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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 8, 1945, page 1

PIONEER PASSES AT AGE OF NINETY; HAD AIDED FIRST PAPER

Winfred Cowles, one of the county's oldest pioneers, passed away here Sunday following a fall. He had celebrated his 90th birthday on Feb. 17. Cowles was in Goldendale when it was an unincorporated town and Washington was but a territory, having come to this county in 1875.
He was the man who turned the crank on the first hand-operated press of the first newspaper in Goldendale, which later combined with The Goldendale Sentinel, and he ran off the first copy of any paper to be published in this county. He was also known as a fiddler, having upon one occasion played his violin for dancing which lasted an entire night and kept on until the sun was shining.
He was married in 1878 and again in 1930. Neither wife survives him. Three step-daughters and one step-son, all of California, do survive.
Funeral services were conducted from the Phillips Funeral Home with J.C. Gaw officiating. Burial was made in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 8, 1945, page 8

WINFRED COWLES

Winfred Cowles was born Feb.17, 1855 in the state of Michigan. He passed away March 4, 1945 at Goldendale.
In 1875 he came to Klickitat county with his parents, Jabes and Jane Cowles.
On May 11, 1878 he was married to Mary F. Beeks. She preceded him in death in August, 1902. He later was married to Malinda R. Bolin in August, 1930. She passed away March 2, l942.
Most of his life was spent in the Pleasant Valley community.
Three step-daughters and one step-son, all of California, survive him.
Funeral services were conducted from the Phillips Funeral Home with J.C. Gaw officiating. Burial was made in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.