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Gustave P. Motz, 86, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Albion, with his family present. Born Aug. 16, 1923, in Fort Wayne, he was a U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran. He worked as a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for 30+ years and was a charter […]

Clyde Thomas Wright, Sr., age 87, of Lawrenceville passed away Sunday, August 30, 2009. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Savage officiating. Burial East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceville. A member of Central Baptist Church in Lawrenceville and a […]

Funeral services for Clyde Ray Gaulden, 86, of Hudson, will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with SSgt. Stephen Brent Roach and Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Gaulden was born March 4, 1923, in […]

Howard W. “Brownie” Brown passed peacefully in the presence of family on August 27, 2009. He was born in Arlington, MA on June 12, 1921. Howard was orphaned at age 12 when his father, Charles W. Brown died of cancer. He joined the elite Marine Corps Raider Battalion in the South Pacific during WWII. Howard […]

Jack Eldon Miller was born November 23, 1923, and passed away August 23, 2009, surrounded by his loved ones. Jack was born in Wichita, Kansas, then migrated to Pasadena, CA with his family. He settled in San Diego in 1946. He served in the Marines’ 1st Raider Battalion during World War II. Shortly thereafter, Jack […]

Edward J. Klock [August 18, 2009] was born on February 7, 1925 in Rama, Nicaragua, C.A. to Sofia Hunter Klock and Nathan P.A. Klock. His birth was registered with the American Consulate in Blue Fields, Nicaragua. The family returned to New Orleans in June of 1939. He attended high school in New Orleans. He enlisted […]

Col. John B. Sweeney, 90, USMC (Ret.), of Durango, Colo., and formerly of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully Aug. 15, 2009, from natural causes, with family by his side. John was born in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1918, to Mary Elizabeth Creenane and James Michael Sweeney. After graduating from Rosary High School, he went on […]

Richard Arthur Orphey, 85, a resident of Bremerton, died in his home of natural causes on August 15, 2009. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on March 15, 1924 and was preceded in death by his wife Ginger in 1993. He attended schools in Hammond and graduated in 1942. He served in the United States […]

Robert C. Mason, Sgt. Major, USMC (Ret.) [August 11, 2009], was known as a Marine’s Marine. The Corps creed, “Semper Fidelis” – always faithful – was the hallmark of his professional and personal life. His courage, conduct and devotion to duty and family reflected the most valued traditions of the Corps and our nation. He […]

Eldon Eugene Davis, 88, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2009. He was born March 1, 1921, in Waterville, WA to George and Bethal (Harsh) Davis. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1941, and served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, receiving several medals, including the Purple Heart. He worked as a field […]