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Dorothy I. Dixon
Former Juneau resident Dorothy I. Dixon died July 13, 2010 in Shoreline Wash.
She was born Nov. 15, 1922 in St. Paul, Minn to Harold and Elsie Doolan. She graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1942 and married her husband soon after.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Dixon. They were together for 59 years.
She is survived by sons David Dixon, Dennis Dixon and Donald Dixon and daughter Delores Gifford.
A graveside service was held at Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home in Seattle on July 17.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Solid Ground, P.O. Box 31066, Seattle, Wash. 98103-1066.
Betty H. Bailey
Betty H Bailey (nee Longmire) of West Seattle died July 19, 2010 after failing to recover from an emergency surgery on June 28. She was 89.
Betty and her husband, Douglass W. Bailey, moved to Juneau in September of 1956. They moved back to Seattle in 1976 and lived in West Seattle for the rest of their days. Frequent trips to Juneau took place over the last 35 years to visit children and all of their friends.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband Doug, who died in 1991. She is survived by her three children: Scott D. Bailey (Jeannie) of Harshaw, Wis.; Kathleen J. (K.J.) Bailey of Juneau; Susan E. Bailey Perry (Daniel) of Anchorage; her grandson Gregory S. Bailey of Seattle and his three children.
Services for Betty will be held at 2 p.m. July 31 at the Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ, 4320 Hill St., Seattle, WA, 98116. Betty asked that donations to this church be made in lieu of flower donations. Internment will take place in Ellensburg, Wash.
Patricia Arlene Stone Spencer
Longtime resident Patricia Arlene Stone Spencer passed away at her Douglas home July 20, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Hibbing, Minn. to Earle and Arlene Madden on Jan. 19, 1935, she was raised there with her six siblings; four brothers and two sisters. She attended Catholic school, graduating from Hibbing High in 1953.
Patricia married her childhood sweetheart, Oscar Stone, in 1957 in Hibbing, where her first daughter Shelly was born. Two months later, they headed to Juneau, where Oscar had a brother working in construction. They made their home in Douglas, where Oscar built a house and where daughter Teri still resides. The couple divorced in 1971 but remained the best of friends until Oscar passed away in 1994. They raised their four daughters; Shelly, Lindy, Lori and Teri.
Patricia worked at various places throughout her life, including AEL&P;, Caroon Black Dawson Insurance, the school district and the State of Alaska Court System.
Patricia enjoyed softball, pitching for women's and co-ed softball teams with daughters Shelly and Teri for years, well into her 60s. An avid sports fan, she followed the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Vikings. She bowled for many years in the mixed and women's league and had many close friends at Channel Bowl. She was also involved with the Juneau Golf Club and traveled to many tournaments with husband Ken. She enjoyed spending time with her family at their Douglas homes.
Patricia married Ken Spencer in 1978 and they enjoyed life together until Ken's death in 1996. Patricia retired in 2000 and purchased a second home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. to spend winters with her best friend and sister Joan Edwards and her husband Larry, who had retired there in prior years.
Patricia will be remembered for her love of family, beautiful smile and kindness to all her many friends. She was a selfless and beautiful woman whom everyone loved. Her life was all about her kids, grandkids and family and they will feel that love for years to come.
Patricia was preceded in death by her parents Earle and Arlene; brothers Earle, James and Larry and baby sister Cathy Carson of Juneau; her ex-husband Oscar Stone and husband Ken Spencer.
She is survived by daughters Shelly (John) Mangusso, Cindy (John) Chapman, Lori (John) Barnett and Teri Stone and her former husband RIck Lewis; grandchildren Aaron and Sean Dunham and Curtis and Genoa Mangusso, all of Douglas; her sister Joan (Larry) Edwards of Lake Havasu City, brother Terry Madden of Minneapolis, Minn. and numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves her beloved dog Dilly, who will miss her dearly.
Services will be held at 12:10 p.m. July 28 at Nativity of the Cathedral Church located on Fifth St. in Juneau. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law John Chapman, John Mangusso, John Barnett, Rick Lewis and grandsons Sean Dunham and Curtis Mangusso. Please join them for a celebration of Patricia's life at the Hangar Ballroom following the services.
Donations in Patricia's name may be sent to Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center, 9494 E. Becker Ln., Scottsdale, Ariz., 85260-6720.
Garrett Erin Kelly
Garrett Erin Kelly, 28, beloved son of Shannon Garrett and James Kelly, died at his home in Pocatello, Idaho on August 29th, 2010 of heart failure.
Born in Juneau, he grew up in Olympia, Wash. from second grade until graduating from Capital High School in 2000. After graduation, Garrett went back to Alaska where he worked for the Alaska State Troopers and the state of Alaska. After several years he moved to Bountiful, Utah where he worked with his brother Sean Hosman, owner of Assessments.com. Two years ago Garrett moved to Pocatello, Idaho where he lived with his sister Gina, brother-in-law Reese, and his five nieces and nephews while he continued working with his brother.
Garrett was, and always will be, larger than life in all ways. He was amazing on the piano, a great writer, and unbelievably creative. He had immense personality, perceptiveness, gentleness, kindness, brilliance, humor, love, and most of all, heart. He dearly loved his family and his friends and he was a true blessing in every life he touched.
For all those he has left behind, we, his family, wish that each of us will carry Garrett's life on in our own lives by being each day a little more like him: loving more, laughing more, being a little gentler, a little more kind, and a lot more courageous. He will be loved and missed forever by those he leaves behind: his mother, Shannon Garrett; father and stepmother, Jim and Debra Kelly; sister and her husband, Gina and Reese Jensen; brother and his wife, Sean and Tammie Hosman; nephews, Liam and Kian Jensen, Zach and Danny Hosman; his nieces, Tanisha, Kira, and Brielle Jensen, and Rachael Hosman, and hundreds of beloved friends.
A memorial for Garrett was held Friday at The Woman's Club of Olympia, Wash. For anyone who wishes to learn more about Garrett you may read his blog at: stagesofchange.blogspot.com. Or to offer your thoughts about Garrett go to either Garrett's Facebook page, or to cornelisonfh.com.
James Morgan Brown
James "Jim" Morgan Brown of Juneau died suddenly Sept. 3, 2010. He was 58.
Jim was born on June 11, 1952 at St. Ann's Hospital in Juneau to Norris Brown and Nellie (Hamlett) Brown, who were both native Texans. After a stint in the U. S. Navy, he transferred to the U.S. Naval Reserve. Jim had been a resident of Juneau for more than 30 years.
Jim held many jobs over the years including operating heavy equipment in an oil field in Texas, working on an expansive dam project also in Texas, commercial fishing, working at a cleaning service, working as a lighting technician at Centennial Hall, and for the past several years was employed at The Home Depot in Juneau.
Jim was an active member of the Douglas Community United Methodist Church and a member of the church's board of trustees. He also volunteered at the Eagle River United Methodist Camp Southeast, here in Juneau.
An avid hiker, hunter, and fisherman, Jim also loved to play poker and chess. A lover of humans and animals alike, he was loved and well-respected in return, by everyone he met due to his attitude of selflessness. Truly, he will be missed by many family members and friends.
Jim is survived by his wife, Dawn (née Willis), and her children Krista, Brian, and Joshua Youll, all of Juneau. He is also survived by cousins Mary Jane McCoy of Tennessee, and Florene Russell and Danny Brown, both of Texas.
A Celebration Service of Jim's life was held at Douglas Community United Methodist Church in Douglas on Saturday.
Memorial donations may be made to: Eagle River United Methodist Camp Southeast, c/o Douglas Community United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 240509, Douglas, AK 99824. Donations can also be made to: The American Heart Association 710 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104
