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Centenarian Jim LaPrade chats with his daaghfter, Mrs. Charles Stegmeir.James K. LaPrade To Observe 100th BirthdaYJames K. LaPrade Sr., who came to Winslow in 1889 will observe his one hundreth birthday on Friday, Feb. 27, 1970.He was born in Clarksville, Ga. in 1870, second child of Malinda Angeline (Jones) and Vincent Henry LaPrade after the Civil War. He is the only survivor of a family of twelve children.Six children were bom before the Civil War and six were bom after the war. There were nine boys three girls.Of the nine he was the fifth of eight brothers and one sister to have lived in Winslow.Fernando T. LaPrade established himself in Winslow in 1876 hauling water to the residents of Winslow, filling their water barrels. Thereafter followed the others, Havelin, Alvin, Hinton, J.K. Cameron, Clinton, A. O. and Carrera (LaPrade) Allen.Mr. LaPrade came toWinslow at the age of 19, confident of his future in the west. He first worked for the Atlantic Pacific Railroad for $2 a day--in a ten hour day. Later he went to Mexico to work for the Southern Pacific to gain experience on the railroad to return to Winslow and hire out. In those days (1890) a fireman had to shovel a lot of coal to make a $100 a month. He was a fireman, brakeman and later a conductor.Leaving railroading to others, J. K. went into the dairy business with his brother Cfinton. In 1917 he sold his interest to move to Oklahoma.Returning to Winslow in 1922 he again entered the dairy business and was associated with it until retiring and selling his interest to his son, J.K. LaPrade Jr. in 1945. The Sunset Dairy was located one mile north of Winslow, the old BrighamCity Fort on the river, which was settled by the Mormons in 1876, present site of O'Haco Farm.Retaining his interest in the dairy business, Mr. LaPrade also owned and operated the City Garbage Service during the years of 1936-1944, when you had to canvas the whole town on foot to collect the fifty cents a month service fee.Mr. LaPrade has three children, Mrs. C.E. Stegmeir,J. K. LaPrade, Jr., of Winslow, and Mrs. Robert Houk of Guemeville, Calif. He had two older sons, Joseph who died in 1922 and Francis who died in 1947.His grandchildren are George Stegmeir, Prescott,Mrs. W. W. Hunter of Las Vegas, Nevada, Joseph E. LaPrade of Boston, and William L. Runyon of California Another grandson James R. LaPrade died in 1962. He has thirteen great grandchildren and one great great, grandchild.Mr. LaPrade has been a member and former deacon of the First Baptist Church of Winslow and attended regularly until his sight and hearing prevented his participation in the service.Thus—Winslow’ most senior citizen will take a holiday from the Winslow Manor Rest home to celebrate his traditional family birthday dinner Saturday, Feb. 28 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.E. Stegmeir.Relatives coming to help celebrate this very special occasion will arrive from California, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona cities of Prescott, Flagstaff and Phoenix;m msArmy Private First Class Wilson Phillips, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips, Winslow, Ariz., was assigned with fiie 1st Signal Brigade in Vietnam Dec. 5 as a lineman.
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