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She was born Sept. 8, 1932 in Medical Lake, Wash. to Harry and Inez (Heyer) Watson. She entered into peace in Spokane, Wash. March 10, 2020. She graduated from Medical Lake High School in 1950. She married Alan R. Beckwith on Aug. 16, 1954. He passed away in 1997. They had two sons. Terry R. Beckwith currently residing in Medical Lake. And Michael A. Beckwith currently residing in McCall and Sandpoint, Idaho. She worked as a cafeteria manager in the Cheney School District....
Vicki Jeanette (Croston) Riggs (age 61) was brought to heaven on Feb. 27, 2020 from her home in Cheney, Wash. She was born to James Frank and Marjorie Alice (Nield) Croston on Aug. 25, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is survived by her mother, Marjorie Croston; two daughters, Stacy Haugen and Jolene Krupke; three sons, Shawn Gunderson, Dwayne Gunderson and Jeromy Riggs; one granddaughter, Karley, three grandsons, Eligh, Taeryn, and Dustin; one sister, Linda Penning (Don);...
Shirley Ann (Goodwin) Nilles, age 76, passed away March 10, 2020, surrounded by the love of her husband, children, and grandchildren at her home in Spokane. Shirley was born in Grandview, Wash., to John and Ellen Van Horn. She spent most of her life in Cheney Wash., where she attended all 12 grades of school. Shirley worked for the Cheney School District, Key Tonic, and retired from Guardian Insurance. While in Cheney, Shirley was a member of the Cheney Community Church and Ch...
Beverly Y. “Bev” Dow, 66, of Pullman, Wash. passed away March 8, 2020 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church as part of the Sunday morning worship service. Beverly was born April 5, 1953 in Spokane, Wash. to Alvin and Marvel (Baumgartner) Dow. She grew up and attended school in Cheney, Wash. Following high school graduation Beverly went to work at Eastern Washington University in the housekeeping d...
Betty Ann Ray Betty (Elizabeth) Ann Ray (Przybylski), age 71, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2020. Betty was born Dec. 14, 1948 to George and Margaret Przybylski. Betty moved between Puyallup, Maple Valley, Reardan and Cheney, all in Washington, following her family and going where she was needed the most. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Michelle and Aaron Hill, Brad and JoLynn Ray, Lisa and Joe Cushman, her ex-husband, Allan Ray and her...
Valerie Prather (Age 78) passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 24, 2020. Valerie was a resident of Cheney for 40 years. She retired from Eastern Washington University where she worked as a clerk in the book store. Valerie is survived by her four children; Lucy Petrini, Jim, Jeff and Tim Leonard; her 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held this summer in Tacoma, Wash. Cheney Funeral Chapel, Cheney, Wash. Online guest...
Dr. David McKinstry passed peacefully in his sleep, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. David was a kind and generous man beloved by his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife, Donna, his children, David, Megan, and Molly and Joshua Foxx and grandchildren, Aidan Ireton, David (Trey) McKinstry III, Arianna Craig and Conor Craig. He was a retired physics professor at Eastern Washington University and was interested in promoting sustainable energy and enjoyed sharing 3D movies in his...
Stan, son of Carl and Juanita Cruse of Cheney, having been ill since April, passed away peacefully Feb. 4, 2020 with Margaret, his wife of 51 years, and his daughter Joanna by his side. He predeceases his wife and daughter, sister Sandra (Kurt) Anderson and family, cousin Gary (Nilah) Smith and family, cousin Linda (Lou) Deal and family, cousins in Illinois and Indiana and families and many friends. Stan was born on Jan. 10, 1948. He grew up and attended K-12 school in...
The Rev. Christine J. Soule was called home to be with the angels on Jan. 20, 2020 and continue on her journey of life everlasting. She was born Sep. 2, 1937, in Los Angeles, Calif. to Maydean Tessier and Charles Edward Soule III, a direct descendant of George Soule, a Mayflower Compact signatory. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from University of Montana and a master’s in applied psychology from Eastern Washington University in 1993. She served as a cha...
Stanley Carl Cruse Stan, son of Carl and Juanita Cruse of Cheney, having been ill since April, passed away peacefully with Margaret, his wife of 51 years, and his daughter Joanna by his side. He predeceases his wife and daughter, sister Sandra (Kurt) Anderson and family, cousin Gary (Nilah) Smith and family, cousin Linda (Lou) Deal and family, cousins in Illinois and Indiana and families and many friends. Stan grew up and attended K-12 school in Cheney, and his first year of...
Jody Elizabeth Horton, 47, died Jan. 16, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born July 30, 1972 to Marlin Richard and Corinne Mary (Gribbin) Cameron in Augusta, Maine. Jody was a 1990 graduate from Gray New Gloucester High School in Gray, Maine, and graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle and was three courses away from obtaining her master’s degree. She was an elementary school teacher for 23 years, eventually teaching all grades at locations around the w...
On Jan. 17, 2020, Don passed away surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 31, 1937 in Somerville, Massachusetts to James and Virginia (Sousa) Sweeney. Don grew up in Chelmsford and at the age of 17, joined the Navy and became a cook and Seabee for eight years. He met Karen, his loving wife in Santa Monica, Calif. and began his career with the telephone company. He transferred to Medical Lake, Wash. in 1968 continuing his career of 36 years, and raised his family on Silver...
Dianne Perrins, currently of Montrose, Colo., passed away peacefully at her home on Jan. 22, 2020, after a long and persistent battle with cancer. She was in the care of Hope West Hospice at the time of her passing. Dianne Pruitt Perrins was born 29 May 1943 in Kirkland, Wash. to Ken and Margery Pruitt and was the oldest of three girls. Her siblings are Penny Melchisadeck (Kenny), of Federal Way, Wash., and Pamela King (Chuck) of Everett, Wash. She is preceded in death by her...
Bradley Alan Wright, aged 61, passed away peacefully in his home in West Richland, Wash. on Christmas Day, 2019. Born Feb. 9, 1958 in Caldwell, Idaho, Brad was the youngest child of Gordon Keith Wright and Tommie Lee Stallings. He was brother to Lee Anne, Bruce and Brian. Brad graduated Cheney High School in 1976. He married Catherine Gresham and the couple settled in Colfax, Wash. where their children Jason and Ashley were raised. Brad was a graduate of the Pacific Coast Bank...
Donald “Dusty” Rhoades, 81, passed away early Jan. 13, 2020, and is now reunited with his beloved wife Galen in Heaven. He was born June 9, 1938 in Tonasket, Wash., the second of 12 children born to his loving mother Josephine (Estell) Dickinson. He graduated from Spangle High School in 1957, where he met his best friend, Jim, and they spent the next decades getting into mischief and cracking jokes together. Both were members of the Naval Air Reserve in high school, and joi...
Ramond Myrl Giles (Age 97) passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at the age of 97. He was born in Sprague, Wash. on April 22, 1922, the youngest of six children born to Elvin and Flora Mae Giles. Ray spent his "wonder years" in the small town of Pine City. After graduating from Garfield High School in 1940 he enrolled at Eastern Washington College of Education in Cheney where he met his wife of 72 years, Carolyn Polenske of Edwall. Their dating began during Carolyn's...
Paul William Heggie (Age 64) passed away on Dec. 25, 2019. Paul was born on Oct. 12, 1955, in Harlowton, Montana to Lois and Richard Heggie. Paul lived in Montana all his life with his mom Lois until May 2012 when they moved to Cheney. Paul’s mom passed away on July 27, 2016, and he went to live with Deb and Rick Kinnie and family. Paul was very outgoing, happy and had lots of friends in the community. Paul enjoyed being a part of West Plains Special Olympics. He loved b...
Henry Lewis Clay (Hank) was born on April 10, 1935 in Leesburg, Ohio. Hank died peacefully at home with his daughters at his side on Dec. 11, 2019. He joined the Air Force in January 1955 and stayed for 25 years and one month, retiring as a master sergeant. During his service he was in the military police at many bases and retired from Fairchild Air Force Base as the acting head of security. He is survived by his two daughters, Denise Schilling (Chris), Spokane; Michele Clay,...
Dorothea B. Haase, age 88, passed away on Dec. 5, 2019. She was the eldest daughter of Henry Wallner and Dora (Scheele) Arnold. She was born on March 21, 1931, in Spokane, Wash. on July 22, 1948. Dorothea married Harlan Haase at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Together they raised 14 children. While her children were young she stayed at home, but later went to work as a seamstress. She worked for Katherine Louise Industries for a number of years. Later, she went to work for the...
Meredith Hogan Scott passed away peacefully at the age of 93. Consistent with her determined personality, she declared that she had decided that Wednesday was a good day to pass and that is just what she did. She parted from this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2019, surrounded by family in Colorado Springs, Colo. Meredith, or better known as Hogie, was born on Aug. 8, 1926 in her family’s ranch house in Grace, Idaho to Grover Cleveland Hogan and Eliza Jane H...
John Wesley Wilson passed away Nov. 10 at Lincoln County Hospital in Davenport, Wash. He was born Jan. 28, 1948, in Omak, Wash. He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years Cherie. He leaves behind his mother Irene, his siblings Connie, Kenneth, Gilbert and Robert, his children Patrick, Chris, Gillian and John II and 13 grandchildren. John grew up in Washington and Alaska. He served and medically retired from the United States Army, was a mechanic and a horse breeder. As...
Shirley was taken home to be with the Lord on November 3, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Shirley was born April 25, 1925 and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of four children and the only girl in the family. When her children were young, Shirley enjoyed being a stay at home mom; volunteering with the PTA, American Heart Association and Cancer Society. Later, she would be employed as a secretary, working with engineers at McDonnell-Douglas on early d...
Barry passed away on Oct. 20, 2019, following a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Thanks to Hospice, he was at home in Lincoln, Wash., surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death. The son of Harvey and Mildred Tilson, Barry was born on Sept. 26, 1945. He spent most of his life in Lincoln County in the Davenport, Creston and Wilbur area and graduated from Davenport High School in 1963. Barry married Karen Anyan on Dec. 9, 1966. They had three children and...
Ernestine Isadora McMillan Hilton, age 99, died on Oct. 27, 2019, at her home in Cheney surrounded by loved ones. Ernestine was born Feb. 20, 1920, in Asotin, Wash. to Myrtle Mae (Marks) and Ernest McMillan. She was the eldest of 4 children. Ernestine married the love of her life, Earl Laverne Hilton in 1942. Together they raised their four children: Earl Laverne Jr., Nancy Louise, Richard Lester and Jerold Lauren. Her eldest son, Earl Jr. tragically died in a plane crash in...
Wayne Andrew Foland of Cheney, Wash., passed away suddenly on Oct. 18, 2019, surrounded by family. Wayne was born on Dec. 13, 1949, in Spokane, Wash. Wayne attended St. Anthony's Catholic School and then when his family moved to Tyler, Wash., he attended Cheney High School where he was involved in sports, music and drama. He also was an avid hunter and fisherman as a teenager where he was known to have skipped school with his "partners in crime" in order to "enjoy nature."...
