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Joseph Alonzo Mee

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Joseph Alonzo Mee

Birth
Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon, USA
Death
30 Apr 1985 (aged 79)
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Burial
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Alfred Walter Mee (b. 9 June 1881, Nashville, TN; d. 10 Mar. 1953, Walla Walla, Wash.) and Daisy Mae Young (b. 17 May 1887, Rufus, Oregon; d. 19 Feb. 1907).

Joseph was a skilled shoe repairman and from 1926 to 1942, they operated a shoe repair shop in Wasco, Oregon, with Gertrude supplementing their income as a waitress and cook in a local cafe. Joseph also held the distincton of being the youngest Justice of Peace, having been appointed by Governor Norblad and serving the district until the couple moved to The Dalles in 1942.

In 1947, they purchased the Hugh Davy homestead and made this their permanent home.

Joseph and Gertrude had the following children:
Four sons:
Joseph W., El Paso, TX;
Norman D., The Dalles, Oregon;
Donald Wayne; Klamath Falls, Oregon;
Robert A. of Lewiston, Idaho; and
Gordon E., Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Four daughters:
Dorothy M. Dayley, La Grande, Oregon;
Donna M. Hackler, Mary L. Batty, and Doris E. Mee, all of The Dalles, Oregon

(The above info courtesy of Joseph W. Mee.)
Parents: Alfred Walter Mee (b. 9 June 1881, Nashville, TN; d. 10 Mar. 1953, Walla Walla, Wash.) and Daisy Mae Young (b. 17 May 1887, Rufus, Oregon; d. 19 Feb. 1907).

Joseph was a skilled shoe repairman and from 1926 to 1942, they operated a shoe repair shop in Wasco, Oregon, with Gertrude supplementing their income as a waitress and cook in a local cafe. Joseph also held the distincton of being the youngest Justice of Peace, having been appointed by Governor Norblad and serving the district until the couple moved to The Dalles in 1942.

In 1947, they purchased the Hugh Davy homestead and made this their permanent home.

Joseph and Gertrude had the following children:
Four sons:
Joseph W., El Paso, TX;
Norman D., The Dalles, Oregon;
Donald Wayne; Klamath Falls, Oregon;
Robert A. of Lewiston, Idaho; and
Gordon E., Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Four daughters:
Dorothy M. Dayley, La Grande, Oregon;
Donna M. Hackler, Mary L. Batty, and Doris E. Mee, all of The Dalles, Oregon

(The above info courtesy of Joseph W. Mee.)


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