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• Person ID	I686	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert William Hufford,   b. 14 Oct 1916, Cerro Gordo, Piatt, Illinois, United States d. 20 May 2003 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Helen Patricia Gould,   b. 11 May 1920, 5303 North Magnolia Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 9 May 2001, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 3 Aug 1946	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1, 2]
  	Robert's obituary lists the marriage date as August 3, while a contemporaneous news article reports it as August 17.
  		Gould-Hufford Nuptials (St. Joseph News-Press, 27 Aug 1946, page 5) Gould-Hufford Nuptials Announcement has been received by friends here of the marriage of Miss Patricia Gould of Chicago to Robert William Hufford of San Francisco. The wedding was performed in Chicago Aug. 17. Miss Gould is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harold D. Gould of Chicago, and her husband is a former resident of St. Joseph.
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S235] Newspaper -- Decatur Herald & Review, Robert William "Bob" Hufford; obituary; 29 June 2003; accessed; 15 May 2026 (Reliability: 2). Robert William "Bob" Hufford CERRO GORDO -- Robert William "Bob" Hufford, 86, Hayden Lake, Idaho, formerly of Cerro Gordo, died May 20, 2003. Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, handled arrangements. Bob was born Oct. 14., 1916, in Cerro Gordo, the son of Frank and Bertha Wheeler Hufford. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. He served as a lieutenant colonel in the Coast Artillery Corps. While working for Quaker Oats in Chicago in 1940, he earned his private pilot's license. He was a member of Spokane's Club 21 Rotary and later, the Honolulu Rotary. He became a Paul Harris Fellow, was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge and a Shriner. Bob had a great sense of humor and enjoyed telling stories. He enjoyed bicycling, swimming, golfing, and skiing. He loved to travel and led two People-to-People tours in South America. He married Patricia Gould on Aug. 3, 1946. They moved to Lewiston, Idaho, where they started a malting barley brokerage business. The family transferred in 1954 to Spokane, where he maintained his office until retirement. He also had satellite offices in Moses Lake, Idaho, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. She preceded him in death. Surviving are his daughters, Holly Brooks and husband Jim of Cornelius, Ore.; Nancy Sue Wallace and husband Marc of Hayden Lake; son, Robert W. Hufford and wife M.J. of Spokane, Idaho; seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; son, William; parents; sister, Pauline; and brother, Eldon. [S264] Newspaper -- Saint Joseph (MO) News-Press, Gould-Hufford Nuptials; 27 August 1946; page 5, column 1 (Reliability: 2). Gould-Hufford Nuptials (St. Joseph News-Press, 27 Aug 1946, page 5) Gould-Hufford Nuptials Announcement has been received by friends here of the marriage of Miss Patricia Gould of Chicago to Robert William Hufford of San Francisco. The wedding was performed in Chicago Aug. 17. Miss Gould is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harold D. Gould of Chicago, and her husband is a former resident of St. Joseph.