Lyman Jefferson
Oct 24, 2023
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our loved one Lyman Jefferson Sr. Lyman was born January 3, 1954 and passed in Yakima Washington on October 24, 2023. Lyman was one of 10 children born to the late Gaylord/ Eda (cheda) Jefferson. Lyman was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Lorraine Marceau, Marvin Thompson,...
Audrey Tulee
Oct 21, 2023
Audrey Diantha Tulee was born March 4, 1956 in Toppenish, Washington to the late Meachum Tulee and Celia Sharnute Tulee of Brownstown, Washington. Audrey passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023 at the age of 67. Audrey was a life-member of the Yakama Nation, who spent most of her life living in the valley and had a healthy passion for...
Darrell Scott
Oct 19, 2023
Darrell Joseph Scott Sr. passed away on October 19th, 2023, peacefully in his home one door down from his childhood home in Harrah. He loved the Lord and is with Christ Jesus in paradise today. He was born to Lillian Mable and Edgar Allen Scott on November 24th, 1950. He graduated from White Swan High School in 1969 and married...
Theresa Sampson
Oct 17, 2023
Theresa A. Sampson February 25, 1936 – October 17, 2023 Theresa A. Sampson died in White Swan on her family land, Tuesday evening, October 17, 2023. Our family’s Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother is free and joyful as defined by her faith. Theresa was born on February 25, 1936 in White Swan, Washington to Grace (Wheeler) and Phillip Ambrose. She was...
Priscilla Rouleau
Oct 17, 2023
Priscilla Mae Rouleau was taken into our Lord’s loving arms on October 17, 2023. She was born May 13,1930 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Yakima WA, the second child of Edmund and Mary (Murphy) Britton. Priscilla grew up in Toppenish WA on a sugar beet farm and graduated from Toppenish High School in 1948. During these early years she became...
Winona Bending
Oct 17, 2023
Winona Mae Lewis Bending was born on January 23 1955 in Yakima, WA. She was born to Frank Lewis, Sr. and Inez Ashue Lewis. Winona was an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. She attended White Swan High School and later on Haskell Indian College. She married Reuben Bending on December 27, 1986. Her and Reuben had two sons, Nicholas...
Robert Greene
Oct 15, 2023
Robert M. “Bob” Greene, 73 of Wapato, WA, peacefully passed away on Sunday October 15, 2023, at Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Bob was born in Yakima, Washington February 11, 1950, to Earl O. and Margaret (Cross) Greene of Selah. Bob attended school in Selah and graduated with the class of 1968. During high school Bob earned letters in...
Sharon Williams
Oct 14, 2023
Sharon was adopted as a one year old by her parents, Ed and Claira Willams in central Michigan. When she was first adopted she was very sick. Her mother fed her whole cows milk with all the cream and she got so much better. When Sharon was eight years old her parents moved the family to Colorado. Shortly thereafter her...
William Lewis
Oct 11, 2023
William Jackson Lewis Jr. “Buffy” – Xmamsalii 65 years old, of Lone Pine in lieu fishing site, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon. Passed away Wednesday Oct 11, 2023. Born June 4, 1958 in Toppenish Washington to William Jackson Lewis Sr., and the late Anita Sampson Lewis. Born and raised on the Yakama Reservation. He was educated in the Toppenish, White...
Margarita Cortez
Oct 10, 2023
"In loving memory of Margarita V. Cortez, born on May 7, 1958, and called to be with the Lord on October 10, 2023. She was not just a loving and caring woman, but a beautiful soul who dedicated her life to selflessly care for others, always putting their needs before her own. Her true calling was her family, and she...
Helen Lisle
Oct 10, 2023
Helen Ann Lisle was born on March 19, 1942 to John Wallace Gipson and Helen Glendoris Gipson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from Permian High School and went on to Odessa Junior College to study education, where she met her future husband, Glen W. Lisle. They married on September 6th, 1963. They moved to Nacogdoches, TX where Helen worked at...
