Leslie (Les) Gordon Moody

Leslie (Les) Gordon Moody, 46, of Ellensburg, Wash., formerly of the Swan Valley, died on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, as a result of an automobile accident near Ellensburg.

Les was born on March 18, 1959 in San Jose, Calif., to James L. and Barbara I. Moody. He moved to the Swan Valley as a child and attended Seeley-Swan High School graduating in 1977. He worked in the log home industry for a few years during and after high school. He went on to obtain a degree as a building inspector and worked in several locations in Washington. For the past 11 years he lived in Ellensburg and worked for the City of Yakima as a building inspector.

Les liked cruising and taking road trips in his convertible. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved hiking in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Moody

He is survived by his parents, Barbara I. Roach and her husband Lee of Turlock, Calif., and step-mother, Christine Moody of Arnold, Calif., and step-father, Bill Logue of Condon; his siblings, Ben (Enda) Moody of Eureka, Calif., J. Dean (Annette) Moody of Hardin, and Barbara (Paul) Grinde of Polson; nieces, Shelby Moody of Missoula, Jessica (Gregg) Bertelsen of Dickinson, N.D., Kimberly Moody of San Diego, Erica (BJ) Mazurek of Missoula; nephews Christopher Moody of Eureka, Calif.; great-nephews, Joshua and Jordan Moody of Eureka, Calif., and Trenton Bertelsen of Dickinson, and special friend Gem Christiansen of Missoula.

A private family memorial service will be held in Turlock, Calif. A memorial service will bein Condon, at a later date.

Arrangements are by Grogan Funeral Home & Crematory of Polson.