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ALVIN H ERRIN
Alvin Herrin, 93, O regon City, died
January 3, 2002. A funeral service was
held Ja nu ary 10 in G ladstone C hristian
C hurch. Interm ent was in N orth C em e
tery of C lear C reek, near Vernonia.
Mr. H errin w as born Nov. 5, 1908, in
Sum rall, M iss., to Calvin and Luann
Kervin Herrin. He grew up in Sum rall.
In 1931, he m arried Bessie M. Spof
ford. T hey lived in Vernonia, C orvallis
and M ollala. T hey m oved to Oregon
City in 1959.
He w orked fo r O regon-A m erican
Lum ber Co. in Vernonia from 1925 to
1944, then w orked in Portland until re
tiring in 1983.
Mr. Herrin w as a m em ber o f G lad
stone C hristian C hurch.
He was preceded in death by his
wife in 1985; a sister, tw o brothers, and
a daughter.
Survivors include tw o daughters,
Shirley M. M arkham and Sharon V.
W hite, both of O regon City; five grand
ch ild re n ; e ig h t g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n ;
nieces and nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
the Union Gospel M ission, 222 N.W.
Couch Street, Portland, OR 97209.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangem ents.
C H A R LES E. DAVIS
C ha rle s E. “C h u ck” D avis, 61,
Tigard, died January 14, 2002. A funer
al service was held January 17 in the
C hurch of Jesus C hrist of Latter-day
Saints Bull M ountain W ard in Tigard.
Mr. Davis w as born D ecem ber 18,
1940, in W asco, Calif., and m oved to
Vernonia as a teenager. He graduated
from Vernonia High School and served
in the U S. M arine Corps.
In 1962, he m arried Rita Carlson.
He m oved to Forest G rove in 1963
and to Tigard around 1991. He owned
Mr. C him ney for about 22 years, retiring
in 2001. He w as a m em ber of the
C hurch o f Jesus C hrist of Latter-day
Saints Bull M ountain W ard in Tigard.
S u rvivo rs in clu d e h is w ife; tw o
daughters, Robin W allis and Lori B ur
ton; three sons, Brad, Jason and Troy;
a sister, Delores Height; 14 g randchil
dren.
R em em brances are suggested to
the C hurch of Jesus C hrist of Latter-
day Saints Bull M ountain W ard m is
sionary fund.
M ARGIE FO SD IC K
M argie Fosdick, 79, Portland, died
January 11, 2002.
Mrs. Fosdick w as born O ctober 22,
1922, to Harry and Hattie Brett Lazott.
She grew up on a farm in Buxton.
In 1965, she m arried Al Fosdick.
Survivors include her husband; one
son. C liff M cKinney; tw o daughters,
Pam Tye and Janice Linder; five step
children, Ardel, David, Ruth, Joe and
Arlene; 15 grandchildren and 20 great
grandchildren.
R em em brances are suggested to
the A m erican C ancer Society.
Portland M em orial Funeral Home
w as in charge o f arrangem ents.
R O D G ER A. M C LA U G H LIN
R odger Alvin M cLaughlin, 46, G as
ton, died January 19, 2002. A m em orial
service w as held January 24 at the Ver
nonia First C hristian C hurch, w ith Pas
tor Joel Stith officiating. Interm ent was
at Forest View C em etery in Forest
Grove.
Mr. M cLaughlin w as b om D ecem ber
15, 1955, in H illsboro. He grew up in
Cornelius.
He joined the U.S. Army in 1974
and was discharged in 1976. He was a
long haul tru ck driver, w orked for
Knappton tugboat service, clam m ed in
Kenai, A laska, and w orked for the
Tillam ook park service.
In 1987, he married Gayle Hunter.
They lived in Tillamook, w here they
ow ned and operated M cLaughlin Adult
C are Home for eight years. In 2001,
they m oved to Gaston. He was a m em
ber of the Tillamook, C herry Grove and
Sherw ood Gun Clubs.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Douglas, in 1987.
Survivors include his wife; a son,
G avan of Ft. Bliss, Texas; his m other
and stepfather, Alethea and Jess G ra
ham; and tw o brothers, his twin, R an
dall, and Gordon, all of Vernonia.
Rem em brances are suggested to
the C ancer Research Foundation.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangem ents.
G EO R G E A. H ENDERSON
George Arthur Henderson, 84, H ills
boro, died January 17, 2002. Funeral
se rvice s w ere held Ja n u a ry 21 at
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in
Forest Grove, with Teri Foster, Hazel
Hanson and Twila Krigbaum officiating.
G raveside services were held at the
Nehalem Cemetery.
Mr. Henderson was born July 16,
1917, in N ehalem , to George A. and
Hattie VanDolah Henderson. He grew
up in N ehalem .
He served in the M erchant Marine
during W orld W ar II as a chief electri
cian on board ship, from 1941 to 1945.
In 1949, he married Dolores Berg
strom. They lived in several logging
com m unities throughout N orthern C ali
fornia until 1963, when they settled in
Redding, Calif.
Mr. H enderson w orked in the tim ber
industry in N orthern California, N orth
w est O regon and Colorado. He worked
as a m illw right for a sawm ill in Arcata,
Calif., until retiring in the m id-1970’s.
In 1995, he m oved to Vernonia and
in 1996 to Hillsboro. He was a m em ber
of the Gold M iners Association and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars.
He w as preceded in death by two
brothers, Joe and Johnny; and two sis
ters, Kathleen Bostick and Esther Wal-
dien.
Survivors include four daughters,
Susan M inger and Marilyn Landers of
Vernonia, Kathie H uster of San Fran
cisco, Calif., and Judy Pieren of H ills
boro; a brother, M ilton of Sacram ento,
Calif.; four sisters, Florence Breedlove
of M edford, Phyllis Schw egler of Sacra
m ento, Calif., Laura W ood of Marion,
and Janice Love of Roseville, Calif.;
eight grandchildren; four great-grand
children; nieces and nephews.
Rem em brances are suggested to
the Oregon Hum ane Society SPCA,
1067 NE Colum bia Boulevard, Port
land, OR 97211.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
w as in charge of arrangem ents.
W ILLIAM A. RAINBOLT
W illiam Arnold “Bill” Rainbolt, 81,
Vernonia, died January 17, 2002. Pri
vate interm ent was held.
Mr. R ainbolt was bom D ecem ber
2 3 ,1 9 2 0 , in Loveland, Colo., to W illiam
M. and Jew ell G. Richards Rainbolt. He
grew up in North Hollywood, Calif., and
graduated from North Hollywood High
School. He later m oved to Coquille.
In 1958, he m arried B arbara J.
Ham blen. They lived in Coos Bay until
1959, w hen they m oved to Vernonia.
He w orked as a log truck driver for
C herry C reek Logging C om pany in C o
quille , W e ye rh ae use r in C oos Bay,
C o o s Bay L og ging in P ow ers and
Crown Zellerbach, from 1959 to 1978,
when he retired. He was a m em ber of
the Sherw ood Elks Lodge.
Mr. Rainbolt was preceded in death
by a son, W illiam A. Jr.; and three sis
ters, Shirley Andrews, June Dunsmore
and Lois Wright.
Survivors include his wife; three
sons, Jam es A. of California, Thom as
D. of Hillsboro, and Donald L. of Ver
nonia; two daughters, Kathleen J. M c
Murray of Dayton, Wash., and Patricia
J. C onham o f C lackam as; th irte en
grand childre n; fo ur g re a t-g ra n d ch il
dren; nieces and nephews.
Rem em brances are suggested to
Fred H utchinson C ancer R esearch
Center, Attn: Donations and M emorials,
P O Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-
1024.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
ESTHER O. FISHER
Esther O. Fisher, 73, Milwaukee,
died January 10, 2002. No service was
held.
Mrs. Fisher was born December 20,
1928, in Buxton, to Ivan and Florence
King. She grew up in Portland and at
tended C om m erce High School.
In 1950, she married Carl Fisher.
She was a hom em aker and w orked as
a cook for about 10 years.
Survivors include her husband; a
daughter, Julie Harris of Salem; four
sons, Patrick, David and Michael, all of
Milwaukee, and Tom of Gresham; a sis
ter, Pearl Lillie of Portland; seven
grandchildren and three great-grandchil
dren.
NAOMI A. LEDFORD
Naomi Alm a Ledford, 69, Buxton,
died January 30, 2002. Funeral ser
vices were held February 2 at Forest
Grove M em orial Chapel with Pastor
Steven Gallaher, of the Buxton Assem
bly of God Church, officiating. Inter
m ent was at Buxton Cemetery.
Mrs. Ledford was born October 18,
1932, in Hillsboro, to Edward and Alma
Shearer G ribner She grew up on the
fam ily farm in Banks and graduated
from Banks High School.
In 1950, she married W alter Lee
Peace. T hey lived in Scofield until
1964, when they m oved to Banks. They
later divorced.
In 1979, she married W ayman J.
Ledford. They lived in Banks until m ov
ing to Buxton in 1989.
She w orked for Birds Eye Cannery
and Gray & Co. in Forest Grove. She
retired in 1997.
Mrs. Ledford was a silversmith and
a m usician. She was a m em ber of the
Buxton Assem bly of God Church and
the Tualatin Valley Rock and Gem
Club.
S u rvivo rs include her husband;
three sons, Bill Peace of Soldotna,
Alaska, John of M odesto, Calif., and
Tim of Buxton; four daughters, Nancy
Coon and Judy Seavey of Buxton, Lin
da Cooper of Soldotna, Alaska, and
Ruth Varnell o f Porum , O kla.; tw o
brothers, W alter Gribner of Banks, and
Bernard G ribner of North Plains; a sis
ter, Fonda W ilson of K entucky; 11
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
Buxton A sse m bly o f G od C hurch,
23505 NW Bacona Rd, Buxton, 97109.
Forest Grove M em orial Chapel was
in charge of arrangem ents.
HARRY E. DAILEY, SR.
H arry E dw ard Dailey, Sr., 74,
Prineville, died January 23, 2002. S er
vices were held at Prineville Funeral
Home. Disposition was by crem ation.
Mr. Dailey was born July 13, 1927,
in Beach, N.D., to Edward and Flo
rence Percell Dailey. He grew up in
Quincy, Calif, and m oved to Forest
Grove in 1967.
He served in the U.S. Arm y from
1945 to 1947.
In 1970, he married Lea Ola Jen
nings. They lived in Banks.
Mr. Dailey was a carpenter and
worked at Rodgers Instrum ents in H ills
boro. He retired in 1989.
He was a m em ber of the C hurch of
Jesus C hrist of Latter-day Saints.
Mr. Dailey was preceded in death
by a granddaughter, Som mer; and a
sister, Shirley Gonza.
Survivors include his wife; six sons,
Frank Harer of Bremerton, W ash., H ar
ry of Quincy, Calif., Michael of Salem,
Paul of Fremont, Calif., Bill Inman of
Prineville, and G uy of Forest Grove;
five daughters, Sher Patton of Forest
Grove, Helen Hisaw of Hillsboro, Laurie
Horlacher of Banks, Linda Fulcher of
Forest Grove, and Rebecca G ilm an of
Prineville; 31 grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; three sisters, T helm a
Lardy of C ornelius, Doris Tadlock of
Quincy, Calif., and Helen W alker of
S acram ento,
C alif.;
n ie ces
and
nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
Pioneer M em orial Hospice, 1201 NE
Elm Street, Prineville, OR 97754.
VICKI L. C O LLIN S
Vicki Lee Collins, 49, died January
25, 2002. Recitation of the rosary and
m ass of C hristian burial was January
31 at St. Paul Catholic C hurch in St.
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C atholic Cemetery.
Ms. C ollins w as born M arch 6,
1952, in Portland.
A ttrell’s Funeral C hapel in Newberg
w as in charge of arrangem ents.
PATRICK D. SAUER
Patrick Dale Sauer, 68, Ridgefield,
W ash., died, February 1 ,2 0 0 2 . A funer
al service will be held at 1:00 p.m.
W ednesday, February 6, at St M ary’s
C atholic C hurch in Vernonia, followed
by a private fam ily cerem ony at Ver
nonia M em orial Cemetery. After the
service, friends are invited to a recep
tion at the hom e of Dick and Kathleen
Gwin, 1400 Grove Street, Vernonia.
Mr. Sauer w as born August 20,
1933, in Renville County, No. Dak., to
Alois John and M arie Agnes Sauer. He
grew up in Vernonia and was senior
c la s s p re s id e n t a t V ernonia High
School w here he graduated in 1951.
Survivors include his wife, Janet;
children C hristopher Patrick and Lisa
M arie M cK inle y; ste p ch ild re n Rex
Jones and Janice Jones; sisters, Kath
leen Gwin and Betty Holsey, both of
Vernonia; five grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
th e A m erican D iabetes A ssociation,
3434 M artin W ay NE, O lym pia, WA
98506.
SH E R I L. W ILSON
Sheri Lynne W ilson, 39, The Dalles,
died January 3 1 ,2 0 0 2 . A m em orial ser
vice will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
February 9, at C alvary Baptist Church,
3350 C olum bia View Drive, The Dalles.
Private fam ily services will be held Feb
ruary 8 at The Dalles IOOF Cemetery.
Sheri w as born M ay 18, 1962, in
Lynwood, Calif., to Virgil and Helen
(Vaughn) Hiveley. She was raised in
Vernonia and graduated from Vernonia
High School in 1980.
S u rvivo rs inclu de her husband,
M ich ae l; and c h ild re n G abriel and
Leah, all of The Dalles; parents, Virgil
and Helen H iveley of Vernonia; two sis
ters, Robin Leone, Dana Hyde of Ver
nonia; a brother, M ichael; nieces and a
nephew.
R em em brances are suggested to
The Dalles First C hristian Church, 909
C ourt Street, The Dalles, OR 97058.
CARD OF THANHS
We would like to thank everyone
for their prayers, cards and encour
agement during the recent loss of our
mother, Scotty Weimer. We would like
to give a special thanks to Joel Stith
and Dick Halass for the love and ten
derness they gave our mother and the
Longview Hospice for the kindness
they gave her. Thank you to the ambu
lance service for making it possible for
her to go to Longview Hospice and the
Ladies at the First Christian church for
taking care of the food. Thank you to
everyone who was able to come to her
service. We would also like to thank
the Independent and the Argus for
putting the obituary in their paper.
Scotty Weimer’s Family
Dianne Cordrey
Susan Robertson
Vicki Compton
Donna Hepler
Donald Willard II
and their families
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