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The INDEPENDENT, January 6, 2005 Thank you to all our friends and neighbors: Words cannot express our gratitude for ail the kind words of en couragement, cards, letters and dona tions in J’s name. A special thank you to the Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Depart ment, the Mist Helping Circle, the Junction, and Birkenfeld Store. We sincerely appreciate each one of you. Thank you all, Steve & Katie Hemeon & family P01/06 We would like to thank everyone for your cards and kindness during our re cent loss. A very special thanks to Metro West and the Fire Department, Mom/Grandma adored all of you. Also, we would like to thank Pastors Grant Williams and John Cahill for the uplift ing service. One more big THANK YOU to all the ladies who helped in the kitchen, it is so nice to know that in times of need we have you. The Parrow Clan B01/06 WEATHER REPORT DECEMBER 2004 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TEMPERATURE LQ Hl 45 43 42 39 40 42 46 50 54 56 45 46 51 49 47 51 53 59 48 45 47 46 41 37 44 43 52 39 42 45 39 29 34 34 30 34 34 40 35 42 42 31 34 39 38 30 30 34 33 33 29 33 32 31 31 35 29 25 25 33 27 28 PRECIP, AMT. - - - .22 .18 .19 1.61 .20 .37 .49 - .05 .12 .12 - - - - .02 T .02 .01 -- - .15 T - former Vernonia teacher, died Decem Tualatin, OR 97224. BRENDA KAY ALEXANDER ber 21, 2004. A funeral service was Fuiten,Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home Brenda Kay Alexander, 55, Banks, held December 29 in Corvallis. in Forest Grove was in charge of died December 18, 2004. A celebration Mr. Kabler was born July 19, 1910, arrangements. of life was held December 22 at Fuiten, to Thomas and Mallie Kabler. When he Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home, in Forest was a young man, the family moved to ETHEL ILEEN BLACKBURN Grove, with Pastor James M. Boyd, Pleasant Hill. He had a bachelor’s de Ethel Keen Blackburn, 88, Vernonia, New Life Christian Church, officiating, gree in education from Western Wash died January 1, 2005. A celebration of and her brother, Nathaniel Alexander, ington State and a bachelor’s degree life is being held January 6, at 2:00 assisting. Private interment has been from Oregon State Agricultural College. p.m. at the Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funer held. In 1936, he married Crystal Baugh al Home in Vernonia, with the Rev. Ms. Alexander was born November man. He taught school for forty years, Kevin Donley, of the Hillsboro Church 3, 1949, in Dallas,Texas to Hardy and including seven years in Vernonia, until of the Nazarene, officiating. Herice (Sneed) Alexander. She was retiring in 1974. Mrs. Blackburn was born May 8, raised in Portland until moving to Banks He was preceded in death by a son, 1916, to Harvey and Marie (Braun) when she was 10. She graduated from Gerry Kabler. Christensen. She was raised in the Banks High School in 1967 and attend He is survived by his wife. Timber/Vernonia area. She later re ed Pacific University for a year. She did Remembrances are suggested to ceived her LPN in nursing. clerical work for the U.S. Attorney’s Of Corvallis High School Future Farmers In 1935, she married Clarence fice in Portland and had recently com of America. “Bud” Blackburn. They made their pleted real estate school. DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home in home in Vernonia. She was preceded in death by her Corvallis was in charge of arrange She was preceded in death by her father. ments. husband and a brother, Leroy Chris Survivors include her mother; four tensen. brothers, Nathaniel of Portland, Daniel BERYL NEVA “BUBS” LOHR Survivors include her son, Rev of Hollywood, Calif., Chris of Beaverton Beryl Neva “Bubs” Lohr, 70, Ver erend Gordon of Beaverton; two grand and Mecca of Banks; two sisters, nonia, died December 14, 2004. A cel daughters; one great-granddaughter. Danyelle Santoya and Hassain Alexan ebration of life was held December 18 Remembrances are suggested to der, both of Banks; nieces and at the North Plains Christian Church the First Christian Church, 410 North nephews. with Pastor Marvin Schrom, retired, of- St., Vernonia, OR 97064, or to Tsunami Remembrances are suggested to ficating. Private interment has been Relief Fund, c/o American Red Cross, American Diabetes Association,. 6915 held. Oregon Trail Chapter, 3131 N. Vancou SW Macadam, No. 130, Portland, OR Mrs. Lohr was born July 12,1934, in ver Ave., Portland OR 97227. 97219. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, to Willard and Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home Fuiten,Rose & Hoyt FOneral Home Florence (Kingdon) Hughes. She was in Vernonia was in charge of arrange in Forest Grove was in charge of raised in Sarnia. ments. arrangements. In 1953 she married Ralph D. Lohr. While her husband was in the U.S. JAMES WILLIAM GRIFFIN JUNE LOIS BEJAUL Navy, they lived in Michigan, Kansas James William Griffin, 64, Birken June Lois Bejaul, 81, Cornelius, and California. After retiring, they lived feld, died December 17, 2004. A cele died December 10, 2004. A memorial in California until moving to Vernonia in bration of life was held December 22, at service was held December 14 with pri 2001. She worked in Special Services The Junction Restaurant, with Pastor vate interment. at Las Alamitos Naval Air Station for Shawn Griffin, of Longpoint Baptist Mrs. Bejaul was born March 21, seven years. From 1990 until retiring in Church in Houston, Texas, officiating. 1923, in McMinnville, to Leslie and 1998 she worked as manager of Hug Mr. Griffin was born October 28, Pearl (Ackerley) Barnett. She graduat gins Cleaners in Roseville, Calif. 1940, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to War ed from Westport High School. She was preceded in death by a ren James and Doris Mae (Lidston) In 1943, she married L. D. Long. brother; a daughter, Wendy Sue Griffin. They moved to Forest Grove in 1954 Manuel and a great-granddaughter, In 1964, he married Brenda Lee and to Gaston in 1976. They later di Candyce Axworthy. Thurston. He was a machinist and vorced and she moved to Cornelius in worked for Columbia Steel Casting in 1980. She married Don Bejaul, her high Portland for the last 10 years. school sweetheart, in 1983. estside Survivors include his wife; two sons, She worked for Boeing in Seattle, remation Warren of Birkenfeld and Shawn of Pacific University’s mailroom, and at Houston, Texas; two brothers, Tom of urial Portland Community College as a reg New Hampshire and John of Florida; istrar. She and husband, Don, owned ervice inc three sisters, Nancy Griffin and Cathy and operated a fishing boat in Alaska. Layton, both of New Hampshire and She was preceded in death by her Ann Chandonia of Corpus Christi, husband; a brother and a daughter. Texas; one granddaughter. Survivors include two sons, Ken Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary in neth Long of Vernonia and Lee Long of Clatskanie was in charge of cremation. Cornelius; two brothers, Bud Barnett of Eureka, Calif., and Phil Barnett of Hills DONALD THOMAS KABLER boro; one sister, Lory Noteboom of Donald Thomas “Kabby” Kabler, 94, Bend; eight grandchildren; 16 great Plus Cemetery Charges grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to 24 Hr. Service American Lung Association of Oregon, Honoring all pre-planned Juneral arrangements 7420 SW Bridgeport Rd., Suite 200, W C & B S Angel Memorials Direct Cremation A- £ Í475 Serving C olu m b ia & W ashington C o u n ties Privately owned Not a funeral home or cemetery 9456 NW Roy Rd , Forest Grove Personal home visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 including design and lettering .52 December totalled 4.31 inches. MISTY RAY WRIGHT Misty Ray Wright, 33, Gales Creek, died December 18, 2004. Graveside services were held December 22 at Gales Creek Cemetery followed by a memorial service at Gales Creek Com munity Church of God, with Pastor Skip Heiney officiating. Ms. Wright was born July 11, 1971, in Hillsboro, to Joseph and Meg Bate man. She graduated from Forest Grove High School in 1989. She worked at Cornelius Fred Meyer before retiring. Survivors include her parents of Gales Creek; grandmother, Marguerite House of Beaverton, a son, Jordan Wright; one brother, Joby Bateman of Gales Creek; two sisters, Angela Crois sant and Rochelle Kellas, both of Banks; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Jordan Wright scholarship savings account in care of US Bank in Banks. Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. Direct Cremation *575. Immediate Burial *775. .02 .02 -- and precipitation Temperature amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa- ter plant. Measurable precipitation in Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert Darryl of Nevada City, Calif.; three daughters, Cynthia Ann Crothers of Marina Del Rey, Calif., Denise Sharon Axworthy of Hayward, Calif, and Cheryl Lynn Lohr of Covina, Calif. , two brothers, Douglas Hughes of Dutton, Ontario, Can. and Donny Hughes of London, Ontario, Can.; two sisters, Mary Spence of Brighton, On tario, Can. and Barbie Blair of Cypress, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia was in charge of arrange ments. , Granite Markers Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives Wendy Sears 503-429-1523 u y c k "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service " Fuiten, Rose dr Hoyt Funeral Home T h i r d G e n e r a tio n F a m ily O w n e d d r O p e r a te d JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS, GREGORY HOYT, JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS HECTOR DE LOS SANTOS Attendant: RAY PELSTER 2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161 741 Madison Av. 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