Polk County News
10A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 17, 2016
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police
report comes from law enforce-
ment agencies. Not all calls for
service are included. The status
of incidents reported may
change after further investiga-
tion. Individuals arrested or
suspected of crimes are consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty.
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Shane S. Green, 43, of
Salem on Southeast Uglow Av-
enue on Feb. 4 on a failure to
appear warrant on a driving
under the inluence charge.
• Kayla B. Wilson, 19, of Falls
City on Southwest Robb Street
on Feb. 7 on charges of provid-
ing false information to a police
oicer, failure to carry or pres-
ent a driver’s license and misuse
of an identiication card.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Alec William Blanchard, 22,
of Independence, in the 1400
block of F Street on Feb. 9 for
having open containers of al-
cohol in public places prohibit-
ed. At the same time and place,
Kathryn Perry, 18, of Mon-
mouth, was cited for minor in
possession of alcohol.
• Mark Lewis Holtrop, 22, of
Independence, and Michael
Matthew Jones, 21, of Mon-
mouth, in the 1500 block of
Monmouth Street on Feb. 9
both for second-degree disor-
derly conduct.
• Mario Ray Villa, 40, of Inde-
pendence, at Independence
Civic Center, 555 S. Main St., on
Friday for irst-degree sex
abuse.
• Kasey Lynn Johnson, 30, of
Independence, in the 500
block of Main Street North on
Saturday for unlawful delivery
of oxycodone.
• Charley Leroy Cavilee, 41,
of Salem, in the 800 block of
North Main Street on Saturday
for second-degree forgery,
criminal possession of a for-
gery device, and irst-degree
theft.
• Bryndle Mackenzie Ruek,
29, of Portland, at the intersec-
tion of Monmouth and South
Eighth streets on Sunday for
driving under the inluence of
intoxicants.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Jesus Bucio Gomez, 29, of
Monmouth, in the 100 block of
Edwards Road South on Feb. 6
for failure to carry or present a
driver’s license.
• Chelsea Rae Carr, 25, of
Dallas, in the 100 block of Pa-
ciic Highway South on Feb. 8
for failure to return a suspend-
ed, revoked or canceled driv-
er’s license.
• Richard Salvador Quinanil-
la, 37, of Salem, in the 300
block of Ecols Street North on
Feb. 10 for failure to carry or
present a driver’s license.
by his brother, Jarl Shepard.
Survivors include his wife,
Ruth Ann; daughters, Trina
(Jay) Moskal, and Melissa
(Steve) Dankenbring; broth-
er, Mick Shepard; sister,
Cindy Walp; and four grand-
children.
Celebration of Rod’s life is
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Ne-
smith Readiness Center,
12830 Westview Dr., in Dal-
las.
Contributions are sug-
gested to the Wounded War-
rior Foundation in care of
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Ce n t e r w h i c h h a n d l e d
arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
the gentle giant among
friends, he had many hob-
bies such as gardening,
painting, rock hounding,
fishing, and target practice.
Survivors include his par-
ents, Don and Burla King, of
Dallas; brother, Adam, of
Dallas; sister, Donita, of Dal-
las; wife, Donna; daughters,
Amanda and Bethany; and
extended family.
Service was Monday at
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center.
Contributions are sug-
gested to the Union Gospel
Mission in care of the mor-
tuary.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Alan Ralph King
Floreine Phillips
Nov. 5, 1960 – Feb. 11, 2016
Oct. 27, 1924 – Feb. 7, 2016
Alan Ralph King, 55, of
Dallas died Feb. 11 in Salem.
He had been fighting pan-
creatic cancer since October.
He had been employed at
River Bend
Sand and
Gravel in
Salem for
close to 15
years.
He took
a lot of joy
and pride
in his work and he loved his
coworkers like family.
He had always been
known for his big bear hugs
and his coworkers would at-
test to this fact.
Alan was known by all as
someone with a “larger than
life” personality and a loving
heart that reached out to
everyone he met.
He loved the Lord with all
his heart and shared his tes-
timony with everyone he
met, and everywhere he
went.
Known as “the big guy” or
Floreine Merced Phillips,
91, of Independence died
Feb. 7 in Independence.
She was born to David
and Clara Howard in Taco-
ma, Wash.
Floreine’s life will be cele-
brated privately at a later
date.
Farnstrom Mortuary in
Independence handled
arrangements.
To send an online tribute:
www.FarnstromMortuary
.com.
OBITUARIES
Buck Buchanan
March 8, 1923 – Feb. 12, 2016
Buck Buchanan, 92, of
Dallas died Friday in Salem.
He was born in Burns.
Service is pending and
arrangements are being
handled by Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center, 503-623-
2325.
Gary Bob Weigel
July 23, 1943 – Feb. 9, 2016
Gary Bob Weigel, 72, of
Dallas died Feb. 9 in Dallas.
He was born in Salem to
Loy Earl and Shirley Modes-
ta Mode Weigel.
Gary graduated from Cen-
tral High School in 1961, and
served in
the Army
reserves
for several
years right
out of high
school.
He was employed with
Towmotor and Boise Cas-
cade before retiring from
MacLaren School for Boys in
July of 2005, as a mainte-
KENNETH EUGENE MOLES
August 15, 1917 - Feb. 11, 2016
No Mere Flight of Fancy.
From the age of 12 (when he got to ride in
a Ford tri-motor plane at an air show near his
home town of Shenandoah, IA) until his re-
cent death at the age of 98, Kenneth Moles
pursued his passion for aviation with a sense
of wonder and devotion equaled only by his
love of family and tradition.
Kenneth grew up on a farm and lived most
of his adult life in Shenandoah where, as a high school student, he
helped dig and level the playing surface that became Mustang Field,
home of the Shenandoah Mustangs football team. Kenneth scored
the first touchdown on that very field in front of a roaring home-
town crowd.
Never one to regularly seek that kind of attention, Kenneth quietly
but persistently went on to achieve high levels of accomplishment as
a professional aviator. From earning an opportunity to take the Civil
Pilot Training Course through Tarkio College in 1940 to training pi-
lots for the Army Air Corps during WWII to flying corporate planes
for Shenandoah-based businesses, Ken competently and skillfully nav-
igated a steady course through life.
Kenneth was a pacifist by nature, but when he was called to serve,
he committed his skills as a budding aviator and enlisted in the Army
Air Corps. He began his service with basic training and aircraft me-
chanic’s school at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Even as a student of aviation mechanics, Kenneth was pining for an
opportunity to attend cadet school and become a pilot. Because he
didn’t have the two years of college required to apply for cadet school,
Kenneth spent endless hours studying for a special entrance exam that
would allow for a waiver of the college requirement. In 1942, he
passed the test with flying colors and was admitted to cadet flight
school eventually earning his commission as a lieutenant. Before the
war Kenneth had met Wilma Crawford, and shortly after he earned
his commission they were married. Over the next year, Kenneth’s ap-
titude for both flying and teaching became clear to himself and to his
superiors, and he was chosen to be a flight instructor at Randolph
Field—the West Point of the air! He was subsequently transferred to
Enid Air Force Base in Oklahoma where he taught instrument flying,
night flying, cross-country formation flying, and acrobatics.
In 1944 Kenneth was ordered into the B-29 training program as a
flight engineer. He remained in the B-29 program until the war ended.
In fact, even after VJ Day in August of 1945, 1000 B-29 crews (in-
cluding Kenneth’s) remained on stand-by at Kirtland Field in Albu-
querque, New Mexico in case the final peace treaty process didn’t go
smoothly. After three-months on standby, Kenneth Moles had earned
his points and was happily discharged from the service.
Committed to improving his credentials as a pilot and an instructor,
Kenneth used the GI Bill to earn his civilian aircraft mechanics cer-
tificate and his commercial flight instructor rating. He graduated in
1947 and embarked on another 40 years of professional aviation in-
cluding manager of the Shenandoah, Iowa airport, manager of Shenan-
doah Airways, flight instructor, pilot of a surplus T-6 airplane (seeding
clouds), and pilot for private companies (Tidy House Products Com-
pany and Earl May Seed and Nursery Company).
Kenneth was a devoted husband to his wife, Wilma, and a caring
father to his sons Richard and Roger (now David). He was the back-
bone of the family—always dependable, keeping them safe and secure.
He was well known and admired in his community and church and
participated in myriad outdoor activities, not the least of which was
riding the full distance in the first ever RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual
Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). And a few years later—on a bet
and a lark—he and a friend rode from the southern border of Iowa
to the northern border of Iowa in one day!
Kenneth officially retired from professional aviation in 1982, but
that was far from the end of his passion for planes, flying, and even a
few more down-to-earth adventures.
With such a rich and accomplished early life, it might seem impos-
sible to believe that some of his biggest and most fulfilling adventures
happened after Kenneth was well into his 80s. In fact, the last ten
years of Kenneth’s life were highlighted by plane building projects,
flying adventures, travel, and a deeply rich and loving marriage to Glo-
ria Moles.
In 2006 at the age of 88, Kenneth completed construction of his
first home-built airplane (Rans S-7S Courier) which he and Gloria
(then 82) flew from Shenandoah, Iowa to Salem, Oregon in 2007.
Shortly after this big adventure, Kenneth and Gloria purchased a
hanger for the plane in Independence, Oregon and a home for them-
selves in neighboring Monmouth. Over the next nine years, the couple
engaged in the building of yet another airplane (Rans S-19—now
owned by Richard Moles), traveled extensively in the Pacific North-
west (including a small boat cruise to Alaska), and flew their plane at
every opportunity.
On February 11, 2016, Kenneth Moles died at his Monmouth, Ore-
gon home in the company of his beloved wife Gloria and his sons
Richard Moles and David Gentry. Kenneth was preceded in death by
his first wife, Wilma Moles of Shenandoah, Iowa.
Kenneth’s death leaves a hole in our hearts and a legacy of passion,
dignity, and inspiration beyond words.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Willamette Valley
Hospice.
nance man.
Gary was an avid collector
and trader of firearms, en-
joyed quad riding with
friends and rat hunting in
Eastern Oregon.
He was preceded in death
by his father Loy.
Survivors include his
companion of 35 years, Can-
dice “Candy” Benjamin
Jones, of Dallas; mother,
Shirley Modesta Mode, of
Independence; daughters,
Kimberly (Rob) Harrison,
Kristi (Tom) Lizotte, Keri
(Rick), and Jennifer (Ahmad)
AbuDayah, all of Washing-
ton and Jessica (Wayne)
Ackroyd, of California;
brothers, Steve Weigel, of
Dallas and Les Weigel, of
Falls City; six grandchildren;
and extended family.
Private arrangements
were handled by Dallas Mor-
tuary Tribute Center.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Rod Shepard
Aug. 14, 1947 – Feb. 8, 2016
Rod Shepard, 68, of Dallas
died Feb. 8 in Dallas.
He was born in Prineville
to Thomas and Eunice
Shepard.
R o d
graduated
f r o m
Mapleton
H i g h
School in
1 9 6 5 . He
attended
Oregon
State Uni-
v e r s i t y,
Oregon
Technical
Institute
and Ore-
gon College of Education.
He received a degree in sur-
veying.
He served in the Army in
the 46th Engineering Divi-
sion from 1967-1969, in Viet-
nam.
He built and maintained
roads and bridges and
served as a surveyor while in
the military.
Rod married Ruth Ann
Beberger on Jan. 10, 1970, in
Florence. They lived in
Knappa before settling in
Dallas in 1981.
Rod worked for Boise Cas-
cade as a road engineer for
many years.
When Boise was pur-
chased by Forest Capital
Partners, Rod continued to
work as road engineer until
he transferred to their real
estate division, Westslope
Properties, where he served
as Land Sales Manager until
retiring in 2011.
Rod served as a past offi-
cer of the Dallas Booster
Club and on the Citizens Ad-
visory Committee which
oversees the bond projects
for the Dallas School Dis-
trict.
He helped construct the
outdoor sand volleyball
court at Dallas High School
and was actively involved
with Kids Inc. athletics. Rod
was also a member of the
American Legion.
He was an avid outdoors-
man and was happiest when
he was out in the woods.
He enjoyed hunting, fish-
ing and camping with his
family.
Rod was a true craftsman
who enjoyed woodworking
and helping family and
friends with any type of con-
struction or project. Some of
his most cherished mo-
ments were times spent with
his grandchildren; either
during trips to the lake or
cheering them on from the
bleachers.
He was preceded in death
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