Lyle E. Allred

Lyle E. Allred was the eighth of eleven children born to John Lutellus and Tina Christina (Frandsen) Allred on July 30, 1919. Price, Utah, was his birthplace and he grew up in Talmage, Utah, during the Great Depression. This talented, energetic, bright young man joined the Army in 1940 at Fort Douglas, Utah.

Lyle was sent to Curtis Wright Tech in California to become a sheet metal worker. The skills learned there served him a lifetime. From there he was one of eight sheet metal workers and 15 airmen assigned by the U.S. government to put together an entire Japanese Zero fighter. These men rebuilt the fighter from parts salvaged from captured Japanese planes on the Buna airstrip in New Guinea. This project provided the U.S. government invaluable data on the performance, construction, and design of the toughest WWII fighter plane. His military career ended as a Staff Sergeant in the Pacific Theater in 1945.

Returning to Utah, he met and married his eternal sweetheart and companion Lucile Camenish of Provo, Utah, on June 10, 1948. Three children blessed their lives: Deanne (Allred) Owen of Grand Coulee; Jeanette (Allred) Gappmayer of Payson, Utah; and Dale "C" Allred of Woodland Hills, Utah.

The Allred's have called the following places home over the years: Orem, Utah; Duchene, Utah; Lind; Colville and the last 46 years in Othello. Four Allred brothers bought a shop on Broadway called Larson Iron Works. They later changed the name of the shop to Othello Iron Works. These men manufactured the Larson bean machine for years and years.

Lyle was a craftsman and journeyman welder. Many of the water towers and underground waterways in the Othello area bear his handiwork. Lyle designed and created an electric lift chair that has two patents. He continually designed practical machines and tools to make life easier in the Allred home. He was known in the neighborhood as "Uncle Lyle" and in the community for his gorgeous tomato garden.

Lyle passed away Oct. 23, 2006 from a stroke. He is survived by his wife Lucile Allred, three children, 14 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Verlen Allred and Glen Allred, and one sister, Alene Black.

A graveside service will be at Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens Saturday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. Viewing will be Friday, Oct. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. prior to the graveside service. A meal for family and friends will be at the LDS church on the corner of Oak and 7th in Othello following the interment.