Last Name: ADAIR |
First:
Wistar |
Middle:
Morris, JR. |
Lot # : 163 |
Plot # : 12 |
Gender: M |
Birth Name: |
Born:
Dec. 9, 1925 |
Died: June 10, 2001 |
Burial Date:
June 14, 2001 |
Ledger Notes:
Age: 75 Yrs., 6 Mos., 1 Day Funeral: Attrell's Chapels
Veteran of WW II and Korean War, U. S. Navy |
Obituary in Baker City Herald:
Wistar Morris "Wis" Adair Jr., 75, of Dundee, a former
Baker City resident, died June 10, 2001, at his home. His
graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the
Pleasant View Cemetery at Sherwood with Pastor Walter
Dingfield officiating. Arrangements are under the
direction of Attrell's Newberg Chapel.
Mr. Adair was born on Dec. 9, 1925, at Portland to
Wistar M. Adair Sr. and Margaret L. Weeks Adair. He
moved to Sherwood at the age of 9 and was reared on the
family farm. He attended the local schools and was a
1943 Sherwood High School graduate. He
entered the U.S. Navy on Dec. 8, 1943, and was called to
duty in the Asian campaign in the Pacific, including
Okinawa, during World War II. He was honorably
discharged on May 16, 1946.
He then attended Oregon State College, now known as
Oregon State University, graduating in agricultural
engineering in 1950. He was called again to serve his
country on Nov. 7, 1950, during the Korean War. He
served aboard the USS Dextrous, mine sweeping along the
Korean Coast. He was honorably discharged on May 16,
1954.
He was a recipient of these medals: Asiatic Pacific Area
Campaign Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, World War
II Victory Medal, Expert Rifleman Medal, Korean Service
Medal and the United National Service Medal.
He married Charlotte Meek on May 7, 1955, at Corvallis.
They lived for a year and a half at Albany where he was
a volunteer fireman for the Albany Fire Department and
he worked as an irrigation engineer. They then moved to
Mount Angel where he started working for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture as a resident engineer for two
years for the Soil and Water Conservation districts in
Marion and Polk counties.
In 1957, they moved to Baker City where he worked for
the USDA for 20 years in many positions, including
district engineer and area engineer for the Soil
Conservation Service. After retiring from the USDA
office at Hillsboro in 1982, he purchased a small
business, which he operated until his death.
He was an avid farmer and also greatly enjoyed working
his family farm at Dundee. He also especially enjoyed
spending time with his family. He attended several local
churches. He was a member of the American Veterans at
Salem, the Baker Rotary Club and the National Rifle
Association.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Adair of Dundee;
his son, Jim Adair of Dundee; two daughters, Katherine
Adair of Beaverton and Laurie Adair-Dirks and her
husband, Brian Dirks, of Dundee; and many nieces and
nephews; and those who came to know and appreciate him
where he lived and worked.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Rodney Adair,
in 1954. Memorial contributions may be made to the
National Cancer Institute through Attrell's Newberg
Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, Ore. 97312 |
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Monument Survey |
Monument Material:
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Granite
monument and concrete apron |
Auxiliary Stones: |
None |
Monument Problems:
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None |
Engraving:
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Mint condition |
Illustrations: |
Trees, mountains, sun, river, deer, cliff scenery in a cloud frame |
Flower
Containers: |
None |
Other Remarks: |
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Inscriptions, top reading from the East:
ADAIR
WISTAR MORRIS, JR.
DEC. 9, 1925
JUNE 10, 2001 |
CHARLOTTE MEEK
FEB. 12, 1934
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Date Surveyed: 12-31-07 |
Surveyor:
C. Lehan |
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