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Charles Stoddard Jr.
Charles Mark Stoddard
Jr., 67, died on May 25,
2012, at Harborview Med-
ical Center in Seattle.
He was a resident of
Elma.
He was born on Au-
gust 12, 1944, in Auburn,
Neb., Charles Mark and
Mildred P. (Guilliatt)
Stoddard Sr.
He attended high
school in Auburn and
went to Olympic College.
He served in the Army
National Guard for four
Charles
Stoddard
years,
and then
in the
U.S. Navy
for 20
years.
On
October
8, 1969,
he mar-
ried Neita
Bletscher
in Fall
City, Neb.
He was a member of
Fleet Reserve, Silverdale
United Methodist Church
and Shelton United
Methodist Church. He en-
joyed square dancing and
riding motorcycles.
He is survived by his
wife of Elma; sons Jerry
(Annette) Stoddard of
Elma and Charles (Mi-
chelle) Stoddard III
of Bremerton; daugh-
ters Bonnie Davis (Jeff
Thompson) of San Diego,
Calif., Janette Arnold
(Pete Lopez) of League
City, Texas; brother
Curtis Stoddard of Haw-
thorne, Nev.; sister Leigh
Hugo of Chisago City,
Minn; nine grandchil-
dren, seven great-grand-
children, two nephews,
one aunt and numerous
cousins.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
daughter Sally House and
brother Phillip Stoddard.
A memorial service
was held at 1:30 p.m. on
June 3, a(Shelton United
Methodist Church.
Donations may be
sent to Fire District #13,
13375 W, Cloquallum
Road, Elma, WA 98541.
Arrangements are by
McComb Funeral Home.
Mary Bell
Mary Louise Bell, 83,
died on
~May 25,
2012, at
home in
Shelton.
She
was born
on Sept.
5, 1928,
in Dulu,
Mary th, Minn.,
to Dona
Bell and Kath-
erine L.
[Norquist) Mahew.
She married Dewey
Bell in 1968 and was pre-
viously married to Emil
Sykora.
She worked as a brush-
picker of floral greens.
~he loved to be outdoors
and enjoyed picking
mushrooms.
Her hobbies were can-
aing, playing cards and
~pending tie with her
grandchildren.
She is survived by
Jaughters Shirley (Greg)
FIasBrouck of Shelton,
Dee (Randy) Wilson of
91alla and Linda Lauzen
)f Shelton; sons Dennis
Pat) Sykora of Bonanza,
~re. and Alan Bell.of
helton; five grand-
:hildren, seven great-
,~randchildren and many
Send obituaryinformation to:
obits@masoncou nty.com.
Deadine is 2 p.m. the Tuesday
before publication.
nieces, nephews and She was a resident of
cousins. Shelton.
She was preceded in She was born on Feb.
death by her parents, 1, 1928, in Ephrata, to
husbands, sister Mable Samuel N. and Gladys
Bradow and brother Earl (Krogness) Herrick.'
Mahew. On in July of 1964 she
No service will be held married Harold Keith in
per her request. A private Ketchikan, Alaska.
celebration of her life will She was a homemaker
be held by her family, and operated A & A Auto
Arrangements have been
made by McComb Funer-
al Home.
Virginia Keith
Virginia M. Keith, 84,
died on June 1, 2012.
In the May 31, 2012, edition of the Shelton-Mason Coun-
y Journal, Carroll Ellingsworth was mistakenly identified
ts a woman. The Journal regrets the error.
31arification
In Rim0ni Maiava's obituary that ran in the May 31 edi-
ion of the Journal, Maiava's wife's name Was not included.
{imoni Maiava is survived by his wife Etelei Naioti Maia-
,a. They were married on July 20, 1963, in Samoa.
Wrecking with her hus-
band.
She attended Matlock
Community Church. Her
hobbies included sewing,
quilting and gardening.
Beatrice P. Long, Bodette
Bea ("Dee Dee" to her father) went to be
with her Lord Friday, May 25, 2012, with
her family around her bedside. They prayed
and sang her through the gates to her Lord.
She was born July 15, 1919 in Olympia,
WA to Jason C. McDowell and Mamie
C. (Holman) McDowell. She graduated
from Olympia High in 1938, married Roy
A. Long June 11, 1938, and worked at the
Liberty Theatre until the arrival of their son,
Aaron Michael Long in 1941. She worked at
She the family boat shop (H.A. Long Boat Works)
~is sur- sanding, painting, varnishing or whatever was needed.
vived by Daughter, Pamela Ann (Long) Schlaht, was born in 1944. Bea completed 30
daughters years and retired'from the WA State Supreme Court Reporters Office. After
Kathy be- 34 years of marriage, Roy preceded her death in 1972. She married Edward
Garde of "Bo" Bodette in 1981. He preceded her death in 2001. She was a 66-year
member of Trinity Chapter #215, Order of Eastern Star, a member of Zora
Shelton, #5 Daughters of the Nile, Daughters of the Pioneers, Ladies' Oriental Shrine,
Laura Capital Court Order of the Amaranth, and Olympia Eagles Auxiliary #21.
Wid- She was a member of The First Christian Church in Olympia, and an active
myer of member of First Baptist Church in Shelton.
Virginia Shelton,
Debbie
Keith Powers of
Colorado
aiad Jenny Wilks of Edna
Bay, Alaska; sons Bob
Widmyer of Ketchikan
and Jimmy Widmyer and
Kenny Widmyer of Edna
Bay; stepsons Kenny
Leroy and Ted Keith;
brothers Robert and Don
Herrick of Shelton; sister
Francis Pritchard of Che-
halis; 26 grandchildren,
39 great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her husband
and sister Maxine Eng-
lish.
A graveside service
was held at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, at the Mat-
lock Grange.
Memorial donations
may be sent to Adopt-A-
Pet, 940 E. Jenson Road,
Shelton, WA 98584.
Arrangements are by
McComb Funeral Home,
Condolences may be sent
via www.mccombfh.com.
Brian Workman
Brian Howard Work-
man, 61, died on May 21,
2012, at home in Shetton.
He was
born on
Oct. 28,
1950, in
Morton to
Ira and
Olera
(Ward)
Workman.
He gradu-
ated from
Brian Shelton
Workman High
School
and mar-
ried Kathleen Gill on
April 15, 1972, in Shel-
ton.
He worked at Simp-
son Timber and also as
a residential specialty
plumber.
He was a Christian who
loved sharing Bible truths
with others as a Jeho-
vah's Witness. He enjoyed
the outdoors and liked to
search for treasures.
He is survived by his
wife of Shelton; sons Jo-
seph Workman of Olym-
pia and Jeremy Workman
of Port Orchard; daughter
Briana (Workman) Pe-
tersson of Hallstahamer,
Sweden; three grand-
children and numerous
nieces, nephews, aunts
and uncles.
He was preceded in
death by brothers Charles
and Sidney.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. on Sat-
urday, at 4(ingdom Hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses in
Shelton.
Phil Montgomery will
officiate the service.
Funeral Alternatives is
handling arrangements.
Bea is survived by her children; Mike (Claire) & Pam, 7 grandchildren:
Chris Long-Potis, Sara Long-Scheib (Lee), Josh Long (Christi), Michael
Reed (Amber), Tina Reed-Neilson (Brian), Andi Uffelman (Mick), and Jay
Warren (Celia). 15 great-grandchildren; Jordon, Noah, Emma, Elizabeth,
Christian, Caleb, Peyton, Ryleigh, Samuel, Keegan, Helen, Conner, Chelsie,
Brandon, and Katie. 1 great-great grandchild, Cadon, and many nieces and
nephews. Many people loved and respected this fine lady and she will be
missed. We know she is with our Lord in the promised room He has prepared
for her.
Services will be held on June 8, 2012. Graveside arrangement are by Mills
& Mills, 5725 Littlerock Road SW, Tumwater. There will be a viewing
at Mills & Mills from 9:00am to 12:00pm, with a graveside memorial by
Daughters of the Nile at 12:15 pm, and a graveside service at 12:30 pm by
Pastor Glen Keeffe. A memorial wilt be held at First Baptist Church, 428
West Cota, Shelton, at 2:00 pm. Donations may be made to The Shriners
Hospital for Children or your favorite charity.
t]q -- Paid Obituary Notice -- [.~
Elsie I. Inmon
Elsie 1. lnmon, 97 passed away May 30th, 2012 at Stevens Adult
Respite & Daycare. She was a resident of Shelton. Slsie was
born October 18, 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Frances
Edward Emsley and Abigail Ann (Wood) Emsley.
Elsie came to Shelton in October of 1927 at the age of 13 and
attended Southside School and Irene S. Reed High School.
She Chen became a U.S. citizen.
She married Kearney V. Collins on April 8% 1933 and together
they adopted two children, Tenence R. Collins, and Patricia I.
(Collins) Howarth until his death in 1960. During those years, she
worked for Cook's Plant Farm, and was the first Southside bus driver.
In 1961 Elsie married Carl Alfredson of Oakville, WA. They lived on
a farm and raised their own beef, vegetables and flower gardens. Elsie and
Carl had a flower shop until his death.
Elsie then married Harold lnman, also of Oakville and they traveled to Arizona and the ocean
beaches until his death.
Elsie was over a 50 year member of the Progress and Agate Grange, she was a volunteer at the
Senior Center and worked at the front desk. She made hundreds of cmchedted hats, with her friend
Del, for The Warm Hands Campaign.
Els!e had many interests including bowling, sewing, knitting, quilting, crocheting, gardening, and
canning. She entered many of her things in our county and state lairs and earned many ribbons.
Elsie volunteered at the Matlock Food Bank and was a past member of The Matlock Church.
She was preceeded in death by her parents, husbands: brothers, Carl, Walter, and Milford Emsley,
son, Terrence Collins, sister-in-law Pauline Emsley, Maljorie (Emsley) Brown, Rebecca Emsley,
Nephew, Carl Emsley, Jr., nieces, Marie Neal, Sylvia and Genie Emsley, son-in-law Julian Howarth,
step-son Marvin Alfredson,.and step-daughter, Lois Smith.
Elsie is survied by daugher, Patricia Howarth, daughter-in-law laleen Collins, 6 nieces, 2 nephews,
6 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, and several great grand child,en.
She is also survied by step-daughters, Mary (Alfredson) Carlson and Kathy (lnmon) Gray, step-
daughter-in-law Darien Alfredson, and numerous step grand children and step-great grand children.
At her request there will be no services, in lieu of flowers, donations can bge sent to The Matlock
Church in her name.
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