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/ Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, July 21, 1999 The INDEPENDENT Action A d s. . . Barnum gw,» grown Barium A ttention : at Olympic Forest Products, Banzer Road, Mist. B7/21 ASSEM BLER S: Excellent income to assem ble products at hom e. Info B u s in e s s M i n d e d P e r s o n N e e d e d ! 1-504-646-1700 Dept. OR-1661. P7/21-8/04 mental questions and send with de tailed resumd, salary history and cover letter to Columbia County Human Re sources Department, County Court house, St. Helens, OR 97051; Phone: Borrarm C ook, 35 hours per week. Temporary but may become permanent. Vernonia Senior Center, 446 Bridge St. 429- 3912 P7/21 Corrections Deputy Columbia County, Oregon Position #99-133 Duties: Maintain order, discipline and security of inmates in County Jail. Q ualifications: High school grad/ equiv. pref college level in law enforce ment or related. Must have prior exp in law enforcem ent field; be US citizen, Barnxmi How would like to make great money and be your own boss, call your own shots, and build something for your self? We are currently looking for business minded people for Vernonia, Clatskanie, and Rainier. With a brand name like Farmers and your local contacts, it is a formula for fi nancial success. We offer: 21 yrs or over, no criminal convictions exc. minor traffic violations. R equirem ents: D PSST certification w/in 1 yr of hire. Prefer, for current cer tification. Salary: $2355-$3206; appt usually at • Extensive Training • Financial Assistance First Two Years • Outstanding Earning Potential Immediate opportunities are available. Call Jeff Johnnie or Sheila Niehus at (503) 472-8200 or Fax (503) 472-9413 your resume today. beg. of range. To Apply: Apps m andatory; Columbia County Civil Service, County C ourt house, St. Helens, OR 97051 ; Phone: (503) 397-3874. Deadline: Must be received by August 12, 1999; postmark not acceptable; facsimile apps not acceptable. Equal Opportunity Employer B7/21 FARMERS Where you belong! Director, General Services Columbia County, Oregon Position #99-249 Duties: Responsible for the profes sional performance and administration of the General Services Dept: plan ning, organizing and directing all activ ities, including personnel and budget issues. The functions of this depart ment include the facilities and fleet management, purchasing and technol ogy systems. Qualifications: BA in finance, busi ness, economics, operations or public admin field; 6 yrs exp general areas w/at least three years of facilities man agem ent, plus supervisory experi ence. Preference for experience com puter systems. Salary: $3871-$4941 +2% effective 7/1/99 DOE; exclnt benefits. To Apply: County application packet mandatory. Obtain app and supple- Security Guard - Work various shifts 7 days a week; 32-40 hrs/week. Pay $7.50/hr plus benefits. Apply in person The INDEPENDENT Action Ads Work For You (503) 366-3901. Deadline: Must be received by July 26, 1999; postmark not acceptable; fax apps not acceptable. Equal Opportunity Employer B7/07-21 Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night. I would like to thank you every one for all the loving support and prayers that have been continually given in the last seven years of Frank’s fight with cancer. You don’t know how much that helped and m eant to both of us. Now that he is at rest, and in our time of grief, we would like to extend our deepest thanks for all the words of comfort, phone calls, flowers, and the loving gifts of food. It is still over whelming, all the love that keeps coming in. God Bless each and every one of you. Gerie Reynolds & Family P7/21 ............................................................................................................................................— ■------- -------------------------- !■■■■». .................. ............... ...................—---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituary PHOEBE GREENMAN BURROW Phoebe Greenman Burrow, 86, Manzanita, died July 7, 1999. Services were held Friday, July 16, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church. Mrs. Burrow was born Oct. 14, 1912, in Union Mill, Wash. Her maiden name was Greenman. Her family moved to Vernonia when she was 12, and later graduated from St. Helens Hall and the University of Oregon. She married Charles Burrow in 1936. Mrs. Burrow was a secretary for a health insurance company before her retirement, and also a member of St. Mark's Anglican Church. She lived in Portland from 1942 through 1955, then in Boston before returning to Portland in 1961. In 1995, Mrs. Burrows moved to Manzanita. Survivors include her husband; sons, Judd of Manzanita and Robert of Portland; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to St. Mark’s Anglican Church. Riverview Abbey Funeral Home in Manzanita was in charge of the arrangements. GLEN P. IRELAND Glen Paul Ireland, 82, Forest Grove, died July 6, 1999, at the Regal Villa Care Center. A funeral service was held July 14, at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove. Interment will be in Forest View Ceme tery in Forest Grove. Mr. Ireland was born Feb. 2, 1917, to Arthur and Ada Snook Ireland, in Forest Grove. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. Later, he attended Ore gon State College. In 1938, he married Lillian McBeth, and they made their home on the fam ily farm until 1942 when they moved to Beaverton. Mr. Ireland operated Dairyfolks Hol stein Farm in Forest Grove until 1970, when he retired. After retiring from the farm, he worked as a welder for Ore gon Steel in Portland until 1981. Mr. Ireland was a member of Banks Community Church and a 4-H Club leader for more than 20 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert. Survivors include his wife, daugh ters, Marilyn Peters of Forest Grove, and Joan Stirling of Boise, Idaho; son, John of Forest Grove, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the Banks High Schoo! Schc’arship Fund, 450 S. Main St., Banks, OR 97016, to the Banks Community Church, or to any 4-H Club of America dairy program. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of the arrangements. KENNETH L. WILLIAMS, JR. Kenneth Luck Williams, Jr., 81, Hillsboro, died July 13, 1999, at Tuality Community Hospital in Hillsboro. Ser vices were held July 17 at Vernonia Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Robert Grafe officiating. Full military honors were presented by military per sonnel with the 'Department of the Army, Ft. Lewis, Wash. Mr. Williams was born April 15, 1918, in Santa Barbara, Calif., to Ken neth L. and Gertrude (Mayer) Williams. He was raised and educated in south ern California. Mr. Williams joined the U.S. Army in 1937. He served in World War II and the Korean Conflict, as well as working at the Pentagon during his twenty years of service. He retired in 1957 with a rank of Lt. Colonel. After retiring from the armed forces, Mr. Williams returned to school, receiv ing his B.A. and M.S. from Long Beach State. After earning his degrees, he started his second career as an ele mentary principal in Buena Park, Calif., until retiring from education twenty-two years later. Mr. Williams married Sharon Magoff Dorton in 1987 in Huntington Beach, Calif. They made their home in southern California until 1989, when they moved to Vernonia. Mr. Williams was a reserve officer with the Vernonia Police Department for several years before returning to Southern California. They moved to Hillsboro just two years after returning to Southern California. CIRCLE (®) NURSERY FREE PLANT of Your Choice (‘5" Value) w ith *20 purchase Hanging Baskets.. Jrom ’12" • Annuals...‘87flat H E R B S • B A S K E T S • P E R E N N IA L S • L A C E L E A F M A P L E S BUY DIRECT FROM THE GROWER: 10 am - 6 pm TUES - SUN • 503-324-9274 FISHER RD., BUXTON, 1/4 Ml NORTH OF HWY 26. LOOK FOR OUR SIGNS. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his brother, Wilbur, and sister Murial Marble. Survivors include his wife; sons, Kenneth, of Orange, Calif., John of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Benjamin of Garden Grove, Calif.; a daughter, Kathleen Cangiano of Gar den Grove; two step-sons, Bob J. Dor- ton of Pomona, Calif., and Stephen L. Dorton of Avondale, Ariz.; a sister, Louise Witting of Yucca Valley, Calif., four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the Vernonia Police Department, Po lice Equipment Reserve Fund, 919 Bridge St., Vernonia, OR 97064. Fuiten Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Forest Grove was in charge of the arrangements. GAIL STEELE Gail Steele, 75, Clatskanie, died July 12, 1999, at St. John Medical Center in Longview. Services were held July 16, at Haakinson-Groulx Mor tuary in Clatskanie. Mr. Steele was born November 13, 1923, in Clatskanie, to William Arthur and Malvina Lewis Steele. He was raised and educated in Clatskanie. Af ter graduating from Clatskanie High School in 1941, Mr. Steele attended Linfield College until he was called into active duty with the U.S. Army Air Corps in March of 1943. He was sta tioned in Italy for the remainder of World War II. Following his discharge from the service, he returned to Linfield, where he met Alvista Ray. They were married in Clatskanie in 1946. Mr. Steele was a member of Ameri can Legion Louis Larsen Post #68 for over 50 years, and was also a member of the Legion’s honorary organization, the 40 et 8. Mr. Steele was also recog nized by the Clatskanie Kiwanis Club as a George F. Hixon Fellow. Survivors include his wife; daugh ters Dayle Christensen of Corvallis and Deborah Hazen of Clatskanie; five grandchildren, Andrew Christensen of Salem, Jennifer Sparks of Corvallis, Amanda Moravec of Milwaukie, Erika Wehrley of Portland and Adam Wehrley of Auke Bay and Glennallen, Alaska. Remembrances are suggested to the Clatskanie Foundation, P.O. Box 1052, Clatskanie, OR 97016, or the Clatskanie Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 448, Clat skanie, OR 97016. Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary of Clatskanie was in charge of arrange ments. JOHN C. FRANTZ John Clayton Frantz, 78, Vernonia, died July 15, 1999, at his home. Pri vate cremation rites were held. At his request, no public service will be held. Mr. Frantz was born August 2, 1920 in Dawson, West Virginia, to Noah and Elfie (Shawver) Frantz. He was raised and educated in West Virginia. He served in the Civilian Conserva tion Corps at the Craters of The Moon in Arco, Idaho, and later worked in a lumber mill and in coal mines. Mr. Frantz joined the U.S. Army in 1942. He served in the 117th Chemical Service Company and was discharged in 1945. He moved west in 1947, working in construction, and moved to Oregon in 1948. He worked for Mike Thoen Con struction Company in Hillsboro until re tiring in 1964. Mr. Frantz married Ida “Sandy” White in 1960 in Stevenson, Wash. They lived in Forest Grove until 1987, when they moved to Vernonia. He played violin, guitar and man dolin and was a member of the com munity Rutabaga band. Survivors include his wife; four chil dren, Ronald of Hillsboro, Barbara Spence of Ashwood, Robert of Hills boro and Virginia of Newport; two stepchildren; two brothers, Jason of Waynesville, Ohio, and Harold of West Virginia; two sisters, Claire Osborn of West Virginia and Evelyn Roberts of Hillsboro; 14 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Westside Cremation Service of Hillsboro was in charge of arrange ments. RALPH W. PIEREN Ralph William Pieren, 89, died July 16,1999,. Funeral Service was July 20 in Waud’s Funeral Home in Tillamook. Interment was in Blaine Community Cemetery. Mr. Pieren was born July 1,1910, in Orenco. He was raised in North Plains and lived in Alaska before moving to Beaver in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a logger for many years before retiring. In 1952, he mar ried Dorothy Browning. Survivors include his wife; sons, Douglas of Seldovia, Alaska, Rodney of Hereford, Ariz., and Steven, Timothy and Oliver, all of Beaver; daughter, Marie of Oak Grove; sisters, Helen Cook of Helvetia and Fern Congdon of Vernonia; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Remembrances are suggested to Tillamook County Hospice. JAMES L. HOUGH James L. Hough died July 16, 1999. Funeral services were held July 20 in Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Wilsonville. Interment was in Belle Passi Cemetery in Woodburn. Mr. Hough was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Los Angeles. He served in the Cana dian Army during World War II. He lived for more than 20 years in southern Cal ifornia. He married Edith Courtney in 1949. Mr. Hough was a machinist for Dou glas Aircraft. He later was a planner for the Apollo space program for Rocket- dyne, then became a manufacturing engineer for Weston Hydraulics. After moving to the Sherwood area in 1971, he owned Hough Machine Works and a blueberry farm in Sher wood. 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