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Robert
(Bobby)
Rudolph
Carl, Jr.
Robert (Bobby) Rudolph
Carl, Jr., 59, died Tuesday,
May 3, 2011 in
Healdsburg, Calif. aRer
a lengthy illness. He was a
resident of Windsor, Calif.
for three years.
He was bern December
12, 1951 to Robert and Joyce
(Walker) Carl in Healds-
burg, Calif.
He , graduated
from Healdsburg
High School,
He served in the
U.S. Navy for two
years in the Viet-
nam conflict. He
was discharged at
the rank of boats
man mate.
After a 16-day
courtship, he mar-
ried Kathy McCar-
thy at the Healds-
burg Federated
Church in January
of 1974 in Healdsburg, Ca-
lif. The marriage ended in
divorce in 1997. He married
Ruth Thurman in 2003 in
Olympia, the marriage end-
ed in divorce in 2008.
He worked at as an oak
wine barrel maker and red-
wood water tanks builder
for Pacific Wood Products,
in Healdsburg, Calif.; for
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company as a ground man
in Santa Rosa, Calif.; for
Simpson Timber Co. in Shel-
ton, he worked on the chain
at the south planer for three
years and as superintendent
of Shelten Memorial Park
until his illness began in
1994. He worked part-time
as a limousine driver for
Capital Limousine Services
in Olympia for a short time.
He and his wife Kathy
Robert
(Bobby)
Rudolph
Carl, Jr.
people he came across while
working at Shelton Memo-
rial Park. The Pizano Jack
and Jill softball team he
created was a legacy for the
one-pitch tournament and
teams that followed long
after the one-pitch tradition
he sot when the softball sea-
son was over.
He was given a second
chanceat a new life when
he was fortunate to receive
a liver transplant in Novem-
ber 1994. He was able to
see his children get married
and be in the vicinity of his
grandchildren's births,
His family states he was
a very likeable,
friendly and funny
person. His favorite
number was 45 and
many of his friends
adopted the same
number as their fa-
vorite as well. His
family shared that
he always said that
when his time came
that at his memo-
rial he wanted
humor, memories
shared and hoped
his closest friends
would say something about
good about him even if he
owed them money.
He is survived by his
mother Joyce Carl; sisters
Nancy Cordova (Stan) and
Patty Curtis, all of Healds-
burg, Calif.; daughter Sara
Armfield; son Grant Carl
(Jill); grandchildren Taylor,
Adam and Alyssa Carl, Lau-
ryn, Emilie and Mackenzie
Armfield, all of Shelton and
many nieces and nephews
in California, Shelten and
Oregon. He and his ex-wife
Kathy Carl remained friends
and shared the joy of their
children and grandchildren.
His father Robert R. Carl,
St. preceded him in death.
There will be a graveside
gathering for everyone that
wishes to join the family at 1
p.m. on May 21 at the Shel-
Fred O. (Bud)
McDowell
Fred O. (Bud) McDowell,
90, died Friday, May 6, 2011
at home in Shelton. He was
resident of Shelton most of
his life.
He was bern July 2, 1920
in Dayton, Texas to Fred
O. and Hazel (Hardcastle)
McDowell.
He graduated
from Irene S. Reed
High School in
1938. He attended
Washington State
University gradu-
ating in 1949 with a
degree in Business
Administration and
enjoyed an affilia-
tion with Theta Chi
fraternity.
He was in the
Army as an Air
Corp Cadet from
1944 to 1946.
He married Barbara
Wheatley in Artesia, N.M.
on July 26, 1946.
In 1949, he and Barbara
built their home on Hood
Canal where they raised
their two children. In 1996,
after living on Hoed Canal
for 46 years, they moved to
their current home in Shel-
ton.
He began his career as
an employee of Simpson
Timber Company in Shelton
where he worked in the ac-
counting department for 31
years until his retirement in
1980.
He had many athletic
pursuits including tennis,
climbing, water and snow
skiing. As a mountaineer,
he climbed most of the ma-
jor peaks in Washington
and Oregon. He and his
wife enjoyed traveling both
in the U.S. and abroad.
He attended the United
Fred O.
(Bud)
McDowell
11 years. He also served for
three years on the Mark E.
Reed Scholarship Board
and was on the Supervisory
Committee of the Simp-
son Credit Union for many
years. During his younger
years, he was an enthusi-
astic member of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Other affiliations include
the University of Washing-
ten Alumni Association,
the American Le-
gion and the Mason
County Historical
Society. His fam-
ily shared that his
greatest achieve-
ments in life were
being a wonderful
father to his chil-
dren and husband
of Barbara for 64
years of marriage.
He is survived
by his wife Barbara
McDowell of Shel-
ton; son Michael McDowell
(Kathy) of Shelton; daugh-
ter Susan Dodds (Vince) of
Denver, Colo.; grandchil-
dren Amy McDowell, Sarah
Rickert (Mark), Samantha
Evans, Josh McDowell (Ash-
lynn), Monica Dodds, and
Parker Dedds; great-grand-
children Moriah McDowell,
Blake Rickert and Addyson
Rickert.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Hazel and
Fred McDowell, and sister
Virginia Winkler.
A service will be held at
2 p.m. on May 15 at Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 1900
King Street, Shelton. Mc-
Comb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations can
be made to Habitat for Hu-
manity of Mason County,
PO Box 1549, Shelton, WA
Methodist Church where to the family at mccombfh.
he served as treasurer for com.
Gilford Dean
Palmer Jr.
98584 or charity of choice.
For your convenience online Zone.
condolences may be sent He joined the
United States Navy
in 1985 where he
met his future bride.
Gilford Dean Palmer Jr.,
48, died Tuesday, May 3,
2011 at home in Vancou-
ver, Wash. He had been a
resident of Vancouver for six
months. He lived in Shelton
from 1994 to 2002.
He was bern October 29,
1962 in Carlsbad, N.M. to
G'dford Dean and Betty Jean
(Blankenship) Palmer Sr.
He graduated in 1981
from Balboa High School in
the Republic of Pan-
area known at that
time as the Canal
from Alabama Aviation and
Technical School, Ozark,
Ala. in 1987.
The Palmers spent eight
years in Southeast Ala-
bama before returning to
the Pacific Northwest were
he continued to work in the
aircraft industry until being
downsized, which brought
him to a lifelong interest in
becoming a long-haul driver.
He enjoyed working as a re-
serve pelice officer, emergen-
cy medical technician and
volunteer firefighter for the
city of Daleville, Ala., while
he resided.
He was an avid
Harley rider and
enjoyed sailing
with his family in
his spare time. He
collected Marshall
pottery, Wagner
started their familyin Santa ton Memorial Park at the He married and Griswold cast
Rosa, Calif. and in March anchor where his ashes will Brenda Smith in iron cookware, and
1980, while the childrenbe placed in a niche wall. served as Treasurer for the October of 1986 andGilford collecting antique
wereyoung, they moved and A,cclebration of life will be Jeanne Valeville, Ala. in had recently begun
settled in Shelton. heldat:theSheltonMemori- Vathl^^n ,:: Mason Cotmty Genealogical theyw0tildhaVe.ce[,i pocket watcheS,
Society for a couple of years ebrated their 25th Palmer Jr He is survived
He was a member of VFW al Hall immediately follow- back in the early 2000s. She
Post1694, American L gion ingFacob kw sohave (Dornlng) enjoyed wa ng and used to wedding anniver- " by his wife Brenda
sary, this year. Palmer of Vancouver; son
Post 31, 40 et 8 veterans or- this information, walk three miles/day almost He was well travel as Paul Palmer of Vancouver;
ganizationV135, WAShel- The immediate family has Walker everyday, rain or shine, an Army brat. Whenhewas daughters Kristy' Palmer
ton chapter, made arrangements with She is survived by her in school he played footlm!!, Woodburn, Nikki
He most enjoyed rais- assistance from the close Jeanne Kathleen (Dorn- sons Glenn Nelles Walker beth on the offense ndde- Palmer(L ah) of Vancouver
ing his children, playing friends and the VFW. Memo- ing) Walker, 83, died (Brenda Carol) of Hood-fense. He was named Alland Heather Erwin of Bea-
softball, his large groups of riai donations can be made Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in sport and Richard FloydIsmithenian (equivalent of verton, Ore.; parents Gil-
close friends from his jobs,
baseball, being active in his
veterans clubs, visiting with
his neighbors and all the
to any veteran's organiza-
tion. The family asked that
f iends become organ donors
on their driver's licensos.
Franklin
James
McMahon
Franklin James McMa-
hon, 89, died Wednesday,
May 4, 2011 in Lacey. He
was a resident of Shelton,
Harstine Island and Aber-
deen since 1945.
He was born October 14,
1921 in West AI-
[is, Wis. to Michael
James and Ester
(Gleigh) McMahon.
He graduated
from West Milwau-
kee High School in
January 1940.
He served in the
United States Navy
from 1940 to 1945.
He married June
R. Sleasman in Ho-
quiam in 1944.
McMahon worked as a
sailor, cook, mill worker and
a clerk for the United States
Postal Service.
Franklin
James
McMahan
: He enjoyed family, read-
ing, sports and hunting.
He is survived by his son
Frank McMahon (Nancy) of
Olympia; daughters Patti
Ostenson (Ron) of Elma,
Kathleen Szalay of Naples,
Fla., Peggy McMahon-
Clemo of Shelton and Kath-
erine Sugrue (Sean) of Roch-
ester; nine grandchildren;
15 great-grandchildren and
two great-great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his par-
ents, wife June, sis-
ters Nellis and Pa-
tricia and brother
Dale.
A' celebration
of life will be held
at 5:30 p.m. Sun-
day, May 15 at Co-
lumbia Hall, 6794
Martin Way East,
Lacey. Contact son
Frank at 459-5283 with
questions. Funeral Alterna-
tives in Lacey are handling
internment.
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Hoodspert from Alzheimer's
disease. She was a resident
of Hoedsport for 27
years.
She was bern
October 5, 1927 in
Seattle to Floyd
and Myrtle (Shore)
Doming.
The family be-
lieves that she grad-
uated from Garfield
High School in
1946.
She married
Richard Raleigh
Walker on July 18,
1953 in Seattle.
She was employed as a
bank teller and later worked
in the loan department at
People's National Bank.
She enjoyed genealogy
and traced her family tree
back many generations. She
Jeanne
Kathleen
(Doming)
Walker
Walker (Robin Luethy) of
San Antonio, Texas; grand-
daughter Kayla
Paige Walker of
Hoodspert and
brothers Don, Ren
and Ken Doming.
She was pre-
ceded in death by
her parents and
husband Richard
Raleigh Walker
ai d granddaughter
Amber Lee Walker.
A Memorial ser-
vice is planned
for 2 p.m. Satur-
day, May 14 at
the Hoodspert Community
Church 81 N. Finch Creek
Rd. Hoodsport. Pastor Jack
Keith will officiate at the
service. Arrangements are
under the direction of Glenn
Walker.
All State in the U.S.) three
years running, two in high
school and one playing for
Panama College.
He returned to the United
States in 1982.
Palmer Jr. and his wife
had four children, Kristy
whom he adopted after
their marriage, Paul, Leah,
and Heather, who adopted
the Palmers in 2003 and
who presented them with a
granddaughter, Angola.
At the time of his death,
he was in his 12th year work-
ing for Schneider National
Carriers, as a driver/trainer/
OSR. He joined the compa-
ny in October of 1999, enjoy-
ing touring the country driv-
ing long haul, before accept-
ing an in house position in
2004. Besides being a truck-
er, he was a licensed aircraft
mechanic, having graduated
ford and Betty Palmer Sr.
of Shelton', brother Patrick
Palmer (Emma) of Navasota,
Texas; granddaughter Ange-
la Erwin of Beaverton, Ore.
and niece Kathrine Palmer
of Navasota, Texas.
His grandparents preced-
ed him in death.
A service was held
Wednesday, May 11 at the
Shelton Christian Church.
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations to can
be made to Smokey Moun-
tain Children's Home, P.O.
Box 4391, Sevierville, TIN
37864-4391 or Penny Har-
vest do Schneider National
Carriers Inc. 3101 Packer
Land Drive, Green Bay, WI
54306. For your convenience
online condolences may be
sent to the family at mc-
combth.com.
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