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JAMES P. JIM’ WARD
James Patrick Ward, 66, Banks,
died January 18, 2003. A funeral mass
was held at St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church in Roy. Interment was
in St. Francis Cemetery in Roy.
Mr. Ward was born March 24, 1936,
in Portland, to Thomas and Ida Dels-
man Ward. He grew up in Portland and
graduated from Central Catholic High
School in 1955.
He served in the U S. Marine Corps
Reserves for four years.
In 1963, he married Dorothy M.
Herb. They lived in the Banks area.
Mr. Ward began a career in the gro
cery business with the Banks Market
and, for the past 33 years, owned and
operated Jim’s Sentry Super Market in
the Oak Village Shopping Center in
Banks. He was instrumental in building
the shopping center.
He served as fire chief of the Tri-
Cities Rural Fire District from 1971 to
1986 and helped build the Buxton Fire
Department. He was president of the
Banks Chamber of Commerce and was
an avid supporter of community activi
ties.
Survivors include his wife; two sons,
Brad of Hillsboro and Mark of Banks; a
daughter, Kim of Banks; four grandchil
dren; a brother, Larry of Portland; two
sisters, Bette Kleut of Portland and
Carol Doucette of Gresham; several
nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Banks Fire District, 300 S. Main Street,
Banks, OR 97106.
Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
RICHARD D. RENFRO
JUdlSaVd' O'..- Rdnfro, 74. Lacey;
Washington, died January 18, 2003.
Services were held Jan. 24 at Wood
lawn Funeral Chapel in Lacey. Inter
ment with full military honors was at the
Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent,
Wash.
Mr. Renfro was born Dec. 15, 1928,
in Enid, Oklahoma, to Florence and
Richard Renfro.
He played basketball, track and
football at Vernonia High School, and
was an accomplished trumpet player in
the family band in Vernonia and for the
U S. Army band in Germany during the
1950s. He worked as a machinist for
Boeing.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa,
daughters Phyllis Foster and Christine
From page 2
that NCGA was effective in get
ting rid of hunter’s choice (kill
any deer in the last five days of
the season) and in keeping the
spike-only rule out of the Sad
dle Mountain Unit. We must un
derstand that this group was
formed for a very narrow cause
and, after repeatedly beating its
brains out on the invincible
ODF&W rock, it threw in the
towel. Another reason the or
ganization died is the currently
rampant apathy among sports
men in this state. NCGA contin
ually asked for more active par
ticipation from its members, but
was stuck with the same nucle
us that it started with. These
gentlemen, after many years of
Riley; brothers, Don Renfro and Ronald
O’Brien; three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
MELVIN J. CANBY
Melvin John Canby, 75, Hillsboro,
died January 15, 2003. Memorial serv
ices were held January 23 at Hillsboro
United Methodist Church. Cremation
has taken place.
Mr. Canby was born December 8,
1927, in Scofield. He lived in San Fran
cisco, California, and moved to Buxton
in 1931. He graduated from Banks High
School in 1945 and served in the Mer
chant Marines.
In 1969, he married Ruth Eckhardt.
He worked at a plywood mill in
Willamina and in retail lumber sales at
Garrigus Lumber (now Lumberman’s)
in Forest Grove, Edwards Timber in
Hillsboro, and as an agent for Red Car
pet Realty.
Mr. Canby was a member of the
United Methodist Church in Sheridan,
Banks and Hillsboro, a founding mem
ber of Sunset Promenaders, a member
of the 4&8ers Square Dance Club and
Hillsboro Elks Lodge.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Chester and Trevor.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh
ter, Karen Melinda Brazeau of Lake
Oswego; two stepsons, Larry Dean
Eckhardt of Welches, and Keith Lynn
Eckhardt of Hillsboro; a stepdaughter,
Joyce Arlene Clark of Mountaindale; 11
stepgrandchildren; 21 stepgreatgrand-
children; a sister, Naomi Perry of
Modesto, Calif.; a stepbrother, Cecil
Riggle of Florence; several nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Oregon Health Sciences University,
Parkinson Resource Center, 3181 SW
Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR
97239.
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
nery in Hillsboro, Hudson House in For
est Grove and the Forest Grove School
District.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1980.
Survivors include two sons, Wesley
A. of Portland and Ronald C. of Gaston;
eight grandchildren; eight greatgrand
children; a brother, Wallace McKee of
South Dakota.
Remembrances are suggested to
any veterans organization.
Forest Grove Memorial Chapel was
in charge of arrangements.
FRANCIS R. BROWN
FLORENCE L. McFARLANE PINCKARD
Francis Robert Brown, 90, Beaver
Florence Lucile McFarlane Pinck
ton, died January 15, 2003. At his re
ard, 95, Westminster, Colorado, died
quest, there will be no services.
January 17, 2003. Graveside services
Mr. Brown was born October 14,
were held January 24 at Union Point
1912, in Creston, Mont., to Robert Ran
Cemetery in Banks, with the Rev.
dall and Marie Agnes Engler Brown. He
Joanne Tilton Rannells of Forest Grove
lived in Libby, Mont., and moved to
United Methodist Church, officiating.
Portland at age 11. He attended Port
Vault interment was at the cemetery.
land area schools.
Mrs. Pinckard was born September
In 1948, he married Eleanor Bell.
3, 1907, in Conway, Michigan, to Arthur
They lived in Beaverton.
B. and Florence L. Brower McFarlane.
He worked for Pacific Northwest
The family moved to Banks around
Bell Telephone Company, Bonneville
1908. Her father and his brothers
Dam and as a boilermaker for McCul
owned and operated a sawmill near
lock and Sons in Portland. He served in
Manning about the time of World War I.
the U.S. Navy during World War II and
After the sawmill was destroyed by fire,
returned to McCullock and Sons. He re
her father owned and operated Banks
tired in 1972.
Hardware Store until his death in 1935.
Mr. Brown was a member of the
She attended Oregon State Univer
Beaverton Elks Lodge.
sity in Corvallis and was a dietician at
He was preceded in death by a son,
Steven Lee, and two sisters.
A Trusted Name in Funeral Service
Survivors include his wife; a daugh-
ter, Lois Ann Wickes of Beaverton; five
Angel Memorials
abuse, simply had better things
to do with their time. While
there may be some at ODF&W
who are pleased at this turn of
events, they must know that
there is now an even more con
vinced group of sportspeople in
this state who have no confi
dence in ODF&W and its public
processes.
The last issue of The INDE
PENDENT had an article about
the Oregon Department of
Forestry’s land swap with the
Longview
Fibre Company.
While I agree and disagree with
many aspects of the land swap,
the main issue for sportspeople
is the access this tract of land
provides for our community to
state lands. Boeck Road, near
the Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat
Ridge, Colorado.
Survivors include a son, Joseph A.
Pinckard of Elizabeth, Colorado; a
daughter, Judith Covey of Arvada, Col
orado; four grandchildren; five grand
children.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
JACQUELINE JACKIE’ SCHANCHE
Jacqueline R. “Jackie’’ Schanche,
71, Forest Grove, died January 24,
2003. A memorial service was held
January 29 at Donelson, Sewell &
Mathews Mortuary in Hillsboro.
Mrs. Schanche was born November
11, 1931, in Menno, S.D., to Alvin and
Nellie Albert. She grew up in Scotland
S.D.
In 1951, she married Terry
Schanche They later divorced. She
moved to Hillsboro in 1962.
She worked in retail sales through
out most of her adult life. After retiring in
the mid 1980's, she spent many hours
volunteering for the Oregon Food
Bank.
Mrs. Schanche was preceded in
death by one brother, one sister, one
daughter and two grandsons.
Survivors include three daughters,
Pam Cook of Vernonia, and Charlotte
Schumann and Terri Bell, both cf Hills
boro; a sister, Patricia Albert of Ed
monds, Wash.; a brother, Jerry Albert of
Seattle, Wash.; five grandchildren; one
great-grandchild.
Donelson, Sewell & Mathews Mor
tuary, Hillsboro, was in charge of
arrangements.
Granite Markers
P riva tely o w n e d
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o r c e m e te ry
Personal h o m e visits
EVELYN M. BELL
Evelyn Mae Bell, 84, Cornelius,
died January 16, 2003. Vault interment
was in Forest View Cemetery.
Mrs. Bell was born August 23,1918,
in Sisseton. S.D., to Albert and Martha
M. Felling McKee. She grew up in Sis
seton.
In 1938, she married Roscoe D.
Bell. They lived in Banks. They moved
to Gaston in 1947, Cherry Grove in
1949 and to Cornelius in 1968.
Mrs. Bell worked at Birds Eye Can
sons, James F. of Metzger and Ronald
of Redmond, Ed Reetz of Henderson,
Nev., Robert of Welches, and Tom of
Timber; 15 grandchildren; 12 great
grandchildren; one great-great-grand
child; a sister, Charlotte Orr of Libby,
Mont.; numerous nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, 3181
SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland
OR.
Bronleewe-Bass Funeral Home of
Hillsboro was in charge of arrange
ments.
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the end of Keasey Road, con hunters lately, some of whom
nects through this piece of said they haven’t seen the hair
state land to Jones Road and a loss syndrome, but when asked
large amount of state lands. I about seeing deer, said they
feel it is disingenuous for ODF aren’t seeing any deer, either.
to trade off such access. We ODF&W still seems to be stick
must question whether a pri ing its head in the sand, but ig
vate land owner will be allowed noring the harvest results is not
to close the road, forcing possible. They can’t claim bad
sportspeople to drive the long hunting conditions forever and
way around in order to gain ac besides, if that is the cause of
cess to these state lands.
low harvests, there should be
It appears that the Hair Loss deer crawling out our ears, and
Syndrome that has been run that simply is not the case.
ning rampant in our area, and
Izaak Walton League
most of the rest of Western
Nehalem Valley Chapter
Oregon, is continuing this win
meets the third Thursday
ter. I have seen only five deer in
of each month at 7:00 p.m.
the last month, three of which
For meeting location, call
had bad cases of hair loss. I
(503) 429-7193.
have also talked to a lot of
JANUARY 2003
DATE
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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28
29
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31
TEMPERATURE
Hl
LP
50
52
52
55
49
55
51
50
45
46
42
47
49
46
44
49
52
50
46
46
46
49
54
54
56
57
51
48
47
55
51
41
35
34
32
27
25
23
22
22
30
39
40
39
33
30
27
25
25
31
34
34
37
36
45
48
42
35
35
44
45
39
PRECIP
AMT
.37
.61
.62
.36
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T
.83
.02
.09
.01
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.05
.25
.62
.19
.04
.92
.07
.03
.13
.67
1.96
.92
Temperature
and
precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
January totalled 8.76 inches.