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John Robert Akin
John Robert Akin, 90, died
on Saturday, May 21, 2011,
after a short illness.
He was born July 9, 1920
in Tilden, Illinois, to Charles
Joseph Akin and Ernestine
Louise Moody.
After graduating from
Sparta, Ill., High School in
1939 he joined the Civilian
Conservation Corps for one
In 1942, he enlisted
in the U.S.
Navy. Dur-
ing World
War H, he
served in
the South
Pacific
aboard
P.T. Beats.
Akin He mar-
ried Mar-
jorie Jean
Keyzers on July 4, 1943 in
Bremerton.
In 1947, Akin entered
Bradley University in Peo-
ria, minois, from where he
graduated in 1951 with a
Masters Degree in Sociology.
While attending school, he
worked in an Illinois prison.
In august 1951, he became
employed as the first case-
worker at Oregon State Peni-
tentiary. During his years at
OSP, he was involved in two
serious inmate riots in 1953
and 1968. He gained the re-
spect of beth inmates and
staff. He participated in the
formulation and operation of
special programs designed to
help inmates prepare for suc-
cessful pest-release.
He collected baseball
cards, helped through labor,
s pport
monetary support in restor-
ing two World War H P.T.
Boats. He was a member
of Trinity United Methodist
Church in Salem, P.T. Inc.
Board of Directors, SECU
Beard of Directors, Save the
P.T. Beat, Inc., National As-
sociation of Civilian Con-
servation Corps., Oregon
State Corrections Retirees
(O.S.CA.R.). For 13 years he
coached Church League bas-
ketball and soRball teams in
Salem.
He is survived by his wife,
Marjorie Jean (Keyzers)
Akin; sons Larry Robert Akin
of Salem, Ore. and Norman
C. Akin of Oregon City, Ore.;
11 grandchildren; 32 great-
grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Betty Ann McGhee
Barnett
Betty Ann McGhee Bar-
nett, 91, died Sunday, May
22, 2011 at home in Shelton.
She was born November
10, 1919 in CleElum to John
Franklin McGhee and Matil-
da (Evans)
McGhee.
She
married
Conley
Lewis
Barnett
on April
3, 1936 in
McGhee Shelton.
Barnett She was
an active
member of Skokomish Com-
munity Church. She was a
mariner's fan, enjoyed gar-
dening, reading, knitting and
friends and family.
She is survived by her
sons James Barnett of Kent~
Timothy Barnett of Lacey
and Steve Barnett of Shel-
ton; daughter Linda Messer
of Graceville, Fla.; 11 grand-
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dren and two great-great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, husband Con-
ley, brother Les McGhee, sis-
tore Kathryn Bellinger and
Grace (YI~ary.
A memorial service with pot-
luck is scheduled to take place
at 12 p.m. on Sunday, May
29 at Skckomish Community
Church, 2011 West Skokomish
Valley SbeltorL
Orville Miller Herr
Orville Miller Herr, 91,
died April 29, 2011. He was
a resident of Shelton for 21
years.
He was bern February 16,
1920 in Gypsum, Karl. to El-
mer Herr and Ethel (Ballan-
tyne) Herr.
He graduated from Pate-
res High
School in
1937 and
from Pep-
perdine
University,
Osteopath-
ic College
of Medicine
Herr in 1947.
He mar-
ried Ruby
Lorene Galbraith on August
29, 1941 in Wenatchee.
He was an anesthesiolo-
gist and osteopathic physi-
cian in Wenatchee, Yakima
and Tieton.
He enjoyed being a chil-
dren's summer camp di-
rector, sang tenor for the
Apollo Club, was very active
in gardening, tennis, swim-
mip ,
ing, boating. He was a Bey
Scout Troup leader, bible
teacher and raised horses
in Wenatchee. He attended
Shelton FourSquare and Riv-
ers of Grace church.
He is survived by his wife
Ruby Herr of Shelton; sons
Ronald Orville Herr of Al-
bany, Ore., Dennis W. Herr
of Olympia; daughter Melo-
dy Olels of Shelton and son
Dana A. Herr of Marysville
and numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents Ethel and El-
mer Herr, brothers Marion,
Clyde, Russell and Ernest
Herr and son Craig Herr.
A celebration of life is
scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sat-
urday June 4 at the Colony
Surf Clubhouse in Lilliwaup.
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations can be
made to Gideon's Interna-
tional 2420 Westwind Drive,
NW Olympia, WA 98502.
For your convenience on-
line condolences may be sent
to the family at mccomblh.
com.
Kuinise Seiu Togsfifi Wily
Kuinise Seiu Togafiti Wily,
69, died Thursday, May 19,
2011 in Shelton. He lived in
Shelton for the last 12 years.
He was bern July 24, 1941
to Felisi and Tuli Togafiti
Wily in Safotu, Samoa.
He lived most of his live
in Laie, Hawaii and retired
from Hawaiian Electric as a
lineman.
His hobbies and inter-
ests included golfing, fish-
ing, dancing and singing. He
was a proud member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints church. He
enjoyed life and helping fam-
ily and friends. The family
Funeral Services
~u.e~d
said he was "da man."
He is survived by his chil-
dren Kuinise Aisa Togafiti-
Wily, Tayer Tuli Togafiti-
Wily, Aofa-
ga Albert
Togafiti-
Wily, Rita
Lagalaga
Togafiti-
Wily, Salai
Vai Togafi-
ti-Wily;
Togafiti s i b I i n g s
Wily Kalike Fi-
liga Wily,
Taylor Wily, Attarota Wily,
Ionatana Tausa, Iakopo Tau-
sa, Oliana Wily, Nesa Tausa-
Hanos and Moana Tausa-
Voynow; 30 grandchildren
and 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his child Sekeli Manu
Togafiti Wily and brother
Wayne Wily.
A celebration of his life is
scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sat-
urday, May 28, at the Pavil-
ion at Sentry Park, 190 W.
Sentry Drive in Shelton. Fu-
neral Alternatives of Wash-
ington is handling the ar-
rangements.
a testament to his loyal and
generous nature. His family
said that all who knew him
would forever remember his
infectious smile and unend-
ing sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife
Jan; children Robbie, Darcy,
Lara, Luke (Vicky) and Jus-
tine (Olen); grandchildren
Amanda, Jordan, and Noah;
sisters Bunny (Ray) Orr and
Judy Ann Byrne; brothers
Chuck Manke (Judi) and Jim
Manke (Bennie).
His parents, brothers
Larry and Virgil and his
brothers-in-law Jerry Byrne
and Ed Bac, preceded him in
death.
A memorial is planned for
3 p.m. on May 26 at Emman-
uel Lutheran Church, 1315
N. Stevens St. Tacoma, WA
98406
McComb Funeral Home is
handling the arrangements.
In lieu of and flowers,
the family asks that everyone
please donate to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
mccombflLcom.
Ray E. Manke
Molly Josephine Morris
Ray E. Manke, 69, died
Monday May 16, 2011 at
home with his family at his
side. He was a resident of
Hood Canal.
He was born April 19,
1942 in Shelton to Elmer and
Dorothy (Piller) Manke.
He graduated in 1960
from Irene S. Reed High
School. He attended the Uni-
versity of Washington Dental
1967 then attending the Uni-
versity of Southern Califor-
nia in 1975
where he
achieved
his -:cer -
cate Or-
thodontics.
H e
served in
the U.S.
Manke Army Re
serves
from 1968
to 1974
and was discharged at the
rank of captain.
He married Jan Tuberg on
July 8, 1967 at the Faith Lu-
theran Church in Shelton.
He was seventh of eight
children. While attending
Irene S. Reed High School, he
was class president, a three-
sport star in football, basket-
ball and baseball.
He began his general den-
tistry practice in 1967 and
his orthodontic practice in
1975, both in Tacoma, until
his retirement in 2006.
Manke was an avid out-
doorsman and sports enthu-
siast; he enjoyed his frequent
trips to Alaska where he
could participate in his favor-
ite pastime - fishing with his
family and friends. His en-
joyment of the outdoors also
included hunting, beating,
crabbing and shrimping on
Hood Canal. His family was
the most important thing in
his life, his family shared.
As a father he was involved
in his kid's lives as a coach,
a mentor, and a teacher: He
coached his kids baseball
teams and even played base-
ball himself into his 50's. He
enjoyed spending time, play-
ing games with, reading sto-
ries to and taking care of his
three grandchildren.
He cherished friends some
who said his friendship was
Molly Josephine Morris,
92, died Sunday, May 22,
2011 at the home of her son
in SheltorL
She was born April 13,
1919 in Portland, Ore. to
Ira Munro Wright and Flora
Scott Wright.
She graduated from Shel-
ton High School.
She married Arthur Mor-
ris in 1937 and they were one
of the pri~ h-on~eoww~
at Island Lake.
She was active in the com-
munity and was an election
beard member. She enjoyed
landscaping and maintaining
hel~ ho~e at ~the lake, cgmp-
ing, fishing and elk hunting.
She is survived by sen Wil-
liam Arthur Morris (Karen
Sandberg) of Shelton and
Carol Jo Wadekamper (Ber-
nie of Lake Havasu, Ariz.
She was preceded in death
by her parents and husband
Arthur.
Forest Funeral Home of
Shelton is handling the ar-
rangements.
Hazel Mary Morrow
Hazel Mary Morrow, 94,
died May 10, 2011. She was
a resident of Shelton for 70
years.
She was born August 17,
1916 to John and Ida Paine
McBride in Bladesworth,
Saskatchewan, one of six
children. "
Her family moved to
Linton,
N.D. when
she was a
young girl.
She moved
to Shelton
in 1941. •
During
the war
Morrow years she
worked at
the Simp-
son Plywood Plant and lat-
er at the Shelton Laundry.
She enjoyed her family and
was an active member of
the Shelten SeniOr Center.
She was a past member of
the Eagles Woman's Auxil-
iary. She enjoyed camping,
clam digging, sewing, play-
ing bingo and going to the
casino.
She is survived by sister
Nora Breen of Washington
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D.C.; sons Robert Huisingh
(Barbara), Bernard Huis-
ingh (Sharon) and Arthur
Paul; step children Jim
Paul, S~mdy Paul and Linda
Leichty; 12 grandchildren,
29 great grandchildren and
six great-great-grandchil-
dren.
She was preceded in
death by three husbands,
one sister, her brothers and
one-step daughter.
The family wishes to
thank Shelton Health and
Rehabilitation for the care
they gave her.
A memorial service to
celebrate her long life was
held at Hope Chapel in
Shelton on May 21.
Lloyd Arthur Phinney
Lloyd Arthur Phinney,
74, died May 15, 2011
peacefully at Mason Gen-
eral Hospital in Shelton.
He was born May 1, 1937 in
Steptoe to Cecil and Susie
Phinney.
He lived most of his
adult life in Olympia prior
to moving to the Shelton/
Hoodsport area.
He graduated from the
Univer-
sity of
W b|ng-
ton with a
bachelors
in science.
In 1990,
he retired
from the
i Phinney Depart-
ment of
Fisheries
as Deputy Assistant Direc-
tor. He was an.avid Husky
football and women's bas-
ketball fan, conservation-
ist, bird hunter, sport fish-
erman and owner of the F/V
SU-CE K commercial troll-
er out of Sitka, Alaska with
his family as crew.
He is survived by his
former wife, Sharon, his
children; Chris and Kelly,
Amanda, Brandon and
Kirsten, Matt, and Taylor
Phinney; grandchildren
Jeremy, Jacob, Mason and
Nora; brothers, Duane
(Bonnie) and Brian (Sue);
honorary brother, Bob Hag-
er (late Margie); numerous
nieces, nephews and many
others who considered him
family.
His firpt wife, Blythe;
son, Tommy; daughter, Sal-
ly, infant daughter, Amy
and his parents preceded
him in death.
Jacqueane Mae Shnumm
Jacqueline Mae Sire'
mons, 82, died May 21, 2011
at Alpine Way Retirement
Center in Shelton.
She was a resident of
Shelton, formerly of Forks.
She was bern December
17, 1928 in Bellingham to
Arthur C. and Lucille (Liv-
ingston) Kelm. The family
moved to Forks in1942.
She graduated in 1946
from Quillayute Valley
High School in Forks. She
married Simmons
November
8, 1947 in
Forks.
She was
extremely
proud to
be a moth-
er and a
homemak-
Simmons er her fam-
ily shared.
was
a stay at home morn, rais-
ing three children and kept
the books for her husbands
logging business, Simmons
Enterprises, before going
to work for the Department
of Natural Resources as an
administrative assistant for
17 years before retiring in
1993.
She was a member of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the
VFW. She was patriotic, her
family said she loved her
country and the Fourth of
July. She was a volunteer
at the Loggers Museum in
Forks. She enjoyed attend-
grnud hildr '
tivities, yearly trips to Ya-
kima to purchase produce
for canning, gardening, bak-
ing, cooking, razor clam dig-
ging, pinochle and watching
sports on TV. Her family
shar~tJ~t ~he~ made the
very,, best ..wild, blackberry
pie. Her favorite color was
red and she was always
there to provide popsicles
for sick grandbabies.
She is survived by her
husband Myron Simmons
of Shelton; sons Larry Sim-
mons (Carol) of Ronton, Mi-
chael Simmons (Roberta)
of Long Branch; daughter
Dawn Clark (Frank) of
Shelton; brother Art
Kelm (Janeen) of Sequim;
nine grandchildren; five
great- grandchildren and
numerous, nieces, nephews
and cousins.
She was preceded in
death by, her parents and
brother Robert K_elm.
A memorial is scheduled
for i p.m. Saturday, June 18
at Tl e Forks Congregation-
al Church, 280 S. Spartan
Ave, Forks~ WA 98331.
McComb Funeral Home
of She!ton is handling the
arrangements
Memorial donations can
be made to the American
Cancer Soci y, Relay for
Life, Attention Memorials,
2120 First Ave. N. Seattle,
WA 98109.
For your convenience
online condolences may be
Sent to the family at mc-
combfh.com.
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