A celebration of life service for John C. Snook of McMinnville will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church in Central Point.
Interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point.
Mr. Snook died Feb. 24, 2004, in McMinnville. He was 88.
Born Oct. 30, 1915, in Stoneham, Colo., he was the son of Walter and Bessie Heaton Snook. His family moved to California, then homesteaded for three years in the Peace River Country of Alberta, Canada.
The Snooks came to Oregon, living in Hubbard, then in Prospect. They homesteaded 40 acres on Cascade Gorge Road overlooking what is now Lost Creek Lake.
Mr. Snook enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the Philippines and the Pacific Theater. He received two bronze medals.
He and Naomi L. Bryan were married April 26, 1946, in Medford.
The Snooks lived in the Central Point area for more than 50 years. They moved to McMinnville 1 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Snook worked in the Rogue Valley as a millwright for Double Dee Lumber Co. He was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 40 in Central Point. He also was a hunting safety instructor.
He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening and doing leatherwork. He enjoyed photography, and he and his wife photographed all the state's covered bridges. Some of his photos were published in the book, "Covered Bridges of Oregon."
Survivors include his wife of McMinnville; two sons, Jack Snook of West Linn and Robert Snook of Klamath Falls; a daughter, Beverly Gomez of Sacramento; two sisters, Marge Yancy of Chico, Calif., and Mary Shollenberg of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Donor Program, PO Box 532, Portland, OR 97207.
Source: Published in the News-Register in McMinnville, Oregon on March 2, 2004.
Interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point.
Mr. Snook died Feb. 24, 2004, in McMinnville. He was 88.
Born Oct. 30, 1915, in Stoneham, Colo., he was the son of Walter and Bessie Heaton Snook. His family moved to California, then homesteaded for three years in the Peace River Country of Alberta, Canada.
The Snooks came to Oregon, living in Hubbard, then in Prospect. They homesteaded 40 acres on Cascade Gorge Road overlooking what is now Lost Creek Lake.
Mr. Snook enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the Philippines and the Pacific Theater. He received two bronze medals.
He and Naomi L. Bryan were married April 26, 1946, in Medford.
The Snooks lived in the Central Point area for more than 50 years. They moved to McMinnville 1 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Snook worked in the Rogue Valley as a millwright for Double Dee Lumber Co. He was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 40 in Central Point. He also was a hunting safety instructor.
He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening and doing leatherwork. He enjoyed photography, and he and his wife photographed all the state's covered bridges. Some of his photos were published in the book, "Covered Bridges of Oregon."
Survivors include his wife of McMinnville; two sons, Jack Snook of West Linn and Robert Snook of Klamath Falls; a daughter, Beverly Gomez of Sacramento; two sisters, Marge Yancy of Chico, Calif., and Mary Shollenberg of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Donor Program, PO Box 532, Portland, OR 97207.
Source: Published in the News-Register in McMinnville, Oregon on March 2, 2004.
A celebration of life service for John C. Snook of McMinnville will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church in Central Point.
Interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point.
Mr. Snook died Feb. 24, 2004, in McMinnville. He was 88.
Born Oct. 30, 1915, in Stoneham, Colo., he was the son of Walter and Bessie Heaton Snook. His family moved to California, then homesteaded for three years in the Peace River Country of Alberta, Canada.
The Snooks came to Oregon, living in Hubbard, then in Prospect. They homesteaded 40 acres on Cascade Gorge Road overlooking what is now Lost Creek Lake.
Mr. Snook enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the Philippines and the Pacific Theater. He received two bronze medals.
He and Naomi L. Bryan were married April 26, 1946, in Medford.
The Snooks lived in the Central Point area for more than 50 years. They moved to McMinnville 1 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Snook worked in the Rogue Valley as a millwright for Double Dee Lumber Co. He was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 40 in Central Point. He also was a hunting safety instructor.
He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening and doing leatherwork. He enjoyed photography, and he and his wife photographed all the state's covered bridges. Some of his photos were published in the book, "Covered Bridges of Oregon."
Survivors include his wife of McMinnville; two sons, Jack Snook of West Linn and Robert Snook of Klamath Falls; a daughter, Beverly Gomez of Sacramento; two sisters, Marge Yancy of Chico, Calif., and Mary Shollenberg of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Donor Program, PO Box 532, Portland, OR 97207.
Source: Published in the News-Register in McMinnville, Oregon on March 2, 2004.
Interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point.
Mr. Snook died Feb. 24, 2004, in McMinnville. He was 88.
Born Oct. 30, 1915, in Stoneham, Colo., he was the son of Walter and Bessie Heaton Snook. His family moved to California, then homesteaded for three years in the Peace River Country of Alberta, Canada.
The Snooks came to Oregon, living in Hubbard, then in Prospect. They homesteaded 40 acres on Cascade Gorge Road overlooking what is now Lost Creek Lake.
Mr. Snook enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the Philippines and the Pacific Theater. He received two bronze medals.
He and Naomi L. Bryan were married April 26, 1946, in Medford.
The Snooks lived in the Central Point area for more than 50 years. They moved to McMinnville 1 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Snook worked in the Rogue Valley as a millwright for Double Dee Lumber Co. He was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 40 in Central Point. He also was a hunting safety instructor.
He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening and doing leatherwork. He enjoyed photography, and he and his wife photographed all the state's covered bridges. Some of his photos were published in the book, "Covered Bridges of Oregon."
Survivors include his wife of McMinnville; two sons, Jack Snook of West Linn and Robert Snook of Klamath Falls; a daughter, Beverly Gomez of Sacramento; two sisters, Marge Yancy of Chico, Calif., and Mary Shollenberg of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Donor Program, PO Box 532, Portland, OR 97207.
Source: Published in the News-Register in McMinnville, Oregon on March 2, 2004.
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