Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Elmendorf, John D. 1928 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com January 29, 2006, 6:54 pm The Payette Independent 10-11-1928 The Payette Independent Payette, Idhao Thursday, October 11, 1928 BOY DROWNED John Daniel, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Elmendorf, age seven, of Sacramento, California, was drowned in an irrigation ditch on the G. G. Wherry ranch. The boy was floating a toy boat in the irrigation ditch at about 5:30 in the evening. The boat went over a small falls, the boy reached down over the falls to get the boat and slipped in head first. The banks were so high that, it was impossible for him to get out. He was found about twenty minutes afterward, but was past all help. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Ontario, today and were conducted by Rev. Lines. Note: According to the Idaho Death Index, John Darnel Elmendorf was born 10- 26-1921 and died 10-9-1928, Payette. ch (The Payette Independent, Thursday, October 18, 1928) CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for the beautiful floral offerings, and their kindness shown in the death of our son, John Daniel. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Elmendors File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/e/elmendor1655nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb