Wahkiakum Eagle-March 1977 WILSON, Benjamin G. Age 69, of Deep River, died in Cathlamet. He was born in Clark County and had been a resident of the Deep River area for 14 years. He had retired as heavy equipment mechanic from Crown Zellerbach. Survivors include his wife, Marion, at home; three sons, Lester of Aloha, Ore., David of Manzanita, Ore., and Robert Bower of Forest Grove, Ore.; four daughters, Loma Parker of Everett, Lavilla May of West Linn, Ore., Patricia Foss of Milwaukie, Ore., and Carol Wright of Falls City, Neb.; three sisters, Viola Thorpe of Lebanon, Ore., Helen Thacker of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Orville Wilson of Salem, Ore.; 21 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Penttila's Chapel by the Sea, Long Beach, with Rev. Gerald Jones officiating. Peaceful Hills Cemetery-Naselle, Wa. 25 Aug 1907-18 Mar 1977 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original newspaper collection.)