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Norma Pauline Whitley
Private inurnment at Sequim View Cemetery is planned for Norma Pauline Whitley, of Sequim.
Mrs. Whitley died Feb. 26, 2001. She was 69.
She was born June 22, 1931, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Carl S. and Eula D. Swink Ogee.
Mrs. Whitley attended two years of college and lived in Las Vegas, Nev., and Denver, before moving to the Sequim area in 1980.
She was a former secretary and pit boss in Las Vegas.
She loved knitting, hiking and spending time with her dog Yogi.
Mrs. Whitley was a member of the camping clubs "Parkwood Playmates" and "Loners on Wheels."
Mrs. Whitley is survived by sons David Kidsell and Jon Doyle, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; and one grandchild.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Esther Louise Cays
A memorial service for Esther Louise Cays, of Sequim, was held March 3 at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Rev. Earl Rice presided. Inurnment is in the family plot at Dungeness Cemetery.
Mrs. Cays died Feb. 25, 2001. She was 95.
She was born March 11, 1905, in Hyattville, Kan., to Sciota W. and Anna Mae Rust Bigelow. The family moved to Sequim when she was 8, when her father bought a lumber mill on River Road.
She graduated from Sequim High School in 1922 and attended Bellingham Normal Teachers College - now Western Washington University. She completed her studies to become a teacher, but in those days married women did not work outside the home, so she never taught professionally. She used her skills in lovingly raising her children and helping to raise several nieces and nephews.
She and Ray E. Cays married Oct. 5, 1924, in Sequim. Mr. Cays preceded her in death in 1989.
Most of Mrs. Cays life was spent working with her husband on the family farm, and later assisting him in his real estate office.
When she was 76, Mrs. Cays began oil painting and golf.
Mrs. Cays took writing classes when she was in her 80s and bound several stories into booklets that she gave to her children and grandchildren for Christmas. She titled them "Mother Cays Remembers." The stories shed light and humor on life in Sequim in the earlier years of the 20th century. She wrote the Cays and Bigelow family histories for the Museum and Arts Center's book on pioneer families in the Sequim area.
She also enjoyed gardening, playing the piano, music and all forms of the arts, flower arranging, reading and visiting with friends.
Her family was the most important thing in her life.
Mrs. Cays was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and P.E.O. She was a past worthy matron of Eastern Star and a 50-year member of Sequim Prairie Grange. She was a great supporter of the Museum and Arts Center in Sequim.
Her cheerfulness, generosity and bright spirit will be missed by many in the Sequim community.
Mrs. Cays is survived by son Neil R. Cays, of Sequim; daughter Jean Johnson, of Port Townsend; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Museum and Arts Center, 544 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim, 98382.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Esther L. Cays
A funeral service for Esther L. Cays will be held at 2 p.m. March 3 at Trinity Methodist Church on Blake Avenue. Mrs. Cays died Feb. 25, 2001 in Sequim at the age of 95. She was born March 11, 1905 at Hyattsville, Kan. to Sciota N. and Anna Mae Rust Bigelow.
Elizabeth Jane Click
No service has been announced for Elizabeth Jane Click, of Sequim.
Mrs. Click died March 1, 2001. She was 83.
She was born Aug. 5, 1917, in Topeka, Kan., to Frank Valentine and Eura Elizabeth Enochs Slusher.
She graduated from Alhambra High School in California and junior college in Bakersfield, Calif.
She and Martin Keith Click married in Bakersfield. Mr. Click preceded her in death in 1980. She had previously been married to William James Payne.
Mrs. Click lived in Texas and in Marin County and Alhambra, Calif., before moving to Sequim in 1994 to be near her daughter.
She was a member of Unity Church in Alhambra.
She enjoyed reading, walking, travel and attended many of her Alhambra class reunions.
Mrs. Click is survived by daughters Marcia Porter, of Eckley, Colo., Donna Golden, of South Pasadena, Calif., and Carol Knutson, of Port Angeles; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brother Gilbert Leroy Slusher.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Vaughan
No local service has been announced for Mildred "Millie" Vaughan, of Sequim.
Mrs. Vaughan died March 1, 2001. She was 84.
She was born July 1, 1916, in Columbus, Ga., to Robert M. and Lokie Livingston Stephenson.
She and Grant H. Vaughan married in 1946 in Bothell. Mr. Vaughan preceded her in death March 30, 1980. She had previously married Dan H. McPherson in Panama City, Fla., in 1934.
Mrs. Vaughn worked for Bartell Drug in Bothell, and moved to Sequim 29 years ago after retiring. She was an avid hunter before her retirement, and she loved to fish.
She bought a home in Mains Farm for the beautiful water and mountain view. Mrs. Vaughan's flowers, particularly her roses, were the envy of the neighborhood. When not working in her garden, where she also grew delicious vegetables, she often would be seen walking her two very noisy schnauzers - both named Mike, for convenience. Mrs. Vaughan was known as a lady who enjoyed her life - doing what pleased her most. She cultivated close friends and spent many happy hours playing pool.
She was a member of the Rebeccas.
Mrs. Vaughan is survived by sister Kathryn Turner, of Inglis, Fla.
Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Vaughan
A memorial service for Mildred "Millie" Vaughan, of Sequim, was held March 29, 2001, at Evergreen Cemetery in Panama City, Fla.
Mrs. Vaughan died March 1, 2001, in Sequim. She was 84.
Robert Louis Johnson
At his request, no service is planned for Robert Louis Johnson, of Sequim. Private inurnment is at Sequim View Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died July 1, 2000. He was 81.
He was born Dec. 12, 1918, in Cheney, to Samuel and Ida Mae Stanfill Johnson.
He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1936 and served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II.
He and Eunice T. Johnson married July 18, 1942, and they retired to Sequim in 1972. She preceded him in death in August 1984.
He and Meg Marble married May 4, 1986, in Winthrop.
Mr. Johnson was a firefighter with the Seattle Fire Department from 1947-1972. He was a member of the Lions Club and the AFL-CIO Seattle Firefighters Union and was an avid golfer.
In addition to his wife at the family home, Mr. Johnson is survived by daughter Sue A. Perkins, of Sequim; son Jeff Johnson, of Allyn; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Sequim Valley Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Colleen Pace Correll
A graveside service for Colleen Pace Correll, of Sequim, was held July 7 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Bishop Wendell L. Wells presided.
Mrs. Correll died July 3, 2000. She was 75.
She was born Sept. 10, 1924, in Cedar City, Utah, to LeGrande and Olive Reese Pace.
She and Irvin H. "Beiko" Correll married Aug. 2, 1965, in Delta Junction, Alaska. They lived in Alaska for several years before moving to Sequim in 1978.
In addition to her husband at the family home, Mrs. Correll is survived by daughter Pamala Denison, of Fort Collins, Colo.; sisters Nellie Ray MacIntosh, of St. George, Utah, and Karen Lee Wells, of Las Vegas, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Drennan & Ford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
