Baker City Oregon

Scott, Joshua David – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Joshua David Scott, 21, of Baker City, died April 1, 2001, near Imbler. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family at the Baker Valley Christian Assembly Church, 3720 Birch St., for a reception after the service. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mr. Scott was born on Oct. 10, 1979, at Goldendale, … Read more

Gutridge, Edgar Harold – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Edgar Harold Gutridge, 78, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Jan. 6, 2004. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Aaron Oglesbee of the Agape Church will officiate. Private vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Gutridge was born on Jan. 26, 1925, to Allen and Lottie Springer Gutridge. Ed was free- spirited, fun-loving and had an inexhaustible sense of humor. He could find humor in any situation. He was known as a good-natured, cheerful man. He often referred to himself as a n’er do well, … Read more

Cushman, Vivianne Velma Allison Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Vivianne Cushman, 92, died April 7, 2006, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sue and J.O. Maxwell of Haines. Coles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at Hermiston. Her other survivors include six grandchildren and their spouses: Kathie Maxwell and husband, Bruce Sickles, of Albuquerque, N.M., Howard Maxwell and Debbie Maxwell of Beaumont, Texas, Mark Sharp of Winnemucca, Nev., Raymond Sharp and Ginger Sharp, both of Tucson, Ariz., and George and Staci Sharp of Pullman, Wash.; and several great- and great-great- grandchildren. Vivianne was preceded in death her brother, Kenneth Robert Allison; a daughter, … Read more

Hood, Pauline LaFaun Yarberry Mrs. – Obituary

Pauline LaFaun Hood, 84, of Baker City, died April 12, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of her life at 2 p.m. April 26 at Missouri Flat Grange. LaFaun was born on Feb. 23, 1925, at Fowler, Kan., to Glenn and Zelda Hotz Yarberry. She was raised in many of the other small towns around Dodge City, Kan. She was a 1943 graduate of Dodge City High School. LaFaun married Paul “Pinky” Hood on Aug. 29, 1944. They had three children: Lynn, Terry and Robin. The coupled lived in Connecticut, Kansas, and California before finally … Read more

Lanyon, Joseph “Bud” – Obituary

Joseph “Bud” Lanyon, 70, of San Bernardino County, Calif., and a former Baker City resident, died April 7, 2003, at Community Hospital of San Bernardino. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the Oregon Army National Guard. Bud was born on Aug. 17, 1932, at Baker City. He was a son of Joseph and Blance Hickerson Lanyon. He was raised and attended school in Baker City. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and was honorably … Read more

Willis, Elizabeth Jane Mrs. – Obituary

Death Calls Mrs. Willis, 88, in Baker Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Willis, 88, 2315 Court street, long time resident of Baker, died Thursday evening, March 24 in St. Elizabeth hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Willis was born Feb. 10, 1867 in Gloustershire, England, the daughter of Daniel and Jane Roach. They came to Ogden, Utah from England. In 1878, she was married to Thomas Grundy in May, 1882 in Ogden, and he preceded her in death in 1910. She came to Baker in May 1882 and married Samuel Willis who died in 1929, and resided here since. She was a … Read more

Wendt, Florence Gillen Mrs. – Obituary

Florence Wendt, 88, a former Baker County resident, died Nov. 15, 2003, at San Rafael, Calif. There will be a memorial service celebrating her life with family and friends this summer. Florence was born at Carbondale, Pa., on April 24, 1916, to Mary and Charles Gillen. Florence moved to New York City during her adolescence and lived with her Aunt Kitty. Upon graduating from high school in New York City, she immediately entered medical school to pursue nursing. Upon her completion of Kings County Hospital’s nursing program, she received her credentials as a registered nurse and was stationed at Panama. … Read more

Simonis, Russell – Obituary

Russell Simonis, 48, of Las Vegas, Nev., a former North Powder resident, died Sept. 10, 2006, at Las Vegas of natural causes. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. He was born on June 11, 1958, to Vernon and Earlene Baker Simonis. He married Sandra Stone at Las Vegas. Survivors include his wife, Sandra; and brothers, Ricky of North Powder, Rodney of New Plymouth, Idaho, and Gary of Las Vegas; and a sister, Marrsue. He was preceded in death by his parents. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, November 22, … Read more

Shirley, Julia – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Julia Shirley, 92, of Baker City, Ore., died Aug. 18, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There was a graveside memorial service on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Jack Pittman of Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Contributions may be made to the Salvation Army’s general fund. Arrangements made by Gray’s West & Co., Baker City, Ore. Used with permission from The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, August, 2006 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Huff, Hiram M. – Obituary

Hiram M. Huff died Sunday Hiram M. Huff, a resident of Baker since 1908, died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at the residence of his son, Dr. J. W. Huff in this city. The deceased was born in Kentucky, February 2, 1832, being 91 years, nine months and nine days old. He came to western Iowa May 1855 and married Lucinda McGahan June 24, 1856, six children being the result of the union, four of whom survive; Dr. J.W. Huff and T.C. Huff, Baker; B.T. Huff, Payette; Mrs. Clara Weston, Baker. Funeral services will be held this evening at the … Read more

Hornbeck, Samuel E. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Samuel E. Hornbeck, 96, of Baker City died April 12, 2002, at his home. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Sam’s son, Gary Hornbeck of Hood River, will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Sam was born on May 25, 1905, at Portland to Michael and Mallie Hall Hornbeck. He was raised in the Baker Valley, attending school at Haines … Read more

Gardner, Donna Lea Howell Mrs. – Obituary

Donna Lea Gardner, 60, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2006, at the Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Wash. Recitation of the rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Burns Mortuary Chapel. Private burial will be at the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon. Donna was born at Baker City on Jan. 6, 1946, to Robert and Violet Howell. For the past few years she had lived at Irrigon. She had lived at Baker City for many years and also spent 15 … Read more

Watson, Gwendolyn Marise Hixson Mrs. – Obituary

Gwendolyn Marise Watson, 64, of New Plymouth, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 29, 2007, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. MDT Friday at the Highway Assembly of God Church in Fruitland, Idaho. Interment will be at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth. Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel of Payette, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements. She was born Dec. 6, 1940, at Baker City to Ted and Ida Celestine Hixson. She married Richard Watson on Dec. 24, 1963, at Baker City. She attended Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton where she earned a degree in nursing … Read more

Fullerton, Dennis Lee – Obituary

Dennis Lee Fullerton, 57, of Nampa, Idaho, died March 9, 2008, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dakan Funeral Chapel in Caldwell, Idaho. There will be a reception afterward at the C.V. Peckham Community Center adjacent to the chapel. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dakanfuneralchapel.com. Dennis was born on March 5, 1951, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City to Jay and Louise Fullerton. He attended 12 years … Read more

Lee, Miles – Obituary

Miles Lee Funeral Largely Attended Miles Lee one of the most prominent sheep growers of this section, died last Friday afternoon, May 29, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Baker, where he had been removed two days previous from his home in that city and an operation was performed in the hope of saving his life. Mr. Lee had been in ill health for some time previous, but his condition had not been considered alarming, and news of his death came as a shock to his many friends all over the state. Miles Lee was born in Paoli, Orange county, Indiana, … Read more

Calder, LaVelle Mrs. – Obituary

Marion La Velle Calder, 82, of Baker City, died Sept. 28, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after a long illness. Her funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. She was the wife of Clinton James Calder. “We loved her dearly and she will be greatly missed,” her family said. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton; and two sons, Baby John and Curtis Clinton Calder. Survivors include four children, Deanna Tronson of Florida, Douglas D. Calder of Baker City, Janice Ring of Gresham and Craig Calder of Baker City; … Read more

McKenzie, Huela Van Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Huela Van McKenzie, 79, of Baker City, died Dec. 27, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. A memorial service will be scheduled later. Huela was born on Feb. 11, 1926, at Plant City, Fla., to Hulon and Gladys Hamilton Van. After graduating from high school, she attended Florida Southern College at Lakeland, Fla., where she studied music. In June 1948, she married Robert McKenzie at Memphis, Tenn. They moved to Pendleton in 1950. She was a housewife and the mother of five children. Huela later worked in Portland as a receptionist at Physicians and … Read more

Kerr, Leah Etta – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Leah Etta Kerr, 85, of Bend, a former longtime Baker teacher, died April 4, 2004. There will be a private family service. Mrs. Kerr was born on June 25, 1918, at Loveland, Colo., to Leon and Olivia Hewitt Evans. She was raised at Medford. She married Norman M. Kerr on April 11, 1942, at Medford. He died in 1988. Mrs. Kerr was an elementary schoolteacher in the Baker School District from 1965 to 1986. She retired after 37 years of teaching. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Oregon Retired Educators. She was active with … Read more

Hartless, Evelynne Lee Sharp Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Evelynne Lee Hartless, 66, of Richland, died May 18, 2002, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise. There will be a celebration of Evelynne’s life at 2 p.m. Saturday at the New Bridge Grange in New Bridge. There will be a reception afterward. The family has asked that this be a happy occasion and in honor of Evelynne’s request that those attending wear red, her favorite color. Evelynne was born on Oct. 21, 1935, to Randolph and Leora Martin Sharp in Baker City. She was raised in Eagle Valley and graduated from high school at Nampa, Idaho. She then … Read more

Leep, Kenneth Robert – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Kenneth Robert Leep, 13, son of Mrs. Ellen Leep of 2336 Second St., died Sunday afternoon at the home of his grandparents. Services for Kenneth will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, from the West and Company, Joe Jewett will officiate. Kenneth, who was a student at Baker Junior High, was born in Baker on May 20, 1947. He was a member of the Christian Church and had been active in Little League baseball. He is survived by his mother, Ellen of Baker; two brothers, Ellis Leonard and Willis Loren; a sister, Karen Rose, and … Read more