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Article: Obituaries
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- December 18, 2008
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Merritt Funeral Home
WAPATO - Orval Allyn McDowell, 81, of Harrah, passed away Friday,
December 12, 2008 at Emerald Circle Care Center.
Mr. McDowell was born in Oakridge, Oregon on October 19, 1927 to
Orval C. and Caroline L. (Marshall) McDowell.
He married Jeannie Estelle Chester on November 19, 1950 in
Ontario, Oregon. In 1951 they moved to the Harrah area where he
worked for Northrup King. He also had worked for ACM and Bleyhls. In
1951, Orval joined the Harrah volunteer Fire Dept. and retired as
chief in 1992. Orval had also served as Harrah's town judge for 13
years.
He loved to fish, whether it was lake, stream or ocean. He also
enjoyed hunting.
He is ...