Sherd Bainter, age 82 years, of Blaine, Wash., passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, at a local hospital following a short illness. Mr. Bainter was a resident of the Blaine community for the past 54 years and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olive Bainter, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Violet Stehle of Lynnwood, Wash.; three sons, Gordon of Randall, Wash., Wayne of Seattle, and Robert of Blaine; four grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Clara Vanderyacht of Deming, Mrs. Grace Riffe and Mrs. Carrie Sheppard of Bellingham, Mrs. Elizabeth McGee, Sedro Woolley, Mrs. Ruth Johnson White Rock, B. C., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 2 p. m. at the McKinney Funeral Home in Blaine with the Reverend Norman Schafer officiating. Interment, Enterprise Cemetery.
