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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020
OBITUARIES
John Roy Snabel
Dana Edward Carper
Seaside
Oct. 17, 1946 — Nov. 25, 2020
Washougal, Washington
April 4, 1952 — Oct. 29, 2020
John Roy Snabel, 74, of Seaside passed
They soon moved to Seaside, where he
away Nov. 24, 2020, in Portland.
became very active at Seaside First Baptist
John was born on Oct. 17, 1946, in Port- Church, which later became North Coast
land, and adopted before his sec-
Family Fellowship. There they
ond birthday into the home of
found their church family, with deep
Roy and Lucille Snabel, where
and abiding friendships.
he quickly became the favorite
John served faithfully as director
companion and playmate of his
of Awana, deacon, Sunday school
older sister, Bonnie.
teacher and greeter for many years.
John grew up in the Hood
He especially took pride in helping
River Valley. He enjoyed the out-
construct the new church building
doors and spending time work-
with his church community.
ing, hunting and exploring with
John worked as a driving instruc-
his family, especially his beloved
tor for over 40 years at Tongue Point
John Snabel
father, Roy.
Job Corps Center, Astoria High
Roy was not only his father,
School, Clatsop Community Col-
but he also became John’s scout master and, lege and through his private driving school.
according to John, he was the best scout
John enjoyed the outdoors and hunting
master imaginable. John was very active excursions with his family, especially with
in scouts and eventually earned the rank of his nephews.
Eagle Scout.
In retirement he enjoyed time with his
After high school John enlisted in the wife, children and grandchildren and walk-
U.S. Marine Corps, where it was discovered ing with his beloved dog, “Mia,” on the
that he had an aptitude for languages. The Prom, where he found every opportunity to
Marines trained him to speak Vietnamese, engage in conversation with passersby.
and John became an interpreter and scout.
John is survived by his wife of 44 years,
John was wounded by mortar fi re in com- Priscilla; children, Hunter Barnes (Heather),
bat and, due to his injuries, he was awarded of Seaside, and Tammy Hayes (Jeffrey), of
the Purple Heart and honorable medical Willis, Texas; his six grandchildren, Abi-
retirement from the Marines.
gail, Madeleine, Magdalene, Eden, Braden
He eventually found his way to Califor- and Garrett; sister, Bonnie Nipp (George),
nia, where he met his wife, Priscilla, and of Newberg; nephews, Robert Stites, Steve
became a wonderful and loving father to Nipp and Matt Nipp; and niece, Stacy
their children, Hunter and Tammy.
Milrany.
Former Astoria resident, Dana Edward ters, before moving to Washougal earlier this
Carper, 68, died Oct. 29, 2020, at his home year. Dana loved his daughters immensely
and he is greatly loved and missed by them.
in Washougal, Washington.
He is survived by fi ve daughters
He was born April 4, 1952, in
and one son-in-law, Ashley Carp-
Roseburg to Darrell and Billie
er-McCune and Dylan McCune,
Carper. His childhood was spent
of
Vancouver,
Washington,
with his three sisters, growing up
LaDayna Moore, of Kelso, Wash-
on the Willamette Valley farms-
ington, Alisa Carper, of Scotts-
cape and later the Oregon Coast.
dale, Arizona, Shayna Carper, of
The family moved to the Asto-
Portland, and Courtney Carper, of
ria area in 1963, where Dana spent
Polson, Montana; and fi ve grand-
most of his life and called home.
children, Skyler Smith, of Kelso,
He grew up playing sports at War-
Washington, Teagan Wiggin-
renton High School, driving fast
Dana Carper
ton, of Vancouver, Washington,
cars and building his skills in
Adrian Andres, of Polson, Mon-
woodworking.
tana, Brantley Moore, of Kelso,
On July 21, 1980, he married
Washington, and Everly McCune
Debbi White. They had four beau-
of Vancouver, Washington.
tiful daughters together and raised
He is also survived by fi ve sis-
them in the Astoria area. They
ters and three brothers-in-law,
later divorced.
Kathy Carper of Libby, Montana,
Dana was a sand blaster and
Deborah and Brian Lukoszyk,
a painter. He loved to tell stories
of Astoria, Markell Chandler,
of when he worked on the Astoria
of Libby, Montana; a stepfather,
Bridge and was on the front page
Gene Itzen, of Yuma, Arizona;
of the paper for it. He had a love
nephews and nieces; and numer-
for tournament pool and played in
the local area throughout the 1970s, 1980s ous cousins, aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his mother,
and 1990s.
On June 8, 1991, he married Shelly Billie Itzen; his father, Darrell Carper; his
Akers; they also had a beautiful daughter. sister, Annis Jo Carper; his niece, Hannah
They lived in Astoria, later moved to Mon- Chandler; and nephew, Jordan Chandler.
A gravesite service was held Nov. 6,
tana, and eventually separated.
Dana could never stay in one place for 2020, at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton
too long. He spent time in Montana and where he was laid to rest next to his mother,
Kansas before returning to the Pacifi c North- whom he lovingly called his best friend.
A celebration of life will follow next
west in 2010. He moved to Longview, Wash-
ington, to be closer to his mother and daugh- summer in the local area.
Electoral College affi rms Biden’s
victory in presidential race
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Electoral College
gave Joe Biden a majority of its votes Mon-
day, confi rming his victory in last month’s
election in state-by-state voting that took on
added importance this year because of Pres-
ident Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he
lost.
California’s 55 electoral votes put Biden
over the top, clearing the 270-vote mark that
affi rmed he will be the nation’s next president.
Heightened security was in place in some
states as electors met on the day by federal
law. Electors cast paper ballots in gatherings
that took place in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia, with masks, social distancing
and other precautions because of the coro-
navirus pandemic . The results will be sent to
Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint ses-
sion of Congress over which Vice President
Mike Pence will preside.
There was little suspense and no surprises
as all the electoral votes allocated to Biden
and Trump in last month’s popular vote went
to each man.
In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — the six battle-
ground states that Biden won and Trump con-
tested — electors gave Biden and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Kamala Harris their votes Monday
in low-key proceedings. Nevada’s electors
met via Zoom because of the pandemic.
When all the votes are in, Biden was
Emma Lou Scott
expected to have 306 electoral votes to 232
for Trump. Hawaii was the only state that
had yet to vote. Biden topped Trump by more
than 7 million votes nationwide.
“In this battle for the soul of America,
democracy prevailed,” Biden said in remarks
prepared for an evening speech. “We the peo-
ple voted. Faith in our institutions held. The
integrity of our elections remains intact. And
so, now it is time to turn the page. To unite.
To heal.”
Biden renewed his campaign promise to
be a president for all Americans, whether they
voted for him or not, and said the country has
hard work ahead on the virus and economy.
Former Maryland state Sen. Gloria Law-
lah, in a state Biden won easily, said the votes
for the Democratic ticket were “a repudiation
of hate, a repudiation of divisiveness.”
But not everyone was ready to say the
election was over, even with the casting of
electoral votes. Trump has refused to con-
cede and continues to make unsupported alle-
gations of fraud.
There were concerns about safety for the
electors, virtually unheard of in previous
years. In Michigan, lawmakers from both
parties reported receiving threats, and legis-
lative offi ces were closed over threats of vio-
lence. Biden won the state by 154,000 votes,
or 2.8 percentage points, over Trump.
Georgia state police were out in force at
the state Capitol in Atlanta before Demo-
cratic electors pledged to Biden met. There
were no protesters seen.
Ocean Park, Washington
April 1, 1939 — Nov. 26, 2020
Emma Lou Scott, 81, passed away on Nov. Beach Peninsula, moving there in 1984. She
26, 2020, in her home in Ocean Park, Wash- worked as a Pace caregiver, among other jobs.
ington, with her devoted husband by her side,
Emma loved going for walks with her hus-
after a two-year battle with small
band, playing card games and her
plants. She is sorely missed.
cell lung cancer. She bravely fought
Our family would like to thank
the disease with the support of her
the nurses and doctors at the CMH-
family and friends.
OHSU Knight Cancer Collabora-
She was the daughter of Dan-
tive for their care for Emma these
iel and Edna Meadows, of White
last two years. In lieu of fl owers,
Salmon, Washington. She is sur-
please consider making a dona-
vived by her husband, Harold Scott;
tion to the cancer collaborative on
her children, Tony and Kat Prieto,
Emma’s behalf.
of Gresham, Amanda and Scott
There will be a celebration of
Miller of Warrenton, Aaron Mut-
Emma Scott
life ceremony on Saturday at 3 p.m.
ter and Katie Whalen of Spanaway,
at the Sunset Sands Event Center in
Washington; and grandchildren,
Noah Miller, Abby Miller, Jack Miller, Chloe Ocean Park.
Ocean View Funeral and Cremation Ser-
Miller and Kylie Mutter.
Emma was a longtime resident of the Long vices is handling the arrangements.
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president over the president’s baseless
widespread election fraud that would
claims of election fraud and the inves-
change the outcome of the election.
tigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s
Trump has also been angry that the
son.
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Seattle
51 43
Periods of rain
50 43
Cloudy with
downpours
49 41
50 45
54 44
52 40
49 39
A bit of rain
Cloudy, p.m.
showers
Rain possible;
windy
Showers
possible
Cloudy, rain
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
51/44
49/45
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
48/42
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: Total solar eclipse
is visible from Chile and some
parts of Argentina.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 50/40
Normal high/low .................. 49/36
Record high .................. 59 in 1969
Record low .................... 11 in 1972
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.56”
Month to date ........................ 2.03”
Normal month to date ......... 4.34”
Year to date .......................... 58.38”
Normal year to date ........... 61.96”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:45 a.m. 7.9 7:13 a.m. 3.0
12:55 p.m. 10.0 8:13 p.m. -1.4
Cape Disappointment
1:25 a.m. 7.9 6:18 a.m. 3.3
12:31 p.m. 10.1 7:15 p.m. -1.8
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:51 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:30 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 9:08 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 5:36 p.m.
New
First
Full
Last
1:35 a.m. 8.1 6:42 a.m. 3.0
12:44 p.m. 10.3 7:36 p.m. -1.9
Warrenton
1:40 a.m. 8.3 6:57 a.m. 3.1
12:50 p.m. 10.3 7:57 p.m. -1.3
Knappa
2:22 a.m. 8.1 8:14 a.m. 2.6
1:32 p.m. 10.1 9:14 p.m. -1.2
Depoe Bay
Dec 14 Dec 21 Dec 29 Jan 6
12:39 a.m. 8.0 5:48 a.m. 3.3
11:44 a.m. 10.4 6:47 p.m. -2.1
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
53/39/pc
35/19/s
34/29/c
47/34/pc
33/20/pc
85/73/r
54/42/sh
68/47/s
82/68/pc
39/27/s
62/39/s
58/48/c
43/30/s
48/35/r
30/25/c
36/28/pc
48/30/s
43/24/pc
84/72/t
55/32/pc
69/50/s
81/69/pc
32/24/sn
64/41/s
59/50/r
37/30/sn
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
42/38
Hermiston
The Dalles 42/35
Enterprise
Pendleton 38/33
44/38
43/38
La Grande
38/33
49/43
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
37/35
Kennewick Walla Walla
44/38 Lewiston
42/37
49/43
Salem
Pullman
39/28
Longview
51/43 Portland
48/44
36/32
Yakima 39/31
48/41
Astoria
Spokane
35/29
Corvallis
48/40
Albany
49/41
John Day
Eugene
Bend
50/42
45/29
38/29
Ontario
34/26
Caldwell
Burns
33/25
36/26
Medford
44/38
Klamath Falls
35/26
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
36/28/sn
51/47/r
52/43/r
49/42/r
52/45/r
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
39/30/sf
52/45/sh
49/41/sh
49/43/sh
52/44/r
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
54/43/r
50/42/r
51/42/r
50/42/r
49/42/r
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
54/44/r
50/45/r
49/41/sh
52/43/r
49/42/r