Juanita Overman, age 89, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at her home in Grandview, WA. surrounded by her family and loving husband. Juanita was born on January 16, 1924 in Castle Rock, WA. the daughter of Charles Haywood and Suzie Mae (Umiker) Lewallen. In 1941 she met and married Elbert Baugh in Castle Rock, WA. In 1946 they moved to Sunnyside, WA. and made their home. They began a small dairy farm in Outlook, WA. where they raised two sons (Ray and John) for seventeen years. Juanita continued to live in the Sunnyside area until Elbert passed away in 1994. Juanita then met and married Tony Overman in 1998. They made their home in Grandview, WA. Juanita loved to grow beautiful flowers, quilting, ceramics and making Christmas candy. She enjoyed fishing and camping in the motor home. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Juanita was also a member of The United Reformed Church of Sunnyside, WA. She was baptized in the Church by Pastor Shane Lems. Juanita loved attending morning services every Sunday with her husband. Juanita is survived by her husband Tony Overman of Grandview, WA. two sons Ray (Glenda) Baugh of Sunnyside, WA. and John (Ann) Baugh of Selah, WA. one step son Donald (Nikki) Overman of Grandview, WA. one sister Greta Delibert of Portland, OR. and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is proceeded in death by her husband Elbert Baugh, one daughter Neva Baugh, one step son Douglas Overman, one granddaughter Tamera Baugh, one grandson David Baugh and her three brothers Buddy Lewallen, Bobby Lewallen and Duane Lewallen. In lieu of flowers those wishing to honor Juanita’s memory may send a donation to the Lower Valley Hospice or The United Reformed Church of Sunnyside, WA. Viewing and visitation will be held on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside, WA. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 10:00 AM at The United Reformed Church of Sunnyside, WA. with burial to follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens, Sunnyside, WA. Those wishing to sign Juanita’s on line memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com Smith Funeral Homes Ltd. in charge of arrangements.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
My Grandma is:
Walks to the 410 Market
plate sized hot cakes
coffee creamer on your Total
never dirty laundry in the house….even for 5 minutes
ironed blue jeans
Peanut butter bonbons
waking to her in the kitchen humming (with a twang)
Somewhere My Love
Summers of yard sales and Winters of Christmas bazaars
Crisp Line dried sheets
a squeaky brass guest bed
Paper towels
spotless window tracks
Canvas tennis shoes and ankle socks
The Oakridge Boys and the Statler Brothers
vinegar and cucumbers in ice water
coffee in the percolator
The proper cleaning of a thanksgiving turkey
Perfect fluffy 7 minute icing on chocolate cake
Neapolitan ice cream and sugar wafers
Chocolate Chip Zucchini bread
Lots of scotch tape
Always cookies in the turquoise glass cookie jar
beautiful flowers
saltine crackers with butter or jam
Flowered upholstered sofas
a flame orange afghan
Homemade popcorn balls on Halloween
Peanut brittle
Ribbon candy at Christmas
Hens n chicks in old work boots
Roses
And most important the love for her family
I’m going to miss you grandma.
Juanita [Lewallen Baugh] Overman Jan 16, 1924-Jan 19, 2013
Written by her granddaughter, Michelle Baugh Wright
Added by Keri Baugh Theobald: Chips and salsa, pineapple juice, homemade quilts on the beds, playing kings in the corner, black and white pictures, pen and paper, fancy jewelry box, record player, beans for supper, flat crispy cookies, clean fluffy towels and clean feet at bed time, house plants, the smell of coffee and pancakes in the morning Grandmas purse had many compartments, the smell of mint and pink lipstick
White sheers on the windows
bleeding hearts, snapdragons and snowballs
Crushing cans and recycling paper
Antique dishes and old pink curlers
Davenports, hutches ottomans and cedar chest
Bar soap and shower caps
Knee high stockings and powder puffs
Bread and butter pickles
Dollies
Double solitaire
Embroidered pillow cases
Clothes in a Wicker basket to be hung on the line
Bi-mart Tuesdays
And an old trunk full of memories
Added by TerriLyn Baugh Young:
Christmas tree lights that looked like colorful glowing snowballs
a ceramic Christmas tree with snow and lights
matching pink striped dresses for me and my sisters because I said they were pretty
coaching me to call her tiny dog "Tigger" instead of "Tiger"
blackberry sundae from DQ when she picked me up after I missed the bus
wiping sweat from her forehead with an upward motion and commenting on the heat
snowball bushes
African violets by the dozens
black and red "Mead" notepads
mapping out a route for catching the yard sales
"goodnight girls" said without her dentures in
watching Arsenic and Old Lace, and Doctor Zhivago
pink lemonade
pink bathroom and an opalesent ceramic soap dish held up by cherubs
accordion folding blankets at the end of the bed, just in case you needed one more
UFO and ghost stories
putting curlers in my hair to give it "body" then sending me out to ride a bike while my hair dried
crochet lessons
John Denver, Don Williams, Irish Rovers
"Come on, Grandpa!. . . No, not you, Elbert. The slow guy in the car ahead of us."
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Haywood, Susie, and Edyth
Charles Haywood Lewallen was married to Susie Mae Umiker
and later to Edyth Hoffine.
Verl and Doris
Louis and Belle Umiker
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Of the family of John Umiker (b 1884)
Eldon Umiker remembers the following of his grandfather, John Umiker (b 1884). John's mother, Elizabeth Deibelbeis, died in childbirth when John was two. John said he saw his mother with the infant together in their casket. Later, his father Johann (b 1843) immigrated to America. John spent some time in an orphanage or "boys' home" as he "had not been a good boy, details unknown". He told Eldon, "there were times I was so hungry, I waited for the neighbor's chicken to cackle or sing, and I would go steal the egg and eat it," and he showed young Eldon how he would poke a small hole in each end of the egg, and suck the contents out. . . "He always told me," recalls Eldon, "that the Europeans could live on American wasted food"
John was 18 or 19 when he and his sister, Marie, came to America in 1904 or 1905, John was trained as a blacksmith in Germany, as he had to have a trade to immigrate. Their father, Johann, was already living in LeMars, Iowa, and John and Marie joined him there. Marie married a Mr. Matgen in Iowa and they had a son, Werner, with whom Eldon was aquainted. Eldon remembers Werner being very particular in many ways, "but especially returning his tools of trade to their proper place". He told his wife, Mable, who later related it to Eldon, "If you want to find something, put it back where it belongs."
Johann, Marie, and Werner are all buried in LeMars and their graves are well tended. Johann's son, John (also known as Johann) is buried in Lebanon, South Dakota. He had been a blacksmith in Lebanon until his shop burned down and he turned to farming. He farmed land south of town and kept a forge and tools in a granary to do his own blacksmithing. John married Amelia Litkea (from Poland) and together they had five children. One child died at age 3 or 5. Eldon says of them, "They experienced very hard times during the depression, were good Lutherans, and really never ever got over the hard times, as they were very conservative to the end. . . " John and Amelia grew a large garden irrigated with well water, kept chickens, and milked 8 cows (mostly Guernseys for more cream). They farmed with four big workhorses. Eldon remembers being given several rides in the hay wagon with the horses pulling it. The horses remained on the farm until after John's death for, as he told his sons, "they deserved to, as they owed him nothing". They drove a Model A Ford until 1952. Eldon "loved" to stay over on Saturday night at his grandparents (John and Amelia's) and ride to church with them in the old Model A. "Grandma and I and the dog rode in the backseat." John took out the passenger seat and would carry his cream and eggs to sell to the creamery lady after church. She was a member of their congregation. They seldom took a trip to town other than Sunday mornings.
Six months before his death, John bought a new 1953 Chevrolet and Eldon felt privledged to drive him to doctor visits. John suffered from an enlarged heart and the doctor had ordered him not to drive.
John was 18 or 19 when he and his sister, Marie, came to America in 1904 or 1905, John was trained as a blacksmith in Germany, as he had to have a trade to immigrate. Their father, Johann, was already living in LeMars, Iowa, and John and Marie joined him there. Marie married a Mr. Matgen in Iowa and they had a son, Werner, with whom Eldon was aquainted. Eldon remembers Werner being very particular in many ways, "but especially returning his tools of trade to their proper place". He told his wife, Mable, who later related it to Eldon, "If you want to find something, put it back where it belongs."
Johann, Marie, and Werner are all buried in LeMars and their graves are well tended. Johann's son, John (also known as Johann) is buried in Lebanon, South Dakota. He had been a blacksmith in Lebanon until his shop burned down and he turned to farming. He farmed land south of town and kept a forge and tools in a granary to do his own blacksmithing. John married Amelia Litkea (from Poland) and together they had five children. One child died at age 3 or 5. Eldon says of them, "They experienced very hard times during the depression, were good Lutherans, and really never ever got over the hard times, as they were very conservative to the end. . . " John and Amelia grew a large garden irrigated with well water, kept chickens, and milked 8 cows (mostly Guernseys for more cream). They farmed with four big workhorses. Eldon remembers being given several rides in the hay wagon with the horses pulling it. The horses remained on the farm until after John's death for, as he told his sons, "they deserved to, as they owed him nothing". They drove a Model A Ford until 1952. Eldon "loved" to stay over on Saturday night at his grandparents (John and Amelia's) and ride to church with them in the old Model A. "Grandma and I and the dog rode in the backseat." John took out the passenger seat and would carry his cream and eggs to sell to the creamery lady after church. She was a member of their congregation. They seldom took a trip to town other than Sunday mornings.
Six months before his death, John bought a new 1953 Chevrolet and Eldon felt privledged to drive him to doctor visits. John suffered from an enlarged heart and the doctor had ordered him not to drive.
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