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Warren Orville Kidder

Birth	:	1 Jul 1918 Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana, USA
Death	:	11 Dec 2000 Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	IOOF Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.0111008, -120.5188980
Description	:	"As a child, Warren Kidder came with his sister to Prosser to live with an aunt and uncle, Fay and Oscar Skeen. He attended Ellensburg High School for six weeks in 1935, and drove lumber truck for the Carl Ortman Lumber Co. that summer. He returned to Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1936. Warren came to Central and resided at Munson Hall. Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, he joined the Army Air Corp. He flew as top turret gunner with the Pyramidiers 98th Group in North Africa... Read More	"As a child, Warren Kidder came with his sister to Prosser to live with an aunt and uncle, Fay and Oscar Skeen. He attended Ellensburg High School for six weeks in 1935, and drove lumber truck for the Carl Ortman Lumber Co. that summer. He returned to Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1936. Warren came to Central and resided at Munson Hall. Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, he joined the Army Air Corp. He flew as top turret gunner with the Pyramidiers 98th Group in North Africa for two years and then was stationed in Italy for another year. After the war, Warren came back to Central and worked for the Honeycutt Funeral Home. Music has always been part of his life, and he joined a group called the Rodeo Quartet. This group traveled with the Royal Court promoting the Ellensburg Rodeo. (In 1940, he had met a Rodeo Princess Berneice Bender, who became Queen in 1941.) August 18, 1946, they were married. Warren taught school for one year in Toppenish in 1945-46 and then bought the Hitching Post Tavern. In July of 1955, he received his Master's Degree. He taught for a year in Thorp in 1959-60. He was later employed, from 1965 until he retired in 1983, as a counselor for the Welfare Dept. and the Employment Office. Warren can best be remembered as a tall skinny bass with a guitar in his hand. He has always been and still is an entertainer. As one person said, "Warren was first on the list for every party we ever had or ever thought of having." [A History of Kittitas County Washington 1989, volume 1, page 365]. His sister Georgia noted that Warren was five years old when their mother died from pneumonia. They went to live with their uncle, Oscar Skeen. Warren spent summers with his father while growing up. ∼Warren Orville Kidder, 82, died December 11, 2000. He was born July 1, 1918 at a homestead in the Judith Basin in Fergus County, Montana to George Drew and Rose (Skeen) Kidder. At the age of 2 and a half, he left Judith Gap with his family and moved to Wisconsin. It was there that his mother passed away. He and his sister then returned to Harlowton, Montana where they lived with an aunt and uncle, Fay (Cotton) and Oscar Skeen. Later the family moved to Prosser and in 1935, lived for a short time in Ellensburg where Warren drove truck for the Carl Ortman Lumber Company. The family returned to Prosser and Warren graduated from Prosser High School in 1936. Warren then attended Central Washington State College, and on December 8, 1941, he joined the Army Air Corps. He flew as a top turret gunner on a B-24 with the Pyamidiers 98th Group in North Africa, Suez Canal, Palestine and southern Italy. He was discharged in June of 1945, and returned to college while working for Honeycutt Funeral Home. On August 18, 1946, he married Berneice Bender. Warren taught school in Toppenish from 1945 to 1946. He then bought the Hitching Post Tavern and ran it from 1947 to 1955. He later owned Kidder Hardware in Kittitas from 1955 to 1959 and returned to Central, receiving his master's degree in July, 1959. Warren taught in Thorp for one year, 1959 to 1960, and was the bartender/assistant manager of the Moose Home for 17 years. He was later employed, from 1965 until he retired in 1983, as a counselor/assistant manager for the welfare department and employment office; Warren has been the Kittitas County Veteran service officer for the past 23 years. Warren can be remembered as a tall, skinny bass with a guitar in his hand. Music was always a part of his life. Having spent of his childhood summers in the backwoods of Montana with his father, he also became an avid outdoorsman. Reading brought him many house of pleasure and some remember the "junk" art period. Warren belonged to the Ellensburg Lodge No. 39 F and A.M. He was past commander of Temple Commandry 11 times and past high priest of Chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons. He was a member of Masada Shrine of Yakima and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He also belonged to the Grace Chapter of Easter Star. In 1999, he received the York Cross of Honor for exceptional past service to the Knights Templar. Only one such award each year is given in Washington State. Warren was a past governor and member of the Moose, Elks, and Eagles lodges. He also belonged to the Pyramidiers, veterans of desert air war WWII, American Legion, VFW, and 40-8. He also enjoyed traveling with the Eagles Senior Trailer Club. Warren was preceded in death by his parents, wife of 31 years, Berneice; and a son, Darryl Drew. He is survived by his companion of 23 years, Ester Peterson; sister, Georgia Rose Stickney of Puyallup; daughter, Deanna Rae Kidder and family; stepdaughters, Janet Mowrey and Jean Sullivan; a step grandson; many nieces, nephews, and numerous friends. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., December 15 at the Church of Christ, followed by a Veteran and Masonic graveside service. A reception follows at the American Legion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the local Masonic Lodge for Shriner's Hospital or the Singing Hills Chorus. Ellensburg Daily Record, December 15, 2000

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Warren Orville Kidder death on 11 Dec 2000 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 47.0111008
Longitude: -120.5188980

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Parent

George Drew Kidder

(1884 - 1958)

Spouse

Berneice Bender Kidder

(1916 - 1977)

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