Family: Obituaries

JOHNSON — Alice Marie (Ellyson), 93; born April 11, 1921, Clarkdale, Ariz.; died March 18, 2015, Federal Way, Wash. Surviving: son, Kenneth Johnson, Sun Lakes, Ariz.; daughters, Judith Milam, Sun Lakes; Evelyn Canfield, Centralia, Wash.; Kay Russell, Prescott Valley, Ariz.; 6...

JOHNSON — Elwyn Gene, 86; born June 14, 1928, Clear Lake, Wis.; died April 27, 2015, Port Townsend, Wash. Surviving: wife, Joyce (Bentz) Merry, Nordland, Wash.; daughter, Connie Raley, Enumclaw, Wash.; stepson, Kevin Merry, Honolulu, Hawaii; stepdaughter, Karla (Merry) Lonnstrom...

JOHNSTON — Edmund Lee, 95; born Aug. 15, 1922, Watertown, S.D.; died Dec. 1, 2017, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: son, Calvin, Walla Walla; daughter, Colleen Prouty, McMinnville, Ore.; sister, Jessie Warden, Vancouver, Wash.; and 4 grandchildren.

JOICE — Ruth (Pitsch), 98; born May 18, 1925, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; died Feb. 1, 2024, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: sons, Paul, Roger and James Joice; daughter, Nancy Cleveland; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

JOLLIFFE — Robert Lynn, 87; born Jan. 28, 1928, Aberdeen, Wash.; died April 9, 2015, Salem, Ore. Surviving: wife, Albina J. (Miller), Keizer, Ore.; sons, Ron, College Place, Wash.; Dan, Scio, Ore.; stepson, John K. Miller, Salem; stepdaughters, Lou Anne Rogers, Keizer...

JONES — Laurel "Pat" Anne (Mundall), 96; born Aug. 12, 1927, Los Angeles, California; died Dec. 31, 2023, Loma Linda, California. Surviving: daughters, Laurel Munson Boss, Allison Field and Julie Hardy; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

JONES — Robert Jefferson, 93; born July 25, 1929, Crockett, Texas; died Nov. 29, 2022, Spokane, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Ruth Jones; sons, Victor, Gerald, Aaron, Brian and Cecil; daughter, Sonja (Jones) Everett; 9 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 4 great-...

JONES — Ruth Arlene (Vredenburgh), 85; born March 2, 1934, Pisgah, Iowa; died Dec. 28, 2020, Battle Ground, Washington. Surviving: husband of 58 years, Robert; daughters, Roberta Keene, Battle Ground; Robin Patterson, College Place, Washington; Rhonda Gustin, Sumner, Washington...

JONES — Stephen J., 69; born Dec. 9, 1950, Fall Creek, Oregon; died March 10, 2020, Eugene, Oregon Surviving: wife, Miriam (Judd), Springfield, Oregon; son, Jay Jones, Dixie, Washington; daughter, Rachael Jones, Walla Walla, Washington; stepsons, Joel Judd and Isaac Judd,...

JONES — Gary Allen, 73; born Feb. 7, 1946, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; died Jan. 16, 2020, Vancouver, Washington. Surviving: wife, Christy (Ubl); sons, Scott Jones and Don Jones, both of Grand Coulee, Washington; daughter, Lisa (Jones) Jokela, La Center, Washington; brothers, Jack...

JONES — Drusilla "Sue" Mary Sue (Wedin) Noble Stelling, 68; born Dec. 7, 1950, Portland, Oregon; died Aug. 24, 2019, Puyallup, Washington. Surviving: daughter, Regina "Gina" (Stelling) Cuccia, Bonney Lake, Washington; step-daughter, Donna Searles Frost, Fair Oaks, California; 3...

JONES — Areita G. (Bolyard), 80; born Aug. 7, 1939, Wenatchee, Washington; died Dec. 3, 2019, Wenatchee. Surviving: son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Theresa Jones, Wenatchee; daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Gregory Emerson, Wenatchee; and a grandson, Carson Emerson, Wenatchee...

JONES — Ernest Arthur, 80; born July 13, 1937, Kelso, Wash.; died June 1, 2018, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: sons, Ernest Jones Jr. and Kevin Jones, both of Olympia, Wash.; Donald Halder, Weslaco, Texas; daughters, Lisa Hensdale, Olympia; Marjorie...

JONES — Mabel M. (Jacobson), 103; born June 29, 1913, Arena, N.D.; died Aug. 30, 2017, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: daughters, Janet Biloff, Fresno, Calif.; Patsy Wagner, Walla Walla; Vera Morrow and Vicki Harrison, both of Longview, Wash.; Judith Lastra, Pomona, Calif.; 5...

JONES — Dorothy Ellen (Morehouse), 72; born July 14, 1945, Thurston County, Wash.; died July 31, 2017, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: husband, Ernest Arthur; son, Donald Halder, Weslaco, Texas; daughter, Marjorie Ellen (Jones) Tidwell, Toronto, Canada; stepsons, Ernest "Skip"...

JONES — Beulah J. (Helmer), 94; born Dec. 24, 1922, Emmett, Idaho; died Jan. 4, 2017, Springfield, Ore. Surviving: son, Jerry, Eugene, Ore.; daughter, Linda Stedman, Boise, Idaho; brother, John Helmer, of Colorado; and 2 grandchildren.

JONES — Viola Marie (Kendall), 81; born June 29, 1934, Gilmore City, Iowa; died April 20, 2016, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: husband, Ralph; sons, Randall, Wesley and Kent; sisters, Lucille Van Horn and Bonnie Humphreys; 12 grandchildren and 4...

JONES — Mavis E. (Baty), 93; born Aug. 15, 1922, Eagleville, Calif.; died March 5, 2016, Roseburg, Ore. Surviving: son, Melvin, Cherry Valley, Calif.; daughter, Bonnie Barnhart, Days Creek, Ore.; sister, Margaret Bobst, Loma Linda, Calif.; numerous grandchildren and great-...

JONES — Julious M., 77; born Aug. 25, 1938, Fouke, Ark.; died Nov. 12, 2015, Lebanon, Ore. Surviving: wife, LaVonne (Taylor); son, Brent, Boston, Mass.; daughters, Julie Hagan, Kingman, Ariz.; Tami Drake, Wichita, Kan.; Teri Seller, Satellite Beach, Fla.; Tawnya Ellis, Pleasant...

JORDAN — Richard "Rick" Charles, 71; born May 16, 1953, Warsaw, Indiana; died Nov. 15, 2024, Anchorage, Alaska. Surviving: spouse, Bonnie (Anderson); sons, Nils and Lars; 2 grandchildren.