Halfway, Baker County, Oregon
Robert Benjamin Sylvester, 86, and Celia Ann Sylvester, 79, both of Halfway, died Feb. 15, 2006, in Arizona as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Their memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Neighborhood Church in Modesto, Calif. The Rev. John Blakeley and the Rev. Paul Hale, ordained ministers with the Assemblies of God Church will officiate. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Memorial Park in Hughson, Calif.
Mr. Sylvester was a farmer in the Halfway area for 32 years. Mrs. Sylvester was a homemaker.
Survivors include their three sons, Daniel Sylvester of Modesto, Calif., the Rev. Dennis Sylvester of Medera, Calif., and Timothy Sylvester of Ceres, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Palm Memorial Worden Chapel of Chowchilla, Calif., is in charge of arrangements.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, February 24, 2006
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor