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Created on Sunday, 06 June 2010 03:10

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Published on Sunday, 06 June 2010 03:10

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Long time Raymond resident Clavin Glen Bogar passed away peacefully June 1, 2011 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam, Washington. Calvin was 103. He was born December 17, 1907 up the Macumber Road in Lewis County to Joseph Marion Bogar and Mabel Elizabeth Markland. Calvin had lived at his home in Baleville until he lost his eye sight. He came to live with his son Dick for about 18 months at which time he decided to go live at the Alder House in South Bend, Washington. After about 4 years there he came back and lived with his son and his wife Karen. Calvin married Alice Louise Fenton on January 16, 1926 in Centralia, Washington. Calvin started early in his work career at the train station produce transfer station in Centralia, Washington. In time he was promoted to delivery and long haul truck driver and later was transferred to grocery stores as co-manager and later manager of many grocery stores including Skaggs, Skaggs Safeway, Pay and Take It. As a Safeway manager he worked in Tacoma, Tenino, Montesano and Raymond, Washington. In 1934 he and his wife, Alice and family finally were able to settle down. Following the closure of the old Raymond Safeway store around 1936, Calvin and a business partner opened Modernway Grocery across from the old Safeway store. Modernway was the first store to be called a "self serve" store. Calvin's effort was finally to have his own store which was called Bogar's Market, which at that time was next to Kennedy Press. Bogar's Market and all the other markets in Raymond did well until a new modern Safeway was built. One by one the family owned stores closed, ending a period of these small town business's. Calvin sold out and in 1950 went to work at the Weyerhaeuser sawmill. While working at Weyerhaeuser Calvin got interested in raising Christmas trees and later selling nursery stock as well, on his farm which he called The West Wind Nursery. He was quite good at growing trees from cuttings and proud of his Dawn Redwoods, a prehistoric tree found in fossil remains at Vantage, Washington. These Ginko trees were discovered in China around the 1930's. He was equally proud yet humble in his efforts to bring the Gospel to Raymond, having at one time a radio program and a newsletter he called the Christian Broadcaster. Like a lot of folks Calvin was a tireless worker spending long hours doing what he loved. Calvin is survived by two sons; Richard (Karen) of Hoquiam, Gerald (Ida Mae) of Olympia, eight grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Calvin was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Louise Fenton, son Calvin Marion Bogar and a granddaughter, Cindy Marion Bogar. A family graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Fern Hill Cemetery in Menlo, Washington.