The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 2, 1960, page 4

JESSE C. GARNER

     Funeral services were held Saturday at Lyle Community Church for Jesse G. Garner, resident of Lyle since 1883. Interment was in the Balch cemetery at Lyle, the Rev. J.E. Besant officiating.
     Pallbearers were Floyd Cooper, James Curl, Leonard Jerycke, Ralph Baldwin, Kenneth Sorensen, and William McCleod.
     Mr. Garner was born in 1872 in Illinois and came west with his parents at the age of the 11 by covered wagon over the Oregon Trail. Obituary will be found elsewhere in this issue.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 2, 1960, page 1

FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR JESSE GARNER

     Jesse C. Garner was born Feb. 19, 1870 in Milford, Ill., the son of William Garner and Nancy Dawson Garner. At the age of the 11 he came west with his family by covered wagon over the Oregon Trail. The family resided in Forest Grove, Ore. for a short time, and at the age of 13 he came to Lyle. He was united in marriage to a Ida E. Dovey, who preceded him in death in 1944. From this union four children were born: Melvin C. Garner of Lyle; Maria M. Hendrickson of Carson; Marvin D. Garner of Los Angeles; and Irvin Garner, who died in 1926.
     Besides the four surviving children, Mr. Garner is survived by his brother, Charlie Garner, and a sister, Rose Garner, both of Lyle. In addition, there are six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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