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Alonzo (Lonnie) L. Conner was born on 13 April 1898 in Vernon County, Missouri.^1,2 He and Nina Vesta Barrett were married on 18 March 1922 in Kettle Falls, Stevens, Washington.^1,2 He died on 19 September 1965, at age 67, in Pasco, Franklin, Washington.¹ He was buried in Mountain View Park Cemetery (B1), Colville, Stevens Co., Washington, USA.¹

Alonzo (Lonnie) L. Conner was a Farmer.³ 1900 United States Federal Census
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Name: Alonzo L. Connor
[Alonzo L. Conner]
Home in 1900: Metz [Township], Vernon, Missouri
Age: 2
Birth Date: Apr 1898
Birthplace: MO
[Missouri]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Oring Connor
Father's Birthplace: MO
Mother's Name: Rebeca E. Connor
Household Members: Name / Age
Oring Connor / 52
Rebeca E. Connor / 44
Hiram Connor / 30
Jessie A. Connor / 17
Ellen M. Connor / 15
Zimmer L. Connor / 14
Ople H. Connor / 9 (son)
Hazen M. Connor / 7 (son)
Alonzo L. Connor / 2
Ferris E. Connor / 4/12
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World War I Draft Registration Card
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Registration Card
Serial Number: 2195
Order Number: 892
Name in full: LONNIE L. CONNER
Permanent Home Address: Leadpoint, Stevens, Wash.
Age in Years: 20
Date of birth: April 12th 1898
Race: White
U.S. Citizen: Native Born
Present Occupation: Truck Driver
Employer's Name: William Mullen
Place of Employment or Business: Leadpoint, Stevens, Wash.
Nearest Relative: Mrs. R.E. CONNER, Mother
Address: ....es(?) Falls, Stevens, Wash.
I affirm that I have verified above answers and they are true: LONNIE L. CONNER
Registrar's Report
Height: medium
Build: medium
Color of Eyes: brown
Color of Hair: brown
Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified: no
Local Board for the County of Stevens
State of Wn [Washington]
Date of Registration: Sept 12, 1918
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* [The birth Apr. 13, 1880 in this obit is obviously wrong as at age 67 and his dying in 1965 he would be born about 1898.]

Obituary
Lonnie Conner
Funeral services for Lonnie L. Conner, 67, a former farmer in the Rice area, were held Thursday at the Moser Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jefferson H. Smith officiating.

He was born Apr. 13, 1880*, in Rich Hill, Missouri, and passed away Sept. 19 [1965] in Pasco where he made his home. He had lived in Pasco the past 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Nina Conner at Pasco; daughter, Mrs. Arlene Fulford of Elkhart, IN; son, Alvin Conner of Pasco; sisters, Mrs. Ida Stover of Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. Hazel Winters of Spokane; brother, Opal of Hood River, OR; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Leo Hewitt, Everett L. Ownbey, Everett Lickfold, William Riley, Paul Holter, and Lester Riley.

Lonnie Alvin Conner was born on 24 June 1925 in Kellogg, Shoshone, Idaho.^1,2 He died on 19 February 2010, at age 84, in Pasco, Franklin, Washington.¹ He was buried Cremated.^1,31

Lonnie Alvin Conner died after a brief illness at home on February 19, 2010, at the age of 84. His long and fruitful life began in Kellogg, Idaho, with his parents Lonnie L. and Nina Barrett-Rupert Conner and his sister, Arlene. Lonnie served in the United States Army Infantry 94th Division from August 1944 to July 1946, and was a Bronze Star recipient. He married Mary Doris Smith of Colville, Washington on December 27, 1946. Lonnie and Mary shared in the building and enjoyment of a life together that spanned 63 years of marriage. In 1953 Lonnie graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and he and Mary moved to Pasco and bought a farm that included a Concord grape vineyard. He worked at various Hanford companies and then at Energy Northwest, retiring in 1976 to farm full time the vineyard that he and Mary had expanded through the years. In 1993, Lonnie retired from grape farming but stayed involved in the industry. He was busy and active and had many interests. Lonnie served as an elected official of National Grape Cooperative, Inc. from 1963 to 1988. He served 7 years on the Benton-Franklin County Fair Board, 7 years on the Franklin County Open Spaces Advisory Committee, and was a member of the Washington State Grape Society 2, 4-D Advisory Committee until it disbanded in 1984. Representing Washington State Grange, he served on the Governor's transition team (1984), Washington State Department of Ecology committee (1990), and Governor's Council on Agriculture and the Environment (1994). He received the Washington State Grape Society's Walter Clore Award in 1992, the Lloyd Porter Grape Grower Award in 2000, and was a Franklin County Ag Hall of Fame inductee in 2005 for his contributions to the grape industry in Franklin County. He and Mary received the Kiwanis Club of Pasco Agriculture Award in November 1991. Lonnie was a life member of American Legion, VFW, NRA, Columbia Valley Grange and Washington State Grape Society. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, most things mechanical, and being in the mountains. He accomplished all these things with quiet dedication, perseverance, humor and competency. He will be greatly missed by those who loved and enjoyed him. Lonnie is survived by his wife Mary, his son Douglas and daughter-in-law Kelly Conner, his daughter Rebecca and son-in-law Craig Cooper, step-grandchildren Caleb Cooper and Emily Cooper, and one niece. Arrangements and cremation are in charge of Hillcrest Memorial Center and at his request there will be no service. Contributions may be made in Lonnie's memory to The Chaplaincy, 2108 West Entiat Avenue, Kennewick, 99336, or to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, 7350 West Deschutes, Kennewick, 99336. Lonnie Alvin Conner was educated in University of Washington in 1953 Mechanical Engineering.¹

Jessie May Maus was born on 6 August 1891 in Nevada.^2,1 She died on 10 November 1984, at age 93, in Los Angeles County, California.² She was buried in Lower Lake Cemetery ( 100 (South-East, New Addition), Lower Lake, Lake, California.

Walter Alvin Barron was born on 13 August 1913 in Kansas.^1,2 He died on 2 December 1982, at age 69.² He was buried in Happy Camp District Cemetery, Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California.²

Edna Mae Barron was born on 27 December 1917 in Colorado.¹ She died on 11 February 1986, at age 68, in Lake County, California.²

Evelyn N. (?) was born on 13 January 1913.¹ She died on 18 March 1995, at age 82.¹ She was buried in Happy Camp District Cemetery, Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California.¹

Esther (?) was born about 1897 in Missouri.¹ She was buried in Myers Cemetery.

Rachel E. (?) was born in 1905 in Colorado.^1,2 She died in 1994, at age ~89.² She was buried in Olathe Cemetery, Olathe, Montrose, Colorado.²

Frank C. Barron was born on 31 July 1923 in Colorado.^1,2 He and Marguerite Elizabeth Schilthuis were married on 18 August 1946.³ He died on 1 August 1987, at age 64.² He was buried in Grand View Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.²

Marguerite Elizabeth Schilthuis was born on 11 September 1923 in Salida, Chaffee, Colorado.¹ She and Frank C. Barron were married on 18 August 1946.² She died on 9 February 2012, at age 88.¹

Marguerite Elizabeth Schilthuis was educated in Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing-Denver.² She was a Registered Nurse.² Marguerite Elizabeth Schilthuis Barron, age 88, of Montrose, CO, died peacefully February 9, 2012, at Family Health West in Fruita, CO.

She was born September 11, 1923, in Salida, CO, the daughter of Edward E. and Elizabeth (Hogue) Schilthuis. The family moved to Alamosa, CO in 1927, when she was four years old. She graduated from Alamosa High School in 1941 and attended Adams State College for two years, then entered Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Denver. She graduated from nurses training in 1946.

On August 18, 1946, she was married to her childhood sweetheart, Frank C. Barron. At that time, they moved to Clearwater, FL where Frank was Chief Pilot for Southern Air Express. During their life together, they lived in Florida, California, and in 1951, Frank was recalled into the Air Force to serve during the Korean War. They were stationed in Tacoma, WA and Boise, ID. In 1953, they moved to Montrose where they made their home. Mrs. Barron lost her husband to death in 1987.

Mrs. Barron worked as a Registered Nurse at Montrose Memorial Hospital for 19 years. During this time, together with Mrs. Homer Puckett R.N., they organized the Candistripers for teenage girls as volunteers to help at the hospital. This organization continued for several years and many girls from this area gave of their time as volunteers at the hospital and nursing homes.

Mrs. Barron was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She served as an Elder and in many other capacities through the years. She sang in the choir from the time she was a teenager and received a plaque from the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose for 50 years for "Singing forth the honour of His name".

In Alamosa, she was a member of the Rainbow for Girls, and served as Worthy Advisor and received the Grand Cross of Color. In Montrose, she was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter BL, where she served as President for two years. She was also a member of N.A.R.F.E and A. A. R. P.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Bob Stucky of Slidell, LA, and Susan and Mike Gregg of Grand Junction, CO; one son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Deborah Barron of Alamosa, CO; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Her family was very special to her.

She loved the out of doors and always had a garden and flowers. She especially enjoyed camping in the mountains.

Her hobbies included knitting, reading and helping others.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Barron was preceded in death by one brother, George Schilthuis, of Alamosa, CO.

Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose, CO on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 10:00 p.m. Interment will be next to her beloved husband at the Grandview Cemetery in Montrose, CO.

Published in The Daily Sentinel on February 12, 2012.