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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., November 5, 1987, page 16

JAMES E. WOOSLEY

James E. Woosley, a resident of the Mill A/Cook area, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at home, at the age of 77.
He was born Aug. 24, 1910 to James B. and Annie L. (Miller) Woosley in Little, Wash. In 1912, the family moved to White Salmon, where he attended school. He worked in area orchards and the logging industry, especially in 1933-34, when he fell snags in the original Yacolt burn. Mr. Woosley married Ruby Tucker in Vancouver on March 18, 1939. During World War II, he was the flume foreman for Broughton Lumber Company. The Woosleys moved to the Mill A/Cook area in 1947. In 1950, he went to work for the SP&S Railroad as a section hand. He retired in 1972. Mr. Woosley worked as a security guard for Stevenson Co-Ply up until last year. He was a member of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways, and loved to fish and read.
Mr. Woosley is survived by his wife, Ruby of Cook; sons Ray D. of Colorado Springs, Colo., Allen L. of Portland, Ore., and Armen R. of Union, Ore. brothers Bill of Hood River, Ore., and George of Fiddletown, Calif., and five grand-children.
Services will be held Friday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Gardner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Judith Ann Richards officiating. Interment will follow in the White Salmon Cemetery. Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Skyline Ambulance care of Skyline Hospital, White Salmon.

The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., November 4, 1987, page 3

JAMES E. WOOSLEY DIES AT HOME IN COOK

James E. Woosley, 77, of Cook, Washington died Saturday, Oct. 31, 1987 at his home. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, the Rev. Judith Ann Richards officiating. Interment will be at the White Salmon Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife Ruby, at home and three sons, Ray of Colorado Springs, Allen of Portland and Armen of Union, Oregon.
Mr. Woosley is survived by two brothers, Bill of Hood River, and George of Fiddletown, California. He is also survived by five grandchildren.
James Woosley was born August 24, 1910 in Little, Washington, to Annie L. Miller and James B. Woosley. He moved to White Salmon in 1912, where he worked in various orchards and the logging industry.
He married Ruby Tucker on March 18, 1939 in Vancouver and they moved to the Mill A-Cook area in 1947. In 1950, he went to work for the S.P. & S. Railroad, and retired in 1972. He then worked as a security guard at Stevenson Co-Ply until last year.
Mr. Woosley was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways. He liked to fish and read. Contributions may be made to the Skyline Ambulance.