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Henry Edward Melville
A private family service will be held for Henry Edward Melville, of Sequim.
Mr. Melville died Feb. 5, 2000. He was 79.
He was born Aug. 9, 1920, in San Jose, Calif., to Clyde and Emily Crews Melville.
He served in the U.S. Navy.
He and Marge Hogback married Sept. 10, 1945, in Seattle.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Melville is survived by son Henry Melville Jr., of Seward, Alaska; daughter Diane Phelps, of Phoenix, Ariz.; and brother Emmet Melville, of Hico, Texas.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Mary B. Logan
A memorial service for Mary B. Logan, of Sequim, will be scheduled for a later date.
Mrs. Logan died Feb. 4, 2000. She was 97.
She was born Dec. 14, 1902, in Stockwell, Ind., to George William and Ella Roark Thompson.
She married Gail Lewis Logan June 6, 1925, in Stockwell. Mr. Logan preceded her in death.
Mrs. Logan graduated from Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind. She taught 40 years in the elementary grades in the Indiana Public Schools in Stockwell and Indianapolis. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Mrs. Logan retired to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1967. She moved to Sequim in 1987.
She was a member of Sequim Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Logan is survived by daughter Dorothy A. Stevenson, of Sequim; grandson Eric Stevenson, of Grenoble, France, and grandaughter Jane Stevenson, of Seattle.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Logan was preceded in death by brothers Charles and Robert Thompson and sister Grace Thompson.
Memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
F. Laverne Velpel
A memorial service for F. Laverne "Dude" Velpel, of Sequim, was held Feb. 10 at the Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Rev. Gordon Omdal, of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, presided. Inurnment was at Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Velpel died Feb. 7, 2000. She was 77.
She was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Vermont, Ill., to Earl H. and Irma Mayall McMullen.
She graduated from Manual High School in Peoria, Ill. and worked for 14 years as an office worker at Cohen Furniture Co., in Peoria, Ill.
She and Fred W. Velpel married Dec. 20, 1941, in Kohokia, Mo.
She moved to Sequim in 1998 from Peoria.
Mrs. Velpel was a member of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church and Women's Evangelical Lutheran Church Association. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Bartonville, Ill.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Velpel is survived by daughter Patricia Capouch, of Sequim; brothers Earl McMullen, of Bartonville, Ill., and George McMullen, of Venice, Fla.; sisters Wilma Gale and June Stew, both of Bartonville, Ill.; and Darlene Werts, of Virginia, Ill; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial gifts may be made to Dungeness Valley Lutheran Parish Ministry Program, P.O. box 1916, Sequim 98382, or Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mary H. Martin
A service for Mary H. Martin will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Stockton, Calif., at a later date.
Mrs. Martin died Feb. 5, 2000. She was 101.
She was born Dec. 12, 1898, in Marshall, Mo., to Theodore and Cora Elizabeth Ankrom Hope.
She graduated from high school and Missouri Valley College, in Marshall, Mo.
She and Charles Robert Martin married in June 1922. Mr. Martin preceded her in death.
Mrs. Martin lived and taught high school English and Latin in towns in Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas, Denver, Colorado and Stockton, Calif., where her husband served as a Presbyterian minister.
Mrs. Martin was a member of the PEO sisterhood for more than 50 years.
Mrs. Martin is survived by daughter Virginia Goddard and her husband, Harold, of Sequim; and two grandchildren.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marcella Mae Smart
A funeral for Marcella Mae Smart, of Sequim, was held Feb. 11 at Sequim Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A graveside service was Feb. 14 at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Ore., with Bishop Del Rey Hawks presiding.
Mrs. Smart died Feb. 7, 2000. She was 81.
She was born May 24, 1918, in Waterville, to William Chester and Alice Vivian DeAtley Fletcher.
Mrs. Smart was a high school graduate.
She and Ralph Smart married in April 1983. She had previously married William C. Merrick on Nov. 11, 1939.
Mrs. Smart was a dental assistant in Dublin, Calif., and Clackamas, Ore. She moved to Sequim in 1983.
She was a member of Sequim Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sequim Prairie Grange.
Memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Smart is survived by son Ken Smart, of Boring, Ore.; daughter Nedra M. Luke, of Richmond, Va.; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Florence C. Richmond
A funeral for Florence C. Richmond, of Port Angeles, was held Feb. 15 at Sequim Valley Chapel. The Rev. Jonathan Fodge presided. Burial was at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mrs. Richmond died of congestive heart failure Feb. 9, 2000. She was 85.
She was born March 15, 1914, in Blyn, to Vaulney C. and Barbra A. Knapp Mitchell. She was a high school graduate.
She married Beryl H. Richmond, who preceded her in death on May 27, 1980.
Mrs. Richmond was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting.
Mrs. Richmond is survived by daughter Ila A. West, of Port Angeles; son Ronald W. Richmond, of Arlington; sister Lila Anderson, of Port Angeles; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Marion Georgie Leilani Thomas
No service is planned for Marion Georgie Leilani Thomas, of Sequim.
Mrs. Thomas died Feb. 11, 2000. She was 79.
She was born Oct. 16, 1920, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to J.M. and Margerite Frances Tait Cooper.
After graduating from high school, she attended nursing school. She worked as an insurance clerk and typist.
She and Erin W. Thomas married June 15, 1941, in Roseburg, Ore.
Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Episcopal church. She was a Cub Scout den mother and a member of "Mother Singers" singing group.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Thomas is survived by sons Erin Thomas Jr., of Palm Bay, Fla., Dean H. Thomas, of Augusta, Ga., and Richard H. Thomas, of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter Kathleen Beth DeStefano, of Santa Clara, Calif.; brother Capt. William Cooper, of Westport, Ore.; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Richard Lee Roberts Sr.
A memorial service for Richard Lee Roberts Sr. is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 at Little Brown Church of Blyn. Pastor Steve Devine will preside.
Mr. Roberts died Feb. 13, 2000, after a long illness. He was 62.
