Missouri Flat Oregon

Evans, John P. – Obituary

John P. Evans, 74, farmer in the Missouri flat section for the last 47 years, died at the St. Elizabeth hospital at 11 o’clock Friday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Evans was born in Howard County, Indiana, November 25, 1853 and moved to Missouri when he was a boy. He married Miss Elizabeth Colley in 1874 and moved with his family to Baker county in 1880. They lived in the Missouri flat district the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Evans died in 1917. The deceased is survived by two sons, Edward and frank of Baker, a daughter, … Read more

Boyer, Joann V. Bond Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Joann Boyer, 96, died at her Rock Creek home on April 3, 2005. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Sally Wiens of the Haines United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward for family and friends at the United Methodist Church in Haines. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Joann V. Bond Boyer was born on Aug. 29, 1908, to Charles Wesley and Martha Herndon … Read more

Erwin, Leslie Roy “Les” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Leslie Roy “Les” Erwin, 85, of Baker City, died Aug. 29, 2003, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will conduct the service. After the memorial service, a luncheon for everyone will be served at the Nazarene Church Fellowship Hall. Coles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Erwin was born Jan. 26, 1918, at a home in the Missouri Flat area of the Baker Valley. His parents were James and … 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

Bond, Champ Clark – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Champ Clark Bond, 90, a longtime Haines resident, died March 16, 2002, at Baker City. His memorial service was this morning at Baker City Christian Church, with Pastor Roger Scovil officiating. Disposition was by cremation at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Burial of cremated remains will be at the Haines Cemetery. Champ was born on a homestead at Missouri Flat to Martha Elizabeth Herndon and Charles Wesley Bond. He graduated from La Grande High School in 1929 and married Lois Lucretia Fisher on Dec. 18, 1933, in Union County. Champ grew up on a farm in the … Read more

Hixson, William Adolph – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon William Adolph Hixson, 86, of La Grande, died at a local care center Tuesday. A service begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A complete obituary will be available later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. La Grande Observer – Obituaries for the day of May 14, 2008 _____________________________________ William A. Hixson, 86, of La Grande, died May 13 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. Bill was born June 19, 1921, … Read more