Surnames: Puddy, Vannuys, Bradshaw, Pinehurst, Randrup, Roman, Whitmore, Johnston Mark Vannuys Puddy, 76, a resident of The Dalles, died at his home on Thursday, March 6, 2003. He was born September 23, 1926, in Hood River (Oregon), the second of three children to Jess and Mildred (Vannuys) Puddy. He grew up and graduated high school in Hood River. He served three years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea during WWII. He then attended and graduated college with a degree in Biology from Oregon State College, in Corvallis. He returned to Hood River, working for the Hood River City Police Department and then for the Oregon State Police. While working for the state police, he was a game officer in Hood River and Wasco Counties for 12 years. He worked for the Hood River County Sheriffs Department and then retired in 1981 from the Wasco County Sheriffs Department. After his retirement from the county, he worked on a farm in central Oregon. In 1983 he began working for the Mt. Hood National Forest as a Law Enforcement Officer and retired in 1989. He was a member of the Eagles, Moose and American Legion and enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting and horses. He is survived by his wife Maurine, whom he married in The Dalles on February 24, 1966; two sons, Mark Puddy, Missoula, Montana, and Bill Puddy of Winnemucca, Nevada; two daughter Kathleen Bradshaw and Annette, Pinehurst (Oregon); four stepchildren, Beckie Randrup, Mosier (Oregon); Bobbi Roman, Central Valley, California; Sharon Whitmore, Astoria (Oregon), and Dennis Johnston, Lynnwood, California; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and cousin, Pastor Don Puddy of Carson, Washington. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Hal and Ed. Private services will be held at a later date. Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Memorials can be made to charity of choice. The Dalles Chronicle March 11, 2003. 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.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail