Rhetta Lee Cowden
May 23, 2014
Rhetta Lee Cowden, 79, passed away May 23, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. Rhetta was born October 2, 1934 in Walla Walla to Andrew and Mary Agnes Robertson. Rhetta was the tenth of thirteen children of which there were three sets of multiples - Mary, Alan, James, Rachael, and Carrie Harris, Shirley Lamb, twins, Jack Robertson...
Donald Palmer
May 17, 2014
Donald H. Palmer of Walla Walla passed away May 17, 2014. Donald was born and raised in Walla Walla and was of Scottish and German decent. He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac (Scotty) Palmer, Lydia (Linda) Gradwohl Palmer; and uncles, William and Fred Gradwohl. Don was an accomplished trap shooter, having received many awards. He also...
Violet Hannah Scott
May 15, 2014
Vi passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was surrounded by her best friends, daughter and son-in-law. It is hard to put her life into words. She loved unconditionally, laughed always, and gave to all with her whole heart. We should all learn from her life. Special thanks to Dr. Meyer, Dr. Rasch for...
Alice Jean Stanley
May 11, 2014
Alice J. Stanley, 89, of Vancouver, Wash., passed away May 11, 2014, at home. Alice was a longtime resident of Walla Walla, living in Vancouver for the last year. She was born June 27, 1924, to Gaetano and Marie (Grano) Gallo. Alice graduated from high school and later married Robert G. Stanley. They had two children. Alice was head...
William A. Lloyd
May 11, 2014
Longtime resident and business owner, William A. Lloyd, passed away on May 11th, 2014 at the Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. Bill was born on October 1st, 1932 in Walla Walla to Wilma and R.C. “Bob” Lloyd. He attended schools in Walla Walla, and graduated from Wa-Hi in 1950. While at Wa-Hi Bill was a cadet major...
Patricia Price
May 7, 2014
Patricia Price, 76, of Dixie died May 7, 2014, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She was born in Dayton, Oct. 26, 1937, to Harold and Viola Martin Blize. She graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1955. On Aug. 13, 1955, she married Lawrence Price, her partner and best friend. She was a city girl who soon became...
Austin Ray Bissonnett
May 4, 2014
Austin Ray Bissonnett, 3 months, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014, from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. He was the precious son of Shannon Potter and Barron Bissonnett of Walla Walla. In addition to his parents, Austin is survived by his older sister, Kendra Potter. He is also survived by his grandparents, Mike and Kathy Potter of Walla...
Joyce Davis
May 4, 2014
On Sunday, May 4, 2014, Joyce Davis of Waitsburg went to her heavenly home. George and Mary Haughton welcomed her into this world on Oct. 18, 1932, in Sandpoint, Idaho. She moved with the family from Sandpoint to Troy, Idaho and then on to Lewiston, Idaho. Joyce graduated from Lewiston High School in 1949. She began her working career...
Grace Doris Graves
May 4, 2014
Grace Doris Graves passed away on May 4, 2014 three days shy of her 96th birthday. She was born to Abel Cary and May Adele Quaintance on a cattle ranch near Boulder, Mont. She considered herself a “cowgirl” and rode horseback to a one-room schoolhouse for her first eight grades. She attended Jefferson County High School in Boulder where...
August Aubert
May 3, 2014
August Aubert passed from this life to his eternal home on Friday, May 3, 2014, age of 88 at Regency at The Park. He was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Walla Walla, never married. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St. Viewing and visitation will be...
Jay Lewis Abrams
May 2, 2014
Jay Lewis Abrams, 71, of Walla Walla, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014. Jay was born in Walla Walla on Oct. 3, 1942, to Laverne and Francis Abrams. He lived in Walla Walla until his high school graduation in 1960. He then attended Washington State University from 1960-1961 and also attended the University of California. In 1961, Jay...
Neva Cook
Apr 29, 2014
Neva was born in Chandler, Okla., to Jacob and Mary Edwards. Neva had five siblings, Charlie, Mary, Alma, Harvey and Bernice (Tootsie). They moved to Hermiston in 1935 when she was a young child. There are two surviving sisters, Mary Daniels of Pendleton, and Bernice (Tootsie) Kerr of Montague, Calif. She married Paul Cook on Nov. 2, 1942, in...
E. Geraldine "Jerry" Vails Small
Apr 26, 2014
Jerry Small was born on October 14, 1923 in Pasco, Washington to Orene Dowell Vails and Frank Elsworth Vails. Jerry was the second of two daughters. Her sister Virginia Vails MacDougall died in 2000.
Jerry grew up in Walla Walla, attending Green Park Grade School and graduating from Walla Walla High School in1941. She attended Whitman College...
Bonnie Lee Johnson
Apr 22, 2014
Bonnie Lee Johnson, married for 67 years to her Dayton High School sweetheart Bob, and daughter to Wayne and Elsie Fry passed away Tuesday April 22, 2014.
Bonnie was one of those individuals whose spirit was always charged by being with people. In 1972, while receiving the Golden Acorn Award for Service from the Edison PTA, the...
Dewey Gene Cleveland Sr.
Apr 20, 2014
Dewey G. Cleveland, 62, ended his battle with lung cancer on April 20, 2014 at his home in Walla Walla, Washington in the care of his loving family.
Dewey was born August 11, 1951 in Lake City, Arkansas to Georgia Lee Brown & Harvey Ray Brown. On October 7, 1977, he married his loving wife, Velma Louise...
Henry Vokes-Mackey Richardson
Apr 16, 2014
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Henry Vokes-Mackey Richardson left us after 93 years of a full life. A published author, professor, naval aviator, prolific painter and loving father of four children, he approached life with vigor and a solid dose of humor.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944 and served in World War II...
Pauline "Polly" Manning
Apr 5, 2014
Pauline “Polly” Manning, 88, of Walla Walla passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Providence St. Mary Hospital. Pauline loved working at the Elks, her garden and flowers and being with family and friends. She especially loved fishing with her husband John and family. If she was not out fishing she loved to cook.
Mary Lois Hunt
Apr 4, 2014
Mary Lois Hunt was born to Ora Theodore and Hazel Ione Wynkoop in Spokane on Dec 1, 1920, and passed away with family at her side on April 4, 2014, in Walla Walla.
Mary Lois graduated from Rogers High School in Spokane in 1939 and Eastern Washington College in Cheney in 1942 with a three-year elementary certificate....
Leslie Dilce Wendler
Mar 29, 2014
Longtime teacher Leslie Dilce Wendler passed away March 29, 2014. He was born in Walla Walla to Bess (Cantonwine) and Dilce Wendler. Les met his wife, Nadine Taylor, when they were at Walla Walla High School. They were married June 13, 1948, and were married 66 years.
Raymond Gordon Heimbigner
Mar 29, 2014
Ray Heimbigner, a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend to many, passed away on March 29, 2014 after a long battle with dementia and a bad stroke.
Ray was born August 12, 1936 to Harry and Margaret (VanZandt) Heimbigner. He was born and raised in Walla Walla...
