William Jay Huskey and Rebecca Leah Graves were married December 20, 1941, Vancouver, Clark, Washington.
Rebecca Graves Huskey
MOSIER, Ore. – Plains native Rebecca "Becky" Leah Graves Huskey, 71, died Sept. 25, 1993, at her home in Mosier, Ore., where she has resided since 1950.
She was the youngest of seven children born to longtime Plains residents Sam and Ida McNeeley Graves at Plains Feb. 21, 1922. Becky and her six siblings were educated in the Plains school system, with Becky graduating in 1941. The Graves family played a prominent role in school and community affairs for several decades. Mr. Graves was a pioneer logger long before the industry became mechanized, working as a teamster for several of the area timbermen.
Becky was a homemaker. Her husband, William J., preceded her in death in 1976.
Survivors include a daughter, Roberta Veatch, Mosier, Ore.; a son, William Huskey, Aloha, Ore.; two sisters, Ruth Graham (who lived up Thompson River near Snider for many years), and Olive McElravey, both of Port Angeles, Wash.; five grandchildren, Robert, William and Terrie Veatch, and Heather and Holly Huskey; and two great-grandchildren, Elijah and Benjamin Veatch.
Services were Sept. 30 at Mosier Christian Church followed by interment in Mosier Cemetery.
The family suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society.
William Jay Huskey and Rebecca Leah Graves were married December 20, 1941, Vancouver, Clark, Washington.
Rebecca Graves Huskey
MOSIER, Ore. – Plains native Rebecca "Becky" Leah Graves Huskey, 71, died Sept. 25, 1993, at her home in Mosier, Ore., where she has resided since 1950.
She was the youngest of seven children born to longtime Plains residents Sam and Ida McNeeley Graves at Plains Feb. 21, 1922. Becky and her six siblings were educated in the Plains school system, with Becky graduating in 1941. The Graves family played a prominent role in school and community affairs for several decades. Mr. Graves was a pioneer logger long before the industry became mechanized, working as a teamster for several of the area timbermen.
Becky was a homemaker. Her husband, William J., preceded her in death in 1976.
Survivors include a daughter, Roberta Veatch, Mosier, Ore.; a son, William Huskey, Aloha, Ore.; two sisters, Ruth Graham (who lived up Thompson River near Snider for many years), and Olive McElravey, both of Port Angeles, Wash.; five grandchildren, Robert, William and Terrie Veatch, and Heather and Holly Huskey; and two great-grandchildren, Elijah and Benjamin Veatch.
Services were Sept. 30 at Mosier Christian Church followed by interment in Mosier Cemetery.
The family suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society.
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