The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 22, 1981, page 7

RAY DeWITT BENTLEY SR.

     Ray DeWitt Bentley Sr., a retired farmer, died in Portland Friday at the age of 87.
     Bentley was born Sept. 14, 1893 in Deagonal, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bentley. He served in World War I, and was a country constable for 12 years in Canyon County, Idaho. He moved to White Salmon two years ago.
     Bentley was a member of the First Methodist Church in Nampa, Idaho, and also was a member of the Mt. View Grange.
     He is survived by his wife; Ruth, of White Salmon; a son, Pete Bentley of White Salmon; two daughters, Betty Irish of White Salmon and Patricia Rypkema of Mora, Minn.; a brother, John A., Bentley of Anaheim, Calif.; a sister, Gladys Hunt of Tucson, Ariz.; 4 six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
     Funeral service's for Bentley were held Tuesday, at the Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Floyd Green officiating.
     Contributions in Bentley's honor may be made to the White Salmon Fire Department truck fund.

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