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JOHN WILLIAM WOMACK **
John Womack, one of the first settlers in Wallowa Co., Oregon, died last Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1921 at
Wallowa. The Funeral Services were held at the Lostine Cemetery on Saturday and the pioneer was laid to rest beside his wife who passed away 14 years ago.
Born in Illinois, Mr. Womack was 72 years of age July 16th. He came West in 1875 and stopped first at The Dalles. In 1876, he moved to the new Wallowa Valley, and a year later homesteade on land a mile southwest of the present city of Wallowa. This land still in the family, having been bought two years ago by a son of the pioneer, William Womack.
Mr. Womack was married to Martha J. Thompson after he located in this county. The parents are survived by these children: Mrs. Pearl Richards of Cove, Mrs. Fannie Gillaspey of Minam, Mrs. Bertha Mink of Joseph, William, Osborn, and Marion Womack of Wallowa, Henry Womack of Ferdinand, Idaho and John Womack, address unknown. John was in the Marines during the war and has not settled down yet.
Source: "Womack Genealogy" by Maxine Hulse Tinkham.
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GENE W. HALL
Gene W. Hall, passed away at his home in Lostine, Oregon, Tuesday evening, November 30, 1926, at 6 o'clock, after a lingering illness of several months.
He was born in Bellevue, Ohio, December 19, 1872, and lacked but 18 days of being 54 years old.
In 1897, he was married to Belle Alexander, of Rockford, Ohio, to which union was born one child. This home life was early broken into by the death of his wife, and with his little daughter he came to Oregon, where his parents and sisters resided. Here he lived the remainder of his life: 21 years being spent in the public schools of Oregon. Five years previous he taught in Ohio schools.
In 1910 he married Sarie B. Womack, of Lostine, Oregon, who, with one daughter, survives him. A little daughter, Neola Fern, brightened the home for one short year.
Mr. Hall was a man of strong character, never seeking publicity, but ready to assist where he felt he was needed. His influence was deep and far reaching, as was proved through the last weeks of his illness, by many letters and flowers from former pupils teachers and friends.
His great fortitude was apparent from the time he learned of his incurable condition, and the maximum length of his life. He immediately began to make his arrangements so as to relieve his loved ones of as much anxiety as possible. The courage with which he met his suffering was most pathetic but he emphasized to the last that his strength came from above. His trust was in his Savior, and as the end drew near, he longed to be released from the little thread of life that was keeping him here.
At the age of nine years he confessed his Savior, and joined the Methodist church, later in life transferring to the Presbyterian church of which faith he remained a member to the last. he will be missed and only in the great Day will we understand why in the prime of life he must be stricken. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, ho9lding his membership in Veasey Lodge No. 82 of Enterprise.
He leaves behind a faithful wife, two daughters, Irine Pederson of Salem, Oregon, and Freda E. of Lostine; one granddaughter, Beaula, and four sisters, Eva Gardner of Richland; Car(?) Van Kirk of Forest Grove; Sadie Cummings of Berkley, Calif., and Julia (?) of Yamhill, Oregon and a large number of friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Shields, at the Presbyterian church, in Lostine, Thursday, at 2 p.m.
North Powder News, Saturday, December 11, 1926
PAMELA ANN JOHNSON
Pamela Ann Johnson, 59, of Medford, died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at her son's home in White City. No service is planned.
She was born Aug. 9, 1940, in Owatonna, Minn., a daughter of Anita and Lucius Johnson. She graduated from Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, Calif., in 1958. She and her family moved to Medford in 1968.
Survivors include her companion, Ken Walrath, Talent; two sons, Toby Womack, White City, and Michael Womack, La Grande; a daughter, Jacqui Walrath, Keizer; a sister, Nita Scharmann-Fallein, Gresham; and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Crematory & Funeral Home, Ashland.