Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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James "Jim" Burres died peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA, on Sep- tember 18, 2013. A private graveside service will be fol- lowed by a celebration of his life memorial at the Presbyterian Church on September 28, 2013 at 2 p.m. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Jim's life. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the following organization: Ye Old Town Hall; Waitsburg Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Ser- vice; or Walla Walla Com- munity Hospice....
Julia Mark, 82, died peacefully at her home in Dayton on September 5, 2013. Julia was born July 8, 1931, in Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, to Norman L. and Eunice Phelps Rice. She was the youngest of four children; their parents served as missionaries in South Africa. The Rice family returned to the U.S. in 1934. They lived in Oklahoma and North and South Dakota before moving to Freewater, Oregon in 1945. Julia graduated from McLaughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1949...
Robert Edgar (Bob) Danforth, 83, passed away on August 6, 2013 at his home in Walla Walla. He died of cancer after a courageous one year battle and was sur- rounded by his wife Barbara and other family members at the time of his passing. Bob was born Sept. 7, 1929 in Spokane, Washing- ton to Edgar Smith and Ag- nes Pierre Danforth. He was preceded in death by his fa- ther Edgar at the age of one. His mother remarried Otto Schmitt in 1935 and they moved to the Lance Hills area of Cheney, WA. He h...
Born on Oct. 14, 1940, John David Burns passed away on July 31, 2013, in Dayton near the Touchet River that he loved. He loved fishing and listen- ing to the sounds of the wa- ter. He and his wife Margie were married in 1961, later divorced and were reunited in marriage again in 2009 - 40 years later. John spent 15 years in the Navy and served in Vietnam. He was honor- ably discharged in 1972 as Chief B.T. He attended San Francisco State University and earned a degree in Me- chanical Engineering. He is survived by wife Margie of Dayton:...
Hubert was born March 30, 1927 in Taylor, Wash. He was a descendant of mountain man Johnny Grant and Isabelle, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe. He was raised in Waits- burg and will be buried in Lynnwood, Wash. He was a U.S. Navy Vet- eran of WWII and Korea. He later served in U.S. Army Airborne as an Operating Room Technician from 1962 to 1965. He later worked as a tele- phone installer, lineman and electrician. Hubert is survived by his former wife Jane; children, Jim, Kathy, Mark, Deb- ra,...
William Shaffer Roberts (Bill), 83, of Mercer Island, Wash., passed away peacefully Friday, July 26, at Pacific Regent in Bellevue. Bill was born Feb.1, 1930, in Portland, Ore. to James D. Roberts and Wilma Shaffer Roberts. Bill’s grandfather and grandmother (Willam B. Shaffer and Ida Mae Shaf- fer) were early settlers of Waitsburg, where his grand- father was the president of the Preston-Shaffer Milling, Co. Bill attended Hillside elementary and Lincoln High School in Portland. He then went o...
Roberta "Bobbie" Jeanne Lucas, age 75, left this world to return to her cowboy sweetheart Friday, June 21st. Bobbie was born in Gar- den Valley, Idaho to Robert and Odessa Banka March 3rd, 1938. Family was al- ways a priority and she loved to spend time with her younger siblings Marion Strandy of Spokane, WA; Judy & Paul Lucas of Pah- rump, NV; Linda & Ron Col- lison of Sandpoint, ID; Kay & Coy Kratz of Pahrump, NV; Ed & Wilma Banka of Las Vegas, NV; Teddy & Wally Huggins of Bonners Ferry, ID;...
A memorial service for Michael Owen Stearns, infant son of James and Heather Stearns of Dayton, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 29th at Harvest Christian Center. Please bring finger foods or snacks to share following the service....
Walla Walla resi- dent Junanne L. Greene, 71, died December 11, 2012, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life on June 22, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Waitsburg, WA. Inurnment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle alongside her husband, Chris B. Greene. Junanne was born Sep- tember 3, 1941 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to Rudolph and Alice Kvern. She attended Schools in Spokane, Grant Grade School and graduated from Lewis & Clark High School. She al...
Jim (Pepe) was the sixth of seven children born to Francis and Mabel Wood. The family in descending order was Dan, Frank, George, John, Kaye, Jim and Jerry. Their mother, when provoked, worked through the list until she arrived at the perpetrators' name. Paternal discipline was meted out in the same order for infractions that nobody accepted responsibility for. Pop was in good form and did not tire easily as each child was corrected for whatever misdeed. His dad, mom, and brothers, Geor...
Barbara J. Bruce, 65, died May 26, 2013 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. from complications of pneumonia. A simple service was held there May 28th. Barbara was born March 24, 1948 in Enterprise, OR to Willard and Bonnie Wilson. She graduated in 1966 from Joseph High School and attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, WA. She married Joe T. Bruce in San Diego, CA and they had 2 children, Jacqueline & Jeffrey. They later divorced. Barbara and her children moved to Waitsburg, WA in 1988 where she was employed by the McGregor Co then trans...
Timothy R. Fuller went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on May 4,2013,aftera6yearhard fought battle with cancer. Tim was born in Grand Forks, BC on January 25, 1966 to Rodney and Shirley Fuller. He was Salutatorian of the 1985 graduating class at Curlew HS, in Curlew, WA. Not only was he a good student but an accomplished athlete. Tim scored over 1000 points in his HS basketball career. He also played semipro baseball in Canada for 3 years. Tim graduated from college in Spokane with a...
Dayton, Washington resident, Iris Mae Stearns, 84, passed away April 18, 2013, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington. Iris was born June 2, 1928, in Waitsburg, Washington, to David Wilbur and Mildred Hazel Casey. She graduated from Waitsburg High School and attended beauty school and worked as a hair stylist. On December 13, 1953, she and Gerald Stearns were married in Walla Walla. Her hobbies included quilting and crocheting, but her primary focus in...
Waitsburg, Wash- ington resident, Robert Eugene Hulce, 85, passed away April 22, 2013, at Dayton General Hospital, Dayton, Washington. Bob was born October 12, 1927, in Burbank, California, to Albert and May Darling Hulce. He graduated from Vivian (South Dakota) High School in 1946, and also earned a Surgical Technician cer- tificate from Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas that year. He served as a surgical technician in the US Army during WWII, being dis- charged in 1947. In...
Barbara Jo Fry, age 63years, died April 25, 2013 at the St. Mary Center. Private fam- ily graveside services will be 2 P.M., Friday May 3, 2013 at the family plot in the Dayton City Cemetery. Arrangements are through Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home 111 S. 2nd\ St. Dayton, WA 99328. Barbara was born July 20, 1949 in Dayton, WA. Her parents were Fer- min and Pat Trujillo Ben- nett. She was a gradu- ate of Waitsburg High School with the class of 1967. She has been with her husband Steve Reeves for many years, living in Walla Walla, where she enjoyed...
Bettie Lloyd Chase passed away on April 20, 2013 at the Book- er Rest Home. She was born March 20, 1920 in Waits- burg, WA to Ralph G. Lloyd and Jessie Conrad Lloyd. Bettie lived her entire life in the Waitsburg area and had a deep understanding of the area and a great appreciation for the residents of the Touchet Valley. As a young child, she grew up on Jasper Mountain before the fam- ily moved to Waitsburg. She attended Waitsburg schools graduating in 1938. In 1941, she married Berger Chase,...
Duane was born in Walla Wal- la on June 29, 1971, to Fred Charles and Ruby Alley Remus. He grew up in Dixie and grad- uated from Walla Walla High School in 1959. He joined the Army shortly after high school in 1963 and served until honor- ably discharged in 1969. After serving in the Army, Duane worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 20 years after which time he was medically retired. Duane participated in the local Shriners group, sold real estate and loved riding ATVs in the moun- tains. He...
A graveside service for Don Hill will be 2pm, Sat- urday. March 30th, 2013, at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. Pastor Steve Morris will officiate. DonlivedinWaitsburgfor17years. He is survived by daughter Chris Zyskowski, son-in- law Robert Zyskowski; granddaughter Amy Zyskowski (Khat) and husband James Khat; grandson Tony Zys- kowski all of Renton, Washington. Step-son Lyle Gro- shong & wife Mary Groshong of Kent Washington. He was preceded in death by his wife Vera I. Hill Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home 111 South 2nd, Dayton, is assisting the family...
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...
