William Vaughn Hilliard, age 79, a resident of Wasco, Oregon passed away September 21, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Bradley Guy Brittain, age 64, a resident of Tygh Valley, Oregon passed away September 15, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
William Marion Woods, age 62, a resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away September 21, 2021. The Family will have a memorial service 1:00 pm, October 16, 2021, at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W 7th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Ramona Josephine Gatlin, age 82, a resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away September 12, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Daniel Harold Kenslow, 77, died September 24, 2021, at his home in The Dalles. He was born on July 5,1944, to Wayne and Helen (Lingo) Kenslow in Dayton, WA. His father worked in construction so he spent his younger years moving with the family. He lived in Washington, California, and Oregon, settling in The Dalles when he was in junior high. He graduated from The Dalles High School in 1962. After attending college he joined the Army in 1966. He married Patricia Sutherland in March 1967 and left for Vietnam two weeks later. While in Vietnam he volunteered to join the LRRPs (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) and was the point man for his team, earning two Bronze Stars for valor in combat.
After military service he went to work for The Dalles TV Company as a lineman and spent the next 34 years working for the various owners of that cable company. He retired in 2005.
He enjoyed the outdoors and the family spent many wonderful weekends skiing on Mt. Hood, camping and hunting in the mountains and steelhead fishing on the Deschutes River. He was a dedicated archer and bowhunter, and a lifetime member of the Celilo Bowmen Archery Club.
He is survived by his mother Helen of The Dalles, his wife of 54 years Patricia, sons Eric (Eila) of Beaverton and Jay (Tiffany) of The Dalles, granddaughter Jamie (Cody) Sellers of Lyle, and grandsons Reese and Bodee Kenslow of The Dalles.
A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2022 with exact date TBA. Further details will be provided by Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Service.
Harvey D. Prouty “Harv” age 87 former “mayor” of 3rd and Washington, passed away September 5th, 2021 at his home in The Dalles surrounded by family.
He was born in Osawatomie Kansas June 12, 1934, to Father Harvey Prouty and Mother Sadie Lenthicon, they both preceded him in death. He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Sister Geraldine, brothers Wesley, Victor, Fred, Tony, and sister Dot.
His family moved to Nampa, Idaho when Harvey was very young, and he spent most of his childhood there with his brothers and sisters running the streets of Nampa.
He served in the United States Navy in the Korean War from 1952-1955 and was stationed on the U.S.S Essex CUA-9. After leaving the Navy, he went to barber school. Upon graduating, he worked with his great friend Jim Kelly at “Kelly’s Barber Shop” in The Dalles. He bought the barber shop when Jim passed and kept the Kelly name in honor of Jim. Kelly’s Barber shop is where he spent 40 plus years and made lots of great friends until he retired in 2010.
He was married to Kaye for 25 years. She precedes him in death. They loved to travel together and had a great love of life with friends and family.
He was a member of the Elks lodge and trustee for 9 years. He was also a member of The Fort Dalles Rodeo Association where he served as president in 1990-1991. He took many trips to Vegas for the NFR with his buddies: Milt, Steve, and Greg.
He is survived by his Son Stan Prouty and his Daughter Stephanie Ryan (husband Chris).
His Grandkids, Marshall Thompson (wife Keli), Jessica Canady (husband Ryan) and Caitlyn Rivas (husband Javier). Great-Grandkids; Bayli, Jersey, Adeline, Lincoln, Cruz, and baby girl Rivas.
His Brothers Wes, Fred and Tony, Sisters Geraldine, and Dot, as well as many nieces and nephews in Idaho. Harvey loved his family very much.
His Celebration of life will be October 2,2021 at Spencer, Libby, and Powell at 2pm. Please join his family to celebrate his life.
William C. “Chuck” Hickerson Jr., age 98, a resident of The Dalles. Or. passed away at a local care facility Sept. 24, 2021. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Beverly J. Matteson, age 86, a resident of Wishram, Wa. passed away at her home Sept. 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held 1pm Sat. Oct. 2, 2021 at Tygh Valley Cemetery in Tygh Valley Or. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Michael S. Carrico, age 73, a resident of The Dalles, Or. passed away Sept. 19, 2021 at a local hospital. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Richard A. Fadness, age 78, a resident of The Dalles, Or passed away at a local hospital Aug. 28, 2021. A Funeral service will be held 2pm Sat. Oct. 2, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church in The Dalles, Or. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Jose Pinon Vencez, age 24, a resident of The Dalles, Or passed away at a hospital in Bend, Or Sept. 15, 2021. A Funeral service will be held 3 pm Tues. Sept. 28, 2021 at St Peter Catholic Church in The Dalles, Or. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Samuel James Garcia, age 52, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away September 15, 2021. Funeral Service will be held Friday, September 24th, 1:00 pm at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Avenue, The Dalles, Oregon.
Kieth R. Walter, age 89, a resident of The Dalles and former resident of Washougal, Wa. passed away at a local care facility Sept. 16, 2021. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Barbara Ruth Hartman, age 64, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away September 11, 2021. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Wanda Mae Anderson, age 90, resident of Maupin, Oregon passed away September 12, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Alfred Jimmy Payne, 71 passed away September 10, 2021, at OHSU Hospital in Portland Oregon. He was born November 6th, 1949; the 4th of 4 children in The Dalles, Oregon to Alfred and Julia Payne. His 3 older sisters doted on him his entire childhood. He grew up in Grass Valley, Oregon, attending grade school there and high school in Moro.
Jim married Shawn on August 23, 1997, at the brand new Moro Fire Hall. They resided in Moro and celebrated their 24th anniversary this August quietly at home together. They spent 30 total years together enjoying numerous adventures. They were best friends and shared many passions together including a love of serving and saving people.
Jim is survived by his wife Shawn; his sons Justin and wife Amanda Payne, Travus and his significant other Becky Hilderbrand; his step-daughter Jennifer Lynch and her significant other Chad Zumwalt; grandchildren Zeke, Damian, Trista, Stiehl, Taylor, and Jude; sister Lois and her husband Larry Kidney; many nieces and nephews.
Jim started out his life farming, after brief military service. He then moved on to construction and trucking; retiring from the Sherman County Road Department in 2011. He has often been found the last 8 years helping his son Justin farm, in his spare time; happy to enlighten anyone who will listen with stories that start with “back when I was farming, we did it this way”. The maroon Peterbilt on the farm has been known as and will forevermore be “Dad’s truck”.
Jim lived his life to help others. He served in countless capacities; having a passion for fighting fire and responding to emergencies. He would respond day or night to anyone who needed help. He started with the Grass Valley Fire Department in 1981; joining the Moro Fire Department in 1992 where he served until his passing; for a total of 40 years of Fire and 30 years of EMS. Jim was passionate in his pursuit of purchasing “his” prized fire truck, known as Attack 24; otherwise known as “Jimmy’s Truck”. Jim’s call sign will always be S 51; retired at his passing. He was an AirLife volunteer for 20 years; he served on the 911 board. He was known over decades as a mentor to a long list of young fire/EMS volunteers. He was instrumental in fundraising for, the establishment of, and development of the current Moro Fire Hall, where he would marry his bride as a grand opening celebration. He served on the Moro City Council for 6 years. He was known to help out with Moro City Maintenance whenever he was asked (and sometimes when he wasn’t). He served as volunteer security for the Sherman County Museum. He was a member of the American Legion.
Jim was loyal with morning coffee with “the guys” since his retirement. He was an avid gun collector, and was always well armed and prepared for any emergent situation. He loved deer and elk hunting, many times celebrating his birthday during elk season. Anyone who knew Jim, knew his second greatest hobby (next to Fire/EMS); and that was telling stories. Jim could remember details from something that happened in 1968, or 1972, or 1987, or… without skipping a beat. He would gladly tell those stories to anyone who would listen; and even if you weren’t listening, he was going to tell it anyway. To those of us who were fortunate enough to listen carefully, we will have little pieces of Jim to share forever; passing along his gift of storytelling.
Family friend Bryan Cranston will be officiating funeral services on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 2:00 pm at the Moro Fire Hall; private graveside service immediately following; with a light lunch for all afterwards. Potluck dessert welcome.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Sherman County Emergency Services Volunteer Fund, PO Box 139, Moro, OR 97039. Arrangements made by Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home, The Dalles, Oregon.
Mary Kathleen Lyon, age 82, resident of Maupin, Oregon passed away September 11, 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Charles Forrest Decker Charlie Decker, a lifelong resident of Wasco, OR died Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of 94.
He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Oliver and Erma Decker on
November 22, 1926. He was the oldest of nine children.
At seventeen, Charlie joined the Navy, serving in WWII on the USS Battleship, South Dakota. Every morning, the teenage Yeoman Decker would bring the daily news and plan of the day to Admiral Nimitz, who would sit on his bunk, in his boxers, and discuss the day with him. They survived numerous battles, kamikaze pilots, shrapnel, and a typhoon. Charlie was awarded eight battle stars.
Returning home to Nebraska, he completed high school, then joined with his family in Wasco, Oregon. In 1949 he married Joyce Wallace. Together they had four children. Charlie became a Barber and worked in The Dalles, and Moro before building his own shop in Wasco. Charles Decker was a loving, supportive husband and father, a charming member of his community and a quiet calm example of what it means to be a man.
Charlie is survived by his children; Phyllis Coats Newman, Alvin Decker, Don Decker and Tim Decker, grandchildren; John Coats, Meghan McAllister, Nick Decker, Lindsey Poggemeyer, Kelsey Mitchell, David Decker, Zack Decker and thirteen great grandchildren. He is survived by his brothers; Ronnie, Monte and Terry Decker and sisters, Davise McFetridge and Vivian Curtiss.
The graveside service will be held Saturday, September 25, at 11:00 am at Wasco Sunrise Cemetery, 71222 N. Sawtooth Road, Wasco, OR 97065, with Pastor Bob Reasoner officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Wasco United Methodist Church, PO Box 43, Wasco, OR 97065.
Judith Alicia Hottel , age 62, resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away August 30 , 2021. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Bobby Dean Clawson, age 91, a resident of The Dalles, Oregon passed away September 8, 2021. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.