The Dalles Chronicle, Friday, July 23, 1965, page 2 Excerpts BOYD [Oregon] NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sutherlin of Spokane [Washington], Mr. and Mrs. Garrold Haskins of Grangeville, Idaho, Denton Matlack of Umatilla (Oregon) and Margaret Brady of Kennewick (Washington) were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Les Bowser over the weekend. Mrs. Ina Bowser, aunt of Les Bowser, passed away Friday in Portland. Guests at the home of the Ken Millers were, Mrs. Miller’s brothers Lyle of San Jose, California, and Lester of Portland, Chrestina Knaach and Bob Bray of Portland, Mrs. Margie Morris of Kennewick. Mrs. Vivian Terry and grandsons Larry and Dech Fox attended the Ramsey Park grange picnic. WAMIC Word was received here of the June 20 wedding of Miss Lynda Irene Dumm of Eureka, California, and Jack Douglas Murphy of Newbury Park, California. The afternoon ceremony was held in the First Presbyterian Church at Eureka, where the groom is a senior at Humboldt State College majoring in physical education and is a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. The wedding is of interest in this county because Murphy is the son of Mrs. Harry Fletcher (formerly Olga Abbott) of Newbury Park and the late Jack D. Murphy, former Antelope (Oregon) man, who was killed while in the Navy during World War II shortly before his son’s birth. The bride was Miss Eureka in 1964 and competed in the Miss California contest. She also attended Humboldt State majoring in business administration and was affiliated with Delta Zeta sorority. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are at home at 4938 Herron Road, Eureka, where he is employed in the Recreation Department. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Abbott Sr. of Maupin (Oregon) attended the wedding and visited with the Fletchers. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Thorson, Marcia and Ronnie, of San Jose (California) spent several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Price. The Thorsons former San Jose neighbors, were enroute to the Prince George, British Columbia (Canada) area, where they will make their home. OBITUARIES Felix (Phil) Starr, 83, a resident here for the past 29 years, died Wednesday at The Dalles. Born February 19, 1882, near Colfax, Washington, Mr. Starr had lived in Oregon for 89 years. Member of old pioneer family settling in Wheeler county when age 6 years of age. Later years he settled at Maupin (Oregon), where for 18 years he carried the mail out of The Dalles, around by Shaniko (Oregon). Surviving are the widow, Clara, of The Dalles; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Olds of Grass Valley (Oregon), and Mrs. Minnie Fargher of The Dalles; two brothers, John of Salem (Oregon), and James Starr of Brainerd, Minnesota; two sisters Anna Watson of Portland, and Mary Richard of Condon (Oregon); and a nephew in Portland. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Spencer & Libby Memorial Chapel, the Reverend John Ginter officiating. Entombment will follow at The Dalles I.O.O.F. Memorial Mausoleum. Eddia Leigh Brown Funeral services for Mrs. Eddia Leigh Brown, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Tygh Valley Methodist Church. The Reverend John Ginter will officiate. Interment will be at the Tygh Valley (Oregon) I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program