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18 obituaries june16 2016 In Memory of... David B. McNair, Jr. David Bruce McNair, Jr., 38, a former resident of the Vernonia c o m m u n i t y, late of Port- land, Oregon, died Monday morning, May 30, 2016 at the Providence St. Vincent Medi- cal Center in Portland. A Celebration of Life Service was held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Cabin in Vernonia, 901 Park Avenue in Vernonia, with Pastor Don Wantland, Northwest Independent Church Extension in Castle Rock, Washington, officiating. Family Graveside Services were held at Vernonia Memorial Cemetery, 2080 Bridge St. Vernonia, Oregon. David Bruce McNair, Jr. was born February 13, 1978 in Seaside, Oregon, the son of David Bruce McNair, Sr. and Tammy Lynn (Norton) Libbey. He was raised in the Seaside community, until the age of five when he moved with his family to the Vernonia community, where he was raised and received his education. He had worked for several years as a logger in the Vernonia area and later as a stone mason in the construction industry for several years. Among his special interests he enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping, cooking, bow hunting, rock hounding, carving and riding his quad. David was also a military history buff as well as a Green Bay Packers fan. He also had a special love for children and animals, especially caring for his cat “Bondo” and his cockatiel “Charlie.” Survivors include the love of his life, Joshauna Savorelli of Portland; his father, Bruce McNair of Vernonia; his mother and step-father, Tammy and Tony Libbey of Hillsboro; his five children, Robert Brian McNair of Hillsboro; Paityn McNair of Chubbuck, Idaho; E’Lora Peace Rodenbaugh of Portland; Jaiden Paul Lemmon of Portland; and Khailund Lawrence Lemmon, of Portland; his brother, Joshua McNair of Vernonia; and his grandparents, Gerie Reynolds (Theres) and Nellie McNair. Also surviving are many aunts, uncles and cousins. The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to the David Bruce McNair, Jr. Memorial Fund, for an educational fund for his children, in care of any U.S. Bank Banch or to the Vernonia Public Library, 701 Weed Ave, Vernonia, OR 97064, in his memory. To sign the online guest book or to send a condolence to the family go to www.fuitenrosehoyt.com. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia is entrusted with the arrangements. Carol Sawyer, 1940-2016 Carol Sawyer was born October 23, 1940, to Joseph Herbert and Aura (Goodenough) Sawyer in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where her father worked as a petroleum geologist. She attended grammar school in Venezuela and Ruston Academy, a preparatory high school in pre-Castro Cuba. Carol studied at Reed College, Portland, Oregon, from 1958 to 1961 where she majored in Literature and Romance Languages. Bilingual in Spanish and English from childhood, Carol was also fluent in French and adept in Portuguese and Italian. She left college and traveled and worked throughout South America, France, India, and Spain for the next thirty years. While in India she added conversational Hindi to her language skills. She married the late Alain “Truffi” Metivier in 1970 in Varanasi (Benares), India, where he studied under a master Indian classical musician. Carol taught English and cultivated her deep knowledge of Hatha, Tantric and Kundulini yoga and Indian dance during their years in India. Returning with Truffi to France in 1974, she obtained a Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and taught adult students. Following her separation from Celebration of Life Angel Memorials Headstones for John Vincent Thompson, III Margaret Eleanor (Peggy) Cone Born 11/16/21, Died 5/28/16 Vernonia resident since 1950 Survived by daughter Patty Cone, daughter in law (Robert) Margaret Cone, and granddaughters Mary Cone and Jill Cone Carsley. Preceded in death by her husband Joseph Robert Cone, son Robert Joseph Cone, and sisters Jane and Virginia. Peggy requested no memorial service or obituary. A Trusted Name in Funeral Service Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory 2308 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove 503-357-2161 11:00 - 3:00 pm June 25th at the Cabin in Vernonia 901 Park Drive 971-344-3110 www.angelmemorialsheadstones.com Fair Lady Court, an annual event at the Columbia County Fair that honors senior volunteers. Carol regularly hired local youth to assist her in her home and garden as her mobility declined. With them she shared her knowledge and love of herbs, flowers and vegetables as well as philosophy, poetry, literature, psychology, and multiculturalism. She was an accomplished writer and published poet, earning an Honorable Mention in the 1999 Writers’ Digest poetry competition. An ordained Universal Life Minister, Carol performed at least two marriages for Vernonia friends. When Carol’s mobility and medical problems required full-time care, she moved to an adult foster care home in Beaverton in 2012. She lived there until October 2015 when she transferred to a larger residential facility in Gresham. She made new friends in both places and continued to be a voracious reader. Carol accepted with surprising grace her new limitations given her fiercely independent and free roaming life as a citizen of the world. She died peacefully on April 18, 2016. Carol is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Alicia Sawyer of Tepoztlan, Mexico; her brother, Matthew of San Francisco; niece, Asha Sawyer who currently resides in Kenya; her nephew, Ivan Sawyer of Mexico; many cousins; a number of “adopted daughters” in Spain, California and Oregon; and many friends in Vernonia. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 25, at the Vernonia Grange. Per her wishes, her ashes will be buried on private forestland just outside of Vernonia. In lieu of flowers, gifts in honor of Carol may be made to Vernonia Hands on Art or a charity of choice. January 23, 1955 - October 28, 2015 Granite Markers & Monuments Locally owneW in Vernonia Serving NW Oregon All Cemeteries AccepteW OrWer Wrawing at no charge online her husband in 1977, she moved to the island of Ibiza (Eivissa), the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. In Ibiza she taught Hatha yoga and led bilingual groups in somatic psychotherapy while relishing the artistic community that flourished there. She lived rurally and had extensive gardens from which she crafted perfumes and herbal remedies under her Aphrodite trademark. She worked occasionally as a script translator and synch adaptor for English, Spanish and French films. Returning to the United States in 1991, Carol learned to drive, bought a motorbike and resumed her undergradu- ate studies. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from New College of San Francisco in 1994. She obtained certifications in Counseling, Alcohol and Drug Studies, and was a PhD candidate in Con- sciousness and Transformation at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Fran- cisco. She was an instructor at City College in Spanish Con- versation, Memoir Writing and Traditional Symbol Systems. She also worked as a diver- sity consultant, was an adjunct faculty instructor at New College, and taught creative writing in the San Francisco County Jail system. Carol experienced a combination of health issues that led her to early semi- retirement in Oregon. Looking for a quiet town in a green river valley, she found her home in Vernonia in 2001. During the next eleven years she continued teaching youth and adults a variety of subjects through Vernonia Schools, Portland Community College and independently: creative, memoir and poetry writing; written and conversational Spanish; women’s spirituality; and collage. Her wide-ranging interests included world religions, astrology and tarot. Carol’s “Art Saves Lives” bumper sticker summarized her passion for the arts. An active board member of Hands on Art from 2003 to 2007, she participated in organizing Art in the Park, a one week arts camp for youth, where she taught collage making. She was a member of the Oregon Cultural Trust’s Columbia County Coalition from 2005 to 2011, and she won first place trophies in the Vernonia Senior Center, Oregon State and National Senior Spelling Bees in 2002 and 2003. She was Vernonia’s 2008 representative on the county’s My Bring a favorite photo or memory to share All are welcome 741 Madison Ave., Vernonia 503-429-6611 Jeff & Kathryn Hoyt Family Owned & Operated Formerly Prickett’s Mortuary Forest Grove Memorial Chapel 503-357-3126 To sign the online guest book or to send a condolence to the family go to www.fuitenrosehoyt.com
