Life sketch of Elmo David Cheney:
Son of Selar Edward Cheney and Florence Harriet Allen he was the youngest of 8 live born children. His second name was after his grandfather, who lived up the road from them. His uncle Clarence lived nearby.
Born down along the River in the timberland of Sunnydell, The house he was born in burned down and the lot was washed away by the river, years later. After being burned out, his father moved up to the brow of the hill above the River, built a log house there. The house seems to have been built in stages and for a time it was mostly what we called the basement stage. He was baptized in the river near his home. He attended Sunday School in Sunnydell, church in Archer.
When growing up in Sunnydell, he attended school in the Sunnydell School,[1 mile away; achieved by horse in bad weather] then Archer School, [2 miles off, both achieved by horse in bad weather] Then Madison High school. [achieved by the newly purchased "bus", [a remodeled truck.] He was drafted out of high school to help out in the second world war in the Pacific. After training on several islands [he said training mean getting the tropical diseases and getting over them before hitting the front lines]
He then fought on Okinawa. Only by the help of God did he escape with is life. He caught a bullet under his helmet that scraped down his part line, and aside from the abrasion did no real harm. Then, after carrying 2 men off the line back to the aid station [neither survived] he was wounded with shrapnel in the elbow and took himself to the same station, on the beach, which offered neither aid, food or water. After 2-3 days he was taken by hospital ship to Hawaii he was operated on and then sent to a bunkhouse to mend. When he was taken back to his unit he found he and his sergeant were the only survivors. He was then put in the army air service because he was listed as a mechanic. He had rescued a lot of vehicle handbooks from a fire so he had his own library to reference. At the end of his servitude he returned home, and he went to Ricks College in Rexburg with his GI Bill, to study carpentry and farming.
While in the South Seas he had been given the address of a girl, named May Rasmussen living near his married sister. He wrote and she replied and upon his return they dated and eventually married in 1948. They were married in the new Idaho Falls temple. All his life he was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. He never was without his temple recommend. He served in his ward and stake faithfully as a stake missionary, teacher and H.P. Quarum President.
In occupation He worked as an apprentice to a plumber, and electrician and on his own, as a carpenter. He also worked as a laborer, and kept vegetable gardens and orchards on his own acreage.
He bought some of his land from his mother at the death of his father. But most of his timberland washed away with a change of the Riverbed.
In fatherhood he sired 10 children, 9 girls and a son. He sadly buried two of them before he died. His later years were made miserable by Parkinson's disease and other maladies. His life ended within a mile of his birthplace, yet had seen half the world in his lifetime. He instilled our home with love and goodness! by his daughter, Helen Chené Maurer
Son of Selar Edward Cheney and Florence Harriet Allen he was the youngest of 8 live born children. His second name was after his grandfather, who lived up the road from them. His uncle Clarence lived nearby.
Born down along the River in the timberland of Sunnydell, The house he was born in burned down and the lot was washed away by the river, years later. After being burned out, his father moved up to the brow of the hill above the River, built a log house there. The house seems to have been built in stages and for a time it was mostly what we called the basement stage. He was baptized in the river near his home. He attended Sunday School in Sunnydell, church in Archer.
When growing up in Sunnydell, he attended school in the Sunnydell School,[1 mile away; achieved by horse in bad weather] then Archer School, [2 miles off, both achieved by horse in bad weather] Then Madison High school. [achieved by the newly purchased "bus", [a remodeled truck.] He was drafted out of high school to help out in the second world war in the Pacific. After training on several islands [he said training mean getting the tropical diseases and getting over them before hitting the front lines]
He then fought on Okinawa. Only by the help of God did he escape with is life. He caught a bullet under his helmet that scraped down his part line, and aside from the abrasion did no real harm. Then, after carrying 2 men off the line back to the aid station [neither survived] he was wounded with shrapnel in the elbow and took himself to the same station, on the beach, which offered neither aid, food or water. After 2-3 days he was taken by hospital ship to Hawaii he was operated on and then sent to a bunkhouse to mend. When he was taken back to his unit he found he and his sergeant were the only survivors. He was then put in the army air service because he was listed as a mechanic. He had rescued a lot of vehicle handbooks from a fire so he had his own library to reference. At the end of his servitude he returned home, and he went to Ricks College in Rexburg with his GI Bill, to study carpentry and farming.
While in the South Seas he had been given the address of a girl, named May Rasmussen living near his married sister. He wrote and she replied and upon his return they dated and eventually married in 1948. They were married in the new Idaho Falls temple. All his life he was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. He never was without his temple recommend. He served in his ward and stake faithfully as a stake missionary, teacher and H.P. Quarum President.
In occupation He worked as an apprentice to a plumber, and electrician and on his own, as a carpenter. He also worked as a laborer, and kept vegetable gardens and orchards on his own acreage.
He bought some of his land from his mother at the death of his father. But most of his timberland washed away with a change of the Riverbed.
In fatherhood he sired 10 children, 9 girls and a son. He sadly buried two of them before he died. His later years were made miserable by Parkinson's disease and other maladies. His life ended within a mile of his birthplace, yet had seen half the world in his lifetime. He instilled our home with love and goodness! by his daughter, Helen Chené Maurer
Life sketch of Elmo David Cheney:
Son of Selar Edward Cheney and Florence Harriet Allen he was the youngest of 8 live born children. His second name was after his grandfather, who lived up the road from them. His uncle Clarence lived nearby.
Born down along the River in the timberland of Sunnydell, The house he was born in burned down and the lot was washed away by the river, years later. After being burned out, his father moved up to the brow of the hill above the River, built a log house there. The house seems to have been built in stages and for a time it was mostly what we called the basement stage. He was baptized in the river near his home. He attended Sunday School in Sunnydell, church in Archer.
When growing up in Sunnydell, he attended school in the Sunnydell School,[1 mile away; achieved by horse in bad weather] then Archer School, [2 miles off, both achieved by horse in bad weather] Then Madison High school. [achieved by the newly purchased "bus", [a remodeled truck.] He was drafted out of high school to help out in the second world war in the Pacific. After training on several islands [he said training mean getting the tropical diseases and getting over them before hitting the front lines]
He then fought on Okinawa. Only by the help of God did he escape with is life. He caught a bullet under his helmet that scraped down his part line, and aside from the abrasion did no real harm. Then, after carrying 2 men off the line back to the aid station [neither survived] he was wounded with shrapnel in the elbow and took himself to the same station, on the beach, which offered neither aid, food or water. After 2-3 days he was taken by hospital ship to Hawaii he was operated on and then sent to a bunkhouse to mend. When he was taken back to his unit he found he and his sergeant were the only survivors. He was then put in the army air service because he was listed as a mechanic. He had rescued a lot of vehicle handbooks from a fire so he had his own library to reference. At the end of his servitude he returned home, and he went to Ricks College in Rexburg with his GI Bill, to study carpentry and farming.
While in the South Seas he had been given the address of a girl, named May Rasmussen living near his married sister. He wrote and she replied and upon his return they dated and eventually married in 1948. They were married in the new Idaho Falls temple. All his life he was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. He never was without his temple recommend. He served in his ward and stake faithfully as a stake missionary, teacher and H.P. Quarum President.
In occupation He worked as an apprentice to a plumber, and electrician and on his own, as a carpenter. He also worked as a laborer, and kept vegetable gardens and orchards on his own acreage.
He bought some of his land from his mother at the death of his father. But most of his timberland washed away with a change of the Riverbed.
In fatherhood he sired 10 children, 9 girls and a son. He sadly buried two of them before he died. His later years were made miserable by Parkinson's disease and other maladies. His life ended within a mile of his birthplace, yet had seen half the world in his lifetime. He instilled our home with love and goodness! by his daughter, Helen Chené Maurer
Son of Selar Edward Cheney and Florence Harriet Allen he was the youngest of 8 live born children. His second name was after his grandfather, who lived up the road from them. His uncle Clarence lived nearby.
Born down along the River in the timberland of Sunnydell, The house he was born in burned down and the lot was washed away by the river, years later. After being burned out, his father moved up to the brow of the hill above the River, built a log house there. The house seems to have been built in stages and for a time it was mostly what we called the basement stage. He was baptized in the river near his home. He attended Sunday School in Sunnydell, church in Archer.
When growing up in Sunnydell, he attended school in the Sunnydell School,[1 mile away; achieved by horse in bad weather] then Archer School, [2 miles off, both achieved by horse in bad weather] Then Madison High school. [achieved by the newly purchased "bus", [a remodeled truck.] He was drafted out of high school to help out in the second world war in the Pacific. After training on several islands [he said training mean getting the tropical diseases and getting over them before hitting the front lines]
He then fought on Okinawa. Only by the help of God did he escape with is life. He caught a bullet under his helmet that scraped down his part line, and aside from the abrasion did no real harm. Then, after carrying 2 men off the line back to the aid station [neither survived] he was wounded with shrapnel in the elbow and took himself to the same station, on the beach, which offered neither aid, food or water. After 2-3 days he was taken by hospital ship to Hawaii he was operated on and then sent to a bunkhouse to mend. When he was taken back to his unit he found he and his sergeant were the only survivors. He was then put in the army air service because he was listed as a mechanic. He had rescued a lot of vehicle handbooks from a fire so he had his own library to reference. At the end of his servitude he returned home, and he went to Ricks College in Rexburg with his GI Bill, to study carpentry and farming.
While in the South Seas he had been given the address of a girl, named May Rasmussen living near his married sister. He wrote and she replied and upon his return they dated and eventually married in 1948. They were married in the new Idaho Falls temple. All his life he was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. He never was without his temple recommend. He served in his ward and stake faithfully as a stake missionary, teacher and H.P. Quarum President.
In occupation He worked as an apprentice to a plumber, and electrician and on his own, as a carpenter. He also worked as a laborer, and kept vegetable gardens and orchards on his own acreage.
He bought some of his land from his mother at the death of his father. But most of his timberland washed away with a change of the Riverbed.
In fatherhood he sired 10 children, 9 girls and a son. He sadly buried two of them before he died. His later years were made miserable by Parkinson's disease and other maladies. His life ended within a mile of his birthplace, yet had seen half the world in his lifetime. He instilled our home with love and goodness! by his daughter, Helen Chené Maurer
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