Starry, Beverly C. “B.C.” – Obituary

Beverly C. Starry, better known as “B.C” or “Bunk,” 93, a former Baker City resident, died July 1, 2003, at Fresno of lung cancer. His memorial service was July 9. B.C. was born on Jan. 14, 1910, at Louisburg, Kan., to Beverly Cashman and Elizabeth Starry. The family included a brother and four sisters. He married Edith L. Livingston on May 10, 1931, at Louisburg, Kan. They had two children, Beverly Ann and John Livingston Starry. B.C. worked in Southern California from 1936 to 1944 in the grocery business. The family then moved to Mount Morrison, Colo., to operate their … Read more

Wilcher, Marjorie Elaine Harrington Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Elaine Wilcher, 72, of Louisville, Ga., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2006, after a brief illness. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church at Louisville. The Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at the Davisboro City Cemetery. Mrs. Wilcher was born on July 24, 1932, at Baker City and lived here most of her life. She was employed by the Haines Telephone Co. for a number of years and by the Oregon State Police. She and her husband, Curtis, moved to Louisville in … Read more

Snell, Doris Mabel Bowman Mrs. – Obituary

Doris Mabel Snell of Boise, a former Baker County resident, died July 7, 2003, two days before her 89th birthday, at her home where she had lived for more than 50 years. A celebration of Doris’s life was at 1 p.m. Friday at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise. Pastor Eric Brown of the Cloverdale Seventh-day Adventist Church officiated. Interment was at Cloverdale Cemetery, where she was laid to rest next to her husband, Loyal. Doris was born to Joseph and Ida Bowman on July 9, 1914, at their homestead at Wolf Creek. Although born healthy, digestive difficulty made it … Read more

Durrett, Juanita Koopman Mrs. – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon Juanita Koopman Durrett, 84, of Baker City, died June 4, 2004, at Settlers Park. A memorial graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Samuel Wiseman of Faith Lutheran Church in La Grande will officiate. Juanita was born in Pine Valley on July 6, 1919. She married Milford “Mel” Durrett, also of Pine Valley. Juanita loved Jesus and was strong in her faith. She was a member of Lutheran Church of Faith in La Grande. She enjoyed her time at Home League and her friends at the … Read more

Dwan, Lois Smith Mrs. – Obituary

Lois Smith Dwan who was born in Baker Oregon on December 27, 1913 died yesterday at the age of 91 at home in Santa Monica, California. She was the daughter of Allan A Smith and Mable Garrett Smith. Alan and Mable both began their careers in Baker as school teachers at Baker High School. It was there that they met. Alan went on to become a lawyer and a state senator from Oregon. Lois graduated from Baker, Oregon in 1931. She had a younger brother Hugh Smith who also graduated from Baker High School and went on to Santa Clara … Read more

Baker County Oregon Officers

County Officers At the session of the legislature which convened in September 1862, an act was passed organizing the county of Baker, including within its limits all the southeast portion of the state, which has since been divided into the several counties of Wallowa, Union, Baker and Malheur. Officers for the new county were appointed upon their duties on the third day of November 1862, as appears from the journal of the county court, in which the first entry is as follows: County Court of Baker County, Oregon, met pursuant to law, Nov. 3, 1862. Present, the Hon. John Q. … Read more

Hansell, Delmar A. – Obituary

Delmar A. Hansell, 85, of La Grande, and a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 1, 2002, at his home. A celebration of his life took place Aug. 2 at Loveland Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Gary Hood of ioneer Park Church officiating. Mr. Hansell was born Feb. 3, 1917, in Corvallis to William Henry and Lydia L. Bullis Hansell. He attended Corvallis and Newport high schools. He married Ernestine (Teen) Gardener on Nov. 12, 1947, in Caldwell, Idaho. They lived in Corvallis, then moved to Baker in 1950 and to La Grande in 1956, where Mr. Hansell was a custodian … Read more

Dooley, Elletha M. Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Elletha M. Dooley, 90, of Baker City died Feb. 7, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There was a private family graveside service for Mrs. Dooley today at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Portland. The Rev. Joseph Neuville, retired, officiated. Mrs. Dooley was born on Aug. 7, 1911, at Estacada. At a young age she moved to Portland. She attended Alameda Grade School and graduated from Grant High School. She married Robert Dooley on Dec. 31, 1932, at Portland. For many years they were residents of Milwaukie and active members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Prior … Read more

Duncan, Fred P. – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon Fredrick P. Duncan of Keating died at 2:05 P.M. Sunday in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for four days. Born in Missouri December 28, 1861, Mr. Duncan came to Oregon with his parents when he was two years old. He engaged in farming at Keating for many years. Mr. Duncan was a member of the Woodman of the World. The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Opal Bennett of Pondosa and Mrs. Edna Smith of Portland; five sons, Oral of Spokane, Dalton of Tacoma, Cecil of Boston, Glenn of Kelso, Washington … Read more

Armstrong, John Richard – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon John Richard Armstrong, 85, of Baker City, died Dec. 31, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service was Thursday at the family home. Father Julian Cassar officiated. John was born on May 11, 1920, at Choteau, Mont., to Jack and Maude Gaghagen Armstrong. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe as a cook. John was an easygoing, kindhearted man and everyone who met him was his friend. John never talked ill of anyone and all who met him were drawn to his loving soul and kind nature. He … Read more

Culley, Vivian L. Bacus Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Vivian L. Culley, 75, a resident of Baker City, died Dec. 8, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Culley was born April 24, 1927, in New Plymouth, Idaho, a daughter of Harvey W. and Clarissa Lenore Lakey Bacus. She was raised and educated in the Baker and Haines area, graduating from Haines High School. She enjoyed driving around the Baker Valley looking at animals, and also enjoyed making latch hook rugs. She is survived by six children, 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two nephews and three … Read more

Henry, Carolyn Elizabeth Brannan Mrs. – Obituary

Carolyn Elizabeth Henry, 78, died June 16, 2009, at her home in Baker City. A dinner in her honor will be held at the Eagles Lodge at a later date. Carolyn Elizabeth was born Oct. 26, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Marjorie Wooten Brannan and Reuben Brannan. Her early education was received in Texas schools. In 1943, her family moved to Talent, Oregon, where she graduated from high school in 1947 at age 16. She was immediately hired by the Jackson County School Superintendent in Medford as a stenographer. She spent the next 46 years in the business world. … Read more

Peyron, Henry Louis – Obituary

Henry Louis Peyron, 87, a former Baker City resident, died May 2, 2001, at Hemet, Calif. His memorial service was May 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church at Hemet. Cremation and burial was at the Riverside National Cemetery at Riverside, Calif. Mr. Peyron was born at Emburn, France, on Feb. 2, 1914, to Henry Benjamin and Louise Marie. He was the oldest of five children. He attended school at Sunnyslope School, No. 69, and Baker High School. He graduated from Gonzaga College at Spokane, Wash., and entered the U.S. Army in 1943. He married Enid Voight in 1948 and they had … Read more

Shurtz, Aletta Fae Dunn Mrs. – Obituary

Aletta Fae Dunn Shurtz, 84, of Albany, a former Baker County resident, died June 10, 2008, at Albany. A memorial service will be scheduled later at Baker City. Fae was born on Sept. 1, 1923, at Haines to Roy and Clara Walling Dunn. She spent her early childhood at Sparta and attended Baker schools. During World War II she worked at the Kaiser Shipyard at Vancouver, Wash. She also worked as a waitress, a bartender and as a beautician and instructor. She married Ab Shurtz and they lived for several years at Yuma, Ariz. After Ab died she moved to … Read more

O’Dell, Ileana Rose Hopkins Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ileana Rose O’Dell, 79, of Baker City, died Aug. 8, 2006, at her home. Her graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Sister Kay Marie Duncan will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at Calvary Baptist Church, 2107 Third St. Ileana was born on Nov. 24, 1926, at Caldwell, Idaho, to Harold and Eva Razey Hopkins. She met her future husband, Roy O’Dell, at Amarillo, Texas, where Roy was stationed in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The couple settled in Baker City in … Read more

Barker, Nola Mae – Obituary

Nola Mae Barker, 63, died April 21, 2006, at Tigard after a long, hard-fought, eight-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Visitation will be until 7 o’clock tonight and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Nola was born July 11, 1942, at Rich Hill, Mo., the third of seven children, to Arthur Merl and Rosalene Verdean Barker of Nevada, Mo. Nola spent the … Read more

Jones, Janis M. Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Janis M. Davis Jones, 65, of Haines, died March 24, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At her request there will be no services. Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 1, 1937, at Forks, Wash., to Ed and Doris (Jones) Davis. She received her education in North Powder, and graduated from McLoughlin High School in Milton-Freewater. She loved the outdoors, camping, fishing and all outdoor wildlife. She loved all animals and was a loving and caring mother. She made friends with everbody she met. She will be missed by all. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, Ed Jones … Read more

Crowell, Margie V. Boyer Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Margie V. Crowell, 79, of Baker City, died May 7, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the Baker City United Methodist Church will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the senior center, 2810 Cedar St. Margie was born on Jan. 18, 1923, to Richard and Huldah Boyer. She was the granddaughter of Thomas and Marietta Dunn Boyer, a pioneer Hereford family who migrated to Oregon by wagon train in 1864. She was preceded in … Read more

Couzens, Daniel R. “Dan” – Obituary

Daniel R. “Dan” Couzens, 50, of Umatilla, a former Baker City resident, died April 11, 2009, at his home. There will be a celebration of life service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oregon National Guard Armory in Hermiston with a potluck luncheon afterward. He was born on March 4, 1959, at Baker City to Charles and Clarane Urie Couzens. Dan was raised and educated at Baker City and was a 1978 Baker High School graduate. He joined the Oregon National Guard at the age of 17. He married Linda Mitchell on July 8, 1978, at Baker City and worked … Read more

Robert L. “Bob” Young – Obituary

This is the obituary for Robert L. “Bob” Young, age 82, who died on July 16, 2008. It was initially published by the Baker City Herald in Baker City, Oregon on July 21, 2008.