Baker City Oregon

Jones, C. W. “Tiny” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon C.W. “Tiny” Jones, 82, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 7, 2006, at his home. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. There will be a reception afterward at the Elks Lodge. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church will officiate. Tiny was born on Dec. 27, 1923, at Richland to C.E. “Curly” Jones and Pearl Ritter Jones. He was raised at Richland and graduated from high school there in … Read more

Darling, Marie Eva – Obituary

Mrs. Marie Eva Darling, wife of Harry W. Darling, died in the Protestant Hospital Sunday Morning at 8 o’clock. She was taken to the hospital Wednesday. Mrs. Darling was born July 24, 1900, in Deerfield, Missouri, and lived in the section for about 20 years. The deceased is survived by her husband, one son, Jack; her mother, Mrs. Ada Prince of Baker and four uncles, R. W. Guinn of Baker, Bert Lou Guinn of Seaside, L. A. Guinn of Fort Scott, Kansas and O. H. Guinn of Deerfield, Missouri. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Mount … Read more

Bailey, LaVelle Eileen Bennett Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon LaVelle Eileen Bailey, 76, a native of Baker City, died May 3, 2006, of natural causes at her home in Klamath Falls. A memorial service was held May 13, 2006, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Klamath Falls. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Bailey was born July 7, 1929, in Baker to Sherman I. and Norma (Craven) Bennett. She graduated from Baker High School, then attended Oregon State University to obtain her credentials to teach cosmetology. She married Bill Lethlean and had two sons, Lenn and Gary Lethlean. She later married Earle Bailey and had … Read more

Lew, Frances D. Vaughn Mrs. – Obituary

Frances D. Lew, 88, a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Modesto, Calif. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lakewood Funeral Home in Hughson, Calif. Frances was born on Oct. 20, 1918, at Baker City to Waldo Russell and Ella Afton Weitz Vaughn. She moved from Baker City to Keating Valley at the age of 9. Her parents ran the Keating Store and Post Office. She became an accomplished horseback rider and spent her early Keating years riding up and down the valley making friends. She married Lawrence L. Lew Sr. on Oct. … Read more

Joseph, Margaret Elaine Maynard Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Margaret Elaine Maynard Joseph, 63, of Baker City, died Dec. 25, 2004, at her home after a nine-year battle with cancer. A celebration of her life will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 2177 First St. Elaine was born April 1, 1941, in McMinnville to John Carroll Maynard and Betty Mae Hackney Maynard. Elaine graduated from high school in McMinnville in 1959. She was married to Claude Talley for many years and they had three children: Debbie, Ted and Dan. She and Claude lived in the Carlton area before moving to Baker in … Read more

Kearns, Elsie Nadine – Obituary

Elsie Nadine Kearns, 79, of Baker City, Ore., died Dec. 1, 2006, at St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla, Wash. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Thursday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pastor Jon Privett of the First church of the Nazarene will Officiate. Cremation was done by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. A reception will be held at the Eagles Lodge in Baker City. Contributions may be made to Community Connections. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Funeral Home, Baker City. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, … Read more

Clark, Thelma Marie Chambers Mrs. – Obituary

Thelma Marie Clark, 88, of Baker City, died May 11, 2005, at Emmett, Idaho. A gathering of friends and family will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Thelma Marie was born Feb. 9, 1917, in Baker City to Edgar and Iva Best Chambers. She was married to Elmer L. Clark on March 7, 1942, in Weiser, Idaho. The couple had two sons, Richard and Dallas. She worked as a teacher at Copperfield/Oxbow for many years before changing carriers and working in the Oxbow Post Office. After retiring, … Read more

Long, Carrie Elizabeth Shock Mrs. – Obituary

Funeral serviced for Elizabeth C. (Lizzie) Long, 92 of 2215 2nd St., a long time Baker and Haines resident will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of the United Methodist Church in Baker and Haines will officiate. Interment will follow in the family plot at the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Long died Monday evening at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born April 2, 1886 in Weatherford, Texas, the daughter of George and Mary Wallace Shock. She first came to Baker County when she … Read more

Ritch, David Fayne – Obituary

David Fayne Ritch, 50, passed away due to cancer on Oct.8,2005. David was the son of Fayne Fredrick Ritch and Joyce Mae Thompson, Ritch. He was born Feb.15, 1955 in Baker,Ore. He is survived by his mother Joyce Anderson of Carlton, Washington, his father Fayne Ritch of Paulina, Ore, a sister Suzy Fay Ritch Twiss, her husband Everett and two nephews Ross and Kyle Twiss, all of Prineville, Ore . David has two children Crystal Ritch of Everett,Wash., and a two year old son Sterling David Ritch of Omak,Wash. David graduated from Pine Valley High School in Halfway, Ore. He … Read more

Petersen, Johnny Chris – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Johnny Chris Petersen, 71, of La Grande died June 21. A celebration of his life will be held at Valley Fellowship Church in La Grande Sunday at 2 p.m. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is handling arrangements. Johnny C. Petersen was born July 3, 1936, in Baker to Gerald Petersen and Lula Davis Cantrell. He grew up under the loving and watchful eye of his grandparents, John and Minnie Davis, on their ranch near North Powder. He was an Eagle Scout and attended the National Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pa., in 1950 along with 47,000 other Scouts. … Read more

Boydstun, Ramona Lee “Mona” Harlin Mrs. – Obituary

Ramona Lee “Mona” Boydstun, 62, of The Dalles, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 4, 2005. A family service will be scheduled later. There was a private cremation at Win-quatt Crematory. Interment was at The Dalles Threemile Odd Fellows Cemetery. She was born on Oct. 18, 1942, at Denver, the third of four daughters born to Carl Robert and Sybil Grace Wayman Harlin. She grew up in Baker City and was a 1960 Baker High School graduate. She married Robert Boydstun on June 12, 1960, at Baker City. They had lived at The Dalles for 35 years. Mona was … Read more

Craven, Ella Marie Geils Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ella Marie Geils Craven, 94, of Baker City died February 17, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ella was born on May 12, 1909, at Baker City, the second daughter of eight children born to Fred G. and Bertha Sophia Schiller Geils. She attended Baker City schools. She married Loren G. Craven of Baker City in 1927. They had two children, Carol and Arnold. The family moved to Boise, Idaho in 1941 where Ella worked … Read more

Boyd, Leslie Logue Rev. – Obituary

Former Baker Minister – Suicides in Chicago Rev. Leslie Logue Boyd was found dead in his room at a suburban Y.M.C.A. in Chicago, last Saturday night with his throat and wrists slashed. A letter addressed to Mrs. Boyd was found in the room. C.L. Shaw friend of the clergyman, said Boyd was despondent because of ill health. Rev. Boyd was for three years pastor of the Presbyterian church in Baker, and last October resigned and left for Astoria, the former home of Mrs. Boyd. Rev. Boyd later went to Chicago where he expected to connect with a Presbytery in that … Read more

Lee, Jo Ann Sylvia Adams Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon JoAnn Sylvia Lee, 68, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A private family gathering will be held later. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory in Baker City. Mrs. Lee was born July 9, 1933, at Hardman to Harlan Nelson Adams and Opal Grace McDaniel. She was married to Bill J. Lee on Nov. 7, 1977, and the two of them have played music together for many years, early on as the Moonlighters and in later years as Country Class. She was a member of the Fraternal … Read more

Springer, Steve – Obituary

Steve Springer, 55, a husband, father, businessman and friend of many, died Jan. 17, 2004, from complications of pancreatic cancer. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. Steve kept his spirits high and his sense of humor intact throughout his nine-month bout with cancer. He enjoyed working laboriously and had a keen love of the outdoors. His friends and family were the most important things in his life. Most people knew him from Sho Gun Video, the business that he and his wife, Harumi Springer, owned and operated for the past … Read more

Callow, Barbara Jean Twohig Mrs. – Obituary

Barbara Jean Twohig Callow, 73, of Baker City, died Oct. 6, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Father Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. She was born Nov. 6, 1933, at Boston to Joseph and Grace Twohig. She was the middle of nine children. The Twohigs moved to Southern California in 1946. Barbara … Read more

Collier, Rulen Frank – Obituary

Union, Union County, Oregon Rulen Frank Collier, 86, of Union, died March 24, 2005, at his home. His funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Union. Don Baxter will conduct the service. Interment will be at the Union Cemetery. Visitations will be Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande and on Wednesday at noon at the church prior to the service. All are invited to bring a dish and attend a potluck after the service at The Hut in Union. Rulen … Read more

Hall, Graydon “Dennis” Leroy – Obituary

Graydon “Dennis” Leroy Hall, 66, died March 1, 2008, at Baker City. There will be a celebration of his life later at his cabin that he loved so well. Dennis grew up at Glenns Ferry, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1960. After high school, he attended college in California and in Boise. He worked for the Boise Fire Department from 1963 to 1977. He then completed his journeyman electrician requirements and started his own business. Until his retirement, Dennis lived in several locations throughout Eastern Oregon and worked as an electrician. Building and remodeling homes was Dennis’ … Read more

Chapman, Mary Marie Mattingly Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Mary Marie Chapman, 88, of Baker City, died April 9, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. MDT Tuesday at Hilltop Cemetery in Nyssa. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Mary was born on May 12, 1915, at Vale to Bud and Laura Rose Syme Mattingly. She was raised at Watson where she also attended school. She graduated from high school at Nyssa. She married Arthur A. Chapman on May 23, 1934. The couple lived at Huntington during World War II, where Mr. Chapman worked … Read more

Cox, Emery Wilson – Obituary

E. W. Cox, Baker, Passes away Sunday Prominent Insurance Man Came Here in 1919 Emery Wilson Cox, Prominent Baker insurance man, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday, afternoon. Mr. Cox was born in 1885 in Bellfontain, Ohio, and moved to La Grande shortly after 1900. He came to Baker in 1919, when he purchased an interest in the Baker Packing company. In 1928 he purchased the Collins’ insurance business and continued in that business until the time of his death. Mr. Cox was a member of the Elks Lodge and a member of the City Golf Club. He is survived … Read more