The following article is taken from pages 117-118 of "History of Central Washington," compiled and published by Lindley M. Hull, copyright, 1929*. I found this book at the Oregon Historical Society and was pleasantly surprised to find the following biography of George Washington Larner in this book - Bob Couch, October 28, 2001:
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"GEORGE W. LARNER, for many years an orchardist in the Sunnyslope country, was a native of the
District of Columbia. At an early age he became a page in the United States Senate, and knew quite
well such intellectual giants as James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, Gen. John A. Logan, Mathew H.
Carpenter, George F. Edmunds, and others. Mr. Larner came to Washington Territory in 1889, locating
at Port Angeles, where he went to work in a shingle mill. Mr. Larner was for many years a resident of
the Puget Sound country, the mild climate and scenery of which he came to love. He said he saw
most of the towns of the sound arise from forest land to become populous cities."

"On February 1, 1896, Mr. Larner was married to Miss Amelia A. Hutcheon, at Portland, Oregon. Two
sons have been born to this marriage: Walter S., and John H. Mr. and Mrs. Larner came to the
Wenatchee country in 1910, and developed an orchard tract, on which they erected an attractive
house. The son, Walter, formerly a deputy sheriff, is now with the city engineer, and John is with the
county engineer. Mrs. Larner is a native of Wisconsin. Her parents pioneered in that state and with
them she emigrated to Dayton, Washington, in the year 1882, at which time that section of the country
was far from populous. Mr. Larner passed away in Wenatchee in the spring of 1928."
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The full title of this book is "History of Central Washington, A History of the Famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and Columbia Valleys."
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Obituary clipping from family documents (origin unknown, but probably Wenatchee newspaper):

George W. Larner of Wenatchee Dies
George W. Larner died this morning at his home on Sunnyslope, after an illness of two months. He had been a resident of the Wenatchee Valley for seventeen years. His home before coming to Wenatchee was in Seattle, where he had lived for four years. Surviving are his widow, Amelia Larner; two sons, Walter and John; two brothers, Winfield and Frank of Washington, D.C.; and three sisters all in the government employ.
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Obituary from Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, OR), March 3, 1928:

Old-Time Immigration Inspector Passes On
George W. Larner, 64, one of the first inspectors of the United States immigration office here, died Wednesday at his home near Wenatchee.
Larner was with the customs service here when immigration work came under that bureau's supervision and was assigned to Astoria in June 14, 1904, by J.H. Barbour, the district's first immigration director. He remained with the office until June 15, 1907, concerning himself with work largely among the Chinese. His record shows 25 years of service with United States treasury department.
Following his resignation with the immigration service, Larner moved to Seattle and later to a Wenatchee ranch. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two brothers and three sisters.
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• Married: 1 FEB 1896 in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Portland, OR
• Note:

  Clergyman performing the ceremony was W. R. Powell
  Witnesses were J.W. Hill and M. McKim
  The above facts taken from the parish records book, Vol. 1 (photocopy on file, 4/11/2000).
  "St. Mark's Episcopal" is now know as "Parish of St. Mark Anglican Church in the U.S." at 1025 NW 21st. The parish was established in 1874 at 10th and Quimby. It later moved to 19th and Quimby and the wooden structure was moved from there to the present location. In 1927 the brick building that now stands at the NW 21st. site was built - information obtained from Rev. Owen R. Williams.
  
  
  From "The Oregonian" (Portland, OR), Sunday, February 2, 1896, Marriages section:
  
  "Larner-Hutcheon - At St. Mark's Episcopal church yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Powell united in marriage Miss Amelia Ada Hutcheon, of Dayton, Wash., and Mr. George W. Larner, of this city. Miss Annie Hutcheon, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor and also gave her away in marriage. The full surpliced choir sang the wedding chorus from Lohengrin. Mr. and Mrs. Larner are well known in musical circles here. Mr. Larner is a special agent of the treasury department. They will be at home at the Spalding, Thursdays after February 12."

1. Walter Scott LARNER b: 27 FEB 1899 in Marcus, Stevens Co., WA
2. John Hamilton LARNER b: 6 OCT 1902 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR

1. Title: Death Certificate
   Text: Informant: Amelia Larner (wife).
2. Title: Listed in Washington, DC City Directories 1890
3. Title: Place of Birth of Walter S. Larner
4. Title: Portland City Directory, yrs. 1903, 1904, 1906
5. Title: Place of Birth of John Larner
6. Title: Obituary, GW Larner
7. Title: Obituary - George W. Larner, Oregon Daily Journal
   Page: March 3, 1928
   Text: He retired June 15, 1907 after 25 years of service with the Treasury Department.
8. Title: 1890 Washington, DC City Directory
   Repository:
   Media: Book
9. Title: Obituary - George W. Larner, Oregon Daily Journal