Obituaries

Mar 3, 2021

Holly “Hulish” Lewis, also known as Peo Peo Mox Mox of the Yakima Tribe, passed away March 3, 2021, at home in Longview. He was born Sept. 21, 1926, aboard a two-story boathouse on the Cowlitz River, just below the Kelso Train Depot, to Mitchell and Hattie (John) Lewis. He graduated from Kelso High School in 1944 and attended Longview...

Mar 2, 2021

Mar 1, 2021

MARILYNN DUANE BEYL(MURPHY) WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 6, 1941. SHE DIED ON MARCH 1, 2021 IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

Feb 28, 2021

Willard Clark was born on October 10, 1928 in Portland, Oregon and passed away on February 28, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Feb 26, 2021

Lam Luu, age 91, passed away on Friday February 26, 2021 at St. John hospital in Longview, Washington. Lam was born on September 9, 1929, to Cam Hung and Ho Thi Tran in Bac Lieu, South Vietnam. Lam worked for an American contractor for the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam as an Administrator and Personnel Manager. Lam and his family...

Feb 25, 2021

Maureen St. Clair Claxton was born on October 6, 1934, the first-born child of Margaret (Callas) and Alfred John Claxton, in Kelowna, BC, Canada. She graduated from Rutland High School and then the Royal Columbian School of Nursing, in New Westminster, BC. She passed on February 25, 2021 at the age of 86 in Vancouver, WA. Maureen started her nursing...

Feb 24, 2021

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Ronald Wayne Goodrich passed away at the age of 79 at St. John’s Hospital, Longview, WA. Ron was born on July 4, 1941, in Ft. Collins, CO to Roscoe and Lu Ella (Ackelson) Goodrich. Ron’s family moved to Longview the year he was born. Ron went to R.A. Long High School and joined the Army...

Feb 23, 2021

Barbara Rutkowski was born on May 16, 1937 in Myrtle Point, Oregon and passed away on February 23, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Feb 22, 2021

Delmar Sparks was born on January 29, 1928 in Lamar, Arkansas and passed away on February 22, 2021 in Ridgefield, Washington.

Feb 21, 2021

John D. Williams, 76, of Longview, WA died from COVID-19 on February 21st, 2021. John was born June 11, 1944 to Delia Bailet Staples and Harry Williams in Salem, OR. He was raised in and around Central Oregon and Longview, Washington, graduating from RA Long High School. In September 1963, he joined the US Navy, a decision he never regretted....

Feb 20, 2021

Donald Von Essen was born on January 25, 1944 in Yakima, Washington and passed away on February 20, 2021 in Vancouver, WA.

Feb 16, 2021

Cora Brown was born on August 21, 1935 in Fall Branch, Tennessee and passed away on February 16, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

Feb 15, 2021

Beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Jean Russell, 73, of Vancouver passed away Feb. 15, 2021. She was born March 20, 1947, in Vancouver, to the musical family of James and Zita Gibson. She attended Battle Ground High School. In 1966 Betty married David Russell in Longview and became a homemaker. They had three children together before divorcing in 1972. Betty...

Feb 15, 2021

Betty Sue (Beard) Neer 67 of Kelso, passed away February 15, 2021. She was born July 22, 1953 in Kansas. She graduated in Carson City, Nevada. She moved to the Kelso/Longview area in 1984 where she worked as a hairstylist. Betty Sue Neer is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Taylor-Meadows and Randy Devlin. She is joined by her late son,...

Feb 15, 2021

Faith was born on October 30, 1937 in Portland, Oregon and passed away on February 15, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

Feb 11, 2021

Daniel Bryce Stanley, 85, was born December 31, 1935 in Kelso, WA to Bradford and Helen Stanley and died at is home in Longview, WA on February 11, 2021. Dan graduated from Castle Rock High School class of 54’and served in the Navy from June of 1954 to May of 1958. In 1971, he married Sandra Ann (Isaacson) Stanley. They...

Feb 10, 2021

Darren Thomas Lyda (aka McClure) was born in Longview Washington on June 2, 1971 and passed from this life into the arms of his Savior on February 10, 2021. He grew up in Arlington, Washington where he later graduated from High School in 1989. Darren enjoyed raising animals for 4H, ran high school cross country track, and was active in...

Feb 9, 2021

Monte Clarno was born on November 16, 1949 and passed away on February 9, 2021 in Clackamas, Oregon.

Feb 9, 2021

Hazel Geneal Carpenter August 31,1924 – February 9, 2021 Hazel Geneal Carpenter was born in Cedar County, Missouri on August 31, 1924. She passed away in Vancouver, WA on February 9, 2021 at the age of 96. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents Johnnie Albert Moore and Annie Ersel Moore (Spencer); three siblings that died shortly after birth...

Feb 9, 2021

BRENNA LEE WILLIAMS WAS BORN ON JULY 16, 2021 IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON. SHE DIED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021 IN KELSO, WASHINGTON.