Wahkiakum Eagle-November 1985

DOUMIT, George J.
	
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  A lifelong resident of Cathlamet, died in a Longview hospital.  He 
and his wife, Maxine Doumit, owned and operated Doumit's Grocery for 40 
years, and had also owned Hometown Cathlamet Hardware Store at one 
time.
  He was born at Rainier, Ore.  He graduated from Wahkiakum High School 
in 1933 and attended Washington State University before serving with 
the Navy during WWII in the South Pacific.
  As an active member of the Cathlamet community, he served with the 
volunteer fire department for 42 years, the City Council for 16 years 
and the Cathlamet Commercial Club.  He was instrumental in the 
organization and building of the Wahkiakum Historical Society.  He was 
a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church and was also a member of 
United Grocers and the Longview Elks Lodge.
  Surviving him in Cathlamet are his wife, Maxine, at home; two sons 
and their families, Steven and Ruth Doumit and children Angela, Timothy 
and Stacey, and Donald and Dale Ann Doumit and their children, Lance 
and Ashley; a brother, Eli G.; a sister, Leona Boyer; and his mother 
and father-in-law, Ernie and Irene Stockwell.
  Also surviving are sister, Rose D. Kiblan of St. Helens, Ore.; Sally 
Bloomquist of Port Orchard; Marian Peterson of Seaside, Ore.; and Helen 
Marie Wompler of Fresno, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Helen Doumit, and 
two brothers, Harry and Mitchell Doumit.
  A memorial Mass was said Wednesday at St. Catherine's Catholic 
Church.
  Dowling Funeral Home was in charge.


Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, Wa.
21 Feb 1916-15 Nov 1985
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
original newspaper collection.)