Leonard Perkey

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, Leonard Purkey was living in Fort Hubbard Election Precinct, Marion County, Oregon, and was a resident of the Oregon State Training School for Boys (ED 24-19, SD 2, Sheet 2A, Stamped 78. He was shown as a white male, age 13, born in Oklahoma to parents born in Kentucky and Texas.

In 1940, he was living with his parents, Elmer and Bessie, in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. He was married to a Thelma, and they had two sons, Leonard and Robert. Leonard worked as a feller at a log camp, as did his father.

Leonard's obituary, below, was copied from the FindAGrave memorial page for him created by Rick & Nancy:

Obituary Notice ? Western World ? 14 August 1952

BANDON LOGGER LOSES LIFE IN TRAILER BLAZE

A body burned beyond recognition, but later identified as that of Leonard Perkey, 36-year-old logger of Bandon, was removed Sunday morning from the fire razed ruins of a trailer house 8 miles up Catching Creek from Langlois. The trailer was parked on the Coos side of the Coos-Curry line.

Perkey was staying overnight in the trailer in order to be on-the-job Sunday morning falling timber for the Three-Way Lumber Company mill, which is owned by Adrian White of Coquille. It was presumed that he had fallen asleep while smoking in bed. Vernon Little, manager of the Schroeder Brothers Mortuary of Bandon, was deputized as coroner and brought the body here.

The Perkey family has been living at one of the Wayside Cottages east of Bandon.

Other employees of the lumber company discovered the fire around 8:00 a.m. Sunday. It is reported that the fire was still burning and that the heat was so intense that even spun glass insulation and the windows of the trailer were melted.

Perkey was born at Elk City, Oklahoma, June 1, 1916.

Services will be held at Schroeder Brothers Chapel in Bandon at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 15, with the Rev. Wesley Lange officiating. Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery.

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4
Enumerated April 6, 1940
SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B
S. 10th Street
239
71 R 18
Perkey, Elmer R Head M W 46 M No 4 Ky R Lane Oregon Timber feller Log Camp
Perkey, Bessie Alice Wf F W 41 M No 5 Tx R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Lourena Dtr F W 16 S No 8 Oregon R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Bessie Ellen Dtr F W 8 S Yes 2 Oregon R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Thomas Henry Son F (sic) W 5 S Yes 1 R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Minnie Ida Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
Perkey, Nancy Lee Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
Perkey, Leonard B Son M W 23 M No 8 Okla R Lane Oregon Feller Log Camps
Perkey, Thelma E Son's wife F W 18 M No 7 Oregon Eugene Land Oregon
Perkey, Leonard E Son's son M W 2 S Oregon
Perkey, Robert A Son's son M W 1 S Oregon
Sinnott, George O Boarder m W 23 S No 7 Oregon R Land Bucker Log Camp
Ellingsen, Sigmund Boarder m W 46 S No 8 Minnesota R Land Riggingmand Log Camp
Slyter, Seth I Lodger m W 36 No 8 Indiana R Coos Oregon

Leonard married Thelma E. ??? before 1938. Thelma was born about 1922 in Oregon; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leonard married Irene Farris on 12 Jun 1943 in Los Angeles County, California. Irene was born about 1922; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]