The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Dona Jean Smith of Waitsburg, Washington. Was born July 4, 1933, and died on March 26, 2022, at age 88. She was born in Jamestown, North Dakota to Jay C. and Fern F. (Ford) Weeks. She was the oldest... Full story

Paul Kevin Winger was born on July 4, 1955, in Los Angeles, California. He was a well-known and longtime resident of Waitsburg, Washington, and passed away in his home on Friday, March 18. Paul Kevin... Full story

March 24, 1927 - August 27, 2020 With great sadness, the Family of William Roger Smith, better known as Bill, Billy Fish, GP Bill or Uncle Peoples, age 93, passed away, August 27, 2020, at Booker... Full story

Judy A Rowland passed away peacefully at home in Dayton, Wash. on March 3, 2022. She was 67 years old. Judy was born on February 19, 1955, to Doris Estelle Criss and James Wayne Alexander in Walla Wal... Full story

Everyone's story is filled with moments we savor and or regret, complete with celebrations and milestones, you know that dash between your dates on your tombstone. That dash, for Mom, Nancy Ray... Full story

Judi K. Geisen, long time area resident, passed away suddenly on March 3, 2022 at her Waitsburg home. She was 75. A Memorial Service for Judi will be held Saturday, April 2nd, at 11:00 AM in the... Full story

May 24, 1932 – January 7, 2022 The final harvest dinner bell rang for Bob Patton, 89, of Walla Walla on January 7, 2022. Bob was born in Waitsburg to Lewis and Naomi Patton. Lewis Patton married... Full story

Byron Gene Kaczmarski, 75, of Dayton, Washington, passed away December 19, 2021, at Brookdale Assisted Living in College Place, Washington. Byron was born December 31, 1945, in Pettibone, North... Full story

Doris K. Huffman, a longtime Waitsburg school teacher, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at the Dayton General Hospital following a brief illness. She was 91. A simple graveside service will be h... Full story

Pamela Jean Hermanns passed away at home in Waitsburg on July 1, 2022.  She was born on May 26, 1959 to Howard and Dona Jean Weeks Smith.  She was 63. Pam was raised and lived most of her life in... Full story

Gerald Lee Wood was born into the home of Francis and Mabel Wood in Walla Walla, WA on New Year's Day in 1948. He completed their farming family of six boys and one girl and brought a bright spark of... Full story

Nichole (McKusick) Wood passed away in her husband's arms on September 29, 2021, at the age of 48. She was born in Pendleton to Connie Morris and Geary McKusick. "Nici" attended Milton-Freewater, Touc... Full story

With great sadness we mourn the passing of Carroll Dean Smith, age 93, a 50-year resident of Marin County, CA. He was the third surviving son of Charles Alfred Smith and Edith Wardrip Smith of... Full story

John A. Wood Sr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 2, 2021.  "The peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be... Full story

David Lawrence Donnelly was born March 12, 1936, in Newell, South Dakota, to Richard Henry Donnelly and Lucy Brott Daonnelly. He passed away on September 22 at the age of 85. Due to dry, dusty... Full story

Betty (Shockley- Zastrow) Schirman was ushered into heaven on Sept 25, 2021. She was born August 5, 1928, at the home of her aunt Mary on West Main Street in Dayton, WA to Jessie and Charles... Full story

Ray Eugene Fosnot went home to his Heavenly Father on Monday, June 14, 2021, and after battling over a year he is no longer in pain. Ray was born in Nampa, Idaho on November 23, 1948. After... Full story

Jean Marie Kilpatrick Hinchliffe, 96, passed away on June 14, 2021. She was born near Weiser, ID to John Kilpatrick and Gertrude Hoover Kilpatrick on December 1, 1924. Jean was a daddy's girl who... Full story

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 (Donald) Gregory Davis, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away at the age of 72 at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, WA due to complications from... Full story

On May 6, 2021, Dr. Laidlaw passed away peacefully at the age of 96 at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. He was a well-known physician and a longtime resident in Walla Walla. Dr. Laidlaw or "Mel", as...

Barbara "Jane" Butler passed away on April 26, 2021, at the Booker Rest Home, in Dayton WA. Jane was born to Glen and Geneva Nagley in Cashmere WA on December 17, 1920. She attended elementary school... Full story

Judith (Judy) Marlene Johnson Van Tassel was born September 30, 1952, in Moses Lake, Washington, and passed away unexpectedly after heart surgery on April 16, 2021, in Portland Oregon. Judy is... Full story

Roy Wesley Leid, Jr. was born in Walla Walla, WA to Roy W. and Patricia Hirsch Leid on May 25, 1945. His parents preceded him in death. He attended twelve years of school at Waitsburg and two partial... Full story

Frances Donley, 82, died March 8, 2021 in College Place, Washington. Interment will be in the Waitsburg Cemetery and at Hanalei Valley in Kauai. Frances Eileen Donley was born April 12, 1938 in... Full story

Velma Adeline Sickles, 93, passed away peacefully following an extended illness. Velma was born on July 15, 1927, in White Bluffs, WA, to Denzil C. and Neoma R. Gluck Mock. The family moved to... Full story