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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 gravesites I ' -- Paid Memorial Notice -- 17871 Funeral Alternatives proudly serves all faiths, venues and cemeteries Special Burial & Cremation Packages for Families using Shelton Memorial Park Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning CELEBRAT[ONOFLIFE A celebration of life will takeLockyear died Jan. 19, 2012. Ar- friends, who are invited to bring place for Tearl Lockyear at noon rangements went through Forest their own beverages. on July 21 for "family and friends in Funeral Home. For more information, call 898- Union. 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