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December 20, 2007 8 p.m.

(Big) John Welton Cummings

John Welton Cumniings entered the gentle slumber of heavenly sleep on Dec. 15, 2007. He entered into life in Gilmer, Texas on Feb. 12, 1927, as the seventh of 10 children of Sammie and Beulah Cummings. After the untimely death of his parents at the age of 12, he went to live with relatives Zephyr and Walter White in Richmond, Calif.

December 19, 2007 8 p.m.

Jose (Joe) Gonzalez

Joe Gonzalez was called to be with the Lord on Dec.15, 2007. He left this world following complications with diabetes. Holy Rosary will be prayed at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at Kayser's Chapel of Memories in Moses Lake. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Warden with Father Alejandro Trejo as celebrant. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Warden. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake. Viewing will take place at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

December 19, 2007 8 p.m.

Eldred H. Sieverkropp

Eldred H. Sieverkropp, age 81, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, in Moses Lake. He was born March 25, 1926, to Herman and Millie (Arlt) Sieverkropp in Puyallup, Wash. The oldest of six siblings, he spent his youth working on a berry farm in Puyallup. The family moved to a farm outside Odessa in the early 1940s. He graduated from Odessa High School and spent two years at a trade school in Spokane.

December 18, 2007 8 p.m.

Jose "Joe" Luis Gonzalez Jr.

Jose "Joe" Luis Gonzalez, Jr., 27, longtime Warden resident, passed away Saturday, Dec.15, 2007, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Holy Rosary will be prayed at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Kayser's Chapel of Memories in Moses Lake. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Warden with Father Alejandro Trejo as celebrant. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Warden. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake. Viewing will take place at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

December 17, 2007 8 p.m.

James Robert McGrotha

James Robert McGrotha, age 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather entered into rest Dec. 11. 2007.

December 17, 2007 8 p.m.

Allan Paul Morice

Allan Paul Morice, 21, a lifelong Moses Lake resident, was at his earthly home when he went to be with Jesus in his heavenly home Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. Allan was born Oct. 13, 1986. He graduated from Moses Lake High School in 2005.

December 14, 2007 8 p.m.

Muriel de Witt Lyons

Muriel de Witt Lyons, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away on Dec. 12, 2007, at the age of 94. She was born on Dec. 3, 1913, in Sarilda, Idaho to Basil Edmund Henry de Witt and Matilda Jane (Cherry) de Witt.

December 13, 2007 8 p.m.

James R. McGrotha

James R. McGrotha, longtime resident and businessman of Moses Lake passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Sacred Heart in Spokane. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Chapel, Crematory and Cemetery, Moses Lake.

December 13, 2007 8 p.m.

Vonda 'Lee' Burton

A much loved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grammie passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at her home in Veradale, Wash., with her loving family at her side.

Moses Lake man recalls working for Evel
December 10, 2007 8 p.m.

Moses Lake man recalls working for Evel

MOSES LAKE - The late world-famous stunt rider Evel Knievel reveled in the limelight.

December 3, 2007 8 p.m.

Norma Thayer Reed

Norma Thayer Reed, 84, died peacefully at home in Moses Lake on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Norma was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Choctaw, Okla., to Edwin and Julia McWilliams Thayer. Norma retired after 26 dedicated years as a secretary from McDonnell Douglas. She served as Royal Matron of Charity Court, Order of the Amaranth in the year of 1968 through 1969. She was a member of the Crossroads Community Bible Church of Mannford, Okla. She had a passion for genealogy and spent over 40 years researching her family. She is the beloved mother of two daughters and one son. Norma is survived by her two daughters, Jackie (James) Piper, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Shari (Charlie) Laibl, of Moses Lake, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, one son, James Dotson and her husband Cecil Eugene Reed. Burial was held on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford, Okla. Arrangements in care of Affordable Funeral Options, Moses Lake.

December 3, 2007 8 p.m.

Evel Knievel remembered in Grant County

Moses Lake friend to be pallbearer

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Shelby I. Mortensen

Memorial service time has been set for 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at Benson's Funeral Home, 104 W. 5th Ave., Mosses Lake.

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Othello business sends troops 'piece of home'

Boxes sent containing comforts

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Tye N. Cruver

Tye N. Cruver, 23, of Pullman, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, near Ritzville. Services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at St. James Episcopal Church on Stadium Way in Pullman. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Moses Lake.

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Royal City school grieves children's deaths

Surviving sibling, cousin in critical condition

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Dean Stanley Weyand

Dean Stanley Weyand, 60, longtime Warden resident, passed away Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Warden Chapel with Bishop Kay Lybbert conducting, Interment with military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.

November 29, 2007 8 p.m.

Vera Darlene Walraven

Vera Darlene Walraven, 85, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Coulee Community Hospital.

November 27, 2007 8 p.m.

Geraldean Farris

Geraldean Farris went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 21, 2007. She was born in Stroud, Okla., on Sept. 23, 1933, and was raised in Farmersville, La. She is survived by five children, Rosetta (Jim) Kusler of Spokane, Thelma Farris of Chelan Falls, Wash., Wayne (Kathy) Farris of Stevenson, Wash., Darrell Farris of Burbank, Wash., and Teresa Farris of Yuma, Ariz., seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, brother Phillip and sister Phyllis of Calif.

November 27, 2007 8 p.m.

Fern E. Palmer

Fern E. Palmer, 80, of Moses Lake, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, in Spokane, with her family by her side.