Shirley "Bill" Dean Asher
Honored by Quincy
Each Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day, volunteers place a flag bearing Shirley's name at the grave.
Wenatchee World, The (WA) — Thursday, January 18, 1996
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Shirley "Bill" Asher, 53 years old, of Quincy, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1996, at Othello Community Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 4, 1942, to Elton and Lorain (Stanley) Asher at Prairie Grove, Ark. He attended schools in Prairie Grove. In 1959, at the age of 17, he entered the U.S. Navy, serving until relieved from active duty in July 1963, and honorably discharged following three years of service with the Naval Reserve in January 1966. He lived in Norwalk, Calif., before moving to Quincy in 1972. He was employed as a farm laborer in the Quincy area until the time of his death.
Mr. Asher is survived by his parents, Elton and Lorain Asher of Ephrata; two sons, Robert Asher of El Monte, Calif., and Billy Newman of Soap Lake; three daughters, Diane Asher of San Diego, Calif., Judy Anderson of Fairfield, Calif., and Jessica Misegades of Linda Vista, Calif.; two brothers, Vernon Asher of Ephrata and Terry Asher of Big Springs, Mont.; a sister, Patsy DeVore of Harrison, Ark., and 12 grandchildren.
Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy is in charge of arrangements.
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