Haines Oregon

Averett, Norna Marie Pritchard Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Norna Marie Averett, 77, of Portland, died Aug. 23, 2004. Her memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. at Gateway Baptist Church in Portland. A graveside service in Haines will be announced at a later time. Arrangements are under the direction of Omega Funeral and Cremation Service. Norna was born at Haines on May 9, 1933, and graduated from Baker High School. She worked as a beautician prior to marrying Donald Averett in 1954. The couple moved to the Portland area from Baker City in 1958. She was a longtime resident of St. Johns and … Read more

Brownell, Edmund Garrett – Obituary

Edmund Garrett Brownell, 90, of Canby, a former resident of Haines and Baker City, died Dec. 15, 2007, at Hope Village in Canby. His memorial service will be Saturday at the assisted living section of Hope Village in Canby. Graveside inurnment for both Edmund and his wife, Jean, will be later at the Haines Cemetery. Canby Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Edmund and his twin sister, Leona Jane, were born on July 10, 1917, at Cove. He grew up in Muddy Creek on a family farm. He graduated from Muddy Creek School. He attended the University of Idaho … Read more

Lawrence, Aldiane Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. A. Lawrence Funeral Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Aldine Lawrence, of Haines, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 in the Summerville chapel with Rev. Gene Robinson officiating. She died Sept. 4 in Ontario following a long illness. She was 38. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Baker on Feb. 11, 1912 and had lived all her life in the La Grande-Union county area. Burial will be in the Summerville cemetery. Survivors include two sons, John Lawrence and Robert Lawrence, both of Haines; her mother, Mrs. Lura L. Childers of Cove; and two brothers, Avon Childers and Marion [sic … Read more

Maxwell, Glenn Hand – Obituary

Glenn H. Maxwell, 90, of Haines, who ranched in the Muddy Creek area for many years, died Thursday, August 15, 1996 at his home. His funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Gene Zacharias of the Haines First Baptist Church officiated. Entombment was at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Maxwell was born June 17, 1906, to James Oliver and Nancy Anne Hand Maxwell on the Maxwell Ranch in the Muddy Creek area. He was the youngest of 10 children. He graduated from Muddy Creek School and then attended Linfield College in … Read more

Aldrich, Gordon – Obituary

Gordon Aldrich, 78, a lifelong Haines resident, died Sept. 30, 2007, surrounded by his family at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise. His graveside funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Haines Cemetery, with Cliff Cole officiating. A reception will follow at the Haines United Methodist Church. Visitations will be Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Gordon was born Jan. 29, 1929, to Lewis and Edna (Burnside) Aldrich. A terrible snowstorm prevented the trip to Baker City, so Gordon was born in Haines in the house currently owned by Betty Brown. … Read more

Mayes, Thomas A. – Obituary

Thomas A. Mayes, 32, an almost life-time resident of the Haines vicinity, died at St. Elizabeth hospital at 2:45 Monday of this week. Death is attributed to spinal meningitis and his death followed an illness of but a few days duration. Mr. Mayes was the step-son of W.H. Mayes of the Rock Creek – Muddy Creek district and with the exception of a few years spent in Southern California and at Oak grove, Oregon had been a resident of the Haines community all his life. A son, Thomas Jr., is seriously ill with an attack of the same disease. Mr. … Read more

Yankey, Keith M. – Obituary

Lifetime Haines Man Dies May 2  Keith M. Yankey, age 70, of Haines, passed away Saturday, May 2, 1987, at his home. Services of Mr. Yankey were held Wednesday, May 6, 1987 at 11:00 a.m. at the Haines Baptist Church. Reverend Keith Spry of the Haines Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Yankey was born on March 7, 1917 in Haines, Oregon to John W. and Hattie Hearing Yankey. Mr. Yankey worked as an electrician for 33 years. His work took him to many places in Oregon and Washington. He married Leona Rose May 28, 1947 … Read more

Yankey, Jack – Obituary

Jack Yankey, Passes at Age 57 Haines Area Man Spent Entire Life in Area Graveside services for Jack Albert Yankey, age 57, were conducted Saturday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the Haines Cemetery under the direction of the Langrell Mortuary. Pastor James Shaver officiated. Mr. Yankey passed away Thursday, July 15 at St. Elizabeth Hospital after having been [in] ill health the past several years. He had made his home with his sister, Mrs. Dutch Aldrich at Rock Creek. He spent his entire life working in the sawmills in Eastern Oregon, for the Grange Supply and for a time … Read more

Spence, H. Meredith – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon H. Meredith Spence, 81 passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, after an exhausting illness. He will be greatly missed by his large and loving family and many friends. He was born in Haines, Ore., on Dec. 20, 1924, to Fred and Melvina Spence. He married his high school sweetheart Mary Jane Warner in 1954. Meredith attended Baker, Ore. High School, and served in the US Navy during World War II. Meredith worked for Powder River Livestock Equipment Company for almost 50 years before retiring at the age of 76. He loved the company and his … 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

Yankey, Raymond – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Raymond Yankey, 85, died May 24, 2003, at his home in North Powder. At Ray’s request, there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory. Private inurnment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Ray was born on June 16, 1917, to James S. and Ida May Looney Yankey at Haines. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He was a diesel mechanic for more than 40 years. Ray enjoyed fishing. Anybody who talked to him knew that his favorite saying was “This, that and the … 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

Brownell, Edmund G. – Obituary

A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 31, 2008, at 1 p.m. at the Haines Cemetery for Jean T. Brownell and Edmund G. Brownell. Pastor Sally Wiens of the Haines United Methodist Church will officiate. The Brownells were former Haines and Baker City residences. They had spent their most recent years in Wilsonville. Jean was born July 22, 1918, and died July 18, 2006. She was 87. Edmund was born July 10, 1917 and died Dec. 15, 2007. He was 90. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. … Read more

Maxwell, Charles Dewey – Obituary

Dewey Maxwell Dies; Funeral To Be Friday Hunting Accident Fatal To Mt. Carmel Farmer Haines-The community is this week morning the loss of one of its citizens, Charles Dewey Maxwell, Mt. Carmel farmer, who passed away early Sunday morning in St. Elizabeth’s hospital. Mr. Maxwell received a gunshot wound in the right arm October 24 while hunting on Antelope Mountain. Charles Dewey Maxwell was born in Haines, June 1, 1898. He attended grade and high school at Muddy Creek where his parents operated a farm. He also attended Linfield college and received his diploma. He had been engaged in farming … Read more

Boesch, Garnet Leslie – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Garnet Leslie Boesch, 75, of Point Pleasant, N.J., died Monday Oct. 4, 2004, at Claremont Care Center. A memorial service to celebrate Garnet’s life was held Saturday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Harvey Memorial United Methodist Church. Garn was born in Haines and grew up on a ranch outside of Baker City. He graduated from Baker City High School and served in the U.S. Signal Corps during the Korean War while stationed in Alaska. After moving east, Garnet established his own business, Alstate Iron Works, in Point Pleasant. He was self employed until retirement. Garnet served his … Read more

Rhodes, Elizabeth “Beth” Fisher Mrs. – Obituary

Elizabeth “Beth” Rhodes, 85, of Marco Island, Florida, died June 7, 2000. She was a former Haines resident, the daughter of Lena Maxwell and Callie Fisher and a graduate of Linfield College in McMinnville. She was a staff sergeant in the Women’s Army Corps during WWII. She is survived by a devoted husband, John, of 53 years; daughter Susan Rhodes of Seattle; step-daughter, Sally Rickert of Boulder, Colorado; and a brother John Fisher of Haines. John Rhodes generously donated the necessary funds to complete the cost of construction of the new wing of the Art League building in Marco Island, … Read more

Maxwell, Fronia Tracey Mrs. – Obituary

Fronia M. Maxwell, 94, a long time Haines resident died Thursday, March 5 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Maxwell were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Haines Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Church of The Nazarene, Baker City officiated. Mrs. Maxwell was born October 19, 1897 at Bellingham, Washington a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tracey. The family moved to Burnt River in 1910 and she also lived in Richland, Nampa, Pocatello, Idaho before moving to Haines in 1937. She married Wallace Maxwell November 8, 1937 at Baker City, Oregon. He … Read more

Bell, Cora Crandell Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Cora Crandell Bell, 88, who was to be honored soon as one of the pioneer nurses by the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland, died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Chadwell, 2510 Church St., Baker. The invitation extended to Mrs. Bell by the UO Medical School was to include observation of modern medical practices. Funeral services were Monday in The Beatty Chapel with the Rev. Tom Foster officiating. Burial was in the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Bell was born Oct. 5, 1873, in Crawford County, Missouri and had resided in Haines … Read more

Heard, Erma June Taylor Mrs.

Erma June Heard, 95, a longtime resident of the Haines area, died at her home on Sept. 16, 2005. Her graveside service was at 2 p.m. today at the Haines Cemetery. Sally Wiens of the Haines United Methodist Church officiated. There was a luncheon and fellowship afterward at the Methodist Church Annex. Erma was born on Jan. 12, 1910, at Haines to George H. and Mary Elizabeth Ashwood Taylor. She lived most of her life on the same farm where she was raised. She graduated from Muddy Creek High School and attended her first year of teachers college at Monmouth. … Read more

Suitter, Earl Nathan – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Earl Nathan Suitter, 78, of Baker City, died May 9, 2006, at the family property in Haines. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ian Fisher, Earl’s nephew, will officiate. After the services, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at Geiser Pollman Park. Earl was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Emmett, Idaho, to Homer Nathan and Daisy Jessie Carroll Suitter. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Continuing … Read more