News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Friday, August 1, 1986
Services for Francis H. "Frank" Ames of Amity will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville, with interment following in Evergreen Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Larry Hake of Amity Church of Christ.
Mr. Ames died July 30, 1986, in Oakwood Glen Care Center, McMinnville. He was 85.
Born Sept. 10, 1900 in Omaha, he was the son of Oakes K. and Emily Watson Ames. When he was very young, his family moved to Massachusetts. The family homesteaded in Baker, Mont., in 1908.
Mr. Ames entered the Army in 1918. He came to Oregon in the early 1940s. He moved to Lafayette in 1954 and to Amity in 1968.
He and Irene Westfall were married Oct. 15, 1974, in Dallas.
During his early life, Mr. Ames was a mechanic and a real estate was a writer for "field and Stream" magazine for 10 years.
As a free lance writer, he wrote many short stories and articles. His more than 600 pieces appeared for years in magazines ranging from "The Saturday Evening Post" to "Field and Stream".
Relatives said Mr. Ames was "more than a passing authority" on the outdoor world, especially on the Montana scene.
Mr. Ames first two books, published in 1965, are "That Callahan Blood!" and "That Callahan Spunk!", also published in England, France and Italy. He also wrote "The Callahan Gamble" (1970)and "Callahan Goes South" (1975). One of his best-known books in Oregon is "Fishing the Oregon Country" (1966).
"That Callahan Spunk," a 1966 Book of the Month Club selection, was purchased by Disney Productions and made into a film The novel won these honors: 1965 Literary Guild Award; runner-up for the 1966 Gold Spur Award; second place among Western Writers of America; 1966 Best Book in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska).
Mr. Ames was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for more than 55 years. He also was a member of the Sportsman Club and the Writers Club.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Ames of Amity, a daughter, Emily McClaine of Hanford, Calif.; three stepsons, Willard Westfall of Amity, Glen Westfall of Banks and John Westfall of Cleveland, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Roberta Andrews of Biddle, Mont., and Rowena Warner of Broadus, Mont.; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Services for Francis H. "Frank" Ames of Amity will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville, with interment following in Evergreen Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Larry Hake of Amity Church of Christ.
Mr. Ames died July 30, 1986, in Oakwood Glen Care Center, McMinnville. He was 85.
Born Sept. 10, 1900 in Omaha, he was the son of Oakes K. and Emily Watson Ames. When he was very young, his family moved to Massachusetts. The family homesteaded in Baker, Mont., in 1908.
Mr. Ames entered the Army in 1918. He came to Oregon in the early 1940s. He moved to Lafayette in 1954 and to Amity in 1968.
He and Irene Westfall were married Oct. 15, 1974, in Dallas.
During his early life, Mr. Ames was a mechanic and a real estate was a writer for "field and Stream" magazine for 10 years.
As a free lance writer, he wrote many short stories and articles. His more than 600 pieces appeared for years in magazines ranging from "The Saturday Evening Post" to "Field and Stream".
Relatives said Mr. Ames was "more than a passing authority" on the outdoor world, especially on the Montana scene.
Mr. Ames first two books, published in 1965, are "That Callahan Blood!" and "That Callahan Spunk!", also published in England, France and Italy. He also wrote "The Callahan Gamble" (1970)and "Callahan Goes South" (1975). One of his best-known books in Oregon is "Fishing the Oregon Country" (1966).
"That Callahan Spunk," a 1966 Book of the Month Club selection, was purchased by Disney Productions and made into a film The novel won these honors: 1965 Literary Guild Award; runner-up for the 1966 Gold Spur Award; second place among Western Writers of America; 1966 Best Book in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska).
Mr. Ames was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for more than 55 years. He also was a member of the Sportsman Club and the Writers Club.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Ames of Amity, a daughter, Emily McClaine of Hanford, Calif.; three stepsons, Willard Westfall of Amity, Glen Westfall of Banks and John Westfall of Cleveland, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Roberta Andrews of Biddle, Mont., and Rowena Warner of Broadus, Mont.; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Friday, August 1, 1986
Services for Francis H. "Frank" Ames of Amity will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville, with interment following in Evergreen Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Larry Hake of Amity Church of Christ.
Mr. Ames died July 30, 1986, in Oakwood Glen Care Center, McMinnville. He was 85.
Born Sept. 10, 1900 in Omaha, he was the son of Oakes K. and Emily Watson Ames. When he was very young, his family moved to Massachusetts. The family homesteaded in Baker, Mont., in 1908.
Mr. Ames entered the Army in 1918. He came to Oregon in the early 1940s. He moved to Lafayette in 1954 and to Amity in 1968.
He and Irene Westfall were married Oct. 15, 1974, in Dallas.
During his early life, Mr. Ames was a mechanic and a real estate was a writer for "field and Stream" magazine for 10 years.
As a free lance writer, he wrote many short stories and articles. His more than 600 pieces appeared for years in magazines ranging from "The Saturday Evening Post" to "Field and Stream".
Relatives said Mr. Ames was "more than a passing authority" on the outdoor world, especially on the Montana scene.
Mr. Ames first two books, published in 1965, are "That Callahan Blood!" and "That Callahan Spunk!", also published in England, France and Italy. He also wrote "The Callahan Gamble" (1970)and "Callahan Goes South" (1975). One of his best-known books in Oregon is "Fishing the Oregon Country" (1966).
"That Callahan Spunk," a 1966 Book of the Month Club selection, was purchased by Disney Productions and made into a film The novel won these honors: 1965 Literary Guild Award; runner-up for the 1966 Gold Spur Award; second place among Western Writers of America; 1966 Best Book in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska).
Mr. Ames was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for more than 55 years. He also was a member of the Sportsman Club and the Writers Club.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Ames of Amity, a daughter, Emily McClaine of Hanford, Calif.; three stepsons, Willard Westfall of Amity, Glen Westfall of Banks and John Westfall of Cleveland, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Roberta Andrews of Biddle, Mont., and Rowena Warner of Broadus, Mont.; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Services for Francis H. "Frank" Ames of Amity will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville, with interment following in Evergreen Memorial Park. Officiating will be the Rev. Larry Hake of Amity Church of Christ.
Mr. Ames died July 30, 1986, in Oakwood Glen Care Center, McMinnville. He was 85.
Born Sept. 10, 1900 in Omaha, he was the son of Oakes K. and Emily Watson Ames. When he was very young, his family moved to Massachusetts. The family homesteaded in Baker, Mont., in 1908.
Mr. Ames entered the Army in 1918. He came to Oregon in the early 1940s. He moved to Lafayette in 1954 and to Amity in 1968.
He and Irene Westfall were married Oct. 15, 1974, in Dallas.
During his early life, Mr. Ames was a mechanic and a real estate was a writer for "field and Stream" magazine for 10 years.
As a free lance writer, he wrote many short stories and articles. His more than 600 pieces appeared for years in magazines ranging from "The Saturday Evening Post" to "Field and Stream".
Relatives said Mr. Ames was "more than a passing authority" on the outdoor world, especially on the Montana scene.
Mr. Ames first two books, published in 1965, are "That Callahan Blood!" and "That Callahan Spunk!", also published in England, France and Italy. He also wrote "The Callahan Gamble" (1970)and "Callahan Goes South" (1975). One of his best-known books in Oregon is "Fishing the Oregon Country" (1966).
"That Callahan Spunk," a 1966 Book of the Month Club selection, was purchased by Disney Productions and made into a film The novel won these honors: 1965 Literary Guild Award; runner-up for the 1966 Gold Spur Award; second place among Western Writers of America; 1966 Best Book in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska).
Mr. Ames was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for more than 55 years. He also was a member of the Sportsman Club and the Writers Club.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Ames of Amity, a daughter, Emily McClaine of Hanford, Calif.; three stepsons, Willard Westfall of Amity, Glen Westfall of Banks and John Westfall of Cleveland, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Roberta Andrews of Biddle, Mont., and Rowena Warner of Broadus, Mont.; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
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