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The INDEPENDENT, April 3, 2008 Page 21 Obituary DALE BIGHAM Dale Bigham, 81, Hillsboro, died March 4, 2008. A service has been held. Mr. Bigham was born August 31, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Oregon in the early 1940s. In 1948, he married Marjorie R. Findell. They made their home in Port- land before moving to Banks in 1972, then to Hillsboro in 1980. He was a minister at Eastside Bible Church and Shadybrook Bible. He owned and oper- ated Golden Rule Custodial. He was preceded in death by his wife. Survivors include one son, David Anthony; three daughters, Becky Bigham, Dorothy Castro and Elizabeth Penner; one sister, Carol Jeane Rus- sell; five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1311 NW 21st Ave., Portland, OR 97209. Fir Lawn Mortuary in Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements. DAYDRA R. EVANS-CHASTEEN Daydra R. Evans-Chasteen, 34, Hillsboro, died March 10, 2008. A me- morial service was held March 15 at Fir Lawn Mortuary in Hillsboro. Ms. Evans-Chasteen was born March 21, 1973, in Portland. She was raised in Banks and graduated from Banks High School. She moved to Hillsboro 18 years ago. She had worked for Good Shepherd Home. For the last six years, she had been a homemaker. Survivors include her companion, Mark Johnson; two sons, Taren Evans and Riley Mayhew; a daughter, Erika Mayhew; two brothers, Dezmond and Derek Evans. Fir Lawn Mortuary in Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements. FREDA “IRENE” HICKMAN Freda “Irene” Hickman, 89, Hills- boro, died March 10, 2008. A memorial service was held March 19 in the Tual- ity Plains Presbyterian Church in Hills- boro. Private interment was in Tuality Plains Presbyterian Cemetery. Mrs. Hickman was born October 1, 1918, in Mountaindale, to Page and Meta (Hansen) Gardner. She was raised in Mountaindale and graduated from Banks High School in 1936. In 1938, she married George Hick- man. They followed her husband’s ca- reer in logging, living in Bacona, Cherry Grove, the Trask and then in Grants Pass in 1946. After they di- vorced in 1973, she moved to Hillsboro in 1978. As a young girl, she worked in her father’s store, Troutman and Gard- ner Grocery, in North Plains. As an adult, she worked in the electronics in- dustry, retiring from Intel in 1981. She was preceded in death by a son, Leslie, and her brother, Elmo Gardner. Survivors include a son, Douglas Hickman of Hillsboro; one daughter, Ruth Ann Odell of Beaverton; one sis- ter, Elaine Olsen of Cornelius; two grandchildren and two great-grandchil- dren. Remembrances are suggested to the American Alzheimer’s Association. Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. KENNETH EUGENE PARKER Kenneth Eugene Parker, 49, Banks, died March 26, 2008. A funeral service will be held April 5, at 3:00 p.m. in Westside Community Church in Aloha. Mr. Parker was born December 3, 1958, in Seattle, Washington. He moved to Beaverton in 1965 and grad- uated from Aloha High School. He worked as a plumber for Hillsboro Plumbing. In 1998, he married Christine Stor- ga. They moved to Banks in 2005. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Samantha J., Alexandra N. and Kaitlyn M.; one stepson, Jason; his mother, Rebecca J. Dawson; his father, Eugene L.; a brother, Stephen G.; three stepbrothers, Michael Dawson, Grego- ry Dawson and William Dawson; a niece who was raised as a sister, Rachel J. Hobbs; and one grandchild. Remembrances are suggested to St. Vincent Hospice. Springer & Son is in charge of arrangements. DOLORES I. VARNER Dolores I. Varner, 81, Forest Grove, died March 20, 2008. A life celebration was held March 29 at North Plains Se- nior Center. Private interment has been held. Mrs. Varner was born December 12, 1926, in Vancouver, Washington, to Helmer and Rigmore Hellis Isakson. She was raised in Oregon. In 1946, she married Melvin K. Varner. They moved to Forest Grove in 1960. 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