Barmore 90th

Mildred V. (Fisher) Whomble Harvey Barmore celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at an open house at her home in Florence, Ore., on Nov. 19, 2005. She is a member of the Florence Church.

Born Nov. 18, 1915, in Wray, Colo., to Milton and Edith (Cox) Fisher Jr., Millie was raised by her paternal grandparents, since her mother died when she was three weeks old. Grandparents Milton and Rosa (Mauer) Fisher had already raised 11 children. She was baptized at age 14. In 1933, she married Charlie Whomble in Wray. In 1939, Millie married Phil Harvey in Minden, Neb. They operated motels in Texas until they moved to Eugene, Ore., in 1956 where Phil sold real estate and Millie worked as a licensed practical nurse. After retirement, they moved to Florence, Ore. Phil passed away in 1984. Millie married Fred Barmore in 1987. They live in Florence and often winter in Arizona in their motor home. Millie has been active in her church and in Adventist Community Services. She loves crocheting, oil painting, reading, doing crossword puzzles, baking cookies and spending time with her family.

The family includes: Betty (Whomble) and Donald Malm of Springfield, Ore.; Joan (Harvey) and Ronald Case of Lacey, Wash.; Carolyn (Harvey) and James Markle Jr., of Florence Ore.; Fritz and Beverly Barmore of Yachats, Ore.; Phil and Judy Barmore of Salem; Warren and Margie Barmore of Prosser, Wash.; 7 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 8 step-great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Dawes 50th

John and Lou Dawes of Lebanon, Ore., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on Aug. 6 and 7. They are members of the Lebanon Church.

John Dawes and Lou Ella Koorenny were married by Elder Harold Dawes Oct. 9, 1955, in College Place, Wash. John was a denominational school teacher for 21 years and public school teacher for 11 years. After retirement, he continued to work on call as a substitute teacher. They have lived in College Place, Pleasant Hill, Salem, Medford and Lebanon, Ore.

The Dawes family includes: Gary Dawes of Beaverton, Ore.; Larry and Sheila Dawes of Aumsville, Ore.; Terry Dawes of Grandview, Wash.; Barry and Tracey Dawes of Radcliffe, Ky; and 3 grandchildren.

Dickerson 95th

Wilma Dickerson celebrated her 95th birthday with family and friends on Sept. 17, 2005, at the Garden Center in Pioneer Park, Walla Walla, Wash. She is a member of the Country Haven Church in Pasco, Wash.

Wilma Miller was born Sept. 17, 1910, in Kansas City, Kan., to William and Mary Miller, both teachers. She was baptized when she was 13 at the Kansas camp meeting. She attended Southwestern Junior College from 1925 to 1929, then began teaching school in Arkansas and Texas. She married Leonard Dickerson in 1932 in College Place, Wash., and taught in denominational schools in the Pacific Northwest for 10 years. She worked in the Walla Walla College laundry from 1963–76 to help with her children’s school expenses. Leonard passed away in 2000.

The Dickerson family includes: Bill and Beth Dickerson of Pasco; Leonardine Steinfelt of Denver, Colo.; Clinton and Lynette Dickerson of Milton Freewater, Ore.; Burton and Debbie Dickerson of Bellingham, Wash.; and JoElla and George Harlan of Amboy, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Gober 50th

Dan and Barbara Gober celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 20, 2005, at an outdoor party with a 50s theme. They have been members of the Sutherlin and Roseburg churches.

Dan Gober married Barbara Jones on June 19, 1955, in the La Sierra Church. Dan was a masonry contractor and general construction superintendent doing jobs all over Southern California—churches, schools, post offices, medical centers, homes, restaurants and nursing homes. He was also a transportation pilot for a construction company. In 1968, Dan and Barbara moved their family from Riverside to Oakland, Ore., where they bought a ranch and later the Oakland Feed, Seed and Western Shop. After five years of running cattle, sheep and horses, Dan went back into building again as a general contractor. He did many projects in southern Oregon, including remodeling the Sutherlin Church and building their school, and remodeling the cafeteria at Milo Academy. Meanwhile Barbara held a variety of positions from teaching piano lessons to being a bank bookkeeper, a store manager, and secretary/receptionist for a physician. She went back to college in 1989 at Southwestern Adventist University and got a degree in elementary education and came back to teach at Roseburg Junior Academy until she retired in 2004. Dan served as the director of the Sutherlin Pathfinder Club for 20 years and was asked to be the District 6 Pathfinder coordinator for southern Oregon.

The Gober family includes Teri and Bob Beckner of Albany, Ore.; Rick Gober of Roseburg; Scott and Caroline Gober of Roseburg; 7 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Ridgley 60th

Don and Dorothy Ridgley celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25, 2005, enjoying a quiet luncheon at Georgie’s restaurant in Newport with their son Larry Ridgley and daughter-in-law Helga. Donald Ridgley married Dorothy Jones on Sept. 23, 1945, in Loma Linda, Calif. Don worked at the College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University) for several years, as well as building and operating the church’s carrier-current radio station. He later moved to Kansas to help establish the Shawnee Mission Hospital and Health Center electronics and electrical department. In 1967 he re-located his family to St. Helena Hospital and Health Center in Northern California to create their electronics department, where he worked for several years until called to work at Pacific Union College. In 1976 he accepted employment at Harris Pine Mills in Auburn, Wash., where he had originally worked as a student while attending Auburn Academy. Dorothy received her nurses training at Portland Sanitarium and continued nursing at the same hospitals where Don worked. They retired and moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho in 1984, where they were both very active in their small church. In 2004 they moved to Albany, Ore., to be near their son Larry.

The Ridgley family includes Larry and Helga (Erdle) Ridgley of Albany, Ore.; Leland and Sundi (deceased) Ridgley, Boise, Idaho; Susan Ridgley, Rathdrum, Idaho; and 3 grandchildren.

Wagg 90th

Blanche Wagg was playfully threatened by her son Lynn with duct-tape tie-up to keep her from doing preparation and cleanup chores at the open house honoring her on her 90th birthday, Dec. 4, 2005, in the fellowship room of the Brewster Church. "It's just that she's generally in the servant role, and it's hard for her to do the receiving," he explained.

Blanche Cook was born in the Methow Valley, Wash., in 1915. She married her high school sweetheart in 1931, and they spent 69 adventuresome years together gardening, working, camping, and snowmobiling. Blanche was baptized and joined the Adventist Church in the early 1950s and continues to be active as "Mrs. Hospitality" and a deaconess. She also tutors in the public school HOST program.

The Wagg family includes: Lynn and Marlene Wagg of Brewster; Larry and Shari Wagg of Talkeetna, Alaska; Lonnie Wagg (deceased); 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.