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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Norma Louise Kucera Evers (87) passed away on February 1, 2011, in Pullman, WA, from causes related to osteoporosis. A memorial service was held at the First Congregational Church of Dayton on Friday, February 4, at 1 p.m. Norma was born in Spokane on January 6, 1924. She was the younger daughter of Louis and Vera Gray Kucera. Norma attended Spokane schools but spent summers with her grandparents, Jennie and Perry Gray, in Moscow, ID. Norma was a gifted musician with absolute pitch. Her piano...
Ian Tozer Withers of Waitsburg passed away Jan. 28, 2011, at the age of 58, according to an obituary published in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Memorial services were held Tuesday at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church. Dayton resident Kenneth Crawford, 63, died Jan. 30 in Spokane VA Medical Center. Services will be held in April. Norma Louise Kucera Evers, 87 passed away in Bishop Place Retirement Community in Pullman, Wash. on Feb. 1 Kimball Funeral home is caring for the family. Full obituary will be available next week....
Floyd T. McCauley, 95, died Jan. 18, 2011, at Booker Rest Home in Dayton. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at United Methodist Church in Dayton. Pastor Bill will officiate. Floyd was born March 1, 1915, in Dayton to Charles H. and Beatrice (Tilson) Mc- Cauley. A lifelong resident, he attended schools in Dayton and was a Dayton High School Graduate. He married Frances Hubbard on January 25, 1952, in Pasco. For over 45 years he was a State Farm Agent in Dayton and had a television repair shop. He was a member of...
Beatrice June Wisdom Smith, 95, died on January 11, 2011. A private Memorial Service will be held at Church of the Apostles in Oro Valley, Arizona. Bea- trice's ashes will be buried in Waitsburg in the Wisdom plot by her parents in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Beatrice was born on June 24, 1915, in Prescott, Washington. She grew up on her parent's (Aubert & Constance Wisdom) wheat ranch near Waitsburg, Washington. Beatrice graduated from Dixie High School, where she was a local girls' basketball...
Alfred S. Pearson, Jr., beloved husband, father and friend, passed away on January 6, 2011, at his home. He was a graduate of WSU and received his doctorate of dentistry from the University of Washington. He practiced dentistry in Walla Walla for 37 years. His philosophy of life was "no fault, no blame." He lived life to the fullest and was loved and admired by every life he touched. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, at the home, sons Cameron and Christian, grandson Kaleb, brother, Randy and...
Bradley Jay "Sam" Barton, age 58 years, of 514 Tremont St. #26, Dayton, WA, died December 23, 2010, at the St. Mary Medical Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the First Christian Church in Dayton with Pastor Jim Edwards officiating. Sam was born August 29, 1952, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Randall "Jay" and Florence Earl Barton. The family moved to Dayton in 1963, where he attended Dayton Schools with the class of 1971 until he moved to Boise, ID. He returned to the Dayton area in the early 1970s and...
Clifford I. Henze died December 19, 2010, in Kennewick, Washington. He was 93 years old. Clifford was born on October 31, 1917, in Highland, Missouri, to Fred and Buelah Henze. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1936. After graduating, Clifford worked in farming. He married Irene Echternkamp on February 21, 1940. They were married for 56 years before her passing in 1996. They had four children together. Clifford served his country in the United States Army working as a nurse. He was trained as a surgeon's assistant in Battle Creek,...
Dayton resident Terry Jay Brown, 61, died at Providence St. Mary in Walla Walla, Wash., on December 18, 2010, after losing his battle with cancer. A memorial dinner will be served at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at the Dayton Blue Mt. Eagles Lodge, 222 E. Main. Terry was born on Nov. 12, 1949, in Dayton, Washington, to Clinton and Doris Annabelle (Jones) Brown. Terry graduated from Dayton High School and worked for Columbia County Farm Bureau in Columbia County, Wash. Terry had a way with...
June 12, 1919 - November23, 2010 Leslie C. Pardue, 91, passed away on November 23, 2010, at the VA Hospital in Spokane, Washington, following complications after surgery. Memorial services will be in the spring of 2011 at the Westside Cemetery in Lakeview, Oregon. Les was born in Lakeview, Oregon, where he grew up and married his childhood sweetheart. He worked many years as a logger with his own truck and even served as Justice of the Peace in Lakeview. Les moved his family from Lakeview in 1959 and worked as a heavy equipment operator in O...
died peacefully at home in Dayton on November 6, 2010, surrounded by his family. A celebration of Steve's life will be held Saturday, November 20, 2010, at 11 a.m., at the Dayton First Congregational Church, 214 S. Third Street. The Rev. Bill Graham and the Rev. Mike Ferrians will officiate. Steve was born September 1951, in Monterey Park, California, to Carol and Walter B. Edwards. He graduated from Gooding High School in Gooding, Idaho, in 1969. Steve married his life partner, Roslyn Lydia...
Norman "Cougar"Eaton passed away on October 14, 2010, peacefully at home. The Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 29, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Harvest Christian Center in Dayton, Washington. Private family interment will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice through the Professional Funeral Directors Crematory, 2112 S.2nd, Walla Walla, Wash. Norman was born on May 4, 1929, to Walter Laura Pearl Spragg Eaton. Lifetime resident of Columbia County, he farmed with his father on Ec...
Deloris longtime resident of Prescott, Washington, Deloris died October 16, 2010, in College Place. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 22, at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 607 E. Main St, Walla Walla. Private family graveside services will take place prior to memorial services at the Mt. View Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the Spokane Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children or to the Alzheimer's Foundation through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St, Mil...
Nikki Mayberry Lamb, 38, died at her Walla Walla home October 9, 2010. Her parents are Darrell and Judy Mayberry of Walla Walla. Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S Main St., Milton Freewater took care of the family....
Stella Baker, 103, former longtime Prescott resident, died Sept. 15, 2010, at Regency at the Park. Arrangements are pending at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla....
Virginia "Ginny" Jacobsen, former longtime Prescott resident, 83, died Sept. 13, 2010, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home. Arrangements are pending at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla....
Juanita Huxoll of Dayton, Washington, died on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Kadlec Medical Center. She was 78. Born July 8, 1932, in Finley, Wash., Juanita was the youngest of nine children. She married Mike Huxoll on July 18, 1950, in Pendleton, Ore. They settled down and raised their family in the Huntsville/Dayton area. Juanita loved camping, gardening and enjoyed going to movies with her children and grandchildren. Her greatest joy was her family. Her caring passion for children led her to become a foster parent at the age of 72. She is...
Waitsburg resident Richard Thomas "Dick" Chissus, 77, died September 14, 2010, at Eagle Springs Specialty Care Community in College Place, Washington. At his request there will be no service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, Washington 99362. Dick was born May 15, 1933, in Wapato, Wash., to Sinclaire and Elizabeth Pearl Bedow Chissus. He worked in construction as a brick layer. He loved playing and watching baseball, winning several national championships as a pitcher...
Lifelong Waitsburg resident Patsy Abel, 72, died at home. A loving housewife, mother grandmother and great grandmother, she will be missed. Patsy was a member of the Dayton art club, she painted wonderful oil and water paintings. She was a member of Dayton art club. The daughter of Arthur and Viola Stedman in Waitsburg, Wash. Patsy May Abel was born on October 12, 1935. She graduated from Waitsburg in 1953 and married James Richard Abel in 1954. Patsy is survived by her husband of 57 years, James Abel, at home in Waitsburg, daughter, Ka...
17, long-time resident of Spokane, died Aug. 22. A celebration of Barbie's life was held Tuesday, Aug. 24. Barbara was born in Waitsburg on Jan. 22, 1921, to G. Earl and Niona Freeman. Mrs. Barbara "Barbie" Huf f graduate d fro m Waitsburg High School, Class of 1938, and went on to Washington State University, where she became a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Barbie later received her Bachelors of Arts in Education from Eastern Washington University. She went on to be a teacher for 21 years before retiring in 1985. Barbie was...
Dorothy Frances Hampton, 87, of Portland, died at her home Aug. 9, 2010. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Bishop Funeral Chapel, Pendleton. Interment will be in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Dorothy was born to John Patrick "Jack" and Helen Harrington Sweet Dec. 28, 1922, in Prescott, Ariz. Dorothy graduated from grammar school in Phoenix, from Globe High School in Globe, Ariz., in 1940, and from Arizona State College in Flagstaff, Ariz., with a degree in Eng...
Clyde resident Klara Lovise Walthew passed away June 23, 2010. She was born in Norway on October 12, 1947, to Nils Rasmussen (deceased) and Suzanne Estes. Klara is survived by her mother, Susanne Estes of Walla Walla; her husband Wayne Walthew at the home in Clyde, Wash., north of Prescott; a sister, Sonja Henderson of Walla Walla; a daugther and son-in-law, Michelle and David Brock of Prescott; a son, Eric Walthew of Clyde, Wash.; and two grandsons, Preston Brock of Walla Walla and David Sevrin Brock of Prescott. She was so loved and wi...
Long-time area resident Jesse Donald Nettles, 75, of 733 S. 3rd St. Dayton, Wash., died August 12, 2010, at the Dayton General Hospital. There are no public services. Don was born February 11, 1935, in Arlberg, Arkansas to Jesse and Gladys Dobbs Nettles. He came to Waitsburg with his family in 1947 where he attended school. He joined the Air Force and specialized in Radar operations and also attended Indiana State College. Upon discharge from the service he worked as an electrician for Northwest Mobile Homes in Spokane. He married Betty B...
Long-time Dayton resident Bennie Warren Janes, 81, of 208 E. Tremont St., died suddenly and peacefully at his home on August 11, 2010. A Remembrance Gathering in Bennie's honor will be held on Thursday, August 19, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Dayton Senior Center. Friends are invited to stop by to greet the family and share a memory or story of Bennie. A private family service will be held at a later date on the Lochsa River in Idaho. Bennie was born January 28, 1929, in Pickens County, Alabama, to James Morris Janes and Sarah Perrigin J...
Waitsburg resident Carl W. Henze, 89, of 250 W. 6th St. Waitsburg died August 14, 2010, at the Booker Rest Home in Dayton. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Waitsburg Christian Church with Pastor Mike Ferrians officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Waitsburg City Cemetery. Carl was born February 3, 1921, in Lima, Ill., to Frederick and Beulah Murfin Henze. He attended school in Marceline and Ursa, Ill. He suffered with chronic asthma and at an early age moved to Tucson, Ariz., where he found...
Franklin D. 'Frank' Vawter, 32, ofWaitsburg, passed away unexpectedlyAug. 7, 2010. Frank was born in Greeley, Colo., on April 19, 1978,to Cleo Saenz. The family moved to Dayton in 1987.Frank attended Dayton School District schoolsthrough graduation. He was active in band, wrestlingand football. Frank was selected as an all-state foot-ball player his senior year. After graduation in 1998, Frank attended CentralOregon College on a football scholarship until a kneeinjury cut his career short. He...
