Baker County OR

Hulick, Diana M. Francis Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Diana M. Hulick, 37, of Baker City died Dec. 19, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Diana was born on Dec. 4, 1964, in Baker City to Judy Ingram and Dell Francis. She lived in Baker City all her life. She was a 1983 Baker High School graduate. She was a member of the notorious girls … Read more

Wellman, H. E. – Obituary

Baker Pioneer Dies H. E. Wellman, 71, died at his home in Baker, Saturday night of last week. He was a pioneer of the county and had engaged in farming in the Baker valley for many years. North Powder News Saturday, April 3, 1926

Hageman, Shirley H. Evans Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Shirley H. Hageman, 82, of Baker City, died Feb. 18, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church will officiate. Interment will follow the service. Visitations will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. in Baker City. Mrs. Hageman was born Oct. 27, 1918, in Washington to George and Daisy (Wixom) Evans. She received her education in Richland. Mrs. Hageman worked as a waitress at various restaurants and … Read more

Tilcock, Helen Marie Holt Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Marie Holt Tilcock, 88, peaceably passed away July 17, 2005, with her daughter at her bedside. A graveside inurnment service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception at Geiser Pollman Park. She was born on Dec. 10, 1916, at Harrison, Ark., to Kirby & Beulah Garrison Holt. When she was about 2, her parents and grandparents moved by wagon to Pampa, Texas. Her father and grandfather farmed for awhile and then Kirby went into construction. She was later joined by two brothers, Howard and Kenneth. She went to school … Read more

Hindman, Ray – Obituary

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. for Ray O. Hindman, 79, a longtime resident of Baker who died in his home Wednesday. Hindman, a native of Eagle Valley, graduated from Baler High School. He was a lifetime resident of Baker County and had resided in Baker since 1919. Hindman was a retired merchant. He had worked for the Basch-Sage Hardware Company for many years. He was an employee and stock holder. He was a member of the Baker Elks Lodge No. 338; the Baker Lions Club and the American Legion. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. A.V. Smith … Read more

Allen, Blaine Evans – Obituary

Blaine Evans Allen, 68, of Haines, died Sept. 24, 2007, at his home. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. The funeral will begin at noon. Vault interment will be at the Haines Cemetery after the service. Blaine was born on March 29, 1939, at Ogden, Utah. He was the son of Louis and Merle Bracken Allen and the fifth of seven children. He married the love of his life, Ann Searle Allen, on Oct. 13, 1956. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS … Read more

Kaemming, Carson, Jr. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carson Kaemming Jr., 18, of Cheney, Wash., died Oct. 22, 2004, from injuries received in an automobile accident at Cheney. His funeral was today at Cheney Funeral Chapel in Cheney. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Carson was born on March 30, 1986, at St. Augustine, Fla. He moved to Cheney, Wash., with his family in 1987 and lived at Cheney and Ritzville where he attended school and worked at Zips restaurant in both communities. Survivors include his father, Carson Kaemming Sr. of Spokane,Wash.; his mother, Sharon Kaemming of Four Lakes, Wash.; … Read more

Biographical Sketch of W. D. Martin

One half mile southeast from Harney is one of the finest small grain farms in the county. It consists of eighty acres of choice land and is well under cultivation. The improvements are of a quality and kind quite fitting such an estate and its owner is the subject of this article. Mr. Martin was about the first man to try raising grain in this locality and he has made a marked success in this direction. He raised in 1901 the largest crop of any one man in Harney county and he is classed as one of the leading agriculturists … Read more

Welch, Clara Long Mrs. – Obituary

Pioneer Daughter Buried Monday Life Time Resident Of Baker County Funeral services for Clara Welch 91, Haines, were conducted at 1:30 pm Monday Nov. 15 at West & Co. Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Mathews of Haines officiating and interment following at the Haines cemetery. Mrs. Welch, the daughter of Mr. Alonzo Long, a pioneer who crossed the plains by Oxen in a covered wagon from Illinois with his parents, and Julia Ann Taylor Long, a native Oregonian from Linn County, was born February 24, 1874 at Rock Creek. She passed away at her home in Haines November 10. … Read more

Baxter, Sarah Edith Wight Mrs. – Obituary

Sarah Edith Wight Baxter, 101, of Union died Feb. 2, 2008, at her home that she loved and had lived in for 65 years. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Union. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery. Edith was born on Oct. 19, 1906, at Brigham City, Utah, to Jesse Lowen and Helen Mabel Hansen Wight. When she was 12 her mother died in the great flu epidemic of 1919. As a child she lived briefly in northern Idaho where she had moved with her family in … Read more

Pallis, Zella May Fisher Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Zella May Pallis, 78, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died June 7, 2001, at home with her family by her side. Visitations will be from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Colonial DeWitt Funeral Home at Walla Walla, Wash. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Mountain View Cemetery at Walla Walla. Mrs. Pallis was born on May 14, 1923, at Clayton, Idaho, to Guennie Fisher Geist and William Fisher. She married Woodrow Davis in 1941. He died in 1952. She then met Anthony John Pallis of Walla Walla, Wash. They were … Read more

Blaylock, Thomas Reed “Tom” – Obituary

Thomas Reed “Tom” Blaylock, 79, died Sept. 8, 2005, at St. Charles Hospital in Bend. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship. Pastor Bill Cox will officiate. Interment will be at the Sumpter Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Baker City AMVETS, Post No. 1874. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Tom was born on Aug. 8, 1926, at Seattle, Wash. He came to Oregon in 1945. He rode a horse to Arlington to work on a ranch. He graduated from school at Arlington. He … Read more

Baxter, David Patrick – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon David Patrick Baxter, 80, of Portland, a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, died Dec. 12, 2004, surrounded by his family. David died of esophageal and lung cancer. David was born March 17, 1924, in Sterling, Ill., to the Rev. Thomas and Eliza Baxter. After his mother’s death in 1932, his father married Myra. They lived in Elgin, Ill., then moved to Austin, Minn. His family later moved to Baker City, where his father was a minister at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. David was a standout football and basketball player at Baker High School. … Read more

Hughes, Canler ‘Ken’ – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Canler “Ken” Hughes, 63, Baker City, Ore., died Feb. 1, 2007, at Meadow Brook Place, Baker City, after a short battle with lung cancer. A graveside service was held Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Assembly of God Harvest Church officiated. Ken was born April 18, 1943, to Columbus and Mary Hughes, of Helena, Ark., where he spent his childhood hunting and fishing the Mississippi. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1963 and proudly served his country for 12 years, including 3 tours in Vietnam. During his military travels … Read more

Ford, Rosetha O. Patterson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Rosetha O. Ford, 69, died Nov. 26, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral was at the St. Elizabeth Chapel. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian church officiated. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. There was a reception after the service at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Mrs. Ford was born on June 25, 1931, in the Yakima Valley to Larcie and Margaret Shelton Patterson. She spent most of her childhood on the Yakama Indian Reservation. She married Elbert “Red” Ford on her birthday in 1953 at Reno, Nev. They moved to Redding, Calif. … Read more

Heard, William (Hearing) Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. William Heard[Hearing] Dies in Baker on Saturday Funeral services were held Tuesday in Haines Methodist church for Mrs. William Hearing, 63, who died at her home in Baker Saturday night. The deecased[deceased] was born September 7, 1879, in McLeansboro, Illinois. She came with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Pratt, to Union in 1891. Four years later they moved to a farm near Haines. She was married to William Hearing June 23[24], 1903. They moved to Baker in 1939. Surviving, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. Fred Pembrook of North Powder; three brothers, George W. … Read more

Tallman, John B. – Obituary

John B. Tallman, 85, a longtime Winnemucca, Nev., business and civic leader died April 7, 2007, at Harmony Manor at Winnemucca. His funeral was April 11 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church at Winnemucca. Interment was at the Winnemucca Cemetery. John Tallman was the father of former Baker City residents, Maryanne Tallman, and well-known rodeo announcer Bob Tallman. He was born on July 13, 1921, at Boise to Aaron Vetter “A.V.” and Grace Brenner Tallman. He and his only granddaughter, Nicole Tallman Pennell, shared the same birth date. In 1931, John and his father helped chart the Humboldt River from its … Read more

Adams, Darline Rose – Obituary

Darline Rose Adams, 68, of Nyssa, died Monday, March 3, 2003 at her home. Memorial services will be held today, March 6, 10 a.m., at Nyssa’s Lienkaemper Chapel. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. Services are under the direction of Nyssa’s Lienkaemper Chapel. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, March, 2003 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

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