Robert Lee Bybee

Death Summons Valley Pioneer

Robert L. Bybee, 91, Victim of Pneumonia; Was Prominent in State Politics

Robert Lee Bybee, 91, at one time prominent in Idaho political circles, passed away at a local hospital Friday night, a victim of pneumonia. He had been in the hospital only a few days. Mr. Bybee was born in Clay County, Indiana, May 4, 1838. His early boyhood was spent in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Utah. In 1885 the family settled at Weber river, seven miles from Ogden, Utah, where the family took up ranching. In 1857 he was married to Jane Miller. Before moving to Idaho in 1883, he was married to Harriet Raymond, who now survives him. In 1858 Mr. Bybee accompanied an expedition of 150 men from Ogden to Salmon City, Idaho, for the purpose of bringing back to Utah a number of families who had been attacked by Indians and many of them killed and wounded. The settlement was broken up and the people taken to Utah at the time when Fort Hall was the only settlement in the Snake river valley. Mr. Bybee settled in Menan upon moving to Idaho. His home at the time of his death was in Rigby. He was senator from Bingham county in 1901, elected on a fusion democratic ticket, and played a prominent part in the political life of the state.

He is survived by 11 children, 61 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. The children surviving are Frank Bybee and Mrs. A. H. Boomer of Idaho Falls, James Bybee of Boise, Mrs. C. W. Poole of Rexburg, Mrs. Jabez Nowlin of Clareshom, Canada, Ray Bybee and Mrs. Ida Campbell of Anaconda, Mont.: Mrs. Arthur Hancey of Osgood, Leslie Bybee of Rigby and Harold Bybee of Pocatello.

The body was taken Friday to Rigby under the direction of the Flamm-Eckersall undertaking company of that place. The body will be returned here Monday morning, where it will lay in state at the Leslie Poole home on F Street until time of services Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the L.D.S. Tabernacle.

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