Mrs. George (Bessie) Callaham, 64, died Tuesday at her home at Buckley. She was born in Childers, Tex., and had lived in Buckley for 50 years and in this state (Washington) for 60 years. She was an attendant at the Rainier school until a few months ago. She was a member of the Assembly of God church. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ella Mae Knapp, Mrs. Bonnie Stenholm and Lois Callaham, all of Buckley, and Mrs. Viola Alf of Los Angeles; five sons, Howard of Camp Cook, Calif., Harold of Eatonville, Clyde of Pacific City, William of Wallula and Lee of Buckley; three sisters, Mrs. Leora Bush of Tenino and Mrs. Kate Laspa of Olympia; one brother, Charles Claunch of Sacramento, and 27 grandchildren.
Mrs. George (Bessie) Callaham, 64, died Tuesday at her home at Buckley. She was born in Childers, Tex., and had lived in Buckley for 50 years and in this state (Washington) for 60 years. She was an attendant at the Rainier school until a few months ago. She was a member of the Assembly of God church. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ella Mae Knapp, Mrs. Bonnie Stenholm and Lois Callaham, all of Buckley, and Mrs. Viola Alf of Los Angeles; five sons, Howard of Camp Cook, Calif., Harold of Eatonville, Clyde of Pacific City, William of Wallula and Lee of Buckley; three sisters, Mrs. Leora Bush of Tenino and Mrs. Kate Laspa of Olympia; one brother, Charles Claunch of Sacramento, and 27 grandchildren.
Family Members
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MAJ Howard Elmer Callaham
1905–1963
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LeRoy Henry Callahan
1907–1911
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EllaMae Grace Callaham Knapp
1909–1997
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Harold Harvey "Kelly" Callaham
1912–1995
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Viola Leora Callaham Alf
1914–1953
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Bonnie Irene Callaham Starkey
1916–1959
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Orpha Rose Callahan Ferguson
1918–1948
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Clyde Burton "Happy" Callaham
1920–1964
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Lee George Callaham
1930–1988
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