Oliver Bingham
Bingham, Oliver - Husband of Alvina Bingham, father of Clayton and Grace Bingham, Velma Nissen, Maude Halapin and Raelia Grisko. Services Saturday 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer society.
Hubbard Mortuary.
OLIVER BINGHAM
Oliver Callison Bingham, youngest son of Agnes and Samuel Bingham, Sr., was born in
1880 and raised in the Manning vicinity. He was married in 1903 to Alvina Christina Jans,
daughter of Catherine and Gustav Jans. The first years of their married life were spent on the
Bingham home farm; later they bought a farm one mile southeast of Manning.
Oliver and Alvina were parents of seven children: Velma, Bernice, Maude, Clayton, Grace, Raeia, and
Olive who died as a child. In 1933 the Bingham family moved to Westside and in 1937 to
National City, California. Within a few years, there were 68 descendants of Agnes and
Samuel Bingham, Sr. residing in this area. Alvina and Oliver celebrated their Golden
Wedding Anniversary in 1953. Oliver passed away in May, 1958 and Alvina in December,
1969, leaving the following children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Velma (Mrs. John Nissen), has one daughter Mina (Mrs. H.L. Roberts), who has two
daughters, Nancy and Linda Roberts. Bernice (Mrs. J. Burke), has a son Rodney Val
Burke. Both mother and son passed away at the age of 32. Maude (Mrs. J.E. Halapin), has
a son Jeffrey Bruce who is married to Marge Capavoni; they have a daughter Angela
Maria Halapin. Clayton married Kathleen Kane; they have two sons, Clayton Jr. and Lance
Bingham. Grace P. Bingham Raeia Jean (Mrs. F.J. Grisko) has a son, Mark Grisko, and a
daughter, Karla Susan (Mrs. P. Val Nicholson).