Kathleen J. Priest
May 12, 2022
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Kathleen J Priest on May 12, 2022. We were blessed to have her in our lives for more than 90 years and will miss her incredibly every day. We find solace in our memories and the love that she shared with each of us. We will remember...
Curtis Edsel Melhus
May 10, 2022
Curtis Edsel Melhus, 81, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022. He was thoughtful, dependable, and always had a witty thing to say.
Curtis was born in North Dakota in 1940 and moved to Walla Walla with his Mother Dagmar and Sister Ione in 1951. After high school, he joined the Navy and served four years in...
William Marlatt Parker
May 9, 2022
“No guilt in life, no fear in death. This is the power of Christ in me.” Lyrics from the Hymn In Christ Alone
Bill Parker left this earth to meet his Savior face to face on May 9, 2022. He died at home with family at his side. He was born on January 30, 1923, to William...
Joan Marie Hobart Mcpherson
May 7, 2022
With great sadness, the family of Joan Marie Hobart McPherson announces the loss of their mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother on May 7, 2022, just five days following her 90th birthday and the day before Mother’s Day. Everybody’s Mom, Joan, was well-loved by her family and so many friends, friends of her children, and former students. She will be greatly...
Dolores June Walker
May 5, 2022
Dolores June Klinsky Walker of Walla Walla passed away peacefully at the age of 82 in the midnight hours of May 5, 2022. A celebration of her life will be held at Pioneer United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Interment of her ashes will take place in early August on the grounds of the Seabeck Conference Center,...
Robert Ennis Morrison
May 4, 2022
Robert “Bob” Ennis Morrison, 90, of Walla Walla, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022.
Bob was born on June 18, 1931, to Harvey and Velma (Hancock) Morrison. He was a third generation Walla Walla resident. He attended school in Walla Walla and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1950. While in high school, he played...
Joe Max Ramsey
May 3, 2022
Joe M. Ramsey, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 3, 2022. Joe was born in Joplin, MO, on September 3, 1927. He was the oldest of three children born to Youles J. Ramsey and Ester L. Wright.
Joe served proudly in the US Navy during WWII, primarily stationed in Guam. After that, Joe worked...
Emma Jean Burke
May 2, 2022
Emma Jean Burke was born on August 13, 1935, in Walla Walla, to Frank and Rose Pugliese, and died on May 2, 2022.
Emma Jean (Jeanne) precedes her late husband, Aubrey Burke; her son, Frank Burke; her brother, Frank Pugliese Jr.; and her father and mother, Frank and Rose Pugliese.
Jeanne was the oldest of...
Lottie "Pearl" Barbour
May 1, 2022
Our beloved Lottie “Pearl” Barbour passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 1, 2022, after a long illness. Pearl was born in Libby, Montana, on October 23, 1940, to Evelyn and Allen Stevenson. She spent her early childhood in Swan Valley, Montana, with her parents and younger sister Penny where they owned a fishing tackle shop. Her family...
Patty Lou Powell
Apr 30, 2022
Patty was born August 5, 1929, in Walla Walla to E.D. and Lorene Clayton. Her early years were spent in Dixie; later, the family moved to Walla Walla. Patty graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1947. On November 6, 1948, she married George Pemberton. Patty's working life included stints at "Tum-A-Lum" Lumber Company and several Doctors' offices. In...
Carole Lynne Sanders
Apr 29, 2022
Carole Lynne Sanders, mother/sister/grandmother/great-grandmother passed away on Friday evening, April 29, 2022, at Odd Fellows of Walla Walla, Washington at the age of eighty-three. She was very loved and will be missed terribly.
Carolynne, as she preferred to be called, spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. She was born in Clarkston, Washington. She spent...
Gary Lee Casey
Apr 28, 2022
Gary Casey, 76, of Walla Walla, lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born to his parents, Ulis and Elva Casey, on June 5, 1945, in Yakima, WA. Gary graduated from Naches High School and later obtained a bachelor’s degree in Ministry.
Gary...
Guadalupe Coronado
Apr 26, 2022
Guadalupe “Lupe” Canizalez Coronado was born and raised in Edinburg, Texas, on November 5, 1946. His beloved parents, Francisco and Trinidad, had four grateful children, Jose and Lucio, and his sister Estella. Lupe passed away on April 26, 2022, at the age of 75.
His silent battle with liver/kidney cancer showed his true courage in facing life...
Chauncey Upton Levalley
Apr 26, 2022
Chauncey Upton LeValley, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Park Manor in Walla Walla. Chauncey was born July 26, 1927, in Glendale, CA the only child of Chauncey and Margaret LeValley and graduated Burbank High School there in California. As a young man he played saxophone and formed a band using music his mother had written for...
Norma Marie Griff
Apr 24, 2022
Norma Griff, age 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Parkview Memory Care with her husband at her side. Norma was born January 16, 1929, in Twin Falls, ID. She attended school in Twin Falls until World War II when her family moved to Bremerton, WA, where her father worked in the navy shipyards. In 1944 they...
Darrell Alan Sansom
Apr 22, 2022
Husband, dad, grandpa, friend, coach, and one of the best bar stool sitters left this earth surrounded by his five children on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Walla Walla to reunite with his true love, Jean.
He is survived by his children: Ted (Laurel), Tyler, Amber (Evan), Jason, and Thea (Mitch); nine grandchildren; his brother, Jimmy (Shannon);...
Marilyn G. Overbaugh
Apr 15, 2022
Marilyn G. Overbaugh was born on July 30, 1930, in Denver, MO, to W. R. and Goldie Spainhower, the oldest of five children. She attended schools in Shelton, NE, and eventually graduated from Auburn Adventist Academy in WA in 1948. The Spainhower family moved to Pendleton, OR, where Marilyn met and fell in love with Lewie Overbaugh. The couple...
Donnie Ruth Henderson
Apr 13, 2022
After being called by God to serve Him for nearly a century, Donnie Ruth Henderson went to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Born August 8, 1930, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Donald and Ida Nell Raymick, Donnie grew up in the country with siblings James and Sunny Ramick. Reaching a...
Margaret Mary Neace
Apr 12, 2022
Margie was born in South Dakota on April 15, 1962. She moved with her family to Washington State in the summer of 1967. Margie passed away on April 12, 2022, with her husband Dan, at her side.
She is survived by her husband, Dan; their sons, Ryan and Adam; grandson, Aiden; her siblings, Beth Burton from Dayton,...
Grace Harriet Baker
Apr 11, 2022
Grace Baker, loving wife, and devoted mother, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the age of 89.
Grace was born in Connell, WA, to Garnet and Agnes Abercrombie. She graduated from Echo High School in 1950, afterwards moving to Spokane, WA. While living in Spokane, she traveled to Pendleton for the Roundup where she met...
