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The V e r n o n ia H i s t o r ­
ic a l m u s e u m
w ill be
o p e n S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 23
a n d f r o m 1-5 p m e a c h
day th e re a fte r except
fo r T h u rs d a y
T he C o lu m b ia C o u n ty
H is t o r ic a l m e e t in g w i l l
be
h e ld
W ednesday,
A p r i l 27 a t t h e W a r r e n
G r a n g e H a ll w i t h a p o t ­
lu c k a t n o o n . A n y o n e
in , eres» e d 'is in v it e d to
a tte n d
P e a rl B e c k e r, 95, s u f ­
f e r e d a b r o k e n h ip in a
f a l l a t h o m e S he w a s
t a k e n t o t h e C o lu m b ia
D is tr ic t H o s p it a l m St
H e le n s , r o o m 308 M rs
B e k c e r has b e e n s e c r e ­
t a r y , t r e a s u r e r , as w e ll
as c h ie f h is t o r ia n o f th e
C o lu m b ia C o u n ty H is ­
t o r i a l S o c ie ty s in c e it
b e g a n in 1949
Rites read
fo r Wilson
W ilb e r t A r t h u r W i l ­
s o n , s o n - in - la w o f J e s ­
s ie H a n s o n o f V e r n o ­
n ia , p a s s e d a w a y s u d ­
d e n ly S u n d a y , A p r i l 3
a f t e r b e c o m in g i l l a n d
b e in g r u s h e d t o a L o n g ­
v ie w h o s p i t a I .
B o rn A u g u s t 6, 1910,
h e w a s u n it e d in m a r ­
r ia g e t o M u r ie l H a n s o n
in M a r y v i ll e , M is s o u r i
D e c e m b e r 15, 1935 a n d
t h e y m o v e d t o D io n ,
Io w a T h e y c a m e w e s t
m 1937 t o V e r n o n ia a n d
th a t sam e y e a r m o v e d
t o C la t s k a n ie w h e r e he
w o r k e d fo r P u z e y M a ­
ch i n e .
In
1955 t h e y
cam e
b a c k t o C la t s k a n ie a n d
r e m a in e d t h e r e s in c e ,
M r W ils o n a g a in w o r k ­
in g o f r P u z e y M a c h in e
a n d R hodes
M a c h in e
u n t i l h e r e t i r e d in 1975
M r W ils o n is s u r v iv ­
e d b y h is w i f e , M u r ie l,
t w o s o n s , W ilb e r t J. in
D e s M o m e s , Io w a a n d
H a r o ld
in B e a v e r t o n ;
th re e b ro th e rs , S a v a n ­
n a h W o f B e d fo r d , I o ­
w a ; O r v i l l e , M a r s h a ll­
t o w n , I o w a ; a n d C ar I T.,
W h i t t i e r , C a li f o r n i a ; a
s is t e r . O l e t , a H a n s e n ,
C r e s to n , Io w a , a n d f iv e
g r a n d c h ild r e n
M rs S te v e ( C a th y ) B a p
»is, o f A lo h a ; M rs R o ­
b e r t ( E la in e ) B a r s ta d o f
O a k r id g e ; a n d
B ru c e
W a y n e Q u in n if K l a ­
F u n e r o l s e r v ic e s fo r m a th F a lls A ls o s u r v i­
L lo y d W Q u in n , 65, a v in g a r e six g r a n d c h il­
r e a l e s t a t e a n d in s u r ­ d r e n
a n c e b r o k e r in V e r n o ­
The f a m i ly h a s s u g ­
n ia s in c e 1954
w e r e g e s te d c o n t r ib u t i o n s t o
h e ld S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 16 t h e U n iv e r s it y o f O r e ­
a , 1 p .m . m t h e F u ite n g o n H o s p it a l, a n d t h e
M o r t u a r y in V e r n o n ia
h e a r, fu n d .
The R e v. C a rl D u h r k o o p
p a s to r o f t h e V e r n o n ia
E v a n g e lic a l C h u rc h , o f ­
f ic ia t e d M rs E liz a b e th
S e r a f in s e r v e d as t h e
o rg a n is ,.
C o m m it t a l r it e s w i t h
in t e r m e n t f o ll o w e d in
t h e V e r n o n ia M e m o r ia l
Cem e, e r y .
L lo y d W m s to n Q u in n
w a s b o r n A p r i l 12, 1912
in P o r t la n d , t h e so n o f
F r e d e r ic k a n d Id a P e a rl
C r o fo o ,
Q u in n .
He
g re w up a n d a tte n d e d
s c h o o ls in t h e P o r t la n d
c o m m u n it y . A f t e r
he
g ra d u a te d
fro m
h ig h
s c h o o l h e m o v e d in 1932
t o K la m a t h F a lls w h e r e
h e liv e d u n t i l m o v in g
t o V e r n o n ia in 1944 In
1952 h e m o v e d t o R e d ­
m o n d , O re g o n
liv in g
th e r e u n t il r e tu r n in g to
V e r n o n ia in ,9 5 4 W h ile
liv in g in V e r n o n ia he
ow ned and
o p e ra te d
t h e Q u in n R e a la to r a n d
In s u r a n c e f ir m . H e w a s
a r e p r e s e n t a t iv e
fo r
F a rm e rs In s u r a n c e
M r Q u in n w a s u n it e d
in m a r r ia g e t o B o n n ie
B u f f m ir e ,
O c to b e r 4,
,9 4 6
in
V a n c o u v e r,
W a s h in g t o n . S h e p r e ­
c e d e d h im in d e a t h , D e ­
c e m b e r 3, 1973
W h ile liv in g in V e r ­
n o n ia L lo y d w a s a c t iv e
in c o m m u n it y a f f a ir s
He w as a m e m b e r o f
th e
V e r n o n ia
L io n s
C lu b a n d a m e m b e r o f
th e
V e r n o n ia
Lodge
♦ 2 4 6 IO O F H e h a d b e e n
a c t iv e in t h e b a s e b a ll
p r o g r a m fo r c h ild r e n .
H e h a d t a k e n a n a c t iv e
p a r , in m o s t s p o r ts For
t h e p a s , t h r e e y e a r s he
ow ned and
o p e ra te d
t h e S to p p e r CB R a d io
b u s in e s s For t h e p a s ,
f iv e y e a r s h e h a s liv e d
o n R, 1 B ox 100 a , t h e
V e r n o n ia A i r p o r t .
M r. Q u in n d ie d T h u rs ­
d a y , A p r i l 14 f o l l o w i n g
a s h o r t illn e s s a t t h e
Em anuel
H o s p it a l
in
P o r t la n d H e is s u r v iv ­
e d b y t h r e e c h ild r e n .
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rite s read
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Due
G o o d w ill w i l l b e in
t h e V e r n o n ia a r e a M a y
,6 A n y o n e h a v in g a n y
r e p a i r a b le it e m s t h e y
w o u ld li k e t o d o n a t e ,
a r e u r g e d t o c o n ta c t
M rs C o ra L a n g e , G o o d ­
w i l l r e p r e s e n t a t iv e m
t h is a r e a
S w e e r e 's A u to C e n te r
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