Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Donna Barnard
Apr 8, 2015
Donna Barnard, age 78, of Prosser went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2015. Donna was born May 11, 1936 in Townsend, MT to Viola Mae "Babe" Blake and Fred J. "Ted" Blake. The family lived in Eatonville, WA and Grandview, WA, where Donna graduated from high school in 1955. The following year, she married her high school...
William David Edie Jr.
Mar 20, 2015
William David Edie Jr., 88, of Prosser, Washington, passed away, Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, March 27th, at 11:00 AM at the Prosser United Methodist Church. Pastor Bo Bryan will be officiating. A public viewing will be held at the Prosser Funeral Home before the service, from 9:00 -...
Carl Burroughs "Burr" Field Iii
Mar 19, 2015
Dr. Carl Burroughs “Burr” Field III was born February 6, 1951 in Great Falls, Mont., to Christie and Carl Field, Jr. He grew up 60 miles to the northwest, in Choteau, graduating from Choteau High School in 1969. That year he overcame an eye injury to help lead Choteau’s team to win the Montana State basketball championship. He was active...
Thomas Christopher Starr Mears
Mar 16, 2015
Thomas Christopher Starr Mears, age 16 of Prosser, entered into rest on March 16, 2015 at his home in Grandview. He was born on June 9, 1998 to Michael Allen Mears and Kimberly Anne Starr in Prosser. He was currently a Junior at Prosser High School and was attending the YVCC, Grandview Campus as part of the Running Start Program....
Della Davison
Mar 15, 2015
Long time Prosser resident, Della Davison, 98, peacefully passed away of natural causes at Sheffield Manor on Sunday, March 15, 2015. Della was born December 29, 1916 in Atlanta, Nebraska to Ralph and Leona Salyers. Della moved from Nebraska to Prosser Washington in 1940 and has called the lower valley and Prosser home ever since. In her youth, Della grew...
Joseph Manning Travis
Mar 13, 2015
Joseph Manning Travis, age 69, ended his earthly journey March 13, 2105 at his home in Prosser following a battle with lung cancer. Joe was born on May 6, 1945 in Lumberton, North Carolina to Norman and Celia Travis. Norm was stationed overseas, but shortly after returning stateside, moved his family to Prosser, Washington. Joe would spend the remainder of...
Elijio Flores Juarez
Mar 10, 2015
Elijio Flores Juarez, 93, of Prosser, Washington, passed away on March 10, 2015 in Prosser. He was born on March 6, 1922 to Elijio and Refugia (Flores) Juarez in Carrizo Springs, Texas where he was raised and educated. He served in the U.S. Army for four years during World War II and was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State...
Pemel Marshall
Mar 9, 2015
Pemel Marshall, age 87 of Prosser, entered into rest on March 9, 2015 at Kennewick Life Care Center. She was born on March 23, 1927 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Oscar L. and Jeanette (Holmes) French. At the age of nine, she lost her mother, as well as her baby sister, due to child birth complications. She was raised and educated...
Ronnie Lee Perkins
Mar 2, 2015
Ronnie Lee Perkins, 61, of Prosser, died peacefully at his home on March 2, 2015. He was born on December 7, 1953 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Maxie Leroy and Eilene (Russell) Perkins. His early childhood was spent in Wichita, Kansas until the age of four when the family relocated to California. The family spent numerous years traveling throughout California picking...
Nelle Travaille
Feb 24, 2015
Nelle J. Travaille, 83, of Prosser, peacefully went home to Heaven on February 24, 2015 at her home. Nelle was born on February 7, 1932 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Raymond and Agnes (Turley) Steelman. She was raised and educated in Duncan, Oklahoma and graduated from Duncan High School in 1950. She continued her education at Oklahoma State University and graduated...
Juan M. Uribe
Feb 24, 2015
Juan M. Uribe Sr., 76, formerly of Grandview, died on February 24, 2015 in Seattle. He was born on August 7, 1938 in Mexico. He moved from Texas to Grandview in 1968. Juan is survived by seven children; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; three sisters; one brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers...
Dorothy Rlene Blair
Feb 20, 2015
Dorothy Rlene Blair, 79, entered into rest on February 20, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on March 11, 1935 in Aurora, Missouri to Floyd and Mary A. (Benson) Gimlin. The family moved to Parker, Washington when she was five years old, to Moxee where she received her early education and then to Mabton where...
Mark Metheny
Feb 19, 2015
Mark Aaron Metheny, 55, of Prosser, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1959 in Afton, Oklahoma to Raymond and Ethel (Gallaway) Metheny. In 1965, the family moved to Grandview and later to Granger and Sunnyside where Mark attended high school. He worked for Snokist in Grandview for a few...
Fred Lee Richman
Feb 16, 2015
Fred Lee Richman went to be in the presence of the Lord and his loving parents February 16, 2015. Born in Prosser August 15, 1959 to Fred and Vahl Richman he graduated from Prosser High School in 1977. Fred then became an EMT and volunteer fire fighter locally as well as working for a number of years for CARE ambulance...
Richard "Doc" Thomas M.D.
Feb 15, 2015
Richard "Doc" Thomas M.D. died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 15, 2015, at the age of 82. Doc was the fifth child born to William and Ellen Thomas in Bellflower, CA on Dec. 29, 1932. William and Ellen migrated to the United States in the early 1900's from England, making all five children "First Generation Americans" at birth. Doc...
Cora Louise Mason
Feb 14, 2015
Cora Louise (Nessly) Mason was born April 3, 1929, in Yakima, Washington to Charles W. and Ruth E. (Dondanville) Nessly. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends on February 14, 2015. Cora grew up in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1947 as her class salutatorian. She attended Eastern Washington College of Education at...
Leora "Lee" Schmidt
Feb 8, 2015
Leora (Lee) Schmidt, 93, passed away at Tayon's Adult Family Home in Grandview on February 8, 2015. She was born January 27, 1922, at home on Rattlesnake Hill (north of Prosser) to John and Ida Hamilton. She grew up and lived most of her years in Prosser. Lee breezed through school and graduated at 16 years of age, then went...
Taylor Morris
Jan 22, 2015
Taylor Neal Morris, age 86, entered into rest on January 22, 2015 at his home in Prosser. He was born on August 17, 1928 in Bowie County Texas to John Hartwell Morris and Mary Ivey (Stone Morris. He was raised and educated in Simms, Texas. At the age of 25 he moved to Portland, Oregon where he worked in a...
Gary Lee Souders
Jan 18, 2015
Gary Lee Souders, 69, of Grandview went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 18, 2015. He loved the Lord and lived what he believed. Gary was born on July 6, 1945 in Berkley, California to Warren and Luella (Hamilton) Souders. He was raised and educated in Oakland until being placed in the Salvation Army Children’s Home...
Glenn Brewer
Jan 16, 2015
Glenn L. Brewer, 56, of Prosser, passed away at his home on January 16, 2015. Glenn was born on March 24, 1958 in Valentine, Nebraska to Lloyd and Eleanor (Kaplan) Brewer. He was raised and educated in Sunnyside and Grandview. Glenn married Linda Mofford on March 17, 1990. He lived in Prosser for over thirty-five years and worked for the...
