The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., August 29, 1980 page 3
RALPH STEWART DIES AT 73
Ralph W. Stewart of Cook, retired lumber worker and member of the
Skamania County Sheriff's Reserve, died in a hospital at The Dalles, Oregon
Tuesday, August 26, at the age of 73.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, August 29 at 1 p.m. at
Gardner's Funeral Chapel in Stevenson. Interment will follow at the Appleton,
Washington cemetery.
A complete obituary will be carried in next week's Pioneer.
The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., September 5, 1980 page 3
RITES ARE READ FOR RALPH STEWART, MILL A RESIDENT
Funeral services were held Friday for Ralph W. Stewart, resident of
Mill A, who died in a hospital at The Dalles Tuesday, August 26, at the age of
73.
Mr. Stewart had been in ill health for several months and had
entered the hospital August 18.
He was a member of the Skamania County Sheriff's Reserve and
Evergreen Grange 1076 and was on the board of directors of Senior Services of
Skamania County, Inc. He was also a member of Union Local 2805, Lumber and
Sawmill Workers.
Mr. Stewart was born August 31, 1906, at the family farm home near
Vancouver, the son of James W. and Louise Stewart. He grew up in the area and
attended school there.
Ralph Stewart and Mildred McMahon were married in Multnomah, near
Portland, Oregon, September 27, 1927. They would have observed their 53rd
anniversary this month.
The Stewarts made their first home in Multnomah and their children
were born there. In 1936 they moved to the Yakima area where they operated a
dairy farm until World War II when Mr. Stewart went to work in the Vancouver
shipyards. Following the war they moved to Klickitat where he was employed for a
number of years at the sawmill. For a time they operated a ranch at Trout Lake
and moved to Mill A in 1968 after Mr. Stewart suffered a heart attack and had to
limit his working hours. He was one of the original members of the Skamania
County Sheriff's Reserve when it was organized by Sheriff William Closner, and
was also active in the Grange and in senior services. Mr. Stewart is survived by
his wife, Mildred, at home; a son, Ralph Stewart Jr., of Seattle; a daughter,
Patricia (Mrs. Robert) Landanger of The Dalles; four grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Gardner's Chapel in Stevenson, Friday,
August 29, with the Rev. Edgar Haworth officiating. Interment followed at the
Appleton Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Melvin Wyatt, Verlon Dutson, Rick Evans, Victor
Boucher, James Youtsey and Ralph Stewart III. Honorary bearers were Chester
Latimer, Troy Mansfield, Lyle Trent, Lester Knowlton, Ernest Skala and Lester
Miller.
Gardner's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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