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Sunday, April 30, 2006 NORTHWEST Statesman Journal 5C Coast Guard suspends its search for boy who. fell 150 feet from cliff City View Anne Uouan Funeral Home, Cemetery 8L Crematorium IT 1 I .1 II advertise that you are tamily owned ana oper-x atel' hat are the benefits to me as a consumer? Family owned operated since 1893 Serving each individual family with Dignity and Care 503-363-8652 4, www.city-vlew.ortf For three generations Virgil T. Golden Funeral prvirp ic nnf nnlif kon i nump of a kiicinpcc. Kilt Guard about 20 minutes later when the boy was seen floating the water. Sheriff's officers, fire crews and a Coast Guard helicopter and utility boat from Port Angeles searched the coastline without success until darkness fell Friday A Coast Guard helicopter resumed searching around a.m.

Saturday, but at 7:41 a.m. officials "suspended the search pending further developments," the statement said. the name of a Salem greater Salem-Keizer Above Historic Pioneer Cemetery staff is involved with the Salem-Keizer Community in various churches and civic organizations. We make it a habit of doing business and banking locally, because the family name and reputation are on the line. All of our decisions are made to benefit and to reflect the needs of the Salem-Keizer Community.

The Associated Press DECEPTION PASS, Wash. -The search was suspended Saturday for a 12-year-old boy who fell 150 feet, from a cliff to the beach, and was swept away by the outgoing tide, a Coast Guard spokesman said. The boy had been hiking with friends Friday night when he slipped from the cliff about. 7 p.m., the Coast Guard said in a statement. The Skagit County sheriff's office contacted the Coast 184 Memorials Markers Capital Monument Co.

140 Hoyt St. 503-363-6887 Funerals QQ FUNERAL INFORMATION in 6 MEMORIAL QQn 43006 Join us for a GriefWorkshop with Pastor Bob Weinberger on May 2nd As a new member of the staff Bob brings 33 years of pastoral experience and is looking forward to offering hope and help for ALL Salem area families suffering the loss of a loved one. Please join Pastor Weinberger for a monthly grief workshop on the first Tuesday of every month starting at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are open to any and all. Light refreshments will be served.

a Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Please RSVP: 503-581-3911 1350 Commercial St. SE, Salem This Space For Funeral Information. To Purchase Space, Call 399-6794. Today Donald E. Beecroft April 8, 1924 -April 28, 2006 SALEM Memorial service will be at 2 p.m., May 3 at City View Funeral Home.

Arrangements are by City View Funeral Home. Cavan, Jimmy 'Jim' Alan: Independence, 1 1 a.m., Seventh-Day Adven- tist Church, 589 S.W. Birch Dallas. Green, Orland Aumsville, 1 p.m., Founder's Room, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner. Saunders, Garnet Ellen: Salem, 1 p.m., 755 Moonflower St.

N.E., Salem. Sherriffs, Douglas F.C.: Salem, 1 p.m., Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, Salem. Sheridan, E. Donald: Vancouver, 2 p.m., Church of the Good Shephard, 805 S.E.

Ellsworth Vancouver, Wash. Scott, James Benjamin: Salem, 4 p.m., Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, Salem. Shinn, Julie Margaret: Salem, 2 p.m., City View Funeral Home, Salem. family dedicated to serving the Community.

Our hometown 605 Commercial St SE Salem, OR 97301 Harold William Helton March 28, 1947 -April 27, 2006 SALEM Survived by partner in life, Susan West of Salem; two sisters, Barbara Johnson and Karen Hite both of Salem; two daughters, Christine Newcity and Jody Aik-man, also of Salem; son, Jared Helton of Eugene; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gifted with high energy and desire to work and accomplish, Harold pursued notable careers as a local major homebuilder, a real estate broker, ownerships of a mortgage company and a high volume appraisal company and most recently, a land development partnership. He was taken from us unexpectedly in full flight while doing the work he loved. Harold's curiosity and hunger for knowledge and new experience led him to travel widely to most of the states in this country he loved. It was so characteristic of Harold that his most cherished memories and stories of this were of people met, befriended, and worked with.

Harold searched more and more in later life for spiritual guidance and emulation. He found it in the teachings of Jesus, the compassion for the troubled, the forgotten and especial in the hope and faith of the children. Harold's most important charities were his unlimited gifts of time hen and where needed and were gifts quietly made and not known except to those closest. Though we are poorer without his presence now. hundreds are richer in spirit, resolve, hope and faith because Harold came this way.

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 3 at Virgil T.

Golden Funeral Sen ice. Ifcv 1 of Courtney Anne Day 7, 1987 April 30, 1996 Phyllis M. Clay April 30, 1926 -April 29, 2006 SALEM Memorial services are pending for Phyllis M. Clay. Arrangements are by City View Funeral Home.

Val J. July 22, 1930 In Memory January You 've been The Annen If love she Virgil T. GOLDEN Funeral Services ptaimS 503-364-2257 ZEROES Jim Harris September 28, 1938 April 23, 2006 SALEM Memorial services for Kenneth James Harris will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 1 at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, James Edward Brown July 26, 1927 -April 28, 2006 SALEM James E.

Brown age 78 of Salem died on April 28, 2006 in Salem. He was born on July 26, 1927 in Banner, Oklahoma. He served in the US Army during WWII. He worked construction for over 40 years. He later worked for Fred Meyer in Salem until retirement.

He is survived by his daughters, Vicki Larch and Donna Owens; his sons, Gary and Larry Brown; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Josephine Paynter and Ina May Sullivan. He is preceded in death by his granddaughter Cassie Owens. Graveside Services will be held at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions can be made to Willamette Valley Hospice. Services under the direction of Restlawn Funeral Home.

Jason Benjamin Scott February 19, 1975 April 24, 2006 SALEM Jason was born in Mt. Shasta, California and lived in Salem for thirty years. He attended South Salem High and became s-1 a tradesman, working in welding and construction. Jason is survived by grandmother, Betty LaGrande; mother, Cheryl Scott; daughter, Alanis (7); son, Jagon (2); aunts, cousins, and many, many friends. The memorial is being held at 4 p.m., April 30 at Virgil T.

Golden Funeral Service. gone for ten years and we cherish our memories of you. and Day families and friends love you and miss you. alone could have saved her, never would have died. LB OYUJ Betty J.

McCleery July 17, 1932 -April 21, 2006 KEIZER Visiting will be from 5-8 p.m., May 1 and services are at 2 p.m., May 2, both at Restlawn Funeral Home. Interment at Restlawn Memory 'S6, Gardens. D'gflii? Leota Alma Rom July 26, 1912 -April 27, 2006 SALEM Leota Alma Rom, died at the age of 93 on Thursday, April 27, from natural causes. Leota was SSC 'J born in McMillan, 1 1 Michigan on July 26, 1912 to August and Catharine Everson. She had 6 siblings.

On November 16, 1929, Leota married Jacob Rom. Leota and Jack had 3 daughters, Miriam, Jacquelyn and Lynda Kae. Leota loved children. For many years she was known as "Grandma Rom" to the children she took care of in her home. At one time Grandma Rom took care of 22 children.

She truly made a difference in many lives. Leota also loved life. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, baking, dancing and loved to play Bingo. She was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Leota is survived by her daughters, Jacquelyn Heenan and Lynda Kae Browning; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Leota was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Jack; her oldest daughter, Miriam; granddaughters, Mary Teresa and Danette; and great-great-grandson, Nicholas. Rosary and Private services will be held at Restlawn Memorial Cemetery. Mass for Leota will at 8:00 a.m. Monday, May 1 at St. Vincent de Paul Church.

Littrell -April 22, 2006 i 11 Henry J. Bailey III April 4, 191 6 -April 28,2006 SALEM Memorial Mass will be held at 5 p.m. May 3 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.

Lucile I. Walker August 23, 191 6 -April 27, 2006 ALBANY Services: 2 p.m. May 3 at Willamette Memorial Park. Contributions: Samaritan Albany General Hospital Auxiliary or charity of one's choice co Fisher Funeral Home, Albany. Hjmar Shewell July 9, 1913 -April 24, 2006 SALEM Hjmar Shewell, 92, of Salem, died Monday.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph and Louise Hatch, she moved to Salem in 1964. Hjmar loved her family and was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her interests in her younger years included fishing, gardening, crocheting and playing the piano. Hjmar always enjoyed music. In her later yeats she enjoyed singing and eagerly awaited watching reruns of Lawrence Welk mi I Love Lucy.

Hjmar was preceded in death by her first husband, Ed Backman and by her second husband, Harry Shewell and also by several siblings. She is survived by her sister, Gayle Smith; sons, Kent Backman and his wife, Mary, Dan Shewell and his wife, Marilyn, Myron Shewell and his wife, Rhonda, and Jon Shewell and wife, Judy. She is also survived by 30 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to '5 p.m.

Monday, May 1. Services are scheduled at 1 p.m., May 2. Both at City View Funeral Home. Private interment to follow. Arrangements are by City View Funeral Home.

Earl K. August 8, 1942 Davie 25,2006 KEIZER Val was born in Portland, Oregon to a family that goes back to the first settlers of Oregon. Val was the oldest of three children. Val attended Parrish Junior High School in Salem and went to Salem High School, which is now North Salem High. In 1946 Val took a break from school and went into the Navy until 1948.

He went back to high school in 1948 and graduated in 1949, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served in the Philippines, Okinawa, China, the occupation forces in Japan, and then Korea, where he served with the third division as a recon medic at the Chosin Reservoir, better known as the "Frozen Chosin" where 30 below zero was the norm. That is where he got his lung frozen. Heading north at about the 38th parallel the tank he was hitching a ride on hit a land mine.

Val found out just recently that he was the only survivor. Val got peppered with shrapnel and lost a large piece of his skull. Upon leaving the military after 7 12 years service he served in numerous positions, Oregon state prison guard on death row, a psychiatric aide in the criminally insane unit at the State Hospital, Fairview School (which is now closed), then to Reno, Nevada where he worked for Raymond Smith, owner of Harolds Club, bodyguarding Smith's son Harold. In 1976 after holding numerous positions while attending the University of California, Sacramento police school, he became Chief of Police of Citrus Heights a bedroom community of Sacramento. In 1980 Val returned to Salem, Oregon to the Oregon Correctional Institution, retiring in 1984.

Val was active in many Veteran's organizations, The American Legion Post 9 Salem, American Legion Post 17 Keizer, Korean War Veteran's Association Oregon Trail Chapter Portland, Korean War Veteran's Association Iron Triangle Chapter Salem, The Military Order of the Purple Heart member for 55 years. The Military Order of the Purple Heart named Val Veteran of the Year for 2005. Val's military citations included: National Defense Ribbon, Army Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star with for Valor, Purple Heart, French Croix De Guerre, Korean Presidential Citation, and the Korean Service Medal with 5 battle stars. Val is survived by the love of his life, Violet Wendler of Keizer, companion, best friend, and care giver. Daughters, Valerie Oakley of Portland, and Candace Hamilton of Keizer; three sons of Santa Maria, California, Allen Davie, Mike Davie and V.

Jason Davie; a brother, Jerry Bacon of Sacramento, California; sisters, Janice Nelson and Sherrel Shoop of Salem; six grandchildren, 4 girls and 2 boys; and one great-granddaughter. Memorial services with military honors will be held at 1 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. Private interment at Lone Oak Cemetery, Stayton.

Thomas Floyd Martin August 22, 1919 -April 22, 2006 Walter 'Walt' Looney December 7, 1944 -April 23, 2006 MBit -Jt-J j- Si--" SALEM Earl was born in Marshfield, Ore. to Helen Carlson Littrell and Earl K. Littrell, Jr. He was a Stanford University undergraduate and held a PhD in Accounting from the University of Oregon. Earl's first teaching assignment was at the University of Pittsburg 'where he rnnnril fVvt- friir nitA a Viilf nsnrc" fr1 rwroA K7 tiurt imore 1 CANBY Walter 'Walt' Looney passed away Sunday, April 23, 2006, at his home in Canby due to complications resulting from cancer.

Walt was born to Glen M. Looney and Marvel L. (Winkler) Looney in Brooks, Dec. 7, 1944. He has three siblings, Mary Ann Wells of Reedsport, Wayne Looney of Prineville, and Karen Saunders Looney of Salem.

Walt graduated from North Salem High iJ teaching at the University of Wyoming. Earl retired after i. LJ 28 years from Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate ft 1 i i i benool tj 1 man in in wnere ne was a varsity letter- baseball and an all state football player SALEM Thomas Floyd Martin, 86 of Salem, passed away peacefully on Saturday. After five years of being a widower, God graciously lilted him up so he could rejoin his wife, and our family is so thankful to know they are now forever together. Tom was born in Sardis, Tennessee and moved to Williams, Oregon in 1941 to join the Civilian Conservation Corps.

It was there that he met Evelyn Kurtz, whom he married on August 16, 1944 and with whom he would share the next 56 years. He served in the Air yv. Li A 1961 and 1962. Walt 1962 football team played in the state championship game and he was a member of the Shriner all-star team. He graduated in 1967 from Willamette University (Salem) with a bachelor of science in mathematics and economics.

At Willamette, he was a starter in both football and baseball, and was named to the NAIA All-America Football Team in 1966. In 1997, he was inducted into the Willamette University Sports Hall of Fame. Following college, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and completed Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Quantico, Va. After OCS, he returned to Portland and served in the Marine Corps Reserve Unit while beginning his teaching career.

In 1968, Walt was hired at Wilson High School in Portland, where he remained, retiring in 2000. At Wilson, he was head of the math department and coached football, baseball and wrestling. He was head baseball coach (1975-1982) and head football coach (1994-1999). Walt was a highly regarded math teacher and one of the few in the state that taught advanced calculus. After his retirement from Wilson, he substituted at Wilson, Canby High School, and taught at University of Portland.

He later volunteered to teach advanced calculus at Canby. During his retirement, he enjoyed playing golf with his wife and friends as a member of Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby. Walt is survived by his wife. Sue (Fancher), sons, Brian and Tim, their wives and granddaughter, Kate. There will be a memorial gathering at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2, in Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby. In lieu of flowers, Walt has requested donations be sent to Wilson High Athletic Department in his name. School of Management in 2004 as Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Sciences. He designed the management-oriented accounting curriculum of the Atkinson School, the only management school in the country accredited by both the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). His teaching covered both management controls and financial reporting.

Earl was a long time researcher of fraudulent financial reporting and wrote columns on "Creative Accounting" among other publications. Earl chaired the MaPS Credit Union Board of Directors from 1984-2002. He also chaired the Mid-Willamette Valley Regional Strategies Board, which disbursed more than $4 million in economic development grants from 1994-1999. Earl was generous with his time in public service. In return, MaPS Credit Union designated a portion of their new administration building as the Earl K.

Littrell Education Room. Earl believed it was important as an educator to understand real people and real money to bring relevance to his classroom. His experience included strengthening a financial institution, chairing a board responsible for making economic development grants, and co-founding a publishing company, OC3. OC3 was designed to help candidates for Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification prepare for the CMA exam. The materials included live seminars, lectures, instructional video tapes workbooks.

Earl was a CMA and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). He also was active in the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) since 1969. The Pacific Northwest Council of the IMA won the Vice President's award for outstanding council under his leadership. Earl was a supportive and loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ann Littrell; son, Don Littrell and Don's fiancee Barbara Bartolatz of Tacoma, daughter, Helen Littrell and her fiance Paul Smith of Silverthorne, daughter, Mary Schermer-horn, her husband Chris, and their daughters Grace and Lauren of Beaver-ton, Ore.

A memorial wrvice will he held in Earl's honor on May 21, 2006 at Willamette University's Cone Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Earl K. Littrell Scholarship Fund at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Gifts may be made via mail to: Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Earl K. Littrell Scholarship Fund, 900 State Street, Salem OR 97301; or on-line at www.willamctte.edusupport.

click "donate on-line" and indicate "Earl K. Littrell Scholarship" in the "other designation" portion of the gift information section. Many people have said that Earl was the kindest man they had ever met. F.arl will be missed. Force during World War II, stationed in Okinawa, Guam, and the Philippines.

After the war, he returned to Southern Oregon where he began a long and fruitful 34-year career with Southern Pacific Railroad as a sales and traffic clerk in Medford. While in Medford he also was a member and honorary master of the Central Point Masonic Lodge, continuing as a lifelong member. In 1969 he was offered a promotion with Southern Pacific in Salem which he accepted and where he lived until his passing. He enjoyed more than anything else chatting with family and friends, working around the house and in his garden, helping neighbors, golf, traveling, and spending time with his beloved grandchildren. He was always quick with a story and a smile, and was a wonderfully compassionate resource for anyone pondering ideas of what to do.

His generosity and sincerity led him to be well admired and regarded as the consummate helper and Good Samaritan. Tom was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn in December 2000 and by his brother, Sanders in 1983. Survivors include son, John (and daughter-in-law, Carrie) of Olympia, sister, Opal Snyder of Salem; four grandchildren, Peter, Christopher, Benjamin, and Lisha; one great-granddaughter, Berkeley; as well as a host of family and extended family throughout Oregon, North Dakota, and Tennessee. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., May 3 at Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors in Salem. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., May 5 at Williams Community Church in Williams, Oregon, followed by a brief graveside ceremony and interment at Gotcher Cemetery in Williams.

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