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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, January 5, 2000 DARRELL LEX HOLLIS Darrell Lex Hollis, 40, died Dec. 13, 1999 in Tennessee. A funeral was held in Hohenwald, Tenn; disposition was by cremation. Mr. Hollis was bom Aug. 2, 1959, in Hillsboro. He graduated from Banks High School and was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was a self-employed cabinet maker but had worked for McMinnville Moving & Storage for about five years and Stewart Lumber Co. He married Madelyn Hamilton in 1986. They had lived in Hohenwald since 1995. He was a member of Gales Creek Church of God. Survivors include his wife; sons, Tony and Matthew, and daughters, Megan and Marley, all of Hohenwald; father, Sidney L. “Lex* of Manning; mother, Ivy Gwynn of Lafayette; broth er, David of Yamhill; sisters, Dawnita Jackson of Eugene and Denda Waters of Independence; and grandmother, Inez Scrivner of Hillsboro. JOHN M. EMMONS John Michael Emmons, 81, Lake- wood, Wash., died Nov. 21, 1999, at Three needed for Tri-City budget Volunteers are being sought for three positions on the Tri- City Rural Fire Protection Dis trict budget committee. Appli cants need to be registered voters in the Tri-City Rural Fire Applications/letters of inter est must be received by Friday, January 7, 2000. The district’s board of directors will make the selections at the regular board meeting on Jan. 12. P rotection D istrict. To apply, subm it a letter of interest to Tri- City Rural Fire Protection Dis trict, 300 S. Main St., Banks, OR 97106. For more informa his home. A Celebration of Life was held Nov. 28 at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Wash. Mr. Emmons was bom May 17, 1918, in Vernonia to James and Jesse Babe Mabel (Rose) Emmons. His grandparents, Michael E. and Margaret (Stewart) Emmons, came to Oregon from Illinois and . homesteaded on Stoney Point Road in 1887. His father was six years old at the time. His moth er's parents, Spencer Bartell Rose and Alice Anna (Freel) Rose, were also ear ly Vernonia pioneers. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1962 and from a Civil Service career at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1986. He was a beekeeper known by many as the “honey man.” He was a member of the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Use; sons Klaus and Michael; daughter Cynthia; seven grandchil dren; three great-grandchildren and one brother, Donald E. of Portland. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harry, and a sister, Thelma M. Jones. Remembrances are suggested to Franciscan Hospice, PO Box 1502, Tacoma, WA 98401. GEORGE E.A. SALMI George Elmer Abraham Salmi, 85, Clatskanie, died Dec. 15, 1999, at his home. Services were held Dec. 18 at Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary Chapel in Clatskanie. Interment was at Murray Hill Cemetery. Masonic rites were un der the auspices of Clatskanie Lodge No. 133, AF&AM. Mr. Salmi was born July 21, 1914, in Quincy to Matti and Maria (Koskela) Salmi. He attended Mist School and CRUSHED ROCK C O N C R E T E • F IL L SAND • ASPHALT Gas tax needed From page 9 ¡sting state and local highway systems in addition to the $600 million for new highway proj ects. “I want to do what I can to show voters that this tax is necessary if we are going to get our streets, roads and high ways back on a reasonable schedule for repair and up grading,” said Deeth. tion or an application, call Chief John Schlegel at 324-6262. The available positions are as follows: Position 10 is a three-year term ending Jan. 31, 2003. Positions 6 and 7 are partial terms that will end Jan. 31, 2001. Marshall School. He worked for Westport Lumber Company, Pope and Talbot in St. He lens, and Bradwood Lumber Company. He retired from Beaver Lumber Com pany. In 1941 he married Annie M. Mc Mullen in Cathlamet, Wash. They lived on a farm in Marshland for 34 years. He was a member of the Clatskanie Masonic Lodge and Clatskanie Senior Citizens. The Salmis bought and re stored the home built by Thomas Flip pin in 1898. They opened it for public tours and made it available for pur chase by the Clatskanie Senior Citi zens, even backing the loan so it could become a center for senior activities. Survivors include a daughter, Georgeann Shultz, Clatskanie; a sister, Maria Murphy, Portland; three grand children and one great grandchild. C O M M ER C IAL • INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL RADIO DISPATCHED • PROMPT DELIVERY OPEN MON-FRI 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM SATURDAY 7 AM-NOON SCAPPOOSE PORTLAND 543-7141 241-4799 Sc&tbnxi&Le sand '&' gravel 33485 E. 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