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Gale Morey Obituary


GALE EUGENE MOREY
June 12, 1936 ~ July 9, 2018

Gale Eugene Morey, 82, of Vancouver, WA, passed away peacefully at home with his wife by his side on July 9, 2018 after a courageous battle with metastasis bone cancer. He was born on June 12, 1936 in Pasco, WA to Herbert Eugene Morey and Myrtle Alice (Melby) Morey.
Gale wed Mary Dolores Horning on August 24, 1955. Married for 62 years, they lived the last 45 years in the home that he built and loved.
He was an avid hunter and loved to shoot Sharps rifles at long-range targets. A dedicated fisherman, he enjoyed boating and being out in nature.
Gale retired from Great Western Malting in 1988 and became a talented craftsman making beautiful hardwood boxes and selling them through his company, G&M Specialties.
Gale is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter, Alice Giese (Chris); his son, Robert (Sheri); his sister, Helen Gleave; 6 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service at Evergreen Memorial Gardens on July 19, 2018 at 12:30 p.m.
Please sign his guest book at: www.columbian.com/obits.

Published by The Columbian on Jul. 15, 2018.
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