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Charles P. Williams Charles P. Williams, 80 died Sept. 16, at the Wash- ington Veterans Home at Retsil. He was a resident of Belfair. He was born Sept. 7, 1931 in Cortez, Colo. He served in the Korean War with the Baker Battery 300th Armored Field Artil- lery Battalion from 1948 un- til his honorable discharge in 1952. He started his own busi- ness, Williams Machine Co., in 1967 and in 1990 started Grind-All Inc. from which he retired in September 2009. He was a ~Past Com- modore of the Tacoma Yacht Club and was a member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus Charles and Ameri- Williams can Legion. He en- joyed boat- ing, fishing, and was always thinking of projects to do as he was skilled at evez3rthing, his family shared. He is survived by his wife Janyce; daughter Joan (Guy) Easter; step children Shawn (Mike) Painter, Michael (Mary) Murphy and Jason (Sonic) Murphy; grandchil- dren Josh Murphy, Gavin Charles Easter, Kyle Mur- phy, April Easter; sisters Al- ice Kilman, Mary Knott, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wif~ of 39 years Louise, his parents, sisters Bertha Whitton and Julia Sorg and nephew Mark Kilman. A Mass of the Resurrection will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Belfair. A reception will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers remem- brances may be made in his name to the Washington Vet- iiiiiii!iii:%i!i!iliiiii!i!!ilili;iil His parents and brother Billy preceded him in death. A Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 will be at the Skokomish Grange Hall. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. For your convenience online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mccombfh.com Timothy John Emanoff Timothy John Emanoff, 51, passed away Sept. 10 in Olympia. He was a former resident of Phillips Lake in Shelton. He was born June 10, 1960 erans Home at Retsil or the to Theodore Emanoff Sr. and Nellie Sztuk. He was a fireman for the U.S. Forestry Service, a fish- erman for Northern Eagle Fishing Boat, and a carpen- ter. He enjoyed fishing, 70s rock and roll music and cut- ting firewood. He is survived by brothers Ted EmanoffJr. and Thomas J. Emanoffi sisters Grace Cloft, Gladys Merculief, Glo- ria Garcia, and Carol Deuble. Services have already taken place. Arrangements are with Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Lacey. Leonard "Len" Dale Honeycutt St. Leonard "Len" Dale Honeycutt Sr., 86, died Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Olympia. He was a resident of Olympia for six months and previously lived in Shel- ton for 15 years. He was born June 4, 1925 to Murl and Ebba (Peterson) Honeycutt in Colby, Kan. He graduated from Machi- as High School. utt of Bellingham; daugh- ter Cheryl Plumb (Mike) of Manvel, Texas; step-son Glenn Rands (Margarita) of San Jose, Calif.; step-daugh- ter Linda Krohn (Mike), of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother Don- ald Honeycutt of Lynnwood; 11 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wives Dorothy and Shirley Honeycutt; parents, Murl and Ebba Honeycutt; and sisters Lois Borland, Do- ris Barnaby and Lilas Sand- ers A memorial services will be held at 1,.p,m. on Satur- day, Sept. 24, at the Hope Chapel with"~ reception to follow. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the arrangements. Memorial donations may be sent to Alzheimer's Asso- ciation of Washington, 12721 30th Ave NE Suite 101, Seat- tle, WA 98125. Online condo- lences may be sent to the fam- ily at www.mccombfh.com. American Heart Association. An online memorial can be found at www.rill.com. Richard "Dick" Dean Dock Richard "Dick" Dean Dock, 75, died Wednesday, Sept. 14 at home in Shelton. He was a resident of Shelton for 73 years. He was born Oct. 27, 1935 to Donald and Velma (Ander- son) Dock in Clark, S.D. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1954. He was in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He moved to Shelton with his family at the age of 2 to the Skokomish Valley where he grew up. He was a produce manager in the retail grocery business. His family shared that he enjoyed life ~ to the full- est and in his young- er day he enjoyed cars and driving. He was a ter- rific shuf- fleboard Richard Dock p 1 a y e r, playing on leagues for many years and was honored in the Shuffleboard Hall of Fame. He also enjoyed boating, sail- ing and going on cruises with his close companion, Peggy. He liked playing computer games and playing cards. The family said he had a wonderful sense of humor, liked telhng jokes and was known to push ones buttons. He delighted in taking the time to keep in touch with old friends and classmates with just a phone call. His cats, "Silky girl" and "Misty mouse" brought him much joy, his family said. He is survived by his com- panion Peggy Holman of Shelton; son Richard Kal- lay of Seattle; step-daughter Dana Anderson of Shelton; four granddaughters; 10 great-grandchildren and nu- merous nieces, nephews and cousins. John Hoover John Hoover, 91, died Sat- urday, Sept. 3. He lived in Grapeview. Hoover was born October 13, 1919 in Cordova, Alaska. His family said that as a young man, he committed a great deal of time to the pur- suit of drawing and painting, while he was working as a taxi driver, drummer, digger of razor clams and one of the first ski instructors in Sun Valley, Idaho. He worked as a commercial salmon fisher- man in the Alaskan waters. Between fishing seasons in the late 1950s he built a 58- foot limit seiner in his back- yard in Edmonds. He fash- ioned timbers by hand, carv- ..... i::--- ing flowing When he ,~I" %~i~ finished his family said ! he realized . ......... ~i" that it was .... much like creating sculpture ,John and decid- Hoover 'ed to turn his career toward the S e ~ served in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard for 22 years before re- tiring at the rank of Senior Leonard Chief Petty Honeyeutt Officer. He mar- art of sculpting cedar. ried Doro- His original art piece, thy (Shipley) Honeycutt at the fishing boat Aldebaran Lake Tahoe, Calif. and was was until recently a work- previously married to Shirley ing fishing vessel out of (Winger) Honeycutt until her Port Townsend. Hoover was death, drawn to the color and leg- He was a retired military ends that illustrated North- veteran serving in WWII in west Coast and Alaska Na- the U.S. Navy and finishing rive carvings. He employed in the U.S. Coast Guard various Alaska Native tradi- He was a member of the tions to create stunning con- Shelton Elks and enjoyedtemporary art. He said, "the music, woodworking, water idea of spirit helpers, the sports, fishing and boating, close relationship between He is survived by his sons man, animal and nature is Leonard "Len" Honeycutt,real and meaningful to me; Jr. (Debbie) of Rancho Cor- and like the Shamans of old, dova, Calif., Jon Honeycutt of I try to make helping images Shelton and Kevin Honeyc- for the soul," his family re- ported. Hoover created sculptures in cedar and bronze, and was one of the first to success- fully blend traditional and contemporary art. He spent his lifetime reviving ancient cultures as an artist, explor- ing techniques of other in- digenous peoples in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. Hoover's work is exhibited around the world and highly prized by collectors and mu- seums, such as the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs and the Smithsonian. His most recent commissions include an installation at the Alaska Native Medical Center in An- chorage and a bronze sculp- ture installed in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. Anchorage Museum cura- tor, Julie Decker, wrote an illustrated biography and ap- preciation of the artist titled "John Hoover: Art and Life" and in May of this year, the University of Alaska, Anchor- age awarded him an Honor- cry Doctorate of Fine Arts. In August, his daughter Anna, also an artist present- ed a show at the Internation- al Gallery of Contemporary Art that included her father's work. This exhibit will open November 3 at the Burke Museum in Seattle. His fhmily shared that his work is gentle, peaceful and brings a place of calm and clarity; a place to connect to the past in order to live in the present. He is smarived by his wife Mary; daughter Anna of Washington, Martha Vlasoff and Jane Allen of Cordova, Grace Hoover of Anchorage; sons Mark and Tony Hoover of Cordova; ex-wife Barbara Hoover of Cordova and nu- merous nieces, nephews and grandchildren. William Schyler Jones William Schyler Jones, 79! died Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Mason General Hospital in Shelton. He was a resident of Shelton. He was born October 18, 1931 to Edward (Alice) Jones in Ballard. He graduated college with an associate degree. He served in the United States Navy for 22 years and was discharged at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He married Ann Jones in Seattle on June 10, 1955. He had served on the USS Princeton and USS 'Lexing- ton and worked as well as Amtrak's empire builder. He was retired from the Navy and retired as Chef-Amtrak Railroad. His family shared that he taught ~his family and friends how to have in- tegrity, strength and love thru his examples. His family William said that Jones all those little funny bits of wis- and or The National Cancer Association. William R. Nolte William R. Nolte, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 17 in Shel- ton. He was a resident of Shelton for 35 years. He was born April 28, 1926 to Ernest C. and Eva L. (Pritts) Nolte in Everson. He graduated in 1942 from Cowiche High School in Cowiche. He served in the U.S. Na- val Coast Guard and at the time of discharge was at the rank of 3rd class petty officer. He married Tanya Carl- son in February of 1969 in Aberdeen. He was a salesperson for Associated Grocers in the beginning ,then with Keith Uddenberg Co. which was a retail grocery chain. Nolte was an honorary life- time member of the Elks and a prior member of the Eagles and the Moose. His hobbies in- cluded fish- ~ ing, hunt- ing, pool, and wine making. He enjoyed his boat and spending time with his family. He and his William wife Tanya Nolte did exten- sive travel- ing, visiting Finland, Russia and many of the United States. They went on many cruises and wintered in Yuma, Ariz. He is sm~ived by hfs wife Tanya Nolte of Shelton; son- Dale Reed (Maria) of Aber- deen; daughter Kathy Holden of Ocean Shores; half brother Harry Rainford (Gwen) of Ya- kima; cousin Mickey Meador of North Bend; grandchildren Robert Reed (Erin) of Aber- deen, Melissa Piller (Rob) of Aberdeen and Michael Mar- tinson of Ocean Shores; eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death his parents and brother Er- nest E. Nolte. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon- day, Sept. 26 at the Hope Chapel. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton is handling the ar- rangements. Memorial donations can be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, J5-200, 98109-1024 or the Elks Chil- dren's Memorial c/o Shelton Elks, 741 SE Craig Rd. Shel- ton, WA 98584 Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. mccombfh.com. Earl Quentin Rodger Earl Quentin Rodger, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 13 at home in Shelton. He was a resident of Shelton for two years. He was born June 5, 1925 to Earl C. and Mary M. (Ayer) Rodger in Hardwick, Vt. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in St Johnsbury, Vt. in 1941 and from the University of Ver- mont in 1949 with a bach- elor's degree in engineering. He was a member of the Merchant Marine transfer- ring to the Army Corp of En- gineers. And was a veteran of WWII serving from 1942- 1945. He married Christine Grant in1948 in Danville, Vt. Rodger v4orked as a struc- tural engineer for the Boeing Co., in Seattle, until his re- tirement in 1988. Rodger was a member of the EAAP (Experimental Air- craft Association Program). His hobbies included boat- ing, flying (owning a couple of planes). He enjoyed reading, playing bridge and World War II history. His family shared that he was a very quiet and reflective man. He is ~i~i!: s u r v i v e d ~1 by his sons ~i!J Robert A. Rodger ~~~ (Joni) of ~~~ Lacey and Richard ~Rodger (Kelly) Earl of Olym- Rodger pia; daugh- ters Susan Watkins (Jeff) of Shelton and Caro- lyn Stegall (Larry) o r Salem, Ore.; Sister Margaret ..... Guy of Levittoni Pc.; seven grandchildren; twelve great- grandchildren and numer- ous, nieces, nephews and cousins. His wife and two sisters preceded him in death. A private family gather- ing will be held at a later date. McComb funeral Home of Shelton is handling the arrangements. Online con- dolences may be sent to the family at www.mccombfh. P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA com iiii N E.ST ~ii?i i ?¸¸ ~ii~i¸¸ i! i~i Shelton - (360) 427-8044 Olympia - (360) 943-6363 i Funeral Alternatives offers a variety of simple, cosVeffective options. Direct Cremation County Journal - Thursday, September 22,2011 - Page B-5 dom now make sense. He enjoyed fishing, cards, traveling, being with family. He is survived by his wife Ann Jones of Shelton; sons Richard Jones (Brenda), of Snohomish and William Jones (Kerri) of Everett; (daughter) Marchell Jones (Charlee) of Yakima; 10 grandchildren Dustin, Chris, Joshua, Christine, Amanda, Natalie, Alex, Kayla, Jese and Justin and seven great- grandchildren Shawn, Jesse, Aubrey, Chloe, Jemma, Kiera and Evah He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Lisa Ann Ferguson, sister 'Bev Staab and brothers Bob and Richard Jones. There will be an open house celebration in his honor from I to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Little Creek Casino in Shelton. McComb Funeral Home of Shelton is handling arrangements. Memorial do- nations can be made to the National Heart Association Shelton-Mason Competitive Pricing • Pre-Arranged Planning Worthy of Your Trust