Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Hummels, Leslie Elmer     October 30, 2005
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Published in The Daily News on 11/2/2005.
Longtime Woodland resident Leslie Elmer Hummels passed away in Vancouver, 
Washington on Sunday, October 30, 2005. 

He was born November 20, 1924 to William T. and Margaret Reilley Hummels in 
Hildreth, Nebraska. The Hummels family moved to Gaston, Oregon where Mr. 
Hummels graduated from high school. During World War II, he served aboard the 
USS Harrison in the United States Navy. After the war, his family moved to 
Woodland, where he met and married Lucille Ann Turpin in 1948. 

With his father, Bill, and brother, Hank, Les owned Hummels' Union 76 Station 
in Woodland from 1947 to 1971. He worked for several more years at Lewis River 
Motors, retiring in 1987. He then returned to the life of a farmer on the 
Hummels' property along the Lewis River. For many years, he was an active 
member of Woodland Presbyterian Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Lions 
Club. 

Mr. Hummels was preceded in death by his parents, sister Louise Stackpole and 
brother Billy Hummels. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Lucille, and his 
children: Gene Hummels of Vancouver, Dr. Dean Hummels of Camas, Merry Jensen of 
Sammamish, Wash., Ann Allen of Woodland, and Carrie Zommers of Vancouver. Les 
delighted in his grandchildren Cameron and Allison Hummels, Hillary and Tel 
Jensen, Erin Hummels, William Hummels, Zachary and Ashley Zommers. Daughters-in-
law Jill and Gretchen Hummels and sons-in-law Grant Jensen and Scott Zommers 
also loved him and were loved by him. In addition, he is survived by a brother, 
Henry 'Hank' Hummels of Vancouver, sisters Madelyn Heesacker of Gaston, Gwen 
Pellham of Rainier, Oregon, and Geri Stark of Woodland and sister-in-law Estle 
Hummels of Forest Grove, Oregon. Uncle Les to scores of nieces, nephews, and 
others, Les was loved by all and will be missed greatly. 

A memorial service in celebration of Mr. Hummels' life will be held Thursday, 
November 3, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 756 Park St., 
Woodland. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in Les Hummels' memory 
to Ray Hickey Hospice House, 2112 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661 or 
Woodland Presbyterian Church, 756 Park St., Woodland, WA 98674.  


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