Family: Obituaries

AVILA — Sara Marie (Escamilla), 91; born June 22, 1927, Gering, Neb.; died March 20, 2019, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: sons, Soloman, College Place, Wash.; Gabriel, Yakima, Wash.; daughters, Carol Elder, Richland, Wash.; Diana Ghaffari, Fredrick, Md.; Nina Carter, Walla Walla...

AXFORD — Beatrice Irene (Oster), 91; born Sept 3, 1922, Portland, Ore.; died Feb. 24, 2014, Sunnyside, Wash. Surviving: son, David, Yakima, Wash.; daughters, Melody Schulte, Prosser, Wash.; Carolee Arslanian, Kennewick, Wash.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-...

AYERS — Vera Evelyn (Curtis), 94; born Nov. 15, 1930, Stanwood, Washington; died Jan. 18, 2025, College Place, Washington. Surviving: son, Kevin; 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

AYERS — Douglas Leon, 70; born Oct. 17, 1953, Walla Walla, Washington; died May 17, 2024, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Sylvia Louise Ayers; daughters, Laura Sloan and Patricia Moursalian; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

BABB — Barbara (Sween), 75; born Sept. 15, 1942, Abilene, Kan.; died Dec. 27, 2017, Albany, Ore. Surviving: husband, Raymond; son, Michael, W. Frankfort, Ill.; daughter, Cheri Ealy, Albany; and 5 grandchildren.

BABCOCK — Dean Lloyd, 92; born Dec. 9, 1928, Walla Walla, Washington; died Jan. 8, 2021, La Center, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Sally (Estes); sons, Gary, Daniel; daughter, Judy Rookstool; 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. 

Dean was a charter member...

BABCOCK — Charlotte Francis (Lewis), 99; born Jan. 4, 1917, Lincoln, Neb.; died July 10, 2016, Clarkston, Wash. Surviving: daughters, Doris Bevins, Clarkston; Bonnie Carley, Kapaau, Hawaii; 9 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

BACK — Thomas William Andrew, 25; born March 13, 1992, Vancouver, Wash.; died Sept. 9, 2017, Vancouver. Surviving: mother, Leanore "Lenny" Back, Vancouver; sisters and brothers-in-law, Angel Rey and James C. McCoy, Vancouver; Christina (Back) and Ray Melendez, all of Vancouver;...

BACON — Billy Vere, 88; born Sept. 7, 1934, Terry, Montana; died April 14, 2023, Sequim, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Grace; son, Scott; stepson, Mahnoah; stepdaughters, Kaola and Vilani; sister, Mona Dixson; 3 grandchildren, 13 step-grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

BACON — Steven Dale, 65; born May 11, 1955, Glendive, Montana; died June 9, 2020, Sequim, Washington. Surviving: wife of 42 years, Cindy (Thomsen); daughter, Amanda Lynn Bacon, Sequim; father, Bill, Sequim; brother, Scott, Sequim; and many nieces and nephews.

Steve...

BADGER — Carol Y. (Hanson) Lewis, 82; born March 28, 1937, Medford, Oregon; died Jan. 26, 2020, Newberg, Oregon. Surviving: son and daughter-in-law, C. Roger and Karen Lewis, Napa, California; daughters, Rhonda Y. Lewis, Rio Dell, California; Judith A. Lewis and Jacklyn R. Lewis...

BADGER — Dwayne Modrell, 84; born June 9, 1931, Medford, Ore.; died Feb. 2, 2016, Brookings, Ore. Surviving: wife, Carol (Hanson) Lewis; sons and daughter-in-law, David and Dena Badger, Round Mountain, Calif.; Greg Badger, Medford; daughter, Donna McAllister, Bella Vista, Calif...

BAER  — William, 82; born Jan. 1, 1939, Cortez, Colorado; died Jan. 1, 2021. Surviving: daughter, Aileen; son, Emil; sisters, Lorna, Myrna and 3 grandchildren.

BAER — Thais Koneta (Randall), 79; born March 14, 1941, Adrian, Michigan; died July 3, 2020, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: son, Emil Baer, Oak Harbor, Washington; daughter, Aileen Baer Warren, Dayton, Washington; and 3 grandchildren.

BAER — Mary O., 84; born April 23, 1935; died Oct. 15, 2019, Springfield, Ore.

BAHR — Betty Sadie Myrilla (McEachern), 92; born May 28, 1926, Glendale, Calif.; died Feb. 3, 2019, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: sons, Fredrick, Norman, Okla.; Edward, Nampa; daughter, Karyl Krieger, Montrose, Colo.; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

BAHR — Karl-Heinz, 85; born April 18, 1930, Soonana, Korea; died Jan. 13, 2016, Meridian, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Betty (McEachern), Nampa, Idaho; sons, Edward, Nampa; Fredrick, Norcross, Ga.; daughter, Karyl Krieger, Montrose, Colo.; and 4 grandchildren.

BAILEY — Karen Paulene, 76; born May 22, 1943, Hillsboro, Oregon; died Nov. 10, 2020, Tillamook, Oregon. Surviving: brother, John Wesley Bailey, Peoria, Arizona.

BAILEY — Jean B., 93; born May 25, 1925; died Oct. 20, 2018, Port Angeles, Wash. Surviving: son, Larry, Bonney Lake, Wash.

BAILEY — Charles "Jack" J., 85; born Sept. 6, 1930, Port Angeles, Wash.; died Dec. 4, 2015, at home in Federal Way, Wash. Surviving: wife, MaryAnn (Reeves); son and daughter-in-law, Gilbert and Linda Bailey, Sandpoint, Idaho; daughter and son-in-law, Cherie and Jeff Adams,...