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Ray Hussey Co., from which he re-
tired in 1986.
Ray J. Hussey, 85, Ray was a member
died Nov. 21, 2014, at of the Shelton Order
home in Shelten. of Elks, serving on the
He was born May 19, board of trustees.
1929, to William and He was also a mem-
Zelma (Jones) Hussey inber of the West Seattle
Port Angeles. Order of Eagles and
Ray married Betty the Shelton Order of
J. Hussey on Aug. 12, Moose. He served as the
1949, in Seattle. president of the Mason-
He worked as an in- Benson Club, helping to
specter for the Boeing construct the clubhouse
Merle Mortensen
Oct. 23, 1932 - Dec. 6, 2014
Merle left his earthly life in Shelton December
6th, 2014, to faithfully meet God and Christ his
savior. He was 82 years old. He was born and
raised on his parent's family farm in Nebraska and
was one of seven brothers.
Just out of High School he received a draft notice
and immediately enlisted in the Navy and willingly
served his country for 4 years. He met and married
Sandra Wood, March 25th, 1956, and soon started
a family of four in Woodland, Washington.
Mede's career path started in auto mechanics,
then made a bold career change to teach auto
mechanics at Shelton High for 10 years. Then
he made yet another bold move to be a tool belt
wearing General Contractor at the age of 50 until
retirement, if you could call it that.
Merle loved to work with his hands and loved
to see the fruit of his labor every day. He was
successful in everything that he did. He had a fun
loving zeal for life that was infectious and fun to
be around. He and his wife lead a simple Faith
filled life full of love, and surrounded with family
and friends.
Merle is survived by his faithful wife Sandra of
58yrs., his beloved children (his crown jewels),
Paul & wife Patti, David & wife Cindy, Todd &
wife Karen, Lynn & husband Chris Toney, and
his beloved grandchildren, Kyle, Ryan, Brad,
Cameron, Josh, Jessie, Justin & Trent; and brother
Alan.
He was preceded in death by parents Edna and
Lewis and brothers Arnold, Irvin, Kenneth, Harold
and Ralph.
A celebration of life ceremony will be held at
Shelton Presbyterian Church on December the
13th, at 10 a.m. 1430 E Springs Rd. Shelton WA,
98584.
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and baseball field and
founding the annual flea
market.
He is survived by
sou]mate Arlene Hays
of Shelton; sons Glenn
(Debbie) of Everett,
Bill (Sandra) of Reno,
Nevada, and Wayne
(Terri) of Federal Way;
brother Robert (Ruth)
of Danville, California;
sister Nancy Lynch
of Colorado; sister-in-
law Joarme Hussey of
Granite Bay, California;
grandchildren Jennifer
Hussey, Yvonne (John)
Hussey, Dustin Hussey
and Melissa (Miquel)
Macias; and eight great-
grandchildren.
Ray was preceded
in death by son John
Hussey, parents Wil-
liam and Zelma Hussey,
and brother Glenn
Hussey.
A memorial will be
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Dec. 14 at the Mason-
Benson Club.
Memorial donations
can be made to the
Seattle Children's Hos-
pital.
Arrangements are by
McComb & Wagner Fam-
fly Funeral Home and
Crematory in Shelton.
Wayne Gatewood
Naches and Christine and nephews.
(Teofilio) Ramirez of A1- Wayne was preceded
gona; brother Raymond in death by parents Lee
(Ann) Gatewood of Sno- and Mary Gatewood and
qualmie; great-nieces twinbrother Lee Gate-
Layla and Jaylee; great- wood.
nephews Jacob and A service will be an-
Jayden; aunts Lynn and nounced at a later date.
Pauline; and numerous
uncles, cousins, nieces see OBITS, page A-23
Wayne Gatewood, 51,
died Nov. 27, 2014, in
Seattle.
He was born Sept. 29,
1963, to Lee and Mary
Gatewood in Yakima.
Wayne was married
to Monica (Waggle)
Gatewood.
He was trained as a
Irvin Zimmerman
Irvin Zimmerman, 82, a resident of Grapeview,
died Dec. 4, 2014, at Haven in Allyn. Arrange-
ments are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral
Home and Crematory in Shelton.
chef through Job CorpsKenneth Coffman
and worked in restau-
rants, nursing homes
and in the hospitality
industry in Yakima,
Bremerton and Seattle.
Wayne enjoyed en-
tertaining and spending
time with his family. He
was a generous person
known for his goodwill,
humor and wit.
He is survived by
son Joshua Gatewood
of Everett; granddaugh-
ter Rachel Gatewood
of Everett; sisters Tina
(John) Gatewood of Shel-
ton, Lorrie Gatewood of
Kenneth Coffman, 67, a resident of Shelton, died
Dec. 5, 2014, at Shelton Health & Rehabilitation
Center. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner
Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Shelton.
Everett Hughes
Everett Lee Hughes, 63, a resident of Union, died
Nov. 17, 2014, at home. Arrangements are by For-
est Funeral Home in Shelton.
Sharon Clark
Sharon Elizabeth Clark, 76, a resident of Lilli-
waup,
Reynoid E. Mason
Shelton,
In Loving Memory Of
Donna Sue Kraig
March 20, 1950 to Dec. 12, 2013
married for 57 years and together they raised 3
children, Connie Easton, Renny Mason and Tamra
Steele in Shelton Washington.
Reynold was a WWII vet and made his living as
a brick mason in Mason County - The owner of
Mason's Masonry. He was also a gifted musician,
and loved playing his fiddle. After Irma's passing
in 1999, he moved back to Battleground. He later
found his childhood sweetheart Jeanne Yankee and
they were together until her passing in the fall of
this year.
He is survived by his loving family: Brother Mel
Mason, 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren.
Reynold -- Thank you for the wonderful blessing
of your sweet smile, contagious laughter, and.
amazing musical talent. We will all miss you
beyond words.
Reynold celebrated his 91st birthday in June
with his family and friends. It was a wonderful
celebration of his life. In lieu of flowers, please send
donations to Southwest Hospice in Vancouver.
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Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Cyris and Evelyn
Billings. She was devoted to her family.
Donna served for thirteen straight years as a Den
Mother to her boys in Cub Scouts and brought 3
boys to the rank of Eagle Scout.
She carted kids to cross country, swimming,
hockey, etc. She was a "Cheer Morn" for girls and
took them to dance and music lessons. She loved
seeing her grand-daughter as a cheer leader and
Prom Queen.
Donna donated her time to their schools, plays
bazaars and dressed up for all the holiday events.
She also helped with food banks, serving food to the
needy people on the L.A., California streets. She
took in numerous homeless mothers until they could
get help.
She found out how much goes into making a
movie and how strenuous it was trying to run up a
mountain to escape the tidal wave in "Deep Impact."
She also worked, at the "Western Whitehouse"
in San Clemente, California, during Water Gate.
Donna also worked for the phone company, Magic
Mountain, in real estate and as a caring Mom.
Donna is greatly missed by her husband, Ken
Kraig of Shelton; sons, Michael and David Mahar
of Shelton, son Jon Mahar and wife Kelli of
Castaic, California; daughter, Melissa Gutierrez and
husband Rich of Santa Clarita, California, daughter
Holly and husband James of Palmdale, California;
stepson Ken Kraig, Jr., and wife Alyson of Santa
Clarita, California and John Robert Bloom of
Castaic, California. Grandkids who also miss her
include Lily Gutierrez, Anthony Gutierrez, Leighton
Buckner, Abigail Aragon, and Camila Aragon.
Her family was her life and she will always be in
our minds and hearts.
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