Cordell, Sammy – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Sammy Cordell, 69, of Baker City, a former Huntington and Durkee resident, died March 27, 1993, at Sst. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pionneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Mike Whitford of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Mr. Cordell was born March 29, 1923, at Hesperus Colo., to Frannie Floread Hatchet and Rankin Carl Cordell. He attended grade school in Hesperous, Colo., and high school in Farmington, N. M. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served on … Read more

Hobbs, Raymond – Obituary

Raymond Hobbs Passes Dec. 3 Lifelong Baker County resident, Raymond C. Hobbs, 74, passed away Friday Dec. 3 at St. Elizabeth Hosp. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 2 pm at Gray’s West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. Rev. Robert A. Jackson officiated. Interment followed at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Hobbs was born April 30, 1908 in Farmington, New Mexico to Frank and Georgia Ann Hobbs. The family moved to North Powder the same year. He attended school there and was graduated from North Powder High in 1927. He was married to Julia B. Dahl of Muddy Creek Feb. … Read more