James Milton "Jim" Trullinger
1924 - 2010 (85 years)
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Name James Milton "Jim" Trullinger Birth 31 Jul 1924 Oregon City, Clackamas, OR 
Gender Male Death 5 Feb 2010 Enterprise, Wallowa, OR - (Ref photo of James attached to his obit)
James. M. Trullinger died at his home in Enterprise.
He was born to Homer and Pearl (McCubbin) Trullinger in Oregon City, the second of two children.
He grew up in Oregon City and graduated from Oregon City High School in 1942. Soon after graduation he entered the U.S. Army Air Force and served until 1945. He saw no overseas service because he caught the mumps just prior to his unit shipping out. He always said he would rather have gone overseas.
After mustering out of the military, Jim married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Kendall. The couple had two children, Jamie Lynn and Thomas Kendall Trullinger. The couple later divorced.
Jim worked in banking for a time and also had a bowling alley/Laundromat with a partner in Portland.
He married Clara Scheer in 1953 and the couple had a daughter, Theresa(Terry). They later divorced.
In 1959, the family, including Tom and Terry, moved to Enterprise where Jim and Clara purchased the Crystal Market grocery store from Orval Adey. The couple operated the market for a number of years and opened the Sears Catalog store in 1965. The Sears store was later sold to Mike and Charlotte McGiver and Jim semi-retired.
He was a member of the Enterprise First Christian church and served as deacon for several years. He was active in the Enterprise Lions Club and friends recall him as a well-regarded personage around Enterprise Main Street for most of three decades.
He spent his later years traveling, but he liked traveling nowhere better than the back roads of Wallowa County. He loved Wallowa County and was always ready to extol its virtues to anyone who would listen.
Jim married Dora Turner in April 1990 and the couple made their home in Enterprise.
Jim is survived by his daughters, Jamie Brownell of Henderson, Nev.,and Terry Cassell of Oregon City; son, Tom Trullinger and his wife Rhonda of Enterprise; stepchildren, Tom, Jim and Bob Dockery; and full-time caregiver Kathy Taylor.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dora; his parents; and sister, Lois Scheef of Santa Barbara, Calif.
There will be no memorial service at Jim's request.
Social Security Death Index
Name: James Milton Trullinger
SSN: 542-20-1772
Last Residence: 97828 Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon, United States of America
Born: 31 Jul 1924
Died: 5 Feb 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951)
Person ID I12322 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 10 Nov 2021
Father Royal Homer Trullinger, b. 22 Jun 1887, Wilhoit Springs, Clackamas, OR d. 27 Sep 1973, Oregon City, Clackamas, OR (Age 86 years) Mother Nellie Pearl McCubbin, b. 10 Feb 1891, Logan, Clackamas, OR d. 11 Apr 1950, Oregon City, Clackamas, OR (Age 59 years) Family ID F3945 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Carolyn Kendall, b. 6 Jun 1926, Pendleton, Umatilla, OR d. 24 Jun 2001, Lewistown, Fergus, MT (Age 75 years) Marriage 6 Aug 1945 Clackamas County, OR - Oregon, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
Name: James Milton Trullinger
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1945
Marriage Place: Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Spouse: Carolyn Kendall
Divorce 9 Jul 1951 Clackamas County, OR - Oregon, U.S., State Divorces, 1925-1968
Name: Carolyn
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1945
Divorce Date: 9 Jul 1951
Divorce Place: Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Spouse: James M Trullinger
Docket Number: 3400
Children 1. Jamie Lynn Trullinger + 2. Thomas Kendall "Tom" Trullinger Family ID F6375 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2021
Family 2 Clara Amanda Irene "Claire" Scheer, b. 17 Oct 1922, Oregon City, Clackamas, OR d. 10 Feb 2009, Oregon City, Clackamas, OR (Age 86 years) Marriage 7 May 1955 Oregon City, Clackamas, OR - Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968
Name: James Trullinger
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1925
Marriage Date: 7 May 1955
Marriage Place: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Certificate Number: 2451
File Number: 455141
Father: Royal Hr Trullinger
Mother: Nellie McCubbin
Spouse: Clara Amanda Irene Scheer
Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968
Name: Clara Amanda Irene Scheer
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1922
Birth Place: Oregongon City, Oregon
Marriage Date: 7 May 1955
Marriage Place: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
File Number: 455142
Father: Albert H Scheer
Mother: Louise Martinot
Spouse: James Trullinger
Children 1. Theresa Angelia "Terry" Trullinger Documents 
Family ID F6374 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2021
Family 3 Dora Lorraine Corum, b. 8 Jun 1928, Tipperary, Lucas, IA d. 3 Apr 2009, Enterprise, Wallowa, OR (Age 80 years) Marriage 14 Apr 1990 Wallowa County, OR - Ancestry.com
Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2008
about James Trullinger Name: James Trullinger
Spouse's Name: Dora Corum
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1990
County: Wallowa
Family ID F6378 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Mar 2021
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Event Map 
Marriage - 6 Aug 1945 - Clackamas County, OR 
Divorce - 9 Jul 1951 - Clackamas County, OR 
Marriage - 14 Apr 1990 - Wallowa County, OR 
Death - 5 Feb 2010 - Enterprise, Wallowa, OR = Link to Google Earth
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Photos
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Notes - Dora was James' last wife.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about James M Trullinger
Name: James M Trullinger
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, Citizen (White)
State of Residence: Oregon
County or City: Clackamas
Enlistment Date: 23 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Santa Ana
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Aviation Cadet
Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Clerks, general
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000
- Dora was James' last wife.