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Sue E. Johnson
OBITUARIES
Sue E. Johnson, 75, of Shelton, died peacefully of
natural causes at her home on January 20th. Sue was
well known in the community for her faith, kindness
and service. Born June 21, 1938 in Chicago, the
daughter of Harry and Mable Koch, she met her
husband Carl at church youth group. They married
and moved to Washington State in pursuit of Carl's
forestry Career.
Sue was a committed mother raising 5 children:
Deborah, Daniel, David, Dale and Steven. Even with
a house full of children, Sue had a strong philosophy
that there was always room at the table for more - it
was common to have foster kids, foreign exchange
students and visitors in the mix at most meals.
Sue was a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University
where she did her undergraduate work and earned a
Masters of Education. Using that education she was
a kindergarten and 5th grade teacher for 16 years in
the Shelton School District. She also taught piano
lessons to inmates at the local penitentiary. At the
center of Sue's life was her faith. She and Carl have
been members of Faith Lutheran Church for 52
years where she was the church organist for nearly
40 years.
Her faith and commitment to service was not
confined to Shelton. She traveled frequently to the
Middle East working through the faith community
for peace. She loved to read, was a published author
and an avid knitter. Her favorite place to spend time
with family was Holden Village, a faith based retreat
center in the North Cascades. She was an activist
fighting for and contributing to many causes dear to
her; and she served on the international Board for
Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding.
Sue will be deeply missed by her family including:
her devoted husband Carl of 57 years; daughter
Deborah Killough (James) from Omaha, NE,
grandsons: Joel and Brett; son Daniel Johnson
(Elaine) from Seattle, grandson Greyson and
granddaughter Tess; son David Johnson (Shelly)
from Bellingham, grandsons Carter and Bryce and
granddaughter Abigail; son Dale Johnson from
Seattle, and granddaughter Hannah; Steven Johnson
(Kristin) from Seattle, and grandsons Spencer and
Stuart and granddaughter Kendra. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations can be made to Faith Lutheran
Church Endowment Fund.
A celebration of Sue's life will be held at Faith
Lutheran Church in Shelton, on Friday, January
31, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will follow at the
church.
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Bobby Dean
Bobby G. Dean, 77,
died Jan. 18, 2014, at
Providence St. Peter Hos-
pital in Olympia.
He was born April 18,
1936, to Tima and Ruth
Wampler in Norton, Va.
He moved to Wash-
ington when he was 15
years old with his mother
and two brothers, Ken
and Larry, who preceded
him in death. He is also
preceded in death by
stepchild Ramey Fon-
tenot.
He is survived by his
wife, Ida May Dean; son
Gregory Dean; stepchil-
dren John Fontenot of
Olympia, Patty Fontenot
of Westport, Debra Ow-
ens of Arizona and Pa-
mela Odam of Oregon.
A celebration of life
will be at 10 a.m. on Feb.
8 at South Sound Manor,
455 North St. SE, Tum-
water.
In lieu of flowers, send
donations to the Ameri-
can Lung Association at
822 John St., Seattle, WA
98109.
Arrangements are
through Funeral Alterna-
tives of Washington.
Vern Hadsall
Vern Mason HadsaU,
90, a resident of Shelton,
died Jan. 19, 2014.
He was born June 28,
1923, in Colfax, Iowa, to
Lewis and Elsie Handsall
(Daft).
Jim Burnett
James Lloyd Bumett, 63, of Shelton / Harstine Island,
passed away Monday, January 20, 2014. He was born
February 9, 1950 in Shelton, Washington, to John A. and
Amy (Deffinbaugh) Bumett.
Jim was a lifelong resident of Shelton. He graduated from
Shelton High School in 1968 and attended Seattle Pacific
University where he met Alice Abrahamson. They were
married on July 29, 1972 in Battle Ground, Washington.
He enjoyed and spent much of his time outdoors. From
hunting and fishing to working in the woods and on cars,
he was most at home in the fresh air. That translated
to working the family tree farm at Island Lake and the
Bumett Chevron service station with his dad, spending
time with his closest friends each fall in Eastern
Washington for hunting trips, traveling with his family to
the Pacific National Exhibition in British Columbia for
demolition derby races in the summer, and teaching his
children and grandchildren a good, physical, work ethic.
He is survived by his wife. Alice: daughter. Kristi and
her husband Jim Potter of Battle Ground, WA: son,
David Bumett and his fianc6 MaLi Kwong of Cary, NC;
Grandchildren Karleigh, Rylan and Stella of Battle
Ground, WA; brothers Mark (Trish) Bumett of Gig Harbor,
WA and Joel (Connie)Bumett of Dillon. MT.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Amy
Bumett and sister, Mary Burnett.
Jim's memorial service will be Saturday, February 1, 2013
at Bridge Community Church on Harstine Island.
In Lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions can be made
in his name to:
Forest Festival Logging Show
PO Box 252 • Shelton, WA 98584
or
Bridge Community Church
500 E. North Island Drive • Shelton, WA 98584 °
Interment will take place at Venersborg Cemetery in Battle
Ground, WA.
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He served in the Army
Air Corps from 1944 to
1946, and was a first
lieutenant on discharge.
He was a major upon dis-
charge after 20 years in
the Air Force Reserve.
Vern married Agnes
Ruth Johnson on Dec.
5, 1947, in Seattle. He
worked at Douglas Air-
craft, Washington state's
liquor warehouse, the
Seattle Fire Department
and Texaco, Inc. (26
years).
He enjoyed golf, camp-
ing, traveling in their mo-
torhome, digging clams
and square dancing. He
was a member of First
Baptist Church.
Vern is survived by his
wife, Agnes Ruth Hadsall
of Shelton; son William
Walter Hadsall (Sharon)
of Shelton; daughter Lau-
rie Jean Sifford (James)
of Tacoma; four grand-
children; six great-grand-
children; one great-great-
grandchild; brothers Dick
Hadsall of Salem, Ore.,
and Joe Hadsall (Donna)
of Marshalltown, Iowa;
and sister June Wurtz of
New Jersey.
A service took place
Jan. 29 at Tahoma Na-
tional Cemetery. A cel-
ebration of life will take
place at Lake Limerick
Country Club on April 12.
Inurnment will be at
Tahoma National Cem-
etery.
Arrangements are by
McComb & Wagner Fu-
neral Home and Crema-
tory in Shelton.
Memorial donations
can he made to Mason
General Hospital.
Russell Nation
Russell Nation, 81, a
24-year resident of Shel-
ton died Dec. 18, 2013, of
natural causes.
He was born Sept. 24,
1932, to Sam and Esther
Nation in Spokane.
He served in the Navy
and was a Korean War
veteran.
Russell married Betty
Nation.
He worked for the
federal government in
Bremerton and Seattle.
He enjoyed rock
hounding and was a
member of the Grays
Harbor Rock Club. Rus-
sell was also the owner
of Jade Rock Shop. He
was also a member of the
Mount Olive Lutheran
Church choir and enjoyed
square dancing.
He is survived by four
children, his stepson, two
brothers, and grandchil-
dren and great-grandchil-
dren.
Russell was preceded
in death by his wife,
Betty; his parents; his
brother Wesley Nation;
and his stepdaughter,
Katrina Harmony.
A memorial was Jan.
29 at Tahoma National
Cemetary.
Arrangements are by
the Neptune Society of
Tacoma.
Memorial donations
can be made to the Mount
Olive Lutheran Church
choir in Shelton.
Christopher Wheeler
Christopher J.
Wheeler, 37, a six-year
resident of Elma died
Jan. 15, 2014, in Seattle
from medical complica-
tions.
He was born May 16,
1977, to Walter J. and
Barbara L. Wheeler in
McClearly.
He worked in construc-
tion.
Christopher enjoyed
camping, sports and music.
He s survived by his
parents and his brothers
Jeffery K. Wheeler of Shel-
ton and Paul C. Wheeler
- of San Clemente, Calif.
A memorial was Jan.
25 at Gateway Christian
Fellowship, 405 S. Sev-
enth St., Shelton.
Arrangements are by
McComb & Wagner Fu-
neral Home and Crema-
tory.
Memorial donations
can be made to Walter
and Barbara Wheeler by
calling 482-0541.
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