Chester S. Valley
:Chester 8. Valley
Longtime Mason County resident
Chester Simon Valley, 87, died at
Saint Peter Hos ital in Olympia
January 30 §
1 Mr Valley was born September
26 1898 in New Brunswick
Canada. He lived in the Shelton
area most of his life, working for
Simpson Timber Company for 43
years most of that time in the
woods.
, He married the former Mary
,Lozier in May 1918, in Shelton.
1 A member of the Skokomish
Grange the greatest part of his life,
Mr. Valley was for over 35 years the
, Grange Insurance agent for the
3 area. He had been an active mem-
.ber of the grange drill team for ‘
‘ many years, and was for years an
active member ofthe grange soft-
‘ ball team along with his sons. He
participated in at least one state
‘ grange softball championship game.
For many years, Mr. Valley was
‘ a member of the Skokomish School
District Board of Directors, serving
as clerk of the board.
~—H.«~»_.__.
A faithful supporter of the,
:Skokomish Valley Community
“ Church, Mr. Valley did much of the
wiring and plumbing and helped
with other aspects of the labor on
the local community church.
He was also an active member of
the Shelton First Baptist Church for
‘many years serving as trustee and
. usher for 30 years.
He was a member of the Skokom—
1 ish Fire Protection District, helping
to found the fire district and par-
. ticipating in meetings and classes to
provide fire protection for Skokom‘
ish Valley residents.
Mr. Valley was also a member of
Mount Moriah Lodge 11, Free and
.Accepted Masons, in Shelton since
he was 21 years old.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E.
Valley of Shelton; two sons, Chester
Valley of Seattle and George Valley
of Shelton, five grandchildren, 10
Igreat- grandchildren, a great- great-
:grandson; two brothers, Ed Aherne
jof Yakima and Dwight Valley of
7New Jersey, four sisters, Edna
.Hersey of Maine, Almeda Elliott of
Springfield, Missouri, Dorothy
Sperry of Maine and Naida Parks of
Massachusetts.
uneral services were held Satur-
ternoon, February 1, at First
Church in Shelton. Pastor
. iltOn, Pastor Howard
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Chester S. Valley
:Chester 8. Valley
Longtime Mason County resident
Chester Simon Valley, 87, died at
Saint Peter Hos ital in Olympia
January 30 §
1 Mr Valley was born September
26 1898 in New Brunswick
Canada. He lived in the Shelton
area most of his life, working for
Simpson Timber Company for 43
years most of that time in the
woods.
, He married the former Mary
,Lozier in May 1918, in Shelton.
1 A member of the Skokomish
Grange the greatest part of his life,
Mr. Valley was for over 35 years the
, Grange Insurance agent for the
3 area. He had been an active mem-
.ber of the grange drill team for ‘
‘ many years, and was for years an
active member ofthe grange soft-
‘ ball team along with his sons. He
participated in at least one state
‘ grange softball championship game.
For many years, Mr. Valley was
‘ a member of the Skokomish School
District Board of Directors, serving
as clerk of the board.
~—H.«~»_.__.
A faithful supporter of the,
:Skokomish Valley Community
“ Church, Mr. Valley did much of the
wiring and plumbing and helped
with other aspects of the labor on
the local community church.
He was also an active member of
the Shelton First Baptist Church for
‘many years serving as trustee and
. usher for 30 years.
He was a member of the Skokom—
1 ish Fire Protection District, helping
to found the fire district and par-
. ticipating in meetings and classes to
provide fire protection for Skokom‘
ish Valley residents.
Mr. Valley was also a member of
Mount Moriah Lodge 11, Free and
.Accepted Masons, in Shelton since
he was 21 years old.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E.
Valley of Shelton; two sons, Chester
Valley of Seattle and George Valley
of Shelton, five grandchildren, 10
Igreat- grandchildren, a great- great-
:grandson; two brothers, Ed Aherne
jof Yakima and Dwight Valley of
7New Jersey, four sisters, Edna
.Hersey of Maine, Almeda Elliott of
Springfield, Missouri, Dorothy
Sperry of Maine and Naida Parks of
Massachusetts.
uneral services were held Satur-
ternoon, February 1, at First
Church in Shelton. Pastor
. iltOn, Pastor Howard
, Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,V Last Name,Valley, Chester Simon #1.tif,Valley, Chester Simon #1.tif, Valley, Chester Simon #1.tif