Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Sexton, Robert A. February 28, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 7, 2006
     Robert A. Sexton, 78, a former resident of The Dalles, died Feb. 28.
     He was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Flint, Mich., to Alfred and Jessie (Kelly) 
Sexton.
     He was raised in Michigan and received a bachelor’s degree from Michigan 
State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the U.S. 
Army during Korea. After discharge, he moved to Long Beach, Calif., where he 
began his career with J.H. Baxter and Co., which took him to The Dalles as tie 
plant manager for a period of time.
     He married Mary Goodwin House in 1978. He worked for J.H. Baxter for more 
than 30 years, retiring from the Eugene office in 1989. He and his wife moved 
to Sun River and then Phoenix, before coming to Keizer in 2003. He enjoyed 
woodworking.
     He is survived by his wife, Mary, Keizer; daughters Deborah Layman, 
Portland, and Mary Bishop, Ridgefield, Wash.; son Robert D. Sexton, Eugene; 
stepsons Terry House, Eugene, Greg House, Woodinville, Wash., and Mark House, 
Tualatin; 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
     A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 12, at 2 p.m. at Evergreen 
Memorial Gardens Chapel, 1101 NE 112th Ave., Vancouver, Wash.
     Contributions may be made to the America Heart Association, 1200 NW Naito 
Parkway, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209 or the American Lung Association of 
Oregon, 7420 SW Bridgeport Rd. No. 200, Tualatin, OR 97224-7711.
     Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service in Salem.


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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