John Westall Talbott was a wood technologist. Who was married to Myrtle (Jeanette) Fleener and had 5 kids.
John and Jeanette got married June 12, 1938 in Moscow, ID
John Westall Talbott's Obituary:
John Westall Talbott, 70, longtime Moscow resident.
John Westall Talbott, 70, who spent most of his life working in building and wood research, died Friday evening of cancer at him Moscow home.
Talbott was known professionally for his innovative building methods and structural systems.
He also was know for his research on particleboard. Many of his building techniques and much of his research aimed at reducing waste of forest products, energy and living space.
His interests were broad and he never stopped learning new things. He learned to fly airplanes when he was in his 60s, and was a photographer, specializing in wildflowers. He had recently completed a photo inventory of plants for the Nature Conservancy at Idler's Rest on Moscow Mountain.
He was trustee of the Latah County Historical Society and had helped with a photographic survey of the Potlach Mill at Potlatch before it was dismantled. He had assisted with a photo documentary on area crop dusting.
Talbott had been on the board of directors for the Moscow Recycling Center, and was a past president of the Latah County Pioneer Association. He also was a member of the Layman's Home Missionary Movement.
He was born Jan. 15, 1959, at Ilo, now Craigmont, to Clarence and Eunice Westall Talbott. The family moved to Moscow in 1923 and Talbott graduated from Moscow High School. He entered the University of Idaho in 1930 at the age of 15, and attended college on and off over a number of years while engaged in other activities. He worked in the woods for a time as a fire lookout, logging, and in blister rust control.
During the early part of World War II, he worked on the Transisthmus Highway in Panama and then repaired aircraft instruments at the Spokane Air Depot.
After the war, he returned to Moscow, where he worked for Morrell Construction Co., building grain elevators. He built several houses with his brothers, Loyal, then formed a partnership with their brothers, Curtis, establishing a cabinet shop and construction business at Moscow.
Talbott began working for the Wood Technology Section at Washington State College, now WSU, in 1955. While working full time, he completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WSU in 1960. Then in 1972, at the age of 57, Talbott earned a master's degree in wood utilization at the UI.
Talbott did consultant work after he retired from WSU in 1977. He is the author of more than 20 technical papers on his building methods and research, and a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the Society for Wood Science and Technology, and Xi Sigma Pi, a forestry honorary. He received the Borden Chemical Award from the Forest Products Research Society in 1980 and the Distinguished Service Award at the WSU International Symposium on Particleboard/Composite Materials in March of this year.
He was married to Jeanette Fleener June 12, 1938, at Moscow. She survives at the family home.
Other survivors include three songs, Steven and David, both of Moscow, and Erin of Fairbanks; one daughter, Linda Steigers of Cherrylane; one brother, Loyal of Moscow; three sisters, Connie, Hatch and may Kirkwood, both of Moscow, and Ruth Harrer of Tigard, Ore.; and seven grand children,. Another daughter, Maida, a brother, Curtis, and a sister Louise Campbell, died previously.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Short's Funeral Chapel with burial following at Moscow City Cemetery. Michael Burr of Moscow United Church and Robert Johnson of Spokane will Officiate.
The family suggest memorial contributions to hospice of the Palouse, P.O. Box 946, Moscow, or the Latah County Historical Society, 110 S. Adams, Moscow, or the John Talbott Memorial Scholarship, Wood Technology Department, WSU, Pullman.
Short's Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
John and Jeanette got married June 12, 1938 in Moscow, ID
John Westall Talbott's Obituary:
John Westall Talbott, 70, longtime Moscow resident.
John Westall Talbott, 70, who spent most of his life working in building and wood research, died Friday evening of cancer at him Moscow home.
Talbott was known professionally for his innovative building methods and structural systems.
He also was know for his research on particleboard. Many of his building techniques and much of his research aimed at reducing waste of forest products, energy and living space.
His interests were broad and he never stopped learning new things. He learned to fly airplanes when he was in his 60s, and was a photographer, specializing in wildflowers. He had recently completed a photo inventory of plants for the Nature Conservancy at Idler's Rest on Moscow Mountain.
He was trustee of the Latah County Historical Society and had helped with a photographic survey of the Potlach Mill at Potlatch before it was dismantled. He had assisted with a photo documentary on area crop dusting.
Talbott had been on the board of directors for the Moscow Recycling Center, and was a past president of the Latah County Pioneer Association. He also was a member of the Layman's Home Missionary Movement.
He was born Jan. 15, 1959, at Ilo, now Craigmont, to Clarence and Eunice Westall Talbott. The family moved to Moscow in 1923 and Talbott graduated from Moscow High School. He entered the University of Idaho in 1930 at the age of 15, and attended college on and off over a number of years while engaged in other activities. He worked in the woods for a time as a fire lookout, logging, and in blister rust control.
During the early part of World War II, he worked on the Transisthmus Highway in Panama and then repaired aircraft instruments at the Spokane Air Depot.
After the war, he returned to Moscow, where he worked for Morrell Construction Co., building grain elevators. He built several houses with his brothers, Loyal, then formed a partnership with their brothers, Curtis, establishing a cabinet shop and construction business at Moscow.
Talbott began working for the Wood Technology Section at Washington State College, now WSU, in 1955. While working full time, he completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WSU in 1960. Then in 1972, at the age of 57, Talbott earned a master's degree in wood utilization at the UI.
Talbott did consultant work after he retired from WSU in 1977. He is the author of more than 20 technical papers on his building methods and research, and a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the Society for Wood Science and Technology, and Xi Sigma Pi, a forestry honorary. He received the Borden Chemical Award from the Forest Products Research Society in 1980 and the Distinguished Service Award at the WSU International Symposium on Particleboard/Composite Materials in March of this year.
He was married to Jeanette Fleener June 12, 1938, at Moscow. She survives at the family home.
Other survivors include three songs, Steven and David, both of Moscow, and Erin of Fairbanks; one daughter, Linda Steigers of Cherrylane; one brother, Loyal of Moscow; three sisters, Connie, Hatch and may Kirkwood, both of Moscow, and Ruth Harrer of Tigard, Ore.; and seven grand children,. Another daughter, Maida, a brother, Curtis, and a sister Louise Campbell, died previously.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Short's Funeral Chapel with burial following at Moscow City Cemetery. Michael Burr of Moscow United Church and Robert Johnson of Spokane will Officiate.
The family suggest memorial contributions to hospice of the Palouse, P.O. Box 946, Moscow, or the Latah County Historical Society, 110 S. Adams, Moscow, or the John Talbott Memorial Scholarship, Wood Technology Department, WSU, Pullman.
Short's Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
John Westall Talbott was a wood technologist. Who was married to Myrtle (Jeanette) Fleener and had 5 kids.
John and Jeanette got married June 12, 1938 in Moscow, ID
John Westall Talbott's Obituary:
John Westall Talbott, 70, longtime Moscow resident.
John Westall Talbott, 70, who spent most of his life working in building and wood research, died Friday evening of cancer at him Moscow home.
Talbott was known professionally for his innovative building methods and structural systems.
He also was know for his research on particleboard. Many of his building techniques and much of his research aimed at reducing waste of forest products, energy and living space.
His interests were broad and he never stopped learning new things. He learned to fly airplanes when he was in his 60s, and was a photographer, specializing in wildflowers. He had recently completed a photo inventory of plants for the Nature Conservancy at Idler's Rest on Moscow Mountain.
He was trustee of the Latah County Historical Society and had helped with a photographic survey of the Potlach Mill at Potlatch before it was dismantled. He had assisted with a photo documentary on area crop dusting.
Talbott had been on the board of directors for the Moscow Recycling Center, and was a past president of the Latah County Pioneer Association. He also was a member of the Layman's Home Missionary Movement.
He was born Jan. 15, 1959, at Ilo, now Craigmont, to Clarence and Eunice Westall Talbott. The family moved to Moscow in 1923 and Talbott graduated from Moscow High School. He entered the University of Idaho in 1930 at the age of 15, and attended college on and off over a number of years while engaged in other activities. He worked in the woods for a time as a fire lookout, logging, and in blister rust control.
During the early part of World War II, he worked on the Transisthmus Highway in Panama and then repaired aircraft instruments at the Spokane Air Depot.
After the war, he returned to Moscow, where he worked for Morrell Construction Co., building grain elevators. He built several houses with his brothers, Loyal, then formed a partnership with their brothers, Curtis, establishing a cabinet shop and construction business at Moscow.
Talbott began working for the Wood Technology Section at Washington State College, now WSU, in 1955. While working full time, he completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WSU in 1960. Then in 1972, at the age of 57, Talbott earned a master's degree in wood utilization at the UI.
Talbott did consultant work after he retired from WSU in 1977. He is the author of more than 20 technical papers on his building methods and research, and a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the Society for Wood Science and Technology, and Xi Sigma Pi, a forestry honorary. He received the Borden Chemical Award from the Forest Products Research Society in 1980 and the Distinguished Service Award at the WSU International Symposium on Particleboard/Composite Materials in March of this year.
He was married to Jeanette Fleener June 12, 1938, at Moscow. She survives at the family home.
Other survivors include three songs, Steven and David, both of Moscow, and Erin of Fairbanks; one daughter, Linda Steigers of Cherrylane; one brother, Loyal of Moscow; three sisters, Connie, Hatch and may Kirkwood, both of Moscow, and Ruth Harrer of Tigard, Ore.; and seven grand children,. Another daughter, Maida, a brother, Curtis, and a sister Louise Campbell, died previously.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Short's Funeral Chapel with burial following at Moscow City Cemetery. Michael Burr of Moscow United Church and Robert Johnson of Spokane will Officiate.
The family suggest memorial contributions to hospice of the Palouse, P.O. Box 946, Moscow, or the Latah County Historical Society, 110 S. Adams, Moscow, or the John Talbott Memorial Scholarship, Wood Technology Department, WSU, Pullman.
Short's Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
John and Jeanette got married June 12, 1938 in Moscow, ID
John Westall Talbott's Obituary:
John Westall Talbott, 70, longtime Moscow resident.
John Westall Talbott, 70, who spent most of his life working in building and wood research, died Friday evening of cancer at him Moscow home.
Talbott was known professionally for his innovative building methods and structural systems.
He also was know for his research on particleboard. Many of his building techniques and much of his research aimed at reducing waste of forest products, energy and living space.
His interests were broad and he never stopped learning new things. He learned to fly airplanes when he was in his 60s, and was a photographer, specializing in wildflowers. He had recently completed a photo inventory of plants for the Nature Conservancy at Idler's Rest on Moscow Mountain.
He was trustee of the Latah County Historical Society and had helped with a photographic survey of the Potlach Mill at Potlatch before it was dismantled. He had assisted with a photo documentary on area crop dusting.
Talbott had been on the board of directors for the Moscow Recycling Center, and was a past president of the Latah County Pioneer Association. He also was a member of the Layman's Home Missionary Movement.
He was born Jan. 15, 1959, at Ilo, now Craigmont, to Clarence and Eunice Westall Talbott. The family moved to Moscow in 1923 and Talbott graduated from Moscow High School. He entered the University of Idaho in 1930 at the age of 15, and attended college on and off over a number of years while engaged in other activities. He worked in the woods for a time as a fire lookout, logging, and in blister rust control.
During the early part of World War II, he worked on the Transisthmus Highway in Panama and then repaired aircraft instruments at the Spokane Air Depot.
After the war, he returned to Moscow, where he worked for Morrell Construction Co., building grain elevators. He built several houses with his brothers, Loyal, then formed a partnership with their brothers, Curtis, establishing a cabinet shop and construction business at Moscow.
Talbott began working for the Wood Technology Section at Washington State College, now WSU, in 1955. While working full time, he completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WSU in 1960. Then in 1972, at the age of 57, Talbott earned a master's degree in wood utilization at the UI.
Talbott did consultant work after he retired from WSU in 1977. He is the author of more than 20 technical papers on his building methods and research, and a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the Society for Wood Science and Technology, and Xi Sigma Pi, a forestry honorary. He received the Borden Chemical Award from the Forest Products Research Society in 1980 and the Distinguished Service Award at the WSU International Symposium on Particleboard/Composite Materials in March of this year.
He was married to Jeanette Fleener June 12, 1938, at Moscow. She survives at the family home.
Other survivors include three songs, Steven and David, both of Moscow, and Erin of Fairbanks; one daughter, Linda Steigers of Cherrylane; one brother, Loyal of Moscow; three sisters, Connie, Hatch and may Kirkwood, both of Moscow, and Ruth Harrer of Tigard, Ore.; and seven grand children,. Another daughter, Maida, a brother, Curtis, and a sister Louise Campbell, died previously.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Short's Funeral Chapel with burial following at Moscow City Cemetery. Michael Burr of Moscow United Church and Robert Johnson of Spokane will Officiate.
The family suggest memorial contributions to hospice of the Palouse, P.O. Box 946, Moscow, or the Latah County Historical Society, 110 S. Adams, Moscow, or the John Talbott Memorial Scholarship, Wood Technology Department, WSU, Pullman.
Short's Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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