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T he C olumbia P ress April 3, 2020 Obituaries K enneth W arren S hoop Hammond Kenneth Warren Shoop, a minister, missionary, and longtime Warrenton resi- dent, died March 25 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. He as 78. Shoop was born in Asto- ria on March 14, 1942, to Carl and Dorothy Shoop. He attended Warrenton High School before joining the Navy in 1958 at age 17. While stationed in Long Beach, Calif., his friend and fellow seaman, Ed Farmer, invited him home and it was there he met Farmer’s sister, Eileen, whom he married in 1961. The couple had four daugh- ters, Paula, Diane, Carrie and Julie. Shoop was ordained as a minister for the Church of Christ and served congre- gations in La Grande, Ore.; B ud C uLp Warrenton James Franklin “Bud” Culp, a Warrenton native and con- struction business owner, died March 29 at his home. He was 82. Culp was born July 31, 1937, to Har- ry and Willia Culp. He at- tended school in Warrenton and also at- tended Oregon School for the Bonners Ferry, Idaho; and Goldendale and Grandview, Wash. Beginning in 1981, while serving in La Grande, Shoop began making annual mis- sion trips to India. He also worked in Nepal, Bangladesh and Ghana. He made 19 mis- sion trips to Indian before he was banished in 2001. In 1987, Ken and Eileen Shoop moved with their two youngest daughters, Car- rie and Julie, to Papua, New Guinea. There he planted churches in remote villages and ran Bible schools for men desiring to become preach- Deaf in Salem. He served for a short time in the Oregon National Guard in the 1950s. He married his wife, Elsie, on his birthday in 1960, and together they raised five chil- dren, Kenneth, Cathy, Carrie, James Jr., and Bobbie Lee. Jim Culp worked at Astoria Plywood before opening his own construction company and, eventually, bringing his sons into the business. After retiring, Culp enjoyed building remote-control air- planes, model boats and hy- Business and development tidbits ers. This was through his cur- riculum, Institute of Biblical Studies, which continues to be used in all of the countries in which he worked. After serving in New Guin- ea for five years, the couple served another five years in Guatemala before retiring and returning to Hammond. Eileen Shoop preceded him in death in 2014. Ken Shoop is survived by his daughters, Paula McDade of Somerton, Ariz., Diane Grey of Spokane, Wash., Car- rie Jasmin of Warrenton, and Julie Hogan of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a brother, Allen of Seaside; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A private graveside service was held March 30 at Green- wood Cemetery in Astoria. A Celebration of Life will be held later. The family is unable to set a date at this time. droplanes. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; sons Kenneth of War- renton and James Jr. of Alaska; daughters Cathy Fisher Martin of Idaho, Carrie Connett of Vancou- ver, Wash., and Bobbie Lee, also of Vancouver; a broth- er, Gary of Warrenton; two sisters, Luella Kerr of War- renton and Deloris Horner of Texas; plus many grand- children and great-grand- children. Services are pending. Meals on Wheels available to area seniors The Meals on Wheels meal delivery program is available to Warrenton seniors by call- ing 503-861-3502. In other locations, call 503- 304-3420 or pick up senior meals from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. weekdays at the Chisholm Center in Seaside (pick up from back door on Avenue B) or from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Mar- ket Road in Svensen. To pick up a carry-out meal 3 in Astoria, call 503-325-9693. Visit our website, thecolumbiapress.com For back issues, expanded arti- cles, additional photos or to pay for your subscription. L ot CLeanup The county began remov- ing trees in the North Coast Business Park this week as a way to tidy up those lots that still are for sale and to pre- vent a multitude of transient camps from forming. The project is expected to take a month. Nineteenth Street will be closed from Highway 101 Business to Ensign Lane from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. h aSta La viSta , S ea -f are The old Sea-Fare Restau- rant, where Arnold Schwar- zenegger’s character dined with a love interest in the 1990 movie “Kindergarten Cop,” is soon to be demolished. The restaurant, built in the 1960s, closed in 2003. Also, the Port of Astoria got an appraisal on the Riverwalk Inn, which adjoins the former restaurant, late last year with the intent of selling the hotel. The lease for Param Group, which is running the hotel, has a five-year renewal op- tion, which comes up this year. S oCiaL S eCurity The local Social Security of- fice has moved to Warrenton, although changes have yet to be been made to the agency’s web site. The new office is in North Coast Business Park, next to T.J. Maxx on Discovery Lane. f aSt food fury A hearing on a proposal to bring three quick-service restaurants to Youngs Bay Plaza likely will be heard be- fore the Warrenton Planning Commission in May, Com- munity Development Direc- tor Kevin Cronin said. The former Dooger’s will be redesigned to house two small counter-order restaurants – one with a pickup window -- and a stand-alone Chipotle drive-through would go in a new 2,325-square-foot build- ing constructed between Dooger’s and Harbor Drive.