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Polk County News 10A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 16, 2016 OBITUARIES Jean Louise Countryman Smith June 13, 1918 – March 7, 2016 Jean Louise Countryman Smith, 97, died March 7 in Forest Grove. Jean was born on her par- ents’ farm near Ontario. She described herself as a care- free kid who was encour- aged to roam independently around the farm and coun- tryside on her horse. She loved all animals and grow- ing things. During her long life, she rescued and be- friended many injured and lost animals. After graduating from On- tario High School, Jean worked as assistant to the school superintendent and earned enough money to at- ELAINE SARAH MEYER POPE Feb. 4, 1923 - Feb. 26, 2016 Elaine Sarah Meyer Pope left her temporary life behind and began eternal life with her Savior on February 26, 2016 at the age of 93. The youngest of two daughters born to Louis Leo and Sarah Emma (Foster) Meyer, Elaine was born on February 4, 1923 in Cam- bridge, Nebraska. The family relocated to Oregon in April of 1937 and settled in Inde- pendence, where Elaine graduated from high school in 1940. In 1941, Elaine met Vernon Pope and they dated for about a year before marrying in Dallas on December 30, 1942. They were married for just over 72 years at the time of his passing in 2015 — an incredible legacy! Elaine was a dedicated wife and mother. In addition, she worked various clerical jobs, and then as a teacher’s aide at Aumsville and West Stayton Elementary schools. Elaine was a longtime member of Bethel Baptist Church in Aumsville. When she wasn't busy volunteering at the church, Elaine enjoyed working on puzzles, baking, decorat- ing cakes, bird-watching, gardening, and crafting. Elaine was loving, patient, generous, and a friend to all. These virtues, along with her mischievous sense of humor will be greatly missed. Elaine is survived by her son Dennis (Gloria) Pope of Roseburg; daughters Marilyn Pope of Aumsville and Shirley (Michael) White of Lebanon; 3 granddaughters and one great- granddaughter. She is preceded in death by her husband Ver- non; her parents; and her sister, Maxine Pope. A celebration of Elaine's life will be held at Bethel Baptist Church in Aumsville at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 19, 2016. At Elaine's request, she was interred at the Aumsville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Elaine's memory to Bethel Baptist Church of Aumsville, or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Weddle Funeral Services. tend Oregon State College, where she met Jim in 1939 during her freshman year. She graduated in June 1943, with a degree in microbiol- o g y, a n d married Jim right after grad- u a t i o n when he unexpectedly showed up for a weekend leave from his battleship, USS Pennsylva- nia. Jean spent the next three Salem 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-6265 six of her elder parents, aunts, and uncles, 17 inter- national students and their families over many years. Her children, neighbor children, and grandchildren loved to follow her around and help her in her leg- endary garden and pumpkin patch, which was her respite and her delight. Jean is survived by her husband, Jim; sister, Joan; children, Gail, Jerry, Evan, and Mark; 12 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. A celebration of her life will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 412 Clay St. W., in Monmouth. Contributions are sug- gested to Christ Church/The Heifer Project, or to the Ella Curran Food Bank. Suzan Marie Tucker-Sarver July 1, 1960 – March 3, 2016 Suzan “Suzy” Marie Tuck- er-Sarver, 55, of Dallas died March 3 in Dallas. She went to Yamhill-Carl- ton High School and worked in the restaurant business and later in landscaping maintenance in Washington state. Suzy set- tled in McMin- nville and Dallas after her illness progressed. S u r - vivors include her daughter, Anna Cottom; parents, Nancy Tucker and father, Jim Tucker, with stepmother Shirley Tucker; sisters, Becky Schmiedel, Angie Tucker, and Boni Tucker; one grand- son; and extended family. Celebration of life memo- rial is April 9 at 2 p.m. at Cal- vary Chapel in Dallas with a reception to follow. More OBITUARIES, Page 5A Low Cost Cremation & Burial Funerals & Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $495 Simple Direct Burial $550 Traditional Funeral $1,975 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. Privately owned cremation facility. Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com VICTOR CARL BLACK years working as a microbi- ologist for Cutter Laborato- ries in Berkeley, Calif., devel- oping the new miracle drug, penicillin. After the war, Jean and Jim returned to Corvallis, where she taught biology at Oregon State; Jim taught in- dustrial engineering. They started their family life to- gether. Jean and Jim moved to Monmouth in 1956, and lived in their home on Sacre Lane for 59 years before moving to Forest Grove last year to be closer to their children. While in Mon- mouth, Jean taught biology at Oregon College of Educa- tion (WOU) for 10 years. She was extremely active in the community and was a friend and support to many. She was known by all for her love of nature, animals, and people, and for her gen- erosity. She welcomed everyone into her home and into her family, including caring for Dudley’s Hearing Aid Service 541-741-2936 Curtis Dudley, serving better hearing to Dallas and Polk County going on 30 years. • Start a better health and wellness conversation today • better hearing contributes to overall well-being and quality of life • achieving better hearing takes more than technology — it's a partnership • to hear better, is to live better Come see Curtis every Tuesday 10AM - Noon at Dallas Senior Center, 955 SE Jefferson St. “In Home” Service Sept. 30, 1916 - March 9, 2016 VICTOR CARL BLACK, 99, a resident of Dallas died Wednesday, March 9, 2016. He was born on September 30, 1916 the son of Roy and Pearl Black. Carl lived in Dallas all 99 years except for duty in the Army dur- ing the Second World War. Carl graduated from Oregon Normal School (WOU) as a teacher and taught in Halsey and Airlie in his twenties. In the 1940’s, he joined the Army and made 11 round trips across the Atlantic to bring service men’s wives (and some children) to the United States. His job was to keep them busy and organized during those tours. His title was the Ac- tivities Director. Carl discovered Melba Henrickson in Dallas after his dis- charge from the service. They were married in 1948. As new- lyweds, they served as youth leaders in the First Christian Church with the high school and college aged students. Carl served as an elder in their church most of his adult life. He was the Dallas Post Master for 25 years and also the church treasurer for over 30 years. He also served as treasurer for the Salvation Army and organized the “kettle schedule” at Christmas time. He was active in Kiwanis, Polk County Historical Society, Polk ARC, WOU Alumni, Post Masters Association and worked on many Dallas festivals (such as the Smileroo, Crazy Days, and always attended the Breakfast in the Park). His volunteer work was extensive but he was not interested in any “fanfare,” although he did receive the First Citizen Award in 1987. Even after his children had graduated he continued to attend high school football games in Dallas. Carl enjoyed traveling, Sunday afternoon drives, beach combing and collecting agates, gardening, fishing and espe- cially helping others. He loved Dallas and also loved his fam- ily. He was a wonderful grandfather and enjoyed having his grandchildren come for visits. Every one of his grandchildren have good memories of his “piggy back rides”… even his great grandson. He could tell you the details of anything that had happened in his long and fascinating life, if you could just wait a few seconds. Even just before he died he was on a ride through Dallas area remembering the names of the various people who had resided in many of the Dallas homes and who had owned what businesses. He cared a lot about Dallas and its growth. He will be greatly missed. Survivors include daughters Virginia Stensland and Vicki Massey, grandchildren Jennifer and Karl, Ragan, Carl, Bethany and Gabe, Lloyd (deceased), Kyle and great grandson Jonathon. Also surviving is a brother Elmo Black. Funeral services will begin at 11:00am Friday, March 18th in the Dallas First Christian Church. Interment will follow in the Dallas Cemetery. To leave a message or memory for the family please go to www.dallastribute.com. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. BEVERLY “BEV” JEAN MATHEWS June 24, 1930 - March 6, 2016 Our beloved mom, Beverly Jean Mathews (Bev) passed away peace- fully on March 6, 2016 surrounded by family at her daughter's home in Independence, Ore. She was 85 at the time of her passing. Beverly was diag- nosed with lung cancer in January and wasn't afraid to tell anyone she had cancer and was dying. This is the spirited, ener- getic, loving, on the go at- titude she maintained these past several weeks. The Beverly Mathews Hood River knows was married to Dennis Mathews, the love of her life for 35 years. Beverly worked as a waitress in many restaurants in Hood River. At the age of 76, she retired from Bette’s Place after 27 years of service. She loved working at Bette’s Place and the customers over the years were like family. Beverly was born June 24, 1930 in St. Joseph, Mo., the only daughter born to Goldie Alena Palmer and Moses Frank Leslie. She had three brothers Frank Jr., Bob and Thomas. Beverly and her mother Goldie were inseparable. Beverly started her waitressing career during high school at local restaurants. After graduating in 1948 from Lafayette High School, she met Richard McDonald while working in her Uncle Herman’s restaurant in Mound City, Mo. Richard and Beverly were mar- ried November 1949. They had 5 children Carol, Sharon, Cindy, Joseph and David. Beverly’s mother Goldie passed away and Beverly took in Thomas, age 10 her youngest brother and raised him along with her children. Richard worked for construction pipeline and moving from job to job was constant. Married life started in Missouri and brought the Mc- Donalds finally to settle in Hood River, Ore. in 1966. Richard passed away at the age of 41 in 1970. In 1972 Beverly was married to Forrest Pfeiffer and moved with the 3 youngest children to Mosier, Ore. When they di- vorced, Beverly and the kids moved back to Hood River where she resided for the next 43 years. Beverly loved to bowl and was on a women’s league for many years. She loved getting her hair done every Friday and en- joyed receiving manicures and pedicures. She loved to read — romance and myster- ies were at the top of her list. In her later years shopping —damn you QVC and gardening brought her great joy. She loved sitting on her back deck and admiring her flowers and garden solar lights. Beverly was a member of the River of Life Assem- bly Church. Beverly was a hard worker, very inde- pendent and a little on the stubborn side. She loved her family and friends. She loved clothes and was always quite the fashionista. For the past 3 years she loved being part of the yearly Hood River GALA fashion show. Beverly is survived by her brother Thomas Leslie Vancouver, Wash., daugh- ters Carol Pfaff (Tom) Independence, Ore., Cindy Cooper Independence, Ore., sons Joseph McDonald (Kathy) Clacka- mas, Ore., David McDonald (Robin) The Dalles, Ore., and son-in-law Douglas Dug- gan (Sharon) Parkdale, Ore. She is also survived by her 15 grandchildren, Sarah, Stacie, Scott, Sybil, Sherry, Samantha, Brooke, Kurtis, Beth, Mahlcolm, Michael, Jodie, Jeff, James, Jon and their families including 19 great grandchildren and 2 on the way and her Cairn Terrier; Hannah. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, brothers Frank Jr. and Bob, husbands Richard McDonald, Forrest Pfeiffer and Dennis Mathews, daughter Sharon Duggan, grandsons Glenn Twid- well & Matthias Kamasz. Beverly leaves behind many good friends in Hood Rover and numerous relatives in the state of Mis- souri. Beverly’s family would like to thank the following people that were a big part of her life. Best friends Lila Mitchell, Bette Walters, Francis Chambers, Gaye Walters Jones, all her customers at Bette’s Place, the wonderful ladies from Dream Street Boutique, neighbors Joe Pounders and Linda Guertin and her dear friend of 60 years Ola from Arkansas. The compas- sion she received from Willamette Valley Hospice of Salem was such a comfort to her and her family. The family would also like to thank Dr. Laura Starrett, Jack Trumbull and the staff of Anderson’s Tribute Center for the care and compas- sion we have received during this time. Memorials are encouraged to be made to either; Hood River Special Olympics or Willamette Valley Hospice — gifts can be sent care of Anderson’s. Services to honor and celebrate Bev’s life are planned for 11 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Anderson’s Tribute Cen- ter 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031. Please visit www.AndersonsTribute- Center.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. Joyful Sound Hearing 312 Main Street • Dallas • Hearing Testing • Hearing Aids • Service Call today for your FREE Consultation Mark Sturtevant 503-623-0290 Personally involved and invested in the Dallas community Welcoming new patients. Most insurance health plans accepted. Also a Moda preferred provider. ~ Polk County’s ONLY Family Owned Funeral Homes ~
