Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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BirthNov 5, 1917, Mabton, Yakima County, Washington [58416]
DeathJun 8, 2008, Grant County, Washington [58416]
BurialQuincy Cemetery (Quincy Valley), State Route 28, Quincy, Grant County, Washington [58416], [58569]
FatherGeorge Thomas GREGG Sr. (1868-1927)
MotherAnnie GASTON (1880-1961)
MarriageJun 25, 1944 [58416]
Obituary Online notes for Frances Lavon SANDY
Frances Lavon Gregg, 100 years old of Quincy passed away on January 11, 2015 with family by her side, into the presence of her Heavenly Father. She was born June 25, 1914 in Covert, KS to Albert & Eva Sandy.
Raised on the farm she experienced horse & buggies, The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. In 1937 her family moved to Idaho and then to Nyssa, OR where she met her husband, William Gregg. They were married June 25, 1944. Eight years later they ventured to the Columbia Basin, Quincy to farm with their two children. They farmed for 20 years and then moved to Santa Maria, CA for 33 years returning to Quincy in 2006.
Frances loved doing the Lord's work, teaching vacation bible school, Sunday school, Women's Missionary Circle, hosting missionaries and Bible studies.
Following the death of Bill she moved to the Cambridge Assisted Living where she developed an extended loving family.
Frances leaves behind a son, Philip Gregg of Alabama and a daughter, Marilyn Willhoft of Oregon, five grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church, Quincy, WA.
Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, WA is assisting the family with arrangements. [58568]
Raised on the farm she experienced horse & buggies, The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. In 1937 her family moved to Idaho and then to Nyssa, OR where she met her husband, William Gregg. They were married June 25, 1944. Eight years later they ventured to the Columbia Basin, Quincy to farm with their two children. They farmed for 20 years and then moved to Santa Maria, CA for 33 years returning to Quincy in 2006.
Frances loved doing the Lord's work, teaching vacation bible school, Sunday school, Women's Missionary Circle, hosting missionaries and Bible studies.
Following the death of Bill she moved to the Cambridge Assisted Living where she developed an extended loving family.
Frances leaves behind a son, Philip Gregg of Alabama and a daughter, Marilyn Willhoft of Oregon, five grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church, Quincy, WA.
Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, WA is assisting the family with arrangements. [58568]
Obituary Online notes for William Emerson (Spouse 1)
The Wenatchee World, June 12, 2008
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William Emerson "Bill" Gregg, of Quincy, passed from this life to his new life with his Heavenly Father on June 8, 2008. He was born in Mabton on November 5, 1917, to George T. and Annie Gregg.
He spent most of his youth in Harrah, where he was very active in the Harrah Baptist Church Youth Group and Wapato High School Sports Programs. He graduated from Wapato High School in 1936. Shortly after graduation, he and several of his brothers moved to Nyssa, OR, where they farmed for several years. It was in Nyssa where Bill met his wife, Frances Sandy; they were married June 25, 1944.
While there, they added Philip and Marilyn to their family, continuing to farm there until 1952. They moved to Quincy and joined two brothers, Wallace and George Gregg, and farmed for many years. Bill was one of the many, instrumental in the building of the First Baptist Church in Quincy.
In 1972, because of health reasons, Bill and Frances moved to Santa Maria, CA, where they resided until September, 2006, when they returned to Quincy because of health problems and have lived with their son, Philip and his wife, Ann. He remained faithful to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ until his death.
Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Frances Gregg of Quincy; children, Philip and Ann Gregg of Quincy and Marilyn Willhoft of Tucson, AZ; brother, Jesse and Louise Gregg of Redmond, OR; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Led Baton of Milwaukie, OR; and sister-in-law, Doris Gregg of Quincy.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, George T. and Annie Gregg; brothers, Ira, Marion, Hershel, Wallace and George; and sisters, Ruth, Gretchen, Esther, Lillian and Evelyn.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the First Baptist Church, 707 J Street S.W., Quincy, WA.
Arrangements are under the direction of Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy. [58416]
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William Emerson "Bill" Gregg, of Quincy, passed from this life to his new life with his Heavenly Father on June 8, 2008. He was born in Mabton on November 5, 1917, to George T. and Annie Gregg.
He spent most of his youth in Harrah, where he was very active in the Harrah Baptist Church Youth Group and Wapato High School Sports Programs. He graduated from Wapato High School in 1936. Shortly after graduation, he and several of his brothers moved to Nyssa, OR, where they farmed for several years. It was in Nyssa where Bill met his wife, Frances Sandy; they were married June 25, 1944.
While there, they added Philip and Marilyn to their family, continuing to farm there until 1952. They moved to Quincy and joined two brothers, Wallace and George Gregg, and farmed for many years. Bill was one of the many, instrumental in the building of the First Baptist Church in Quincy.
In 1972, because of health reasons, Bill and Frances moved to Santa Maria, CA, where they resided until September, 2006, when they returned to Quincy because of health problems and have lived with their son, Philip and his wife, Ann. He remained faithful to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ until his death.
Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Frances Gregg of Quincy; children, Philip and Ann Gregg of Quincy and Marilyn Willhoft of Tucson, AZ; brother, Jesse and Louise Gregg of Redmond, OR; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Led Baton of Milwaukie, OR; and sister-in-law, Doris Gregg of Quincy.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, George T. and Annie Gregg; brothers, Ira, Marion, Hershel, Wallace and George; and sisters, Ruth, Gretchen, Esther, Lillian and Evelyn.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the First Baptist Church, 707 J Street S.W., Quincy, WA.
Arrangements are under the direction of Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy. [58416]