Kirkendoll, Grant – Obituary

Funeral services for Grant Kirkendoll, who died yesterday morning at his home on Silver Lake following a long illness, will be held Sunday from the Methodist Church here with burial in the Whittle Cemetery. He was born in Iowa, December 25, 1865, and came to Kelso with his parents when a small child. He has since lived in Cowlitz and Lewis counties, making his home at different times in Kelso, Toledo, Sandy Bend and Silver Lake. He has always been a rancher. He is survived by five children, Mrs. Otto Disque, Kelso; Mrs. Jennie Stange, Silver Lake; Mrs. Gladys Leichhardt, … Read more

Kirkendoll, Caroline Etta Burbee – Obituary

Mrs. Etta Burbee, 76, of 620 N. 1st St., Kelso, died Nov. 30 [1946]. Born June 10, 1870 at Castle Rock, she was a lifelong resident of the State of Washington. Survivors include two sons, Leo of Concrete and Mark of Toledo; three daughters, Mrs. W. G. Booth of Corvallis, Mrs. Jennie McLean of Yakima, and Mrs. Essie Disque of Kelso; 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; two sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements are pending. The Ditlevsen Funeral Home is in charge. Longview Daily News, December 2, 1945 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman