Obituaries

JACKIE JACK V. MATHENY Einan's Funeral Home. Jack V. Matheny was born March 21, 1924 in Peoria, Illinois to Thomas and Freda Matheny. Jack passed away on October 13, 2008. He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served aboard the USS Hornet until it was sunk during...

Gary L. Best, 54, of Benton City, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at his home. Gary was born in Brewster, WA on June 5, 1954. He lived in the Tri-Cities/Yakima area for the last 35 years. He was a proud member of the Labors union for over 35 years. He was a...

MaryLee Coates Batterton, 67, passed away Thursday, October 9, peacefully, with her 5 children and their spouses by her side in Albuquerque, NM, after a short, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 26 years, Robert...

James William Jones, Sr. known as Bill Jones was born on April 8, 1920, to James Clark Jones and Ruth Welch Jones. He passed away in Pasco on October 8, 2008. He had two sisters and one brother. He grew up in Friendship, Tennessee and worked hard even as a child on...

Marlene Gallion, 70, of West Richland, WA passed away on October 7, 2008 at Cherished Living Adult Family Home in Richland, WA. She was a resident in the Tri-City area since 1997. Marlene was born on September 12, 1938 in Niles, Ohio. Her dad was a city policeman and...

Derek was born in London, England in 1938, coming to the United States at the age of 17 . His father had died and he and his mother wished to start a new life. His mother became homesick and returned to England but Derek remained and became an American citizen. He...

JOHN CAMPBELL WILLIAMSON, 93 John passed October 2, 2008. He was born January 17, 1915 in Manilla, The Philippines to James Cassius Williamson and Helene Schmidt of Germany. They married in China and traveled to Manila for the birth of their son. Returning to the USA,...

Laurence Thomas Winsor, 87, passed away Oct. 1, 2008. He was born in Outlook, Washingotn on July 30, 1921 to Frank and Alma Winsor. Laurence went to school in the Yakima Valley. In 1937 he joined the Coast Artillery until WWII. During the war he served in the U.S....