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Richard Arthur Tompkins Sr.

Birth	:	25 Nov 1929
Death	:	28 Feb 2002
Burial	:	Green Hills Memorial Gardens, Kelso, Cowlitz County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.1632990, -122.8869860
Description	:	Daily News, The (Longview, WA) - March 5, 2002 Deceased Name: Richard A. Tompkins Longtime local resident Richard Arthur Tompkins, 72, of Winlock, died Feb. 28, 2002, at the Hospice Care Center. He was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Columbus, Neb., to Dale C. and Hazel Mae (Johnson) Tompkins. He moved with his family to Kelso in 1937 and to his farm in Winlock in 1961. Mr. Tompkins served in the Army during World War II and was discharged in 1949. He worked at Crescent Shingle Mill in Kelso and Cascade Natural Gas Co. until 1981. He loved his farm in... Read More	Daily News, The (Longview, WA) - March 5, 2002 Deceased Name: Richard A. Tompkins Longtime local resident Richard Arthur Tompkins, 72, of Winlock, died Feb. 28, 2002, at the Hospice Care Center. He was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Columbus, Neb., to Dale C. and Hazel Mae (Johnson) Tompkins. He moved with his family to Kelso in 1937 and to his farm in Winlock in 1961. Mr. Tompkins served in the Army during World War II and was discharged in 1949. He worked at Crescent Shingle Mill in Kelso and Cascade Natural Gas Co. until 1981. He loved his farm in Winlock and did custom haying, and raised polled Herefords for many years. He enjoyed visiting with his coffee-break friends in Vader. He was a charter member of the Vader Lions Club, an avid outdoorsman and hunter. He married Caroline Harrison in 1950. They had three children. She preceded him in death. In 1970, he married Betty Jo (Askay) Linder and adopted her two daughters. Surviving him are his wife of 32 years at home; two sons, Richard Tompkins Jr. of Salem and Rodney Tompkins of Kelso; three daughters, Susan Tompkins Walker of Battle Ground, Wash., Susan (Linder) Tompkins of Kelso and Karen Tompkins Leseman of Castle Rock; two brothers, Eldon Tompkins of Seattle and Dale Tompkins of Rainier, Wash.; two sisters, Beth Beck and Bessie Nichols, both of Kelso; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his first wife, Mr. Tompkins was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne Tompkins and LaVern Tompkins. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cascade Northwest Funeral Chapel at Green Hills Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632.

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Richard Arthur Tompkins Sr.'s memorial is located at: Green Hills Memorial Gardens, Kelso, Cowlitz County, USA.
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Latitude: 46.1632990
Longitude: -122.8869860

Family Members:

Parent

Dale Coventry Tompkins Sr.

(1902 - 1989)

Hazel Mae Johnson Tompkins

(1900 - 1935)

Spouse

Betty Jo Petty (Askay) Tompkins

(1936 - 2021)

Siblings

Leslie Alfred Tompkins

(1926 - 1926)

Elizabeth Carolyn Tompkins Beck

(1927 - 2019)

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