Wahkiakum Eagle- May 1997

GREGG, Donnelly 'Dave'
	
  Age 75, of Rosburg, died in a Cathlamet care center.  He was
born in Kirkland, to Donnelly W. and Amy Grace (Galey) Gregg, and when 
he was 15 he moved from Auburn to Portland, where he attended Benson 
High school and graduated from Washington High School.  He then 
attended Reed College.
  He was a Navy veteran of WWII as an aviation machinist, repairing 
blimps at Tillamook, Ore.
  He and his wife, Esther, were married June 12, 1955, at Milton-
Freewater, Ore.  They loved the Columbia Gorge and owned a ranch east 
of Cascade Locks, Ore.  They moved to Rosburg in 1987 from Portland.
  He enjoyed his horses and livestock, hiking and trout fishing with 
his wife, and reading nonfiction.  He was a member of the American 
Legion, Barr-Johnson-Hill Post 111 of Deep River, and the Grays River 
Grange.
  Survivors include his wife, Esther, at home; two sons, Donnelly David 
Gregg, Jr. in Michigan and George S. MacGregor of Seattle; a sister, 
Audrey K. Gregg of Portland; and three grandchildren.
  A celebration of life and graveside service was Thursday. Sebastian 
Collupy officiated.
  Dowling Funeral Home was in charge.


Grays River Cemetery-Grays River, Wa.
18 May 1921-01 May 1997
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
original newspaper collection.)