Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 4, 1962 Adams County, Ritzville, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ==================================================================== This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 4, 1962 Services Set for Reiber Here Friday Funeral services for Carl Reiber, 59, retired Ritzville farmer, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Philadelphia Congregational church. Reiber died Tuesday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. He had been ill two weeks. Rev. Herbert Haemmelmann will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers will include Roy Koch, Walter Thom, Dan Kembel, Ralph Kisler, Carl Heinemann and L. E. Thiel. Reiber was born in Ritzville to Mr. and Mrs. John Reiber on Jan. 16, 1902. He attended school in Ritzville and lived here all his life. He had never been married. He was a member of the Philadelphia Congregational church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Donald Danekas of Ritzville and Mrs. Helen Dirks of Ventura, Calif.; two brothers, Arthur of Los Angeles, Calif., and Alec of Zillah; and his father, John, of Ritzville. Heart Attack Claims Life of Mrs. Damon CUNNINGHAM - Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane for Mrs. Fred (Julia) Damon, who passed away Monday at the Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane following a heart attack. She had been residing at the Davenport Hoel since Dec. 15 when she was released from the hospital following treatment for a back injury. She suffered the attack while planning a New Year's Day dinner with two of her children, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Damon and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butterfield. She was taken to the hospital immediately and died a short time later. Julia George Kelley was born Dec. 24, 1883, in Jefferson county, Kentucky. She moved to Cunningham with her mother and step-father, Mary and Mike Logan, in 1898 when the Northern Pacific railroad established a section here and resided here continously since then. She was married to Fred S. Damon Jan. 11, 1904, at Ritzville. Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Marion Berland, Edmonds, Mrs. Bert (Frieda) Smith, Kennewick, Mrs. Lee (Agnes) Brickey, Burbank Heights, Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Meilke, Lind, and Mrs. Mel (Patricia) Butterfield, Spokane; three sons, Donald of Cunningham and Spokane, John R. (Jack), Lind, and Michael of Othello; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two half-sisters, Frances and Mary Logan of Seattle. One son, Fred S., jr. (Fritz) preceded her in death in 1947. Mrs. Damon was a past chief of the Pythian Sisters, a past noble grand of the Priscilla Rebekah lodge of Lind, and a member of the Daughters of the Nile. She also had recently joined the Oasis Nile club of Moses Lake. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 11, 1962 Family Funeral Set Saturday for Mr. Thom A private family funeral service for Henry Thom, 74, Ritzville postmaster for 18 years, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Thom died Tuesday of a heart attack at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Rev. R. W. Rieger of Zion Congregational church will officiate at the service. Cremation will follow. Thom was born to Mr. and Mrs. Christian Thom, at Haale Schiswig, Holstein, Germany, on Feb. 19, 1887. He came to the United States in 1900 and had lived in Adams county and the Ritzville area since 1902. He attended grade school in a country school near Ritzville. He was married to Susanna Bauer in 1911 in Ritzville. Thom was appointed postmaster in Ritzville at the beginning of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and held the post from 1933 until 1951. He also had farmed. Surviving are his wife at the home at 305 West Fourth; three daughters, Mrs. Elmer Kembel of Ritzville, Mrs. Gene Phillipay of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Gordon Cummings of Renton; a son, Raymond, of San Francisco, Calif.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services Held for Resident Here Monday Funeral services for Miss Wilhelmina Christina Wellsandt, 83, a long-time resident of Ritzville were held Monday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Miss Wellsandt died Thursday at the Adams County Memorial hospital of a coronary thrombosis. She had been ill two weeks. Rev. Albert Wager officiated at the services. Interment was at the Riverside Park cemetery in Spokane. Pallbearers were Emil Wellsandt, Walter Wellsandt, Victor Wellsandt, Harry Wolsborn, Henry Steinmetz and Delbert Templin. Miss Wellsandt was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wellsandt in Nebraska on May 20, 1876. She attended elementary school in Nebraska. She came to the Ritzville area from Nebraska 75 years ago and had lived in the Cheney area for awhile. She was a seamstress. Miss Wellsandt was a member of the Lutheran church. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Dorothy Brouillette of Portland, Ore.; two nephews, Earl Palmeter of Seattle and Harry Palmeter of Bremerton. A sister, Julie Wellsandt, died in 1950. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 18, 1962 Lind Funeral Held Monday for Resident HATTON - Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Ann Goodenough, a long-time resident on Michigan Prairie, were held Monday at the Methodist church in Lind with the Rev. Martin T. Larson officiating. Mrs. Goodenough was born to S. P. and Annie (Woody) Wright on Nov. 3, 1874. She was united in marriage of Oscar W. Goodenough on Nov. 28, 1894. The young couple started their married life on his farm 10 miles east of Hatton, where she lived until 1953, when she and her sister, Miss Hallie Wright, moved to Lind. Mr. Goodenough preceded his wife in death in August, 1948. She was a member of the Christian church; a charter member and past matron of Margaret Wadsworth chapter No. 225, Order of Eastern Star; the Emera Club, and a charter member of the Connell Grange. Survivors include two sisters, Miss Hallie Wright of Lind, Mrs. George (Lottie) Franzen of Menlo Park, Calif.; two brothers, R. Homer Wright of Berkeley, Calif., and P. W. Wright of Lind; several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Genevieve Gehres, Mrs. Harvey Yager of Othello, Robert S. Wright of Lind, Dean Wright of Seattle and Donald Wright of Spokane. Interment was at Michigan Prairie cemetery with Danekas Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Richard Kelsey, N. J. Williams, Walter Ashcraft, J. T. Garman, Roy Woody and Cyrl Hart. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 25, 1962 Former Resident Passes HATTON - Another long-time resident of Hatton and vicinity was taken when Mrs. John (Aunt Mag) Campbell, 90, of Walla Walla died Friday morning at a nursing home in Yakima. She was born in Missouri on Oct. 6, 1871. Her husband, John M. Campbell, homesteaded west of Cunningham and they farmed in that area for several years, later they moved to Clyde. Before moving to Walla Walla 25 years ago, they farmed at Prescott. Mr. Campbell preceded his wife in death in 1945 at Walla Walla. Services were held Monday afternoon at the Marshall Funeral Home in Walla Walla. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. M. W. (Ruth) Fisher of Walla Walla and Mrs. Ben (Mollie) Curran of Aberdeen; two sons, Fred Campbell of Walla Walla and Joe N. Campbell of Lind; one sister, Mrs. W. F. Goodnight of Monett, Mo.; one brother, Elbert Robberson of Bend, Ore.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 1, 1962 Services Held Here Monday for Mrs. Koch Funeral services were held Monday at Emanuel Lutheran church for Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Koch, 82, who passed away at Hillcrest Manor in Ritzville Friday after a lingering illness. Anna Elizabeth Vogel was born Aug. 24, 1879, to Fred and Marie Vogel in Kolb, Russia. She attended church school in Russia and was married to Henry M. Koch in Kolb on Jan. 31, 1901. They migrated to America and settled in Ritzville July, 1907. Rev. Albert Wager officiated at the services. Pallbearers were Lavine Koch, Lavine Thaut, Rudolph Thaut, Victor Rogel, Edwards Siegel and Henry Wiebe. Interment was at the Lutheran cemetery. She is survived by her husband in Ritzville; three sons, Fred C. of Olympia, Eugene of Wenatchee and Calvin E. of Des Moines; three daughters, Mrs. Erika Ineichen of Seattle, Mrs. Frieda Welsh of Tacoma and Miss Dena Koch of Ritzville. She had 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. One son, Walter, preceded her in death. William Just Dies Recently After Atack William O. Just, 58, Seattle, son of a Lutheran minister who served in Ritzville, died Saturday, Jan. 20, of a heart attack in Seattle. Just was Highline school instructor in string instruments and concert master of the Highline Philharmonic Symphony orchestra. Just was born at Dickinson, N.D. His father, the late Rev. Otto T. Just, was pastor of the Lutheran church from 1915 to 1928. Just was graduated cum laude from Washington State university in 1925. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Just, Wenatchee; a daughter, Miss Linda Just, a student at the University of Indiana; a son, Fraser Just, Wenatchee Valley Junior college; Just's mother, Mrs. Clara Just, Pullman; and sisters, Miss Amanda Just, Pullman, Miss Evangeline Just, Richland, Mrs. Henry Geres, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Max Berger, Seattle. Services were held Thursday at the Wenatchee Episcopal church. Zuhlke Dies In Wisconsin Albert Zuhlke, 63, of Dousman, Wis., passed away Sunday after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Marie Van Buren, who is the daughter of the late Otto Van Buren, sr., pioneer resident of Ritzville. Other survivors are three sons, three grandsons and one granddaughter, all living in Wisconsin. One son, Duane, is presently serving with the 32nd division of Fort Lewis. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 8, 1962 Services Held for Heimbigner Here Monday Funeral services for Jacob (Jake) Heimbigner, 69, a custodian and caretaker in the Ritzville school district for 28 years, were held Monday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Heimbigner died Friday of cancer at the Adams County Memorial hospital. He had been ill since July 9, 1961. Rev. R. W. Rieger officiated at the service. Interment was at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Clarence Heimbigner, Elmer Gettmann, Alfred Greenwalt, Herman Heimbigner, Victor Hoersch and Eugene Weber. Honorary pallbearers were Rudolph Koch, Jack Knox, Lloyd Kinzel, Geven Silvers, Lavine Thaut and Jake Ottmar. He was born to Andrew and Katherine Heimbigner Feb. 17, 1892, at Walla Walla. Heimbigner came to Adams county at the age of 2 with his parents. They homesteaded 12-1/2 miles northwest of Ritzville. He attended school at Odessa and later married Lydia Weber on Dec. 9, 1913. Heimbigner went to work for the school district in 1933 and held his position until he became ill last summer. Survivors are his wife at the home at 405 South Chelan; five sons, Eldon of Ephrata, Walter and Ivan of Ritzville, Martin of Spokane, and Richard of Moses Lake; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Telecky and Mrs Cliff Ahern of Ritzville and Mrs. Winston Davis of Spokane and 21 grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother, Henry Heimbigner of Ritzville and a sister, Mrs. Henry Gettmann of Odessa. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 15, 1962 Mrs. Schuler Dies at Opportunity Mrs. George Schuler, formerly of Ritzville, passed away Saturday in an Opportunity hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Opportunity. She is survived by four children, Shontz Schuler, Eva Slaughter and Zelma Schuler of Opportunity and Bonita Youngblood of Grants Pass, Ore.; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Schuler was a sister-in-law of Harry Schuler of Ritzville. Mass is Saturday for Gerald Ross, 'Tucna Farmer A requiem mass for Gerald Ross, 58, a farmer at Washtucna for the last 13 years, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Catholic church. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. The Rev. Patrick Mimnaugh will officiate. Ross died Wednesday morning at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane. He had been there six days. He was born on Oct. 2, 1903, to Mr. and Mrs. George Ross at Kelso. He had worked for Pacific Power and Light company 25 years before moving to the Washtucna farm. Surviving are his wife, Mary, at the home; a son, Jack, of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Thyra Lamb of Goldendale and Mrs. Gladys Daggett of Coos Bay, Ore.; and a brother, Gene Ross of Portland. Funeral Services are Held for Susan Neare Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Neare, 87, a long-time resident of Lind, were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lind Methodist church. Mrs. Neare died Saturday at Hillcrest Manor, where she had been living the last two weeks. Rev. Martin officiated. Interment was at the Lind cemetery. Pallbearers included Walter Krehbiel, Daniel Krehbiel, Ulric Krebiel, Jeffrey Krebiel, Alois Wagner and Emil Sauer. Mrs. Neare was born to Mr. and Mrs. Christine Krehbiel on July 3, 1874, in Germany. She had been a resident of Adams county 68 years. Her husband, Carl, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Mennonite church in Kansas. Surviving are two daughters, the Misses Clarrine and Cleora Neare, both of Lind. Funeral Set for Miss Lewis Here Friday Funeral services for Miss Alice Lewis, 68, a former Ritzville resident living in New York City, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Methodist church. Miss Lewis was found dead in her New York apartment last week. Rev. Alfred Waln will officiate at the services. Interment will be at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Miss Lewis was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Lewis on a farm near Ritzville in 1894. Mr. Lewis was a prominent local attorney. She was graduated with the class of 1911 and attended the class' 50th reunion here last year. After attending Washington State university, Miss Lewis worked in California and Washington, D.C. She then became a private secretary to members of a legal firm in New York, a position she held for many years. She was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. L. D. Emerson of Spokane and two brothers, Ray Lewis of Yakima and Ollie Lewis of Laguna, Calif. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 22, 1962 Mrs. Phillips' Funeral Held WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Marie Phillips, a former Washtucna resident passed away in Spokane early last week. Funeral services were held in the Chapel of the Flowers at Riplinger Funeral Home. Mrs. Phillips was 86. Mr. Phillips preceded her in death several years ago. Interment was Thursday at the Lind cemetery. A son, Victor, a granson and a granddaughter, in Riverton, Wyo., survive. Mrs. Philliips had been a member of Emerald Rebekah lodge for many years. She also was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Services Held for Mrs. Wood Here Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Zelda Woods, 79, a Ritzville resident for about 15 years, were held Monday at the Danekas Funeral Home. Rev. Alfred Waln officiated. Cremation followed. Mrs. Wood died Saturday at Hillcrest manor where she had lived the last year. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pettijohn on Aug. 4, 1882, in Kansas. She came to Ritzville with her parents in 1906. Her father farmed northeast of the city. She was married to James Woods in 1907 and they lived in California until his death in 1942. Mrs. Woods was a member of the Methodist church. She is survived by two sons, James of Berkeley, Calif., and Valjean of Hayward, Califl; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Ahlers of Ritzville, Mrs. Ruth Pettibone of Seattle and Mrs. Agnes Higginbotham of Auburn; two brothers, Howard Pettijohn of Berkely, Calif., and Thomas Pettijohn of Seattle; and five grandchildren. (Note: the name was written Wood and Woods as shown) D. F. Gildersleeve, Former 'Tucnan, Passes Sunday WASHTUCNA - Delbert F. Gildersleeve, 56, former resident of Washtucna, passed away Sunday at St. Elizabeth hospital in Baker, Ore., after a brief period of treatment for a heart attack earlier this month. Funeral services were held at St. Francis Cathedral in Baker Tuesday morning. Gildersleeve, a farmer in the Wingville community since 1943, was born Feb. 17, 1906, at Washtucna. He was married to Bernadine Hasfurther on April 24, 1933, in Washtucna and moved to Baker in 1943. Survivors are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Errend of North Powder, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Erna Rau of Spokane; a brother, Walter, of Baker, Ore.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 1, 1962 Services Set Here Today for Mrs. Hegle Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Jean Hegle, 32, who died at her home at 307 East Birch early Sunday morning, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Mrs. Hegle died Sunday morning of a broken blood vessel in the back part of her head. Rev. Alfred Waln will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Eckhardt, Melvin Kagele, Ed Glenn, Roy Klein, Jim Schoesler and Richard Skinner. Mrs. Hegle was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kupers on Feb. 19, 1930, in Ritzville. She had lived here all her life. She was graduated from Ritzville high school in 1948. She was married to Mike Hegle on Feb. 23, 1952. A telephone operator with Pacific Northwest Bell, she had nearly 10 years of service. She was a member of the Methodist church and vice president of the Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband and two daughters, Susan Kay and Paula Jean, at the home; her parents, who live at 307 North Palouse; and her grandfather, John Kupers, of Spokane. 'Tucna Pioneer Dies Recently in Oregon WASHTUCNA - Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Snyder were in Baker, Ore., to attend the funeral of Delbert Gildersleeve last week. Gildersleeve was born in Washtucna Feb. 17, 1906. Surviving are his widow, Bernadine; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Errand of North Powder, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Erma Rau of Spokane; a brother, Walter Gildersleeve of Baker; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Recitation of the Rosary was Monday evening and the requiem mass was Tuesday morning at St. Francis Cathedral church in Baker. Burial was in the Baker cemetery. In 1870 Gildersleeve's mother's family, the Bowmans, drove a herd of cattle up from California. His grandfather Gildersleeve built the first power plant at Gildersleeve Falls about the Little Palouse falls. His grandfather also built a cheese factory at this site and sold tons of cheddar cheese. His father, George Gildersleeve, was one of the leading citizens in Washtucna for a number of years. They lived in the house now occupied by the Syd Sullivan family. George Gildersleeve owned the meat market and slaughterhouse. When Delbert was in the upper grades in school the family moved to Spokane, where he attended the North Central high school. He was voted the most popular and outstanding athlete to graduated from North Central. In April, 1933, he was married to Miss Bernadine Hastfurther and they lived on the old Gildersleeve ranch for 10 years before moving to a cattle ranch near Baker. He served nine years on the Oregon State game commission, including two terms as chairman. He was a member of the Catholic church, the Elks Lodge No. 338 of Baker and was past president of the Powder River Sportsman club. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 8, 1962 Funeral Services Planned Today for J. J. (Tiny) Werttenberger Funeral services for John Jacob Werttenberger, 65, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Werttenberger, a Ritzville resident all his life, died Friday at the Deaconess hospital in Spokane. He had been there 10 days following a 10-day stay in the Adams County Memorial hospital. Rev. Alfred Waln will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Stanfield, Carl Thaut, Harry Wolsborn, Ted Ott, Elmer Schoesler and Aaron Thiel. He was born March 30, 1896, to Mr. and MRs. Jacob Werttenberger in Ritzville. He attended schools in Ritzville. Werttenberger served in the armed forces during World War I. He farmed at the northwest edge of the city. He was a member of the Methodist church, the C. J. Newland American Legion Post, the Ritzville Oddfellows lodge, Elks lodge No. 228 in Spokane and the BOF of Spokane. He was a bachelor. Surviving are a sister, Miss Alma Werttenberger of Ritzville; two brothers, William of Ritzville and Richard of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a niece, Mrs. Jack Jolley of Bellevue; and a nephew, Richard Werttenberger, jr., of Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Daugherty Service Scheduled HATTON - Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane for Mrs. Pearl Clish Daugherty, who passed away Monday evening in a Spokane nursing home. Mrs. Daugherty, a pioneer resident of the area, will be buried in Greenwood cemetery in Spokane beside her husband. Survivors include a nephew, Harry Cottingham of Hatton. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 15, 1962 Much Adams County History Seen in Life of Mrs. Pearl A. Daugherty HATTON - Funeral services were conducted Friday morning at the chapel of the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane for one of Hatton's oldest and most respected pioneers, Mrs. Pearl Allen Daugherty, 78. Rev. Jack Barker of the North Hill Christian church officiated. Vocal selections sung by Phil Crosbie were "My Mother's Rosary," a lullaby Mrs. Daugherty sang often to her children when they were small and "Crossing the Bar" by Tennyson. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Daugherty passed away at the Mansion House nursing home in Hillyard Monday night, March 5, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Daugherty, widow of D. A. (Clish) Daugherty, a retired wheat rancher, was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 4, 1883. She was the daughter of Samuel Allen of Ohio and his wife, Rena Boren Moore, of Virginia. Mrs. Daugherty also was the great-granddaughter of General Samuel Herrick of Zanesville, Ohio, who served in the War of 1812 and was twice appointed attorney for the United States District of Ohio by President James Madison. In 1887, when Mrs. Daugherty was four years old, she came west with her parents and two older brothers. Pioneering was not new to the family. The father was a descendant of Sir William Herrick of Beau Manor in Leicestershire, England, through Henry Herrick, who had migrated to Salem, Mass., in 1629. Samuel Allen, himself, a veteran drummer boy of the Civil War, had preceded his family west and was among the first white settlers to file a homestead and timber culture claim on what is now known as Michigan Prairie, 10 miles east of Hatton. At that time Chief Bones of the Palouse Indian tribe still inhabited the Sandhills just three miles east of the Samuel Allen homestead. Mrs. Daugherty received her preliminary education at the Sutton school and in 1901 she went to Lexington, Ky., where she became a student at Hamilton college. On Dec. 21, 1905, she was married to D. A. Daugherty of Carthage, Mo., in Ritzville. Upon the death of her father, in 1909, Mrs. Daugherty and her husband took over the Allen wheat ranch, which by then exeeded 1,000 acres. They lived and farmed there until 1945, when Mr. Daugherty became ill and they retired to Millwood. Mr. Daugherty died three years later. Mrs. Daugherty loved the outdoors and had been an excellent horsewoman. One of the outstanding horses was a little gray mare named Diamond, which she had taught to kneel so she could mount and dismount, also to roll over at her command and play dead. As a child, she often rode cross-country with her brothers. In the spring they would go down to the Snake river to watch the Indians returning from their winter camping grounds and swimming their cattle and horses across the river. She made friends with the Indian children and learned some of the Indian language. Mrs. Daugherty was a member of the Pioneer Christian church and was a charter member of Wild Rose Rebekah Lodge No. 139 at Hatton. She was active in the Connell Grange and had served on the board of the pioneer Michigan cemetery. She had also been active in the Kahlotus Elevator and Warehouse Co-op, taking her husband's place after his death. She was a member of the Spokane Garry chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Preceding her in death were four brothers, Edward, George, S. Francis and Charles Allen. Survivors include one son, Allen Ward Daugherty of Spokane; two daughters, Mrs. Leo (Vivian) Hayes of Spokane, Mrs. Paul (Ethel) Goldale of Ellensburg; two grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Perry of Spokane, Allen Goldale, a student at Washington State university; three great-grandchildren, Rick, Mark and Robert Perry of Spokane; and one sister, Mrs. Otto (Ethel Allen) Anderson of Spokane. Pallbearers were Walter Ashcraft, N. J. Williams, Richard Kelsey, Robert Wright, Loren Woody and Kenneth Foulkes. Honorary pallbearers included W. G. Curry, Bud Davison, Ralph Watson, Russel T. Cline, Mike Dooley, Roy McChesney, Roy Woody, P. W. Wright, Roy Kelso, John Montgomery, Harry Snead and Clarence Weaver. Other honorary pallbearers, Alex Watson and Art Philippay were unable to attend. (Written by Mrs. Walter Ashcraft) Man Buried Here Monday A graveside service was held at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery Monday for Charles Kinney, 90. Kinney had been living for the last year with his son, Aaron, who works for Jack Damon 18 miles southwest of Lind. Kinney died Friday. Rev. R. W. Rieger officated at the services. Kinney is survived by two daughters living in Seattle and Denver, Colo. Funeral Services Held Wednesday for Lind Resident Funeral services for Ira Edward Moore, 75, a resident of Lind for 51 years, were held Wednesday at the Good Hope Lutheran church at Lind. Moore, a machinist, died Sunday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Rev. Donald Beake officiated at the services. Interment was at the Lind cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Labes, John Nelson, Roy Parish, T. C. Tenneson, Millard Mowatt and Ivan Swarts. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Moore on Dec. 30, 1886, in Indiana. Moore was a member of the Episcopal church and the Oddfellows ldoge at Lind. Surviving are his wife, Martha, at the home; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Klemmer of Lind; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 22, 1962 Funeral Held for Engineer in Train Crash Funeral services were held in Spokane Wednesday for Jesse J. Pruitt, 63, Northern Pacific railroad engineer who died in the train disaster March 2 at Granite Lake, Ida. Pruitt is the father of Mrs. William (Dorothy) Roper of Ritzville. The 1 p.m. services were held at the chapel of Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Spokane Elks lodge No. 228 participated in the chapel service and Spokane lodge No. 34 F&AM took part in the graveside services at Pines Cemetery in Opportunity. Members of the Elks and Masonic lodge were pallbearers and fellow railroad employees were honorary pallbearers. Pruitt was born in Oklahoma Feb. 7, 1899, and moved to Spokane with his parents while he was young. He attended grade school and high school in Spokane. He was employed by Northern Pacific for 47 years. He started working for the company in Spokane and later was transferred to Paradise, Mont., where he lived 12 years. He moved back to Spokane to make his home one month and two days before his death. Besides Mrs. Roper, he is survived by his wife, Nellie, at the home; one step-son, Gary Peterson, at the home; another daughter, Mrs. Wanda Koch of Mandan, N. Dak.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services Held for J. J. Rehn at Lind Church LIND - Funeral services for Jacob J. Rehn, 59, who had lived in this area all his life, were held Saturday at the Congregational church. Rehn died Thursday at the Adams County Memorial hospital of a blood clot in the heart. The illness came suddenly. Rev. R. Kirschenmann officiated at the services. Interment was at the Lind cemetery. Pallbearers were Emil Bischoff, Rudolph Stelzer, William F. Wahl, Arthur Meilke, Lloyd Atkerson and Albert Sackmann. Rehn was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Rehn on Jan. 24, 1903, in Ritzville. He was married to Bertha Deerheim at Lind in September, 1934. He farmed at his father's place near Packard for several years, then moved to his own ranch south of Lind in about 1938. Rehn was a member of the Congregational church. Surviving are his wife, at the home in Lind; his son, Donald, who farms south of Lind; his parents; six brothers, John D. of Yakima, Henry J. of Carbondale, Ill., Alex and Harold, both of Los Angeles, Calif., Victor of Ritzville and Clarence of Wilbur; three sisters, Mrs. John Lawson and Mrs. George Sheatsley, both of Tacoma, and Mrs. David Lloyd of Montesano; and four grandchildren. Former 'Tucnan Dies at Portland WASHTUCNA - Word was received recently by Mrs. Arthur Vreeland of the recent death in Portland, Ore., of Mrs. Agnes McDougall. Cause of death was pneumonia. Burial was in Vancouver. A former resident of Washtucna, Mrs. McDougall was the mother of P. M. McDougall, Union Pacific agent and town treasurer of Washtucna. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 29, 1962 Funeral Set for Boy Today Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home for Cord Owen Dickinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dickinson. The five-month-old boy died Sunday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Rev. Paul Kidwell will officiate. Burial will be at Spring Canyon cemetery at Coulee Dam. Surviving are his parents and two brothers, Dirk Lee and Justin Scott, at the home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Sumner and Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickinson, all of Coulee Dam. Mrs. Bastron's Services Held Yesterday Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Elizabeth Bastron, 65, a Ritzville resident for 53 years, at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Mrs. Bastron died Saturday at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane following major surgery. She had been hospitalized five days. Rev. H. C. Haemmelmann officiated at the services. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Schafer, Paul Geschke, Carol Kiehn, Reuben Schoessler, Henry Vostral and Lawrence Nauditt. Mrs. Bastron was born to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Walter on Sept. 13, 1896, at Walter, Russia. She moved with her family to South America in 1905, then came to the United States and settled in Lincoln, Neb., in 1906. After living there a year, the family moved to Colorado for two years. In 1909 the family came to Ritzville. She was married to Joseph Bastron in Ritzville on Sept. 16, 1914. Mrs. Bastron was a member of the Philadelphia Congregational church, the Grandmothers club, Grace Chapter of the Adams County Memorial hospital auxiliary and Hillcrest Guild. Surviving are her husband at the home; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Kinzel of Ritzville and Mrs. Edward B. Smith of Peshastin; two sons, Virgil of Spokane and Marvin J. of Ritzville; two sisters, Mrs. John Willman and Mrs. Geroge Linker, both of Ferndale, and a brother, George Walter of Billings, Mont. Also surviving are five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pastor's Wife Dies Recently Word was received recently that Mrs. Henry Attenborough, wife of a former Methodist minister in Ritzville, died recently at her home at Port Townsend. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 20, at Port Townsend, where the lae Rev. Attenborough held his last pastorate. Rev. Attenborough was pastor of Trinity Methodist church here during the 1930s. Mrs. Attenborough is survived by a son, Sydney, who teaches at Burbank, Calif.