He was born September 4, 1915 at Wilbur. His parents, Samuel and Mary Seaton, operated a ferry on the Columbia.
He spent his younger years working on the river and was one of the youngest evr to get an unlimited boat pilot license. For several years he worked for contractors in a rescue boat. He then switched to heavy equipment operator and eventually to a mechanic. He was a mechanic in the Seabees at Espirito Santo in the South Pacific during the war and later at Thule, Greenland. He retired last year at Vancouver.
In December 1961 he married Gladys Joplin whose parents were pioneers of Coulee City. She preceeded him in death in November 1978.
Survivors include one son, Charles Seaton, Kirkland; a stepson Arnold Apringer, Moses Lake; three sisters, Margaret Taschereau, Coulee City, Patricia Vance, Del Rio, and Eleanor Manchester, Lake Tahoe, CA.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Mr. Seaton are at 1:00 pm Thursday, June 7, at the Coulee City Presbyterian Church. Interment will be at Spring Canyon Cemetery, Grand Coulee. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a memorial to the charity of your choice.
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Gladys E. Seaton
EPHRATA -- Gladys E. Seaton, 66, Vancouver, died Sunday at the Ephrata hospital wile visiting her sister, Inez Kriete of Ephrata.
She was born Gladys E. Joplin on Sept. 9, 1912, at Huntington, W. Va. When she was a young child she moved with her parents to the Coulee City area where she was raised and attended schools.
She married Clair Seaton in 1962 at Connell.
For the past seven years, Mrs. Seaton has lived in Vancouver.
Surviving are her husband, Clair, at home; a sister, Inez Kriete, Ephrata; three brothers, Carl Joplin of Portland, Ore., Earl Joplin of Monroe, and John Joplin of Renton; a stepson, Charles Seaton, Kirkland; and three grandchildren.
GLADYS E. SEATON -- Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. from the Coulee City Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stephen Lutz officiating. Interment will be in the Hartline Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicoles Funeral Home of Ephrata.
In Memory of
GLADYS E. SEATON
September 9, 1912 - November 12, 1978
SERVICES
Coulee City Presbyterian Church
Coulee City, Washington
November 15, 1978 - 1:00 PM
Officiating
Rev. Stephen Lutz
Interment
Hartline Cemetery
Hartline, Washington
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United States Census, 1920 for John Joplin
| Name: | John Joplin | ||
| Residence: | Grant, Washington | ||
| Estimated Birth Year: | 1917 | ||
| Age: | 3 | ||
| Birthplace: | Washington | ||
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Son | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Race: | White | ||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||
| Father's Birthplace: | West Virginia | ||
| Mother's Birthplace: | Ohio | ||
| Film Number: | 1821922 | ||
| Digital Folder Number: | 4392093 | ||
| Image Number: | 00864 | ||
| Sheet Number: | 4 | ||
| Household | Gender | Age | |
| Parent | Lewis Joplin | M | 45y |
| Parent | Luella Joplin | F | 36y |
| Ida Joplin | F | 16y | |
| Carl Joplin | M | 14y | |
| Derral Joplin | M | 12y | |
| Earl Joplin | M | 10y | |
| Gladys Joplin | F | 7y | |
| John Joplin | M | 3y11m | |
| Fred Joplin | M | 1y6m |
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United States Census, 1930 for John Joplin
| Name: | John W Joplin | ||
| Event: | Census | ||
| Event Date: | 1930 | ||
| Event Place: | Coulee City, Grant, Washington | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Age: | 13 | ||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||
| Race: | White | ||
| Birthplace: | Washington | ||
| Estimated Birth Year: | 1917 | ||
| Immigration Year: | |||
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Son | ||
| Father's Birthplace: | Virginia | ||
| Mother's Birthplace: | Ohio | ||
| Enumeration District Number: | 0003 | ||
| Family Number: | 100 | ||
| Sheet Number and Letter: | 4A | ||
| Line Number: | 41 | ||
| NARA Publication: | T626, roll 2487 | ||
| Film Number: | 2342221 | ||
| Digital Folder Number: | 4547438 | ||
| Image Number: | 00809 | ||
| Household | Gender | Age | |
| Parent | Luella Joplin | F | 46 |
| Gladys Joplin | F | 17 | |
| John W Joplin | M | 13 | |
| Fred H Joplin | M | 11 |
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