Cecil Oren Dye ^{1 2}

   Cause of his death was Self inflicted gun shot wound to head.

  General Notes:

LOG FIRM OWNER FOUND SHOT DEAD
Tillamook, February 9, 1952

Cecil Dye, 40, owner of the Dye logging company here was found dead in his home Friday afternoon from a gunshot wound in the head.

Tillamook County Coroner, Alan E. Lundberg, District Attorney John W. Hath away, and Sheriff Allen Birch, in a joint post-mortem report said the wound apparently was self-inflicted. Dye had been in ill health for several months. A past exalted ruler of the Tillamook Elks Lodge, Dye is survived by the widow, Helen, and two children, Connie and Judy. He was born and reared in Tillamook. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried after 8 February 1952 in the IOOF Cemetery & Mausoleum in Tillamook, OR.

Find A Grave Memorial #78184366
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Cecil married Delphia Adelia Bestul on 2 June 1931.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Delphia Adelia Bestul was born on 2 October 1913 in Macksburg, OR,^{1 3} died on 30 October 2009 in Tillamook, OR ³ and was buried on 2 November 2009 in Tillamook, OR ³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorced: Unknown. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Wedding Announcement:

Miss Delphia Bestul and Cecil Dye were united in marriage at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Connie Dye, on Tuesday night at 8:30, Rev. B. Ross Evans officiating. Mrs. Ethel Lyster, sister of the groom, was the bride's assistant and Kermit Bestul, brother of the bride, was best man. Only members of the immediate families were present.

The bride's gown was of pink silk crepe and she carried a bouquet of pink carnations and gladiolus.

The young couple left Thursday for Sandy, where they will be for several months.

They expect to return later to Tillamook.
(Source: unidentified newspaper clipping)
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Cecil next married Helen M. Shartel in 1943.¹ (Helen M. Shartel was born on 24 May 1913 ¹ and died on 16 March 1995 ¹.)