Ralph Mayo PADELLFORD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1925, Living with parents in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1940, Living with sister Viola Wright, in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa

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From Nevada Journal August 1986

RALPH PADELLFORD

Ralph Mayo Padelford, 65, of Las Vegas NV, died Monday, Aug. 18, 1986, at University Medical Center in Las Vegas of lung cancer.

He was born June 28, 1921, at Nevada IA to Orrin Denny and Myrtle Mae (Mayo) Padellford.

He was married Jan. 26, 1940 to Helen Minear. He worked as a safety engineer at the Ames atomic energy plant at Iowa State University and retired in 1973.

He held the fourth degree, Knights of Columbus, and was a member of the Moose Lodge.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Nevada Christian Church with Pastor Howdie Burnett officiating. Burial was in Nevada Cemetery.

Mr. Padellford's survivors include his wife, Helen of Las Vegas; a son, Phillip, of Reno NV; two daughters, Pamela Hilleman of Eden Prairie MN and Patrice Isreal of Linding IA; three sisters, Mildred McClellon of Perry IA, Viola Right of Guthrie Center IA and Lucille Freel of Boone IA, and nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers.

Ralph married Helen Ann MINEAR on 26 Jan 1940. Helen was born on 1 May 1922 in Iowa; was buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Phillip PADELLFORD
2. Pamela PADELLFORD
3. Patrice PADELLFORD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1885, Living with parents in Richland, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1900, Living with father and step-mother in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1910, Living in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Occupation: Sep 1918, Laborer - Blackman Bros.
• Census: 1920, Living in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1925, Living in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1940, Living in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa

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From Nevada Journal September 12, 1957

Orrin Denny Padellford, son of Lynn and Addie Padellford, was born on a farm near Nevada July 12, 1982 and died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday evening, Sept 8, 1957, in the Story County Hospital at the age of 75 years, one month and 27 days, where he had been a patient for two weeks with a heart condition.

On Jan. 4, 1902 he was united in marriage to Myrtle May Mayo of Nevada. To this union was born nine children; Clifford of Des Moines, Ray of Ankeny, Ralph of Nevada, Mildred McClellan of Perry, Lucille Freel of Boone and Viola Wright of Nevada. He was preceded in death by two infant daughters, Evelyn and Evangeline and one son, Harold who died in 1946 at the age of 36 years.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Myrtle May, six children, seventeen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren, as well as a host of relatives and friends.

As a young man he became a member of the Christian church and lived his entire life in this community.

He was a lover of flowers and nature and spent most of his entire life in the gardening profession.
son of Linwood Hoar Padellford and Addie Denny

Orrin married Myrtle May MAYO on 4 Jan 1902 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Myrtle was born in 1884 in Giltner, Hamilton Co., Nebraska ; died in 1965; was buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1925, Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa