Teel,
Edwin A.,
3-20-1997
“Funeral
service for Harrington native Edwin Alfred Teel was held March 6 at the
First
Free
Methodist
Church
in
Seattle. Mr. Teel, 85, died March 2, 1997, from complications of cancer. Born in
Harrington on Dec 30, 1911, the oldest of five children, he was raised on a
wheat farm. By delivering mile, he worked his way through
Seattle
Pacific
College, where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics in
1936. During his college days, he met Laura Pauline (Polly) Cooley and they
were married on Aug 12, 1937. Mr.
Teel built a small milking processing plant on a
Seattle
farm after graduation and moved to an old building in the
Green
Lake
area at the beginning of WW II. There he founded Vitamilk, one of the
state’s largest dairies, and he enjoyed giving it vision and watching it
grow over the years. With his associates, he also helped develop Vitarich
Ice Cream Co and the Food Giant stores. Almost 20 years ago, Mr. Teel turned
over Vitamilk to his son, Jerry, now president, and son-in-law, Daryl Vander
Pol, chief financial officer. Mr.Teel served for 30 years on the board of trustees of
Seattle
Pacific
University
, becoming a trustee emeritus, and was named the university’s Alumnus of
the Year in 1963. He and his
wife started the Wellspring Endowment at SPU, creating a scholarship fund.
Mr. Teel is survived by his wife Polly of Seattle; their children and
spouses, Jerry and Kathi Teel of Seattle, Daryl and Claudia Vander Pol of
Lynnwood, and Chuck and Barbara Teel of Seattle; his sister, Lois Madden of
Seattle; and a brother, Steve Teel of Seattle; 5 grandchildren and their
spouses, Scott and Kim Feir, Arne and Molly Oien, Julie Teel, Justin Vander
Pol, and Sonja Vander Pol; and one great grandson, Erik Oien.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Cliff and Ward.”
(Davenport Times: 3-20-1997)
Temple, Carl James,
10-22-1992
“Carl
James Temple died of a heart attack while driving in
Durango,
Colorado
, his present home, Oct 7. He was 78.
Mr.
Temple
had served 41 years at the J C Penney Co when he was placed in
Durango
in 1974. He had been manager of stores in
Davenport, as well as Libby,
Mont.
,and Durango. He managed the store in
Davenport
from 1948 to Jan 1955, when he moved to Libby. While in
Davenport
he was president of the Chamber of Commerce. He also was a charter member
of the Davenport Lions Club and was one of the group’s presidents…
Mr.
Temple
was a talented musician and was a member of several music groups in
Durango. Survivors include his wife,
Lydia; two daughters; two grandsons; and many nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by four sisters.” (Davenport Times: 10-22-1992;
omissions due to binding)
Teter,
Boyd,
9-23-1982
“Boyd
M. Teter, the son of a blind doctor who was one of
Davenport’s pioneers, Dr Frederick Teter, died recently at the age of 70.
Teter was divisional manager of Sherwin Williams Co and had retired
from that position. He is survived by his wife, Anita of Mercer Island,
WA; a son, William B. Teter of
Long Beach, CA; two stepchildren, Patricia L. Fletcher of
San Diego, CA, and Howard A. Giffen, Jr., of
Phoenix,
AZ
four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.” (Davenport Times:
9-23-1982)
Thomas,
Frederick,
5-04-1986
“Frederick
Thomas. Died: 5-04-1986, 14 miles north
Davenport. Spouse: Georgia Pautvein. Father: Frederick Tracy Thomas. Mother: Anna
Hoopman. Burial: Evergreen Crematorium, Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thomas,
Georgia
Mae,
7-15-1994
“Georgia
Mae Thomas. Died: 7-15-1994. Birth: 2-21-1923, IA. Widowed. Father:
Chris Pautvein. Mother: Unknown. Burial: Cremation: Inland Evergreen
Crematory,
Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thomas,
Mabel Irene,
2-11-1999
“Mabel
Irene Thomas. Died: 2-11-1999. Birth: 2-27-1912,
Missoula, MT.
Spouse: Widowed, name not given. Father: William L. Kinnick. Mother: Lottie
Sparks. Burial: Hartline
Cemetery, Hartline, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thomas,
male infant,
2-24-1929
“Infant
male Thomas. Died: 24 Feb 1929, Davenport,
WA. Birth: 24 Feb 1929, lived four hours. Father: Vale Thomas, born
Woodland, CA. Mother: Ethel Thompson, b. Bluestem, WA. Burial: on farm near
Davenport, place not specified.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thompson,
female,
11-05-1953
“Female
infant Thompson. Died: 11-05-1953. Birth: Stillbirth. Father: Floyd Joseph
Thompson. Mother: Lois Marie Conboy. Cremation:
Spokane,WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thompson,
Gene S.,
6-26-1987
“Gene
Stuart Thompson. Died: 6-26-1987,
Reardan, WA. Spouse: Dolly A Norris. Father: Frank Thompson. Mother: Mamie Laura
McRayde. Burial: Evergreen Crematorium, Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thompson,
Joseph,
4-14-1922
“Joseph
Thompson, age 89, pioneer
Spokane
County
farmer, died Wednesday, April 5, at his home near
Four
Lakes, after a brief illness. Born in
England
, Mr. Thompson came to the
United States
70 years ago and for the last half century had resided near
Four
Lakes, where he successfully farmed 1,000 acres of land. He is survived by his
widow, Mary, two sons and two daughters.” (Citizen: 4-14-1922)
Thompson,
Lee R.,
2-04-1988
“Lee
R Thompson of Clinton, Utah died Jan 21, 1988. He was 64. Mr.
Thompson was born Jan 23, 1923 in
Spokane. He was raised in the Deep Creek area and was a 1941 graduate of
Reardan
High School. He was a WW II veteran and
a member of the Reardan Masonic Lodge. He worked as a mechanic for United
Airlines for more than 20 years and was retired. Survivors include his
wife Norma of Clinton, Utah; a son, Ron Thompson of
Spokane; a daughter, Julia Thompson of
Reston, VA; his mother, Ethel Peterson of
Spokane; two brothers, Harold Thompson of
Davenport
and Henry Thompson of Spokane; and two grandchildren, Ronelle and Daniel Thompson. Services were held
in
Roy, Utah on Jan 26. Burial was in a Roy,
Utah
cemetery.” (Davenport Times: 2-04-1988)
Thompson,
Mary Lee, 1-27-1980
“Mary
Lee Thompson. Died: 1-27-1980. Birth: 3-12-1889. Spouse: Judd Thompson.
Father: Frank J Nichols. Mother: Mary C. Woodward. Burial: Hazen &
Jaeger Crematorium, Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thompson,
Raymond Boon,
8-28-1970
“Raymond
Boon Thompson. Died: 8-28-1970. Birth: 2-20-1921, WA.
Spouse:
Florence
Cook. Father: Boon Thompson. Mother: Coreen __. Burial:
Thompson
Family
Cemetery, 14 mi. N. Almira, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Thoni, Mar,y
11-27-1980
“Funeral
services were held for Mrs. Fred (Mary) Thoni on Wednesday, Nov 26 under
the direction of Strate Funeral Home, with the Rev Roger V. Muisiner
officiating. Mrs. Thoni was born in
Wilbur, WA, on Nov 17, 1903 and died at the Lincoln Nursing Home, where she had
been in residence since June, 1977.
As a child, she had moved with her family to Addy, WA. She had
married Fred L. Thoni on July 10, 1923. He preceded her in death in 1955,
at which time she moved to Colville, WA. She moved to
Davenport
in 1968 where she was employed as companion and housekeeper to Mrs.
Walter Bieler until 1974. She had been active in the
Sunnyside
Community
Church, Colville, during her residence there and had been an attendant of the
Davenport Presbyterian Church during her
Davenport
residence. Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Lee (Helen) Howey of
Musselshell, MT; Mrs. Wilbur (Irene) Ross of Wenatchee; and Mrs. Ralph
(Lila) Clizer of Mondovi; also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Clara
Vinje of Colville and Mrs. Elsie Potter, also of Colville. She is also
survived by 9 grandchildren
and fifteen great grandchildren as well as a number of nieces and
nephews. Interment is to occur in
Colville, WA.” (Davenport Times: 11-27-1980)
Thorpe, Clarence,
9-23-1982
“An
Edwall native, Col. Clarence Steven Thorpe, US Air Force, retired, died
Sept 15 at the
Beaument
Hospital,
Fort Bliss, TX. He had made
El Paso
his home most of the years since retirement. Thorpe was born on a farm
southwest of Edwall on May 25, 1900, graduated from the
Edwall
High School
and from the
University
of
Washington. He took his military training at
Randolph Field, Texas, where he built his own airplane and on several occasions flew it to
Edwall to visit his relatives. In
World War II Col. Thorpe served in the Pacific, was stationed at
Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, and was on duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He took part in the General Doolittle raid on
Japan. He was instrumental in the perfection of the Norden bomb.
Col.
Thorpe was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Burritt Thorpe, Sept
22, 1961 and is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Burial will be
at the
Fort
Bliss National
Cemetery
at
El Paso,
Texas.” (Davenport Times: 9-23-1982)
Tollmeier, Fred,
est. 4-09-1926
“Petition
for probate of the will of Fred Tollmeier and naming Lillie Tollmeier
as executrix has been filed.” (Odessa Record: 4-09-1926)
Tramm,
Gertrude,
11-18-1937
“A
superior court decree settled the Gertrude M. Tramm estate of $21,732. Mr.
Tramm, three daughters and two sons inherit. A second decree approved
distribution of the Bessie Horwege estate, $24,542, to her husband and two
sons.” (Odessa Record: 11-18-1937)
Tubbs,
Paul A.,
8-10-1987
“Paul
Arthur Tubbs. Died: 8-10-1987, Davenport, WA. Spouse: Mary McKenzie. Father: Claude Tubbs. Mother: Martha Lazona
Johnston. Burial: Inland Crematory,
Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Tye,
Lloyd K.,
7-01-1982
“Funeral
services for Lloyd K. Tye were held in Vancouver, WA, last Saturday where he died at his home June 21.
He received his early schooling in
Davenport where he lived as a youngster with his parents, Ralph and Alma Tye. He had
resided in
Vancouver
for the past six years and previous to that in
Spokane
for 25 years.” (Davenport Times: 7-01-1982)
Tyus,
James L.,
7-16-1979
“James
Level Tyus. Died: 7-16-1979. Birth: 5-13-1950, WA.
Never married. Father: Henry Mark Tyus. Mother: Viola Burch.
Buried: Bonney-Watson Funeral Home,
Seattle,
WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Underwood,
Beatrice,
8-14-1997
“Funeral
service for Beatrice E Underwood, 88, was held Wednesday at the First
Presbyterian Church in
Spokane with the Rev Russell Alsgaard officiating.
Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mrs. Underwood, a
Davenport
area native, died Aug 8, 1997 in
Spokane
, her home for the past 27 years. She was born June 24, 1909, at Egypt
to George E and Lottie
(Mobley) Hasting. She attended schools in
Davenport
and
Spokane
, graduating from Lewis and
Clark
High School. She then attended WSC and graduated from
Kinman
Business
College. She worked as a secretary in
Spokane
and at the Lincoln County Court house in
Davenport, where she met her husband-to-be, attorney Floyd J Underwood. They
married in 1931. Bea was a
homemaker, mother and grandmother. She served as worthy matron of Eastern
Star, Chapter 131, PEO Sisterhood, Chapter N, both of
Davenport. She later belonged to PEO, Chapter EQ of Spokane. She also was a
longtime member of the Davenport Presbyterian Church. She later served as
a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Spokane. The Underwood family
enjoyed spending their summers at Loon
Lake
for many years. The
Underwoods retired to
Spokane
in 1969 and enjoyed golf as members of the Manito Golf and Country Club.
Mr. Underwood passed away in 1980. Mrs.
Underwood is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Bert and Marlene
Underwood of Hayden Lake, and Roger and Ellen Underwood of Spokane; one
daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Jack Glover of Richland; 7 grandchildren,
Dave Underwood, Helen Ardire, Jay Underwood, Jeff Underwood, Kevin Glover,
Janet Schuster and Jason Glover, and 6 great grandchildren. Riplinger
Funeral Home in
Spokane
was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 8-14-1997)
Underwood,
Floyd,
10-30-1980
“Underwood
was very active in lodge activities. He is past master and a member of
Acacia Lodge No. 58 F & AM of
Davenport, life member and past patron of the Davenport Chapter No. 131 OES, past
worthy grand patron OES for the state of Washington, a member of the
Scottish Rite Bodies of Freemasonry and of El Katif Shrine. He was a
member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and Manito Golf and Country
Club. He is survived by his
wife, Beatrice, at the home in
Spokane; a son, Bert, of
Houston,
TX; a son, Roger of Spokane; a daughter, Joy Glover of Richland; and 7 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Hazen & Jaeger
Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov 1, at 11 a.m. with interment to follow at
Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Floyd
J Underwood, 74, died Sunday, Oct 26, at a
Spokane
hospital following a long illness. Underwood was the founder of the
local law firm, Underwood, Campbell, Brock & Cerutti, PS.
He recently received the honor of being a 50-year member of the
Washington State Bar Association and of being a 50-year graduate of the
University of Washington Law School.
Born in
Sprague, WA, in 1906 to a pioneer farm family, Underwood graduated from
Sprague
High School, attended
Washington
State
University
and received his law degree from the
University
of Washington
in 1930. He started practice in
Lincoln
County, settling in
Davenport
, where he founded the present law firm which has offices in
Davenport
and
Spokane. He retired to
Spokane
in 1970, remaining of counsel to his firm for many years. His son, Roger
H. Underwood, is, and has been one of the principals in that law firm for
many years.” (Davenport Times: 10-30-1980)
Unger,
Mary A.,
d. 3-25-1914
“Mary
A. Unger. Died: 25 March 1914,
Odessa, WA. Birth: March 27, 1827, Pennsylvania. Spouse: Widow, no name given. Father: unknown Long, born
Germany
; Mother: unknown, born
Germany. Burial: place not stated.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Unknown
Native American,
-1989
“The
remains of two people, probably Native Americans, were discovered
near
Moccasin
Bay
north of
Davenport Sunday. Lincoln County
Sheriff Dan Berry said a property owner in the area was pushing
rocks out of his driveway when his son noticed what appeared to be a
human skull in the rocks. ‘It
had probably schluffed off of the hillside,’
Berry
said. ‘They reported it and two deputies went down. They started
to see other bones.’ Excavating
in the area was done very carefully by hand with garden tools, he
noted. About eight feet
from the first set of bones, what appeared to be an exposed hand was
found. Deputies again
excavated and found a second set of bones.
Berry’s department turned the remains over to the EWU Archaeological
and Historical Services Section.
Officials from that section told Berry
Monday that the remains are Native American and probably more than
100 years old.
Berry
said all circumstances pointed to that prior to the EWU
determination. The remains were found under layers of rock. Roots
from plants had intermingled with the remains. The site was on the
south side of the
Spokane
River
directly across from the Spokane Indian Reservation.
Dr Sara Keller of
Eastern Washington
University
said that remains such as the ones found near Davenport
can be dated by looking at the wear patterns on teeth. The wear on
the teeth found ‘reflects a diet which in not modern,’ she said.
‘The teeth are worn down and that reflects eating stone ground
foods.’ Keller said
Europeans ate softer foods as did Indians who lived in forts. Beyond
that, carbon dating would have to be used. The remains are now being
handled by EWU and will probably be returned to the proper tribe,
Berry
said.” (Davenport
Times: 4-20-1989)
Unknown
Males…………1994
“A
man’s body was found on the railroad tracks one mile east of
Marlin on Thursday morning, March 10, by Burlington Northern
workers. The man had apparently been hit by at least one train.
The day before a body of another man was found 10 miles
west of
Spokane
near the railroad tracks. The two men were good friends who had
recently been released from Eastern State
Mental Hospital. The men had been living in
Spokane
and had decided to leave the area.
Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies are treating the death
of the first man as a homicide.
Lincoln
County
deputies are cooperating with
Spokane County as the two deaths seem to be related.
According to reports, the first man was either pushed or
fell off the train. The second man, the sheriff’s office are not
quite sure whether he fell off the train, was also pushed or
jumped.” (Odessa Record: 3-10-1994)
Unknown
Woman,
d. 8-05-1928
“Anna
_______. Died: August 5,
1928,
Reardan, WA. Birth: 15 March 1865,
Norway. Spouse: Married, no name given. Father: Hans Larson, born
Norway. Mother: don’t know, born
Norway. Burial:
Riverside
Cemetery, Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
VanDoren,
James D.,
11-06-1997
“Rosary
service was held Thursday last week for James (Jim) David VanDoren of Mead
at St Peter Catholic Church in Spokane. Burial Mass was held there Saturday, followed by interment at
Jump Off
Joe Cemetery in Valley, WA that afternoon.
Mr. VanDoren, 33, died Oct 27, 1997 in Mead.
Born May 24, 1964, in Chewelah, he was a 1982 Jenkins
High School
graduate. He studied auto
mechanics at Spokane
Community College
for two years. He married Sandra Eades on Aug 26, 1989. A member of the
United Steel Workers Union at Kaiser Mead, he also was a race car driver
and member of the AHRA, as well as a scuba diving enthusiast and member of
NAUI. Mr. VanDoren is survived
by his wife, Sandra; his parents, Janetta and Ed VanDoren of Valley; two
sisters, Betty Urhausen and her husband Michael of Colville, and JoAnne
Hansen and her husband Rob of Deer Park; three brothers, Tim VanDoren and
his wife Lori of Valley, and Paul VanDoren and his wife Tracy of Veradale,
and Pete VanDoren of San Jose; his grandmother, Myrene MIndermann of
Colfax; his wife’s parents, Florence and Pete Schafroth of Davenport;
his sister-in-law, Cindy Hancock and her husband Robert of Post Falls, his
brother-in-law James Eades of Spokane; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Riplinger Funeral Home in
Spokane
was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times:
11-06-1997)
VanNatter,
J. B.,
9-18-1908
“J.
B. VanNatter, who for several years has been a resident of Harrington.
died at Sacred Heart hospital,
Spokane, Saturday Sept 12, aged 59 years. He had been operated upon a few days
previously for a critical case of appendicitis. Mr. VanNatter was a
member of the Elks; under the auspices of which order he was buried at
Spokane, Monday, Sept 14. Those who knew him best say ‘Van’ was good
hearted and generous to a fault. He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife and
a step-son. The sorrowing ones have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement.” (Citizen: 9-18-1908)
LINCOLN COUNTY OBITUARIES 1908 to present