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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., July 19, 1990, page 1

THREE DIE IN OREGON ACCIDENT

     Three prominent White Salmon residents were killed Saturday afternoon on Oregon's Interstate 84 east of Mosier when wheels broke away from a truck and struck their vehicle.
     Dead are Arthur Floyd Moore, 77, his daughter Patricia Louise Dugdale, 53, and her husband Ronald Dean Dugdale, 58.
     According to the Wasco County Sheriff's office, the three were traveling east on I-84 about one mile east of Mosier.  A truck in the westbound lane lost its left rear dual wheels.  The wheels jumped the interstate’s center divider and struck the vehicle operated by Ronald Dugdale.
     Moore and the Dugdale's were killed instantly, the Wasco County Sheriff's office reported.  The accident occurred about 1 p.m. Saturday.
     The westbound truck was driven by 33-year-old David Linn Ogle of Milton-Freewater, Ore.  He was not injured in the accident.  No citations were issued.
     The accident occurred near milepost 71.
     Moore and the Dugdale's were active community members in White Salmon.
     Moore was president of the Mt. Adams Loggers Association, and has been an association member for 40 years.  The Wichita Falls, Texas, native also was a member of the Husum Fire Department.
     Moore lived in this area since 1940, and was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Hood River.
     Ronald Dugdale was a local carpenter.  He moved to the area in 1962 and married Patricia Moore in 1971.
     Mrs. Dugdale graduated from Columbia High School and attended Western Business College.  She worked for the White Salmon Valley School District since 1955 and was the district’s business manager.
     A scholarship fund has been established through Klickitat Valley Bank in the Dugdales’ name.
     A funeral service for all three was held Wednesday morning at Gardner Funeral Home with interment following at White Salmon Cemetery.



The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., July 19, 1990, page 16

PATRICIA LOUISE DUGDALE

     Patricia Louise Dugdale, 53, of White Salmon died in an automobile accident near Mosier Saturday, July 14, along with her husband, Ronald Dean Dugdale, and her father, Arthur Floyd Moore. She'd lived in White Salmon since she was 3.
     She was born Dec. 20, 1936, in Pomona, Calif., to Elizabeth A. (Teague) and Arthur F. Moore. The family moved here three years later.
     She graduated from Columbia High School and attended Western Business College. She married Ron Dugdale Nov. 24, 1971.
     She worked for the White Salmon Valley School District since January, 1955, and was business manager. Mrs. Dugdale was secretary for Husum Fire Department and received a 25-year silver citation.
     Mrs. Dugdale loved to knit, crochet, read, garden and study the Bible.
     She is survived by sons Ron Dugdale of Seattle and Jim Dugdale of Lynwood; sister Sara White of Yucca Valley, Calif.; brother Paul Moore of McMinnville, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
     A funeral service held Wednesday for the Dugdales and Mr. Moore at Gardner Funeral Home. Vault interment followed at the White Salmon Cemetery.
     A scholarship fund has been established through Klickitat Valley Bank in her and tier husband's name. Contributions may be given to the Dugdale Scholarship Fund in care of that bank.