Born Carol Lee Oteney on October 11, 1936, in Brookfield Township, MI, she passed from this life to eternal life on October 31, 2007, after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer. Born and raised in Michigan, Mom graduated from Litchfield High School in 1954 where...
Obituaries
Ruth H. Hardin
Ruth Hardin, age 100, died peacefully in her home on October 31st, 2007. Ruth was born in Oberlin, Kansas, September 29th, 1907 to John and Jenny Humphreys. Ruth moved to Yakima, WA where she met and married her life-long love, Fred Hardin, in 1950. With her husband...
Mabry E. McMahan
Mabry E. McMahan, 86, long time Tri-Cities resident, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007. Born July 28, 1921 in Whiteflat, Texas to Rosco & Ollie McMahan, Mabry was one of four children including younger brother Bob who lives in LaPorte City, Iowa, older brother...
Artilla P. Clarkson
Artilla Pearl Clarkson, born July 23, 1909 to William Simon and Martha Adelheid Eberlin Huxol of Hermann, MO, died October 28, 2007, at the Eagle Assisted Living Facility in Richland, WA. She and her husband, Lee Clarkson, joined the educational staff of the Richland,...
Gladys Mae Graham
Gladys Mae Graham passed from this life on October 27, 2007. She was born on July 18, 1913 in Weatherford Texas to William and Lucinda Thomas. Gladys married Bill Graham in W. Columbia TX Feb.14, 1932. They moved from Texas to Richland WA in 1944. She lived and loved...
Elmer Kenward ”Ken” Nesbitt
Elmer Kenward ''Ken'' Nesbitt was born in Payette, ID on May 17, 1916 and died October 26, 2007 at Canyon Lakes in Kennewick, WA. He was the oldest child of Io Kenward Nesbitt and Elmer H. Nesbitt. He went to school near the Nesbitt Ranch at Ola, in Payette, and in...
Lauren Lee Cohen
Lauren Lee Cohen Lauren Lee Cohen 62, of Richland, WA passed away on October 26, 2007. She was born on December 24, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY to Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Buss. She lived in the Tri-City area since 1976 and worked as a teacher out in Kiona-Benton. Lauren will be...
Polly B. Cadd
In recent years, Polly overcame physical challenges time after time, always wanting to get strong enough to take one more hike up Badger Mountain. We admired her fighting spirit. She died October 24, 2007 as a result of a fall. Helen Pauline Bybee was born on November...
John Michael Williams
John Michael Williams died of mesothelioma, asbestos cancer, at home on October 22, 2007 surrounded by his family. John was born on April 17, 1946 in Yakima, WA to Lora and Clifford Williams. They moved to Richland that same year. He graduated from Richland Columbia...






