The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 19, 1953, page 1

MARTHA S. YOKOM OF LYLE LAID TO REST

     Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Staack Yokom were held at the Gardner Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 17th.
     Mrs. Yukom was born in McMinnville, Ore., February 16th, 1871. When she was 8 years old the family moved to The Dalles. The following year they came to Klickitat County and lived at Appleton, Panakanic, and Lyle. She was 18 years of age when she was united in marriage to Mrs. Claus Staack, and they settled in Camas Prairie where their four children were born. Mr. Staack passed away in 1921 while they were living at Lyle.
     In 1921 she married Mr. Bert C. Diamond and following his death in 1939, she was later married to Charles S. Yokom of Lyle.
     Also surviving besides her husband are her four children: Mrs. Murriel West of Lyle, Wash., and three sons; Jim Staack of Burns, Oregon, Frank Staack of The Dalles, Oregon and Perda Staack of Glenwood, Wash.
     Also two sisters, Nora Murray of White Salmon and Della Norton Hylton of Coulton, Oregon. A brother, Ed Murray of Glenwood, Wash. The Reverend Mr. George Jefferson of Portland officiated at the services and she was laid to rest in the Balch Cemetery at Lyle, Wash.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., March 19, 1953, page 4

MARTHA STAACK YOKUM

     Mrs. Martha Staack Yokum was born on February 16, 1871 at McMinnville, Oregon. When she was eight years old her parents moved to The Dalles, and in 1881 homesteaded in Klickitat County at Panakanic and Appleton.
     In 1889, Martha (Mattie) Murray was married to Claus Staack and settled at Laurel, then known as Camas Prairie. To this union were born one daughter, Mrs. Muriel West of Lyle, and three sons -- Jim Staack of Burns, Oregon; Frank Staack of The Dalles; and Perda Staack of Glenwood, all of whom survive her.
     After the death of her husband, she married Bert Dymond who died many years ago. Her third husband, Slater Yokum of Lyle also survives her as do two sisters, Mrs. Nora Murray of White Salmon and Mrs. Della Hylton of Colton, Oregon; and one brother, Ed Murray of Glenwood.
     Funeral services were held at Gardner's Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. George Jefferson of Portland officiating. Interment followed at the pioneer Balch cemetery near Lyle.
     Pall bearers for this well-loved pioneer woman whose life spanned the wilderness history of this country were: Frank Lyle, LeRoy Andrew, Osmer Kuhnhausen, Russell Kreps, Fay McNabb and Tim Wahls.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., March 26, 1953, page 6

CARD OF THANKS

     Words cannot express our deep appreciation and thanks to our friends and neighbors for the lovely flowers and cards and the many kind deeds extednded to us in the loss of our mother and wife, Mrs. Muriel Staack Yokum.

C.S. Yokum
Murriel West
Jim Staack
Perda Staack
Frank Staack

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