The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., April 16, 1981, page 14
ALONZO YARNELL
Alonzo C. "Lon" Yarnell, a life-long resident of the
White Salmon area, died Monday [April 13, 1981] at the age of 71.
He was born April 26, 1909, in White Salmon to Mr. and
Mrs. Lemuel Yarnell. He was self-employed as a mechanic and also belonged
to the Mountain View Grange.
He is survived by his wife Neva, White Salmon; his parents,
White Salmon; one son, Rodger, White Salmon; two daughters, Loneta Cornwell,
Hesperia, Calif., and Shellie Bernor, Hawthorne, Calif.; four brothers, Don,
Ray, Leonard and Pete, all of White Salmon; five sisters, Mildred Dickey,
Dorothy Abken and Mary Jane Arnold, all of White Salmon, Iva Rogers, Portland,
and Berniece Wright, Alaska; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 1:30
p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home. Burial will be in the White Salmon cemetery.
Contributions in Mr. Yarnell's name may be made to the Heart Fund.
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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 27, 1975, page 9
BUD YARNELL PASSES AWAY AT AGE 86
Bud H. Yarnell passed away at Skyline Hospital February
21st at the age of 86 years. He was born to George and Anna Yarnell April
6, 1888 in Durant, in the Oklahoma Territory.
He married Opal Triplett in White Salmon, Washington
on October 21, 1922. She preceded him in death February 13, 1962.
During his working years he took care of School Bus
Maintenance for the White Salmon Public School District.
He is survived by his son, Loren (Buck) Yarnell of White
Salmon; a daughter, Marie Bradley of Thousand Oaks, California; four
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Lem W. Yarnell of
White Salmon, Wa.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 25, at 2:30
p.m. at Gardner's Funeral Home in White Salmon, Washington. Interment in
the White Salmon Cemetery followed. The Rev. Fred Haag of the Bethel
Congregational Church of White Salmon officiated at the services.
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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 17, 1983, page 11
LEMUEL YARNELL
Lemuel W. Yarnell, a homesteader in the Major Creek area,
died March 9 at Valle Vista Nursing Home in The Dalles at the age of 97.
Mr. Yarnell was born Aug. 30, 1885 in the Indian territory
that is now Oklahoma state and came out west when he was 13 years old. In
1906 he filed a claim on a homestead on Major Creek and built his first home.
Two years later on June 24, 1908 he married Lula May Branaman.
In 1913 he moved from the homestead to Laws Corner to
manage the White Salmon Fruit Ranch. He lived in this area most of his life
logging, operating his own sawmill and later farming. In 1962, he retired
from the farm and moved to town.
His wife Lula and one son, Alonzo "Lon" preceded him
in death. He is survived by five daughters, Iva Rogers, Portland, Mildred
Dickey, Dorothy Abken and Mary Jane Arnold, all of White Salmon, and Berniece
Wright, Anchorage, Alaska; four sons, Donald C., Underwood, L. Raymond, Bingen,
and Lenard L. and George "Pete," White Salmon; 34 grandchildren, 63
great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Yarnell were held Saturday at
Gardner Funeral Home with Michael Yarnell officiating. Interment was in the
Klickitat County Cemetery District 1 cemetery.
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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 19, 1982, page 9
LULA YARNELL
Lula M. Yarnell, a resident of White Salmon for the past
81 years, died Friday in Hood River at the age of 91.
Mrs. Yarnell was born May 22, 1891, and Gaston, Ore.,
to Mr. and Mrs. Branaman.
She is survived by her husband, Lemuel, The Dalles; her
children, Mildred Dickey, Dorothy Abken, Leonard Yarnell, Pete Yarnell and
Mary Jane Arnold, all of White Salmon, Donald Yarnell, Underwood, Raymond
Yarnell, Bingen, Iva Rogers, Portland, and Bernice Wright, Anchorage, Alaska;
a half brother, Roscoe Branaman, Chula Vista, Calif.; and many grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Yarnell were held Tuesday at
2 p.m. at the Gardner Funeral Home, with Rev. David Garrison officiating.
Interment was in the White Salmon cemetery.
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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 15, 1962, page 1
OPAL YARNELL DIES IN CALIFORNIA; EX-SCHOOL CLERK
Opal Leone Yarnell was born January 13, 1902 in Missouri
and died February 13, 1962 at Exeter, California, where she had been since
around Thanksgiving.
She leaves to mourn her her husband, Bud Henry Yarnell,
White Salmon and one son, Bucky Yarnell, White Salmon. Also two brothers,
Maurice P. Triplett, White Salmon and Kenneth H. Triplett, Seattle. A sister,
Mrs. Hazel McEwen, Vancouver, Washington. Two grand children.
Funeral services will be Monday, February 19th at 2 p.m.
at Gardners Funeral chapel with Rev. Roger Clevenger officiating.
Notes:
Bud Henry & Lemuel Washington Yarnell, buried in White Salmon Cemetery, White Salmon, Klickitat Co., WA were the sons of George Washington Yarnell/Yarnall, b. Abt. 1844 in St. Charles Co., MO. son of Memory and Amandelia (Howell) Yarnell/Yarnall. I've included a link below of the cemetery listings, posted by Jeffrey L. Elmer, which also have a link to their obituaries.
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