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Blaine Bishop Blaine L. Bishop, 71, died Oct. 11, 1988, at his farm home on Route 3, Cottonwood Road, east of Walla Wal la. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Herring Funeral Home Chapel, 315 W. Alder St. The Rev. Andrew Jarvis of the First Presbyterian Church will of ficiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, 2120 S. Second Ave. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Associa tion, American Cancer Society, Amer ican Heart Association, the or a chari ty of the donor’s choice through the funeral home. Bishop was born Sept. 12, 1917, in the Garfield County ranch home of his parents, William E. and Cassie Clark Bishop. After his father’s retirement three years later, the family moved to Walla Walla and established a rural home on Powerline Road. He attended Prospect Point School and Walla Wal la High School. He graduated in 1939 from Washington State College, then did advanced work in soil chemistry there. In 1941, Bishop entered the U.S. Army and was sent to participate in the North African campaign. When that battle ended, he continued with World War II fighting forces in Italy, France and Germany. After the war ended in Europe, Bishop returned to Walla Walla where he began a career in the pea industry at the Birdseye Division of General Foods. During the Korean War, he was re called by the U.S. Air Force to serve as a radar controller. However, due to his long service overseas during World War II, he was not asked to serve overseas. After two years at stateside bases, Bishop was released from further military service with the rank of captain. He returned to his work at Birdseye and became field department manag er. At that time he met and later mar ried Joyce Reser on Oct. 22, 1953, at the Umatilla County ranch home of his wife’s parents, Ralph and Helen Reser. The Bishop family made their home on a farm in the foothills of the Blue Mountains east of Walla Walla, where they were engaged in raising cattle and wheat. Upon the sale of Birdseye to DK Frozen Foods Inc. in 1978, and after 31 years of service to the company and its growers, Bishop accepted early re tirement. During his lifetime, he was a mem ber of the Walla Walla Grain Growers and the Washington and Oregon Cat tlemens’ associations. He as affiliated with the BPOE lodge and Alpha Gam ma Rho social fraternity. He was a dedicated outdoorsman, loving to hunt, fish and camp in the Pacific Northwest. In later years, he read extensively about the early history of the West, its Indians and pioneers. He enjoyed his neighbors and other friendships. Bishop is survived by his wife, at home; a son, Larry Bishop of Milton- Freewater; a daughter, Linda Hardy of Walla Walla; a grandson, Brandon Hardy of Walla Walla; a brother, Har old Bishop of Milton-Freewater; and numerous nieces and nephews. Helen Watkins DAYTON — Helen L. Watkins, 64, of Route 3, died Oct. 8, 1988, at her home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hubbard-Bogg Chapel, 111 S. Second St., Dayton. Deacon Dale Shaeffer will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at Pomeroy City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Glen Nysoe Memorial Cancer Fund. Mrs. Watkins was born April 25, 1924, in Pomeroy to August and Vena Baden Beverman. She was one of four children. She graduated from Pomer oy High School. On Sept. 17, 1949, she married Hugh Watkins at Coalinga, Calif. They came to Dayton shortly thereafter and farmed on the North Touchet and Ca hill Mountain. Her husband died Nov. 13, 1976. She was a member of the Dayton Eagles Auxiliary, Columbia County Grain Growers and Farm Bureau. She enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mrs. Watkins is survived by a son, Art Watkins of Sumner, Wash.; a daughter, Carol Campbell of Seattle; a half brother, Ray Robert of Col ville; a half sister, Wilma Shelton of Pomeroy; and six grandchildren. Robert Dalgliesh MILTON-FREEWATER — Robert E. Dalgliesh, 84, of Route 1 died Oct. 11, 1988, at the Grangeville (Idaho) Hospital. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Fri day at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Free water. The Rev. Edward Morrison of Ingle Chapel Congregational Church will officiate. The concluding service and burial will follow in Milton-Free water Cemetery, Cemetery Road. One of seven children, Mr. Dalgliesh was born Sept. 15, 1904, in Colorado to Alford and Althia Penoyer Dalgliesh. He moved with his family to Oregon, traveling in a wagon on the Oregon Trail. They settled in the Baker area on Lookout Mountain and he attended country schools. After his schooling, he worked as a packer on a sheep ranch. He married Edna Anderson in Bak er on Sept. 12, 1925. He worked on area ranches for many years. They moved to Beaver Creek where they owned and operated a wheat and cattle ranch. In 1953 they moved to Haines, Ore. Upon their retirement in 1985 they set tled in Milton-Freewater. Mrs. Dalg liesh died Aug. 14, 1987. An outdoorsman, Mr. Dalgliesh en joyed hunting, fishing and being in the mountains. Survivors include three sons, Don ald Dalgliesh of North Powder, Ore., Vernon Dalgliesh of Elk City, Idaho, and Richard Dalgliesh of Baker; two brothers, George Dalgliesh of Port land and Roy Dalgliesh of Baker; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grand children.
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington, US
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