Myron L. Root

April 26, 1926 – March 15, 2020

Myron Laverne Root, 93, was welcomed home by his Heavenly Father on March 15, 2020. Myron was born in Garfield, Washington to Rev. Myron Leroy Root and Lou Della (Walker) Root on April 26, 1926. He was the youngest of seven children. Myron moved often as a child, living in Garfield, Seattle, Burien, Centralia, Sunnyside, Mount Vernon, Burlington, Everett, Kent and Spokane. Myron was a member of the North Central High School Class of 1945. Before he graduated, he was drafted into the U.S. Army near the end of World War II. He received his military training at Fort Hood, Texas and served in the Philippines and at the Presidio in San Francisco.

After his discharge from the Army, Myron attended Seattle Pacific College. While attending SPC he met a special girl from Arizona, Minta Coffman. Myron and Minta were married August 17, 1950, in Everett, Washington with his father officiating. Like his father, Myron also went into full-time ministry.

Myron served in pastoral ministry for over 40 years, serving in the Free Methodist Church in Phoenix, Arizona; Anaheim, California; Bothell, Washington; Bellingham, Washington; Olympia, Washington; Burien, Washington; Moses Lake, Washington; Modesto, California and Tacoma, Washington. He also served in the Evangelical Church of North America in Jamestown, North Dakota.

Myron and Minta retired in 1993 and bought a home in Wilbur, Washington. They were soon very active in their community. Myron served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and served several years on the Wilbur Town Council. After his retirement, Myron also filled in at area churches. He served several months as interim pastor at the Grand Coulee Church of the Nazarene. Myron and Minta were very active members of the Almira Community Church for many years. Myron lost Minta to cancer in 2015, after 65 years of marriage.

In 2017, Myron went to live at Riverview Retirement Community in Spokane, Washington. He made many friends there and loved the staff. He was known throughout his life for his sense of humor and kept it all his life.

Myron had a number of interests during his life. He was a model railroader, a ham radio operator and an amateur photographer. He loved to sing and was part of the “Golden Age Quartet” in Jamestown, North Dakota. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club for many years and served as president in two different clubs.

Myron was preceded in death by his wife Minta; his parents; his five brothers Burton, Paul, Eldon, Elmer and Merle and his sister Lois Baxter.

He is survived by his son Charles Root of Moses Lake, Washington; his daughter Candace Lewry (Trent) of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; his son Mike Root (Laura) of Oblong, Illinois and his daughter Virginia Kinyon of Airway Heights, Washington. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

No services are planned at this time.