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Wayne Louthan

Birth	:	6 Jun 1916 Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	25 Sep 2008 Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
Burial	:	Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.5817000, -122.9039000
Description	:	Wayne Louthan, father of five, passed away on September 25th at the age of 92. The cause was complications arising from heart disease. Mr. Louthan was born on June 6, 1919 in Carthage, Missouri. Due to a clerical error in the recording of his birth certificate, Wayne did not have a middle name. He was raised with his three brothers in Holdredge, NB. While growing up he kept a pet prairie dog, survived a tornado, and spent a great deal of time playing on his father's threshing machine. After graduating high school at age 16, he went into... Read More	Wayne Louthan, father of five, passed away on September 25th at the age of 92. The cause was complications arising from heart disease. Mr. Louthan was born on June 6, 1919 in Carthage, Missouri. Due to a clerical error in the recording of his birth certificate, Wayne did not have a middle name. He was raised with his three brothers in Holdredge, NB. While growing up he kept a pet prairie dog, survived a tornado, and spent a great deal of time playing on his father's threshing machine. After graduating high school at age 16, he went into business with his father, combining grain under contract throughout the northern Midwest states. Due to the depression and the spreading dust bowl in the late 1930s, the family was forced to leave Nebraska. They made their way to Washington State; settling in the small town of Elma. Wayne and his father logged a half-section of timber for a number of years before taking a job with the Boeing Company in Seattle. Just prior to the war Wayne met his future bride, Marie, on a blind date. He was working on the Boeing 314 flying boat and she was a rivet bucker on the B-17. Not long after they started dating Wayne contracted appendicitis, Marie would walk to the hospital halfway across Seattle to visit him. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Army and was sent off to basic training. Marie went out to North Carolina and they were married on August 24, 1942. Wayne spent his overseas service in the Philippines as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and an expert on the Thompson sub-machine gun. While in the service he received numerous medals, and was honorably discharged in April 1946. After discharge from service he and Marie moved to Northern California, where he took a job working in the woods as a sawyer in a small railroad tie mill and built a house in nearby Fortuna. They began a family with two beautiful girls, followed by three homely boys over the course of 12 years. He later became a millwright at Pacific Lumber in Scotia and farmed 12 acres near the Eel River in Humbolt County. In 1963 Wayne, Marie, and the family moved back to Washington, where they settled on a 90 acre farm outside of Chehalis. Wayne was employed as a carpenter until he retired in 1977. The children grew and moved away to various parts of the country. Wayne and Marie retired to a house that he built on a corner of the property. Later in life they moved in with one of the daughters, Carolyn, settling for 5 years in La Grande, Oregon. In 2007 they moved across the state to Corvallis. Wayne loved the outdoors; camping, hunting, fishing, and, indeed, much of his working hours were spent outside. He was an avid gardener, growing vegetables, especially tomatoes, and flowers. He converted to Catholicism while in the army and remained an active member until being called to heaven. He was a devoted father to all of his children, and is survived by his loving and caring wife of 66 years, Marie, 5 children: Mary Jane Jefferis, Carolyn Jensen, Louie, Mike, and Lenny. There are also 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. A memorial mass is being planned for a later date.

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Where is Wayne Louthan's memorial?
Wayne Louthan's memorial is located at: Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis County, USA.
When did Wayne Louthan death?
Wayne Louthan death on 25 Sep 2008 in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Wayne Louthan's memorial?
Latitude: 46.5817000
Longitude: -122.9039000

Family Members:

Parent

Schyler A Louthan

(1883 - 1975)

Gertrude Cox Louthan

(1881 - 1950)

Spouse

Marie Frances Eckroth Louthan

(1921 - 2013)

Siblings

Orlie Louthan

(1905 - 1935)

Elmer Louthan

(1914 - 2006)

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