Baker County OR

Bailey, Jerry Dwayne – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Jerry Dwayne Bailey, 58, of Baker City, died March 23, 2005, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise. His funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. There will be a reception afterward at the church’s Family Life Center. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Jerry was born Oct. 5, 1946, at Enterprise to Willis and Barbara Nelson Bailey. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1964. … Read more

Brown, Elmer Lee, Jr. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Elmer Lee Brown Jr., 73, of Richland, died July 23, 2001, at his home. At his request, there will be no funeral. His body will be cremated through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home at Halfway. Mr. Brown, who was proud to be a Texan, was born in a barn on Oct. 28, 1927, while his family was following the harvest. They picked cotton and other foodstuffs. Through hard work and a will to succeed, Mr. Brown later became a successful businessman. He worked for the railroad for a time, then worked in the woods in all aspects of … Read more

Dykstra, Conner Rupert – Obituary

Conner Rupert Dykstra, infant son of Vern and Savannah Dykstra, died Nov. 21, 2006, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery in the Baby Hearts Section. Pastor Mark Opperman of the Christian Life Center in Elgin will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the home of Lynda and Dean. Visitations were Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Survivors include his parents, Vern and Savannah Dykstra of Boise; a brother, Brandon Dykstra of Boise; grandparents, Lynda and Dean Amundson of Baker City and Rupert and Vernette Dykstra … Read more

Kirkwood, Luellen A. Withers Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Luellen A. Kirkwood, 94, a longtime Baker City resident died Dec. 15, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mount Hope Cemetery. Maj. Dennis Trimmer of The Salvation Army will officiate. There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at The Salvation Army, 1820 Estes St. Mrs. Kirkwood was born Luellen A. Withers on July 26, 1907, at Ault, Colo., to Herman and Caty Withers. She was the oldest of four sisters and one brother. She attended school at Baker and Auburn. In February of 1928, … Read more

Walker, Sydney W. – Obituary

Sydney W. Walker, 89, of Grangeville, Idaho, and a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 19, 2006, at Life Care Center in Lewiston, Idaho. His funeral will take place Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville. Inurnment will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Prairie View Cemetery in Grangeville. Sydney was born Sept. 2, 1916, at Steele, N.D., a son of Sydney A. and Faye Crofoot Walker. The family moved to Grangeville, where he graduated from high school in 1936. Following his graduation the family moved to Baker City, where he worked in the shoe … Read more

Domby, Paul – Obituary

Paul Domby, 83, of Ontario, died March 6, 2005, at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Ontario. Paul’s grandson, Maj. Brad S. Domby will officiate. There will be a public viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lienkaemper Chapel in Ontario. Paul was born at home in Malheur on Feb. 1, 1922, to Stephen H. and Ella Kish Domby. He attended Ontario schools and married Joey Genevieve Larson on Jan. 1, 1943, at Weiser, Idaho. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 at … Read more

McKay, Eugene John “Gene” – Obituary

Eugene John ‘Gene’ McKay, 80, of Hermiston, a former Baker County resident, died Nov. 16, 2000, at his home. His graveside funeral was today at the Hermiston Cemetery. Mr. McKay had lived at Hermiston since 1947. He grew up in Sumpter and graduated from high school in Baker City. He married Bonnie Stuart at Boise on Nov. 15, 1941. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a staff sergeant for three years in the European Theater. After the war, he moved to Hermiston and worked for McReynolds Garage as a mechanic and later at … Read more

Webb, Lee Stanley – Obituary

Killed in Collision Blinding Dust is Cause of Crash near Ontario Lee Stanley Webb, 19 year-old Baker youth, was killed Thursday afternoon in a construction accident 10 miles north of Ontario. Webb, son of Mrs. Billie Webb and stepson of Herman Webb, was a prominent athlete at Baker High School, participating both in football and basketball. He graduated with the Baker High class of 1954. State police accounts of the Thursday accident, which happened at 4:40 p.m., said that Webb was driving a water truck for the Rogers Construction Company, which was engaged in new highway construction north of Ontario. … Read more

Brown, Marvin – Obituary

Marvin Brown, 52, of Baker City, died Jan. 9, 2005, at Baker City of liver cancer. At his request, there will be no service. Marvin was born on Aug. 26, 1952, at Walla Walla, Wash. He grew up in Baker City where he met Theresa Hughes. They were married on Dec. 5, 1972. Marvin worked much of his life in ranch-related jobs. He loved being outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He was a cowboy without a ranch. Marvin enjoyed pool and shuffleboard and played on the local teams most of his adult life. There he met many people who became … Read more

George, Charles F. – Obituary

Charles F. George Takes Own Life C.F. George, dairyman, who lived in the Missouri Flat district, shot himself in the head with a 22 rifle at his home last Friday at about the noon hour, and died at St. Elizabeth hospital in Baker about three hours later. Mr. George had been in poor health for some time suffering from a nervous breakdown and it is supposed this was the cause of the act. He was found by his wife and son Richard who returned from a trip to Haines. It is thought he had been shot about an hour when … Read more

Shull, Vernon E. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Vernon E. Shull, 88, died April 9, 2006, at his home in Haines. His graveside memorial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Haines Cemetery. Chaplain Assistant Sgt. Daggett from the La Grande Armory will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Haines United Methodist Church. Vernon was born on Dec. 26, 1917, and raised at Glen Elder, Kan., the sixth of eight children of James and Sarah Shull. After eight years in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he settled in Oregon with his … Read more

Robinette, Amos D. – Obituary

Funeral services for Amos D. Robinette, 77, of Newbridge, a lifetime Baker county resident, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 12, 1970 at Christian Church at Richland, Oregon. Leora Sharp will officiate and the Pine Masonic Lodge No. 149 A.F. & A.M. will participate. Interment will follow in the family plot at Eagle Valley Cemetery, Richland, Oregon. Mr. Robinette was born on New Years Day, Jan. 1, 1893 at Robinette, Oregon, the son of pioneer parents, James E. and Eva Lincoln Robinette. Mr. Robinette’s father James E. homesteaded at Robinette and the township was named in his honor. … Read more

Shafer, Margaret B. Bunch Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret B. Shafer, 90, of Prescott, Ariz., formerly of Baker City, died on Monday, June 23, 2003, peacefully at her home in Prescott. Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at the American Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1085 Scott Drive, Prescott, AZ 86301. Flowers may be sent or donation made to the church in Marge’s name. She was born January 19, 1913 in Baker City, to R.B. and Gertrude Bunch Her husband, Emmett Shafer, passed away April 16, 1984. Marge is survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Marge has … Read more

Webb, Amanda Dale – Obituary

Amanda Dale Webb, 14, died March 19, 2007, at Baker City. Her memorial service was March 25 at the Ojai United Methodist Church in Ojai, Calif. The Rev. David Burgeson officiated. Interment was at the Ojai United Methodist Church Memorial Garden. Amanda was born Dec. 25, 1992, at Ventura, Calif., and had been a Ventura County resident for 13 years before moving to Oregon recently. She was a graduate of Sheridan Way Elementary School and attended DeAnza Middle School. She was an eighth-grader at Baker Middle School. Amanda loved spending time with her family and friends. She had fun shopping … Read more

Maxwell, Melva A. Spence Mrs. – Obituary

Melva A. Maxwell, 90, a resident of Haines, Oregon, died Saturday, November 18, 1995 at her home in Haines. Funeral was held Tuesday, November 21, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel with Gene Zacharias of Haines First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was at Haines Cemetery, Haines, Oregon. Melva was born March 23, 1905 at Haines, Oregon to Fred and Melvina Spence. She was raised and educated in Haines, Oregon. She attended the Muddy Creek, Haines McCarty Flat Schools, and the Willamette University. Married Glenn Hand Maxwell on November 8, 1927. They lived and ranched in … Read more

Smith, Pearl E. Knudsen Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Pearl E. Smith, 72, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 12, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At her request, there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Smith was born at Blackfoot, Idaho, on June 3, 1929. She was a daughter of Rasmus and Lona Jones Knudsen. She loved to dance and decorate the homes of others with her knitting and crochet projects. She embraced the love to travel with her husband, Ken, visiting places in the Northwest, Canada and snowbirding in Arizona last year in their RV. Camping was her favorite pastime, … Read more

Davis, Jim Boyd – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Jim Boyd Davis, 75, of Prairie City, a former longtime Ironside resident, died May 15, 2005, at his home. A memorial service will be planned later. Jim was born on May 21, 1929, at Forestville, Calif., to Sid and Louise Proshold Davis. He had one older sister, Helen. He grew up working in the orchards of Napa Valley in California. In 1946, the family bought a ranch and moved to Sisters. Jim joined the army in 1951 and completed boot camp at Fort Lewis, Wash. He served as a corporal in Hamburg, Germany. He met … Read more

Hopper , Julius Roland – Obituary

Huntington, Oregon Julius Roland Hopper, 80, of Huntington died Aug. 28, 2004, at his home. There will be a potluck to celebrate his life from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall at Huntington Julius was born on July 3, 1924, at Weiser, Idaho, to Ira Melvin Bogue and Elizabeth Avaline Queen Hopper. In 1925, the family moved to their “Lost Watch Ranch” in the Mountain View district, 20 miles out of Huntington. To attend high school, Julius moved in with the Sumner family in Ontario, on the Oregon Slope, and worked for his … Read more

Crowell, Elizabeth Issaacson Mrs. – Obituary

Elizabeth Issaacson Crowell, 86, of Baker City, died August 25, 2007, at Settler’s Park where she had lived for four years. At her request, there will be no service. Liz was born on Aug. 14, 192,1 to Anna and Peter Issaacson at Duluth, Minn. Liz always had a smile and a “hi-hi!” for everyone. She will be missed by all, her family said. Survivors include her daughter, Connie, and her husband, Craig Sundblad; sons, Ronald, Peter, and Tom and his wife, Connie Crowell; grandchildren, Lori, Kari, Amy, Chad, Shawn, Robbie, Emily, Kara, Dustin, Jeremy and Jacob. Memorial contributions may be … Read more

Moulton, Elmer La Grande – Obituary

Elmer La Grande Moulton, 92, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2005, at his home. At his request, there will be no funeral. Elmer was born on Oct. 22, 1912, at La Grande, the first child of Harry and Cora Moulton. Elmer grew up at Walla Walla, Wash. He received his early education at Walla Walla and then went on to Business School at Boise. Elmer married Georgia Mildred Rose in 1939 and they had two daughters: Rosemarie and Darla Jean. They later divorced. Elmer worked for Pacific Fruit and Produce and Baker-La Grande Grocery as a traveling salesman and … Read more