Clackamas-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Reed, Bertie July 29, 1929
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Canby Herald August 8,1929
Father and Son Are Drowned Together
Recovered Bodies Buried In Zion Cemetary At Canby Sunday Afternoon
The bodies of Bert Ree and son, who were drowned in the river near Paradise, 
Montana,July 29,were recovered last Friday and shipped to Cnby for burial in 
Zion cemetary. Funeral services were conducted at the grave Sunday afternoon 
by Rev. H.A. Wanvig, pastor of the Bethany churhc in this city.
Mr.Reed, foreman of a bridge crew working in that vicinity, and his son, were 
out in the river with a motor boat drawing timbers to be used in bridge 
construction.A plank, it is said, became entangled with some object in the 
river and upset the boat,throwing the father and osn in the water.
Norma Wall,a young girl, and a foreman of the Northen Pacific Co., were the 
only ones who witnessed the accident,but were unable to render any assistance. 
The girl ran for help and the man did all he could to rescue the man and boy, 
but no boat was available and the two bodies went out of sight iin the deep 
water,only to be revovered five days later after a diligent search.
Mr.Reed had been working on the river every evenin,according to Mrs. Reed,who 
is here with her sister,Mrs.Roy Parmenter, at the present time.He had been 
such a cool master-hand on the water that no fear was ever entertained for his 
saftey.He was an expert swimmer and had worked with boats for years.It is 
believed that he undertook to save the boy and lost his own life in the 
attempt.The river is rapid and dangerous below the place that the accident 
occurred, and it is thought that the under current drew the unfortunate father 
and son into the dep water.
Mr.Reed had lived in Portland for some time.He is survived by his widow,two 
girls and two boys,the oldest girl 13 and the youngets boy fourteen months.He 
was 39 years of age and his son was 11.

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