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CHARLES "RAY" SPRAGG
Charles Raymond "Ray" Spragg, 83, a long time resident of the Skagit Valley, born Aug. 21, 1919 in Lewistown, Montana to Charles and Lillith Spragg. During his teen years, his family moved to the Snohomish area where he attended school and worked in dairy farming. On Sept. 25, 1943, Ray married life together. They owned and operated dairies in McMurray and Conway until 1982. During that time Ray also worked at Conway School and drove school bus for 17 years. During retirement, Ray enjoyed working outside and doing many projects to enhance their newly-built home. His favorite pastimes were spending time with Marge, his family and friends and being active at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his sons Ron and wife Jean of Conway, Norm and wife Mary Jane of Royal City, and daughter Maureen and husband Craig of Wenatchee. Grandchildren include Carolyn Spragg Conner and husband Andy Conner of Boise, ID, Curt Spragg of Conway, Claire Spragg Wakeman and husband Jeremy Wakeman of Kent, Laura Spragg of Spokane, LeAnne Spragg of Pullman, Ryan Homchick of New York City, and Julie Homchick of Seattle. Ray was preceded in Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11:15 a.m. at the Fir-Conway Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fir-Conway Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 18101 Fir Island Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 or to a charity of your choice. Mr. Spragg will lie in state for viewing at the Kern Funeral Chapel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., April 11, 2003. Arrangements are under the care of the Kern Funeral Home, Mount Vernon.
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DOUG KIRK
Surrounded by all of his loving family, Doug Kirk, 76 died peacefully at home, March 27, 2003, due to a brief illness.
He was preceded in passed away peacefully March 29, 2003, in Stanwood, surrounded by his loving family.
Harold was born March 10, 1921, in Billings, MT. She married W. Paul Leach on June 24, 1940. Paul and Sylveta were ministers in the Free Methodist church for 25 years, before moving to Camano Island in 1986. They had four children and many foster children.
Her husband, Paul; her daughter, Beverly (Gary) Rosand; her son, Bill (Stacey) Leach; and her foster son, Steven Parker, survive Sylveta. She also has eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in passed away at Josephine Sunset Home in Stanwood Tues., March 25, 2003.
She was married Marion Watkins at Camano Island, and he preceded her in death by a daughter, Bernice Gunnerius; her parents, three sisters and two brothers. Services were held in Kern Funeral Chapel, Mount Vernon, 2 p.m., Sat., March 29, with the Reverend Ron Deegan of First Baptist Church officiating. A reception followed in Kern's social room. Private burial in the Anderson died peacefully from complications of pneumonia Sun., March 23, at Josephine Sunset Home in Stanwood.
He was married Ruth May Hankins in Yakima in 1946. He was a farmer in eastern Washington most of his life. He moved to western Washington, where he bought a gas station in Federal Way, retiring in 1985.
Survivors include Ruth Wesley at Josephine Sunset Home; sons and daughters-in-law, Lyman and Pam Wesley of Camano Island, and Duane and Susan Wesley of Aberdeen; two grandsons, Rick Wesley and Steve and Kendall Wesley; nine great-grandchildren, Ryan, Kyle, Rachael, Stephanie, Taylor, Nicole, Madison, Gabriel, and Winter Jade, all of Camano Island. At his request, memorials may be made to Josephine Sunset Home or your local animal shelter.
KENNETH WESTCOTT
Kenneth Westcott born July 4, 1915, the eldest of four siblings, to Harold and Lenora Westcott. As a young man, he worked for the Fisher Body division of Pontiac Motor Company in Pontiac, Michigan. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941, and served in the Aleutian Islands. He was discharged from Fort Lewis in 1945.
While stationed at Fort Casey, on Whidbey Island, he met his future wife, Adeline Knittel. They were death. He is survived by his wife, Adeline, of nearly 60 years; his daughter, Karyn and her husband Juan Martinez of Stanwood; sister, Betty and her husband Joe Burr, of Birmingham, Michigan; brother, Warren and his wife Nell, of Pontiac, Michigan; brother-in-law, Bill Pelmear of Bradenton, Florida; sister-in-law, Gertrude Knittle of Snohomish. Also surviving are grandchildren: Lisa Squires, who cared for him in his last days, and her husband Jon Simmons, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brad and his wife Lori Squires and their two daughters of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; Steven Squires, of Juneau, Alaska, Amy and her husband, Mike Burt and their three children of Alger; Chad and his wife Laura Martinez of Sedro-Woolley; and Justin Martinez of Bellingham. In addition are nieces and nephews in Michigan, Florida, California and Washington. At his request, there will be no services.
Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of Skagit County, 1641 Kelleher Rd., Burlington WA 98233, or Skagit Hospice, 2031 A Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284. Arrangements under the direction of Gilbertson Funeral Home, Stanwood.
BERNARD McINTYRE
Bernard Keith McIntyre, husband and father, builder and restorer of homes and families, Born in Fleming, CO, Sept. 7, 1921, he lived in Englewood until serving as an Army Air Corps sergeant in Britain during World War II. Europe fascinated him, and he revisited there with Jan in 1980.
After the war, he and brothers Ken and Mel came to Morton, WA and cut wood used in the silk-making process. Transforming wood to silk became a theme for him in time.
A buddy in Seattle hired him as an apprentice carpenter, a trade he stayed with for 30-odd years. His employer did insurance jobs, restoring fire-damaged houses as inexpensively as possible. Bernie became a master at turning scrap from the heap into fine-looking cabinets and such. He often shook his head and chuckled at the waste of the modern world, knowing that with a little ingenuity and care, wood became silk.
He settled in Edmonds, where he met his beloved Janice at a church group in 1966. A year later, they died Thurs., March 20, 2003.
She was death, she leaves her beloved Domino, a fun-loving12-year-old Dalmatian.
She is survived by her co-workers and friends, who will miss her.
At her request, no services will be held.
Memorials may be made to Josephine Sunset Home, Stanwood.
Arrangements under the direction of Gilbertson Funeral Home, Stanwood.
