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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Bill passed away on October 31, 2022, in his sleep at Eagle Springs in College Place. He was born September 10, 1940, in Ontario, OR to Chester B. and Loretta Donovan Stonecipher. He was 82. He was a member of the long-time families of early pioneers William Harvey Stonecipher and Cornelius Donovan. He attended schools in Waitsburg and Walla Walla, graduating in 1958 from St. Patrick's High School. He graduated from Seattle University with a degree in Commercial Science in 1962. In early 1963...
Mary Anne Maier, 69, from Dayton, Washington passed away after a brief illness at OSHU Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Mary was born on August 17, 1953, in Dayton to Kenneth and Barbara Tewalt, growing up and going to school in Dayton. She loved the outdoors and was an accomplished hang glider, featured in several magazines. Preceded in death by her parents and brother Ron. She is survived by her husband Robert Clark at home, sons Eddie Tewalt and Atticus Faul (Christina), and her granddaughter Olive. She is also survived by her brothers Randy...
We are heartbroken to announce the sudden and unexpected death on August 7, 2022, of Glenda Kaye Barron, 65, of Dayton, WA. Glenda was born December 29, 1956, to Norman and Marilyn (Williams) Roff in Dayton, where she lived her entire life. She graduated from Dayton High School in 1975 and married Charles (Bob) Barron later that year. They had two children, Angela and Charlie. Bob and Glenda were married until his passing in 2006. Glenda retired in 2020 after 30 years as a Correctional Officer...
Harold Vance Price ("Vance") passed away peacefully on Friday, June 24, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington, surrounded by family. Vance was born to Harold W. Price and Verna Melvina (Hurst) Price of Waitsburg, Washington, on May 11, 1934. Vance was raised on the family farm in Waitsburg, along with his sister, Donna, and his uncle, Lyman "Ike" Hurst, who made a great impact on his life. He graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1952 and attended Central Washington...
June Preston, one of the last remaining child actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age turned world-renowned opera singer, has passed away in Montclair, NJ at age 93. June Preston was born December 29, 1928, in Glendale, CA. She was discovered on the RKO studio lot at age three which resulted in two consecutive 7-year contracts, as well as working for various other movie studios throughout the years. Preston made her screen debut at age 4 as the daughter of Hilda Vaughn’s Mrs. Blewett in RKO’s Anne...
Dallas Yvonne Uthe, age 91, formerly of Presho, SD, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 15, 2022, at Touchmark at All Saints in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, June 24th at the Presho Methodist Church in Presho with a viewing one hour prior to the services. Burial will be at the Presho City Cemetery. Dallas was born on June 2, 1931, to John & Irene (Harlan) Hulce in Vivian, SD. Dallas was raised on a ranch south of Vivian and attended grade school...
Val Norman Woodworth passed away at age 66 at his new mountain cabin in the Blue Mountains, peacefully, in his most favorite place on Earth on March 26, 2022. Val was born weighing five pounds on October 11, 1955, in Dayton, Wash., to Harley Norman and Geraldine Francis (Hermanns) Woodworth. He was the "baby" of the family. Harley said: "He was so small and gangly, he barely got his seed back." But Val grew in stature to 6' 7", proving to his father that from little seeds grow mighty trees. His...
Janice B. Cronkhite 87 of Waitsburg passed away on March 26, 2022, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Jan was born June 13, 1934, in Tacoma, WA, the only child of Edward and Katherine Sproule. Jan lived her early years in the San Francisco Bay area where she attended school and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1953. In 1955, she married Lonne Hamann and together they raised three sons. One of Jan's favorite memories was their time spent living in the University Village while Lonne...
Byron Gene Kaczmarski, 75, of Dayton, WA passed away December 19, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living in College Place, WA. Byron was born December 31, 1945 in Woodworth, North Dakota to James & Irene (Aichele) Kaczmarski. He grew up and attended school in Pettibone, ND. Following high school graduation, he attended the University of North Dakota where he received his BSBA degree in accounting. After college Byron moved to Portland, Oregon where he began his accounting career with Haskins and Sell...
Marvin Keith Shutters, 54, died of esophageal cancer at home in Dayton, Washington on September 28. He was born to Alvin and Alice Shutters in Ridgway, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1967, joining brother Alvin and sister Karen. Marvin's love of the outdoors began at an early age. He roamed the woods, fields, and streams around the family home in Weedville, Pennsylvania, either on foot or horseback. Marvin and his siblings spent summers haying and selling vegetables they raised. Hunting with his...
Carol was born on April 28, 1928, in Yakima, WA. to Verna and Jesse Comer. She attended schools in the Yakima Valley and graduated from Naches High School in 1946. She attended Whitman College and graduated in 1950. Like her mother, Carol became a schoolteacher, first in Chelan, WA. and then Toppenish, WA, before moving to Waitsburg, WA. to teach there in 1953. She married Robert (Bob) Weir in June of 1955. They farmed in Prescott, WA, and in Waitsburg until Bob’s retirement in 1992. Carol started an antique cut glass business in 1972, s...
Patricia Diane Leid, lifelong Dayton area resident, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Booker Rest Home in Dayton, where she had made her home for the last ten years. A graveside service for family and friends will be in the Waitsburg Cemetery on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Pastor Greg Brownell will officiate. Pat was born September 23, 1932 in Dayton, Washington to Roy and Mattie Sanders Woodworth; the youngest of three in the family. She had two older brothers, Clyde and Wallace. Pat graduated from Dayton High School in...
Sherman was born in Chewelah, Washington, to Robert R. Thomas and Anna C. Thomas. He lost his fight against brain cancer on July 26, 2021, at the Booker Rest Home in Dayton, Washington. He peacefully went to sleep in his bed. Sherman attended school in Colville, Washington, until 1963 when the family relocated to Dayton, Washington. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1967. Sherman spent two years at the Yakima Valley Community College. In 1970 he enlisted into the Army Reserve. He received...
Jay Edward Thomas, 67, of Waitsburg, Wash., died at his home on August 1, 2021, due to natural causes. He was born in Walla Walla on February 23, 1954, to Donald M. and Wilma Waggoner Thomas, of Waitsburg. As a youngster, he showed beef cattle as a 4-H member and later, Future Farmers of America (FFA). He attended Waitsburg Schools, graduating in 1972. After graduation, he joined his father in the family farming operation. He met Donna Anderson of Ellensburg, Wash., at a plowing bee and they...
Bob Darrel McGhee passed peacefully at his home in Waitsburg on July 18, 2021. He was 80 years old. Bob was born in Walla Walla, to parents Fawn and Robert Mcghee on December 3, 1940, at the family home. He attended grade, middle and high school in Walla Walla. After high school, he joined the Army. Upon leaving the Army, he returned to Walla Walla where he met and married the mother of his children, Gail McGhee (Clayson). He then moved his young family to Pasco, Washington to attend Columbia Basin College. He graduated CBC with a degree in...
Ava Jean Gagnon, 96 years, one month, a longtime resident of the Waitsburg area, passed peacefully, surrounded by her Whitman Place family on July 26, 2021. Ava Jean was born to Frank and Genevieve McMillen on June 26, 1925, at home in Hagie, Wyoming. Ave, as she was often called, was the oldest of three children. She attended school in Hawk Springs, Wyoming, graduating from high school in 1943. After graduation, she moved to Portland, Oregon, to work for Western Union during World War II....
Dave was born in Colfax, Wash. His first years were in Garfield, Wash. The family moved to Waitsburg, Wash. after his dad purchased The Waitsburg Times. He attended Waitsburg grade school, and WHS where he played basketball, and was active in Boy Scouts where he achieved the highest honor of Eagle Scout. He attended WSC for a year after which he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He spent three years in Waco, Texas. His next tour was Wiesbaden, Germany. He married Beth Ann Brinker on April 24, 1955. They were in Germany a year before his...
Duke O'dell Morrow Sr, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Palouse Veterans Home in Walla Walla, Wash. Born December 3, 1946, to JM and Leora Morrow, Duke was one of six siblings raised in the local area. He attended local schools and graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1965. Shortly after graduating, he joined the U.S. Army and was sent to Vietnam. Our Veteran never talked about his time in the war and was very guarded when asked about his service for our country....
On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Pamela J. Conover, peacefully went home to her heavenly Father surrounded by her family. Pam was born July 30, 1949, in Seattle to Edward and Lena Fern Tusty. She graduated from Edmonds High in 1967, Central Washington University with a BA in Education and later from Washington State University with her Masters in Education. On April 3, 1976, she married Larry Conover and together they raised three daughters, Sandra, Diane and Jane. Pam wore many hats throughout her life...
On April 19, 2021, Sara Joan Wilson lost her valiant battle with cancer passing away at her home in Walla Walla. Sara was born on February 10, 1939, at the family home at Yuma, Colorado to Alexander and Bertha Jones. She was the third youngest of 11 children. In 1941 her father moved the family to Hermiston, Ore for work at the Umatilla Army Depot. She attended Hermiston schools and graduated in 1956. In 1958 she met her future husband (James "Jim" A. Wilson) at the movie drive-in when she was...
Henry Vern "Bill" Zuger, 90, passed away on April 14, 2021, in Walla Walla, WA. Bill was born to Charles "Shanty" and Florence (Buroker) Zuger on March 1, 1931 in Walla Walla, WA. Bill grew up on the Zuger family ranch west of Waitsburg where he attended Bolles Junction School. He graduated in 1949 from Waitsburg High School. After high school, Bill attended Washington State College (now WSU), where he joined the Sigma Nu fraternity. While attending WSC, he met the love of his life, Kay Henry....
Alice Lorraine Bowhay passed away on March 31st, 2021 in Dayton, Washington. She was born October 26th, 1930 in Bellingham, Washington to Louis and Reah Cowan. The 6th child of 7 children. Her childhood was spent on Lummi Island, Washington and in Bellingham, Washington. She married the love of her life Harold Bowhay on June 9th, 1951. And settled in Mount Vernon, then Wickersham. Together they had three children, Charles Wesley Bowhay, Michael Harold Bowhay, and Christine Ann Bowhay. She and...
Marie was born to Reginald Henry Belanger and Frances Katherine Beatty Belanger in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The family moved to the United States when she was very young. Marie attended schools in Spokane WA and Dayton WA. Marie married D. Dean Shea in 1956 (divorced in 1980). Their family life started in Spokane as Dean was enlisted in the USAF. His career took them to many places around the world while they grew their family. They moved about every 2 years, being stationed in Spain, Nevada, Everett, WA, Germany, Colorado,...
Ginny passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Ginny was born in Kenmore, New York on April 4, 1937. She attended Cleveland Hill High School in Buffalo, NY, Cortland State Teacher's College, majoring in Education, and received her Master's Degree in Education at Eastern Washington University. While attending Geneseo State, Ginny married her sweetheart, Joseph Just, on August 25, 1958. God blessed Ginny and Joe with 4 children: Mary J Hutsell (Randy), Joseph A...
Ronald Ernest North passed away on March 9, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ron was born in Vallejo, California on July 16, 1942 to Lyle and Thelma (Kinvig) North and grew up in Lakeview, Oregon. He joined the Air Force soon after high school and served until 1964. He later joined the Navy in 1967 and served until retirement in 1983. The Navy took him to Memphis, Tennessee where he met and married Brenda Burgess in June 1968. As an aviation electronics technician, he was stationed in San Diego,...
