Dalton O. Landers

Dalton O. Landers, 88, of Village of Oak Creek died Saturday February 20 in Cottonwood. He was born June 27, 1921 in Commanche, Texas, the son of John Henry and Johnny Delilah Landers. He married Vera Keen, his wife of 69 years in 1940. He moved West during the depression as a migrant worker with his family. The migration led them to logging in Washington and then to a job in Crown Zellerbach in Port Angeles, Washington. He worked there almost 40 years. Dalton entered the US Army in 1944 and served in Italy earning the Bronze Star. He returned to Port Angeles and raised his family there. Dalton was a devout Christian who participated in building several churches and serving where he was needed. After retirement he lived in Missouri and Florida before returning West in 2005. He was a pilot and earned his instructor\u0027s rating and taught flying for several years. He was at home at any airport. One of his hobbies was carving. He spent thousands of hours on this hobby, leaving many carvings for his family to enjoy. He also was a bicyclist and runner. He will be missed. He leaves his wife of 69 years, Vera; sons Billy Landers and David Landers (Stacy), all of Washington; a daughter Dee Thompson (Larry) of Arizona; brothers Doyle (Naomi) and Chester, all of Washington; sisters Ruth (Frank) and Shirley (Harold), all of Washington; thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. Services will be held on March 6 in the Mils and Mills Funeral Home, 5725 Littlerock Road, SW, Tumwater, Washington at 1:00 PM. Local arrangements were entrusted to Westcott Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com