Obituaries
Letha Myers Moscow, Idaho
Memorial service for Letha Jane Myers, 86, will be held at the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow at a later date. Burial will take place in Hermiston, Ore., on Tuesday. Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Myers, who was born in Meridian, Idaho, died Thursday.
She grew up in Melba, Idaho, and went on to attend beauty school in Caldwell, Idaho, and became a beauty operator.
Mrs. Myers lived in Klamath Falls, Ore., before moving to Lake Lowell, Idaho, and returned to Oregon in 1945.
She worked as a bookkeeper in several cities in Oregon before moving to Dryden, Wash.
Mrs. Myers settled in Hermiston, and later lived in Pullman and Spokane, where she worked as a house mother at Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Chi Omega sororities at Washington State University and for one year at the University of Idaho.
She moved to the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow 11 years ago.
Mrs. Myers was a nationally accredited flower show judge, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Queen Esther chapter in Hermiston, and the Oregon State Grange. She was also a member of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, and a former member of the Stanfield Presbyterian Church in Oregon.
Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Hower of Pullman; a sister, Myrtie Bowline of Rathdrum, Idaho; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Genevieve ‘Jenny’ Timm Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Service for Genevieve Dorothy “Jenny” Timm, 75, will be held today at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Timm, who was born in Iowa, died Monday from cancer.
She attended school in Iowa until moving to California. She returned to Iowa and then lived in Wisconsin, where she worked in a cookie factory and a laundry.
Mrs. Timm lived in Washington and Idaho several times before settling in Bonners Ferry in the late 1940s.
She later returned to Wisconsin before moving back to Bonners Ferry, where she worked at City Bakery, Taft’s Variety Store and provided cleaning services for various businesses.
Mrs. Timm was active at the Bonners Ferry Senior Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben.
Survivors include a son, LeRoy Timm of Bonners Ferry; and two brothers, Norman and Richard Buck, both of Iowa.
Memorials may be made to the Boundary Community Hospital Home Health and Hospice Services, HCR 61, Box 61A, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805.
Vernon Granlund Troy, Idaho
Private family service for Vernon LeRoy Granlund, 77, will be held at Dry Creek Cemetery near Troy at a later date. Memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow, Idaho. Mr. Granlund, who was born in Troy, died Thursday from a heart attack.
He graduated from Troy High School in 1938 and worked for Boeing in Seattle before serving with the Army Engineers during World War II.
Mr. Granlund returned to Troy after his military discharge and worked for Rauch’s Mill and PFI.
He moved to Bovill, Idaho, and worked as a sawyer for PFI.
In 1949 he bought a farm near Troy and semi-retired from farming 10 years ago.
Mr. Granlund was a member of the Cemetery District Board and the Senior Citizens of Troy, Kendrick and Deary, Idaho.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; four children, Milton Granlund of Deary, Ray Granlund of Alabama, Eric Grandlund of Coeur d’Alene and Joanne Clovis of Boise; three brothers, Harold Granlund of Spokane, Earl Granlund of California and Gordon Granlund of Clarkston, Wash.; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Troy Ambulance Fund or the Zion Lutheran Church in Deary.
Esther McCullough Colfax, Wash.
Funeral service for Esther L. McCullough, 73, will be at 11 a.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse.
Mrs. McCullough, who was born in Wenatchee, died Thursday.
She graduated from high school in Wenatchee in 1942 and in 1946 married Claude McCullough.
They made their home in the West Cove area near Palouse, where they farmed.
In 1955 they moved to Troy, Idaho, where they purchased a cattle ranch and farm.
They retired in 1978 and moved to Moscow, Idaho. In 1987, they moved to Lewiston.
After her husband died in 1997, Mrs. McCullough moved to Colfax.
Mrs. McCullough was a member of the Colfax Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include two sons, Ron McCullough of Nashville, Tenn., and Jerry McCullough of Moscow; a daughter, Diane Daniels of Colfax; three brothers, Wesley Hansen of Warden, Wash., Herman Hansen of Wenatchee and Kenny Hansen of Juneau, Alaska; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Whitman Home Health and Hospice, 106 S. Mill Street, Colfax WA 99111.
Elmer Houss Spokane
Graveside service for Elmer C. Houss, 90, was Friday at Fairmount Memorial Park. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Houss, who was born in Oklahoma, died Sunday.
He served in the Navy from 1926 to 1930 on the USS Tennessee.
Mr. Houss worked as a millwright for various sawmills and had worked for seven years at a wood-shingle mill in Hanford, Wash.
He moved to Spokane 46 years ago and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Shriners and Eastern Star Ivanhoe Chapter.
His wife, Janette, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Alta Ingram of San Jose, Calif.; four brothers, William Houss of Garfield, Wash., Tom Plummer of Athol, Idaho, Robert Plummer of Great Falls, Mont., and Milton Plummer of Klamath Falls, Ore.; a sister, Mabel Bridge of Garfield, Wash.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ronald Hopkins Spokane
Funeral service for Ronald F. Hopkins, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Hopkins, who was a resident of Spokane for 27 years, died Wednesday.
He was born in Tracyton, Wash., and served in the military.
Mr. Hopkins worked for Foster Care Children’s Services in Washington.
He was a member of Life Center Four Square Church and a volunteer at Veterans Affairs hospital in Spokane.
Survivors include three sons, Charles Hopkins of Sutherlin, Ore., and Sean and Robert Hopkins, both of Spokane; two daughters, Diana Youngman and Sheri Hopkins, both of Spokane; two brothers, Dennis Studer and Jerry Hopkins, both of California; a sister, Patsy Beck of California; his stepmother, Auvergne Hopkins of Burlington, Wash.; and 12 grandchildren.
Margaret Baker Spokane
No service will be held for Margaret F. Baker. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Baker, 70, died Tuesday.
She was born in Topeka, Kan., and was raised in El Centro, Calif.
She worked as the administrative assistant to the dean of education at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif.
She also typed the manuscripts of former President Dwight Eisenhower biographies.
Mrs. Baker moved to Spokane in 1986 and was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Lady Eagles No. 2.
Her husband, George Baker, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Richard Bailey of Medford, Ore.; a daugher, Bonnie Bailey of Essex Junction, Vt.; a brother, Joe Morehouse of Hemet, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Donald George Plummer, Idaho
Rosary recital for Donald H. George, 85, will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the Desmet Community Center in Desmet, Idaho. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Mission Catholic Church in Desmet. Burial will follow at the Sacred Heart Mission Cemetery. Yates-Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. George died Wednesday.
He held a degree in law enforcement and had worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Survivors include a daughter, Joenne Zapada of Arizona; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Glenn Parr Pullman
A private family graveside service for Glenn Frank Parr, 83, will be held at the International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Pullman. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Parr, who was a lifetime resident of Pullman, died Thursday.
He graduated from Pullman High School and worked odd jobs, including Reynolds Groceries.
Mr. Parr served in the Army during World War II.
He married Catherine Yost in 1950 in Colfax, Wash., and they made their home in Pullman.
Mr. Parr worked again at Reynolds Groceries and also worked as a carpenter. He later began a career at Washington State University in the furniture repair department. He retired after 22 years.
He was a member of the Pullman Senior Citizens Center.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Frank Parr of Pullman; two daughters, Sandy Hoffarth of Kennewick and Tami Allen of Chewelah, Wash.; a brother, Clifford Parr of Hemet, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Pearl Lavigne Spokane
No service will be held for Pearl A. Lavigne, 97, at her request. English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lavigne, who was born in Oklahoma, died Thursday.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene from Oklahoma and in the 1930s moved to Spokane.
Mrs. Lavigne was a homemaker, and served as past president of the Spokane Women’s Club in 1950.
She was preceded in death by three husbands, Earl Hayden, Arnold Landry and Clifford Lavigne.
Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Landry of Greenacres and Eugene Landry of Puyallup, Wash.; two sisters, Maybel Hoffman of Spokane and Anna Hetrick of Hamilton, Mont.; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
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