Wahkiakum County Eagle-October 23, 1969-Page 8 ANNE WELCOME Mrs. Anne Welcome, 84, of Cathlamet, died October 15 in a Longview hospital after a short illness. She was born January 16, 1885, in Pillar Rock, and was a resident of Skamokawa until 1918 when she moved to Portland where she owned and operated the Ansonia Hotel with her sister, the late Mrs. Nellie Lott, and spent her declining years at the Columbia View Nursing Home. Her father was one of the early pioneers in the fishing business on the Columbia River. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Services were held Saturday at the Dowling Funeral Chapel in Cathlamet with Rev. Bernard Herrick officiating. Concluding services and interment were in Fern Hill Cemetery in Skamokawa. Dowling Funeral Home was in charge. Anne Lamont Welcome Fern Hill Cemetery-Skamokawa, Wahkiakum, WA 16 Jan 1885-15 Oct 1969 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2010 from original newspaper collection.)