Stayton - Hilda Salma Shold Yantis Lee, born December 17, 1922, on the family homestead near Richland OR, died on November 9, 2016, Stayton, OR. She was the youngest child of Ben and Sarah Weber Shold. She graduated high school in Richland, graduated from Eastern Oregon College of Education, La Grande in 1942, and received a Masters in Education at OCE, Monmouth in 1972.
Hilda taught the elementary grades in Muddy Creek OR, Milton-Freewater OR and at Stayton Elementary from 1962 until her retirement in 1987. She taught pine-needle basketry through Chemeketa CC and later the Salem Senior Center, retiring at 90. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Stayton where she played the piano, organ, and arranged flowers for services. She was a 66-year member of PEO (Chapter EU), led numerous Boy/Girl Scout and Camp Fire clubs, and served on the local arts committee. She was named First Citizen of Stayton in 2003.
She married Richard A Yantis in 1946 and until his death in 1960, together raised five children. In 1962, she married Robert E Lee and moved to Stayton, adding his three children to her brood. He died later that same year.
Survivors include: children, Sandy Kuykendall, Mike Yantis, Suzanne Fry, Christy Huddleston, and Tim Yantis and their spouses; step-children Robert Lee and Diane Brenner and their spouses; daughter-in-law Debbie Lee; sister-in-law, Lela Shold; eighteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and their spouses. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Grant and Walter Shold; sister Addaline Robinson; husbands; and step-son Doug Lee.
Funeral arrangements are by Weddle Funeral Home. Condolences can be made at Weddle-Funeral.com. A Celebration of Life will be held United Methodist Church in Stayton on 11-20-16 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the United Methodist Church of Stayton in her honor.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Nov. 13, 2016.
Hilda taught the elementary grades in Muddy Creek OR, Milton-Freewater OR and at Stayton Elementary from 1962 until her retirement in 1987. She taught pine-needle basketry through Chemeketa CC and later the Salem Senior Center, retiring at 90. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Stayton where she played the piano, organ, and arranged flowers for services. She was a 66-year member of PEO (Chapter EU), led numerous Boy/Girl Scout and Camp Fire clubs, and served on the local arts committee. She was named First Citizen of Stayton in 2003.
She married Richard A Yantis in 1946 and until his death in 1960, together raised five children. In 1962, she married Robert E Lee and moved to Stayton, adding his three children to her brood. He died later that same year.
Survivors include: children, Sandy Kuykendall, Mike Yantis, Suzanne Fry, Christy Huddleston, and Tim Yantis and their spouses; step-children Robert Lee and Diane Brenner and their spouses; daughter-in-law Debbie Lee; sister-in-law, Lela Shold; eighteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and their spouses. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Grant and Walter Shold; sister Addaline Robinson; husbands; and step-son Doug Lee.
Funeral arrangements are by Weddle Funeral Home. Condolences can be made at Weddle-Funeral.com. A Celebration of Life will be held United Methodist Church in Stayton on 11-20-16 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the United Methodist Church of Stayton in her honor.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Nov. 13, 2016.
Stayton - Hilda Salma Shold Yantis Lee, born December 17, 1922, on the family homestead near Richland OR, died on November 9, 2016, Stayton, OR. She was the youngest child of Ben and Sarah Weber Shold. She graduated high school in Richland, graduated from Eastern Oregon College of Education, La Grande in 1942, and received a Masters in Education at OCE, Monmouth in 1972.
Hilda taught the elementary grades in Muddy Creek OR, Milton-Freewater OR and at Stayton Elementary from 1962 until her retirement in 1987. She taught pine-needle basketry through Chemeketa CC and later the Salem Senior Center, retiring at 90. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Stayton where she played the piano, organ, and arranged flowers for services. She was a 66-year member of PEO (Chapter EU), led numerous Boy/Girl Scout and Camp Fire clubs, and served on the local arts committee. She was named First Citizen of Stayton in 2003.
She married Richard A Yantis in 1946 and until his death in 1960, together raised five children. In 1962, she married Robert E Lee and moved to Stayton, adding his three children to her brood. He died later that same year.
Survivors include: children, Sandy Kuykendall, Mike Yantis, Suzanne Fry, Christy Huddleston, and Tim Yantis and their spouses; step-children Robert Lee and Diane Brenner and their spouses; daughter-in-law Debbie Lee; sister-in-law, Lela Shold; eighteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and their spouses. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Grant and Walter Shold; sister Addaline Robinson; husbands; and step-son Doug Lee.
Funeral arrangements are by Weddle Funeral Home. Condolences can be made at Weddle-Funeral.com. A Celebration of Life will be held United Methodist Church in Stayton on 11-20-16 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the United Methodist Church of Stayton in her honor.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Nov. 13, 2016.
Hilda taught the elementary grades in Muddy Creek OR, Milton-Freewater OR and at Stayton Elementary from 1962 until her retirement in 1987. She taught pine-needle basketry through Chemeketa CC and later the Salem Senior Center, retiring at 90. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Stayton where she played the piano, organ, and arranged flowers for services. She was a 66-year member of PEO (Chapter EU), led numerous Boy/Girl Scout and Camp Fire clubs, and served on the local arts committee. She was named First Citizen of Stayton in 2003.
She married Richard A Yantis in 1946 and until his death in 1960, together raised five children. In 1962, she married Robert E Lee and moved to Stayton, adding his three children to her brood. He died later that same year.
Survivors include: children, Sandy Kuykendall, Mike Yantis, Suzanne Fry, Christy Huddleston, and Tim Yantis and their spouses; step-children Robert Lee and Diane Brenner and their spouses; daughter-in-law Debbie Lee; sister-in-law, Lela Shold; eighteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and their spouses. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Grant and Walter Shold; sister Addaline Robinson; husbands; and step-son Doug Lee.
Funeral arrangements are by Weddle Funeral Home. Condolences can be made at Weddle-Funeral.com. A Celebration of Life will be held United Methodist Church in Stayton on 11-20-16 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the United Methodist Church of Stayton in her honor.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Nov. 13, 2016.
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