McDONOUGH B. REES. – This is a brother of the well-known pioneer, W.H. Rees, of Marion county, and has in his own right earned a wide reputation as a man of unusual force of character and enterprise. He was born in Ohio in 1831, and came to Oregon in 1854. Much of his life on …
Cove, Oregon Russell W. Elmer, 85, of Cove died Aug. 18 at his home. Viewing will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the LDS Chapel, 11206 S. McAllister Road in Island City. Burial will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. Elmer …
Cove, Union County, Oregon Arkley B. “Mac” McCumber, 73, of Cove died Friday morning at his home. He was born May 19, 1914 at Milton to Robert and Millie (Brown) McCumber. McCumber attended school at The Forks, east of Miltonand worked briefly as a ranch hand in Sparta. In 1935, he moved to Juntura where …
Cove, Oregon Union County, Oregon Obituary Carolyn Rees Lovelace, 74, of Ontario and formerly of Cove died of cancer June 25 at the home of her daughter, Rilla Lovelace Hanger, of Monroe, Wash. Her ashes will be spread at Cove Cemetery, followed by a family celebration of life at the Cove Pool at a time …
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank (Vivian May) Mytinger, 81, who died Friday at her home near Pendleton, will be Tuesday with Folsoms’ Funeral Chapel in charge. Notice is on page 4 today. Born at Cove Sept. 16, 1884, she lived in Union County for many years, marrying in La Grande in 1903. She and her …
La Grande, Oregon Grace Brothers, 88, of La Grande died Sept. 20 at her home. At her request there will be no funeral. Mrs. Brothers was born Dec. 11, 1917, in Rainier. She married Frank Brothers of Cove who died earlier. Survivors include her daughters, Nola Colvin of Cove, and Janet Valade of La Grande; …
Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon Charles E. Turnbow Succumbs at Joseph Charles E. Turnbow passed away yesterday, Dec. 29, 1937, in Joseph. He had been in very poor health for years, although his age was only 62 years, five months and 17 days. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Christian Church …
Charles Clem Cowles, 70, of 2225 14th St., Baker, died at his home Friday following a sudden illness. Funeral is Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Beatty Chapel, with the Rev. Marvin Carr of the First Christian Church and Brother Robert W. Maxwell of Baker Masonic Lodge No. 47 A.F. and A.M. officiating. Interment will follow …
Merrell Frank Conley, Route 1 Box 236, Cove, died Friday at Grande Ronde Hospital. He was 78. Mr. Conley was born on Oct. 25, 1906, to Joe Frank and Sarah (Gray) Conley at Cove. On May 16, 1940 he married Isabel Heger. She died on June 10, 1973. On Aug. 9, 1975, he married Ruth …
Willie Millman, of Cove, was kicked by a horse Friday evening of last week, and was later taken to La Grande for treatment and died on the operating table. The young man was about 17 years of age, and after he was injured insisted on finishing his chores, ate a hearty supper and was apparently …
Cove, Union County, Oregon Funeral services for Roy J. Baker, 84, Cove, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Dempsey’s Funeral Chapel. He died Wednesday at Valley View Manor following an extended illness. Rev. Paul O. Jewell of the First Methodist Church will officiate the services. Vault interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Baker …
George Washington Barnes was born Feb 13, 1843 in Jackson County, Indiana and died July 18, 1913 at the home of his son in law, Frank Redman, of Paradise, at the age of 70 years, 5 months and 5 days. He served in the U. S. Army during the Civil War having enlisted in 1863. …
Former Union County resident, Ernest M. Gray, 84, of Woodburn, died Thursday at a hospital in Oregon City. Mr. Gray was born March 18, 1903, in Lower Cove to George M. and Mary (Miller) Gray. He married Nellie Lemon on May 28, 1921, in La Grande. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Mrs. Everett (Muriel) Ellis, …
Cove, Union County, Oregon Gilbert Miller, 68, died Wednesday at his home at Route 1, Cove. He was the son of Ernest and Anna Miller, born October 28, 1906 in Union. Miller lived all of his life in the Cove and Union area. He is survived by his wife Carmen of Cove and one brother, …
Cove, Union County, Oregon Mrs. Bessie (Conklin) Lay Of Cove Is Dead Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie May Lay, long time resident of Cove who died yesterday at a local hospital, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal church in Cove. Rev. Clarence A. Kopp will conduct the service. Mrs. Lay, who …
RICHARD M. DUNCAN. – A representative man of Union county, and an agriculturist who has wrought for the general advancement and interest of the county since his residence here, which dates back to a very early pioneer period, the subject of this sketch is richly deserving a place in this volume that purports to accord …
Cove, Union County, Oregon At Cove, Friday, December 21, the wife of Emil Martin. The funeral occurred Saturday. Eastern Oregon Republican Wednesday, December 26, 1894
La Grande, Union County, Oregon Warren C. “Jiggs” Laird, 77, La Grande, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel under the direction of La Grande Masonic Lodge No. 41. Mr. Laird was born on Dec. 22, 1913, in Fairfield, …
Addie Geer, 93, a retired homemaker from Cove, died Sept. 12 at a local nursing home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cove Seventh Day Adventist Church, with elder Al Heitzmann officiating. Burial will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Mrs. Geer was born at Gordon, Tex., …
Union County, Oregon Mrs. Julia W. Boswell aged 77, died at her home in Cove, late last week. Mrs. Boswell had been a resident of Cove for 60 years. She is survived by her husband and a large number of relatives and friends in this vicinity. North Powder News Saturday August 30, 1919
