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July 22, 1931 – Jan. 3, 2013
Russell D. Putney, 81, of Bend died at his winter home in Welton, Ariz. on Jan. 3, 2013.
He was born July 22, 1931, on the Putney homestead in Ward County, N.D., to Walter and Irene (Stredwick) Putney.
Mr. Putney moved to Sweet Home in 1951. He served in the Army during the Korean War, from 1952 to 1954, attending boot camp in Texas and then, after…