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Brad Carrey, residen` of the Mc-
Call area for half a century, was
killed when his half track, in which
he was riding, left the road and
went over the edge of a dredge
pond and overturned, about 6:3$ p.
m. Oct. 18.
Carrey was pinned down in three
feet of water with a part" of the
half-track resting on his arm, but
several skull fractures are believed
to have caused death'.
BRAD CARREY'
Ray Fredifi who waS: e1'r%ving the
half-track, was thrown into the wa-
ter but got out; and: is reported to
have gone under the water several
times in an effort to bring Carrey
out.
Leland Waggoner of McCall, had
met the half-track a few minutes
prior to the accident and had turn-
ed. his car around to see if the big
machine, without headlights, was
having any difficulty in following
the road thru the dredge ponds.
Waggoner returned to Warren with-
out seeing the men, and when he
found they had not arrived retraced
the road and located the over -turn-
ed machine in the dredge pond,
about half a mile from 'Warren.
Carrey and Fredin had been work-
ing _.:on Thomas Creek, _about four
miles north of Warren.
Brad Garrey was born at Fox Val-
ley, Ore., April 18, 1804, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Carrey. The
familymoved to Idaho in 1903 and
settled in the McCall area. Mr. Car-
rey returned to Oregon for several
years and was married at, Baker,'
Ore., in 19116 to Margaret McGinnis,
who died in 1944 at McCall.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Carrey moved to McCall and oper-
ated a ranch on the south fork of
the Salmon river. He also worked
for the Forest Service at different
times.
In 192'�4 Mr.Carrey moved to War-
ren, where he operated a mail and
truck line for 22 years thru the
primitive area. As a youth he car-
ri^d the mail by dog team and on
'is and with teams of horses. Lat-
he used a snow -mobile, the first
.n central Idaho, and operated truck
lines out of McCall.
From 1941 until 1943 he and Wil-
bur Prather operated the Warren
dredge in pioneering the recovery of
monazite sand, which is a source of
radio -active materials. _ From 1943
until the time of his death he was
associated in operating clubs and
hotels in McCall. At the time of his
death he was establishing .a hy-
draulic mining operation for mona-
zite in the Warren area.
He was a member of the Elks
Lodge.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Iaye Mende of McCall, and Mrs.
Margaret (+nibble of Boise; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Mary Ellis of Boise and
Mrs. Pete 'Costello of Billings, Mont;
and a -brother; R.. M. Carrey of Mc-
1 Call_
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Dr. Don Nahbers, a friend of
the 'Carrey anuly,, since Brad was
about five years old, paid high trib-
ute to the deceased, declaring he
had been a friend to every one and
had aided people many times when
need arose thru the years.
He recalled one instance when
"Brad," as he was known to every
one, broke trail on snow shoes for
the doctor's dog team on a trip
over Elk Summit to Warren in the
winter of 1927. He said the trip
required two days travel in each
direction and was the most diffi-
cult he ever made.
Dr: Numbers visited the Garrey
family each summer for many
years as a youngster, when the Car-
reys'lived at and operated the old
Fisher stage station 15 miles north
of McCall.
He said all four Carrey boys were
excellent riders and knew the primi-
tive country well. _
Funeral services were held at 11
a. m. today at the Congregational
Community Church', with the Rev.
Hartzell Cobbs officiating.
So many friends and acquaint-
ances were present at the services
that more than half a hundred
could not get inside the church
doors. Business •houses generally
were closed during the services.
Graveside services were held at
Morris Hill, St. John's ,section, at 4
p. m,. today.,
Tom Carrey
Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Thomas
Jefferson Carrey, an Idaho stock-
man and miner for .nearly 45
years, were held Wednesday at
Riggins with the IOOF lodge in
charge. Mr. Carrey died Sunday
night on the eve of his sixtieth
birthday following a long illness.
Born March 1, 1880 at Long
Creek, Oregon, he cams to Idaho
about 1504. He at one time owned
ranches at New Meadows, Riggins
and on the 'South Fork of the
Salmon river and had mining in-
terests in the Warren district.
Survivors . include his widow,
the former Mrs. Martha A.nn Pea-
body; two daughters, Miss Gay
Carrey of New 'Meadows and Mrs.
Roland Megordon of Riggins; a
son, John H. Carrey, Riggins; two
sisters, Opal 'Costello and Mary
Ellis, both of Boise; two brothers,
Raymond of New Meadows and
Brad, of McCall, and three grand-
children.
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Mildred Morgan Carrey
RIGGINS - 1Vlildred Morgan
Carrey, 72,of Riggins, died °Satur-
day, Feb. 26, 1983, at 'Valley
County Hospital in Cascade, fol-
lowing a -brief illness.
A native of Payette, Mrs. Gar-
rey was born on May 16, 19I0, to
Guy P. and Sylvia Rusk Morgan.
She was a licensed practical
nurse, and was last employed; at
the Valley County Hospital, retir-
ing in 1970, due to ill health. She
moved to Kelly Creek on the
Salmon River east of Riggins, but
moved nearer to the town of Big-
gins in the mid 70's. She loved to
fish, play cards, and was known
for her skills in needlework, win-
ning many prizes in area competi-
tions. She was formerly married
to the late Brad Carrey. They had
operated the Yacht Club in
McCall until the latter part of the
1940's.
She is survived by two cousins,
Evelyn Wilks of Fruitland and
Dorothy Van Bramerof Portland,
Ore.; Delbert Gardner of Seattle,
whom she raised; and many
friends.
Cremation was under the direc-
tion of Heikkila Chapel in McCall.
A memorial service, conducted
by Ace Barton, is scheduled for
p.m.. Tuesday, March 1, at the
Riggins Odd Fellows Hall.
The family suggests memorials
may be made to Riggins Ambu-
lance Fund c/o Riggins City Hall,
Riggins. 83549.
THE IDAHO STATESMAN, Boise, Monday, February 28, 1983