McFetridge

Biography of J. C. McFetridge

The subject of the following article is one of the stanch and loyal citizen of Wallowa county, where he has wrought for advancement and progress shoulder to shoulder with the best men in the county and has demeaned himself in a commendable manner meanwhile, having ever been led by his characteristic sagacity, prudence and practical judgment. It is also one of the distinctions that belongs to Mr. McFetridge, that when Columbia called for sons to stand for her honor and defend her banner in the Civil war, he stepped quickly to the front and showed his mettle in military service … Read more

McFetridge, John – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Held For John McFetridge John Oliver McFetridge, son of pioneer parents and a retired rancher and grocery man, passed away Sunday, April 21, 1974, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. He had been in frail health for several months. He was born Dec. 12, 1890 near Enterprise, son of John C. and Martha Jane McFetridge, and had lived in Wallowa County most of his life. On June 30, 1918 he was married to Alta Owenby at La Grande. He was a former deputy sheriff of Wallowa County, and … Read more

McFetridge, Alta M. – Obituary

Wallowa County, Oregon Alta M. McFetridge passed away September 3, 1978 at Emanuel Hospital in Portland. Born February 8, 1900 at Enterprise, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Mary Ownbey. She was a resident of Wallowa County most of her life. Mrs. McFetridge was a homemaker, a member of Enterprise Christian Church, the Woman’s Benefit Association, and a former employee of a local bank. On June 30, 1918, she was married in La Grande to John O. McFetridge, who preceded her in death on April 21, 1974. Funeral services will be held Thursday (today), September 7 at 2:00 p.m. … Read more

McFetridge, Elmer – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Elmer McFetridge Dies In Dallas Elmer Clarence McFetridge, a native of Enterprise and a retired rancher, who had been in ill health for the past four years, passed away Monday morning, February 8, 1965 in a nursing home in Dallas, Ore., where he had been a patient for one month. He was the son of John and Martha McFetridge, early pioneers of Wallowa County, and was born near Enterprise on July 11, 1887. He had lived in Wallowa County all his life until 1960 when he and his wife moved to Salem, Ore., and in 1964 … Read more

McFetridge, S. M. – Obituary

S. M. “Mac” McFetridge died June 15, 2007. He was 84. Mr. McFetridge served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Guadalcanal and Bella la Vella. He was also a crane operator for Kaiser Aluminum and raced horses at Playfair Race Track. Mr. McFetridge is survived by his wife Dodie McFetridge; three stepsons; a stepdaughter Shari and numerous cousins. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., June 23, 2007, at Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, 5100 W. Wellesley Ave; Spokane, WA 99205. Interment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park in … Read more