Person:Ernest Southard (1)

Notes for Audrey Purdin and Ernest Southard: There Honeymoon was spent in Seaside ,Oregon. They first wedding night was spent in a barn in the hayloft on the way

Cause of Death: Heart Attack Notes for Ernest Edward Southard: Ernie was born in 1901 to a Norwegian immigrant Anna Olson. He grew up in Neillsville Wisconsin. He had a sister Ada Amanda who was born in 1899 and died 1901 or 1902. He said he used to make a money on the Jewish Sabbath by lighting there fires for a nickel as they were not allowed to do so. His mother had been married before in Norway and had a son his half brother. She married Marion Southard here in the US. He moved to Portland,Oregon and attend Kellogg elementary. He never went to high School. Ernie owned a gas station for a time. Ernie was a Truck driver for Safeway grocery stores. He later moved up into management. He raised Shetland ponies and would bring them to the company picnic and let the children ride for free. Ernie loved horses and the old west. He read everything Zane Grey ever wrote.