The Enterprise - White Salmon, Washington

Obituaries

Death notices for Clifford Doolin and George Dutton

March 19, 2013

Clifford Doolin passed away on March 14, 2013, at his home in Longview, at the age of 73.

His loving memory will be forever treasured by his loving wife Karen; daughter Linda Wirth (Dan); grandchildren Megen Blankenship (Wes), Emma Wirth and William Wirth; and great-grandson Abel Blankenship; sister Janet Marx (Ron); brothers Ken Doolin (Sandy), Cal Doolin (Karen), and Rick Oldfield (Char).

He was preceded in death by his son Jimmy Doolin and brothers Bill Doolin and Barney Oldfield.

Cliff was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother and will truly be missed by all who loved him.

George Dutton, 88, of White Salmon, died in Hood River, Ore., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Smith River Cemetery in Smith River, Calif., officiated by Ed Martin.

Mr. Dutton was born Sept. 14, 1924 in River, Ky., to Nelva (Pack) and John H. Dutton. He moved to Washington when he was 22.

On Aug. 12, 1946, he married Juanita Conley in Morton. The couple moved to Smith River, where they resided until 1984, when they moved to White Salmon.

He worked in the coal mines as a teenager in Kentucky and then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. where he worked on Yellowstone National Park. He was a union laborer in Ohio, and worked as a logger in the Redwood Forest in California where he retired from Arcata Redwood.

George was the eighth child out of 12. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita in 1991 and his grandson Robert Holland in 2012.

He is survived by his sisters Gracie Parker of Springfield, Ohio, and Ula Blevins of St. Paris, Ohio; children Jerry L. Dutton of Smith River; Vic Solus of Gasquet, Calif., and Ginger London of White Salmon; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and two great, great-grandchildren.

The greatest loves in Mr. Dutton's life were fishing, telling stories, singing and gardening.