Wednesday, August 3, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituaries
reginald “reggie” J. henry
Wealthy Mae Larson
April 8, 1950 — July 24, 2016
May 23, 1917 — July 24, 2016
Reggie was born in Long
Beach, California. He had
a life constantly in motion
from his early years of many
different schools and towns
to his life in the Army. He
traveled to Korea during the
Vietnam era.
He was a veteran. He
had three children with his
first wife: Jennifer (Kansas),
Eric (Missouri) and Melissa
(Missouri).
Then he met his true
love, Mary. They had two
children, Shaun and Bryan
of Sisters; and daughter-in-
law Tamara. Reggie also
had many grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren,
with one on the way. Fishing
was his passion and escape.
He loved riding his youngest
grandson, Cameron, around
Sisters. He also loved sitting
in the sun by his garden. He
loved family.
Survived also by one
brother Harold Banks III, of
Bend. He had many nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Colby.
If desired, the family
asks that donations be made
to either the Steve Wolford
Memorial Scholarship
(through the Houston Tennis
Association) in memory of
their son Stephen D. II, or
Three Sisters Pet Rescue.
A remembrance celebrat-
ing their lives and reflecting
on their journey will be held
at the lodge deck at Black
Butte Ranch on Saturday,
September 10, from 4 to 6
p.m.
dudley and
patricia r. Wolford
Dudley and Patsy
Wolford both peacefully
passed in their home in
Sisters. Dudley passed away
on July 24 and Patsy on
April 23.
Both had an incredible
and adventurous journey
through life, and along the
way touched many lives.
They met in college at
UCLA and spent an active
67 years together playing
golf, fishing, and spending
time with family and friends.
They are survived by their
son Jim (Sandi) and grand-
children Michelle (Kailen),
Stephen D. III, Berkeley and
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Wealthy Mae Larson died
on Sunday morning, July 24,
at the home of her daughter,
Linda Brooksby Lounsbury,
in Sisters. Her four children:
Linda, Sue, Dave and Jeff
were with her. She lived to
the age of 99 years.
Mae was born on May
23, 1917, in Samaria,
Idaho, to Henry Waldemar
and Wealthy May Gibbons
Andersen. Her parents,
homesteaders in Idaho at
the time of her birth, were
affected by the Spanish Flu
of 1918-1919, so they could
not harvest their crops to
make the payment on their
farm. Henry Waldemar
(Walt) left Idaho and trav-
eled in the Northwest for
a time looking for work.
Finding work in the lumber
camps in Oregon, the family
relocated.
For a while at age 5, Mae
lived with her father and
mother and her two younger
brothers Jack and Ray in
a tent with a wooden floor
in a lumber camp in Bates,
Oregon.
Walt, her father, was
killed in October of 1923 by
a falling tree, while working
as a scaler for the Oregon
Lumber Company.
Mae grew up in Baker,
Oregon, attending school
there and making many life-
long friends. She married
William (Bill) Larson, also
from Baker, on December
24, 1939. Bill served in the
Army Air Corps as a pilot
during the Second World
War and Mae traveled to
live near him at army bases
in Arizona and California.
After the war, Eugene,
Oregon was their home for
many years. Bill Larson
owned Union Oil service
stations while Mae put her
energy and talents into mak-
ing a home and raising their
four children. The family
enjoyed camping and fishing
trips to the many lakes and
rivers in Oregon and often
visited the Oregon Coast.
For the past five years
Mae has resided at the
Good Samaritan Retirement
Center in Eugene where she
appreciated the care of the
staff and made several dear
friends.
Her family includes: her
four children, her brother
Jack, 16 grandchildren, and
34 great-grandchildren. A
recent family reunion in
Eugene attended by family
members from across the
country was a celebration of
Mae’s life and stands as her
memorial. She was loved
by many and will be sorely
missed.