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Vernonia 1994 w eather review
The weather in 1994 was
quite a treat for Vernonia resi
dents, especially since it fol
lowed the cold, wet summer
of 1993.
The highest temperature of
the year, 99 degrees fahren-
heit, occurred in July, but the
average high for the year was
a temperate 73.83 degrees. It
was warm enough for most
vegetable gardens to develop
e x c e lle n t cro p s, yet cool
enough to keep the garden
ers from getting overheated.
E very m onth from M arch
through October saw temper
a tu re s of 75 de g re e s or
warmer.
The coldest day of the year
was, as usual, in February,
when the mercury dropped to
cip ita tio n ; that declined in
April, May and June to 5.39
in che s and alm ost d is a p
peared from July thro u g h
September, when only 1.33
inches gathered in the rain
gauge. October, November
and December made up for
the lack of rain earlier in the
year, with an accumulation of
28,41.
a chilly 14 degrees. The aver
age low temperature was be
low fre e z in g at 27.25 d e
grees.
Precipitation for the year
to ta lle d 51.14 inches, the
closest Vernonia has been for
several years to its historic
ave rag e of 55 in che s per
year. The first quarter of 1994
brought 16.01 inches of pre
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VIOLET D. PATTEE
Violet D. Pattee, 86, Mesa, Ari
zona, died Jan. 5, 1995, at Mesa
General Hospital of congestive heart
failure. Funeral services were held
Jan. 11 at Gable Funeral Chapel in
Portland. Burial was in Willamette
National Cemetery.
Mrs. Pattee was born in Hood
River. She moved to Portland at an
eariy age and attended school there.
She worked in various health care
facilities in the greater Portland area.
She was a Vernonia resident for
several years and moved to Mesa in
1989.
Mrs. Pattee was a lifelong mem
ber of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Dee, in 1986.
Survivors include two daughters,
V. Cristella (Cris) Daugherty of Mesa
and Dorene Eden of Portland; a son,
Richard Davenport of Florence; three
sisters, Dorothy Hall and Hazel
Lewis, both of Ogden, Utah, and
Connie Courtier of Bainbridge Island,
Wash.; three brothers, Rodney Dav
enport of Lehi, Utah, Remington Dav
enport of St. George, Idaho, and My
ron Davenport of Idaho Falls, Idaho;
seven grandchildren and 14 great
grandchildren.
Remembrances may be contribu
tions to the Vernonia Senior Citizens
Center, 446 Bridge Street, Vernonia,
97064.
PAUUNE E. MCKEE
Pauline Elizabeth McKee, 80,
Rainier, died Jan. 5, 1995 at St.
Johns Medical Center in Longview,
Wash. A graveside service was held,
Jan. 9, in Vernonia Memorial Ceme
tery.
Mrs. McKee was born Oct. 24,
1914, near Mansfield, Wash., to Rus
sell and Myrtle Painter Laymance.
She grew up in Pateros, Wash.
She married Ralph M. McKee in
1933. They lived in the Mansfield
area until moving to Portland in 1941.
In 1944, they moved to Vernonia,
where they owned and operated a
dairy farm. In 1974, they started trav
eling, then settled in Rainier in 1990.
Mrs. McKee worked for several
years in the W ashington Grade
School cafoteria.
She was a member of the First
Christian Church in Vernonia, and
the Mt. Heart Rebekah Lodge.
In addition to her husband, sur
vivo rs include a son, D arrell of
Longview Wash.; daughters, Sharron
Rockwood of Hillsboro and Peggy
K ispert of Tillam ook; brothers,
Quentin Laymance of Seattle and
Dale Laym ance of W enatchee,
Wash.; sisters, Grace Laymance of
Vancouver, Wash., and Mabel McK- •
ee of Kennewick, Wash.; 11 grand
children; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Remembrances may be contribu
tions to Community Home Health
Hospice, 1035 11th Ave. Longview,
Wash. 98632.
Fuiten-Rose Chapel of Vernonia
was in charge of arrangements.
AUDA M. THOMPSON
Auda Moniqua Thompson, 68,
Vernonia, died Jan. 4, 1995, in a For
est Grove care center, of a stroke. A
graveside service was held Jan. 9, in
Vernonia Memorial Cemetery, with
the Rev. John Cahill of the First Bap
tist Church in Vernonia, officiating.
Mrs. Thompson was bom March
1, 1926, in Bunch, Okla., to Walter
and Luella White. She grew up in
California.
She married William Thompson in
1956 at Reno, Nevada. They lived in
Marysville, Calif., before moving to
Eugene in 1963 and to Vernonia in
1968.
Mrs. Thompson worked at the
Birdseye Cannery for several years
and then for Tektronix.
She attended the First Baptist
Church in Vernonia.
Survivors, in addition to her hus
band, include her sons, Robert Black
of Junction City, James of El Paso,
Texas, Donald and William Jr., both
of Portland; daughter, Wanda Black
of Salem; brother, James White of
Elizabeth City, N.C., sisters, Alameda
Beebe and Fern Chote, both of
Modesto, Calif.; 10 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorial
contributions to the First Baptist
Church, 952 Washington Ave., Ver
nonia 97064.
Fuiten-Rose Mortuary Chapel of
Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
WILLIAM H. BOLF
W illiam Henry Bolf, 56, My
ersville, Md., died Jan. 4, 1995 in
Frederick, Md., of cancer. A memori
al gathering was held, Jan. 7,1995, in
the Keeney-Basford Funeral Home in
Frederick.
Mr. Bolf was bom Feb. 14,1938,
in Portland. After graduating from
Beaverton High School, he served
with the U.S. Air Force. He gradu
ated from Oregon State University in
1966 with a bachelor's degree in en
gineering.
After working for General Electric
Co., he worked for many years as an
electronics engineer in Chambers
burg, Pa. In 1986, Maryland Gov.
Harry Hughes honored Bolf for his
work with children as a foster father
and through Big Brothers-Big Sisters
Inc.
Survivors include his sons, Trevor
R. Frye and Nelson, both of Freder
ick; parents, Henry B. and Jeanette
S. , both of Beaverton; and brothers,
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