This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Handy, Mendenhall, Kirkbride Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/605 Message Board Post: The Deseret News, 10/27/2002 LAYTON - Harley M. Handy died on October 25, 2002, of complications incident to age. He was 93 at the time of his death. Harley was born in Whitney, ID on Nov 20, 1908. He was the third child of sev-en born to Alonzo Hazelton Handy and Netty Pearl Mendenhall. The children to this union were Her-man Mendenhall, Gladys, Harley Mendenhall, Delca Hymas, Don Mendenhall, Alonzo Hazelton and Ruby Cunningham. He was preceded in death by sisters Gladys and Delca, brothers Herman Mendenhall and Don Mendenhall. He married Eva Lorraine Kirkbride in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 12, 1934. By this marriage they were blessed with four children, Harley K (Mesa), James Franklin, (Payson) Michael J. a stillborn son and a daughter, Susan Beth Bennett, (Syracuse). Harley was born on a farm and did farm work until 1929 when he started herding sheep. He worked on farms in Idaho, Montana and Canada. In 1929 he started herding sheep for Joe Buck in Montana. In 1930 he herded sheep for Joe Hall and in 1931 he herded sheep for Jerry Meek. The fall of 1935 he entered Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He again herded sheep the summer of 1936 during the summer vacation from college. He graduated from the Agricultural College in June of 1939 with a BS degree in Range Management. After graduating from college he went to work for the grazing service, Department of Interior in Brigham City, UT. During his 31 years as a federal employee, he worked for the Grazing Service, Indian Service, Soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service. He retired from the Bureau of Land Management the latter part of November 1969. At the time of his retirement he was the Assistant District Manager in Fillmore, UT of the Bureau of Land Management. Harley belonged to the Rotary Club while stationed in Shoshone, ID and while stationed in Fillmore he served as President and also as Secretary of the Fillmore Lions Club and Chairman for the Red Cross fund drive. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held positions as teacher in the Sunday School and Mutual Improvement, Superintendent of the Sunday School and the M.I.A. Elders Quorum President, one of the Seven Presidents of the Millard Stake 79's Quorum, a counselor in the High Priest Group and a Visiting Teacher. He lived a good life and had been very active all his life. Services will be 12 noon, Wed. Oct 30, 2002, at Lindquist Layton Mortuary, 1867 North Fairfield Road. Viewing will be Wed. only 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the mortuary. Interment, Franklin, ID at 3 p.m. E-mail condolences to the family at [email protected] Published in the Deseret News on 10/27/2002.