Sgt. Baird Ewing Atwood and Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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Husband Sgt. Baird Ewing Atwood

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           Born: 15 Jul 1920 - Great Bend, Barton County, KS
       Baptized: 
           Died: 6 Jul 2002 - Quartzsite, La Paz County, AZ
         Buried:  - Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, OR
Find A Grave ID: 36254093

       Marriage: 1945

   Marr. Status: Divorced in 1952

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Wife Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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           Born: 14 May 1920 - Riley, Vigo County, IN
       Baptized: 
           Died: 24 Mar 2018 - OR
         Buried:  - Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, OR
FamilySearch ID: LRHY-6LY
Find A Grave ID: 198224957

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         Father: Austin Lewis Donham {FSID: K639-NMD, FGID: 140472185}
         Mother: Alta Mae Ray {FSID: K63H-B4M, FGID: 198242882}

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   Other Spouse: Allison Jene McNeese {FGID: 70605641} - 1972

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Children

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1 M Kelly Palmer Atwood

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           Born: 1946
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Regina L. ?

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2 F Devery C. Atwood

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           Born: 1948
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Steven Marshall

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General Notes: Husband - Sgt. Baird Ewing Atwood

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36254093/baird-ewing-atwood

BIRTH 15 Jul 1920
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, USA
DEATH 6 Jul 2002 (aged 81)
Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
BURIAL
Willamette National Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
PLOT Section Col-3 Row 77 Site A
MEMORIAL ID 36254093

Family Members

Parents
Ervin Earl Atwood 1892–1970
Emily Frances Atwood 1891–1963

Spouse
Lelia Claire Donham McNeese 1920–2018 (m. 1945)

Siblings
Louise Susan Atwood Ferren 1914–1984

Children
Belita Francene Atwood 1964–2003

Inscription
SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES, WORLD WAR II

Created by: GCO
Added: 23 Apr 2009
Find a Grave Memorial 36254093

memorial page for Baird Ewing Atwood (15 Jul 1920–6 Jul 2002), Find a Grave Memorial no. 36254093, citing Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by GCO (contributor 46982641) .

https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-a3662c265e5afcdf990f7dc126e4a0b6
"Birth:
July 15 1920 - Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States
Death:
July 6 2002 - Quartzside, LaPaz, Arizona, United States
Death:
July 21 2002 - Portland, Oregon, United States
Parents:
Ervin Atwood, Emily Frances Atwood (born Baird)
Sister:
Louise S Atwood"

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General Notes: Wife - Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198224957/lelia-claire-mcneese

BIRTH 14 May 1920
Indiana, USA
DEATH 24 Mar 2018 (aged 97)
Oregon, USA
BURIAL
Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
MEMORIAL ID 198224957

DAUGHTER of Austin Lewis Donham and Alta Mae (Ray) Donham (1893 IN - 1982 OR). Alta was a twin of Alma. After Alta's husband, Austin, died she married her late sister Edna's husband, Charles Christy. Their parents were Miller Scott Ray and Laura Alice (Kester) Ray.

SISTER of Mary Lou 'Lou' Donham (1923-2010), m. John Herbert Bean (1920-2005)

WIFE of Baird E. Atwood , m. 1945, two children, and Allison Jene 'Jene' McNeese , m. 1972, no children.

OBIT
Lelia 'Lee' Donham Atwood McNeese
May 14, 1920 - March 24, 2018
"Lee" met Jesus March 24, 2018. She was born May 14, 1920 in a small town outside Terre Haute, Ind., to Austin and Alta Donham. The family moved to Portland for employment reasons, and she grew up in Portland, graduating from Girls Polytech where she was student body president her senior year and was involved in the presentation of Rose Festival Princesses.
She met Baird Atwood prior to WWII and married shortly after he returned from the war. She had a son, Kelly, in 1946 and a daughter, Devery, in 1948. She and Baird moved to Eugene and were divorced in 1952.
Lee raised her two children alone and started her own in-home business coloring brown-tone photographs for West Coast photo studios that did school pictures, weddings and family photos. Color photography hadn't happened yet. She taught Sunday School at First Christian Church in Eugene where she met Jene McNeese. She continued her successful business until she married Jene in 1972, at which time color photography had phased out her opportunities. In addition to her two children, she had four stepchildren, John, Allison, Sally and David McNeese, whom she loved like her own.
She loved tap dancing and danced with a group at various events until her late 70's. It was a love in her life. She moved from Eugene to Lake Oswego in 2008 and remained there until her passing.
She was preceded in death by her father, Austin; mother, Alta; sister, Lou and husband, Jene. She is survived by her two children, Kelly (Regina), Devery Marshall (John); five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren, John McNeese (Lori), Allison Purcelly (Jim), David McNeese and Sally McNeese; along with 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m., April 16, 2018, at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, Tualatin. [She was cremated.]
Published in The Oregonian from Apr. 4 to Apr. 6, 2018

Name A Jene Mcneese
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 23 Nov 1972
Event Place Reno, , Nevada, United States
Registration Date 28 Nov 1972
Registration Place , Washoe, Nevada
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Lelia C Atwood
Type of Officiator Religious celebrant
Registration Year (Original) 1972
Citing this Record
"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, FamilySearch

Family Members

Parents
Austin Lewis Donham 1881–1944
Alta Mae Ray Christy 1893–1982

Spouses
Baird Ewing Atwood 1920–2002 (m. 1945)
Allison Jene McNeese 1920–1994 (m. 1972)

Siblings
Mary Lou Donham Bean 1923–2010

Created by: Jill S. (Gasdorf-Moshier) Topper
Added: 9 Apr 2019
Find a Grave Memorial 198224957

memorial page for Lelia Claire “Lee” Donham McNeese (14 May 1920–24 Mar 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 198224957, citing Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Jill S. (Gasdorf-Moshier) Topper (contributor 46629902) .

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRHY-6LY
"Birth • 14 May 1920
Riley, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Death • Deceased"

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Notes: Marriage

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36254093/baird-ewing-atwood
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198224957/lelia-claire-mcneese

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