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Joyce Doane Davis
July 18, 1915 - Feb. 7, 2008
Joyce Doane Davis, 92, of Dallas died Feb. 7 in Dallas.
She was born in Almira, Wash., to Maurice and Tillie Evers Doane.
Joyce attended a one-room school in Govan, Wash., and graduated from Almira High School and then Northwestern Business College in Spokane, Wash.
In 1936 she married John F. Cadigan and they resided in Wallace, Idaho, and Milton-Freewater. In 1943 they moved to Yakima, Wash. They had three sons, John, Shane, and Ross Cadigan.
Joyce worked in the family CPA business for a number of years and at Summitview School.
Joyce was a past matron of Syringa Chapter, Order of Eastern Star (OES), past Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Washington, OES, and member of Women's Century Club, Colonial Dames of XVII Century, and St. Timothy's Episcopal Church.
Her favorite volunteering was at the "Plaid Door," which she did since its inception in 1964.
In 1970, she married Clayton H. Davis and added travel and horseback riding to her activities. She was an avid knitter and contributed more than 700 articles to the RSVP "warm-up" project.
Her pride in her family and their accomplishments was her greatest joy.
After the death of her husband Clayton in 1999, Joyce moved to Dallas to be near Ross and Nancy. While there, she was active in church and club activities and made a number of new friends.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Russell Doane, sister, Beverly Doane, two step sons, and husbands, John and Clayton.
Survivors include her sister, Carol Eckhart of Deer Park, Wash.; brother, Bruce Doane of Tri Cities, Wash.; sons, John (Marie) Cadigan of Cashmere, Wash., Shane Cadigan of Kirkland, Wash., and Ross Cadigan and his wife Nancy (and Joyce's personal angel) of Dallas; eight grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Service is at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Yakima, Wash. Interment will be in Terrace Heights Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.

Anna J. Runkle
Oct. 14, 1925 - Feb. 8, 2008
Anna J. Runkle, 82, of Dallas died Feb. 8.
Private service will be held with private intermenty at Dallas Cemetery.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.

Dorothy Ellen Franklin
April 4, 1940 - Feb. 4, 2008
Dorothy Ellen Franklin, 67, of Reedsport died Feb. 4 in Portland.
She was born in Gold Beach to Milo and Grace Elizabeth Kerber Gage.
She lived in Pedee as a young child and moved to Lakeside in 1946. She graduated from North Bend High School in 1958.
She married Leslie William "Doc" Franklin on Nov. 26, 1969, and had lived in Reedsport ever since.
Dorothy tended bar for more than 40 years and worked at Forest Hills Country Club and the Waterfront from 1979 until her retirement in 2002.
She was a people person who enjoyed flowers, crafts, sewing, cooking and talking on the telephone with her many friends. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, Garden Club, National Novelty Salt and Pepper Shaker Collectors Club including the Oregon and S.W. Washington chapters, Have Shakers Will Travel, Rebekah Lodge, and Lakeside, Reedsport and Clubhouse bunco groups.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2003.
Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Grace Franklin of Portland; stepdaughter, Susan "Val" Washington of Bothell, Wash.; stepsons, Rich Franklin of Pensacola, Fla., and Les Franklin Jr. of Southern California; brother, Dale Gage of Reedsport; sisters, Donna Bradley of Lakeside and Doris Johnston of Portland; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was Feb. 8 in Womer Cemetery in Pedee. Memorial gathering was held Feb. 9 at Reedsport Senior Center.
Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Bollman Funeral Home, Dallas, handled arrangements.

Jack Sloan
Sept. 18, 1946 - Feb. 9, 2008
Jack Sloan, 61, of Monmouth died Feb. 9.
Private service will be held.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.

Leroy Lalack
Sept. 10, 1935 - Feb. 11, 2008
Leroy Lalack, 72, of Salem died Feb. 11.
Graveside service is at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, at Smith Cemetery in Monmouth.
Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, handled arrangements.

Wayne Earl Collinsworth
June 3, 1932 - Feb. 6, 2008
Wayne Earl Collinsworth, 75, of Red Bluff, Calif., formerly of Independence, died Feb. 6 in Red Bluff after a long fight with cancer.
Wayne was born in Upland, Calif., to Jim and Violet Collinsworth.
The family moved to Sebastapol, Calif., where they owned and operated an apple orchard. He graduated from Analy High School and later served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in France during the Korean War.
After the service, he returned home and married Marie Miller on Sept. 9, 1956. Marie died on Jan. 29, 1972.
Wayne moved his family to Deer Lodge, Mont., in 1965, where he worked as a produce manager at Safeway and later for the Milwaukee Railroad as a dispatch clerk. He and Marie also owned and operated the Auction Barn in Deer Lodge and was a member of the Elks and Moose lodges for several years.
Wayne had a personable nature and loved helping people.
As an avid hunter and fisherman his entire life, Wayne showed many of his family and friends the ins and outs of the sports. He especially enjoyed sharing these times with his grandchildren.
Wayne moved to Independence, where he met and later married Sharon O'Reilly on Aug. 11, 1990. They enjoyed traveling and spending time with family until retiring in Mazatlan, Mexico, where they lived for two years. They then returned to the states, residing in Red Bluff, where they lived for the past seven years.
Wayne was preceded in death by his brother, Charles, and granddaughter, Diane Dell'Aringa Ritter.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon; brother, Jim (Del) Collinsworth of Sebastapol; eight children, Larry (Diana) Collinsworth of Molalla, Lynnette (Billy) Rounds of Salem, Lori (Dale) Bosch of Sheridan, Lonnie (Collette) Collinsworth of Whitefish, Mont., Debe Rito of Indianapolis, Dena (Jim) Barnes of Front Royal, Va., D'ann (George) Farr of Niagra Falls, N.Y., and Dawn (Brent) Ohren of Dallas; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his faithful service dog, Salsa.
No service will be held at his request. Interment will be at Roseburg National Cemetery.
Celebration of Wayne's life will be held in Oregon on Father's Day with time and place to be announced.
Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff handled the arrangements.
Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Assoc., Cancer Foundation and Red Bluff Hospice.

Thelma "Suki" Risley Hemphill
Oct. 26, 1913 - Feb. 8, 2008
Thelma "Suki" Risley Hemphill, 94, of Dallas died Feb. 8 in Dallas.
She was born in Terrill, Okla., to Jim and Lula Bartram.
She was raised and schooled at Mobeetie, Texas.
She met and married Lawrence Risley in Canadian, Texas, in 1929. A daughter, Beatrice, was born to them in 1930 and a son, Jim, in 1935. They soon moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., and when World War II broke out, to California.
Suki was a homemaker and also made dolls in a porcelain factory.
After Lawrence died in 1964, she married Frank Hemphill from Kentucky. Frank died in 1980. She moved to Dallas in 1995.
She was preceded in death by her siblings and her daughter, Beatrice.
Survivors include her son, Jim (Lucy) Risley of Dallas; seven grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren.
Memorial service is at 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 18, at Faith Evangelical Free Church. Private intermenty will be at Dallas Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to Weekday School of the Bible.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrangements.

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