Longtime resident of Plummer, ID. Son of Claude and Bernice (Humphreys) Church. He attended Columbian Basin College from which he earned a GED and AS Degree in Auto Body. He met and married Leona Marie Collis in Yakima; they had 5 children and lived on a ranch in Roseburg, OR. They later bought a trailer park in Euphrata, WA. Although the marriage ended in divorce, they remained very good friends. He married Beverly White; she died in an accident in 1982. He met Irene Ahles and they were married on December 28, 1985 in Rosalia, WA and lived in Plummer, ID. In 1976, he opened Claude's Body Shop in Plummer, ID. He bought his first tow truck in 1980, and he found himself very busy working 12 + hour days for years. He served as President for the Plummer Business Association. His business gave him opportunity to sponsor all sorts of fundraising for the community of Plummer. He sold his business in November 2019 after 43 years to the community of Plummer and surrounding areas. He was preceded in death by his wives, Beverly Church and Irene Church; son, Dave Church; and siblings, Ken Church, Jim Church, and JoAnn Barnes. Surviving are his children, Eugene (Frankie) Church of Nashville, TN, Sandy Church of Rosalia, WA, Stacy (Sharlene) Church of Tensed, ID, Steve (Star) Church of Mill City, OR, and Jogena McGuire of Yakima, WA; step-children, Steve White of Tampa, FL, Annette Hossfeld of Plummer, ID, and Cheri (Gary) McCully of Worley, ID; brother Vaughn (Virginia) Church of The Dalles, OR; 28 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren.
Longtime resident of Plummer, ID. Son of Claude and Bernice (Humphreys) Church. He attended Columbian Basin College from which he earned a GED and AS Degree in Auto Body. He met and married Leona Marie Collis in Yakima; they had 5 children and lived on a ranch in Roseburg, OR. They later bought a trailer park in Euphrata, WA. Although the marriage ended in divorce, they remained very good friends. He married Beverly White; she died in an accident in 1982. He met Irene Ahles and they were married on December 28, 1985 in Rosalia, WA and lived in Plummer, ID. In 1976, he opened Claude's Body Shop in Plummer, ID. He bought his first tow truck in 1980, and he found himself very busy working 12 + hour days for years. He served as President for the Plummer Business Association. His business gave him opportunity to sponsor all sorts of fundraising for the community of Plummer. He sold his business in November 2019 after 43 years to the community of Plummer and surrounding areas. He was preceded in death by his wives, Beverly Church and Irene Church; son, Dave Church; and siblings, Ken Church, Jim Church, and JoAnn Barnes. Surviving are his children, Eugene (Frankie) Church of Nashville, TN, Sandy Church of Rosalia, WA, Stacy (Sharlene) Church of Tensed, ID, Steve (Star) Church of Mill City, OR, and Jogena McGuire of Yakima, WA; step-children, Steve White of Tampa, FL, Annette Hossfeld of Plummer, ID, and Cheri (Gary) McCully of Worley, ID; brother Vaughn (Virginia) Church of The Dalles, OR; 28 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren.
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