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Joseph Wesley Harryman

Joseph Wesley Harryman, 102, of Saratoga, Wyo., passed away Oct. 15, 2014. Joe was born in Milner, Idaho on Aug 7, 1912 to William Hezekiah Harryman and Sarah Amanda Bradshaw. He left home at the early age of 6 and worked for various farmers along the Snake River.

He graduated from high school in Seattle, Wash.

He later contracted Polio and spent 9 months in an Iron Lung.

He worked his way down the coast to Southern California where he worked and managed Standard Oil gas stations.

He then took advantage of an opportunity to work in Saudi Arabia building housing for the oil field workers, where...

 

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