Buhl School, 5th Grade, 1947-48, Alice Blayney teacher, Bud Coley is in front row, fourth from left

This photo is from Colleen Coley Todd.  She lives in Buhl and is my cousin through the Coley line.

I thought I better share it in hopes we might be able to name some more of the individuals in the photo.  Any information I get I would be happy to add and update.  I would anticipate most of these kids were born in 1935-1936.

I know two of the people in the photo.  The name of the teacher, Alice Blayney, caught my eye.  I have been involved in some Blayney litigation in Minidoka County for 4 years now.  I was curious if she was related.

Alice Marguerite Blayney was born 3 July 1923 in Acequia, Minidoka, Idaho.  She later married Allen Lester McCain (1913 – 1994) 21 June 1953 in Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho.

She is the older sister of William Donald Blayney (1930 – 2014).  I am the Personal Representative of Donald Blayney and his wife Irene Vilhauer Blayney (1926 – 2015).  I am still in that probate on an appellate level and now defending a separate litigation in relation to the Probate.  How is that for a small world?

Front row, fourth from the left in the black sweater is Lorus “Bud” Ivan Coley (1936 – 1962).  He is the reason Colleen has the picture as it is her brother.  He was born 1 August 1936 in Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho and died 23 October 1962 in what may or may not be a hunting accident in Twin Falls County mountains.