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Obi Mittie B. Scarlett longtime Shelton resi- Scarlett died of Causes Sunday, March home in Lacey. She was resided in Thurston the past four years. Was born February 15, nville, Missouri, to and Nancy Ome (Bates) rried George Scarlett in He preceded her Previously, she was to Bryan Bailey in 1916 Missouri. He also in death. was a homemak- a member of the Senior Center STARS program ,la. She attended the in Olympia. Joyed singing, music, en and loved cook- Survived by grandchil- a Bailey and Debbie )oth of Lacey, Wanda and Les Kincade, both of Harriette McInnis of Vicki Bailey of We- Kincade of Arizo- e DeLoen of California, a Balentine of Redmond; Eva Bailey of Junction, Arizona; 22 ten and 21 great- service will be held Friday, March 19, at 421 West E Street, at Shelton Memo- will follow the funeral. al donations may be Senior Services Cen- Program, 222 North Olympia 98501 are by McComb me in Shelton. MacDonald E. MacDonald, a Shel- for the past 13 years, causes Thursday, at an adult care home She was 89. .was born September 11, la Brooks, Maine, to s and Rosa (Johnson) was preceded her husband, Ken- in 1975. in a photography Laay Years. a member of the Brin- Church. She en- music and danc- by son Kenneth 'f Roanoke, Virginia; lry Bowcutt of grandchildren, 14 en and one aughter. Ll service was held 15, in Shelton. at Forest Lawn Ceme- are by McComb e in Shelton. [Non-denornil)a [io hal pagol available) S Is 'r groups meetings recitals tg for 200 catered receptions West E Street, ,r Callanan Park ntain View. 6-0607 O Gertrude Lozier James Lozier James E. Longtime Tumwater residents James E. Lozier and his wife, Gertrude May Lozier, met at a taffy pull at the parsonage of the Tumwater Baptist Church. Mr. Lozier always said thereafter he got stuck to her and couldn't get away. The Loziers, who were married just shy of 70 years, died recently within five days of one another. James E. Lozier died of natural causes Tuesday, March 9, at Pu- get Sound Healthcare Center in Olympia. His wife, Gertrude May Lozier, died of natural causes Sunday, March 14, at Olympia Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Lozier was born January 2, 1905, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Henry B. and Sarah J. (Little) Lozier. He was one of 15 children born to the couple. He moved to Washington as a young child and quit school in the seventh grade to help his family. Mrs. Lozier was born April 3, 1910, in Brainard, Minnesota, to Thomas and Sarah (Paine) Mor- gan. She also moved to Washing- ton as a young child. She lived on a houseboat on Hood Canal, and she and her brother rowed across the canal to attend school for a time. At age 14, she cooked for her father's logging crew. She gradu- ated from Olympia High School in 1927. The two were married on April 19, 1929. Times were hard during the Great Depression, but with Mr. Lozier taking any job he could find and Mrs. Lozier sewing all of the clothes for the family, which included three daughters, and raising a garden and can- ning, they were able to maintain their family. From 1939 to 1941, Mr. Lozier worked as a choker setter at Simpson Timber Company's and Gertrude May Lozier Camp 3 located 17 miles north of Shelton above the Skokomish Valley. They moved to Tumwater and Mr. Lozier took a job during World War II with Todd Pacific Shipyard. After the war, he worked for the town of Tumwater as a heavy equipment operator and retired in 1966. He was interested in hunting, fishing, and his children and grandchildren. Mrs. Lozier was a homemaker. Both were members of the Mc- Kenzie Road Baptist Church in Olympia, where Mrs. Lozier taught Sunday school for 40 years. Family members described them as "role models for many couples." They would have cel- ebrated their 70th wedding anni- versary on April 19. They were preceded in death by daughters Elaine Roberts, who died on June 4, 1970, and Carol M. Zink, who died on June 20, 1994. They are survived by daughter Betty J. Elliott of Shelton; Mr. Lozier's sisters Ethel M. Price and Mabel I. Davenport, both of Olympia, and Ella J. Donahoe of Shelton; Mr. Lozier's brothers Tom E. Lozier and Leonard E. Lozier, both of Olympia; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grand- children, a great-great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. • A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, at the McKenzie Road Baptist Church in Olympia. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, at Odd Fellows Memorial Park in Tumwater. Memorial donations may be sent to McKenzie Road Baptist Church, 215 McKenzie Road SW, Olympia 98502. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home in Shelton. Larry F. Scheel Former Hood Canal resident Lorenz F. (Larry) Scheel, 91, of Olympia died Wednesday, March 10, at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia. The last stonecutter of his gen- eration, he was born February 5, 1908, in Tenino to Hans P. and Francis L.C. (Stein) Scheel. He attended grade school at Lowell School in Tacoma before finishing school in Tenino. He was a long- time resident of Union and most recently resided in Olympia. During the 1920s and 1930s he worked at the region's premier ar- chitectural stone facilities in Te- nino and Tacoma. His projects in- cluded the old Thurston County Courthouse in Olympia, the Ma- son County Courthouse in Shel- ton, the Heidelburg Brewery in Tacoma, the 1411 Fourth Avenue Building in Seattle, and, later, the stone representing Washing- ton State in the Philadelphia Freedom Monument in Pennsyl- vania. Historian Art Dwelley wrote in an article that "the old Thurston County Courthouse (1930) across from the capitol campus in Olym- pia was one of the last buildings to be built of Tenino stone. The stone eagles over its portico are a final tribute to the dying skill of stone carving." Mr. Scheel carved those eagles. He was the youngest member accepted into the national Jour- neyman Stone Cutters Associa- tion when he started out in the trade in Tenino. He was later an engineer in the Seattle shipyards, worked as a carpenter establishing the city of Vail, and worked for the Mason County Public Utility District. As a Seabee in World War II, he trained U.S. Navy recruits on the East Coast and was later wound- ed fighting on Iwo Jima and Oki- nawa. He returned to live on Hood Canal in Union for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; by brothers Karl H. Scheel, Walter G. Scheel and Hans P. Scheel Jr.; and by sisters Anna E.F. (Frances) Hammond, Maria C. Scheel and Dora O. Blancher. He is survived by sisters Louisa R. Coopey of Eu- gene, Oregon and Margaret M. Larsen of Lakewood; daughter Gaye Scheel and her husband Bob Jones of Tacoma and step- daughter Milde (Chris) Vetter of Mercer Island; and by numerous nephews, nieces and friends. A memorial gathering will be held at the Forest Grove Ceme- tery south of Tenino at noon on April 10. A reception will follow at the Quarry House in Tenino A healthy heart works in perfect harmony. And around here, heart care specialists work together, to Cardiac patients in Southwest Washington benefit from a team approach to hea The board-certified emergency physicians and nurses at Mason General Hos handle all of your urgent care needs.Your local family practice doctor or internist diagnose and manage your care. And if you need heart surgery, the cardiac Providence St. Peter Hospital are consulted and continue treatment. We worh at to make sure you and your heart get the best care available. Lorenz (Larry) F. Scheel City Park. Those who need direc- tions can phone (253) 756-9342. In lieu of flowers, the family sug- gests donations in Mr. Scheel's name to the South Thurston His- torical Society, P.O. Box 399, Te- nino 98589, phone (360) 264- 4637. McComb Funeral Home in Shelton is in charge of arrange- ments. Marion F. Bisser Quiltmaker Marion F. Bisser, a Shelton resident for the past 54 years, died of natural causes Fri- day, March 12, at her Shelton home. She was 81. She was born May 25, 1917, in Wood County, Wisconsin, to War- ren and Hattie (Reidel) Nason. Her husband, Victor Bisser, preceded her in death in 1976. She was a homemaker who also enjoyed working in her yard, sewing and crocheting. Among her other interests, Mrs. Bisser enjoyed making quilts for her eight grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Tony Bisser of Shelton; daughters Vergene Swearingen and Barb Strickland, both of Shelton; a sister, Verna Downer of Shelton; eight grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; and two great- great grandchildren. A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 17, in Shel- ton. Burial was at Shelton Memo- rial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer So- ciety at 1551 Broadway, Tacoma 98402-3332. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. Elizabeth Robeson Longtime Church of Christ member and community volun- teer Elizabeth "Liz" Robeson died of natural causes Friday, March 12, at Saint Peter Hospital in Olympia. Mrs. Robeson was 81 and had lived in Shelton for the past 23 years. She was born October 9, 1917, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to Leo L. and Olivi Spring and grad- uated from Sand Spring High School. She married W.C. Robeson in 1936 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 1988. In 1942, she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California, making the cross-county trip in a four-door Chevrolet they called "Enoch." The Robesons moved to Shel- ton 23 years ago to be close to their son, "Mike" Robeson, who was then the owner of the Arco station at Taylor Towne. Mrs. Robeson enjoyed stitchery and oil painting, but her main in- terests centered around her church and volunteer activities. "Iier volunteer work was prob- ably the biggest part of her life the past 10 years," said her son, "Robbie" Robeson. She was a volunteer at Mason General Hospital and a founding member of the Granny Rockers at Shelton High School and CttOICE High School. She be- longed to the Little Skookum Women's Club, American Associa- tion of Retired Persons and other groups. She is survived by sons L.F. Elizabeth Robeson "Mike" Robeson of Yuma, Arizo- na, and W.C. "Robbie" Robeson Jr. of Blue Eye, Missouri; seven grandchildren, including Lisa Smith and her family of Shelton, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to the Church of Christ, 740 West Dayton-Airport Road, Shel- ton. M. O. Christiansen Milton O. "Chris" Christiansen, 80, of Hoodsport, died Monday, March 15, at his home. A full obituary will appear in The Journal next week. In lieu of flowers, memorial do- nations may be sent to Assured Home Health & tlospice, 6120 Capitol Boulevard, Suite 3, Tum- water 98501. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. 'en Ialtz, MD mergency General Hosp Mark Taylor, MD Cardiac Surgeon Providence  St. h "*  : Quality care.., in our own ome to. :Mason Gcncral ttopllal Thursday, March 18, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17 Obi Mittie B. Scarlett longtime Shelton resi- Scarlett died of Causes Sunday, March home in Lacey. She was resided in Thurston the past four years. Was born February 15, nville, Missouri, to and Nancy Ome (Bates) rried George Scarlett in He preceded her Previously, she was to Bryan Bailey in 1916 Missouri. He also in death. was a homemak- a member of the Senior Center STARS program ,la. She attended the in Olympia. Joyed singing, music, en and loved cook- Survived by grandchil- a Bailey and Debbie )oth of Lacey, Wanda and Les Kincade, both of Harriette McInnis of Vicki Bailey of We- Kincade of Arizo- e DeLoen of California, a Balentine of Redmond; Eva Bailey of Junction, Arizona; 22 ten and 21 great- service will be held Friday, March 19, at 421 West E Street, at Shelton Memo- will follow the funeral. al donations may be Senior Services Cen- Program, 222 North Olympia 98501 are by McComb me in Shelton. MacDonald E. MacDonald, a Shel- for the past 13 years, causes Thursday, at an adult care home She was 89. .was born September 11, la Brooks, Maine, to s and Rosa (Johnson) was preceded her husband, Ken- in 1975. in a photography Laay Years. a member of the Brin- Church. She en- music and danc- by son Kenneth 'f Roanoke, Virginia; lry Bowcutt of grandchildren, 14 en and one aughter. Ll service was held 15, in Shelton. at Forest Lawn Ceme- are by McComb e in Shelton. [Non-denornil)a [io hal pagol available) S Is 'r groups meetings recitals tg for 200 catered receptions West E Street, ,r Callanan Park ntain View. 6-0607 O Gertrude Lozier James Lozier James E. Longtime Tumwater residents James E. Lozier and his wife, Gertrude May Lozier, met at a taffy pull at the parsonage of the Tumwater Baptist Church. Mr. Lozier always said thereafter he got stuck to her and couldn't get away. The Loziers, who were married just shy of 70 years, died recently within five days of one another. James E. Lozier died of natural causes Tuesday, March 9, at Pu- get Sound Healthcare Center in Olympia. His wife, Gertrude May Lozier, died of natural causes Sunday, March 14, at Olympia Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Lozier was born January 2, 1905, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Henry B. and Sarah J. (Little) Lozier. He was one of 15 children born to the couple. He moved to Washington as a young child and quit school in the seventh grade to help his family. Mrs. Lozier was born April 3, 1910, in Brainard, Minnesota, to Thomas and Sarah (Paine) Mor- gan. She also moved to Washing- ton as a young child. She lived on a houseboat on Hood Canal, and she and her brother rowed across the canal to attend school for a time. At age 14, she cooked for her father's logging crew. She gradu- ated from Olympia High School in 1927. The two were married on April 19, 1929. Times were hard during the Great Depression, but with Mr. Lozier taking any job he could find and Mrs. Lozier sewing all of the clothes for the family, which included three daughters, and raising a garden and can- ning, they were able to maintain their family. From 1939 to 1941, Mr. Lozier worked as a choker setter at Simpson Timber Company's and Gertrude May Lozier Camp 3 located 17 miles north of Shelton above the Skokomish Valley. They moved to Tumwater and Mr. Lozier took a job during World War II with Todd Pacific Shipyard. After the war, he worked for the town of Tumwater as a heavy equipment operator and retired in 1966. He was interested in hunting, fishing, and his children and grandchildren. Mrs. Lozier was a homemaker. Both were members of the Mc- Kenzie Road Baptist Church in Olympia, where Mrs. Lozier taught Sunday school for 40 years. Family members described them as "role models for many couples." They would have cel- ebrated their 70th wedding anni- versary on April 19. They were preceded in death by daughters Elaine Roberts, who died on June 4, 1970, and Carol M. Zink, who died on June 20, 1994. They are survived by daughter Betty J. Elliott of Shelton; Mr. Lozier's sisters Ethel M. Price and Mabel I. Davenport, both of Olympia, and Ella J. Donahoe of Shelton; Mr. Lozier's brothers Tom E. Lozier and Leonard E. Lozier, both of Olympia; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grand- children, a great-great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. • A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, at the McKenzie Road Baptist Church in Olympia. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, at Odd Fellows Memorial Park in Tumwater. Memorial donations may be sent to McKenzie Road Baptist Church, 215 McKenzie Road SW, Olympia 98502. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home in Shelton. Larry F. Scheel Former Hood Canal resident Lorenz F. (Larry) Scheel, 91, of Olympia died Wednesday, March 10, at Mother Joseph Care Center in Olympia. The last stonecutter of his gen- eration, he was born February 5, 1908, in Tenino to Hans P. and Francis L.C. (Stein) Scheel. He attended grade school at Lowell School in Tacoma before finishing school in Tenino. He was a long- time resident of Union and most recently resided in Olympia. During the 1920s and 1930s he worked at the region's premier ar- chitectural stone facilities in Te- nino and Tacoma. His projects in- cluded the old Thurston County Courthouse in Olympia, the Ma- son County Courthouse in Shel- ton, the Heidelburg Brewery in Tacoma, the 1411 Fourth Avenue Building in Seattle, and, later, the stone representing Washing- ton State in the Philadelphia Freedom Monument in Pennsyl- vania. Historian Art Dwelley wrote in an article that "the old Thurston County Courthouse (1930) across from the capitol campus in Olym- pia was one of the last buildings to be built of Tenino stone. The stone eagles over its portico are a final tribute to the dying skill of stone carving." Mr. Scheel carved those eagles. He was the youngest member accepted into the national Jour- neyman Stone Cutters Associa- tion when he started out in the trade in Tenino. He was later an engineer in the Seattle shipyards, worked as a carpenter establishing the city of Vail, and worked for the Mason County Public Utility District. As a Seabee in World War II, he trained U.S. Navy recruits on the East Coast and was later wound- ed fighting on Iwo Jima and Oki- nawa. He returned to live on Hood Canal in Union for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; by brothers Karl H. Scheel, Walter G. Scheel and Hans P. Scheel Jr.; and by sisters Anna E.F. (Frances) Hammond, Maria C. Scheel and Dora O. Blancher. He is survived by sisters Louisa R. Coopey of Eu- gene, Oregon and Margaret M. Larsen of Lakewood; daughter Gaye Scheel and her husband Bob Jones of Tacoma and step- daughter Milde (Chris) Vetter of Mercer Island; and by numerous nephews, nieces and friends. A memorial gathering will be held at the Forest Grove Ceme- tery south of Tenino at noon on April 10. A reception will follow at the Quarry House in Tenino A healthy heart works in perfect harmony. And around here, heart care specialists work together, to Cardiac patients in Southwest Washington benefit from a team approach to hea The board-certified emergency physicians and nurses at Mason General Hos handle all of your urgent care needs.Your local family practice doctor or internist diagnose and manage your care. And if you need heart surgery, the cardiac Providence St. Peter Hospital are consulted and continue treatment. We worh at to make sure you and your heart get the best care available. Lorenz (Larry) F. Scheel City Park. Those who need direc- tions can phone (253) 756-9342. In lieu of flowers, the family sug- gests donations in Mr. Scheel's name to the South Thurston His- torical Society, P.O. Box 399, Te- nino 98589, phone (360) 264- 4637. McComb Funeral Home in Shelton is in charge of arrange- ments. Marion F. Bisser Quiltmaker Marion F. Bisser, a Shelton resident for the past 54 years, died of natural causes Fri- day, March 12, at her Shelton home. She was 81. She was born May 25, 1917, in Wood County, Wisconsin, to War- ren and Hattie (Reidel) Nason. Her husband, Victor Bisser, preceded her in death in 1976. She was a homemaker who also enjoyed working in her yard, sewing and crocheting. Among her other interests, Mrs. Bisser enjoyed making quilts for her eight grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Tony Bisser of Shelton; daughters Vergene Swearingen and Barb Strickland, both of Shelton; a sister, Verna Downer of Shelton; eight grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; and two great- great grandchildren. A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 17, in Shel- ton. Burial was at Shelton Memo- rial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer So- ciety at 1551 Broadway, Tacoma 98402-3332. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. Elizabeth Robeson Longtime Church of Christ member and community volun- teer Elizabeth "Liz" Robeson died of natural causes Friday, March 12, at Saint Peter Hospital in Olympia. Mrs. Robeson was 81 and had lived in Shelton for the past 23 years. She was born October 9, 1917, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to Leo L. and Olivi Spring and grad- uated from Sand Spring High School. She married W.C. Robeson in 1936 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 1988. In 1942, she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California, making the cross-county trip in a four-door Chevrolet they called "Enoch." The Robesons moved to Shel- ton 23 years ago to be close to their son, "Mike" Robeson, who was then the owner of the Arco station at Taylor Towne. Mrs. Robeson enjoyed stitchery and oil painting, but her main in- terests centered around her church and volunteer activities. "Iier volunteer work was prob- ably the biggest part of her life the past 10 years," said her son, "Robbie" Robeson. She was a volunteer at Mason General Hospital and a founding member of the Granny Rockers at Shelton High School and CttOICE High School. She be- longed to the Little Skookum Women's Club, American Associa- tion of Retired Persons and other groups. She is survived by sons L.F. Elizabeth Robeson "Mike" Robeson of Yuma, Arizo- na, and W.C. "Robbie" Robeson Jr. of Blue Eye, Missouri; seven grandchildren, including Lisa Smith and her family of Shelton, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to the Church of Christ, 740 West Dayton-Airport Road, Shel- ton. M. O. Christiansen Milton O. "Chris" Christiansen, 80, of Hoodsport, died Monday, March 15, at his home. A full obituary will appear in The Journal next week. In lieu of flowers, memorial do- nations may be sent to Assured Home Health & tlospice, 6120 Capitol Boulevard, Suite 3, Tum- water 98501. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. 'en Ialtz, MD mergency General Hosp Mark Taylor, MD Cardiac Surgeon Providence  St. h "*  : Quality care.., in our own ome to. :Mason Gcncral ttopllal Thursday, March 18, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17