Memorial service is pending for Percy Monroe Othus, 72, who died Sunday in a San Francisco hospital after a brief illness. Former Portlander, and retired civil engineer, he was a resident of Modesto, California at the time of his death.
Born in September, 1892, in Colorado, he came to Oregon in 1911. In 1917 he joined the Bureau of Public Roads, and served as an engineer for Southern Pacific in Portland 16 years.
With Shell Oil Company nine years, he held executive engineering posts in Seattle, San Fransisco, Salt Lake City and Honolulu.
He joined the Corps of Engineers in Portland in 1941, retiring December 31, 1957. In 1946, he went to China as a consultant on flood control for the Yellow River.
Mr. Othus was a member of the Amercian Society of Civil Engineers, Professional Engineers of Oregon and Society of Amercian Military Engineers.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Francine Miller Othus of Modesto; a brother, John O. Othus of Portland; a daughter, Mrs. John Russell of Santa Rosa, California; two sons, Stewart and B. John, staff member in the Associated Press Portland Bureau, and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
The family suggests that any remembrance be in the form of a contribution to the March of Dimes.
pub. Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon), 9 Feb 1965, p.6
Born in September, 1892, in Colorado, he came to Oregon in 1911. In 1917 he joined the Bureau of Public Roads, and served as an engineer for Southern Pacific in Portland 16 years.
With Shell Oil Company nine years, he held executive engineering posts in Seattle, San Fransisco, Salt Lake City and Honolulu.
He joined the Corps of Engineers in Portland in 1941, retiring December 31, 1957. In 1946, he went to China as a consultant on flood control for the Yellow River.
Mr. Othus was a member of the Amercian Society of Civil Engineers, Professional Engineers of Oregon and Society of Amercian Military Engineers.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Francine Miller Othus of Modesto; a brother, John O. Othus of Portland; a daughter, Mrs. John Russell of Santa Rosa, California; two sons, Stewart and B. John, staff member in the Associated Press Portland Bureau, and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
The family suggests that any remembrance be in the form of a contribution to the March of Dimes.
pub. Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon), 9 Feb 1965, p.6
Memorial service is pending for Percy Monroe Othus, 72, who died Sunday in a San Francisco hospital after a brief illness. Former Portlander, and retired civil engineer, he was a resident of Modesto, California at the time of his death.
Born in September, 1892, in Colorado, he came to Oregon in 1911. In 1917 he joined the Bureau of Public Roads, and served as an engineer for Southern Pacific in Portland 16 years.
With Shell Oil Company nine years, he held executive engineering posts in Seattle, San Fransisco, Salt Lake City and Honolulu.
He joined the Corps of Engineers in Portland in 1941, retiring December 31, 1957. In 1946, he went to China as a consultant on flood control for the Yellow River.
Mr. Othus was a member of the Amercian Society of Civil Engineers, Professional Engineers of Oregon and Society of Amercian Military Engineers.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Francine Miller Othus of Modesto; a brother, John O. Othus of Portland; a daughter, Mrs. John Russell of Santa Rosa, California; two sons, Stewart and B. John, staff member in the Associated Press Portland Bureau, and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
The family suggests that any remembrance be in the form of a contribution to the March of Dimes.
pub. Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon), 9 Feb 1965, p.6
Born in September, 1892, in Colorado, he came to Oregon in 1911. In 1917 he joined the Bureau of Public Roads, and served as an engineer for Southern Pacific in Portland 16 years.
With Shell Oil Company nine years, he held executive engineering posts in Seattle, San Fransisco, Salt Lake City and Honolulu.
He joined the Corps of Engineers in Portland in 1941, retiring December 31, 1957. In 1946, he went to China as a consultant on flood control for the Yellow River.
Mr. Othus was a member of the Amercian Society of Civil Engineers, Professional Engineers of Oregon and Society of Amercian Military Engineers.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Francine Miller Othus of Modesto; a brother, John O. Othus of Portland; a daughter, Mrs. John Russell of Santa Rosa, California; two sons, Stewart and B. John, staff member in the Associated Press Portland Bureau, and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
The family suggests that any remembrance be in the form of a contribution to the March of Dimes.
pub. Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon), 9 Feb 1965, p.6
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