Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
Dorothy Ellen Shaffer passed away on August 10, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington on April 18, 1929. Dorothy graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1947 where she met the love of her life Monte Gene Shaffer. Im- mediately after high school Dorothy worked as a Dental Assistant, a career she returned to briefly later in life. Dorothy and Monte married in Waitsburg, Washington on November 24, 1949. They started life together on the Shaffer family...
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...
Pauline Ketcherside Tedrow, Born November 6, 1942, passed away July 6, 2012, Pauline passed away at home & private services are pending....
Ralph was born in Seattle, WA on January 5, 1928. He died April 4, 2012 in Casa Grand, Arizona, where he and his wife, Muriel, retired in 1997. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Ralph came to Waitsburg the summer of 1949 to work for Glen Howard's trucking company hauling peas for Green Giant. During that summer he met Muriel Roberts, daughter of Harold and Lydia Roberts, starting a relationship that lasted nearly 60 years. They were married in the Waitsburg Methodist Church on September 28, 1952 and...
Colleen was born in Dayton, WA in 1924. She later moved to Grand Coulee, where she married Ray Cross. They always said Ray was one of the best football and basketball coaches, taking Prescott to state. Colleen told all of us kids she had a great life! She was so full of life and never slowed down. Colleen is survived by four daughters (Marina Spencer, Connie Cricket Hofer, Chris Brow, and Renee Christian) and one son (Ray Cross Jr). She is preceded in death by her husband, Ray Cross, her parents, Bess and Otto Winnett, older sister Alura Barr,...
Joseph Charles Williams passed away on May 4, 2012 at Regional Hospital in Tukwila Washington. Joe was born to James and May Barnett Williams August 29, 1935 in Starbuck Washington. Joe 's father died when he was only eight years old and his mother married Grover Porter whom he knew as Dad Porter. As a teenager Joe worked on local ranches for Dick Jackson and Henry Snow. He also worked for Nae and Ruth Turner running Lyons Ferry. Whether it was working, hunting, fishing, baseball or basketball,...
Betty Joan Webber, age 82, entered into rest on May 8, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on October 6, 1929 in Walla Walla, Washington to Ralph and Velma Baim and was raised and educated in Waitsburg, Washington. Betty married her high school sweetheart and they celebrated 63 years of marriage on March 20, 2012. They continued to make their home in Waitsburg until settling in Prosser for the last three years Betty is survived by her husband Cecil, daughters, Susan Webber, Karen Hermanns and her husband, Charles, and her brothers, Allen...
Harry Lee Peterson died May 2, 2012. He was born on October 2, 1930 to Mildred Barnedt Peterson and Albert Peterson on a ranch outside of Prescott, Washington. After living in California, Oregon and Nevada he settled in Phoenix Arizona. He worked for the Arizona Department of Transportation for over 30 years. He is survived by a brother Richard Dean Peterson of Dayton Washington, stepsons Richard, and Gary Logelin of Phoenix, and by longtime companion Ida Frazier of Phoenix....
