Individual Details
Richard Ashton Pomeroy
(4 May 1900 - 19 Feb 1961)
On the U. S. Census of 1930 for Boise City, Ada Co., Idaho, Richard A. Pomeroy appears with his wife Harriett. There are no children in the home. Richard is a school principal and Harriett is a teacher.
Posted at findagrave.com: R. A. Pomeroy Dies on Coast At Age of 60.Richard A. Pomeroy, 60, former Twin Falls area resident, died Sunday at Seattle. He was born May 4, 1900 in Missouri and came to Idaho in 1912 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pomeroy. The family lived at Hollister for many years. Mr. Pomeroy was graduated from Twin Falls high school and received his bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees at the University of California. He married Harriett Tempa Brown in 1926 and she preceded him in death. Mr. Pomeroy taught in Gooding and was principal at the Hunt relocation center during the war, at a Boise school and at Denny junior high school, West Seattle. He was a member of West Seattle Congregational church, Twin Falls lodge No. 45, AF & AM, and the advisory Scout council at West Seattle. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Nancy Bauman Pomeroy, whom he married in 1954, his mother, Mrs. Lena Pomeroy Caldwell; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Louchs, Twin Falls, and Mrs. Helen Harvey, Caldwell, and a brother, William K. Pomeroy, South Gate, Calif. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Seattle. Graveside rites will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Twin Falls cemetery with the Rev. Donald Hoffman officiating.
Posted at findagrave.com: R. A. Pomeroy Dies on Coast At Age of 60.Richard A. Pomeroy, 60, former Twin Falls area resident, died Sunday at Seattle. He was born May 4, 1900 in Missouri and came to Idaho in 1912 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pomeroy. The family lived at Hollister for many years. Mr. Pomeroy was graduated from Twin Falls high school and received his bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees at the University of California. He married Harriett Tempa Brown in 1926 and she preceded him in death. Mr. Pomeroy taught in Gooding and was principal at the Hunt relocation center during the war, at a Boise school and at Denny junior high school, West Seattle. He was a member of West Seattle Congregational church, Twin Falls lodge No. 45, AF & AM, and the advisory Scout council at West Seattle. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Nancy Bauman Pomeroy, whom he married in 1954, his mother, Mrs. Lena Pomeroy Caldwell; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Louchs, Twin Falls, and Mrs. Helen Harvey, Caldwell, and a brother, William K. Pomeroy, South Gate, Calif. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Seattle. Graveside rites will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Twin Falls cemetery with the Rev. Donald Hoffman officiating.
Events
| Birth | 4 May 1900 | Kahoka, Clark Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Jul 1926 | Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co., Idaho - Harriett Tempa Brown | | ||
| Marriage | 1954 | Nancy L Bauman | | ||
| Death | 19 Feb 1961 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Burial | Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co., Idaho | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy L Bauman (1908 - 2006) |
| Spouse | Harriett Tempa Brown (1903 - 1952) |
| Father | George Edward Pomeroy (1876 - 1944) |
| Mother | Lena Lora Kirkpatrick (1878 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Helen Pomeroy (1903 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Mary Gertrude Pomeroy (1910 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward Pomeroy (1912 - 1912) |
| Sibling | William Kirk Pomeroy (1920 - 2007) |
Endnotes
1. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Idaho Marriages 1878-1898; 1903-1942.
4. Find A Grave.
5. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Find A Grave.