Individual Details

William Howard Briscoe Sr

(23 Jul 1920 - 9 Jan 1997)

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Monday, January 13, 1997, Spokane Edition, Page A8: Deceased Name: William Briscoe Sr. - Spokane. Service for William Howard Briscoe Sr., 76, will be at 11 a.m. today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51. Cremation will follow. Mr. Briscoe, who died Thursday, was born in Dubuque, Iowa. He moved to Spokane in 1953 and worked for the Great Northern Railway and the Burlington Northern Railroad for 18 years before he retired. He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51. He was married to Ella May Briscoe for 35 years and has been married to Mona Dempsey for 20 years. Mr. Briscoe is survived by his second wife, Mona; three sons, William Briscoe Jr. of Rathdrum, Idaho, Jacob Briscoe of Florida and Patrick Briscoe of Spokane; two daughters, Alice Graf of Rathdrum and Gracie Barker of Spokane; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Events

Birth23 Jul 1920Dubuque Co., Iowa
Marriage24 Feb 1940Divorced 20 Jun 1974 Spokane Co., Washington, Jackson Co., Missouri - Ella May Newton
Marriage3 Jul 1974Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington - Mona Marguerite Clason
Death9 Jan 1997Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington
Alt nameWilliam H Briscoe
BirthDubuque Co., Iowa
RaceWhite
BurialCremated, Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, Spokane Co., Washington

Families

SpouseMona Marguerite Clason (1930 - 2010)
SpouseElla May Newton (1921 - 2010)
ChildJacob Briscoe ( - 1997)
ChildWilliam Howard Briscoe Jr. (1940 - 2001)
ChildHilma "Alice" Briscoe (1943 - )
ChildMichael Lee Briscoe (1952 - 1959)
ChildGrace May Briscoe (1957 - 2010)
ChildPatrick Briscoe (1962 - )
FatherWilliam Lawrence Briscoe (1896 - 1981)
MotherHilma A Fortsch (1894 - 1977)

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