The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., December 17, 1987, page 14

JOHN P. COTTER

     Lyle resident John P. Cotter died Monday, Dec. 7, at The Dalles, Ore., after a long illness. He was 64.
     He was born Nov. 26, 1923 to John E. and Ruby Allen Carter in Omak, Wash. On Jan. 12, 1968, he married Patricia A. Lehman. Mr. Cotter came to the Mid-Columbia area in 1964. He worked for Broughton Lumber Company and St. Regis Corp. in Klickitat before retiring on 1981 for health reasons. He belonged to the Bingen Eagles Lodge, Veterans of Foreign War, and the Brotherhood and Paternal Order of the Elks. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Cotter loved to fish and hunt, and collected cups as a hobby.
     He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Lyle; mother Ruby Wells of Hood River; daughter Gloria Lamb of White Salmon; sons, John P. Jr. of Spokane and Mickey of Seaford, Va.; sisters, Mary Lou Lester of hood River, Dorothy Simpson of Boise, Idaho, and Margaret Brown of Riddle, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
     Graveside services for Mr. Cotter were held Friday, Dec. 11, at Balch Cemetery, Lyle. The Rev. Les Haarstad officiated. Interment followed under the direction of Gardner Funeral Home.

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