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Grace G. Hutchinson
November 10, 1922 - October 7, 2003
Grace G. Hutchinson, 80, of Mill City died Oct. 7.
She was born in Wauna, Ore., and moved to Mill City when she was 3 years old. She taught piano lessons for over 30 years and was a member of the Mill City First Christian Church and Rebekah Lodge No. 166. She enjoyed cooking, canning and her music.
Her husband, Eldon, whom she married
on June 22, 1940, survives.
Other survivors include her sons, Donald of Lebanon, Ore., and Vernon Golden of Salem; daughters, Doris Richards of Turner and Janet Yeakley of Aurora, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at Mill City First Christian Church. Interment was at Fairview cemetery. Remembrances: North Santiam Community Foundation or the church. Arrangements: Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Virginia Louise Ripp
December 28, 1933 - October 1, 2003
Virginia Louise Ripp, 69, of Stayton died Oct. 1.
She was born in Quinaby, Ore., and had a talent for creative writing, both poems and short stories. She was a member of the Eagles, and enjoyed gardening, bird watching, jewelry assembling and cake decorating.
Her husband, William, preceded her in death in 2002.
Survivors include her sons, David of Oregon City and John of Stayton; sisters, Ruth Clasen and Gi Gi Lahmann; brothers, Richard and Jack Porter; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held at a private residence in Lyons. Private interment was at Willamette National cemetery, Portland. Arrangements: Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, Salem.
Mary B. Thompson
September 24, 1927 - February 28, 2004
Mary B. Thompson, 76, of Albany died Feb. 28.
She was born in Little Rock, Ark. to Edgar and Lucille (Stinson) Denson. She was a homemaker.
She moved to Oregon in 1952 from California, living in Aumsville, Turner and Jefferson before moving to Albany. She was a member of the Penecostal faith. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She crocheted quilts for all her seven children.
Her husband Dewey, whom she married
Jan. 19, 1948 in Bakersfield, Calif., preceded her in death on May 27, 1994. Her daughter, Mary Sue Smith; grandchildren, Rachel and Peggy Cantrell and James Thompson; and great-granddaughter Marissa all preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Jim of Albany, Thomas of Scio, Eddie of Beaverton and Billy of Albany; daughters Florence Cantrell of Albany and Delores Goodenough of Albany; 19 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Annie Mae Taylor
February 25, 1927 - September 30, 2003
Annie Mae Taylor, 76, of Spanaway, Wash., died Sept. 30.
She was born in Galax, Va., and moved to Aumsville in the 1960s. She then moved to Turner, where she lived for 25 years. She moved to Tacoma, Wash., four years ago. She enjoyed making quilts, cooking and gardening.
Survivors include her daughters, Wanda Schindler of Lincoln City, Mary Jane Davidson and Betty Ann Baker, both of Tacoma, and Delila Tomlinson of Spanaway; son, Dale Taylor of Lexington, S.C.; sister, Shirley Goldberg of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; brothers, Roy Cox of Cripple Creek, Va., and John Cox of Ft. Pierce; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A memorial service was held at Fir Lane Chapel. Arrangements: Fir Lane Funeral Home.
Leota Ruby Killinger
May 25, 1920 - February 26, 2004
Leota Ruby Killinger, 83, of Salem, died Feb. 26.
She was born in Glen Elder, Kan. to George and Lottie Howe. She moved to Oregon in 1924, eventually settling in Salem where she graduated from Salem High School in 1938. She lived in Aumsville for a number of years, and during this time her children were born.
Survivors include her children, Shannon Maisel of Stayton, Tari Golcar of Salem, Michael Killinger of Aumsville and David Killinger of Albany; sister, Normagene Shull of Haines; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her friends and caregivers, Cristina Castro of Salem and Shirley Tucker of Aumsville also survive her.
A funeral service will be Saturday, 1 p.m. at Free Methodist Church, Salem.
Arrangements were made through Howell-Edwards-Doerksen-Rigdon-Ransom, Salem.
Viola V. Amos
January 30, 1913 - February 24, 2004
Viola V. Amos, 91, of Sublimity died Feb. 24.
She was born in Cartwright, N.D., and lived in Yakima, Wash., Klamath Falls, Albany and Lebanon before moving to Sublimity four years ago. She and her husband owned and operated Pat’s Café in Albany. She also worked at Payless in Albany, and later owned and operated The Wave Shop Hair Salon in Brownsville for more than 10 years.
She was a member of the Elks in Lebanon and Albany and was in a bowling league. She enjoyed cooking, bowling, gardening, fishing, hunting, camping, ceramics and bingo.
Her husband, Alford Amos, whom she married
in 1947, preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 1989. She was also preceded in death by daughters, Karlyne Buckner and Myrna Meyer; a brother; and three sisters.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Terry Burres of Washington, Debby Webber of Australia, Maureen Murrell of Mill City and Linda Wellbrock of Scio; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, 1 p.m. at Marian Estates Chapel, 390 Church St., Sublimity. Private interment was at Lone Oak cemetery, Stayton. Arrangements: Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Velma Hortense Fuls
January 23, 1918 - February 20, 2004
Velma Hortense Fuls, 86, of Kingman, Ariz., died Feb. 20.
She was born in Stayton to Clifford and Maud Stayton. Her great-grandfather founded the town of Stayton. She married
Ed Boitz and had three children. She loved to cook and play her organ, sometimes making up new tunes and entertaining members of the Meadview Organ Club.
After she retired she enjoyed traveling, and she traveled the United States, sightseeing and visiting friends and relatives. She was the first secretary for the late Herbert Armstrong in Eugeneand founder of the Churches of God in Pasadena, Calif. and Tyler, Texas.
Her brothers, Trevor and Max, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of almost 34 years, Omer Fuls; children, Gary and Susan Boitz, Wayne and Cathy Boitz, and Keith Boitz; stepchildren, Charles Tom and Jackie Fuls, David and Janet Fuls and Joanna Fuls; sister-in-law, Opal Thornton and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mary Joyce Meacham
August 31, 1934 - March 11, 2004
Mary Joyce Meacham, 69, of Brinkley, Ark. died March 11 after her fight with cancer.
She was born at Monroe to Hilton Douglas and Christine Davenport Grimes. Her family moved to California then to Oregon. She married
Wiley Meacham Aug. 19, 1953 in Stayton.
She graduated from Stayton High School in 1952.
They lived in Monroe and Brinkley the 50 1/2 years they were married
. While they lived in Monroe she was a member of the Baptist Church, where she was a teacher of the teen-age Sunday school class, children’s choir director and the church choir. She was president of the Mother Club of Monroe.
She was a member of Brinkley First Baptist Church and attended the Mavis Anderson Sunday school Class. She was a Life Master Bridge Player and a member of the Wednesday Bridge Club. She was a member and secretary of Gli Amica Study Club and member of the Ladies Golf Auxiliary. She was co-owner and operator of The Added Touch Florist in the late 1970s.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother John Grimes.
Survivors include her husband, Wiley; sons, Mike of Canberra Australia, Steve of Brinkley, Ark. and Matthew of Monroe; brother, Rick Grimes of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Sue Brown of Portland, Betty Crutcher of Las Vegas, Nev., Linda Beckley of The Dalles; sister-in-law, Judy Grimes of Portland; and five grandchildren.
A funeral service was held March 15 at Brinkley First Baptist Church. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery in Brinkley.
Arrangements were made through Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home, Brinkley, Ark.
Albert Frank Basl
May 1, 1921 - April 1, 2004
Albert Frank Basl, 82, of Sublimity died April 1.
He was born at home on Coon Hollow Road in Stayton to the late Mary (Toepfer) and William M. Basl. He was the second son in a family of six boys and two girls. He attended a one-room schoolhouse on Coon Hollow Road, completing his education upon graduation from the eighth grade in order to stay home to help his family persevere within the depression-era farming community.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, he answered the call to duty in service to his country, enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served in World War II in the 658th Amphibious Tank Battalion, serving honorably in the Pacific Theater as a tank mechanic. He earned the marksmanship badge during training and he was awarded the Bronze Star, World War II Victory Medal, and Good Conduct Medal for his notable service in wartime. Following an honorable discharge at the end of WWII, he came home and married
his sweetheart, Philomena Etzel, Feb. 5, 1946.
He supported his family as a farmer over the span of more than 35 years.
Survivors include his children, John and Cheri Basl of Renton, Wash., Jean and Jerry Jones of Boise, Idaho, Susan and Marvin Stadeli of Salem, Ruth Butterworth of Daleville, Ala., Ed and Janet Basl of Reno, Nev., Diane and Bill McCoy of Naperville, Ill., Gary Basl of Shaw, Linda and Roland Lethe of Aumsville and Roger and Catherine Basl of Fairfax, Va.; brothers, Leo Basl of Mill City, Lawrence Basl of Turner and Thomas Basl of Stayton; sister, Lorene Heavirland of LaPine; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held April 5 at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church, Stayton. Interment followed at St. Mary’s cemetery, Stayton. Arrangements were made through Unger Funeral Chapel, Stayton.
Ralph M. Adams
April 16, 1921 - April 1, 2004
Ralph M. Adams, 82, of Sublimity died April 1.
He was born in Walla Walla, Wash. He moved with his family to Panama when he was 8 years of age. He lived there and received his early education and then returned to Texas when he was in the eighth grade. Later he graduated from high school in California. He started a physics major in college until 1943 when he enlisted into the U.S. Army, serving as an X-ray technician. He was proud to have taken the last X-rays of general Patton shortly before his death. Following his discharge he returned to southern California, completing his college degrees.
He married
Ruth Berg in 1943; she preceded him in death in 1984.
His wife Florence Boodt, who he married
in 1985, survives.
His career was as a radiological physicist in nuclear medicine at Loma Linda Medical Center, with assignments to hospitals overseas sponsored by the United Nations. Following his retirement in 1992 they moved to Salem in 1994. The last two years they have resided in Sublimity. He was a lifelong active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He loved photography and music and a family skill of piano tuning.
Survivors include Marilyn and Ken Gryte of Albany, Rebecca Boodt and Able Cabral of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Denise and Doug Anderson of Grass Valley, Calif., Shirley Adams and six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held April 3 at East Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church. A graveside service was held April 5 at Willamette National cemetery. Contributions may be made to Willamette Valley Hospice, 2700 Market St. N.E., Salem, OR 97301 or Three Angels Broadcast Network, P.O. Box 220, West Frankfort, Ill. 62896.
