Page 18
The INDEPENDENT, March 21, 2012
Obituary
AUDREY GAIL BROWN
Audrey Gail Brown, 70,
Rainier, died March 10, 2012. A
celebration of life was held on
March 17 in Rainier.
Mrs. Brown was born March
21, 1941, in St. Helens, to Mar-
jorie and Clifford Howard. She
attended schools in St. Helens
and Rainier.
In 1966, she married Guy
Brown. She volunteered at the
Rainier Fire Department. She
worked as a bartender and
school bus driver, and opened
her own business, AG Flowers,
which she operated for 27
years before retiring in 2007.
She was preceded in death
by two brothers, Keith and
William; and one sister, Karen.
Survivors include her hus-
band; four children, Jeffrey
Brown of Vernonia, Trina
Brown, and Johnathan Brown,
both of Rainier, and Terri Dean
of Washington; one brother,
Daniel; three sisters, Nora,
Louise, and Melny; 12 grand-
children and six great-grand-
children.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to Community Home
Health and Hospice.
Groulx Family Mortuary in
Rainier was in charge of
arrangements.
2012. A celebration of life was
held, March 13, at His Church
in Forest Grove.
Mrs. Bunton was born July
21, 1940, in Toppenish, Wash-
ington, to Clark and Cleo (Ja-
cobs) Rhode. She was raised
in Granger, Washington, where
she graduated from high
school in 1958.
In 1965, she married James
A. “Jim” Bunton. They made
their home in Buxton for 14
years, before moving to Forest
Grove. She was a homemaker.
She enjoyed reading, fish-
ing, riding motorcycles, and
playing cards.
She was preceded in death
by a daughter, Darla Wickwire.
Survivors include six daugh-
ters, Laura Hale, Tamara
Blackford, Kimara Cisneros,
Gina Petersen, and Patricia
Cruz, all of Forest Grove, and
Carrie King of Beaverton; a sis-
ter, Patricia Luke of Granger,
Wash.; 28 grandchildren, 27
great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
AGNES MARY HERINCKX
SHARON ELAINE BUNTON
family moved to Roy. She grad-
uated from Banks High School
in 1938.
In 1945, she married
Charles Francis “Charlie” Her-
inckx. They made their home in
Roy. In 2003, she moved to
Forest Grove. She and her
husband owned and operated
the Agalene Dairy Farm, in
Roy, from 1945 to 1968.
She enjoyed gardening, cro-
cheting afghans, and traveling.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, and her sister,
Cecelia Vandecovering.
Survivors include two sons,
Robert C. “Bob” Herinckx of
Roy, and Patrick G. “Pat” Her-
inckx of St. Helens; five daugh-
ters, Kathleen A. “Kathy” Kem-
per, and Angela “Angi” Duyck,
both of Roy, Sister Charlene
Herinckx, S.S.M.O., and Julie
A. Herinckx, both of Beaverton;
and Rosemary A. Leas of
Salem; 15 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church or Hospice
and Palliative Care of Washing-
ton County.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
1959, in Fairview, to Ronald C.
and Loretta J. (Jordan) Alley.
She was raised in Manning and
attended Banks High School.
She was a homemaker.
She enjoyed watching hum-
mingbirds, collecting items with
hummingbirds on them, boat-
ing at Hagg Lake, and working
outdoors with her family.
She was preceded in death
by her mother.
Survivors include two sons,
Shawn Kellar of Cornelius, and
Jimmy Kellar of Forest Grove;
her father of Forest Grove; one
brother, Ronald G. Alley of
Banks; three sisters, Gloria
Cutlip of Forest Grove, Rox-
anne Runion of Beaverton, and
Leora Cubbison of Gales
Creek; six grandchildren and
one nephew.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to Doernbecher Chil-
dren’s Hospital Foundation,
MS 20.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
DONALD EUGENE WILSON
20, 1949, in Portland to Wilbur
and Z. June Wilson. He was
raised in Vernonia and was the
senior class president of his
Vernonia High School class of
1967. He attended Portland
State University and received a
MFA from Brigham Young Uni-
versity. He was an architectur-
al/theatrical lighting designer.
He enjoyed composing and
arranging music, playing piano,
harpsichord and the organ. He
had played the sousaphone
and tuba in high school. He
also enjoyed photography, art,
movies, and directing and/or
performing in live theatre.
He was preceded in death
by his father.
Survivors include his wife,
Lynn; two sons, Stuart of
Rexburg, Idaho, and Garret,
currently with the USMC in
Afghanistan; two daughters,
Kindra Wilson and Keira Wil-
son, both of Aloha; his mother
of Vernonia, two brothers,
Robb of Vernonia, and Brian of
Portland; one sister, Lori of
Broomfield, Colorado; and one
granddaughter.
Threadgill Memorial Ser-
vices was in charge of arrange-
ments.
WEATHER REPORT
FEBRUARY 2012
DIANNE LYNN KELLAR
DATE
Sharon Elaine Bunton, 71,
Forest Grove, died March 9,
Agnes Mary Herinckx, 91,
Forest Grove, died March 9,
2012. A funeral mass was held
March 17 at St. Francis of As-
sisi Catholic Church in Roy.
Burial was in St. Francis Ceme-
tery in Roy.
Mrs. Herinckx was born April
1, 1920, in Hillsboro, to Her-
man Pranger and Rose Oster-
man. When she was four, the
Dianne Lynn Kellar, 52, For-
est Grove, died March 13,
2012. A service was held
March 17 at Mt. View Memorial
Gardens in Forest Grove.
Mrs. Kellar was born May 1,
Donald Eugene Wilson, 62,
Aloha, died March 14, 2012
from complications of prostate
cancer. Funeral services were
held March 19 at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints in Beaverton, followed
by interment at Skyline Memor-
ial Cemetery.
Mr. Wilson was born June
Action Ads
INEXPENSIVE – EFFECTIVE
503-429-9410
TEMPERATURE
HI
LO
PRECIP.
AMT.
1
50
43
.02
2
48
33
--
3
57
29
--
4
56
27
--
5
57
26
--
6
59
25
--
7
59
27
.54
8
56
39
.30
9
52
43
.01
10
53
43
.05
11
55
36
--
12
51
35
.22
13
45
36
.05
14
46
36
.13
15
44
33
.01
16
46
33
.02
17
50
39
.51
18
51
37
.42
19
44
33
.07
20
45
37
.07
21
52
43
.42
22
54
32
.12
23
50
32
--
24
49
35
.63
25
48
34
.32
26
43
27
.05
27
42
27
.02
28
45
30
.65
29
40
33
.97
Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation
in February totalled 5.60 inches.