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Michelle Austin
Michelle Austin, a resi-
dent of Durant, Okla., died
at home on July 5, 2012, at
the age of 49. ,~
She was born on Oct. 9,
1962, in San Diego to Mi-
chael and Judith (Sanford)
Gibbons.
She was a member of
the Catho-
~lie faith.
Her fam-
ily shared
that she
loved be-
ing at the
beach and
playing
golf.
Michelle She is
Austin survived
by her
parents,
Mike and Judy Gibbons of
Durant; son Shelby Austin
of Tacoma; granddaughter
Kiley Johnson of Tacoma;
brothers Scott Gibbons of
Atoka, Okla., and Shawn
Gibbons of Mead, Okla.,
and her special friend of
15 years Michael Hagan of
Belfair.
She was preceded in
death by her son Randy
Johnson.
A private memorial
service will be held with
Fr. Valerian Gonsalves of-
ficiating.
Family and friends may
send online condolences
and view tributes at www.
holmescoffeymurray.com.
Services are under the
direction of Holmes-Cof-
fey-Murray Funeral Home,
Durant.
Virginia Specs
Virginia M. Speas, 89,
died on June 27, 2012.
She was born to Joseph
and Bessie Hisel on Dec.
20, 1922, in Vancouver,
Wash. She married the
~ love of her
life, John
Speas, on
Aug. 23,
1953. He
passed in
2004.
She was
a cook at
the Shel-
Virginia ton Hotel
Specs in the
late 1960s
and early
1970s, as well as for the
Lake Limerick Country
Club in the mid 1970s.
She was a longtime
Moose Lodge member,
where she held the post
of Senior Regent for two
years. The couple were
caretakers of the Moos
Lodge property for more
than 10 years.
Specs had a passion for
cooking, crocheting and
camping.
She is survived by her
son Jim Specs and his wife
Sue of Shelton; six grand-
children Richard and Jen-
nifer Burnam, Dale Specs,
James Specs and Wendy
Nall of Shelton, Wade
Colvin of Spokane and
Warren Colvin of Prescott,
Ariz.; eight-greatgrand-
children Wesley and Alys-
sa Burnam, Izen Specs,
Brooke and Courtney
Chamberlin of Shelton,
Bryce and Quinn Colvin of
Spokane and Cody Colvin
of Arizona.
Don Lyon
Don L. Lyon, 81, died on
Friday, Jun 29, 2012, at
Mason General Hospital in
Shelton.
He was born on Aug. 25,
1931, in Mabton, Wash., to
Archie and Arta (Givens)
Lyon.
He was married to Phyl-
lis A. McGee for 38 years.
The two married in Reno,
Nev.
Don worked as a fore-
man for Dan Wilson's
Lath Mill on the Shelton
waterfront. When the mill
shut down, he and his wife
opened up Don's Second
Hand Store where they
worked for another six
years.
Don
was a
member of
the Eagles
and the 40
et 8. His
hobbies
included
woodwork-
ing, work-
ing on
Don cars, cut-
Lyon ting wood,
trips to
Reno and
watching old westerns
and sci-fi. His children
described him as being
ornery, mischievous and
having a wonderful sense
of humor. His family said
he especially enjoyed
joking and teasing his
son Jackie and all of his
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren, and will be
missed by his wife, fam-
ily, poodle Fiesty and cat
Baby.
He is survived by his
wife Phyllis of Shelton;
sons Ted and Jimmy
Lyon and Jackie Krueger;
daughters Cindy Pike,
Donna Davis and Barbara
Giles; stepson Richard
Emsley; stepdaughters
Bernice Langley and Car-
olee Bernal; and 40 grand-
children, 30 great-grand-
children, numerous nieces
and nephews and cousins.
He is preceded in death
by his stepdaughter Robin
Sweitzer.
A gathering of family
and friends will be held at
2 p.m. on Sunday.
Memorial donations can
be made to Adopt-A-Pet,
941 E. Jensen Roa?, Shel-
ton, WA, 98.584.
Arrangements are un-
der the direction of Mc-
Comb Funeral Home.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.mccombfh.com.
Andrew Be~lik
Andrew Be~lik, 87, died
at Virginia Mason Hospi-
Andrew
Be~lik
Alsovaly, at the
tal on July
7, 2012,
after an
illness
which
ended in
pneumo-
nia.
He was
born on
Dec. 12,
1924, in
the vil-
lage o.f
southern
edge of the newly created
Czechoslovakia. His Hun-
garian family was the lo-
cal landowner, employing
many of the villagers on
their diversified farmland.
He attended a boys'
boarding school in Vi-
enna. In March 1938, from
the window of a Jewish
classmate's home on the
Ringstrasse, he witnessed
Hitler's entry into the
city. The school was taken
over by the Nazis, and the
Hungarian students were
very fortunate to be moved
to a school in St. Gallen,
Switzerland: The war grew
ever nearer, and Hungar-
ian students were brought
back to Budapest.
• Halfway through uni-
versity, the family prop-
erty was confiscated by
the state, and he found
himself penniless. He did
manage to survive, but
it became clear that he
would need to leave the
country. He realized he
could only take with him
what he learned, so he
stayed long enough to fin-
ish his degree.
His family had escaped
to Austria at the end of the
war. He succeeded in get-
ting through the Iron Cur-
tain and joining them in
their life as stateless per-
sons. Andrew was accepted
by the Canadian govern-
ment, agreeing to work for
a year at a needed job. He
worked as a farm laborer
near the Agricultural Col-
lege in Guelph, Ontario,
and gradually found his
way to an M.A. in chemis-
try from the University of
Toronto, then a Ph.D. in
wood chemistry at McGill
University in Montreal.
He came to Shelton in
1955 to work in the re-
search lab of Rayonier,
where he remained for the
rest of his Working life.
He enjoyed his colleagues,
found the work interest-
ing, and loved living in a
very beautiful region.
He married Shirley
Kennedy in Toronto in
1951. They shared many
interests. Shirley shifted
his interest from hunt-
ing to bird-watching, and
he led many birding trips
along Hood Canal. In
later years they traveled
extensively on this hobby,
his background made
him a good gardener, veg-
etables for the table and
rhododendrons for their
beauty. Through his love
of classical music he took
on a weekly program for
KMAS, which ran for 14
years. Other travels took
them to Shirley's back-
ground, Scotland and Eng-
land, and several times to
his former home, now a
community center for the
villages in the valley.
Andrew is survived by
his brother Victor Be~lik,
in Zephyr Cove, Nev.
They had no children,
and Shirley's mother, Eva
Kennedy, was part of their
household for many years.
They were all members of
St. David of Wales Episco-
pat Church.
A memorial service will
be held in Shelton at the
church at 11 a.m. on July
21.
Lorraine Snyder
Lorraine Marie Snyder,
71, died Monday, July 9,
2012, at home in Shelton.
She was born on March
25, 1941, to Robert Lee
and Elizabeth (Foster)
Ruiter in Vancouver,
Wash.
She earned a masters
degree and worked for
the Boeing Company for
25 years as a designer for
the defense and space pro-
grams.
She married David Sny-
der on March 4, 1962, in
Vancouver, Wash.
She was an elected of-
ficial for 18 years for the
Cedar River Water and
Sewer District in Renton.
She enjoyed crafts, loved
her husband and enjoyed
traveling.
She is survived by her
husband, sons Tony Sny-
der of Covington, Wash.,
and Mike Snyder of Willis-
ton, N.D., andtwo grand-
children, Andrew Snyder
of Alaska and Alyssa Miles
of Hoquiam
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
her brother David Ruiter.
There will be a memo-
rial service at a later date.
Arrangements were
made by McComb Funeral
Home of Shelton.
For your convenience,
online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.
mccombfh.com.
Dorothea Kimble
Dorothea Jane (Rucker)
"Dot" Kimble, 88, of Pull-
man, died on April 25,
2012, at Whitman Senior
Living Center in Pullman.
She was born on Sept.
30, 1923, in Sheltvn to
James Gilbert and Sarah
Blanche (Maxwell) Rucker.
Dot grew up among log-
ging camps in Shelton and
her early schooling came
in a one-room schoolhouse
in those camps, learn-
ing from the teacher, and
helping where she could to
mentor the younger chil-
dren. She attended Shel-
ton High School.
Dot came to Pullman to
attend Washington State
College (WSC) in 1942.
She attended classes dur-
ing World War II, where
she volunteered as a
ground.observer.
She graduated from
WSC in 1947 and that
same year met and mar-
ried Melvin "Sam" Kimble,
a dry land wheat farmer
from the Palouse. They
were married in Olympia
and celebrated 63 years of
marriage. Melvin preceded
her in death in 2010.
Dot was active in the
Unionflat Community
Club, PEO, and loved to
entertain international
students. She hosted and
participated in many Bible
study groups. She enjoyed
reading, writing, visiting
with her friends, garden-
ing, golf and listening to
KMBI. •
Dot and Melvin had
three children. She is
survived by daughters
Jane Shrope (Bob) and
Pam Farmer and son Sam
Kimble (Ronda); grandchil-
dren Carey Fulls (Steve),
Joseph Shrope, Kristine
Meyer (Tony) and Amanda
Gonzalez and great-grand-
children Hayden and Hope
Fulfs, Gigi Gonzalez, and
Georgia Meyer. She is also
survived by her sister Joan
Jones of Bellingham.
An informal memorial
will be held at 1:30 p.m.
on July 25 at the Shelton
Cemetery at the gravesites
of Gib and Sadie Rucker.
The family recommends
that remembrances be
made to the Mason County
Historical Society, 427 W.
Railroad Ave., Shelton,
WA 98584. They can be
reached at 426-1020.
A Reputation Built on Service
Shehon - (360) 427-8044
Dorothea Jane Rucker Kimble (Dot), 1923-2012
Dot Kimble died on April 25, 2012, of congestive
heart failure. She was 88 and a follower of Jesus
Christ, thankful for the hope, joy, peace, and love
that He gives to those that choose to walk in Him.
Dot's early life was one of adventure and free-
irited wandering in the logging camps around
Shelton, Washington. Her early schooling came in a one
room schoolhouse in the logging camps, learning from the teacher,
and helping, where she could, to mentor the younger children. Living
a distance from town, the community in the logging camps became
just that, a community where people reached out to one another and
he ped to make fe good for a . Dot attended Shelton High School and
created lasting friendships that she nurtured, and was nurtured by, her
entire life.
An informal memorial will be held to celebrate Dot's life on Wednesday,
I July 2s, at 1:30pro, at the Shelton Cemetery, by Gib and Sadie Rucker's
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