Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Coughanour, Alta Stroup 1956
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Independent Enterprise 11-22-1956
Independent Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, November 22, 1956
 
Mrs. A. Coughanour Long Time Resident Passes At Payette
 
Mrs. Alta Stroup Coughanour, a pioneer of Washoe Community, died at the 
Payette General Hospital, Friday afternoon from shock following a fall which 
broke her leg.
 
Mrs. Stroup Coughanour was born on a farm in Washoe in 1880.  She was the 
daughter of Susan and Jacob Stroup pioneers who crossed the plains in 1876, 
arriving in Washoe that year, where he acquired several hundred acres of 
land.  There was only one family living in Washoe at the time.
 
Alta grew to womanhood on the home place and her first school was in the 
little school house that was located on land her father, Jacob had given to 
the district if they would help build a school.  Washoe had a school before 
Payette.  Mrs. Coughanour graduated from the Payette High School, one of the 
fourth classes to graduate under Prof. Aboert, in 1899.
 
On June 6, 1902, Alta Stroup was married to William M. Coughanour, son of Mr. 
and Mrs. W. A. Coughanour, pioneers of Payette.  Several years after their 
marriage they moved to North Powder, Ore.  She returned to Payette in 1948.  
Mr. Coughanour died several years ago.
 
Alta Stroup was one of a family of seven.  Mrs. Coughanour was installed as 
Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in 1905, she was a charter member and the 
fourth Worthy Matron to serve.  She was also a member of the Christian Science 
Church and P.E.O.
 
Survivors include a sister, Jessie Moore of Payette, four nephews and seven 
nieces.  Services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Shaffer Memory Chapel with 
Bernice Babbot of Nampa as reader.  Interment was at Riverside Cemetery.

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