Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Catherine Marie Hays died peacefully at home on March 22, 2013. Cay was born on January 18, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Vancouver and Spo- kane Washington and gradu- ated from Central Valley High School in 1961. Cay attended Washington State University and received her Bachelor of Arts in 1965. While teaching at Waitsburg High School, she met Bob Hays, whom she married in 1968. After her teaching career, Cay also worked as a social worker in Yakima for Children’s Home Soci- ety, F...
Keith Orrin Carpenter died February 22, 2013, of a heart attack, in Angeles City, Philippines. He had moved to the Philippines with plans to retire there in December, 2012. Keith was born Novem- ber 19, 1952 in Walla Walla, Washington to Virgil and Mary Carpenter and raised on the family farm north of Prescott. He attended Waitsburg schools, graduat- ing from Waitsburg High School in 1971. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Walla Walla Commu- nity College in 1973 and a Bachelor of Arts in Educa- tion in 1976 from Eastern Washington...
Duane Robert Gusse, age 69, passed away peacefully in his home in Olympia, Wash. on February 1. He was born to Byron and Florence Gusse on January 1, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash. He attended school in Waitsburg, where he dis- covered his talent and love for music and sports. While still in high school, he began his musical career playing keyboards and singing in popular local bands. He attended various colleges over the years including Central Washington University and Portland State University. While...
Herman (Lucky) Ely Cunningham, Jr, 87, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, February 2, at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston. He was born December 30, 1925 to Herman E. Cunningham, Sr. and Elizabeth Cunningham (Hill) in St. Louis, Missouri. He is survived by his daughter, Lynna Moors; granddaughter, Samantha Steele; great-granddaugh- ter, Ariya Steele, all of Lewiston; and sister Vida Petersen of Dayton. He was preceded in death by his parents Herman E. Cunningham, Sr, Elizabeth Cunningham; brother, Herbert Cunningham; and sister, Helen...
Cindy was born in Walla Walla at the General Hospital. She grew up in many places in the US, but began attending school in Waitsburg for grade school and Prescott for Jr. High School. She attended school from her fresh- man year to graduation at Wa-Hi in 1975. Cindy then attended WWCC for three years. She moved to Missoula, Mon- tana to attended vocational Tech Center (LPN) training. She worked at St. Lukes Hospital in Missoula. Cindy loved her time in Montana; particularly the spiritual...
All are invited to a Memorial Celebration of Bob’s life, to be held in the Community Presbyterian Church, 11 NE Cole, Wilbur, Wash. at 1:00pm on Saturday, February 23. Graveside interment services for Bob will take place at a later date in the Waitsburg Cemetery. Bob was born in Starbuck on March 21, 1927, the eighth and final child of Thomas Patrick and Goldie (Schoonover) Estes. On January 20, 2013, his loving wife Marie by his side, Bob left this world from Spokane’s Deaconess Medical Cen...
It is with deep sorrow we announce that Darrold A. Williams, 39, passed away Jan. 11 at Dayton General Hospital. He was born on March 23, 1973 in Boise, Ida. He was the son of the late Dwight "Bud" Lloyd and the late Howard Williams and mother, Suzyann (McCustion) Lloyd. Darrold graduated from Dayton High School in 1992. After high school he attended Walla Walla Community College where he received his degree in culinary arts. He then went on to work at the Red Lion Inn in Boise as a chef. Da...
Lifetime area resident, Daniel E. Wood, 78, passed away December 22, 2012, at Regency at The Park, 420 SE Myra Road, College Place, Washington. Dan was born November 7, 1934, in Walla Walla, to Francis and Mabel Horney Wood. Although he lived in Walla Walla all his adult life, he grew up in Waitsburg and graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1952. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1954 and served until 1957. In 1958, he married Mary Ann Moro in Walla Walla. They later divorced. He worked for...
It was a bloody good life: Dona Little Wolf was born to Jack and Margaret Corner in Wychitella, Vic- toria, Australia on March 8, 1923. Jack, so happy to have his first child, stopped at a few pubs on his way to town to register Dona's birth so that by the time he arrived at City Hall it was March 10. Jack reckoned that birthdate was as good as any. Dona had three sisters, Joy McLaugh- lin, Ail e e n Frost and Joanne Corner, all of whom preceded her in death. Dona was a tomboy, be- ing the son...
Waitsburg resident, Robert Simpson Moulton, 69, passed away December 23, 2012, after a long, heroic struggle with cancer. Born March 12, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert and Dolcie Moulton, he moved to Waitsburg in 1990 and worked at the Prescott School District as a janitor until he retired in 2008. Robert was an avid fan of the Old West; he collected memorabilia and explored ghost towns in California and Nevada. He will always be remembered for his good humor and his kindness and consideration of others. He is survived by his...
A rdath “Ardie” Alice (Pierson) Henze went to be with our Lord 12-12-12. Ardie was born Nov. 28, 1921, to Roy and Katherine (Miller) Pierson in Hillsdale Township, Eddy County, N.D. She received her education in the Warwick School system, graduating in 1938, where she was active in sports, especially basketball. Church was an important part of the Pierson family and Ardie played piano and organ and sang with the choir as a member of the Warwick Lutheran Church. In the fall of 1939, Ardie went to...
Charles Lowell Turner, 74, passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Ken- newick, WA on November 5, 2012. One of five children, he was born on September 16, 1938 to Lloyd & Margaret Burnell Turner in Dayton, WA. He spent his early youth in the Turner area and attended Dayton schools, where he graduated in 1956. He participated in basket- ball, 4-H and FFA where he was awarded a State Farmer degree. In May of 1957, his father Lloyd Turner was killed in a farming accident and in June of that year Chuck took over the family farm. June 9, 1957...
A memorial service celebrating the life of Carol Ann Hinchliffe James, formerly of Waits- burg, will be held Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 10 a.m. The service will be held at The Christian Church of Waitsburg, with Pastor Mike Ferrians presiding....
Kevin Cameron Wing- er aka K. C., 23, passed away at his home in Waitsburg on No- vember 3rd, 2012. K.C. was born in Walla Walla, WA. to Paul Kev- in Winger and Carol Jean (Witt) White on May 17, 1989. He attended school in Waitsburg and graduated in 2007. He was employed by his father at Wing-Air in Huntsville, WA. K.C. loved doing any- thing outdoors. He was a hunter, fisherman, motor- cycle rider, and all around daredevil. K.C. loved spending time with his family and many friends. He adored his nieces and nephew and always made them smile...
Lifetime Waitsburg resident, Elmer Hays, 86, passed away Oct. 1, 2012, at his home. One of 10 children, Elmer was born Nov. 7, 1928, in Waitsburg, to Robert and Elsie Sieckman Hays. He graduated from Waits- burg High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy as a frogman during WWII and was called back to serve in the Korean War. He worked on sea-go- ing tug boats in the Pacific Ocean, between the Bering Sea, Alaska and down to California. He returned to the Waits- burg area where he did farm work. On November 8, 1963, he and Joan Raymond...
Longtime area resident Ed Lawrence, 93, died September 14, 2012 at his beloved farm, Springacres Ranch. Edwin Fulton Lawrence was born December 24, 1918 to Edward and Edna Fulton Lawrence in Moscow, Idaho. His mother, Edna, died in the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1920 and the family decided that Ed would live with Edna's sister, Katy, and her husband Frank Neace. Katy and Frank had no children of their own and were happy to assume a parenting role. Ed visited his father in Chehalis during...
Brice N. Jones passed September 10, 2012 in Walla Walla after a brief bout with cancer. Brice was born on September 9, 1959 in Dayton, Washington to Richard R. Miller and Iola S. Peterson. He lived in and attended school in Waitsburg from 1970 to 1977 and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1978. Brice worked for the District 4 Fire Department while attending Walla Walla Community College. In 1981, he transferred to Eastern Washington University where he studied Computer Science. Brice married his soul mate, Sarah Teresa Clevenger, on A...
Walla Walla - Local Veterinarian, Dr. Perry Hugh Price Jr. , 73 passed away September 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Perry arrived in this world on his Mother's Birthday, April 3, 1939 in Eugene, Oregon, to Perry H. Price Sr. and Gladys Bibee Price. His formative years, with sister Linda, were spent in Big Arm, Montana near his grandparents, Golden and Hattie Bibee. It was on their farm that Perry was set on his path of life, caring for animals. He attended the one room school...
Walla Walla - Joseph Day Bodman, 97, passed away September 4, 2012, at his home at Wheatland Village, 1500 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, Washington. Joseph was born December 26, 1914, in Alsask, Saskatchewan Canada to George Pratt and Luella Clara McCracken Bodman. He graduated from Washington State College in 1938, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. On October 9, 1939, he and his teenage sweetheart, Dorothy Jane Grummett, married in Fairbanks, Alaska. He worked as a su...
Carol Ann Hinchliffe James, of Ruston, Louisiana, formerly of Waitsburg, Washington, passed away Thursday, Sep- tember 6, 2012, at the age of 60, after a courageous eight-year battle with cancer. Visitation and a memorial service were held Monday, September 10, 2012, at Trin- ity United Methodist Church in Ruston. The family plans to hold a memorial service in Waitsburg at a later date. Carol was born in Walla Walla, Washington, on Janu- ary 29, 1952, and raised in Waitsburg, Washington. She is...
Lloyd N. Rainwater Jr. passed away Sunday August 19th in Palm Springs CA. A native son of Dayton, Washington, he was the oldest son, of 5 children, born to Lloyd Rainwater Sr. and Kathryn Newell Rainwater on January 24, 1920. His grandfather, Jacob Rainwater was an early settler in Dayton in 1874, establishing a wheat farm, raising beef cattle and managing their large forested property. The Rainwater Ranch was awarded a Centennial Farm certificate in 1989. Lloyd attended schools in Dayton and graduated from Eastern State University in 19...
Jack Himmelberger passed away at the Booker Annex in Dayton on August 23rd, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer. He was born in Baker, OR on December 23rd, 1925 to John and Adna Byrd Himmelberger. Jack graduated early from Baker High School in 1945 as did other seniors during war time with his enlistment into the Army Air Force. After completing his tour of duty in Japan and honorable discharge, he worked at a fish- ing company in Astoria, OR then a saw mill in Seneca, OR before returning back to Baker where he met the love of his life...
Maxine J. Buchite, 87, died August 18, 2012, at Dayton General Hospital of natural causes. Maxine was born De- cember 5, 1924, in Mc- Cracken, Kansas, to Mr. Fay McClellan and Emmaline Lourane (Perkins) Bennett. Her parents moved to Idaho when she was young, and later to Western Washington when she was in her teens. Next they lived in Grand- view, Washington where she met and married David R. Buchite. They moved to the Blue Mountains to a family homestead. Maxine is survived by three children,...
Helen Maxine Smith, 74, passed away peacefully August 3, 2012, at Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Wal- la, Washington. Mrs. Smith was born June 14, 1938, in Hood River, Oregon, to Chester and Win- nie Slaughter. She attended school in Oklahoma. She was the youngest of nine children. In 1955 she married Louis Smith in Reno, Nevada. They traveled the Northwest work- ing construction. Helen was a mother and homemaker all her life. They moved to Waitsburg in 1989, after Louie retired from construction, to make it their home. Survivors include...
Kenneth E Finch, age 67, of Walla Walla died at home July 24, 2012, following a short but courageous battle with cancer. Ken was born April 29, 1945, in Ordance, Oregon, to Robert and Etha Finch. Ken grew up mainly in Waitsburg, and after many years away from his roots, returned to the Walla Walla area in 2007 after a long career in the airline industry. He was a proud American and served our country in the Vietnam War. He loved fly fishing in local streams and enjoyed countless hobbies and...
