Obituary: Rhoades, George B. Sr.
Age 89
He was born on April 26, 1925 in Kettle Falls, WA.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mary in 2008 after 56 years of marriage.
He met and married Mary while he was a Master Sergeant at Fairchild AFB.
He was also a veteran of WWII.
He is survived by brothers Wm.
“Burke” Rhoades and Timothy Rhoades; as well as sons David (Chris) Rhoades Kennewick, WA, George “Byron” (Joani) Rhoades Jr. Post Falls, ID, Jim (Rose) Rhoades Spokane; and daughters Star Darden, San Diego, CA, April (Art) Wright, Nine Mile Falls, WA and Melody (Brian) Padrta, Colbert, WA.
He has 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
George worked and retired from Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood Plant.
He is best known for his bountiful vegetable gardens making him the “go to” person for advice on how to grow most anything.
A Graveside Inurnment will take place Friday, June 5 at 1:00 pm at Riverside Memorial Park, 508 N. Government Way.