in Greer and high school in Kamiah and Cottonwood.
Ken joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After discharge, he returned to the Orofino-Weippe area, where he worked at numerous mills, mostly as an electrician or certified lumber grader. Ken also worked for six years on the construction of Dworshak Dam as an equipment operator and electrician.
He married Mary McPherson in Orofino, on June 1, 1948, and she died in 1991.
Ken was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed many hobbies including music and photography.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Stockard; two stepchildren, Pat and Sam; three brothers, Dick, Frank, and Lester; and two sisters, Beula and Florence.
A memorial Mass was held Thursday, July 2 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kamiah. The inurnment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia.
Clearwater Tribune, Orofino, Idaho, 07-28-2011 ~ RF
Kenneth D. Stockard, of Kamiah, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood. He was 85.
Ken was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Greer to Charles Stockard and Elsie (McKinley) Stockard. He attended grade school in Greer and high school in Kamiah and Cottonwood.
Ken joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After discharge, he returned to the Orofino-Weippe area, where he worked at numerous mills, mostly as an electrician or certified lumber grader. Ken also worked for six years on the construction of Dworshak Dam as an equipment operator and electrician.
He married Mary McPherson in Orofino, on June 1, 1948, and she died in 1991.
Ken was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed many hobbies including music and photography.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Stockard; two stepchildren, Pat and Sam; three brothers, Dick, Frank, and Lester; and two sisters, Beula and Florence.
A memorial Mass was held Thursday, July 2 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kamiah. The inurnment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia.
Clearwater Tribune, Orofino, Idaho, 07-28-2011 ~ RF
Ken was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Greer to Charles Stockard and Elsie (McKinley) Stockard. He attended grade school in Greer and high school in Kamiah and Cottonwood.
Ken joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After discharge, he returned to the Orofino-Weippe area, where he worked at numerous mills, mostly as an electrician or certified lumber grader. Ken also worked for six years on the construction of Dworshak Dam as an equipment operator and electrician.
He married Mary McPherson in Orofino, on June 1, 1948, and she died in 1991.
Ken was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed many hobbies including music and photography.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Stockard; two stepchildren, Pat and Sam; three brothers, Dick, Frank, and Lester; and two sisters, Beula and Florence.
A memorial Mass was held Thursday, July 2 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kamiah. The inurnment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia.
Clearwater Tribune, Orofino, Idaho, 07-28-2011 ~ RF
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