Rufus D. Derstine

Male 1893 -


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  • Born  6 Mar 1893  Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
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    • Malad, Idaho - Jesse Nicholas Ward, 81, of Malad, died at the family home this morning following a lingering illness.
He was born April 17, 1874, in Snowville, Utah, a son of George and Eunice Alice (Nicholas) Ward. He moved to Woodruff, Idaho, while a small boy, where he received his education. He married Julia Ann Moon Jan. 1, 1896, at Henderson Creek, Idaho. He was a member of the LDS Church and an elder in the Malad First Ward. He was a prominent farmer and livestock grower in the Malad Valley and a director of the Malad First National Bank.
He is survived by his widow, five sons and two daughters: Julia Jessie Lorenzo Ward, George Merlin Ward, Elmer Mosiah Ward, John Clesmer Ward and Elden Keith Ward, Mrs. Ida Daniels and Julia LaVerne Ward, all of Malad; 24 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and two brothers and two sisters: Arthur M. Ward, Malad; Richard A. Ward, Pocatello; Mrs. Eunice A. Harris and Mrs. Pearl W. Thomas, both of Malad.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Malad First Ward Chapel with Bishop D. Dredge Thomas officiating. Friends may call at the family home tomorrow after 5 p.m. and Thursday until time of services. Burial will be in the Malad City Cemetery, under the direction of the Benson Funeral Home.
    Person ID  I35141  Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy
    Last Modified  7 Mar 2021 

    Father  Rev. Abraham Z. Derstine,   b. 11 Dec 1867, Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1942, Montgomery Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Annie G. Derstine,   b. 4 Aug 1868, Rockhill Twp., Bucks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1932, Montgomery Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  15 Dec 1888 
    Family ID  F12033  Group Sheet


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