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Nera Sybil Warfield was born on 12 September 1930 in Lewiston, Idaho.² She died on 18 April 1987, at age 56, in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington.²

Melvin (Butch) Warfield, Jr., was born on 13 June 1940 in Lewiston, Idaho.^1,2 He died on 1 September 1978, at age 38, in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington.^1,2 He was buried on 5 September 1978 in Vineland Cemetery (Plot 1, Fehr's, V-49, 4), Clarkston, Asotin, Washington.³

Grace Orial Strawn was born on 23 December 1907 in Souix City, Woodbury, Iowa.^1,3 She and Welden Edward Clark were married on 21 August 1927 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.^1,4 She and H. Erwin Taylor were married in 1983.⁵ She died on 2 October 1996, at age 88, in Hollister, Twin Falls, Idaho.^1,3 She was buried on 7 October 1996 in Sunset Memorial Park, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.⁵

Inscription:
FOREVER SIDE BY SIDE.

Welden Edward Clark was born on 4 October 1904 in Idaho.^1,2,3 He and Grace Orial Strawn were married on 21 August 1927 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.^1,4 He died on 2 January 1982, at age 77, in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.^1,3 He was buried on 5 January 1982 in Sunset Memorial Park, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.⁵

Welden Edward Clark was a Bookkeeper in Power Company.²

Seth William Yerrington was born on 16 October 1931 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.^3,4 He was married in 1978. He was divorced in 1990. He was married in 1996. He was divorced in 2002. He was married in 2006. He died on 2 February 2006, at age 74, in Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska.³

Seth William Yerrington was an Architech.⁴ ANCHORAGE

Seth Yerrington, 74

Anchorage resident Seth W. Yerrington, 74, died Feb. 2, 2006, at home of cancer.

He was a practicing architect for five decades. His built work stands in every region of the state and he mentored many designers.

A celebration of his life will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Alano Club, 3103 Spenard Road.

Mr. Yerrington was born Oct. 16, 1931, in Stamford, Conn., to Ann and Seth Yerrington. He lived in Maine, New York and other places in the East, graduating from high school in New York in 1949.

Mr. Yerrington received an architecture degree from the University of Idaho in 1956. He met and married Carolyn Clark in 1952. They lived in Idaho and Washington state and moved to Seattle around 1957.

Mr. Yerrington opened his architectural practice in 1963. In 1968, he and his family moved into a home he designed in Seattle. He came to Anchorage in 1969 and opened an office in 1970, splitting his time between Anchorage and Seattle. His family joined him in Anchorage for the summer of 1971 and moved up in 1972. He and Carolyn divorced in 1975. He was then married to Luba Stover from 1978-90. They lived in Homer in the late 1980s in a home he built in 1983.

He was the architect's on-site representative for the construction of Alaska Native Medical Center from 1995-97 and worked for other firms in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Barrow. He was married to Josephine Rice from 1996 to 2002. In 2006, he married Rita Burke, who was his constant companion during the past year and cared for him at home during his illness.

His family wrote, "Mr. Yerrington was known for gregarious presence and charitable actions."

Survivors are his wife, Rita Yerrington; son, David Yerrington; daughter, Jan Carl; son and daughter-in-law, Dirk and Sadie Yerrington; son, Clark Yerrington; stepmother, Marie Yerrington; sister, Cornelia Hill; nephew, Seth Hill; his stepmother's three sisters, Betty, Anne and Lois; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Julie Ann; and three nieces.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Anchorage.

Local arrangements were by Witzleben Family Funeral Homes & Crematory. He was educated in University of Idaho in 1952.

H. Erwin Taylor was born on 6 March 1907.^1,2 He and Grace Orial Strawn were married in 1983.³ He died on 27 June 2002, at age 95, in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.²

Raymond Emory Strawn was born on 14 November 1912 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.^1,4 He and Celia Moss were married on 15 March 1936 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.² He died on 24 March 2000, at age 87, in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon.^1,4

Raymond Emory Strawn was in Strawn's Office Supply.

Celia Moss was born on 14 December 1912.² She and Raymond Emory Strawn were married on 15 March 1936 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.³ She died on 3 March 2005, at age 92, in Beaverton, Washington, Oregon.²