Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Stephenson, George Eleson November 30, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, December 2, 2004
     George Eleson Stephenson, 74, a resident of The Dalles, died Tuesday, 
Nov. 30, 2004 at the local hospital.
     He was born April 8, 1930, in Longmont, Colo., the eldest of three 
children to Ira Eleson and Bessie (Pence) Stephenson. He grew up in 
Ridgefield, Wash., and in his senior year he played on the Ridgefield High 
School football team that won the 1948 State Championship.
     Following his high school years he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950-
54, stationed for a time in Korea during the war.
     He married Edna Haney on May 4, 1952, in Sacramento. She preceded him in 
death in 1990.
     After his discharge he went to work in the grocery business, working his 
way up into management. 
     He managed Sawyer’s Ninth Street Thriftway market as well as East Hill 
Sentry Market before retiring in 1981.
     Active in his community, he volunteered for many years running the Elks 
Christmas Basket program for Lodge #303.
     He was a Life member of The Dalles Elks, and also belonged to the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Loyal Order of Moose, and 
had been a member of The Dalles Country Club. He loved golf, hunting, and 
playing tournament poker and pool. 
     Survivors include his children; son, George Stephenson, Jr. of Hillsboro; 
his daughters and their families, Carole and Allen Ingram of Hermiston, and 
Cary and Brian Dahlberg of Portland; sisters, Gayle Musgrove of LaGrande and 
Sheri Webb of The Dalles; grandchildren, Jon, Bethany, Chris, Dani, Jed, 
Nikkolas, Stephen, Lauren, Lisa and Loni; seven great-grandchildren and 
numerous nieces and nephews.
     A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held on Friday, 
Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in The Dalles, with his niece, Salvation 
Army Capt. Laura Sullivan, presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to 
the Elks Christmas Basket Program, c/o BPOE #303 in The Dalles. Arrangements 
are by Columbia Cremation & Burial.


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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