Sandy

Dec. 17, 1933 — June 5, 2024

Dorothy E. (Davis) Biamont was born on Dec. 17, 1933, in Wood River, Nebraska, to Charles and Ruth (Mitchell) Davis. She was the eighth of 11 children, and had seven sisters and three brothers. She was raised in Wood River, and graduated from high school in 1951.

She was fond of having grown up on a large ranch during the Great Depression, and having to work hard with her siblings doing farm chores, including getting up early to milk cows before school.

Tall and thin at 5 feet 9 inches, she was known as “Beaner,” a nickname given by her father as a young girl. Dorothy was active in school and sports and graduated at age 17, being raised with a great love of family, country and faith.

She married Dale Frank in 1951. Together they had five children, Debby Ridinger (Jerry), of Keizer, Randy Frank (Darleen), of Seaside, Dan Biamont, of Keizer, Greg Frank, of Beaverton, and Beverly DeCoite (Randy), of Sandy.

After starting their family in Nebraska, they moved to Hermiston, where Dale went to work for Union Pacific Railroad at their newly expanded facility.

In 1963, she married the love of her life, Thomas J. Biamont, and became mother to his children, the late Cheri Shea, the late Mike Biamont (late wife, Gwen) and his twin, Mark Biamont (late wife, Janice), of Seaside, and Debbie Custis (Leonard), of Wasilla, Alaska.

The newly blended family lived in Umatilla, then Portland, and came to Seaside in 1965, where they raised their family and operated Comella Produce until 1988, when Tom retired. At that time, health considerations favored a move back to Portland for a drier climate and proximity to his Veterans Affairs health care.

Dorothy remained in Portland after Tom’s passing in 1997, at the home they had bought before moving to Seaside. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on June 5, at the age of 90.

She is remembered by family and friends for her love of family and her passion for Christian ministry. With her conversion in the early 1970s, she became involved in numerous evangelical ministries, including Aglow International.

Her natural ability to share the gospel became the defining purpose of her life, and she touched numerous lives with her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ and his gospel.

In addition to her children, Dorothy is survived by her 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at East Hill Church in Gresham at 1 p.m. Aug. 24.