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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., May 23, 1957, page 9

PIONEER OF LYLE INTERRED FRIDAY

Funeral services for Solomon I. Stratton were held at Gardner's Funeral Chapel Friday afternoon. He was 87 years of age and had lived in Lyle for 50 years.
Mr. Stratton passed away at Skyline Hospital May 13. He was born November 20, 1869 at Clinton, Missouri, the son of Nancy and Samuel Stratton.
The Rev. Robert Allen of Hood River Episcopal Church officiated, with burial in the Balch Cemetery at Lyle. Pallbearers were Olaf Baker, Maurice Balsiger, William Brashers, William Balsiger, Byrd Clark and Lotus Ewing.
Mr. Stratton is survived by his wife Sylvia Jane; and three sons, Verne of Astoria, Oregon; Kenneth R., Richland; and Emile E. of White Salmon.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., May 16, 1957, page 1

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR S.I. STRATTON

Funeral service says for S.I. (Solomon Isaac) Stratton, 87, long-time resident of the Lyle, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Gardner's funeral service. He died at Skyline hospital Monday, May 13.
The Rev. Robt. Allen of the Hood River's St. Mark's Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be in the Balch Cemetery Lyle. Pall bearers will be Olaf Baker, William Brashers, Maurice and William Balsiger, Byrd Clark and Lotus Ewing.
Mr. Stratton is survived by his wife Sylvia Jane; and three sons Vernon V. of Astoria, Kenneth K. of Richland, and Emile E. of White Salmon. A complete obituary will be published next week.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., May 23, 1957, page 10

PIONEER CROSSED GREAT PLAINS BY HORSE AND WAGON

Services were held at Gardner's funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday, May 24, for S.I. (Solomon Issac) Stratton, 87, Lyle teacher and farmer since 1910.
Mr. Stratton was born in Clinton county, Missouri, Nov. 20, 1869 and when 12 years old came west by horse and wagon to Buttercreek, Oregon with his parents Samuel and Nancy Ann Stratton.
He financed his way through Monmouth College by working between terms for the railroad at Heppner, Oregon. After his marriage to Sylvia Jane Veatch in 1893, he continued his education to graduation from Monmouth in 1897.
Before coming to Lyle he taught in Grant, Moro and Gilliam counties of Oregon and was Moro County Superintendent in 1903 and '04. After teaching in the Lyle and Balch schools, Mr. Stratton took up farming -- for 26 years on the ranch now owned by Garver Castle and for 11 years since on the farm he bought from A.R. McNeal.
For years Mr. Stratton sold his fresh vegetables from door to door in both town and country throughout the Mt. Adams area. Few could compete with his green thumb and early crops.
Mr. and Mrs. Stratton celebrated their golden and 60th wedding anniversaries with appropriate parties at the Lyle Grange which he joined in 1916. Next July Mr. and Mrs. Stratton would have been married 64 years. He was always active in Lyle's community affairs and took pride in belonging to the State and Natl. Pomona.
Death came to Mr. Stratton on May 13 at Skyline hospital. The Rev. Albert Allen of St. Mark's Espiscopal church, Hood River, officiated. Burial was in Balch cemetery.
He is survived by his widow Sylvia Jane, now residing at North Bonneville sanitarium; sons Verne V. of Astoria, Kenneth K. of Richland, and Emile E. of White Salmon; five grandchildren and six grandchildren.