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The New Era went with John DeBrie, Adam Womack and Rick Kopf to Soldotna and Homer, Alaska, for a va-
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OBITUARIES
Evelyn Wilhelm
July 8, 1928 - July 29,2012
Evelyn "Arlene" Wilhelm,age
84, of Imbler, died July 29, 2012 at
her home.
She was born July 8, 1928,
the daughter of Vincent Elijah and
Louisa (Smith) Paddock in Sweet
Home. She
graduated from
high school :in
Sweet- H0m'
and on June 4,
1947 she mar-
ried Floyd Hen-
ry Wilhelm.
Mrs. Wil-
helm enjoyed
being active with the American
Legion in Sweet Home. They later
lived in Heppner before moving to
Imbler in 1963.
She enjoyed yard .work, espe-
cially growing peonies. She cared
for the livestock and named each
cow they owned. She was known
as a helpful neighbor. She loved
watching Blazer basketball and
wrestling on TV.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Henry and Judy Wilhelm,
Donna and Lloyd Anthoney and
Eunice Wilhelm, all of Imbler;
brother Dan Paddock of Sweet
Home; and sister Betty Wilhelm
of Heppner.
Mrs. Wilhelm was preceded
in death by her husband in De-
cember of 1989 and a son, Dennis
Wilhelm in November of 1990.
She vas also preceded by siblings,
Dean Paddock, Lynn Paddock,
Zeldia Darby and Lela Pace.
A graveside service was held
Aug. 4 at the Summerville Cem-
• See Deaths, page 3
Sarah Margaret Mullendore Payne
January 31, 1916 - August 5, 2012
Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother,
• great-grandmother and matriarch, Sarah Margaret
Mullendore Payne went home to be with the Lord Au-
gust 5, 2012 at the age of 96.
Born in Greenwood, Mo., just outside Kansas
City to George Decatur and Sarah Blanch McVay Mul-
lendore, she was the fourth of five children; siblings
included George, Maurice, Paul and Eliza Bernice.
Sarah spent her early years moving around
Missouri, as her father was a pastor for several dif-
ferent churches. In the summer of 1925, her father
was encouraged by a preacher friend to move to the
deep South.
So, in the summer of 1925 the family moved
to Mississippi, where Sarah graduated from high
school in 1933 in Louisville, Miss. While in junior
college, Sarah took her first teaching job near Jack-
son, Miss., earning $75 per month. In 1938 Sarah
graduated from Mississippi State College. She
earned her Master's of Education degree from Mis-
sissippi Southern university in 1959.
She married Carl Franklin Hamby Payne in
August 1940. Their sons, Carl Howard and George
Calvin, were born in 1943 and t944 respectively.
Sarah's husband Carl joined the Arniy in 1944 and
was shipped to England. After returning home he was
discharged from the Army in November 1945.
In the summer of 1955, Sarah and family left Mc-
Call Creek, Miss. and moved to Prairie City, Ore. In
1957 the family again moved to Wrangell, Alaska, by
traveling the dusty Alaska Alcan Highway. She and
her husband Carl taught school there for three years.
Finally, in the summer of 1961, the family moved
to Sweet Home, where Sarah taught English at Sweet
Home High School Until her retirement in 1981. Even
though retired, she continued volunteering as a teach-
ing assistant in Sweet Home and Salem. All total she
was associated with the public
school system for over 60 years.
Sarah was active in P.E.O.,
her cl{urch, singing in the choir,
teaching Sunday school and serv-
ing in various church, community
and charity organizations. Until
her health failed, she continued to
be active in these organizations.
She loved to read, sew and
spend timewith her family and friends. She especially
enjoyed taking her grandchildren and family members
on extended trips in the United States and to Europe.
Of all of her trips, the most memorable was her visit
to the Holy Land.
Sarah was one of the most loving and tender
women that most will ever meet. She never judged
others, loved them openly, and would always wel-
come them into her home.
Sarah was preceded in death by her husband, Carl
Franklin in 1968. She is survived by her sons, Carl
and his wife Patty Payne of Portland, and George and
his wife Helga Payne of Salem; grandchildren, Chris,
Jason, Kristina, Tiffany, Thad, James, Tara and Tyler;
great-grandchildren, Sarah Michelle, Brianna, Austin,
Josh, Dakota, Katy, Megan, Kelsey, Zachary, Taylor,
Lindzee, Britney, Jack, Bethany, Kyle, Kaden and
John.
Donations and contributions can be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Viewing will be 10:00 am to 12 noon Friday, Au-
gust 10th, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. Funeral
Service will be 1:00 pm Friday August 10ffl at Sweet
Home United Methodist Church. Final burial will fol-
low at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the ar-
rangements.
Paid Obituary
Theodora 'Tedd3,' T00)I00p
April 15, 1920 - July 24, 2012
Theodora Mary. Braun
"Teddy" Topp, 92, passed away
July 24, 2012 in' Tumwater,
Wash.
She was born April 15,
1920 to John Baptiste Braun and
Theodora Abigail Wright Braun
in Kimball, South Dakota.
Teddy graduated from
Staples High School in Staples,
Minn. in 1935, at ag e 15. In
1936, she received an Elementa-
ry School Certificate and began
her teaching career at Birch Hill
School in Cass County, Minn.
On April 11, 1941, she
married Eugene Henry Topp
in Belle Plaine, Minn. and be-
came a dairy farmer's wife, and
mother. She also lived in Ber-
tha, Minn. (1942-1954), Sweet
Home (1954-1997), Waldport
(1997-2009), and the last three
years in Tumwater.
Teddy taught sixth grade
at Liberty Elementary School
(1960-1980) in Sweet Home,
where she established the first
outdoor education program. She
was named Oregon's Environ-
mental Teacher of the Year in
1977.
"Teddy was a feisty, hard-
working, bargain-seeking, mu-
sical lady who loved to tease.
She was known for her colorful
responses and banter. She loved
camping, quilting, painting,
mushrooming, hunting, fishing,
reading, singing and playing the
piano. All of her life she sang in
her church choir and during the
past years volunteered for lo-
cal senior centers and food and
clothing banks. For years she
was a campground host for the
Forest Service and a volunteer
at the Alsea Bridge Interpretive
Center in Waldport.
Teddy is survived by daugh-
ters, Tedi Sacco of Ashland,
Karline (Rick) Bird of Olym-
pia, Wash., and Stephanie Claire
(Chris) Wickham of Olympia;
seven grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Eugene Topp;
and son Joseph Gregory Topp.
Services will be held at 4
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
at Tumwater United Methodist
Church, 1401 Lake Park Drive,
Tumwater, Wash. Memorial
donations may be made to the
Thurston County Food Bank
- Food for Kids, 220 Thurston
Ave. NE, Olympia, WA 98501.
A full obituary can be seen
and remembrances left at www.
FuneralAlternatives.org.
Arrangements are with Fu-
neral Alternatives of Washing-
ton (360) 753-1065.
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