Walker,
John Delos,
7-24-1997
“
Davenport
native John Delos Walker passed away at his home in
Portland, OR,
on July 12, 1997. He was born
in
Davenport
on March 10, 1916, and graduated from high school here in 1934.
In 1938, he graduated from WSU.
After graduation, he worked at Coulee Dam as an engineer for a short
time and was transferred to the Army Corp of Engineers in
Walla Walla. I 1939, he was sent to the district head office in
Portland
, where he worked as an engineer until he retired in 1974.
In 1939, he married Gertrude (Trudy) Dickerman, who preceded him in
death in April 1994. Mr. Walker
leaves one daughter, Louise Walker, of
Portland; one sister, Bernice Kanzler of Davenport; three nieces and numerous cousins. Graveside
service was held July 19 in
Forest
Lawn
Memorial Park
in
Gresham,
OR, followed by a memorial service at Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church, Fairview,OR.” (Davenport Times:
7-24-1997)
Wallace,
J. E .,
6-24-1937
“J.
E. Wallace, 61, who died at
Spokane
Friday, was buried Monday from the Mary, Queen of Heaven, church at
Sprague. Mr. Wallace was born in St Catherines,
Ontario,
Canada, and worked in the Northern Pacific employ.” (Odessa Record:
6-24-1937)
Walther, Jacob,
10-08-1981
“Jacob
Walther died Oct 2 in
Davenport. His home was Reardan. Survivors
include his wife, Pauline at the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Sylvia)
Marcotte, Spokane; Ronald B. Walther, Spokane; six grandchildren, one great
grandson; Mrs. Elsie Ridgley, Lake Havasu City, AZ; Mrs. Hertha Hisrch, Rock
Springs, MT; Mrs. Maggie Hoffer, Vancouver, WA; Mrs. Alvina Quinzeh, Artas,
SD; Herman Walther, Spokane; Harold Walther, Grants Pass, OR; numerous
nieces and nephews. A resident of this area for 45 years, he was a member
of Spokane Aerie No. 2 FOE and a member of the
Emmanual
Lutheran
Church. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct 7 at the
Emmanual
Lutheran
Church
in Reardan with Rev Philip Falk officiating. Graveside services were held
at
Fairmount
Memorial Park.” (Davenport Times: 10-08-1981)
Weber,
Patrick M.,
1-02-1952
“Patrick
Michael Weber. Died: 1-02-1952,
Ritzville,
WA. Spouse: unmarried. Father: Ernest B Weber. Mother: Bertie Mae Odell.
Buried: Unknown.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Weeks,
Eli C.,
11-06-1925
“Order
for sale of wheat, part of the estate of Eli C. Weeks, has been signed.”
(Odessa Record: 11-06-1925)“The funeral of E. C. Weeks, a retired farmer
of the Almira district was held at his home Monday afternoon. Mr. Weeks was
a native of
Tennessee
and had resided in
Lincoln
County
since 1899.” (Odessa Record: 10-02-1925)
Weiland,
Emma, 9-22-1988
“Funeral
services were held Sept 20 for Emma Weiland. Mrs. Weiland died Sept 17,
1988 at the Lincoln Nursing Home. She was 91. She was born Dec 30, 1896 in
Village of Canby, Minnesota to Johnson Weiland and the former Mary
Boleneus. She came to Washington State at the age of six with her
grandparents and attended school here, graduating from Davenport High
School. She then worked as an operator for the telephone company. She met
John Weiland here and they were married Nov 10, 1931 in Montana. She was a
homemaker. She was a member of the Davenport Presbyterian Church where she
was past president of the women’s association, and the Rebekah Lodge.
She is survived by her son, Charles Weiland of Spokane; a sister, Bertha
Iverson of Rock Island, IL; two grandchildren, a great grandchild and
numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband,
John, on August 29, 1985. Services were held in the chapel of Strate
Funeral Home and Rev Jeff Callender of the Presbyterian Church officiated.
Strate Funeral Home was in charge.” (Davenport Times: 9-22-1988)--
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Weipert,
Helen M.,
1-14-1982
“Helen
M. Weipert, former resident of Reardan and
Davenport
, died Jan 3, 1982 in Tacoma, WA. Born April 28, 1933 in
Sundance, WY, the family moved to Reardan in 1942 where she completed high school
and was employed as a bookkeeper at Lincoln Mutual for several
years. She moved
with her own family to the coast in 1968 and had resided in the
Seattle-Olympia area since that time. Surviving are two sons, Kenneth of
Seattle and Gregory of Olympia; granddaughter Stephanie Weipert of
Olympia; mother, Josie Good of
Davenport; two sisters, Mary Ann Remmers of Davenport and Carol Stephenson of
Denver, CO. Final services were held Thursday, Jan 7 at Mills Chapel in
Olympia with Rev Tom Hoey officiating.” (Davenport Times: 1-14-1982)
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Weipert,
Loie,
10-01-1981
“Funeral
services were held Sept 24 in
Spokane
for Mrs. Loie Weipert who died Sept 18 in
Sun City,
CA. Mrs. Weipert was born in
Smithson,
PA, on July 21, 1884 and is survived by numerous nieces and nephews
including Mrs. Lee Williams of Edwall.
She came to
Waukon, WA, in 1901 with her parents and two sisters. In 1904 she and Charles
Weipert were married and farmed in the Edwall-Reardan community until
1919 when they retired and moved to
California. Mr. Weipert died in 1949.
The one son born to them died in infancy.
California
was their home permanently with yearly visits to Washington
with their relatives and friends. Casket bearers were Leo Addington,
Stanley Dormaier, Jim Bannon, A. C. Patton, Floyd Mihm and
Roy
Weipert. Soloist was Catherine Addington and organist was Eleanor
Dittrich. Burial services were held at Riverside
Memorial Park
.” (Davenport Times, Edwall section: 10-01-1981)
Wendlandt, Emma, 10-02-1980 “Funeral services
were held Monday Sept 29 at 2 p.m. in Tacoma for Emma Jo Wendlandt who
died Sept 24. She will be remembered as the former Emma Jo Brown, whose
father, Rush Brown, was an operator at the Little Falls Power Plant. She
attended high school in Reardan and graduated with the Class of 1929.
She was married to Alvin Wendlandt in 1930 and they raised four
children. She is survived by her husband at their home in Tacoma; one
son, James, in Tacoma; two daughters, Mrs. Loyd Barker (Jean) of Ahsahka,
Idaho, and Mrs. Duane Hanks( Beverly ) of Post Falls, Idaho; 14
grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and a host of friends. Their
oldest son, Harold, was killed in a plane crash in California in 1974.
They would have observed their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct 18.”
(Davenport Times: 10-02-1980)
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Wheatley,
Edward M.,
3-28-1996
“Edward
M. Wheatley, a former longtime Harrington pastor, died Jan 9, 1996 at the
age of 73. A memorial service was held I Monroe Jan 13. He was born Sept
11, 1922, to Elwood ‘Woody’ and Alda Brittingham Wheatley. His sister
Isabelle joined the family in Jan 1924. His father was a farmer in
Laurel, DE. In 1942, Edward married
Viola Mears. He had learned the meat cutting trade and was drafted by the
US Army. He served nearly five years in the Army, spending most of his
time in
France
and the
British Isles
during WW II. While overseas, Viola contracted tuberculosis. Shortly after
his discharge, his wife passed away in 1948. Mr. Wheatley felt a call to
the ministry and began attending Allentown Bible Institute, later known as
Eastern Pilgrim
College, in 1949. It was there that he met Delores McIntyre and they were married
in July 1950. Their first pastorate was for a beginning church in
Waynesboro, VA.
Other pastorates in the Pilgrim Holiness denomination included
Denton,
MD;
Blanchard, LA; Gloversville,
NY; and Coeur d’Alene. After the
Idaho
pastorate, Mr. Wheatley transferred his member ship to the church of the
Nazarene and took a church in Harrington in 1967. It was there that he led
the church in the building of a new sanctuary and educational unit. His
last pastorate was in
Monroe, where he dreamed of building another church; however, personal health
problems forced him to retire from his pastorate. During his pastorates,
Mr. Wheatley took on part-time jobs to help make ends meet. He worked as a
truck driver, hospital janitor, meat cutter, painter and school aide. He
also worked during wheat harvest for several farmers, including Bob Kramer
of Harrington from 1973 to 1982. While in Harrington, Mr. Wheatley also
started driving school bus. After moving to
Monroe
, he continued driving bus for the
Northshore
School District
until his retirement in 1988. After his pastorate in
Monroe
and after surgery, Mr. Wheatley took a night job driving truck.
In February 1986, Mr. Wheatley was diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Disease. After his retirement in 1988, he continued to work many hours in
the yard and garden, doing general upkeep.
Mr. Wheatley entered Merry Haven Health Care Center in August 1994.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Delores Wheatley of Monroe; two
sons, Tim and his wife Pam Wheatley of Monroe; and John Wheatley of
Atlanta, GA; one daughter, Cassandra and her husband Richard Anderson of
Cashmere; one sister, Isabelle and her husband John Davis of Sharptown,
MD; one foster daughter, Donna Storeide of Yakima; 7 grandchildren, Megan,
Joshua, Amanda and Jacob Anderson, and Brooks, Michael and Janae Wheatley;
one niece, Sara Holland; and one foster granddaughter, Michelle Storeide.”
(Davenport Times: 3-28-1996)
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Whidden,
Della G.,
9-05-1996
“Della
G, Whidden, who taught in the primary grades at Davenport, passed away July 27, 1996 in
Tacoma, WA. At her request, no services were held.
She was born to Nathan and Myerl Lacey in Hunters on March 5,
1906. She attended school in
Davenport
and received her teaching certificate from Eastern Washington College of
Education in Cheney. After leaving
Davenport, she taught in the
Tacoma
schools until she retired in 1961.
She was active in Delta Kappa Gamma and the Washington Retired
Teachers Association. She is survived by her son Larry in Tacoma; a sister, Mattie Tanke of
Petalluma,
CA; many nieces and nephews; and a great niece, Shelly Johnston of
Davenport
.” (Davenport Times: 9-05-1996
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Williams,
Harold E.,
5-05-1988
“Harold
E. Williams of
Kennewick
died April 27, 1988 in
Richland after a short illness. He
was 73. Mr. Williams was born Dec 2, 1914 at Mondovi. He attended
Reardan schools. He and Bernece Bilyeu were married Nov 4, 1939, in
the home of his parents, John and Mary Williams, in Mondovi.
The couple farmed and ranched in the Reardan-Edwall-Endicott
area and also in the
John Day
Valley
area of
Oregon
for many years. IN 1956,
he embarked on an insurance career with State Farm Insurance Company
in
Davenport. In 1966, he and Bernece moved to
Kennewick
where they maintained a State Farm Insurance Agency until Mr.
Williams’ retirement Sept 1, 1987. During his insurance career, he
won many outstanding sales awards.
Mr. Williams enjoyed traveling, having been to Europe on several
occasions, and also
Alaska, Mexico,
Canada, Hawaii
and throughout the continental US. He was a member of the “Pasco
Elks Lodge #1730, the Kennewick Moose Lodge #482, the Kennewick Eagles
Lodge #2485, the Washington State Life Insurance Underwriters and the
Tri-Cities Life Insurance Underwriters. He took special pride in the
accomplishments of his three sons and grandchildren. Survivors
include: his wife, Bernece Williams of the home; three sons,
daughters-in-law and grandchildren, Edward and Beret Williams,
Jennifer, Jason, John and Tim, all of Sunnyside, Gerald and Linda
Williams, Laura and Brian, all of Grandview;
Daryl and Georgia Williams, Rick, Greg, Randy and Angela, all
of Kennewick; three sisters, Ester Halverson, Mrs. Lyle (Ruth) Funnell
and Marie Holderby, all of Spokane; a brother and sister-in-law, Earl
and Mildred Williams of Reardan; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Williams of
Spokane and Alvida Williams of Espanola; his mother-in-law, Grace
McDonald of Kennewick; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Howard Williams. Services
will be held Thursday, May 5, in the Tri Cities Funeral Home,
Kennewick. Burial will follow in the
Desert
Lawn
Memorial Park, Kennewick. Becky Strite, Mr. Williams’ niece, will be soloist. Pall
bearers…; Honorary pall bearers…. Muellers Funeral Home is in
charge.” (Davenport Times: 5-05-1988)
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Williams,
Laura M.,
est. 4-08-1927
“Inventory
and appraisal of the estate of Laura M. Williams, made by R. W. Colyar,
Henry Wiltzius and T. A. Linder, shows the estate to consist of property
valued at $1,889.” (Odessa Record: 4-08-1927)
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Wilson,
S. Anna,
2-11-1927
“Order
settling the final account of Roy C Fox, administrator of the estate of
S Anna Wilson and decree of distribution of the estate have been
signed.” (Odessa Record: 2-11-1927)
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Winter, Fred,
5-26-1944
“Funeral
services were held at the Catholic church in
Davenport
Saturday morning for Fred Winter, age 29, local barber and school bus
driver, who died at
Sacred Hospital
in Spokane about midnight the previous Tuesday. He was born in
Medicine Lake,
Mont, and was reared by an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Winter, now of
Davenport, and came here in 1941. He was married to Dorothy McCaffery, daughter of
Sheriff and Mrs. Charles E. McCaffery, May 2, 1943. They have a son born
April 22, just three days after the father was removed to the hospital,
critically ill with heart trouble. IN addition to his widow and their son,
Christian Charles Winter, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Winter, Willeston, ND; five sisters, Mrs. Victor Bell, Salt Lake City,
Utah, Miss Louise Winter, Jameston, SD, Mrs. Joe Sayres and Cecilia Winter,
Bremerton, and Genevieve Winter, Willeston, ND, and one brother, Antone
Winter, in the navy at Bremerton.” (Citizen: 5-26-1944)
Witt, George Douglas,
12-06-1918
“George
D Witt Dies of Wounds. Sad News Received Tuesday Oct 26th.
Buried in
France. Details Lacking. A telegram to George M Witt received Wednesday
evening brought the sad
news that George Douglas Witt, his son, had died in France as a result
of wounds received in action. Some
weeks ago Mr. Witt had received a letter from George stating that he was
in a hospital having been wounded but was getting along well.
A later brief note stated about the same thing. Nothing was heard
for several weeks until the wire Wednesday stating that he had died Oct
26, and that he had been buried in France, where the body would remain until peace was declared.
The shock to the relatives and the entire community is great.
George was well liked by all of us.
He was born here and it seems that he belongs to all of us. He
graduated from the local high school in 1915. In that class were four
boys, and half of them have died for their country—the other being
Wesley Miller. Little did that class realize in those happy days that
the God of War should exact of it such a heavy toll.
Following his graduation here George went to the state college
where he was in attendance at the time war broke out. He enlisted in the
medical corps and for some time was stationed at
Mare
Island
, in California. Desiring to participate more actively in this great conflict he
entered a branch of the Marine Corps and attained the rank of
pharmacist’s mate. He had not been in France
many months until he was wounded so severely that it cost him his life.
Like so many similar cases the details surrounding his injuries
and death are but little known as yet. We know but the outstanding
features of the tragedy; that he left us a short while ago in the vigor
of youth, and that he has given his life in our defense.
The highest tribute we can pay will not express the depth of
obligation we owe to George and those like him who have died for us.
Deceased is survived by a father, a step-mother, a brother
Clarence, 5 sisters, Mrs. Maida Witt Martin,
Florence, Vivian, Edith and Helen and a step-brother, Robert Brown.”
(Citizen: 12-06-1918)
“G M Witt Gets DSM. George
M. Witt received this week from the navy department the distinguished
service medal awarded posthumously to his son, George Douglass Witt, who
lost his life in
France
as the result of wounds received in the
Argonne
fight. The letter accompanying the medal follows:
‘Navy department, August 29, 1919. Sir: It gives me great
pleasure to forward to you a distinguished service cross, issued by the
war department to your son,
George Douglas Witt, No. 1,648,474, who so nobly gave his life October
26, 1918, while serving in
France
as pharmacist’s mate third class with the sixth machine gun battalion.
Although the department does not believe that this award will in
any way lessen your great
sorrow, it feels that this token and the words of the following citation
will be a great source of consolation to you in future years:
‘Extraordinary heroism in action near St Etienne-a-Arnes, France,
October 6, 1918. Pharmacist’s Mate Witt displayed remarkable bravery
and coolness in giving medical aid to wounded marines while going
forward with the assault waves during the attack north of Blanc Mont
Ridge and near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, on October 6, 1918. Later in
the afternoon on the same date, while giving first aid to a wounded
marine in an advance machine gun post, he was shot and seriously wounded
by an enemy sniper.’ Very
truly yours, W S Benson, acting secretary navy.’—Harrington
Citizen.” (Davenport Times-Tribune: 9-25-1919)
Witt, Natt,
6-15-1928
“Nat
Witt, 63, Passes On. Natt
Witt, 63, Succumbs in
Spokane. Natt Witt, age 63, retired farmer of the Harrington country, died
Sunday at his home, W707 Fifth,
Spokane, Washington. He had lived here for the
last year and is survived by his widow, Frances J; six sons, August, of
Bremerton; Roy and Joe W., of Stockton, CA; W H of San Francisco; Robert
and Richard at the home; also two daughters, Mrs. H. D. Haldeman of Rosalia;
and Mrs. D. F. Cartwright of Elmira, Oregon; and a brother, W H, in
Kennewick; and a sister, Mrs. Nick Anderson, of Kennewick. Mr. Witt was an
early settler of Harrington, having homesteaded in that region in 1889
after he came west from
Georgetown
,
TN.
He had been ill for the
last three years. The funeral was held from Smith & Co’s mortuary,
Tuesday.” (Citizen:
6-15-1928)
Witt, Walter,
11-12-1981
“Walter
Witt died Sept 16 in San Jose, CA, where he had lived for a number of years. He is survived by his wife,
Flo of San Jose; his sons, Orville ‘Bud’ Witt and Larry Witt, both
of Santa Rosa, CA; his daughter, Violet Witt Meniktos of Santa Rose;
four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Witt was born 86 years ago in November of 1895 in Harrington, one
of six children of Nathaniel Witt and Mollie Marler Witt who both moved
to this area in March of 1887. He
grew up on a homestead six miles west of Harrington and attended the old
Harrington school. Of his siblings, August Witt, Roy Witt, Joe Witt,
Adelia Witt Roper and Winifred Witt Haldeman, only the latter remains
alive. Mrs. Haldeman, who was born here in 1887, now lives at the
Summitview Nursing Home in Yakima.” (Davenport Times: Harrington page: 11-12-1981)
Wood,
Marjorie,
8-12-1982
“Funeral
services will be held for Edwall native Marjorie Jean Wood Aug 14 at 11
a.m. at the
United
Methodist
Church
at
Lewiston
with the Rev Larry Nicholson officiating. Interment will be at the
Normal Hill
Cemetery
with the Order of Eastern Star conducting the ceremony.
Mrs Wood died July 21 near Kendrick,
Idaho, in a plane accident. She was the youngest child of George and Emily
Thorpe, an Edwall pioneer family. The businesswoman and pilot was a
member of the Spokane Chapter of the MG Car Club and the Cranker’s
Club, and antique car group at
Lewiston.” (Davenport Times: 8-12-1982)
Woodford,
Avis K.,
8-15-1996
“Memorial
service for Avis K. Woodford, 82, was held Tuesday at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Davenport, where she was a member. Pastor Steve Pruitt officiated. Ash burial will
occur at the
Masonic
Cemetery
in
Elma,WA
on Saturday. Mrs. Woodford, a longtime resident of
Davenport, died here Aug 8, 1996 after a brief illness.
She was born May 30, 1914, as Avis Katrina Reinhart, the daughter
and oldest child of George and Lisetta Reinhart, in Elma, where she was
raised and graduated from high school. It was there she met and married
her high school sweetheart, Joseph Woodford. The Woodfords began their
married life on a small farm near Elma, where they soon became three with
the birth of their oldest child, William. They went on to have another
son, Gary. Mr. Woodford felt called to the ministry and the family moved to
Walla Walla
, where Joe attended school and served his first charge with the
Methodist
Church. Avis kept the household, raised their two children and had two more:
John and Amanda. Mrs. Woodford
kept busy with teens and babies and then the family moved to Orting, minus
Bill, who had joined the Navy. From Orting, they moved to Oroville, this
time without Gary, who had gone on to college. After Oroville came
Davenport, where John and Amanda graduated from school, going on into military
service and college. Mr. and
Mrs. Woodford then moved to Omak and then Rosalia, where Joe retired. By
this time, Avis had become a nurse’s aide and cared for patients in
nursing homes both in
Davenport
and Omak. After retirement, the Woodfords returned to
Davenport
, where Avis care for her husband until his death in 1985. She lived out
the rest of her days in
Davenport. No matter where she lived, Mrs. Woodford not only took care of her home
and family, but was active in church activities and women’s groups. She
was a dedicated Christian, who loved caring for others.
Mrs. Woodford is survived by three son, William Woodford of Auburn, WA, Gary Woodford of
Belfair, WA, and John Woodford of
Milton,
IN; one daughter, Amanda Gebhart of Edwall; 12 grandchildren; 17 great
grandchildren; and one brother, John Reinhart of
Olympia.
Davenport’s Strate Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport
Times: 8-15-1996)
Woods,
Gladys,
5-14-1981
“Gladys
A. Woods died Sunday, May 3, in
Spokane. She was born at Reardan on March 13, 1896 and remained in the area all
of her life. She and her husband, Glen Woods, lived on a farm east of
Reardan until they retired to
Spokane
in the fall of 1958. He preceded her in death shortly after they had moved
to
Spokane. Mrs. Woods has resided at Rockwood Manor in
Spokane
for the last several years. During
her earlier years she was active in the Reardan community and was a member
and past president of the Reardan Home and Garden Club, Spring Creek
Grange and served as a
Lincoln
County
4-H Club leader. Surviving is
a son, Donald E Woods,
Grass Valley,
CA; two grandchildren, Del Woods of Los Altos, CA and Donna Glanz of
Nevada City,
CA, and two great grandchildren. Private cremation services were held at the
Hazen & Jaeger Crematorium in
Spokane.” (Davenport Times: 5-14-1981)
Wraspir,Marie,
1868-1955 Mother
“Marie
Anna Wraspir. Died: 1-28-1955. Birth: 3-25-1868, Czechoslovakia. Widowed.
Father: Anton Douky. Mother: Anna Hlinousky. Burial:
Bohemian
Cemetery. Odessa, WA..
.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Wright,
Terry Erland, d.
8-15-1970
“Terry
Erland Wright. Died:
8-15-1970.” (Lincoln County Health burial permit)
LINCOLN COUNTY OBITUARIES 1908 to present