AMOS A. PIPKIN
Peshastin
Amos A. Pipkin, 42, of Peshastin, a resident of the Upper Wenatchee Valley for the past 26 years, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 1997, of injuries received in a one-vehicle accident 11 miles west of Leavenworth on Highway 2. He was born on March 6, 1955, to Ray and Ruth (Cook) Pipkin at Blythe, Calif. The family later moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where he received his early education. In 1971 the family moved to Cashmere, where he graduated from Cashmere High School in 1974. Amos was then employed by Schmitten Lumber Mill in Cashmere and he later worked at the mill in Ardenvoir. On Oct. 14, 1978, he married Julie D. Dart at Cashmere. He later worked as a contract timber faller for various valley logging companies and later he received his state certification in welding. He had been employed by Perly's Welding and later Bethlehem Construction in Cashmere. In October of 1995 he began working as a welder/millwright at the Winton mill. He was a member of the Church of God, Faith of Abraham in Cashmere. Amos is survived by his wife, Julie, two sons, Jacob and Jeriah, and one daughter, Tabitha, all of the family home; his parents, Ray and Ruth Pipkin of Cashmere; five brothers, Ed Pipkin of Pateros, David Pipkin, Bruce Pipkin, George Pipkin and Kenneth Pipkin, all of Cashmere; six sisters, Francis Rogers, Frankie Moore, Mary Rieve and Martha Snyder, all of Cashmere, Lilly Miller of East Wenatchee and Rachel Bowser of Fresno, Calif.; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Pipkin, and an infant sister. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements.

VERNON A. TOWN
Entiat
Vernon A. Town, 76, a well-known Entiat businessman, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 1997, in Central Washington Hospital. He was born on Jan. 16, 1921, at Wenatchee to Hilton and Helen (Reis) Town. He grew up and received his education in Cashmere. Following high school, he was employed by the Wenatchee Meat Packing Co. On May 30, 1941, he married Jeanne Huston at Cashmere and they moved to Wenatchee and in 1946 they moved to Entiat, where they resided and raised their family. Vernon did contract orchard work for a few years, and from 1950 until 1959 he owned and operated the Entiat Feed Store. With the construction of Rocky Reach Dam flooding out the old town of Entiat, the town relocated and he opened Vern's Grocery, which he operated until 1970. In 1968 he purchased a fruit orchard in Malaga, which he operated until 1991. He and his wife operated Vern's Trailer Court, from 1959 until the time of his death. He was a member of the Entiat Oddfellows. Mr. Town is survived by his wife, Jeanne, of the family home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Florence and Glenn Hoffman of Leavenworth, and Lynda and Dick Mertes of Sacramento, Calif.; one son and daughter-in-law, Vernon H. and Linda Town of Entiat; two brothers, Ray Town of Cashmere and Loren Town of Jerome, Idaho; two sisters, Gladys Avena of Port Angeles, and Lorraine Isler of Palm Springs, Calif.; five grandchildren, Jeff Hoffman of Leavenworth, Joel Hoffman of East Wenatchee, Robert Allen of Peshastin, Mindy Riley of Wenatchee and Michael Town of Entiat; five great-grandchildren, Brionna Hoffman and Blake Hoffman of Leavenworth, Benjamin Allen and Caleb Allen of Peshastin and Tanner Riley of Wenatchee; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Charles S. "Bill" Town. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of arrangements.

CHESTER O. BEWS
Quincy
Chester O. Bews, 84 years old, a longtime Quincy area resident, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997, at his home. He was born on Feb. 6, 1913, to William and Annie (Odgers) Bews at Star, Idaho. He attended schools in Idaho. He married Ina M. Westlie in 1946 in Morton, Wash. They moved to the Quincy area in 1952, where he broke ground and farmed on it until selling in 1994. Ina Bews preceded him in death and he later married Colleen Kaech in 1970. She preceded him in death in 1995. Mr. Bews moved into Quincy in November. Mr. Bews is survived by his son, Ron Bews of Quincy; his daughter, Susan Landsiedel of Davenport; his brother, Garland "Ike" Bews of Post Falls, Idaho; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; five nieces; and one nephew. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy is in charge of arrangements.

WESLEY ALLISON BRANDON
Tonasket
Mr. Brandon died Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, after a long illness. His family was at his bedside. He is survived by his four children, Kelly (and wife Jacqueline) of Seattle, Michael (and wife Joanne) of Spokane, Terry (and wife Shirley) of Pomeroy, and Colleen Rugg (and husband John) of Spokane. He is also survived by his sister, Darlita Reed (and husband John) of Post Falls, Idaho; and his brother, Melvin, who lives in Oregon. Wes was born in Bayview, Idaho, in 1921, and was raised in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, by his mother, Alana and father, Grover. He worked in the timber industry until after high school and at the Hanford "Manhattan Project" before World War II. He joined the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shortly after the war and served as a civil engineer for 35 years. Projects of which he was particularly proud were O'Sullivan Dam (in the Potholes area near Moses Lake), the East Low Canal near Warden, and the Whitestone irrigation project near Tonasket. Wes was an avid hunter and a gunsmith in the Tonasket area. He and his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Cameron of Spokane (who passed away in 1994), lived with their four children in Moses Lake, Warden, East Wenatchee and Tonasket. Wes was a very outgoing person who made friends easily and always had a helping hand, a smile and a joke to tell. Equally comfortable with "commoners or kings," he once spent a long plane ride talking to a stranger who was interested in hunting; he later learned the man was Edward R. Murrow, the famous newscaster. Wes' memory lives on in the hearts of his family and many friends.

CHARLES JOHN BUSH
Okanogan
Charles John Bush, 75, of Okanogan, died Dec. 2, 1997, at his home in Okanogan. Charles was born Oct. 13, 1922, in Ada, Mich., to Raynerd and Gertrude Bush. He grew up at Ada and Ravenna, Mich. Charles served during World War II in the U.S. Navy. Charles married Jean Sylvester on July 27, 1974, in Ravenna, Mich.; they blended two families at their marriage. They lived in Michigan, moving in 1984 to Metaline, Wash., and in 1989 to the Okanogan-Omak area. Charles was a life member of the VFW, and past commander of Fremont, Mich. Post No. 6898. He is survived by his wife, Jean of Okanogan; sons, Bradley Sylvester and wife Sonya of Crestwood, Ky., Jeffrey Sylvester of Louisville, Ky., and Thomas Bush and wife Hermelinda of Fort Stewart, Ga.; daughters, Dawn May and husband Charles of Evart, Mich., Elaine Bolduc of Louisville, Ky., Mardelle Johnson and husband Glen of Evart, Mich., and Barbara Durbin and companion John Young of Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Dorothy Johnson and husband Roy of Ravenna, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and one great-granddaughter. Precht-Harrison Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

BENONI MARTIN GREENING
Omak
Benoni Martin Greening, 62, of Omak, died Monday, Dec. 1,1997, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Ben was born on Oct. 7, 1935, in Spokane, to Edward and Dorothy (Thornton) Greening. The family moved to the Okanogan area in 1950. Ben graduated from Riverside High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Ben has lived in the Omak area since. He was a member of the Hassey Club. Survivors include his sons, Keith Greening, Omak, and Joseph Greening, Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers, Darell Greening, Seattle, and Daniel Greening, Wenatchee; sister, Dorothy Armstrong, Riverside; and six grandchildren. Ben was preceded in death by a brother, Dorian, and his parents. Barnes Elmway Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

BERTHA E. HARDEN
Peshastin
Bertha E. Harden, 85, of Peshastin, formerly of Cashmere, died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, 1997, at Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth. She was born Bertha E. Barker on Aug. 22, 1912, to George and Iva (Segel) Barker at Savanau, B.C., Canada. Bertha grew up and completed her education there and in 1933 the family moved to Oroville, where she met Lee C. Harden in the spring of 1934. On Sept. 29, 1935, Bertha and Lee were married in Oroville, where they lived and Lee ran an 800-acre fruit orchard. In 1944 they moved to Hoquiam and in 1946 to Raymond, where Lee owned and operated Lee's Repair Service for 33 years. In 1979 they retired and moved to Cashmere, where they lived until moving to Peshastin to make their home with their daughter earlier this year. Bertha was a member of the Spirit Life Center in Leavenworth for the past 17 years. Survivors include her husband, Lee C. Harden, of the family home; two sons and their wives, Duane and Barbara Harden of Raymond, and Steve and Sonia Harden of Puyallup; one daughter and her husband, Nancy and Tom Emery of Peshastin; one brother, George Barker of Oroville; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Lawrence; one daughter, Mary Jo Johnson; and one brother, Neil Barker. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements.

WILLIAM FABIAN 'BILL' LaFONTAINE
Nespelem
William Fabian "Bill" LaFontaine, 72, died on Nov. 24, 1997, at home. He was born April 28, 1925, at Belcourt, N.D. William served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on board the USS Lexington. He received the American Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal (three stars), Philippine Liberation Medal (two stars), and the World War II Victory Medal. During William's life journey he worked as an electrician, Seattle City Light, general contractor new home construction, and finally retried as a boilermaker, Local No. 104, Seattle. He made Nespelem his home in 1984. William is survived by two sons, Glen LaFontaine, Portland, Ore., and Guy LaFontaine, Seattle; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Frank of Nespelem and Alfred of Bismarck, N.D.; and one sister, Mary Jane Huerta, Irving, Texas. William was preceded in death by his wife, Vi LaFontaine, four brothers, two sisters and his parents.

ALBERT NICHOLSON
Omak
Albert Nicholson, 69, of Omak, died Dec. 3, 1997, at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak. He was born Jan. 28, 1928, in Tonasket. Albert served in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He married Cora Howe in 1950; they had three children. She preceded him in death in 1981. Albert worked many years for Biles and Coleman Lumber Co. in Omak. He also worked for the Colville Confederated Tribes and Precision Pine Tribal Lumber Co. He enjoyed fishing, slot machines and bingo. Albert was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and the Catholic Church. He was a former bull rider. Albert married Martina Pichette in Omak, in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Martina, of Omak; sons, Gene Nicholson of Moses Lake, and Gary Nicholson of Okanogan; a daughter, Janet Duncan of Okanogan; two stepdaughters, Nadine Williams of Omak, and Val Palmer of Nespelem; two stepsons, Gene Matt of Omak, and Matthew Matt of Omak; several grandchildren; one great-grandson; several stepgrandchildren; two brothers, Raymond Nicholson of Omak and Joseph Nicholson of Oroville; and five sisters, Mary E. Nicholson of Ellisforde, Chrissy Hutton of Ellisforde, Elizabeth Brieler of Desautel, Joyce Adkinson of Okanogan, and Ellen Abeita of New Mexico. He was preceded in death by his first wife, four brothers and one sister. Precht-Harrison Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

PATRICIA M. POLLEY
Chelan
Patricia M. Polley, 71, a lifelong resident of Chelan, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997, at her home following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1926, at Chelan, the daughter of Ray and Florence (Cavanaugh) Culver. She attended schools at Chelan and was graduated from Chelan High School in 1944. On Jan. 21, 1946, she was married to Lloyd L. Polley at East Wenatchee. Following their marriage, they resided at Yakima for two years before returning to Chelan. For several years she was seasonally employed with local apple firms. She sincerely loved Lake Chelan and enjoyed spending time at the family cabin on Rex Creek with family and friends. She was a member of Chelan United Methodist Church, Chelan Eagles Auxiliary and Lake Chelan Hospital Guild. Mr. Polley preceded her in death on May 19, 1996, in addition to her parents and a brother. Survivors include two sons, Jeffery and his wife, Barb, of Chelan, and Scott and his wife Kathy, of Chelan; two sisters, Geraldine Wiewick, of Prescott, Ariz., and Lucille Dissmore of East Wenatchee; three grandsons, Ryan, Coron and Culver; and three granddaughters, Alexandra, Veronica and Magnolia. Services are under direction of Precht Rose Chapel, Chelan.

DANA 'SUE' STEWART
Twisp
Dana "Sue" (Evans) Stewart, 67, of Twisp, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997, at Cascade Hospital and Surgery Center, Wenatchee. She was born June 29, 1930, in Lindsay, Okla., and later lived in Roby, Texas. She moved to Twisp and had resided there for 10 years. She enjoyed her hobbies of needlework, crocheting and particularly collecting dolls and teddy bears. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for a glass shop. She is survived by her sister, Betty Bates of Twisp; her brother, Robert C. Evans of Henderson, Nev.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements are under the direction of Cremation Society of the Cascades, East Wenatchee.

JAMES 'VAN DE' VAN DE MARK
Chelan James "Van De" Van De Mark, Chelan, passed away Dec. 2, 1997, at Brewster, according to his daughter, Dorothy Thompson. He was born July 17, 1910, to Arthur Van De Mark and Minnie (Weaver) Van De Mark, in Kenmare, N.D. He came to Wenatchee in 1933 and married Zenia Pearson in 1941. They made their home in the Entiat Valley. Zenia passed away in 1968. He moved to Chelan and married Bobbie Elgin in 1970. He worked from 1942 to 1952 for C.A. Harris and Son in Ardenvoir. He worked from 1952 to 1969 for the Chelan County Roads Department in Ardenvoir. He worked for Lloyd's Logging of Twisp from 1971 to 1991. Jim lived his life just the way he wanted. He enjoyed life and a good joke. He loved visiting neighbors, friends and family. His love of work was proven by the fact that he worked until he was 81 years old. He took pride in building logging roads for C.A. Harris and Lloyd Logging and keeping the roads of the Entiat Valley in good shape. Jim is survived by his wife, Bobbie of Chelan; his brother, Ivol Van De Mark of Camano Island; his sister, Myrtle Jandel, Wenatchee; his children, Dick and Karen Van De Mark of Malaga, Rusty and Dorothy Thompson of Entiat, Cheryle and Bruce Bessler of Anchorage, Alaska, and Renee Keogh of Chelan; grandchildren are Julie Seabright, Roxy Cate, Ron Cate, Becky Cate, Eric Keogh, Devin Keogh and Andrea Johnson; great-grandchildren are Benjamin Cate and Derrek Johnson. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; brother, Archie Van De Mark; sisters, Nell Brown and Mae Youso.

ERNEST 'ERNIE' BULL
Oroville
Ernest "Ernie" Bull, 79, of Oroville, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak. He was born July 4, 1918, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Harry and Blanche Bull. When Ernie was a small boy, the family moved to Seattle. He grew up in the Seattle area and later attended and graduated from the Chehalis high school. Ernie then went to Alaska and worked in the mining industry. In 1938, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his tour of duty back in Alaska. Following an honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to Washington and worked at the Bremerton shipyards. In 1944, he entered the U.S. Navy, serving through the last of World War II. After the war, Ernie returned to Seattle where, on July 8, 1948, he married Marion Easter. In 1950, he began working for the U.S. Customs in Seattle, then in Sumas, before being transferred to Oroville Customs in 1964. Following retirement in 1973, Ernie enjoyed his hobbies which included hunting, fishing and smowmobiling. He was a member of Oroville Masons Aurora Lodge No. 201, Scottish Rite and the El Katif Shrine, and Oroville American Legion Hodges Post No. 84. He is survived by his wife, Marion, at home in Oroville; one son, Gary Bull of Oroville; one daughter, Ann La Londe of Bellingham; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville is in charge of arrangements.

FERNE E. POTTER
Wenatchee
Ferne E. Potter, 75, passed away Nov. 20, 1997, at Parkside Care Center, where she resided for the last several months. She was born on Jan. 25, 1922, in Stambaugh, Mich., to John and Edith Horne. She started her family in Milwaukee, Wis. She moved to Wenatchee in 1963. She was employed in restaurant work and at Parkside Care Center for 14 years as a cook. When she moved to Wenatchee, she was a single parent who was a loving and self-sacrificing mother who shall be missed. Ferne is survived by two sons and a daughter, Ronald and Kathleen Potter of Ephrata, Richard Potter of Wenatchee, and Barbara and Gary Cue of Wenatchee; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; and sister, Margaret Tromblay of Crystal Falls, Mich. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Russell, a sister and her brother. At the request of the family, there will be no services held. Her memory may be honored with contributions to the American Lung Association at 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, Wash. 98121. Jones and Jones Funeral Directors are handling the arrangements.