JOSIAH D. PRICE

J. D. “Cy” Price, civic leader, died Monday

Josiah D. “Cy” Price, age 81, died Monday evening [January 6, 1975] at his home in Elkhorn of natural causes.

Mr. Price served as Idaho Secretary of State from 1945 to 1949 when he went to Washington, D. C. to join the staff of Senator Henry Dworshak[sic]. He retired on Dec. 31, 1957 and he and his wife moved back to their ranch at Elkhorn.

A past Idaho Department commander of both the American Legion and World War I Veterans, Mr. Price served in most offices of both organizations during his long membership. He was a member of the Forty-Eight. He was also a past president of the Idaho Wildlife Association. Mr. Price was a member of the Ernest W. Jones, Post No. 65 and of the World War I Barracks here.

From 1942 to 1944 he served as state senator from Oneida County and was Republican majority whip.

Mr. Price was born in Elkhorn, Nov. 23, 1893, a son of John R. and Frances Clifford Price. He received his education in Elkhorn, Hagerman, Malad and Ogden schools, graduating from Ogden High School in 1914. He was graduated from normal school and taught in the elementary grades for three years before enrolling at Utah State Agricultural College, Logan. He joined the U.S. Army in 1917 and served until 1919 at Camp Lewis, Wash.

On July 1, 1919, he married Teresa Kelly of Wenatchee, Washington in St. James Cathedral, Seattle. The couple came back to Elkhorn and Mr. Price served two years as principal of the St. John School. He received at appointment in 1920 as a mail carrier on Rural Route No. 1 and retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1940 after 20 years.

Mrs. Price died Dec. 2, 1971.

Surviving are a son, David Kelly, Boise; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ila Mae) Snell, San Diego, California; Mrs. Ernest (Anna Lyle) Jones, Roy, Utah; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A son, J. D., Jr., died at age 10.

Funeral will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, in the Benson Funeral Home, Burial will be in Malad City Cemetery.

Friends may call at Benson Funeral Home Wednesday evening and Thursday prior to the service.

For those wishing to pay tribute to the memory of Mr. Price, the family suggest contributions to the Senior Citizens Center.

Senator Church pays tribute to “Cy” Price

Among those paying tribute to J. D. “Cy” Price, who died Monday was Senator Frank Church who called the Enterprise office Tuesday afternoon from his Washington office to release the following statement:

“I first met “Cy” Price when still in high school and I was participating in the American Legion’s National Oratorical Contest. Mr. Price was director at that time of the Legion’s Americanism program for the State of Idaho. He took a keen interest in my fortunes and when I won it, no one took more delight in my success. From that time on he was a friend and counselor.

“Though we were members of different parties, his friendship was never affected by partisan considerations.

“Mr. Price served Idaho well as Secretary of State, as a longtime leader in the American Legion and as a good neighbor and friend to a multitude of Idaho people.”