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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., November 26, 1987, page 14

LESTER H. JEWELL

Appleton resident Lester H. Jewell died Friday, Nov. 20, in The Dalles, Ore., at the age of 73.
He was born Jan. 14, 1914 to Franklin A. and Bertha (Knox) Jewell in Garfield, Kan. -- the couple's third child. At Christmas time in 1919, the family moved to Battle Ground, Wash. In the fall of 1921, the family moved to White Salmon. Bertha Jewell passed away there in May 1922. That fall, the Jewell family moved to what is now Wahkiacus Heights, then to Klickitat in the summer of 1923, where Lester finished school in 1931. The family moved to a small farm at Garden Valley (on the old Pitt grade) in 1932. Lester began farming for himself in 1934. He sold the farm on the hill and bought the old Shippey farm at Appleton in 1948.
Mr. Jewell married Gwendoline Leach of Suffolk County, England, on May 10, 1952. They lived at Appleton all their married life. Mr. Jewell was a farmer who had a particular interest in dairy cows and beef cattle. He supplemented the family income by driving school bus, working in a Goldendale feed store, and by teaching school. Mr. Jewell started college at the age of 51, graduated and taught fourth grade at Dallesport for five years. He semi-retired at age 60, and stayed active by doing farm work, traveling and serving as assistant postmaster at Appleton.
Mr. Jewell was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association, and a veteran of World War II. He loved to read, garden, crochet and was famous for his maple bars.
He is survived by his wife, Gwendoline of Appleton; children Gary of Appleton, Carol of Keaau, Hawaii, and Cliff of Lyle; brother Jesse A. of Lyle, and three grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Jewell are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in the chapel of Gardner Funeral Home, with pastors Henry Cash and Ken Gerulf officiating. Private interment will follow. Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
To help defray medical costs, the family requests that memorial contributions be made directly to the family.