Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Greenamyer, Melvin 	 May 4, 2006
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
P. J. Stepp steppmom5@hotmail.com June 10, 2006, 3:51 pm

Published in The Daily News on 5/13/2006.  www.tdn.com/obits
  	
Melvin Greenamyer, 85, passed away on May 4, 2006 at the Longview Hospice Care 
Center. 

His wife of 65 years, Edith (Price), and children, Burnie Greenamyer and Cheryl 
Emert were at his side. His parents, Melvin E. and Mildred Greenamyer; and 
sister, Shirley Langdon predeceased him. Melvin has a daughter-in-law, Anita 
Greenamyer; three grandchildren, Erik Emert of Juneau, AK, Cindy Chapman of 
Vancouver, WA and Mark Greenamyer of Eugene, OR, plus five great grandsons, 
Brandon, Nicholas and Jordan Chapman, and Max and Mitch Greenamyer. 

Melvin was born in Tiger, WA and raised in the Longview/Kelso area. He was an 
avid sports fan and in younger years played both football and baseball. During 
WWII he served in the Navy and was stationed in Guam. He was a skillful 
craftsman who could build or repair anything. In the 1950s, he built his family 
a log cabin from family owned timber on the Toutle River; this was his favorite 
fly fishing destination. Following a 44 year career with Longview Fibre Co., he 
directed his efforts to designing and building a home on family property in 
Castle Rock. His favorite hobby was woodworking in his shop at home, a pastime 
that spanned his entire life and with skills that he passed on to his son 
Burnie. Melvin was a loving, honest, loyal, dedicated, skillful, hardworking 
man and a great role model for his children and grandchildren. 

Melvin and his wife Edith traveled far and wide for many years and he captured 
many memories on camera. He had a wonderful smile and will be remembered for 
his great sense of humor. A stroke in recent years curtailed most joke telling, 
however, he still loved a good story! His stories will be remembered by all who 
were close to him. He related many wonderful tales of growing up in the big 
logging era of Cowlitz County, fishing and logging with the aid of "real" 
horsepower. In retirement years he also became a ham radio operator and 
mastered some computer skills. He was a member of the Kelso Elks for 66 years 
and a past member of their RV group. 

Melvin loved and was loved by his wife, children, grandchildren, family and 
friends. He will be greatly missed by all. Melvin's memorial will be held at 
the Kelso Elks on Saturday, May 20, at 12 noon. Remembrances may be made to 
Community Home Health & Hospice in Longview. Cremation through Columbia Funeral 
Service has taken place. 

	


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/cowlitz/obits/g/greenamy445gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/

File size: 3.0 Kb