Thelma E. Yeoman, 91, died during the late afternoon of Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston. She was a resident of Clarkston Care Center and died from causes related to age.
She was born Oct. 9, 1911, to William and Winnie Weller Wilks in Forest.
She and Vergil Yeoman were married June 11, 1930, in St. Maries. He was a sawmill owner and operator, and Thelma assisted him at several work sites while she worked as a homemaker. From 1937 to 1950, they lived in Mountain View, Wash., and in the cities of Paradise, Flora and Troy, all in Oregon. In 1950 they moved to Weippe and remained there seven years. They lived in Moclips, Wash., from 1957 to 1971, and retired to Anatone in 1971. They stayed there until 1977, when they moved to Starbuck, Wash. They came to Clarkston in 1987, and Vergil passed away June 1, 1989.
Thelma enjoyed outdoor activities, including camping, beachcombing, and huckleberry and mushroom picking. She also liked to play shuffleboard and spend time with her large family, which included seven children. Thelma especially enjoyed the annual family campout on the Grande Ronde River at the Washington-Oregon border.
Thelma is survived by six children, Loren Yeoman of Aberdeen, Wash., Verlene Pittman of Spokane, Janice Crawley of Clarkston, Clarence and Ernest Yeoman, both of Aberdeen, and Bert Yeoman of Pacific Beach, Wash.; brother Ivan Wilks of Emida, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Along with her husband, Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter, Edith Bebee, five sisters and four brothers.
She was born Oct. 9, 1911, to William and Winnie Weller Wilks in Forest.
She and Vergil Yeoman were married June 11, 1930, in St. Maries. He was a sawmill owner and operator, and Thelma assisted him at several work sites while she worked as a homemaker. From 1937 to 1950, they lived in Mountain View, Wash., and in the cities of Paradise, Flora and Troy, all in Oregon. In 1950 they moved to Weippe and remained there seven years. They lived in Moclips, Wash., from 1957 to 1971, and retired to Anatone in 1971. They stayed there until 1977, when they moved to Starbuck, Wash. They came to Clarkston in 1987, and Vergil passed away June 1, 1989.
Thelma enjoyed outdoor activities, including camping, beachcombing, and huckleberry and mushroom picking. She also liked to play shuffleboard and spend time with her large family, which included seven children. Thelma especially enjoyed the annual family campout on the Grande Ronde River at the Washington-Oregon border.
Thelma is survived by six children, Loren Yeoman of Aberdeen, Wash., Verlene Pittman of Spokane, Janice Crawley of Clarkston, Clarence and Ernest Yeoman, both of Aberdeen, and Bert Yeoman of Pacific Beach, Wash.; brother Ivan Wilks of Emida, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Along with her husband, Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter, Edith Bebee, five sisters and four brothers.
Thelma E. Yeoman, 91, died during the late afternoon of Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston. She was a resident of Clarkston Care Center and died from causes related to age.
She was born Oct. 9, 1911, to William and Winnie Weller Wilks in Forest.
She and Vergil Yeoman were married June 11, 1930, in St. Maries. He was a sawmill owner and operator, and Thelma assisted him at several work sites while she worked as a homemaker. From 1937 to 1950, they lived in Mountain View, Wash., and in the cities of Paradise, Flora and Troy, all in Oregon. In 1950 they moved to Weippe and remained there seven years. They lived in Moclips, Wash., from 1957 to 1971, and retired to Anatone in 1971. They stayed there until 1977, when they moved to Starbuck, Wash. They came to Clarkston in 1987, and Vergil passed away June 1, 1989.
Thelma enjoyed outdoor activities, including camping, beachcombing, and huckleberry and mushroom picking. She also liked to play shuffleboard and spend time with her large family, which included seven children. Thelma especially enjoyed the annual family campout on the Grande Ronde River at the Washington-Oregon border.
Thelma is survived by six children, Loren Yeoman of Aberdeen, Wash., Verlene Pittman of Spokane, Janice Crawley of Clarkston, Clarence and Ernest Yeoman, both of Aberdeen, and Bert Yeoman of Pacific Beach, Wash.; brother Ivan Wilks of Emida, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Along with her husband, Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter, Edith Bebee, five sisters and four brothers.
She was born Oct. 9, 1911, to William and Winnie Weller Wilks in Forest.
She and Vergil Yeoman were married June 11, 1930, in St. Maries. He was a sawmill owner and operator, and Thelma assisted him at several work sites while she worked as a homemaker. From 1937 to 1950, they lived in Mountain View, Wash., and in the cities of Paradise, Flora and Troy, all in Oregon. In 1950 they moved to Weippe and remained there seven years. They lived in Moclips, Wash., from 1957 to 1971, and retired to Anatone in 1971. They stayed there until 1977, when they moved to Starbuck, Wash. They came to Clarkston in 1987, and Vergil passed away June 1, 1989.
Thelma enjoyed outdoor activities, including camping, beachcombing, and huckleberry and mushroom picking. She also liked to play shuffleboard and spend time with her large family, which included seven children. Thelma especially enjoyed the annual family campout on the Grande Ronde River at the Washington-Oregon border.
Thelma is survived by six children, Loren Yeoman of Aberdeen, Wash., Verlene Pittman of Spokane, Janice Crawley of Clarkston, Clarence and Ernest Yeoman, both of Aberdeen, and Bert Yeoman of Pacific Beach, Wash.; brother Ivan Wilks of Emida, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Along with her husband, Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter, Edith Bebee, five sisters and four brothers.
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