The Wahkiakum County Eagle-January 27, 1966 W. H. Oxman Dies Thursday W.H. Oxman, 99, believed to have been the oldest white man born in Washington, died January 20 in a Longview hospital. He was born July 20, 1886, near Oak Point and lived his entire life in Wahkiakum County and had lived in Cathlamet since 1907. When he moved to Cathlamet he bought the hotel which was situated where Jim's Café now stands. The hotel burned down in Mary of 1908 and a second hotel, the Cathlamet hotel was built on the same location. He operated this hotel for eight years and then went into the grocery store business. The Oxman Grocery was operated by him for 19 years. In 1929 he built the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wendt. He lived for 26 years with the Wendt family and had recently moved to the hotel downtown which he had built 59 years earlier. Oxman served as mayor of Cathlamet and served several terms on the city council. Survivors include one grand nephew, Roy Elwyn Griffith of Auburn; two grand nieces, Mrs. Patrician G. Hanson of Gresham, Ore., and Mrs. Maxine G. Stuart of Woodland. Funeral services were held at the Dowling Funeral Home Sunday afternoon. The Rev. David Nelson gave the prayer and the eulogy was read by Doumit. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Wahkiakum County Cemetery District No. 1. The Dowling Funeral Home was in charge. William H. Oxman Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, WA 30 July 1866-20 January 1966 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2007 from original newspaper collection.)