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Obituaries
Paid notices
Aug. 21, 2010
Reba Taylor
Reba A. Taylor, 91, a past longtime
resident of The Dalles, Ore., passed away at a care facility in
Vancouver, Wash., on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. She was born in
Casa, Ark., on June 21, 1919, the first of seven children to
Claude and Nancy Hamilton. She grew up in Arkansas, moving to
California at the age of 25.
Reba married Lester C. Taylor in 1947.
They settled in Hood River until a job transfer moved them to The
Dalles in 1964 and were married for 51 years.
Reba owned and operated Reba’s Ceramics
and was lovingly referred to as “the ceramic lady.” She sponsored
Little League and many other activities for the youth of her
community and was a longstanding member of Women Aglow ministries.
In 2006 Reba moved to Vancouver, Wash.,
with her daughter and lived there until her death.
She is survived by her son, Jerry, and Jan
Taylor of Sisters, Ore.; two daughters and their spouses, Betty
and Reese Howell of North Bend, Ore., and Patricia and Johnnie
Fulk, of Vancouver, Wash.; two brothers, Bill Hamilton and Clayton
and Jewel Hamilton; two sisters, Dean Burr Hughson and Ruby and
Mason Palmer; 10 grandchildren: Diane, Michael, Billy and Curtis
Polzen, Terry Lynn, David and Jeff Taylor, Lisa Kennedy, Shawn
Fulk and Kimberly Anderson; and numerous great grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Viewing will be held on Friday, Aug. 20,
from 10 a.m. to noon at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home,
1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles. Graveside service will be held on
Friday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. at Idlewilde Cemetery in Hood River.
Manley Farrar
Manley C. Farrar, 80, passed away on Aug.
1, 2010, at his home in Sunsites, Ariz. Manley was born on June
25, 1930, in Fossil, Ore., to John Allen Farrar and Merrill C.
Cork-Farrar and graduated from Monument High School in 1949. He
served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1953.
After moving to Alaska he met and married
Edith B. Nelson in 1956 and worked as a mechanic for Reeve
Aleutian Airways.
In 1960 Manley, Edie and their son Mark
moved to Crescent Lake, Ore., where he operated Lesley’s Chevron
Service and later built Manley’s Tavern, a popular stopping place
for fishermen, hunters and snowmobilers.
Over the years Manley’s mechanical
abilities and generosity introduced him to many customers who
became lifelong friends.
In 1979 the Farrars moved to Hood River,
Ore., on the Columbia River where Manley, his brother Roy, and
Dean Lesley built seven large “crab boats” for the Alaskan waters,
later made famous by the Discovery Channel TV series “Deadliest
Catch.”
After enjoying many winter vacations
visiting Edie’s sister Jessie Sorensen and her family in Tucson,
Ariz., the Farrars retired to Sunsites, Ariz., where Edie preceded
him in death in 2004.
Manley enjoyed playing golf and hunting
with his prized Llewellyn setter bird dogs. He also loved
children, especially his two granddaughters, Christy Farrar Karnes
and Shannon Farrar McIntyre, who came to visit Manley and Edie in
Sunsites each year and often accompanied them on trips to visit
friends and relatives.
In 2005 Manley reacquainted himself with
Betty Lewis, a childhood sweetheart who grew up on a neighboring
ranch in Monument, Ore. They married and lived in Sunsites. Betty
was a blessing for Manley in his last years. She took wonderful
care of him as his Alzheimer’s progressed. She was encouraged and
helped by his daughter, Mary Farrar, and close friends Dr. Raymond
Scott, Lloyd and Wilma Grover and Jason Coffee.
He is survived by his wife, Betty
Lewis-Farrar; son Mark (and Melonie) Farrar; daughter-in-law, Mary
Farrar; grandchildren Christy (and Robert) Karnes, and Shannon
(and Jesse) McIntyre; great-grandchildren Logan and Cooper Karnes
and Mason and Maiya McIntyre; and brother Charles “Buck” (and
Joanne) Morris.
A great patriot, veteran, friend and
family member has passed on, to where hopefully we all will meet
again, in His grace and love.
George Harth
George Van Harth, 67, a lifelong resident
of The Dalles, Ore., passed away at his home on Monday, Aug. 16,
2010. He was born in The Dalles on March 21, 1943, the older of
two children to George R. and Ople P. (Van Schoiack) Harth.
George grew up in The Dalles, graduating
from The Dalles High School in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army
and the National Guard, receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1969.
George married Marcia LaDuke in The Dalles
on May 30, 1998. He owned and operated a wheat ranch and was
interested in electronics, physics and chemistry.
He is survived by his wife, Marcia LaDuke,
of The Dalles; two sons and their wives, Curtis Van Harth and
Lisa, and Jeffrey Allen Harth and Valarie, all of The Dalles;
stepson Peter LaDuke and his wife, Susan, of Myrtle Creek, Ore.;
stepdaughter Jennifer LaDuke Jesch, of The Dalles; grandchildren
Megan, Trever and Caleb Harth, Bailee Wright, Jaylan LaDuke and
Karen Jesch; his mother, Ople Harth; and his brother, Neal Harth
and his wife, Bonnie.
He was preceded in death by his father.
A celebration of life and barbecue will be
held on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 4:30 p.m. at Dufur City Park.
Memorial contributions can be made to the
Van Harth Science and CEP Fund at The Dalles Middle School.
Herbert ‘Jack’ Morse Jr.
Jack Morse passed away at the age of 93 on
Aug. 14, 2010. Herbert Charles “Jack” Morse was born in Portland,
Ore., on March 9, 1917. His family later moved to Vancouver,
Wash., where he graduated from Union High School in 1935.
He was active in 4-H and was part of a 4-H
delegation to Washington, D.C., in 1935. After graduating from
high school he worked at Crown Zellerbach to earn money to
continue to college.
Jack served four years in the Army, and
spent three years in the South Pacific during World War II. He
married Martha Jeanne on the 5th of January, 1941, in Tacoma,
Wash., where he was stationed at Fort Lewis. Within a month he was
in the South Pacific in the 41st “Sunset” Division.
He was discharged from the Army after
serving four years and returned to Washington State College and
graduated in veterinary medicine in 1948. He and Jeanne moved to
Hillsboro, Ore., for his one-year internship in veterinary
medicine. Through his brother Harry Morse, an accountant,
Jack and Jeanne met Ady and John Arens in Hillsboro, Ore.
Jack took a veterinary position in Hood
River County in 1949. He was the only veterinarian in his
practice, Hood River Veterinary Service, until 1962, and traveled
to Hood River and Skamania counties. At the beginning of his
practice there were many dairy farms and many office calls were
“out in the field.”
Many of his experiences read like a James
Herriot novel, “All Creatures Great and Small.” He worked
full-time for 39 years, and continued part-time until 1990. The
practice was sold to Drs. Tom Gilliom and Laura Makepeace, and
became Tucker Road Animal Hospital.
Jack had many interests and loved to be
busy and liked a challenge. He and a group of friends,
including Betty Stenberg, learned to fly. He flew a Cessna up and
down the Gorge, making one trip to California. The view was
breathtaking.
He learned to speak and write Spanish
after making trips to Mexico in the 1960s. He learned Spanish, and
later helped with reading literacy. He wrote a section
called “Doc Says” for the Hood River News.
He went fishing to relax. He swam
the Columbia River Cross Channel Swim at age 70. He took
painting lessons with daughters Kelly and Marty from Norm Tucker.
Jack became a ham radio operator after
encouragement from his brother Harry. Harry and his wife, Leonora,
lived in Vancouver, Wash., and the two brothers stayed close
through their lifetime. Harry Morse passed away in 2006.
Jack and Jeanne liked to travel. They
traveled to Mexico frequently and made trips to Europe, Canada,
Alaska and Hawaii. With daughter Marty and son-in-law Eugene
Wilcoxson in Australia, they were able to make trips to visit and
see grandson Joshua and Matthew.
Jack and Jeanne took road trips and
traveled by train to visit Patty and son-in-law Cliff Roginic’s
son Gabe graduate from high school.
After retirement, he and Jeanne took road
trips. They enjoyed going to the Elks Lodge, where Jack
became a lifetime member in 1988. He had served in offices
including Exalted Ruler in 1969-70, and Chaplin, and remained
active in the Elks for years.
Jack and Jeanne enjoyed going to dinner
almost weekly and meeting and talking with friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 68
years, Jeanne Morse, who passed away on July 10, 2010.
Jack is survived by four daughters, Patty,
Molly, Marty and Kelly, and three grandsons: Joshua, Gabriel and
Matthew.
He is also survived by his brother Harry’s
daughters, Linda, Florence and Gail, and grand-daughters Katharine
and Margaret Mary; six nieces on Jeanne’s side of the family,
Barbara, Kathleen, Rosemary, Linda, Theresa and Janice; and five
nephews, William, Herb, Warren, Francis and Glen.
A joint memorial service for Jack and
Jeanne Morse will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. with
fellowship to follow in the Pioneer Room at 11 a.m. at the
Riverside Community Church. In lieu of flowers, the family
encourages donations in Jack’s honor to Adopt A Dog–Hukari Animal
Shelter (www.hoodriveradoptadog.org),
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at
www.michaeljfox.org, or a
charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please
visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Willard Thompson
Willard Ivan Thompson passed away Aug. 16,
2010, at his home in Parkdale, Ore., at the age of 89. He was born
June 9, 1921, in Yukon, Okla., to Ollie and Mary (Martin)
Thompson.
“Tommy,” as he would later be known, grew
up helping his father on the family farm. It was there the seed
was planted that would grow into a lifelong love of horses and the
outdoors. He learned the joys of giving and sharing at an early
age with his three brothers and four sisters and he credited his
mother, Mary, with teaching him to embrace the whole human race,
quoting her often, “We don’t choose our friends by the color of
their eyes so why do it by the color of their skin?”
After graduating from Britton High School
in 1941, Tommy married his high school sweetheart, Agnes Bernice
Peterson. He joined the Merchant Marines and was shipboard when
his first child, Deanna Jane, was born. Brothers Thomas Willard
and Ashley Allen followed.
After the war, the family moved to
California, where he worked as a concrete finisher. He went on to
start his own concrete business and later expanded into general
contracting.
Tommy moved to Florida in the late 1950s,
where he earned his pilot’s license and started Dot Construction
with his second wife, Dot.
In the 1960s he was off to Sun Valley,
Idaho, where he started Construction 2000, building condominiums
in the booming little ski resort. He and wife Barbara took up
riding, once again making horses a part of his life.
After moving to Parkdale he continued to
work as a builder in the Hood River Valley. He met Rose Wettengel
in 1985; they married and shared 25 years in the home they built
there together.
Tommy continued raising and training
horses. He loved to ride; at the beach, in the mountains, and on
the high desert. He especially enjoyed the trips he and Rose took
to the canyon lands of Utah with their adventure-loving friends
and beloved Peruvian Paso horses. He was often heard saying on the
trail, “It doesn’t get any better than this.”
He was active in both riding and service
clubs; as a member of the Backcountry Horsemen of Oregon and as
past president of the Pacific Crest Peruvian Horse Association.
Tommy loved to introduce people to riding.
He may be remembered most fondly by the children and adults with
whom he shared his love of horses and charming sense of humor.
Tommy is survived by his wife, Rose, of
Parkdale, Ore.; three children: Deanna Jane Akerman and her
husband, Bob, of Norman, Okla., Thomas Willard and his wife,
Susan, of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Ashley Allen and his wife,
Katrin, of Cascade, Idaho; 12 grandchildren, 29
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by sister Mildred
Baker, of Britton, Okla., and brother Clinton, of Midwest City,
Okla.
Surviving siblings are Helen Basey, of
Britton, Okla., Estella Jordan, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, brother
Robert, of Las Vegas, Nev., Jane Patterson, of Edmond, Okla., and
brother Glenn, of Britton, Okla.
Tommy’s family invites you to join them in
a celebration of his life at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the
Thompson home, 4450 Culbertson Drive, Parkdale, Ore.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Ruth Kent
Ruth (Johnson) Kent went to be with the
Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. She passed away at her home
in Hood River surrounded by family.
Ruth was born Jan. 7, 1914, the fourth of
seven children born to Charles W. and Hattie Elma (Hughes)
Johnson. She grew up on a farm near Princeton, W.V. This is also
where she attended school and eventually met and fell in love with
Henry Kent. They were married Dec. 23, 1935.
Ruth and Henry lived in Beckley, W.V.,
where they started their family and built their own home.
Ruth stayed at home with their children, Charles and Cathie. Henry
was employed with the U.S. Postal Service.
The family moved to Hood River in June of
1953 where Henry was transferred with postal service. Ruth began
working at the cannery and then went to work for Luhr Jensen
making fishing lures. While at Luhr Jensen and in the community
she collected many, many friends.
She loved gardening and her flowers.
She shared vegetables and flowers from her garden with her friends
and neighbors.
Ruth met everyone with a smile and was
always glad to lend a helping hand to anyone. She enjoyed sewing
and reading and was an active member of the First Baptist Church
for all of the years she lived in Hood River.
Ruth is survived by her son-in-law, Bill
Moore, of Richland, Wash.; daughter-in-law, Helga Kent, of
Fairfield, Calif.; grandchildren Sue Kent, of Austin, Texas, Bill
Moore, of Richland, Wash., and LaDawn Skurka and her husband,
Stephen, of Richland, Wash.; great-grandchildren Domenic and
Gabrielle Skurka; and many friends. She will be greatly
missed by so many.
A service to honor Ruth is planned for 11
a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the First Baptist Church of Hood River,
1889 Belmont Drive, with a reception to immediately follow.
Graveside rites will follow at Pine Grove Butte Cemetery.
Those who would like to view can do so and
visit with family Monday evening from 4-6 p.m. at Anderson’s
Tribute Center.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Gilbert Clarke
Much to our sorrow, Gilbert T. Clarke, 84,
passed away on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at The Oregon Veterans Home
with his family around him. Gilbert was born Aug. 11, 1925, in the
back of the Valley Christian Church to Robert A. and Margaret M.
(Taylor) Clarke.
Gilbert was born the fifth child of seven
in the Clarke family. He was a very feisty and talented child. He
frustrated many a teacher as he was only interested in art, music
and physical education.
One teacher took a special interest in
Gilbert, keeping him after school for art lessons. He won his
first state award for art in the fourth grade. That was the first
of many recognitions for art he would receive in his life.
A singing contest found him in his own
radio show for KODI, at the age of 15, singing and playing the
guitar. He was known as the “Yodeling Cowboy.” He was later
offered a chance to move to Montana to a larger station and a
possible singing career, but he felt at 15 that he just wasn’t
ready for that.
In 1943 during World War II, his early
singing career ended when he left school at 17 to join the navy.
He spent three years in active duty on the destroyer USS Gwin.
After returning home, he pursued his love of art and graduated
from the Institute of Commercial Art and later studied horse
anatomy at Washington State University.
In 1946, he married his high school
sweetheart, Shirley Ann Harder. They raised three children, Peggy,
Ken and Colleen. He soon started his own house painting business,
once advertising to paint any church in town for free.
Besides painting houses, he also spent
many hours painting pictures in his studio. He became well known
for his western art, winning state and national competitions with
paintings throughout the United States. When the children were
small, he was first offered a job with Disney in Los Angeles,
Calif., but he turned it down as he didn’t want to raise his
children in a big city.
Throughout his life, he was also a dog
trainer and a boxing coach, an Oregon state turkey calling
champion, a 4-H leader, and a wonderful father.
In 1984 Gil and Shirley divorced. In 1985,
Gilbert married Vaughna Walston. In 1990 they moved to Montana to
follow his dream of western art, showing his paintings in many
shows — including the Jay Contway and Friends show during the
Charles Russell Show in Great Falls, Mont.
Gilbert has shown in many galleries and
art shows in Oregon, Washington and Montana over the last 25
years. In 1995, Gil and Vaughna had had enough of the Montana
winters, and moved back to Vaughna’s hometown of Wasco, Ore.
Gil was a man of so many talents. He was
amazing to watch with a brush and canvas — he made it look so
easy. It’s one of the many things we will miss about him. He said
he wanted to paint a masterpiece before he died. We think he
has painted many.
Gilbert was preceded in death by his
parents, his brothers, Robert Clarke and Alan Clarke, and his
sisters, Violet Nelson and Theresa Sherrell.
He is survived by his wife, Vaughna
Clarke; his daughter Peggy Courtney, of Eugene, Ore., son Ken
Clarke and his wife, Alice, of Hood River, Ore., and daughter
Colleen Vannet and her husband, Chris, also of Hood River;
stepchildren Chuck Walston, of Hood River, and Julie Walston, of
Milwaukee, Ore.; his brother Richard Clarke, of Hood River, and
sister Vera Owens, of Gresham, Ore.
Also surviving are grandchildren Travis
Brown and his wife, Tegan, Shannon Webster, Marsha Beldon, Amy
Bauer, Nathan Clarke and his wife, Christie, Renee Clarke, Calli
and Casey Vannet and Summer Walston; and four great-grandchildren:
Shayla and Carly Webster, DeShawn Brant and Drew Brown.
A service for Gilbert will be held at
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Hood River on Monday, Aug. 23, at
11 a.m. A reception will follow at Anderson’s Tribute Center.
Family requests that donations be made to
Hospice of the Gorge and the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
Please visit
www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence
for family.
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