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=Families=
==Bell family==
* W.O. Bell '''+1951-1958+'''
** J. Paul Bell '''+1973-1977+'''
==Berney family==
* Clarence Emil Berney '''1906-1987''' (1906-1987 WW, WA), son of Michel Emile Berney '''+1903-1944''' (b. 1863 Switzerland; emig. 1881; d. 1944 WW, WA) & Clemence Pauline Reymond Berney '''+1903-1944+''' (b. 1869 L'Abbaye, Vaud, Switzerland; emig. 1891; d. 1953 WW, WA). In 1920, Michel owned a fruit farm. Clarence died at the Odd Fellows home in WW.
* 1st wife: Evelyn Jennings Berney '''+1966''' (b. 1912 Edmonton, AB - d. 1966 WW, WA), daughter of Edwin Thomas Jennings (b. 1855 Dunnville, Haldimand, ON - d. 1925 Langley, BC) & Nellie Ritchie Jennings (b. 1871 Bathurst Twp., Lanark, ON; m. 1911 Strathcona, AB; d. 1955 WW, WA). Edwin & Nellie's wedding was officiated by W.C. Vincent of First Baptist of Stratchcona. In 1921, Edwin was employed as a fireman, and the family was registered as Presby.
* 2nd wife: Katherine Tanner Bourgeois Berney '''+1949-1951+; +1982-1991''' (b. 1900 Spokane, WA - d. 1991 WW, WA), daughter of Meinrad Tanner (b. 1867 Fountain City, Buffalo, WI - d. 1944 Paradise, Marshal, Spokane, WA) & Elizabeth Noah Tanner (b. 1877 Johnsonville, Redwood, MN - d. 1959 Spokane, WA). Meinrad's parents were born in Switzerland, and Elizabeth's in Germany. Katherine's 1st husband: Henry Eugene Bourgeois '''+1949-1951+''' (1898-1963 WW, WA), son of Eugene F. Bourgeois (b. 1846 France - d. 1918 WW, WA) & Isabel Virginia Lang Bourgeois (b. 1860 Buckton, Warren, VA - d. 1936 WW, WA).
==Blann family==
1900 @ Waterman, Wheeler, OR.
* William Lewis Blann '''+1982-1984''' (b. 1890 Mitchell, OR - d. 1984 WW, WA), son of Isaac Blann (b. 1859 Austinville, Monroe Twp., Livingston, MO - d. 1934 Mitchell, OR) & Mary Gertrude Wooden Blann (b. 1865 Bowers, Carroll, MO - d. 1938 Mitchell, OR).
* 1st wife (1912): Lelia Charlotte Campbell Blann (b. 1891 OR), daughter of Washington Lafayette Campbell & Martha Wilson Campbell.
** William Merle Blann (b. 1913 Mitchell, OR - d. 1998 Bend, OR). Wife (1937 @ Franklin, WA): Lena Margaret Sigfrit Blann (b. 1918 Mitchell, OR - d. 1990 Bend, OR), daughter of Edwin Lee Sigfrit (b. 1896 Mitchell, OR - d. 1978 Helena, MT) & Sudie McCarty Sigfrit (b. 1899 Mitchell, OR - d. 1977 Sacramento, CA).
** Clifford Lewis Blann (b. 1918 Mitchell, OR - d. 1996 Camp Sherman, Jefferson, OR). Wife (1946 @ Redmond, OR): Anna Lou "Louise" Metke Blann (b. 1924 Bend, OR - d. 1984 Bend, OR), daughter of Luther James Metke (b. 1885 Buffalo, Erie, [[New York|NY]] - d. 1985 Bend, OR) & Anna M. Dobbs Metke (b. 1880 Tullamore, Kings, [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] - d. 1969 Vancouver, WA).
* 2nd wife (1923 @ Franklin, WA): Viola Lewis Payne-Grisham-Blann-Underwood (b. 1891 Mitchell, OR; m. 1923 Franklin, WA; d. 1972 Yakima Co., WA), daughter of Charles Frederick G. Lewis (b. 1838 Bremen, Germany; emig. 1866; m. 1877; d. 1924 Mitchell, OR) & Mary Adelaide Woodward Lewis (b. 1861 Eugene, Lane, OR - d. 1934 Mitchell, OR).
* 3rd wife (1932 @ Wasco, OR): Maybelle Mawel Blann (b. 1894 Lexington, OR)
==Brash family==
''The Evening Statesman'' reported that John Brash owned a 10-acre orchard on Pleasant St., just east of the city limits, harvested $700 worth of apples in 1904, but expected not to do more than $100 that year due to heavy frost damage from a few weeks prior in May 1905. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1860. In 1870, he was a lumberman in Onim Valley, Plumas, California, and in 1871 as a printer in Alameda Twp., Alameda, CA, and naturalized that year in San Francisco. 1880 @ Drayton, Pembina, North Dakota. * John Brash '''+1901+'''(b. 1839 [[Scotland]] - d. 1915 WW, WA), son of Robert Brash & Jane Brash.* Agnes A. Brash (b. 1856 Canada; m. 1894)
==Flint family==
* [[Victor Paul Flint]] '''+1940+''' (1914-2002)
* Helen Marie Sharpe Flint '''+1940+'''
==Froese family==
* Ted A. Froese '''+1981-1994+'''
==Graber family==
As per Paul's obit in the ''Tri-City Herald'', Pasco, WA, the following poem was found in his Bible, written by his own hand: "My pleasure rise from things unseen, beyond this world and time; Where neither eyes nor ears have been, nor thoughts of mortals climb. I want no pomp, nor royal throne, to raise my honors here: Content and pleased to live unknown till Christ my life appears."
* Paul Graber '''+1982-1994''' (b. 1907 Freeman, Turner, SD - d. 1994 Wallula, WW, WA), son of Peter J. Graber & Elizabeth Graber. Paul was raised on the family farm near Glendive, MT. He served until retirement as head custodian at the school system in Salem, Oregon. He resided in Milton-Freewater, OR 1976-1994, then spent five remaining months in the home of his daughter in Wallula.
* Ruth Evangeline Giltner Graber '''+1982-1994''' (b. 1908 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID - d. 1994 Wallula, WA), daughter of Frank Benjamin Graber & Tillie E. Giltner Graber.
** Lois Graber Longmeier - Wallula, WA. Husband: Bob Longmeier.
** James Andrew Graber (b. 1947 Denver, CO - d. 2020 Molalla, Clackamas, OR)
==Klassen family==
* Irvin H. Klassen '''+1969-1981+'''
==Lamb family==
** Carol Lela Lamb (1926-1931 Dixie, WA)
** Bonnie June Lamb Kirkpatrick '''+1949+''' (b. 1929 Dixie, WA - d. 2002 Seattle, King, WA). Husband (1953 @ WW, WA): John Howard Kirkpatrick (b. 1929 Arborfield, Melfort, SK - d. 2019 Missoula, MT), son of John Gordon Kirkpatrick (b. 1897 Murchison, Nipissing, ON - d. 1965 WW, WA) & Thelma Ethel Piper Kirkpatrick (b. 1901 Denver, CO - d. 1987 Vancouver, Clark, WA).
* Russell P. Lamb '''+1985-1994+'''
==Meuter family==
In 1887, the Meuter family resided in Litchfield, KS. By 1900, in Baker, Crawford, KS. Felix was employed in 1900 as a coal miner. 1912 @ Girard, KS where he may have been employed with Central Coal & Coke Co. 1915 @ Pittsburg, KS. 1920 @ Spokane, WA living with Adolph & Anna.
In Walla Walla, Bronchains Market, a local grocery store at First Ave. & Alder St., was owned and managed by Adolph until 1946 when it was purchased by Henry Condon (who founded Condon's Baking Co. in 1916). Adolph retained employment there and was asked to oversee the the meat department, assisted by Chester Nettrower managing the grocery. By 1971, this grocery store had been rebranded as Collins Market. Adolph later worked for the grocery store that George J. Storrer (1886-1858) founded, until a few weeks before his death.
* Adolph "Butch" Meuter '''+1929-1970''' (b. 1887 Litchfield, KS - d. 1970 WW, WA), son of Felix Meuter (b. 1861 Belgium; emig. 1886; d. 1935 Tacoma, Pierce, WA) & Victoria Meuter (b. 1862 Belgium - d. 1923 Tacoma, WA).
* Anna Colard Meuter '''+1929-1975?''' (b. 1891 Rich Hill, MO; m. 1883; d. 1975 Milton-Freewater, OR), daughter of Oliver Levi Colard (b. 1867 Belgium - d. 1942 WW, WA) & Anna Loth Colard (b. 1869 Belgium - d. 1933 WW, WA).
** Jack Edward Meuter '''+1929-1933+''' (b. 1915 Pittsburg, KS - d. 1980 Seattle, WA). 1940 @ Sealy-Dresser (grocery) Market, Portland, OR. 1950 @ Olympia, Thurston, WA self-employed as operator of a meat market. Wife (1942 @ Ballard, King, WA): Audrey Lurine Anderson Meuter (b.), daughter of Erick Anderson (b. 1896 Sweden; emig. 1904; d. 1967 Corson Co., ND) & Charlotte Inanda Peterson Anderson (b. 1895 Centerville, Turner, SD - d. 1984 Hettinger, Corson, ND). Erick was raised Lutheran, and Charlotte as Presbyterian.
==Storrer family==
* George Jacob Storrer '''1918-1958''' (b. 1886 Germany - d. 1958 WW, WA).
* Mary Lina Horsch Storrer '''1918-1969?''' (b. 1888 Gelscheim, Germany; m. 1909 Aberdeen, ID; d. 1969 WW, WA)
** Ernest J. Storrer '''+1962-1985+
==Thonney family==
** Henrietta Julia Thonney Aubin '''1870-1880+''' (b. 1858 IL - d. 1925 WW, WA). Husband (1877 @ WW): Jean Edward Aubin (b. 1842 Quebec City, [[Quebec|QC]] - d. 1911 WW, WA).
** John Thonney '''1870-1878+; +1903-1933''' (b. 1860 Springfield, IL - d. 1933 WW, WA). Wife: Eva Rochat Thonney (b. 1858 St. Paul, Ramsey, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1941 WW, WA), daughter of Henri Louis Abraham Isaac Rochat (b. 1828 Le Pont, Vaud, Switz. - d. 1907 Spokane, WA) & Fanny Rosselet Rochat (b. 1831 Grand Bayard, Neuchatel, Sw.; m. 1856 Grand Bayard, Sw.; d. 1874 St. Paul, MN). In 1860, Henri Rochat was employed as a watchmaker in St. Paul.
* Larry Thonney '''+1989-1999+'''
==Tweedy family==