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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCarrey, BradBRAD ClifiliEl DIES IIS NAIf-TflACN GRES INTO OREOGI POND 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_ r a E 1 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. S�,.s. /le,,,,, .44:4 1(-(Aed , zN/.9 vq- 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