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Hood River News, Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Jay McCulley
Jay Norman McCulley, 83,
of Cascade Locks, Ore., passed
away on Tuesday, April 21,
2015. He was born on Dec. 29,
1931, in Grangeville, Idaho,
the 14th of 14 children, to
Homer and Sarah (Marshall)
McCulley. He graduated from
Grangeville High School and
served in the U.S. Navy from
1951 to 1955.
Jay married Mary Ruth
Madsen Aug.
11, 1962, in
Grangeville,
Idaho.
He
worked for
the U.S. Forest
Service for 30
years both in
Idaho
and
Jay McCulley Oregon, first
as a mule
packer and retired in 1981 as a
fire control officer for Mt.
Hood District.
Jay was a member of the
Columbia Gorge Lions and
Hood River Elks and served as
a volunteer firefighter for Cas-
cade Locks. He also volun-
teered at Vista House and
Multnomah Falls and was a
Scout leader in Cascade
Locks. He enjoyed hunting,
RV traveling, shuffleboard,
golf and family time, and was
an avid cribbage player. Jay
and Mary also spent the last 22
years snow-birding in Yuma,
Ariz.
Jay is survived by his wife,
Mary McCulley, of Portland
Ore.; daughters Ruth Stolaas
(Tom) of Yuma, Ariz., and
Nancy McCulley of Trout-
dale, Ore.; sons Michael Mc-
Culley (Lala), of Wewak
Papau, New Guinea, and
Richard McCulley (Renita), of
Goldendale, Wash.; brothers
Alfred McCulley (Luella), of
Grangeville, Idaho, and
George McCulley (Sandy), of
Vallejo, Calif.; seven grand-
children, 14 great-grandchil-
dren, five great-great-grand-
children and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Jay was preceded in death
by eight brothers and three
sisters.
A Celebration of Jay’s Life
will be held at 1 p.m. on Satur-
day, May 2, at Bible Fellow-
ship, 550 S. Forest Lane, Cas-
cade Locks, OR 97014. Private
interment will take place in
Cascade Locks Cemetery.
Contributions may be made as
donations to the Columbia
Gorge Lions Club.
Arrangements entrusted to
Bateman Carroll Funeral
Home in Gresham, Ore.
William ‘Bill’ Mohr
William “Bill” Alphonse
Mohr, 52, passed away Thurs-
day, April 23, 2015, at his home
in Hood River, Ore. Bill was
born Feb. 16, 1963, in Hood
River, Ore., to Louis Alphonse
and Beverly Betty (Boesel)
Mohr.
Bill attended school at Pine
Grove Ele-
m e n t a r y,
Wy’east Mid-
dle School
and
Hood
River Valley
High School.
He was em-
ployed by Co-
lumbia Area William Mohr
Transit. Bill
was an avid outdoorsman and
enjoyed fishing, hunting,
archery, gardening, wood
carving, playing music, barbe-
cuing and hanging out and
being with his loving family.
Bill held his family and
friends above all else. He en-
joyed being with his family,
working on projects with his
son and daughters, playing
with his grandsons, and one-
on-one time with the love of
his life, Vicki. He cared deeply
for his sisters, brother, and
their families. He was truly
happy when the family was all
together.
Bill cherished his friends
and the time spent them. He
truly enjoyed fishing, camp-
ing, and being outdoors. He
was a tinkerer at heart; Bill
wanted to understand how
things worked and would take
the extra time to perfect the
projects he was working on.
He was a talented musician
who began playing the guitar
at the age of 15. When he
picked up his guitar and sang,
people stopped what they
were doing to listen to him
play. Bill loved his community
and enjoyed working one on
one with them over the last 40
years.
Bill belonged to the Church
of Christ and was a registered
Republican. He donated to
Veterans Affairs and the Na-
tional Rifle Association. His
most outstanding achieve-
ment was being a great person
who cared for everyone!
Bill is survived by Vicki K.
Swyers, his life partner for 27
years, of Hood River; chil-
dren: son William C. Mohr,
daughter Triston R. Mohr,
stepdaughter Crystal B. Hill,
married to Daniel G. Hill;
stepdaughter Olivia R.
Swyers-Heller, married to
Daniel J. Heller II; grandchil-
dren Daniel J. Heller III and
Owen J. Hill; niece Shawna
Bradley, daughter of Michelle
and Kelly Bradley and mother
to Michael, Tyler, Christopher
and Cheyanne Caldwell; niece
Beverly Koenemann, daugh-
ter of Michelle and Kelly
Bradley and married to Russ
Koenemann, mother of
Jazmin Andermatt, as well as
Lily and Logan Koenemann;
niece Sable Duback, daughter
of Susan Eskildsen and moth-
er of JJ Gaffney; and niece
Alexus Duback, daughter of
Susan Eskildsen; siblings:
brother Louis “Butch” Mohr,
married to Shoy Mohr; sister
Michelle Bradley, married to
Kelly Bradley; and sister
Susan Eskildsen, married to
Woody Eskildsen; and a host
of friends and his beloved
pets, Rosco and Prim.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Louis and Bev-
erly Mohr.
Services for Bill are
planned for 2 p.m., Friday,
May 1, at Anderson’s Tribute
Center, 1401 Belmont Ave.,
Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-
1000. Please visit anderson-
stributecenter.com to leave a
note of condolence for family.
Richard Phillips
Richard
(Dick)
A.
Phillips, of Hood River, Ore.
passed away April 2, 2015, in
Yuma, Ariz., from medical
complications. He was born
Jan. 2, 1938, in Tillamook,
Ore., to Robert M. and Beat-
rice M. (Kirby) Phillips. He
graduated from Tillamook
High School in 1956, joining
the United States Ar my
where he was enlisted only
a few months before his
unit was disbanded and all
were released from service.
Dick was preceded in
death by his parents and a
sister, Judith Barker, of
Tillamook, Ore.
He is survived by his wife
of 35 years, Darlene; a sis-
ter, Sally Fitch (Darrell), of
Crooked River, Ore.; a broth-
e r, Ro b e r t
Phillips
(Kik),
of
Tillamook;
and children
T e r r y
Phillips, of
Tillamook,
G r e g o r y
Dick Phillips
Phillips (Sta-
cie), of Gre-
sham, Ore., Brian Phillips
(Bobbie), of Hood River,
Darren Thenell, of Phoenix,
Ariz., and daughter LeAnn
Erikson (Ty), of Parkdale,
Ore.; 16 grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren;
several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Dick put in more than 30
years’ service as a weigh
master for the Oregon State
Highway Division, retiring
in 1995. Some of his fondest
memories began in 1970
with the West Side Fire De-
partment, where its mem-
bers became like family to
him. He was a Little League
softball and baseball coach
and umpire for the Hood
River District and Region
for over 20 years, having the
honor to be nominated and
selected to umpire a Region-
al Little League softball
playoff game in Portland.
Dick took great pride in
teaching his children the
art of hunting and fishing
and looked forward to their
big hunting trips each year.
He also enjoyed teaching
his cooking, baking, gar-
dening and canning (some-
times a good experiment,
sometimes not) skills to his
children and grandchildren
and loved sharing his cre-
ations with everyone.
Dick loved being with
family, spoiling his children
and grandchildren individ-
ually. He nearly always sent
peanut butter or chocolate
chip cookies home with any
grandchild who stopped by
the house. In his later years,
you could always find Dick
at the sidelines cheering for
his grandchildren’s sport-
ing events, whether it was
baseball, softball, water
polo, soccer, track or foot-
ball.
Dick and Darlene enjoyed
many years traveling in
their fifth-wheel to many
places and wintering in
Texas and the last couple of
years in Yuma. He will be
greatly missed by many
friends, family, loved ones
and people in all the com-
munities wherever he was
parked at the time.
A memorial service is
planned at the West Side
Fire Department, 4250 Bar-
rett Drive, Hood River, at 1
p.m. Saturday, May 2. In lieu
of flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made to the
West Side Fire Department.
Alvin Flory Jr.
Alvin Clyde Flory Jr., 65,
passed away Saturday, April
25, 2015, at the Hood River
Care Center in Hood River,
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Ore., surrounded by his loved
ones. Alvin was born July 24,
1949, in Eugene, Ore., to Alvin
Flory Sr. and Hazel Huckaby.
He moved with his family to
Hood River County and at-
tended local
schools.
After high
school Alvin
worked at the
trailer factory
in The Dalles,
where he met
l i f e l o n g
Alvin Flory Jr. friend, Jim
Duval. Alvin
then worked 25 years at Hanel
Lumber Company and then
for Northwest Aluminum
until his retirement in 2006.
Alvin enjoyed hunting, riding
his motorcycle, roller skating,
fishing and spending quality
time with his family and
friends.
Alvin is survived by his
daughter, Holly Flory, of Park-
dale, Ore.; mother, Hazel Flory,
of Hood River; sister, Brenda
Meyers, of Parkdale, Ore.;
brothers Perry Flory, of Park-
dale, and Brad Flory, of Hood
River; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Alvin Sr., in 2002.
Graveside services will be
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29,
at the Upper Valley Parkdale
Cemetery, 6917 Allen Road,
Parkdale, Ore. A reception
will follow at the Parkdale
Fire Station.
Memorials may be made to
Anderson’s Tribute Center to
assist family with funeral ex-
penses.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont
Ave., Hood River, OR 97031;
541-386-1000. Please visit an-
dersonstributecenter.com to
leave a note of condolence for
family.
Ruth Nelson
Ruth Evelyn Nelson, 84,
passed away Tuesday, April
21, 2015 in Portland, Ore.
Ruth was born April 16, 1931,
in Chehalis, Wash., to Earl
Leigh “Pat” Middaugh and
Cora (McClintok).
Ruth attended college at
C e n t r a l
Washington
University in
Ellens burg,
Wash., and
graduated
with a Bache-
lor of Arts in
education.
She
then
went on to ac-
quire a Mas-
ter of Science
in special ed-
ucation at
Oregon Col-
lege of Edu-
Ruth Nelson cation (now
Western Ore-
gon State University) in
Monmouth, Ore. Beginning
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her professional career as an
elementary teacher, Ruth
had teaching experience in
public schools in the states of
Washington, Oregon and
North Carolina. After a sud-
den hearing loss at the age of
30, she became involved in
activities pertaining to the
deaf, returned to college to
complete certification re-
quirements for becoming a
teacher of the deaf and
taught deaf students at both
the elementary and sec-
ondary level. She has been
an instructor on the staff at
Oregon State University and
a teacher of hearing im-
paired in the physically
handicapped program of the
Corvallis public schools.
Ruth was also an instructor
in both the Education of the
Deaf and Counseling of the
Deaf programs at WOSC.
Ruth was an accomplished
pianist and enjoyed many
sports including golf and ten-
nis. She was a loyal member
of the Easter n Star and
American Association of
University Women. She loved
cats and had one always in
her life. Ruth suffered a
stroke at age 47 which cut her
career short. Despite her dis-
ability, she lived independent-
ly for over 30 years. She had
many friends and was known
for her smile, her laughter
and positive outlook.
She is survived by her
three children: Nannette
Nelson, of Vancouver, Wash.,
Eric Nelson (Debra), of Kent,
Wash., and Elda Orr (Doug),
of Hood River. She has five
grandchildren: Tyler, Ian,
Amelie, Carson and Lauren.
Her four brothers, Wyman,
Don, Merritt and Darwin,
and one sister, Elda, preced-
ed her in death.
A memorial service will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 16, at Claquato Ceme-
tery, 142 Stear ns Road,
Chehalis, WA 98532.
Donations may be made in
Ruth’s name to the Oregon
Humane Society, 1067 N.E.
Columbia Blvd., Portland,
OR 97211.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont
Avenue, Hood River, OR
97031. Please visit anderson-
stributecenter.com to leave a
note of condolence for the
family.
Betty Sappington
By Betty: “To all family
and friends, thank you for
the privilege of loving you.“
Betty Sappington passed
on April 26, 2015. She was a
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Hood River, Ore., resident
and died in her home at
Hawks Ridge Assisted Liv-
ing. She was born Aug. 14,
1924, in Custer, S.D., to Eliza-
beth Chapman and Harry
Wilford Downing.
When she was 3 years old
they left South Dakota and
moved to Avery, Colo. The
family lived there for one
year and then followed fami-
ly to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
She attended schools in
Coeur d’A-
l e n e b e fo re
m ov i n g t o
P i l o t Ro ck ,
O re. ,
and
graduated
f ro m P i l o t
Ro ck H i g h
S ch o o l
in
1942.
Betty was
a graduate of
Pendleton
P u b l i c
S ch o o l s i n
practical
nursing and
Betty
was
em-
Sappington
ployed at the
Oregon State
Hospital and Columbia
Basin Nursing Home. She
and her husband operated
an adult foster home for 23
years. Her former husbands
were Edd Charlton and
Ja m e s D o u t h i t , b o t h o f
whom have passed away. She
later married Bill Sapping-
ton in 1972. He passed away
in 2002; they were married
for 30 years.
Betty is survived by her
brother, Clyde Downing, of
Renton, Wash.; sons Patrick
Douthit, of Bingen, Wash.,
Allen and Ellen Sappington,
of Portland, Ore., Larry and
Susan Sappington, of Car-
son, Wash., and LeVoy Sap-
p i n g t o n , o f H e r m i t a g e,
Tenn.; and daughters Linda
Lopez, of The Dalles, Ore.,
and Leona Thompson, of
Steilacoom, Wash. Betty
leaves a legacy of 12 grand-
children, 25 great-grandchil-
dren and five great-great-
grandchildren, as well as
nu m e ro u s n i e c e s a n d
nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; stepfather,
Homer Richardson; brother
Richard “Dick” Downing;
and daughters Sandra Noble
and Judith Hachtel.
Services for Betty are
planned for 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 2, at Anderson’s Tribute
Center, 1401 Belmont Ave.,
Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-
1000. Please visit anderson-
stributecenter.com to leave a
note of condolence for family.
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