Daniels, Martha Ann – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Daniels Services Held Mrs. Martha Ann Daniels of Kennewick, Wash., passed away at the Lady of the Lourdes Hospital in Pasco on Saturday, March 18, 1972, She was in failing health for sometime and was a residentof a Kennewick nursing home. Mrs. Daniels was the daughter of William and Emily Anderson and was born May 23, 1888 in St. Paul, Ark., coming to Wallowa County while young. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Daniels are survived by two sons, Virgil E. of Portland and George P. (Lary) of Kennewick; one daughter, Virginia Schmidt … Read more

McDaniel, Clifford Charles

Clifford Charles McDaniel, 92, of Elgin, died Monday, December 14, 1992, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held at 1 P.M. Thursday at the Elgin Nazarene Church with the Rev. Marshall Vaughn of the La Grande First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Private interment will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. McDaniel was born on Feb. 3, 1900, to S.P. and Viola (Donley) McDaniel in Eifort, Ohio. On July 30, 1927, he married Margaret May McDonald in La Grande. She died on November 30, 1982. He worked as a lumber grader for Boise Cascade until his retirement in … Read more

Somppi, Alfred – Obituary

The funeral for Alfred Somppi, 76, late of 321 NW 6th, who died Friday afternoon [May 23, 1958] at his home here, will be Tuesday. He was born in Lathia, Finland and has resided in Umatilla County for 58 years. He was affiliated with the Odd Fellows, Canton Encampment, Rebekahs and was a member of the First Christian Church. Among survivors are his wife, Mamie Somppi, Pendleton; daughters, Mrs. Dudley Moss, Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Floyd McDonald, Hillsboro; brother, Efram Somppi, New Ipswich, N.H., and five grandchildren. [Interment at the Olney Cemetery] Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Robinson, L. Irl – Obituary

Nov. 2, 1904 – Oct. 6, 1988 L. Irl Robinson, 83, of Salem died Thursday in Salem. He was born in Gordon, Texas. He lived in Cove from 1905 to 1919. He served in the Army from 1923 to 1924 and was middleweight boxing champion in the armed services. He married Iola Childers, June 8, 1928, in La Grande. He lived in Montana, Washington and California before coming to Salem in 1950. He moved to Union in 1976 and returned to Salem in 1978. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Salem, and was on the original board … Read more