Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Newton, James William November 13, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, November 18, 2004
     James William Newton, 86, died Nov. 13, 2004 at his home in The Dalles. 
He was born Sept. 24, 1918 in Harper, the eldest son of William and Vevia 
(Gould) Newton. He attended public schools in Powell Butte and Redmond and 
spent most of his life in Central Oregon. 
     He served in the Army during World War II and was honorably discharged in 
1943. Working in the shipyards in Portland, he met Arlene Wentworth and they 
married in 1945. 
     The couple moved to Bend where he worked in the lumber industry for many 
years in Bend and Redmond. After retirement, he was an active member of the 
Grange in Redmond, where he served as master. He was also active in the 
development of the center for senior citizens in the Redmond area and was on 
the board for Central Oregon Council on Aging. After his wife’s death, James 
married Genevieve Thomas in 1988. They moved to Dufur in 1990 and finally to 
The Dalles in 1998 to be near his son and daughter-in-law. He continued his 
active grange membership in both locations. 
     He enjoyed hunting and fishing for many years and in later years enjoyed 
gardening and reading.
     He is survived by his wife, Genevieve; son Jim and Linda Newton, The 
Dalles; step-son Mike and his wife Judi Newton, Sherwood; grandsons Bradly, 
Newberg; and Tygh and Ambria, Forest Grove; sisters Grace and her husband Carl 
Mumm, Portland; Fannie McArdle, Bend; brother Frank and his wife Betty, Sauvie 
Island; three step-grandsons; five step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces 
and nephews. 
     He was preceded in death by his first wife Arlene and sisters Bessie 
Fisher and Averill Benfield.
     A memorial service will be held at the Redmond Grange on Nov. 29, 2004 at 
2 p.m. Rev. Vern Arledge will preside. There will also be a private family 
gathering and his ashes will be placed at Deschutes Memorial Chapel and 
Gardens in Bend. 
     Memorial contributions may be made to the Redmond Senior Center, 325 NW 
Dogwood St, Redmond, OR 97756 or to the Redmond Grange, South Canal Avenue, 
Redmond, OR 97756 or to Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 West 9th St., The 
Dalles, OR. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial in The Dalles.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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