Ran onto a couple of old Photos

The pictures  are taken of the casket of Emma Elizabeth Doak at her funeral.  She was buried at College City so that is likely where the photo was taken.  The second picture is of the congregation of the church perhaps at Ukiah, California where Rev. Doak built a church.

The Lotion Finally Came

The lotion finally came. While working in the temple I met a nice lady who was putting on her hand lotion.  She said she uses Jergens lotion to remind her of her aunt. She said it was not easy to find.  I smiled and thought that I wasn't so bizzar after all.  I had, myself, searched to find the Baby Magic lotion without much success.  I also wished to keep Aunt Clara in my memory. The lotion was found at last at Drugstore.com. With this dry Nevada weather the supply will come in handy.

Auntie Clara Meacham passes away on Father's Day

Clara was born August 10, 1918 near Nezperce ID to Harry John Hill and Marion Eliza Dussel Hill.

She, Clara Mary Meacham, passed away on June 19, 2011 due to a heart attack. It was quite fitting she pass on on Father's day.  She always wanted to keep that a special day with the family together.  She had said goodbye to her children and grandchildren who were visiting for Father's day with noone knowing it was her time to go that evening.  Her death was peaceful and unexpected.

Clara attended grade school at the Fletcher School near Craigmont ID, the same school where she received  her first teaching position. Clara graduated from Nezperce ID High School in 1936 and from North Idaho Normal School in 1939. Clara taught school at Fletcher, Potlatch ID and Lewiston.

She married Howard (Bud) Doak Meacham on August 23, 1942. They were married in the Hill family home in Nezperce ID by his grandfather, the Reverend A. A. Doak. Family members recall Alexander Arthur Doak, Bud's grandfather, looking at the couple and remarking that this marriage was going to last.

Bud and Clara farmed, ranched and raised their family in the Tom Beall area near Lapwai ID. She was a member of the First Christian Church, 4-H leader, Sunday School teacher, Boy Scout den mother and substitute teacher for the Lapwai School District.

They moved to Clarkston in 1979. Clara was active in PEO - Chapter BR and the Clarkston Tau-Delta Book Club.

Clara is survived by one daughter, Patty and husband George Patton; three sons, Kent and wife Mary, Bruce and wife Robin and Barry and wife Sherri; 11 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Hazel Olson.

Clara was preceded in death by her husband Howard (Bud) Meacham in 2006, her parents and a brother, Cecil Hill.

Clara was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. The great-grandkids loved the endless supply of little square cookies. Although she couldn’t swim, she made sure all of her grandchildren had swimming lessons and learned to swim. Every Christmas Clara hung a Christmas stocking for each member of her family and at age 92 she had 58 stockings hung.

The Chapter 31 in Proverbs certainly describes Auntie Clara. "Her children arise up and call her blessed: her husband also, and he praiseth her." Auntie Clara's life was centered around her family.  She had a way of making others feel special and especially loved the children. They were always" too cute"  to her. I really appreciated her passing down cousin Patty's clothes as a child and the times she welcomed me and other cousins into her home. She tried to keep us busy. One time we were just idling our time away in childish play and she got me to baking cookies.  She helped Patty and her friend learn to sew and they were always making matching dresses.  Patty's skills in sewing and thinking of others have been passed down to bless the lives of so many.  She often gave 80th birthday parties for family members which was a special gesture and a fun reason to get together. Auntie Clara had a fragrant smell of  Baby Magic, her favorite lotion, long after she had babies in the house. She was an excellent housekeeper and cook and she was an example to the rest of us.

At her request, no services will be held. Interment will be at the Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston WA.

The family suggests memorials may be made to the Northwest Children’s Home 419 22nd Ave Lewiston ID 83501.

CLARA MARY MEACHAM, 92 CLARKSTON

Gregory Isaiah Meacham Returns as a Missionary

Gregory Isaiah Meacham returned February 19, 2010 from a 2 year mission to bring people to Christ.  He served in the Colorado Springs mission.  He is the youngest of 27 grandchildren of George and Pearl Meacham.  George is Alexander Arthur and Emma Elizabeth Doak's grandson.  They are a missionary family.  Listed below are the children, grandchildren and spouses who have served as missionaries.  The young men served for 2 years and the young women served for 18 months at their own and families expense. The eldest of George and Pearl's son's Michael Arthur Meacham served in the Bavarian German mission. Douglas Jay Meacham served in the Western States Mission in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico.  Gregory Patten Meacham served in Ireland and The Isle of Man. Roger Merritt Meacham served in the Independence mission in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Sons in laws David Edwin Lindsey served in the North British Mission.  Steve Bills served in the Columbia Mission in South America.
     The grandchildren that served were Douglas Scott Meacham in the Seattle - Vietnamese Mission. Christopher Meacham in the Birmingham, England Mission, Nathanial Meacham in the Austria Mission, Kirsten Lindsey went to a  French Speaking Montreal Canadian Mission, Lauralee Meacham the Charlotte North Carolina Mission. David Patten Lindsey was in the St. Louis Mission.  Jonathan Jay Lindsey served in Knoxville Tennessee Mission.  Elizabeth Ann Lindsey was in the Buenos Aires South Argentina Mission, Taylor Meacham was in Brazilian Mission, Jon Bills served in the Equador Mission,  Benjamin Adam Lindsey served in the Durban South African Mission, Craig Joseph Lindsey was in the Washington D.C. South Mission.
   The spouses to the grandchildren that served missions are Travis Reber in the Spain Mission and the Canary Islands, John Kemp in Japan,  Laurie Meacham served in Birmingham Mission, Nicholas Favero in the Spanish Speaking Texas Mission, Bret Barben  in the Hawaiian Mission, Shannon Meacham  in the Maryland Mission, Ryan Jensen in the North British Mission, Ben Campbell served in the Las Vegas South Mission, Seth Redford in the Montevideo Uruguay Mission.  I will add various photos later as I get them.

Our dear Aunt Irma Elizabeth Meacham See passes on.

  

Biography

Irma E. ‘Meachie’ See

Born March 30, 1920 in Clarkston, Washington

Died December 23, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California



Mrs. See (Meachie) was born in Clarkston, Washington and grew up nearby in Lapwai, Idaho where her parents, Merritt and Sylvia Meacham, farmed. Being the only girl in the middle of six brothers, she confessed that she was very much a tom-boy in her younger days, and her fondest memories were centered around her lifelong love of horses.

Shortly after earning her degree from the University of Portland in 1942 she married the love of her life, Bud See. Meachie then spent much of the war years moving around from base to base while her husband served as a flight instructor in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

After the war the See family made their home in Pendleton until 1967, when they moved to the Willamette Valley. Twenty one years later the Sees returned to enjoy their retirement in the log home they built near Long Creek, Oregon. After Bud’s death in 2001, Meachie continued to live in their mountain retreat on her own, sometimes having to sled her groceries ½ mile from the end of the plowed road to the cabin. These last years in the mountains were a testament to her love of the great outdoors that was instilled in her as a young girl.

Meachie enjoyed a life filled with church and family as well as a professional career as a registered nurse. Her professional career began in Pendleton in the ‘40s as a public health nurse for Umatilla County and extended well into her retirement years as a volunteer at Mountain Home Air Force base.

The legacy she has left to her family and friends is that she was a woman of disciplines, the greatest of which was her relationship with her lord Jesus Christ. She truly was the woman described in Proverbs 31.

Meachie passed away on December 23rd in Santa Barbara, Ca. where she had resided for the past year at the home of her daughter, Katie. She was preceded in death by her son Tom and husband Bud. She is survived by her other children Rob, Bud Jr., Katie, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.





Graveside Service

Friday January 7, 2011, 10:00 AM at Willamette National Cemetery

Doris Wilhelmina Doak dies at 100

Doris Wilhelmin

Born: February 25, 1910

Died: November 30, 2010

Doris W. Doak passed away on November 30, 2010 at over 100 years of age. She was best

known for playing the piano with the "Pep Tones" at seniors' dances in West Seattle, Greenwood Senior Center and Bitter Lake Community Center for over 25 years until illness overtook her in 2008 at age 98. The family is very grateful to the Swedish Hospice nurses who lovingly cared for her during this time. They were her angels! Doris's infectious smile and positive spirit touched the lives of many. She learned to play the piano when she was 11 and it was a part of her life ever since. When you walked into Rhodes Ten Cent Store in the 1950's you could hear Doris playing the piano as she sold sheet music there. She also spent many years at Capital Music Co. at the Terminal Sales Bldg selling wholesale sheet music and finally at Sherman Clay across from the Bon Marche until she retired in 1985. She was a great-great-great grandmother with over 30 grandchildren and is survived by her daughters, Shirley Koval and Jo Lynn Sansom, and her sons, Kenneth and Larry Doak. A memorial service will be held at the Woodland Park Presbyterian Church at 70th and Greenwood Ave N. on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the church of which Doris was a long-time member. We are all comforted in the fact that she is with the Lord enjoying His peace and love.

Uncle Arthur Alexander Doak and Aunt Eloise

Here are a few pictures of dear Uncle Arthur and his lovely wife Eloise Doak. As far as I know Eloise is still living in her mid 90's. She was a school teacher and is retired in Jensen Beach Florida. I will try to write more on them later. They have one son Daniel and he has 4 children by his 2 wifes. They also all live in florida.