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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Merrill Greathouse

« on: February 25, 2006, 04:56:59 PM »

OBITUARY - Birmingham News, January 13, 2002

GREATHOUSE, MERRILL, age 94, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2002.  He was born January 2, 1908, in Banks, Pike  County, Alabama, the 8th of 9 children of John and Martha Sophronia Sellers Greathouse.  A retired State Trooper, he served in Tuskegee, Valley, and Gadsden.  He moved to  Birmingham in 1966 and worked as an inspector until retirement in 1979, having served more than 35 years in law enforcement with the State of Alabama.  He was a member of state and national trooper organizations and in 1999 was recognized as the senior member of The Retired Trooper Association.  He was a member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and the Johnson/Lloyd Sunday School Class.

Mr. Greathouse was married for 65 years to the late Lessie Kindred Greathouse and is survived by two daughters, M. Joyce Greathouse of Birmingham and Patricia G. Holiday (Jerrold) of Marietta, GA, one granddaughter, Lauralee Holliday of Marietta, and many nieces and nephews.  Wise, perceptive, charming, and active until his final days, he also leaves a host of friends.

Services will be held at 3 PM at Valley Chapel, Homewood, on  Sunday, January 13, preceded by visitation form 1 to 3 PM at the Chapel. The burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery.  The family suggests memorials to Children's Aid Society, 181 West Valley Avenue, Suite, 300, Birmingham, Al 35209, or charity of choice.  Services are under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel (879-3401) in Homewood.


M. Joyce Greathouse
LadyMJG@aol.com

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Herbert F. Greathouse

« on: February 25, 2006, 01:22:04 PM »

I would like to submit a Greathouse obituary.  I'm sure you will have a need to shorten it.  I did not realize it was so long when I started typing it.  I also found this Greathouse in the 1930 Census of Rio Arriba Co., Tapiecitas, NM.  I believe his mother was a Native American.
 
Greathouse, William    40     TX  AL   TX  farmer
  Alzina            wife    29    CO  ?     CO
  Herbert          son    09     NM  TX   CO
  Alice              dau    08    NM  TX   CO
 
I have no idea where this Greathouse fits in; but I hope someone does.

Fern

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The following appeared in the Las Cruces Sun News dated 3 Dec. 2004, Las Cruces, NM.

GREATHOUSE

Herbert F. Greathouse, a fifty-year resident of Las Cruces, died 30 Nov. 2004, Born in a tent on Aug. 30, 1920 in the yard of the local doctor in Cuba, New Mexico. Herb was the son of Willie Smith Greathouse, a homesteader in Rio Arriba County, and his beloved wife, Alzina Crowfoot Greathouse.  

Although education was hard to come by, Alzina valued it highly and saw her family through many hardships in order to assure that the children were educated.  Herb and his sister Alice rode a horse many miles through harsh weather in desolate countryside to get to school.  His father soon realized that they were wearing out the horse.  

Their mother then moved into a little shack in Regina, NM so that they could continue to attend elementary school.  Herb graduated from high school at The Spanish American Normal School in El Rito, during which time he won the state typing contest, was valedictorian and was a Golden Gloves Boxing champion.  

On the weekends, Bill Greathouse, by then a widower, would fetch his children from school to help him with the work on the farm.  Herb later graduated at the top of his class in organic chemistry at New Mexico A & M.  Herb excelled at everything he did.

WWII interrupted Herb’s education; he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and four other European campaigns including the Battle of the Bulge.

Returning to New Mexico to finish college, he met the love of his life, Patricia O’Donnell, to whom he was married for 57 years.  They were the proud parents of four loving daughters, Patricia, Susan, Mary Beth and Betty Lou.

Herb retired after an exemplary 30-year career in the FBI during which he set a record in marksmanship that stood for many years at the training center in Quantico, Virginia.

Herb and Pat began raising registered quarter horses in 1977.  In the 25 years that they raised horses, they produced numerous AQHA champions, futurity winners and World Show qualifiers.  At the same time, he was teaching criminal justice at NMSU where he was known as an interested supportive professor whose classes were always filled.  Students knew that he was always tough but fair.

Herb also gave his time as a leader to 4-H clubs in Las Cruces, coaching the first horse, judging team from NM to win the national championship.  Herb was a respected woodsman and hunter and used his knowledge to introduce many 4-H members and NMSU students to the Gila Wilderness through horse packing trips.  Herb was a past president of Rotary, Southwest Quarter Horse Association and the NMSU Alumni Association, and held several offices in the New Mexico Quarter Horse Association through the years.

Everyone who knew Herb knew him as a lively storyteller and a man of great character and integrity.  He was always adamant about the necessity of a good education, and never failed to encourage and exhort his daughters and grandchildren in the importance of school.  He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Herb was preceded in death by his sister, Alice Hughes and his brother Richard Greathouse. He is survived by his wife Patricia O’Donnell Greathouse, his daughters Patricia Greathouse and her husband Christopher Barnes, Susan Barrett and her husband Christopher Barrett, Mary Beth Britton and her husband William Britton and Betty Lou Valdez and her husband Robert Valdez.  Grandchildren include Joshua and Angela Schriber and their children Isaiah and Jonas, Emily and Jasper Schriber, Marie and Andrea Britton, Sophia and Louisa Barrett, Erin and Matthew Little and Kelly Valdez.  He is also survived by his sister Martha Lasater and her husband Roger, his brother, Ted Greathouse and his wife Annette, his brother-in-law, Newt Hughes, and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was very close to his wife’s family, Charles and Louise O’Donnell and their children, Michael, Sarah, Kathy, Scott and Kenny and their children.

Cremation will take place. A service to honor Herb’s memory and significant to his friends and family will be arranged around Christmas time in order to allow the college-age grandchildren to attend.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Herbert F. Greathouse scholarship in Criminal Justice c/o The NMSU Foundation, P.O. Box 3590, Las Cruces, NM 88003.

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General Discussion / Stop the Destruction of Historic Burial Sites in Alabama

« on: February 18, 2006, 09:59:18 PM »

Stop the Destruction of Historic Burial Sites in Alabama

Sign the petition here... http://www.petitiononline.com/McDade1/petition.html

To:  Alabama Legislature
 
Alabama does not have strict laws protecting historic burial grounds – Native American, Revolutionary War Veterans, early pioneers – it simply does not matter. Developers who choose to plow under these sites have little or nothing to fear from the law.

Developers do not have to share the cost of moving graves. Developers are not even required to look for living defendants. There are no requirements for archeological inspections.

Preservation groups believe there are as many as 20 graves of Revolutionary War soldiers in just Montgomery County, Alabama. Six Revolutionary War soldiers' burial sites have been confirmed in Montgomery County, according to the Alabama Society for the Sons of the American Revolution. These graves and other historic sites are being threatened by development.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Memorial | Remembering Sandra Barrow

« on: January 14, 2006, 04:38:08 PM »

Greathouse Cousins,

Please join with Lynn, Sandy and myself in sending our sympathies to Mark Barrow. He lost his wife Sandra Barrow in a car accident on 29 December 2005.

Mark and Sandra were on their way to Salt Lake City, Utah when their car rolled over after hitting a patch of black ice on Interstate 84 near Wendell Idaho. Sandra was killed instantly.

I am sure many of you have corresponded with Sandy over the years. I know she has been a great help to most of us in our Greathouse family research.

We would like to share our thoughts and prayers with Mark and his family... so you may share your thoughts and prayers with Mark by replying to this forum message.

Warmest Regards,
Rick Greathouse
Lynn Leonard
Sandy Taylor

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Greathouse Surname DNA Project / DNA Heritage offers 27% off on their DNA Testing

« on: January 12, 2006, 06:16:09 PM »

Hello Cousins,

I just received the following email from Alastair Greenshield of DNA Heritage. Basically for the next 8 weeks - last order date is 7th March 2006 (and returned no later than 3 weeks after), you can order the 43 marker test from our surname project for $137.77. This test is normally $189.

If you have the Greathouse surname and would like to take advantage of this offer and help our Greathouse Surname DNA Project reach its goal of attaining at least 2 participants for each of the 14 Greathouse families that we are working on, please consider joining our DNA project by filling out the form and submitting it, at the bottom of this page...

http://www.dnaheritage.com/surnameform.asp?GroupUnique=442944839&Surname=Greathouse

Thank You,
Rick

Email from Alastair follows:
-------------------
Hello,

So we're 12 days into January. Among the New Years Resolutions we are all likely to break, here's one you can keep. Finally sort out your family tree and tie up those loose ends with a little help from us.

To tie in with our Family Tree Magazine reader offer, we have lowered the cost of our 43 marker test to just $159.20 and just $137.77 if you are part of a Surname Project.  These are normally $199 and $189 respectively.

This offer is valid for all tests if ordered within the next 8 weeks - last order date is 7th March 2006 (and returned no later than 3 weeks after)

And if you think you may have friends or cousins who may benefit from this discount offer, do feel free to forward this email on to them.

At DNA Heritage we've helped families connect around the world, confirm relationships and united people who share a common ancestor, even when the last names weren't identical.

We already provide the most cost-effective test -- and this discount gives you an extra incentive and window of opportunity to verify all of your hard research and link up those spelling variants of your family name.

Along with the family name, a father also passes his Y-chromosome on to his sons. This is the same for the grandfather, great-grandfather and so on. By knowing this, we can match up people with the same last names by using DNA.

Accuracy and quality counts -- all of our genealogical tests are performed in the only ISO17025 accredited lab in the field; and with an average turnaround of results in just 15 days we can get you off to a flying start.

Kind Regards,
Alastair



Alastair Greenshields
Principal
DNA Heritage
www.dnaheritage.com

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Events, Happenings and Reunions / 2005 GREATHOUSE Get-Together - 10 July 2005

« on: August 26, 2005, 03:43:14 PM »

2005 GREATHOUSE Get-Together
Memorial Building in the City Park, Portales, New Mexico
The address is 200 East 7th, at Abilene and 7th St.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Come join the fun of the 48th Greathouse Reunion where we will enjoy great fellowship, delicious food, a short business meeting with door prizes and an auction to raise funds to support the reunion. If you were unable to attend we would love to hear from you to keep us up to date on what is happening in your corner of the world. We would appreciate hearing of any births or deaths in your family.

Registration and visiting will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a potluck dinner at noon. (Out of town guests are not expected to furnish food.) During the business meeting after the meal we will be making plans for the 50th Anniversary of our first reunion held on July 14, 1957, at the Portales City Park. (We did not have a get together in 2001 is the reason we are jumping from 48th to 50th). See next page for more information.

Sincerely, the Reunion Officers:
Dan Greathouse, President
Floretta Greathouse Rogers, Vice President
Sheryl Greathouse Abdill, Secretary-Treasurer

For more information or directions call:
Dan and Liz Greathouse at 1-506-356-4883
Sheryl Abdill at 1-505-799-1917
Jack and Betty Greathouse at 1-505-356-6254

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General Discussion / 10 THINGS MY DESCENDANTS WILL HAVE WANTED ME TO KNOW

« on: May 31, 2005, 11:34:28 AM »

10 THINGS MY DESCENDANTS WILL HAVE WANTED ME TO KNOW

10. That future generations would count so heavily on census reporting to be factual

9. That handwritten diaries handed down to stable generation descendants are a godsend to historians, even as "mundane" things as their daily life activities

8.That when pictures were taken, making sure that they were labled on the back. more than "Sue's baby dau."

7. That there was the importance of saving letters that contained info about the family they received from others

6. Giving family history including those letters and diaries and pictures to the real caretakers of the family who cared about the family history and family history preservation

5. The importance of continuing the yearly family reunions, even if only a few attended

4. The godsend of writing down the migrations of the history that I knew it to be. From where to where, who and why......

3. The importance of writing down copies of the Family Bible records and notations and passing it along to many members of the family including connecting ones in whatever way, in case of fire, flood, or stupid direct descendants who would pitch the valuable info...

2. The godsend of writing down their own family history and diagrams the way they knew it to be including who fought in what war, and whether or not the family was cousins with whatever famous person ( and perhaps how, if they were!). And while we're at it, making the notations of how the name was spelled!

1. To NEVER NEVER NEVER name a son or daughter the same as in the past if more than 2 times it already appears in the same generation, found in the same county, and state.

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Greathouse Surname DNA Project / Official GREATHOUSE Point DNA Project Update

« on: May 28, 2005, 08:46:39 AM »

Greathouse Cousins,

The ball is really rolling on our DNA project.  In an effort to keep everyone updated with the current status of our official Greathouse Point and Greathouse Cousin Network (GP/GCN) DNA project, I'd like to share the following updated information with you.  

As you know, DNA Heritage, www.dnaheritage.com , has been chosen to administer the testing of DNA samples for our official GP/GCN DNA Project.  

For more information or if you would like to join our DNA project, please see http://www.greathousedna.us .

In order to participate in our Greathouse Surname DNA Project, you need to be a male with the GREATHOUSE surname. Your Y-Chromosome, that of your father, your brothers, your father's brothers and sons (males with the GREATHOUSE surname) will be identical (except for rare mutations). If you are a female GREATHOUSE descendant, encourage your father or brother to take the test if your maiden name is Greathouse, otherwise your male Greathouse cousins, uncles, etc. will work. Ideally there should be two participants from each branch of your family to allow for unrecorded adoptions, etc. and to verify and confirm each other's test results.

GREATHOUSE DNA Project Update follows:

DNA Heritage
5 kits ordered
1 kit returned
1 result imported from Family Tree DNA
1 result published in DNA Heritage's Oracle database

Note: Imported result was for a participant who had individually tested with Family Tree DNA prior to the existance of any GREATHOUSE Surname DNA Project.

Please notify us when you join the project, and include your Greathouse lineage in the following sample format.

My lineage, for example, is:

John Greathouse Sr. m. Sarah "Sallie" McDade
..Edward "Ned" Greathouse m. Matilda Blosser
....Isaac Benjamin Greathouse m. Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Tanner-Greathouse-Tucker
......Ervin M. Greathouse m. Effie Leveary Webb
........Paul "Dick" Greathouse m. Zadia Dale Price
..........Paul Richard Greathouse m. Sharon Kay Boggs
............Richard Ivan Greathouse -> me


Regards
Rick

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Events, Happenings and Reunions / May 26, 2005 :: Happy Birthday :: Ted McMullen

« on: May 23, 2005, 12:10:48 AM »

Please join with me, in wishing Ted McMullen a VERY Happy Birthday!

May 26, 2005

Today, We Honor... Theodore Paul McMullen on his 82nd Birthday!



Ecclesiates 7:1 says "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."

As genealogists, we recognize those truths perhaps more than anyone! We try to preserve the lives that have been lived - the lives that have made us what we are today!

And TODAY we CELEBRATE Ted's good name! - the blessing he has brought and will continue to bring to the Greathouse family - The blessing his life of sacrifice has been to our country - Serving 27 years in the military and even suffering 8 months as a prisoner of war - His faithfulness to serve and endure through great trial is an inspiration to us all.

The book Ted's been writing since his birth (his LIFE) makes this day - his 82nd birthday FAR GREATER than the day of his birth. He has used these 82 years WISELY.

As Ted motivates us all with the thought that every new day God blesses him with is a special gift, we pray the Lord gives him many more "CHAPTERS" to write in the family legacy! God bless you, Ted. WE SALUTE YOU!

Please join us in wishing Ted a Happy 82nd Birthday, by signing our birthday card to Ted. Please sign our card by replying to the message.



Ted's lineage follows...

John Greathouse Sr. and Sarah "Sallie" McDade
..Sarah Greathouse and Matthew McMullen
....Edward McMullen and Mary Alice Hunt
......Benjamin Harris McMullen and Bessie Mae Thompson
........Theodore Paul McMullen and Hildegard Poschinger


God Bless,
Rick

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Greathouse Surname DNA Project / Our Official Greathouse Surname DNA Project

« on: May 21, 2005, 04:51:58 AM »

Greathouse Cousins,

I  have good news for those wanting to participate in our Greathouse Surname DNA project. As you may know, members of the Greathouse Cousin Network (GCN) have asked the board of directors to set up and administer an official DNA project, as a project of Greathouse Point and the GCN.

I am excited to report that our project is now accepting participants. We have selected DNA Heritage (DNAH), http://www.dnaheritage.com , as our official provider for the testing and analysis of our participants DNA samples.

You can read more about our choice of provider and join our Greathouse DNA Project at http://www.greathousedna.us .

We hope to maximize our information by using our extensive data base in conjunction with the DNA project.

We know Greathouse Point and the GCN has a lot of credibility in the genealogy community and we are working to protect the privacy and trust placed in Greathouse Point and our board of directors. Your information will not be used for anything except this specific project without your explicit permission.

The whole project will be administered by the GCN's board of directors, with our new director, Sandy Taylor, serving as the Surname Project Administrator for our Greathouse DNA Project at DNAH. This will ensure that the highest level of integrity is maintained at all times.

If you would like more information or want to discuss how you might benefit from or aid our DNA project, please email me at rick@greathouse.us


If you have questions about DNA testing in general, please see the following information pages from DNAH's website:

Genetics Terms Explained
http://www.dnaheritage.com/glossary.asp

Genetic Genealogy Tutorial
http://www.dnaheritage.com/tutorial1.asp

YDNA Explained
http://www.dnaheritage.com/ydna.asp

Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.dnaheritage.com/faqs.asp


We hope that you will consider participating in our official Greathouse Surname DNA Project so we can all work together towards a successful Greathouse Surname DNA Project that will be beneficial to our current group of Greathouse family researchers, as well as those who follow us.


Warm Regards,
Rick

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Events, Happenings and Reunions / Edgar Greathouse Family Reunion - 12 June 2005 - Spencer, WV

« on: May 06, 2005, 04:23:10 PM »

The reunion for the family of Edgar Emerson Greathouse will be on 12 June 2005, at Heritage Park Community Building in Spencer, WV. A covered dish dinner will begin at 12:30pm. The building will be unlocked at 10:00am.

We usually spend the afternoon catching up on the past year.

For more information you can contact:

Andrea Stockner at: Andreas@wvadventures.net

Angala West at: patches03@wirefire.com

Descendants of Edgar Emerson GREATHOUSE
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1-Edgar Emerson GREATHOUSE b. 12 Sep 1889, , Roane, West Virginia, d. Dec 1971,
  Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
 +Ninnevah SIMMONS b. 1 Nov 1897, , Roane, West Virginia, d. 15 Jun 1983, ,
  Roane, West Virginia
|--2-Ernest Laken GREATHOUSE
|   +Virginia Lucille HOSKINS b. 2 Sep 1932, Arnoldsburg, Calhoun, West
|    Virginia,
|  |--3-Michael Allen GREATHOUSE b. 2 Mar 1956, Spencer, Roane, West Virginia,
|  |    d. 20 Jul 1990, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
|  |   +Anita Ellen PRICE
|  |  |--4-Christopher Michael GREATHOUSE
|  |  |--4-Scott Matthew GREATHOUSE
|  |--3-Gregory Mark GREATHOUSE
|  |--3-Julie Ann GREATHOUSE
|--2-Edward GREATHOUSE
|--2-Euell GREATHOUSE
|--2-Herman Kenneth GREATHOUSE b. 31 Oct 1922, d. 7 Feb 2004, , , North Carolina
|    
|--2-Emest GREATHOUSE
|--2-Ewell GREATHOUSE
|--2-Mary Jo GREATHOUSE

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Greathouse Surname DNA Project / Greathouse DNA Project - Will you participate?

« on: April 26, 2005, 03:13:20 PM »

If you plan on participating in the Greathouse DNA Project, please answer this poll above.

If you do not plan to participate in the Greathouse DNA Project, please tell us why by answering this poll...
http://forum.greathouse.us/viewtopic.php?t=103

For those who may have questions about our DNA Project, please read Family Tree DNA's FAQ page. Many of your questions may have already been answered there.

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq.html



Thanks,
Rick

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Greathouse Surname DNA Project / Greathouse DNA Project - Not participating... Why?

« on: April 26, 2005, 11:20:54 AM »

If you do not plan to participate in our Greathouse Surname DNA Project, please let us know why by answering this poll above.

For those who may have questions about our DNA Project, please read Family Tree DNA's FAQ page. Many of your questions may have already been answered there.

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq.html


Thanks,
Rick

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Sign Our Guest Book / Re: Who is my family?

« on: March 15, 2005, 04:10:15 PM »

I was born in Wabash, IN. I do not know anything of my family. My father's name was James Lee Greathouse and mother was Doris Fox. I just found out I have a older brother and sister. Is there any info for me out there?

My name is Shelly Greathouse My family Is from Wabash,IN. My Great Uncle still Lives there His name is Milton Greathouse. Do You know if their is any connection? I live in Springfield, Ohio. If you have any info get back with me here.

Hi Shelly,

Please email me so I can help you get set up as a member with our forum. As a member you will be able to be contacted by others who may wish to contact you as well as, you will receive notices by email when topics you have posted receive a reply.

Thanks,
Rick

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Memorial | A Fond Farewell to Frank Neher

« on: January 13, 2005, 01:29:38 AM »

A Fond Farewell to Frank Neher...



Daniel Franklin "Frank" Neher

Dear Greathouse Cousins,

Many of you know that Rick and Lynn... and others... had been trying to contact Frank Neher for some time now. It is our deepest regret to tell you that he has passed on.

Most of you know that Frank was the original data coordinator for our Greathouse Cousin Network. He gathered and  connected the majority of the family information on Greathouse Point today. Without him, there would be no Greathouse Point or Greathouse Mailing List.

Frank was one of the most generous genealogists you could ever encounter. He and his wife Verna transcribed records for cemetaries all over Wenatchee County, WA. Many can be found on the Internet credited to them. Frank served on several genealogy mailing lists. While He can not  be found in any of our families on Greathouse Point, and he was not a descendant of our Groethausens, he was connected to the Swearingen family, which has strong ties to the Greathouse family.

How extraordinary that he would take on such a monumental effort for a group he was only connected to distantly!  Frank only gave up the work when his health would no longer allow him to do it. He remained available for consultation and his friendship was priceless.

A little information follows about Frank:

Daniel Franklin "Frank" Neher, twin to Milton Neher.

Birth: 27 APR 1917 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington

Christening: JUL 1942 in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

Married: 16 AUG 1942 in Hilo, Hawaii to his beloved Verna Claire Hutchings

Death: 27 May 2004 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington

Frank played high school basketball. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces and received a service connected Medical Discharge for Tuberculosis, (arrested 1949). Frank loved fly fishing, camping, travel and gardening. He played saxophone in the Gene Dolman dance band 1938-1940. Frank was an active member of the Wenatchee Elks Lodge No. 1186. He was Exalted Ruler 1975-1976, and Northeast District Deputy GER 1983-84. He served as Bulletin Coordinator and President of the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society.

He was the Data Coordinator for Greathouse Point and the Greathouse Mailing List, and a Founding Father of our project.

We owe Frank Neher a huge debt of gratitude. We shall all miss him terribly.