Family: Obituaries

SINGLETON — Clara Denise (Bennett), 50; born Jan. 12, 1964, Waterbury, Conn.; died Oct. 11, 2014, Olympia, Wash. Surviving: husband, Leslie Singleton III, Yelm, Wash.; son, Marcus, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and daughter, Azaliah Singleton, Yelm.

SINOR — Mary Louise (Whitworth), 83; born Feb. 9, 1935, Cinncinati, Ohio; died Jan. 9, 2019, Springfield, Ore. Surviving: sister, Yvonne (Whitworth) Karatko, Springfield; nephews, Stan Karatko and Michael Karatko, both of Springfield; and niece, Peggy Karatko, Springfield.

SITTLER — Richard K., 86; born Sept. 27, 1936, Chicago, Illinois; died Sept. 17, 2023, Shelton, Washington. Surviving: son, Ben; daughter, Eva Sittler; stepsons, Ron Coleman, Chris Coleman and Jerry Coleman; stepdaughters, Jalynne DeVries and Jonice Stripland; brothers, Art...

SITTLER — Shirley Jean (Rader) Coleman, 80; born Jan. 24, 1936, Shelton, Wash.; died July 7, 2016, Shelton. Surviving: husband, Richard K. Sittler; sons, Ronald Coleman and Chris Coleman, both of Shelton; Jerry Coleman, Port Orchard, Wash.; daughters, Jalynne (Coleman...

SKEERS — Dorothey M. (Newland), 83; born Feb. 5, 1940, Fall City, Oregon; died April 2, 2023, Eugene, Oregon. Surviving: son, Michael; brother, Stan Newland; sister, Louise (Newland) Clark.

SKIDMORE — Joyce (Aaby), 76; born March 30, 1944, Walla Walla, Washington; died Feb. 12, 2021, Greenacres, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Bill; daughters, Kimberly Conner Burkholz, Kelly Conner, Karyn Conner; brother, Royal Aaby; sister, Janis Tucker and 2 grandchildren....

SLAUGHTER — Beatrice June (Rosemeyer), 81; born June 1, 1940, Sand Point, Idaho; died Nov. 21, 2021, Tigard, Oregon. Surviving: son, Doug; daughter-in-law, Angel; 1 grandchild. 

SLAUGHTER — John, 78; born May 23, 1937, Hattiesburg, Miss.; died May 10, 2016, Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife, Bea (Rosemeyer); son, Doug, Portland; and a grandson, Christian.

SLAYTER — Melvin Merle, 88; born July 27, 1927, Lasiter, Texas; died Feb. 23, 2016, Sheridan, Ore. Surviving: son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Sharon Slayter, Spanaway, Wash.; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Harold Snow, Sheridan; Diana and Phillip...

SLEETER — Marjorie Jean (Mase), 85; born March 19, 1931, Cocolalla, Idaho; died April 15, 2016, Auburn, Wash. Surviving: daughters, Tamara Mitchell and Juli Tutyko, both of Washington; and 3 grandchildren.

SLUSSER — Ardys (Hines), 73; born Sept. 13, 1946, Willington, North Carolina; died Sept. 20, 2019, Albany, Oregon. Surviving: husband, Jim, Brownsville, Oregon; son, Wesley Slusser, Lebanon, Oregon; daughters, Jennifer Crocker, Albany; Wendy Cunningham, Brownsville; and 10...

SMART — Richard "Jake" Joseph, 82; born May 27, 1941, Ironville, Ohio; died March 13, 2024, West Richland, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Judy (Anderson); sons, John and Henry; daughters, Jennifer (Smart) Page and Michal (Anderson) McCamman; stepson, Gregory Anderson; 6...

SMART — Angus Wilson, 93; born July 3, 1928, Haysville, North Carolina; died March 13, 2022, Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Jeannette Muir Smart; sons, Keith Smart and Patrick Smart; daughter, Barbara Smart Schneider; brother, Paul Smart; 5 grandchildren and 5...

SMICK — Lorrell Dwight, 79; born March 22, 1936, Endicott, Wash.; died March 11, 2016, Palm Springs, Calif. Surviving: wife, Shirley (Lewis), Walla Walla, Wash.; son, Jason Smick, Walla Walla; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Phil Muthersbaugh, Walla Walla; daughter, Tami...

SMICK — Cleta Jane (Heath), 87; born July 5, 1927, Kelso, Wash.; died March 29, 2015, Silverdale, Wash. Surviving: son, Larry, Bremerton, Wash.; grandson, Kellen Smick, Uniontown, Wash.; and granddaughter, Shelli Smick, Sandpoint, Idaho.

Cleta was a long-time resident of...

SMITH — Kenneth "Ken" Merle, 73; born Sept. 3, 1950, Rangoon, Burma; died Aug. 11, 2024, Tacoma, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Heather (Rowsell); sons, Joshua and Jonathan; brothers, Eden and Bill; sister, Vikki (Smith) Clemons.

SMITH — Clifford Louis, 94; born June 10, 1930, Yakima, Washington; died Aug. 2, 2024, Olympia, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Roberta (Devereaux); sons, Dwayne and Gregory; daughter, Debbie (Smith) Meyer; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

SMITH — Twyla Louise (Weilage), 95; born Jan. 31, 1929, Sprague, Nebraska; died Aug. 15, 2024, Roseville, California. Surviving: sons, Jerry and David; daughter, Judy (Smith) Casper; sister, Melody Hale; 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

SMITH — Frances (Brown), 94; born Dec. 17, 1926, Rural Onslow County, North Carolina; died July 28, 2021, Portland, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Kenny, Ron; daughters, Barbara Houghton, Rita Barrett; 8 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Frances was known for her...

SMITH — Bill, interim pastor for the Seaside (Oregon) Church, passed away suddenly Nov. 14, 2019 at the age of 84.

He and his wife, Sue, were both born in Montana, met in Alaska, married in Montana and served as missionaries in Malacca, Panang and Sabah, Malasia, as...