Clair Gordon Celius of Benton City, died Wednesday June 25, 2003 at Kennewick General Hospital. He was born to Oscar and Mabel Celius Aug 6, 1923 at home on North Avenue in Sunnyside, Washington.

Clair has been a lifetime resident of the lower Yakima valley and surrounding area and a retired plant mechanic of Twin City Foods in Prosser. Clair enjoyed gardening, wood crafting, and restoring old cars, as well as going to auctions and yard sales.

Clair was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be greatly missed.

He is survived by three sisters, Marian Sexton of Spray, Oregon, Margaret Waterman of Sunnyside, Washington, Grace Cromwell of Republic, Washington, and a brother, Albert Debock of Grandview, Washington. His seven children will miss him greatly, Bonnie Mckernan of Bremerton, WA, Dorthy Headly of Quincy, WA, Sharon Celius of Prosser, WA, Jaqulyn Roe of Sumner, WA, Patricia Saunders of Sandpoint, ID, Gordon Celius of Sunnyside, WA, and Ruthie Litzenberg of Portland, OR. Also his stepdaughters, Paula Midland of Prosser, WA, Ginny Hamilton, and Julie Murry of Portland, OR.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:OO pm July 12, 2003 at Einan's Funeral Home & Crematorium in Richland.

Family and friends will gather at the Celius home in Benton City after the memorial service.