Memorials

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, John S. Evans, Sr, 89, of Burlington, WA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 as a result of an aneurysm at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born on June 4, 1922 in Craddock,Virginia and grew up in North Carolina. […]

Alberta M. Hammond, age 102, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. She was born on October 8, 1909in Kalvesta, Kansas the second of four children to Lowell and Matilda (Reno) Sanders. Alberta was a lifetime resident of the Clear Lake and Day Creek […]

Jack Andrew “Shorty” Cuthbert, 75, a lifelong resident of the Rockport community, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Shorty was born on January 28, 1936 at the family home in Rockport, the son of Peter & Alice (Washington) Cuthbert. He attended grade school in Marblemount and high […]

George Edgar Shultz, 47, a longtime Skagit County resident, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon following a brief illness. He was born on May 1, 1964 in Arlington, Washington, the youngest child of Leander and Bette (Miller) Shultz. He was raised and attended school in Stanwood, […]

Beulah Irene Smith, 85, a longtime Sedro-Woolley area resident, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at the Providence Regional Care Center in Everett. She was born on July 11, 1926 in Franklin, North Carolina, the daughter of Hezikiah J. & Hassie (Cloer) Dills. She made her home there until coming to Skagit County settling […]

Jamie Earl Lanning, age 83, a longtime resident of Clear Lake, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Birchview Memory Care in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born on March 7, 1928 in Jackson County, North Carolina to Luther and Lonas (Stephens) Lanning. Jamie was the youngest of 8 children. Jamie came to Skagit County […]

Raymond (Ray) Everett Eaton, 86, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011, in Burlington, Washington. He was born on October 17, 1925 in Winona, Kansas, the son of Joseph T. and Frederica A. (Holdforth) Eaton. In 1936, the family moved west, settling near La Conner, Washington. Ray graduated from La Conner […]

Mack Ray Moody left this world on Monday, November 14, 2011 to be with his friends and family. Grampa Mack was born April 30, 1924 to Brice and Hattie Moody in Hamilton, WA. He had and his twin brother Jack had nine brothers and sisters, Ed, Dorothy, Nellie, John, Jim, Tom, Bonnie, Danny, and Roberta. […]

Sheila Rose Bailey, age 72, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington. She was born November 2, 1939 in Polson, Montana to Edward and Nona (Wolfinger) DuPuis and was adopted and raised by her paternal grandparents, Zola and Archie Moss. Sheila grew up and attended school […]

Wanda Mary Kelley, 94, a longtime resident of Clear Lake and Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Fairmont Manor Adult Family Home in Mount Vernon. She was born on March 21, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Stanley & Hedwiga (Kurek) Janicki, Sr. She was three years old when the […]

Francis R. “Butch” Hill, 73, a resident of the Big Lake area, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was born on July 28, 1938 in Grants Pass, Oregon the son of Russell & Sarah (Humphreys) Hill. He was raised and attended school in Coquille, Oregon, graduating […]

Rozena Marie Jonas, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born on January 6, 1928 in Ute, Iowa to Herman and Josephine (Kipf) Brummer. Rozena grew up in Iowa. She married Ted Jonas on July 8, 1946 in Mapleton, Iowa. They later moved to […]

Odell Stanley Guffie, age 82, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011 at his home in Burlington, Washington with his family at his side. He was born on November 11, 1928 in Franklin, North Carolina to Raleigh and Kitty (Ramey) Guffie. Odell grew up in North Carolina. He was united in marriage to Margie Anderson […]

Burla Hoyle, age 99, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on November 4, 2011 in Woodinville, Washington. She was born on August 7, 1912, in Sylva, North Carolina, to John and Minnie (Wood) Shuler. Burla and Henry Caro Hoyle were married on May 20, 1933, in Clayton, Georgia, and moved to Sedro-Woolley in 1951. […]

Alice Gale Howlett, 97, a longtime Skagit County resident, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Ashley Gardens in Mount Vernon. She was born on August 14, 1914 in Corydon, Indiana, one of eight children of Charles & Georgia (Miller) Cunningham. The family lived in Concrete where Alice was raised and attended school, graduating […]

Leatice June Hanks, 85, a resident of Camano Island, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. She was born on January 25, 1926 in Clarkston, Washington, the eldest of two daughters of Opal & Fern (Greene) Yates. She attended grade school in Clarkston, WA and NezPerce, Idaho. Lea was raised on a […]

Rachel Marie Hodges, age 33, of Marblemount, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 30, 2011. Rachel was born on November 15, 1977, in Auburn, Washington, to David and Victoria (Crookshank) Adams. She was married to Josh Hodges in May of 2002. Rachel loved picking mushrooms, drawing pictures, writing poems, and fishing and camping […]

Charles Wesley Holmes, Age 90, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at his home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born April 18, 1921 in Astoria, Oregon to Earl and Bernice (McCoy) Holmes. A resident of Sedro-Woolley since 1933, Wes attended school and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Coast […]

Nellie R. Packer, age 100, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 in Everett, Washington. She was born on April 14, 1911 in Pe Ell, Washington in Lewis County, the daughter of Edwin & Ella (Salisbury) Gardner. She was raised and attended school in Pe Ell. In July of 1928 she was united in marriage […]

Loni Gates, 62, a resident of the Marblemount community, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. She was born in Berlin, Germany in 1949. She spent much of her life in Oregon before moving to Marblemount in 2009. Loni was very active in animal rights and animal rescue. Her home was a […]

Ernest Dale Price went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 14, 2011 at SVH with his family by his side. Dale was born on Sept 6, 1952 in Sedro Woolley, WA. Dale’s love for his family was second only to his love for his Lord. He is survived by his mother Arretta, […]