Statesman Journal
June 6, 1985Tidewater - Margaret J. French, 63, of Tidewater, died Tuesday.
She was born in Brazil, Ind., and had lived here since 1979.
Survivors include her husbamd, R. Bruce; and daughters, Diane L. Cathcart, Gardena, Calif., and Cheri L. Manselle, Simi Valley, Calif.
Austin American-Statesman
May 14, 2006Edwin W. Flint Edwin W. Flint of San Antonio, Texas, died on May 11, 2006 at the age of 84. He was born in Nashua, Iowa on August 17, 1921 to Alvin and Naomi Flint.
He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. degree, joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation shortly after graduation. He attended Georgetown University Law School until appointed a Special Agent in September 1943. In August 1944, Mr. Flint was placed on military leave by the Bureau. He entered the U.S. Army, serving as Counter Intelligence Corps Agent in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Korea and Japan. He returned to the FBI in November 1946, serving in Chicago and Omaha until his retirement. Mr. Flint taught criminal justice courses at three Iowa Community Colleges. In 1973, he was appointed Judicial Magistrate, Iowa District Court in Mason City, Iowa, where he served until 1976. He moved to Austin in 1976 and to San Antonio in 1996.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son-in-law, David T. Wofford. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harriet Janssen Flint of San Antonio; daughter and husband, Mary Ann and James Bolton of Grand Prairie, Texas; son and wife, Thomas Flint and Constance Dugan of Chicago, Illinois; daughter, Diane Flint of San Antonio; and two grandsons, Adam and Nathan Flint of Chicago, Illinois.
Austin American-Statesman
September 27, 2015Harriet J. (Janssen) Flint of Dallas, Texas, died on September 25, 2015, 2 weeks before her 92nd birthday. She was born in Manson, Iowa, on October 9, 1923, to John and Anna Janssen. She married Edwin W. Flint on September 7, 1946.
She had a diverse "career" over the years -- selling buttons and notions in a Chicago department store after WWII, working as a clerk for the FBI, and being a secretary for Waterloo First United Methodist Church and Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo, Iowa, for the sheriff in Mason City, Iowa, and for an executive in Austin, Texas.
She loved to sew and made most of her clothes, as well as those of her young daughters.
Her greatest pride, she would state, was being "Mrs. Edwin W. Flint." It was the memories of their nearly 60 years together that brought her comfort in the last years of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband Edwin, sister Margie, brother John, and two sons-in-law, James Bolton and Dr. David T. Wofford.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Bolton of Grand Prairie, Texas; son and wife, Dr. Thomas Flint and Constance Dugan of Chicago, Illinois; daughter, Dr. Diane Flint of Dallas, Texas; and two grandsons, Adam and Nathan Flint of Chicago, Illinois.
Wenatchee World
May 30, 2003Lyle Compton Sears died Monday, May 19 at Central Washington Hospital with her loving family around her. The daughter of Ivan and Nolia Compton, Lyle was born in Wenatchee on March 20, 1920 and was brought up in the Squilchuck canyon where her family raised apples, pears, cherries, and cattle, as well as running a dairy. Her family first settled in the Wenatchee area in 1887 and was active in Grange and civic affairs. Ivan was a state senator and county commissioner who helped develop the Rocky Reach Dam and became a friend to many in the area.
While attending Washington State University, Lyle met Thomas W. Sears, a former cowboy from New Mexico who was getting a degree in agriculture so he could be close to trees. After discovering Lyle and falling in love, Tom joined the U.S. Forest Service. Lyle and Tom started their lives together with an extended honeymoon both living and doing fire watch duty on top of the Pisgh fire lookout tower in central Oregon.
The Forest Service gave our family many interesting opportunities to move to places in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Georgia. In 1962, Tom further accepted the challenge of a post with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Through this wonderful experience the whole family spent almost 7 years living in Lebanon, the Philippines, and Ethiopia, as well as visiting much of the world inbetween. We are ever grateful to our parents for this experience, and for the example of appreciation, and universal acceptance that they gave us.
Lyle and Tom returned to retire in Wenatchee in 1978 where they enjoyed sharing the pictures, memories, and stories of their travels as well as helping build the Pitcher Canyon community. After a full life, Tom passed away in the spring of 2002.
Lyle enjoyed bridge, golf, and creating community among those around her. She welcomed everyone into her heart with a generous and outgoing nature inherited from her father and magnified by her relationship with Tom. Lyle left a lasting impression with everyone she met.
Lyle is survived by her daughter, Carol Jean Sears of Wenatchee; daughter, Ann Hyde of Pasadena, CA; and grandchildren, John and Lisa, son James T. Sears of Boulder, CO; and grandchildren, Roxanna and Keelan, son William C. Sears of Talent, OR and grandchildren; Dharma, Rohanna, Padma, Teja, Kavi, and Melissa with great-grandchildren Liam and Milo.
Wenatchee World
April 28, 2002Thomas William Sears, 84, of Wenatchee, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, in Entiat.
He had lived in Wenatchee for 25 years, and had worked as a range management specialist for the U.S. Forest Service for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife, Lyle Sears; two sons, James T. Sears and William C. Sears; and two daughters, Ann L. Hyde and Carol J. Sears.
Wenatchee World
December 30, 2009Doris Compton, 81, of Wenatchee, died Saturday, December 26, 2009. She was born May 2, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, NE, to Joseph and Mable Hickman. The oldest child of 11, Doris moved with her family to Wenatchee and lived on the Compton farm, where her father worked. She married Darrell Compton on April 18, 1948. She worked for Wenatchee Tractor, Wenatchee Farmers Exchange, Blue Ribbon Meats, Whiteman Fuel and she retired as an Accountant from the Wenatchee School District. Hobbies included rock collecting, sewing, bowling and playing bridge.
Doris is survived by three sons, Mike (Tressa), Dan and Jim (Jill), all of the Wenatchee area; two grandsons, Jason and Justin; three granddaughters, Blaire, Brooke and Daryll; two great-grandchildren, Kadince and Madden; six sisters, Lois, Ole, Lena, Carol, Linda and Sandy; three brothers, Tom, Joe and Darrel; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Scott; her husband, Darrell; and one sister, Ann Reister.