Herbert Eugene Acree
1895 - 1986 (91 years)-
Name Herbert Eugene Acree [1, 2] Birth 21 Feb 1895 Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas 
[2] Gender Male Death 1 May 1986 Boise, Ada County, Idaho [2] Obituary 3 May 1986 Boise, Ada County, Idaho [2] Idaho Statesman
Herbert E. Acree
NAMPA - Herbert E. Acree, 91, of Nampa, died Thursday, May 1, 1986, in a Boise hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. Rev. Leo W. Reed of the Nampa First Baptist Church will officiate, under direction of the Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa. Friends are asked to please meet at the cemetery.
Mr. Acree, a retired welder, was born Feb. 21, 1895, at Gonzales, Texas, and was reared and educated in Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I spent some of his military duty in France. He was honorably discharged in 1919. He married Jewell Binyon in 1921 at Bridgeport, Texas. They lived in and Oklahoma before moving to Nampa in 1926. He farmed in the Sunnyridge area of Nampa for a number of years. He later went to work the city of Nampa. He also worked as a welder for several years.
He was a member of War Eagle Barracks #459, Veterans of World War I; and a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of Nampa; four sons, Jack and R. L. Acree, both of Boise, Pete Acree of Lewiston and Phil Acree of Wheatland, Calif.; a daughter, Doris Fellows of Reno, Nev.; two brothers, John Acree of Nampa and Richard Acree of El Reno, Okla.; a sister, Pearl Oberquelle of Yakima, Wash.; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Burial 5 May 1986 Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho [2] Person ID I18378 CCBasic Last Modified 17 Oct 2025
Father Acree d. Yes, date unknown Mother (Acree) d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F7359 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jewell Binyon d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1921 Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas [2] Children 1. Robert Lonnie Acree, b. 12 May 1922, Geary, Blaine County, Oklahoma d. 8 Oct 1998 (Age 76 years)2. Pete Acree d. Yes, date unknown 3. Phil Acree d. Yes, date unknown 4. Doris Acree d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F7084 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Oct 2025
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Sources - [S347] Idaho. Boise., Idaho, Ada County, Boise -- The Idaho Statesman Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 6 Jan 2024, "Robert L. Acree," 13 October 1998, online archives (https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-idaho-statesman/854/ : accessed 01 Dec 2023).
- [S347] Idaho. Boise., Idaho, Ada County, Boise -- The Idaho Statesman Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 17 Oct 2025, "Herbert E. Acree," 03 May 1986, online archives (https://www.newspapers.com/image/914722952/ : accessed 17 Oct 2025).
- [S347] Idaho. Boise., Idaho, Ada County, Boise -- The Idaho Statesman Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 6 Jan 2024, "Robert L. Acree," 13 October 1998, online archives (https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-idaho-statesman/854/ : accessed 01 Dec 2023).