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City of Shelton Animal Shelter Adoptions cost $75, which includes vaccine, wormier, spay/neuter plus $10 city li- cense. New dogs are brought in all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit the shelter at 902 West Pine Street. Dogs may be viewed at: www.shelton. petfinder.com. The new temporary hours are Tuesday and Wednes- day; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. Current listings: Sheltie male, one year Shepherd mix female, two years Pit bull terrier mix, male two years Jade was turned in to us as a stray and was extremely thin, malnourished and missing hair. With some good food and a lot of love she is happy and healthy Tiny and Sylvia are ready for a home to share together. Their elderly owner sadly had to give them up due to a needed change of now and ready to find a family residence. They need to find a of her own. A border collie mix, special family that will share approximately four years old, she will make a great companion, the love and affection that She gets along well with other these ladies deserve. Tiny and dogs, walks well on a leash and Sylvia will bring enjoyment is eager to please. She would and years of companionship prefer a home with no cats. If you to the right home. For would like to meet Jade, please in/brmation on indoor only contact Adopt-A-Pet at 432-3091 kitties call 584-0594 or leave or visit adoptapet-wa.org, a message at 426-2455. Mentors Are you a compassionate leader? Do you know how to coach people to suc- cess? Then we need you on our Family Support Committee. The Family Support Committee works with Partner Families on an individual basis assisting them with such things as budgets, home mainte- nance training and satisfying Habitat Sweat Equity requirements. The role of the family partner is to assure a suc- needed for partner families cessful transition into homeownership and as a family partner you will have the unique and rewarding experience of walking with a partner family from their first budgeting class to when they are handed the keys to their new home. For more information call the vol- unteer coordinator at 205-3250 from Belfair or 426-8134 from Shelton or via the website, habitat-masonwa.org or e- mail volunteer@habitatmasonwa.org. The eighth annual rodeo royalty coronation contestants Contestant number one is Katie Jo Lester, 14. She attends Oakland Bay Junior High School. Her parents are Roy and Debi Justice and Greg Lester. Katie has six years in the 4-H horse program and has gone to state in West- ern games for the last two years. Her other interests include mudding, rid- ing dirt bikes and quads, camping with friends and family. She is involved in rodeo and the Northwest Junior Rodeo Association. Contestant nufiaber two is Beth Snider, 15. She attends Oakland Bay Junior High School. Her parents are Steve and Mozell Snider. Beth has been in the 4-H horse pro- gram for four years. Her other interests include church youth group and spend- ing time with family and friends. Kathleen Marie Brennan Kathleen Marie Bren- nan, 62, died February 25, 2011 of natural causes at her residence of five years in Shelton. She was born December 10, 1948 to Bill Cornell and Denise (Higgins) Cornell in Seattle. She married Michael Brennan in 1986 at Flor- ence, Ariz. She was employed as a torpedo specialist for the United States government at Keyport and Bangor. She enjoyed fishing, shooting, cooking and her family. She is survived by her .,:istlo.t!.MichaeI Brennan of Shelton; sons William Cor- nell of Colorado and James Brennan of Bremerton; sis- ter Debra Lynn Cornell of Florence, Ariz.; mother De- nise (Higgins) Cornell and numerous grandchildren. Her father preceded her in death. There was a private fam- ily service. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Roger D. Gilliam Roger D. Gilliam, 66, died February 20, 2011 in hospice at Tucson, Ariz. His wife of 18 years, Mary, and his grandson Brody were at his side. He was born June 30, 1944 in Lynch- burg, Va. He was a 10-year resident of Green Valley, Ariz. and Roger D. previously Gilliam had been a long-time resident of Belfair. He married Mary Ly- man, December 1, 1933 in Eureka Springs, Ariz. He was a prolific art- ist - well thought of in the art community as well as a professional musician. He played guitar, fiddle and bass in bands all over the United States and the world during his 22-year career in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Mary; brothers, Louie and Bob; daughters, Heath- er and Amanda; sons, Rob- ert and Roger and numer- ous grandchildren. His sister preceded him in death. • The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to Hospice Family Care of Tucson, Ariz. Stanley Norman Johnston Stanley Norman John- ston, 66, died February 20, 2011 in an auto acci- dent near Eldon. He was a resident of Brin- non for 38 years. He was born May 28, 1944 to Charles Johnston and Ruth Stanley Elizabeth Norman (Johnston) Johnston Johnston in Shelton. He at- tended Hoodsport grade chogl and graduated with the Irene S. Reed Class of 1962. He continued his edu- cation at Walla Walla Col- lege. He married Candis Lea Avey on September 19, 1964 at the Seventh-day Adven- tist Church in Shelton. He began his employe- ment with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremer- ton and in 1964 became the owner of the Hoodsport Tex- aco. After selling his gas sta- tion, he became the owner of Johnston Realty in Brinnon, Quilcene and Hoodsport, ad- ditionally owning Jefferson County Escrow, Olympic Drilling, Brinnon Mini Stor- age and Brinnon General Contracting. He enjoyed hunting, shrimping, clamming, boat- ing and a variety of outdoor activities. He especially enjoyed raising his golden retrievers. He sponsored several little league base- ball teams, coaching some, one of which placed second at state. He was involved in Brinnon community events; his generousity to all was well known. He looked for- ward to Sunday morning to prepare pancakes for his three grandsons, his family shared. He is survived by his wife Candis Lea (Avey) John- ston of Brinnon; sons Wade Johnston (Pruitt) and Reid Johnston (Lisa) of Brinnon; daughter Sherri Johnston of Potlatch; brothers Gilbert and Edward Johnston of Shelton; sisters Lorna Pile, Dixie Cuzick and ChareEll Johnston ,of, Shelton and Charlotte arpes of Hood- sport; sons Joshua, Daniel and Andrew John- ston of Brinnon. Two brothers Walter and Harrison Johnston preceded him in death. Services are pending. Ar- rangements are under the direction of McComb Funer- al Home of Shelton. Jean Stanley Kimbel Jean Stanley Kimbel, 86, died February 26, 2011 at his home in Shelton. He was a resident for 80 years. He was born January 21, 1925 in Rainier to Carl and Eula "Sally" (Ferguson) Hubbard. After his moth- er and father divorced, his Worthy of Your Trust Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning Family Owned Local Business • Only Crematory in Mason County www.mccombfh.com (360 426-4803 709 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Basic Cremation $777.00 Shehon - [3601 427-8044 Affordable Funeral Services : includes an attractive casket and professional services ....... of the funeral director and staff Funeral Alternatives proudly serves all faiths, venues, and cemeteries locally-Owned, Affordable, Full-Service Funeral Provider mother married Roy Kimbel who adopted him in 1945. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1943. He was a graduate from the University of Washington in Pharmacy. H e skied down to the post of- fice to reg- ister for the draft. He was a member of the Coast Guard and Jean was in- Stanley volved in Kimbel the Aleu- tian Island Campaign in WWII. His rank on discharge was phar- macist mate. He married June Jordan, his high school sweetheart, in Shelton on July 10, 1948. He was a pharmacist from 1952 to 1992 and pri- vate contractor for 10 years. He was a volunteer fire- fighter for the City of Shel- ton in the 1940s, a member of the Order of Demolay, the Masonic Lodge, potentate of Afifi Temple Shrine Club in 1992, commodore of Shelton Yacht Club in 1974. He en- joyed the water and Puget Sound, was an avid yachts- man, enjoyed fishing and big band music. He espe- cially cared about his family and his dog Duke. He is survived by his daughters Shelby Conklin (Jef) of Shelton and Randi McLean of Phoenix, Ariz.; aunt, Dean Osterberg of Shelton; sister-in-law Ruth Jordan of Olympia; son-in- law, Ron McLean of Seattle; grandsons, Andy Conklin of Shelton and Ryan McLean of Seattle; granddaughters, Krisy Henry of Port An- geles, and Kati De Celles of Great Falls, Mont.; four great-grandsons, three great- granddaughters and numerous nieces and neph- ews. He was preceded in death by his wife, June Kimbel; father, Carl Hubbard par- ents; Roy and Sally Kimbel; brothers, Bob, Jack, Bill and Ken Kimbel. A memorial will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday March 5, at St. David's Episcopal Church. Memorial donations can be made to Shriners Hospi- tals, www.shrinershq.org. For your convenience online condolences may be sent to the family at www. mccombfh.com. -- In Memorium -- Dorellen Hodge In Memory of Dora Ellen "Dorellen" (Shcppard) Hodge, 80, who died from pneumonia at Mason General Hospital on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Square Root Day. She had been living at Alpine Way Retirement Apartments since 2005. She was born on March 21, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA to Grace Mildred (Shaffer) &Frank Musgrave Sheppard. Dorellen was a Camp Fire Girl, loved ice cream, played piano and during WWlI played her accordion at the USO. She graduated from Dorsey High School in 1946. She attended Los Angeles City College, University of Santa Barbara and received her BA in 1951 from UCLA, major in Music, minor in Education. At the end of her first year of teaching she offered a student a ride home and was hit by a car. Her pupil's from permanent tooth was broken. Miss Sheppard felt that she had caused him irreparable damage. Her mother enrolled her at the University of Hawaii, for the summer, and hoped Dorellen would forget about the accident, but she was still guilt ridden. Her mother then sent her to Forest Home, a Christian camp, where she heard the Good News of Jesus Christ and accepted the Lord with the aid of Bill & Vonette Bright in 1952. She attended Hollywood Presbyterian Church where her Sunday school teacher, Henrietta Mears, encouraged her to enroll at Fuller Seminary and she received her Master's in Religious Education in 1956. She married Ellison Henry Hodge April 1957 in Riverside, CA. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1968. She taught school, choir, Sunday school, Vacation Bible School and Child Evangelism Fellowship clubs in CA in Soulsbyville, San Bernardino, Crestline and in the LA area. She retired from teaching in 1985. She loved Christian music ranging from praise & worship to heavy metal. In 1982 she and her children attended a Christian music seminar at Estes Park, CO. She became ecstatic over a new and unsigned artist, Steve Taylor, following his career and enjoying his "refreshing ability to see ourselves in a unique and thought-provoking way." Dorellen hiked the Grand Canyon, Mt. Lassen, the Sierras and liked looking for wildflowers. She learned to swim in college and enjoyed skiing, both Alpine and Nordic. With her financing, her older son and daughter opened a Christian bookstore in Carson City, NV, in 1982: Mter retiring she worked in the store. In 1994 she moved to Shelton be closer to her first grandchildren, learned to read Greek and attended First Baptist, Faith Lutheran and Shelton Presbyterian churches. In 1995 she was badly burned, due to a kitchen stove fire, went through months of skin grafts, rehab and endured two surgeries to repair a broken neck, first in 1990 and then in 1998. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, ex-husband and grandchildren: Leslie Frances Watson; Gabriel Josiah Hodge, Angela Dominique Hodge, Frith-Marie Hodge and Lucy Anne Hodge. In December of 2010 her nephew, Gary Kellogg of Long Beach, CA, passed away. She is survived by sons Bryan Hodge of Carson City, NV and Barry Hodge (Mary) of Powhatan, VA; daughter Julie Watson (Jeffrey) of Shelton, WA; grandchildren Rachel and Simon Watson of WA, and Jordan, Emma, Aaron and Gianna Hndge of VA; sister Shirley A. Kellogg of Torrance, CA; nephew Gregg Kellogg and nieces Sharlene Sutton and Jill Carnine of CA. A graveside service was held on March 10, 2009 at Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, WA. Snow was on the ground for Dorellen's going away service and then bright sunlight shined down. Mrs. Hodge loved snowflakes as each one is unique and shows God's unlimited love. If you knew Dorellen and have a memory to share please email the family at Dorellen2009@gmaii. com. Memorial donations can be made to: Billy Graham Evangelical Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201- 0001, www.billygraham.org or call 1-877-247-2426 or to Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc., P.O. Box 348 Warrenton, MO 63383, www.cefonline.com ) Ai, ailable2,1/7 ,tavw.FtmeralAIternatives.org • 360.426.604, Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 3, 2011 - Page B-7