Merle "Stocky" Stockwell Obituary (1921 - 2015)

Merle "Stocky" Stockwell, 94, of John Day died Sunday December 13th at the Blue Mountain Hospital. A graveside service was held Thursday December 17th at the St. Andrews Cemetery in Canyon City at 11:00 AM; a reception followed the service at the Snaffle Bit Dinner House. Merle Alvin "Stocky" Stockwell was born on August 19, 1921 to Horace Euegne Stockwell and Audra Elizabeth Hood Lusk in Corvallis, Oregon. He attended Seneca Elementary School in Seneca, Oregon and Grant Union High School in John Day, Oregon. He then spent four years in the military as a Merchant Marine. In 1942 he married Annabelle Cummins, and later divorced in 1955. Then in 1958 he married Lois Zierer; Lois passed away in 1989. He spent his career working as timber faller and heavy equipment operator for Edward Hine Lumber Company, retiring after 25 years. He enjoyed the true Grant County lifestyle of fishing, hunting, and camping with friends and family. He was a member of the Burns and John Day Elk's Lodges and the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Canyon City, Oregon. He is survived by daughter Joy Lyons Hoff of Wilsonville, Oregon, son Steve Stockwell of Vancouver, Washington, 4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Lois Stockwell, and son Kelley Stockwell. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seneca School Foundation or the Blue Mountain Hospital Foundation through Driskill Memorial Chapel 241 S. Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845.