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Annie Ruth
(Scoggins)
Albert
Annie Ruth Scoggins, 76,
died on April 15, 2011 after
battling a long-term illness.
She was born in Atlanta,
Ga. to Viola and Charles
Raymond Scoggins.
She married Robert Al-
bert in 1955. The marriage
ended in divorce.
As a waitress, Annie led a
vibrant life and brought con-
versation to people in many
places including Virginia,
Texas and Pennsylvania.
She enjoyed dancing,
decorat-
ing, word
searches
and good
southern
home-style
cooking
as well as
keeping in
Annie Ruth touch with
(Scoggins) family and
Albert fr i e n d s.
Her family
shared that those who knew
her well will remember her
feisty spirit, sense of humor,
and her appreciation of am,
real companions.
She is survived by her
children, Brenda Pierce of
Lakewood, Marie Nazzaro of
White Plains, Md., Thomas
Albert of Pa.; grandchil-
dren Aimee Kelly (Zane) of
Fredericksburg, Va., Robert
Pierce (Christina) of Turn-
water, Jessica Burrows
(Christopher) of Mechanic-
sville, Md. and Stephanie
Dutra of Barton, Md.; sister
Patricia Ruark and brothers
Mike McDuff and Johnny
Scoggins.
There will be a private
family service.
Donations in her memory
may be made to local animal
shelters. The full obituary
and guestbook are available
at funeralternatives.org.
Billie Jean
(Cuzick)
Skillman
Billie Jean (Cuzick) Skill-
man, 78, died Saturday,
April 23, 2011 of natural
causes at her daughter's
home in Dupont. She was a
lifetime resident of Shelton.
She was born April 30,
1932 in Washington County,
Ark. to Willy Jefferson Cuz-
ick and Bertha (Glidewell)
Cuzick.
She graduated from Shel-
ton High School.
She married Thomas L.
Skillman Jr. They were mar-
ried 45 years. She was pre-
viously married to Charles
Barnes in 1951 until his
death in 1961.
She was a homemaker,
home health caregiver, bar-
tender, waitress and worked
at a Christmas tree lot.
She grew up on the Hood
Canal near Potlatch and en-
joyed spending time near the
water in the sunshine. As
a young woman she would
drag race her 1943 Ford con-
vertible and rode motorcy-
cles. She was believed to be
the first woman in Shelton
to ride a Harley Davidson
and being so tiny, she would
bring the bike to a stop and
ask someone to steady the
bike so she could get off. She
bowled on a league at the
Timber Bowl for many years
and enjoyed horse races with
her sister Marie. She camped
with her children during the
summer where she grew up
on Hood Canal and also en-
joyed camping and fishing in
Near Bay. Later in life, she
adored her Yorkshire Ter-
ries) PJ and Sarah. Family
time was important to her
and she was very proud of all
her children, their husbands,
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. She and her
husband
shared
many fun
memories
at the casi-
no in Shel-
ton and a
highlight
was when
Billie Jean they were
(Cuzick) asked to
Skillman do a televi-
sion com-
mercial and radio spot. They
made a lot of new friends
from the time they spent
there.
She is survived by her
daughters Sharon Settle of
Union, Karen Visser (Kieth)
of Union, Tanya Graham
(Tdny) of Roseville, Calif.
and Tiffney Olsen (Alan)
of Dupont; sister Roberta
(Cuzick) Bechtold of Flor-
ence, Ore.; brothers Willy J.
Cuzick, Jr., of Shelton and
Donald R. Cuzick of Shelton;
Step-Mother Eva Cuzick of
Shelton; eight grandchildren
and nine great-grandchil-
dren.
Her parents Bertha and
Willy Cuzick, husbands
Charles Barnes and Thomas
Frances W. Orth
Frances W. Orth, a long time
Harstine Island resident, died
April 23,2011 at Alpine
Way Retirement Apartments
in Shelton where she had
lived for the past 3 years.
She was born in Hoquiam,
WA on September 7, 1926 to
Lucetta and Vernon Wilson.
Graduated from Weatherwax
High School in Aberdeen, WA
in 1944 before attending college
at WSC in Pullman. She married
her high school sweetheart Louis Orth
in 1946 in Hoquiam, WA. They moved
to Bellingham and started their family while Louis finished his
teaching degree at Western Washington Teachers College. In 1949
they moved to Issaquah where they raised four children. She drove
a school bus for many years then became the transportation secretary
for the Issaquah School District until her retirement in 1978. She
was a charter member of Pine Lake United Presbyterian Church
and was active in a variety of civic and church activities. She and
Louis moved to Harstine Island in 1984 where they built their
retirement home. From there they traveled the US, and spent much
of their time visiting their children and grandchildren. Frances was
active in Hartstine Island activities including theater productions,
rummage sales, community club, women's club and senior lunches.
She worked for several years as an instructor for 55 Alive, a safe
driving program for seniors. She was a wonderful mom, a devoted
wife, a caregiver and a wise and trusted friend to so many people
whose paths she crossed. Frances passed peacefully in the company
of her children and staff of Alpine Way whose loving care was a
wonderful gift to us all. She was preceded in death by her mother
and stepfather, Lucetta and Joseph LaLande, daughter Mary (1969),
husband Louis (1999), and granddaughter Michelle (2002). She
is survived by her brother and his wife Charles and Patricia Wilson
of Castle Rock, Colorado, children Penny Orth of Shelton, David
Orth and his wife Caroline of Sumner, Dorey Gibbs and her husband
Richard of Bellevue; grandchildren Lisa Kresge, Christa Orth, Ryan
Orth, Stephen Gibbs and Renee Gibbs. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests remembrances to Frances' favorite charities Providence
Soundhomecare and Hospice (3432 South Bay Rd NE Olympia,
WA 98506-2958), Habitat for Humanity (PO Box 1549, Shelton WA
98584, or Special Olympics (2150 N 107 St., Suite 220, Seattle WA
98133, 1-800-752-7559 ext. 201).
-- Paid Obituary Notice --
L. Skillman, Jr., sister Marie
James, brothers Carl Wayne
Cuzick and William L. Cuz-
ick, Sr. and grandson Jesse
Charles Visser, preceded her
in death.
A private home memorial
service open house will be
held at 1 p.m. on April 30,
2011. Please e-mail Billie.
Skillman@gmail.com for in-
formation and directions.
Memorial donations can
be made to Franciscan Hos-
pice and Palliative Care,
2901 Bridgeport Way West,
University Place, WA 98466.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Edwards Me-
morial, University Place.
Martha R.
Taylor
Martha R. Taylor, 91, died
Friday, April 22, 2011 at ?d-
pine Way Retirement Center
in Shelton. She was a resi-
dent of Shelten for 87 years.
Martha R.
Taylor
She was
born July
4, 1919 to
Charles
and Lenna
(Anderson)
Sheppard
in Tacoma
the fam-
ily moved
to Shelton
when she
was four.
She graduated, from Irene
S. Reed High School in Shel-
ton.
She married Lewis Taylor
June 8, 1946 in Shelton.
She started working as a
courtesy clerk for Lumber-
men's for alaut three years
before going to work for PUD
3 as a customer service clerk.
She retired after 30 years of
service in 1977.
Taylor was a member of
Faith Lutheran Church. She
volunteered at the Mason
County Senior Center. She
and her husband were mem-
bers of the Good Sams Club
and enjoyed traveling and
walking. Her hobbies includ-
ed ceranucs,0,nd spending
time with children, grand-
children and great grand-
children.
She is survived by her
sons Clifford Taylor (Van-
essa) of Heath, Ohio and
Mike Taylor (Debbie) Noble,
Okla.; grandchildren: Chris
Taylor (Emily), Karen Mid-
dleton (Justin), David Tay-
lor .(Rachel), Jeana Schultz,
Kimberly Butts (John), Clif-
ford Jr. and Andrea Taylor
and 11 great-grandchildren
She was preceded in
death by her husband Lewis
Taylor; brothers Faye, Alvin,
Marvin and Charles Shep-
pard II.
Viewing will be at 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Friday, april 29
at McComb Funeral Home
in Shelton.
The service will be held at
10 a.m. on Saturday, April
30 at Hope Chapel, 421 West
"E" St. Shelton, WA.
Memorial donations can
be made to American Red
Cross, P.O. Box 4002018,
Des Moines, IA 50340-2018.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at mc-
combfh.com.
Grace M.
Young
Grace M. Young, 80, died
Thursday, April 21, 011 at
home in Shelton. She was a
resident for 28 years.
She was born September
13, 1930 to Paul and Beulah
(Anderson) Prestis in
Longview.
She graduated from R.A.
Long High School in 1948.
She married Glen Young
in Longariew, in 1956.
Her working career start-
ed at Longview Fiber. After
moving to
California,
she met
her hus-
band, mar-
tied and
raised two
daughters
while she
Grace M. was a see-
Young retary for
a church
andthe schgo! district. After
moving to Shelton in 1984,
she went to work for the
Community Action Council
in Shelton.
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She was a member of the
Shelton United Methodist
Church, the Optimist's Club
and the Hospital Auxiliary.
She was an avid volunteer
within her church and the
community. She enjoyed
word searches, crossword
puzzles and going to the ca-
sino with her daughter and
son in law. She was also fond
of her grand dog Freska.
She is survived by her
daughters Gail Smith (Geof-
frey) of Camas and Geri Gil-
bert (Curtis) of Belling-
ham; sister Alice Trevil-
lyan (Terry) of Lincoln City,
Ore.; brother Keith Prestis
of Longview; grandchildren
Ashley, Tabitha, :Curtis
Rayne, Norene, Timothy and
Nicolette; great-grandchil-
dren Annabelle and Bay-
lee and Grand dog Freska;
numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and many, many
friends and acquaintances.
Her husband Glen preced-
ed her in death in 2005.
A service is scheduled for
2 p.m. on May 1, 2011 at the
Shelton United Methodist
Church.
McComb Funeral Home of
Shelton is handling the ar-
rangements. For your con-
venience online condolences
may be sent to the family at
our mccombfh.com.
Memorial donations to
can be made to The Optimist
Club, P.O. Box 195, Shelton,
WA 98584.
Margaret
Hollsrook
Raymond
Margaret Holbrook Ray-
mond, 81, died March 22,
2011 at the Shelton Reha-
bilitation Center. She was
a resident of Shelton for 30
years.
She was born August 16,
1929 in to Marjorie Hilton
and Garfield Holbrook.
ARer graduating from
high school she worked at
a convalescent center until
she married and became a
housewife.
She enjoyed working with
leather and sold some of
her work at local craft fairs.
Raymond did portrait pencil
drawings and was particu-
larly proud of her Elvis Pres-
ley portrait. "
She was
a member
the Ea-
gles in Ma-
son Coun-
ty and
the Bony
Lake area
for many
Margaret years. She
Holbrook e n j o y e d
Raymond caring for
and the
company of her cats.
She is survived by her
brothers Jerry Osthimer
of Kaysville, Utah, Gordon
Holbrook (Pat) of Oregon
City, Ore. and Robert Os-
thimer (Donna) of Neenah,
Wis.; daughter Diane Pearce
(Mick) of Hawaii; son Bruce
Raymond of Oregon City,
Ore.; daughter in-law Billy
Raymond of Sumner Wash.;
niece Barbara Raymond of
Shelton, Kathy Kraft (Ben)
of Columbu% Ohio and
many nieces and nephews
in Washington and Oregon;
grandchildren Alicia and
Kaleashia of Calif.
Her husband Floyd Ray-
mond, son Terry Raymond,
brother William Holbrook
and sister Judy Holbrook,
preceded her in death.
A memorial service is
planned in June the family
request you call Gordon Hal-
brook at 503-777-4745 for in-
formation.
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Send obituary
information to: obits@
masoncounty.com.
Deadine is 2 p.m.
the tuesday
before publication.
Wflham L. Merlfield, Jr. or Mr. M
-le was a beloved husband, father, stepfather,
grandfather, uncle, brother, son, friend and
teacher. His friends and family referred to him as
Bill or dad, but his students all knew him a "Mr.
M." He had-the most amazing smile and the
best sense of humor. He was just a happy, sweet,
atient, kind and funny man. He will always be
remembered as such. We will love you ALWAYS
and FOREVER! You will be missed greatly.
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