Clark F Vail, 85, of Grand Coulee, died Monday, August 20, 1990, in the Coulee Community Hospital.
He was born June 15, 1905, in Yakima to Arthur and Ora (Forbes) Vail. He moved to Grand Coulee in 1935 and worked on construction of the dam. He was a heavy equipment operator. He married Opal Flowers in Yakima in 1946.
They moved to the TriCities in 1947 and lived there until his retirement in 1981, and they returned to Ground Coulee. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and the Elks Lodge all in Pasco. He was also a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local 370 in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife, Opal at home, three daughters; Louise Roberts of Grand Coulee, Mickey Wahl of Kent, Barbara Pierce of Grand Coulee, one brother, Benson Vail of Bozeman, MT, three sisters; Elora Collins of Seattle, Helen Wright of Wapato and Ruth Vail of Hollywood, CA, 10 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, one sister and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 22 at 11 am in the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee with the Rev Carl Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Canyon Cemetery.
Tri-City Herald, 30 August 1990, Page B7
He was born June 15, 1905, in Yakima to Arthur and Ora (Forbes) Vail. He moved to Grand Coulee in 1935 and worked on construction of the dam. He was a heavy equipment operator. He married Opal Flowers in Yakima in 1946.
They moved to the TriCities in 1947 and lived there until his retirement in 1981, and they returned to Ground Coulee. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and the Elks Lodge all in Pasco. He was also a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local 370 in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife, Opal at home, three daughters; Louise Roberts of Grand Coulee, Mickey Wahl of Kent, Barbara Pierce of Grand Coulee, one brother, Benson Vail of Bozeman, MT, three sisters; Elora Collins of Seattle, Helen Wright of Wapato and Ruth Vail of Hollywood, CA, 10 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, one sister and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 22 at 11 am in the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee with the Rev Carl Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Canyon Cemetery.
Tri-City Herald, 30 August 1990, Page B7
Clark F Vail, 85, of Grand Coulee, died Monday, August 20, 1990, in the Coulee Community Hospital.
He was born June 15, 1905, in Yakima to Arthur and Ora (Forbes) Vail. He moved to Grand Coulee in 1935 and worked on construction of the dam. He was a heavy equipment operator. He married Opal Flowers in Yakima in 1946.
They moved to the TriCities in 1947 and lived there until his retirement in 1981, and they returned to Ground Coulee. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and the Elks Lodge all in Pasco. He was also a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local 370 in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife, Opal at home, three daughters; Louise Roberts of Grand Coulee, Mickey Wahl of Kent, Barbara Pierce of Grand Coulee, one brother, Benson Vail of Bozeman, MT, three sisters; Elora Collins of Seattle, Helen Wright of Wapato and Ruth Vail of Hollywood, CA, 10 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, one sister and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 22 at 11 am in the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee with the Rev Carl Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Canyon Cemetery.
Tri-City Herald, 30 August 1990, Page B7
He was born June 15, 1905, in Yakima to Arthur and Ora (Forbes) Vail. He moved to Grand Coulee in 1935 and worked on construction of the dam. He was a heavy equipment operator. He married Opal Flowers in Yakima in 1946.
They moved to the TriCities in 1947 and lived there until his retirement in 1981, and they returned to Ground Coulee. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and the Elks Lodge all in Pasco. He was also a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local 370 in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife, Opal at home, three daughters; Louise Roberts of Grand Coulee, Mickey Wahl of Kent, Barbara Pierce of Grand Coulee, one brother, Benson Vail of Bozeman, MT, three sisters; Elora Collins of Seattle, Helen Wright of Wapato and Ruth Vail of Hollywood, CA, 10 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, one sister and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 22 at 11 am in the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee with the Rev Carl Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Canyon Cemetery.
Tri-City Herald, 30 August 1990, Page B7
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