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2A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS T HE R ECORD OBITUARIES MCGRAW—Gary Leon McGraw, 67, of Mapleton, passed away Oct. 10, 2018, at the Portland Veterans Hospital. Gary was born June 2, 1951, in Salem, Ore. He was raised in a loving family with mom and dad Juanita and John- Gary McGraw ny. Gary had two sisters, Cherrine and Kim- berlee, and two brothers, Larry and Mark. Gary enjoyed camping, fishing, rock-hounding and holidays with family. He graduated from Clack- amas High School in 1969. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1970 and was on active duty during the Vitenam War. He served on the U.S.S. Oklaho- ma City and was honorably discharged in 1975. Returning to Milwaukie, Ore., Gary married Martha Tayor and helped raise her two sons, Bill and Tony, who called him “Dad.” Gary worked for AAA Heating and, after his mar- riage ended, worked with First Call Heating and Cool- ing as a lead technician. Gary married Barbara Beeman in 1987. They en- joyed “getting away” to their cabin in Wamic, Ore., fish- ing and feeding their friend- ly backyard deer. Barbie passed away in 2005. Gary moved to Mapleton, Ore., in 2009 to live with his brother, Larry. Their bond grew stronger as they enjoyed the Oregon coast. They both collected an- tiques, rocks and fossils. Gary had many friends. He always had a generous heart and a helping hand. His infectious nature could not be ignored. He made us laugh; he made us cry. We have lost an amazing friend and wonderful broth- er, but Heaven has gained an angel. Goodbye, Sweet Brother. SKINNER—Robert “Bob” Skinner, 80, of Florence, passed away Oct. 19, 2018. Bob was born May 17, 1938, in North Bend, Ore., to parents Howard and Beth Skinner. Bob grew up in Skunk Hollow, graduating from Siuslaw High School in 1956. He worked several years in CORRECTION AMBULANCE/FIRE Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Ambulance and fire call runs Oct. 21-27 Date 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/21/18 10/22/18 10/22/18 10/22/18 10/22/18 10/22/18 10/22/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/23/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/24/18 10/25/18 10/25/18 10/25/18 10/25/18 10/25/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/26/18 10/27/18 10/27/18 10/27/18 10/27/18 10/27/18 Time 2:26 5:57 11:07 12:08 13:24 14:58 19:08 22:24 8:47 8:58 12:57 13:52 15:34 19:01 10:24 10:38 12:52 18:25 20:31 22:30 22:57 0:02 2:09 4:55 8:43 12:05 14:54 15:06 15:30 16:37 18:41 19:02 22:54 7:56 10:15 11:37 12:33 15:58 1:07 10:28 11:26 13:41 15:43 16:10 16:27 17:29 19:01 19:04 19:09 10:14 17:58 18:00 20:32 22:47 Area 10th St Harbor Vista Rd 9th St Tree Island N Marsh Ct 9th St Easy St Hwy 101 9th St Kingwood St Onadoone Ct 12th St 8th St Kingwood St Deans Creek Rd 35th St Oak St Hwy 101 FPD 9th St 9th St 16th St Rhododendron Dr 9th St Spruce St Mariners Ln Hwy 101 Rio Rd 9th St Cloud Croft Ln Ocean Dunes Dr 9th St 9th St 16th St Oak St Willow St Maple Creek Rd N 22nd Ct 1st Ave 16th St Munsel Creek Lp Kelsie Way Kingwood St MVA, Hwy 126 9th St Maple St FPD Oak St 9th St Heceta Beach Rd 16th St Hwy 101 Fawn View Ln 9th St 9th St 9th St local mills before joining the U.S. Army in 1960, spendng two years in El Paso, Texas. After his discharge, he ven- tured to Florence. He went to work Robert Skinner for Inter- national Paper in Gardiner and retired when it closed after working there for 28 years. Bob was predeceased by his parents; a brother, Har- old Skinner; and six sisters: Norma Gnau, Donna Du- man, Merla Workman, Sha- ron Dollinger, Gail Estep and Lois Collins. 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However, Elks Club Exalted Ruler Bruce Smith said, though the fo- rum was hosted at the Elks Club, the event was not an Elk Club function. Siuslaw News regrets the error. wife, Barbara; a son, David Skinner (Sheri) Cresswell; a daughter, Aimee Skinner; two step-daughters: Eric- ca Heim-Blades (Brad) and Kama Wells (Norm); two granddaughters: Court- ney Holmes (Colton) and Mya Wells; a grandson, Jus- tin Haberly (Danielle); a great-grandson, Bo Holmes; many nieces and nephews and lots of very close friends. On Saturday, Nov. 10, there will be a potluck cele- bration of his life at the East Woahink meeting hall from 1 to 3 p.m. All family and friends are welcome. 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Discoun Tickets Cindy Wobbe Estate Sales • Pro Lumber om to $40 fr 8 State Farm Insurance • Th e Siuslaw News ug July 25-A for More Information on this Exclusive Holiday Experience Goodmans’ Floor Covering • World Wide Granite Nails Uncorked • Florence Dental Clinic All Proceeds Will Benefit C.R.O.W. S IUSLAW N EWS Our Local Children’s Performing Arts Organization In Honor of All Veterans The staff at the Siuslaw News is preparing to publish the annual Veterans Day publication, which is a special supplement that is devoted to all military veterans who currently are Florence-area residents or have a connection to this area. It will be printed in the Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 edition, before Veterans Day, annually held each Nov. 11. If you are interested in sharing your military background information in the annual tribute publication, or in updating information that we have published previously, please complete this form and submit it to the Siuslaw News. Service photographs are also welcome. Submit forms and photos by email to mberg@thesiuslawnews.com, by regular mail to Siuslaw News, Attn: Misty Berg, P.O. Box 10, Florence, OR 97439; or drop off materials at the Siuslaw News office in Historic Old Town Florence, 148 Maple St. If your profile was published previously Veterans tribute and you do not wish to make any changes to the profile, there is no need to resubmit this form or your military information. Please be sure that all materials are carefully labeled with your name and phone number and are submitted by Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Thank you for participating in this project to remember and honor our veterans. Name: ___________________________________________________________ Contact Phone Number: _____________________________________________ Branch of Service: __________________________________________________ Rank Achieved (optional): ___________________________________________ Dates Served: ______________________________________________________ Where did you serve? _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Special Information (E.G., POW): ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Has your veteran information been published previously in the Siuslaw News Veterans Publication? YES NO Do we have your military photo on file? YES NO (Note: If you have submitted photos in the past, we will still have them on file.)
