Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Tombleson,  Clatyon Earl  May 26, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 5/30/2006 - 5/31/2006.
	
Clatyon Earl Tombleson, 87, recently of Longview, died May 26, 2006, at Hospice 
Care Center. 

He was born on April 1, 1919, in Lamar, Colo., to Roscoe and Mary Jane (Marrs) 
Tombleson. He graduated from Stanfield High School in 1938 and served in the 
U.S. Army during WWII worked as a lineman telephone and telegraph during his 
service, and was also stationed in China and India, and was honorably 
discharged as a Sergeant with the 463rd AAF BU. 

He married Elizabeth "Betty" Weller on Sept. 20, 1947, in Rainier, OR. He was 
an 80 year resident of the Rainier and Goble area. He worked with his father-in-
law, Frank Weller, in logging and drove a truck for George VanFleet, a core 
truck and chip truck for Friesen Lumber in St. Helens and worked until 
retirement at Rainier Manufacturing. The Tomblesons also owned and operated the 
Goble Store. He was a member of the Sou'Wester Council for Square & Round 
dancing.  He was also a Senior Citizen Member in St. Helens, Rainier and 
Clatskanie.  He enjoyed golf, played basketball on the city league, loved 
weaving unique designs into lawn furniture, gardening and playing pool at the 
Senior Center.  He had a wonderful sense of humor, was an extremely hard 
worker, uet a very gentle, kind and loving man.  He was adored by all of his 
family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Jewel Vickers; three 
brothers, Clifford, Clinton and Gordon Tombleson; great-granddaughter Landera 
Gwen Munger-Scharff; and a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth "Beth" Munger-Scharff. 

Survivors include daughters, Connie Engebreston of Longview; Sherrie (Don)Lange 
of Rainier, OR; Mary "MaryLu" Lucille (Perry) Barnwell; sons Roger Tombleson of 
Rochester, WA; Clayton "Neil" (Sherry) Tombleson of Olympia,WA and 
Randal "Randy" Steven (Ellen) Tombleson of Rochester, WA; brothers Wesley "Wes" 
(Bev)Tombleson of Salem, OR and  Harry (Grace)Tombleson of Mt. Dora, FL; sister 
Lucille Proksel of Lake Oswego, OR and former wife Elizabeth "Betty" Algeciras 
of Longview. 

There are 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 

There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m., Saturday June 3rd at the Rainier 
Assembly of God Church with Pastor Garry Seigenthaler officiating. Friends are 
welcome to pay respects at the Columbia Funeral Chapel in Longview on Friday 
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Memorial contributions may be made, in his memory, to Community Home Health and 
Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632. Columbia Funeral Service is in 
charge of arrangements. 

	


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