Summerville Oregon

Biographical Sketch of H. A. Myers

H.A. MYERS. – Mr. Myers, for twenty-five years one of the “pillars of the community” in the beautiful north end of the Grande Ronde, was born in Kentucky in 1820, and nine years later removed with his parents to Missouri, where he grew to manhood and received what education might be obtained at the common schools of that state. In 1864 he made the journey across the plains immediately to the Grande Ronde, Oregon, and located a claim three miles west of Summerville. For six years he was engaged in farming and stock-raising, and afterwards for six years lived in … Read more

Biography of Hyrum M. Monson

HYRUM M. MONSON. – Although the subject of this sketch has not been in Union county so long as some of the earliest pioneers, he being one of the younger men, upon whom have falen the mantles of the sturdy ones who opened these regions for the abode of their fellows, yet his achievements have been of such a commendable nature, and his life of such an exemlary character, that he is entitled to representation in the history of the county, and it is with pleasure that we accord to him a place among the builders of the county, in … Read more

Rollins, Halbert Wesley – Obituary

Funeral services for Halbert Wesley Rollins, 68, Summerville, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Gordon Milldrum will officiate and interment will be in Summerville cemetery. Rollins was a storekeeper and had lived in Union County his entire life. He was born October 18, 1900, in Imbler, the son of William R. and Cora Cornell Rollins. On June 9, 1928, he was married to Ruth Littreal in La Grande. Rollins was a member of B.P.O.E. No. 433, La Grande. Survivors include his wife Ruth, Summerville; one daughter Mary Adele Paroz, La Grande; one son … 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

Wright, Morris – Obituary

Near Summerville, Monday, December 18, 1905, Morris Wright, aged 51 years. Death resulted from pneumonia. The remains were interred in the La Grande cemetery Wednesday. Deceased at one time was connected with a sawmill a few miles West of this city and leaves several relatives in this county. Elgin Recorder Friday December 22, 1905

Power, Eugene Richard – Obituary

Summerville, Oregon Eugene Richard Power Eugene Richard Power, 78, of Summerville, died Sunday at a foster care home. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Summerville Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Power was born March 25, 1928, to Mason E. and Lennett E. Moorlock Power in California. He had a brain disorder from the age of 7, but loved collecting various belt buckles, playing baseball with his brothers, eating candy and bowling, and he was bat boy for his brother’s team. He attended the Summerville Baptist Church. Survivors include … Read more

Slack, Effie Mrs. – Obituary

Effie Slack Dies At Summerville Mrs. Effie Slack, 1306 Fourth street, died Sunday morning in her son’s home in Summerville. She was 69 years old. She had been ill for a long time. Mrs. Slack had lived in Union county all of her life. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Rebecca lodge. Funeral services will be held for her at the Summerville chapel on next Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Robinson will officiate. Mrs. Slack will be buried in the Summerville cemetery next to her husband who died in 1940. Mrs. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Robert D. Ruckman

ROBERT D. RUCKMAN. – Mr. Ruckman was born on a farm in Iowa in1843, and received a common-school education. at the age of twenty he leased a neighboring farm and conducted it till 1870, when he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1872 he crossed the plains to the Grande Ronde valley, Oregon, bringing with him a few fine horses. He purchased a farm on what is locally known as the Sand Ridge, and also secured and developed a band of cattle. In 1885 he enlarged his business by taking an interest in the Victor Roller Mills of Summerville, of … Read more

See, Nancy Ann Hammock – Obituary

Nancy Ann (Hammock) See and grandchildren Adren See and Ivan Sutton. Children of daughter Anna. Mrs. See Buried Pioneer Woman Laid to Rest at Summerville Yesterday Yesterday, the body of Mrs. Ben See was laid to rest in the Summerville Cemetery. Mrs. See was one of the pioneer women of this valley, coming here in the fall of 1865 from Missouri, shortly after her marriage. On the 22nd of December she would have been 71 years of age. She is the mother of eight children, seven of whom are living to mourn her demise. The funeral was from the home … Read more

Biography of James Fleet

Many of our most capable and substantial citizens have come to us from England and among that number we must mention the subject of this sketch, whose career has demonstrated the pluck, perseverance and intelligence of the doughty Anglo Saxon race, and any work which purports to give review of the prominent citizens of Wallowa County would be quite incomplete were there not mention of this honorable and esteemed gentleman, whose uprightness, integrity and capability have given him a standing among his men and fellows and it is with pleasure that we accord him representation in the chronicles of our … Read more

Shore, John W. – Obituary

Summerville, Union County, Oregon Near Summerville, March 27th, John W. Shore, aged 4 years, 11 months and 8 days: He is dead they softly whispered, Lay him on the couch of snow; Let the angels watch our darling, They can guard him best we know Fold the hands that once were busy, Smooth the curls that shone like gold, Close the eyes that once were sparkling, And the lips so still and cold. Mountain Sentinel, Saturday April 6, 1878

Colt, Phebe Brook Mrs. – Obituary

Summerville, Union County, Oregon Eastern Oregon Pioneer Passes; Burial Tuesday Another Eastern Oregon pioneer passed on during the weekend, when Mrs. Phebe Brook Colt, a resident of Summerville for some 45 years, died in Portland Saturday. Funeral services will be held at the Summerville chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 7 with Snodgrass and Zimmerman in charge of arrangements. The services will be conducted by Rev. Paul DeF. Mortimore, of the Christian church, of which Mrs. Colt was a member. The body will arrive in La Grande tomorrow morning. Mrs. Colt was born Dec. 7 1838 at Rhysussex, England and … Read more

Glenn, Guy Jackson – Obituary

Summerville, Union County, Oregon Guy Jackson Glenn, the sixth child of Tolbert Thomas and Sarah (Meyers) [Myers] Glenn, was born on the 20th of March 1881, in Summerville, Union county, Oregon, where he acquired his early education. Later he pursued a course of study in the Holmes Business College of Portland. He remained under the parental roof until 1904, when he was married and established a home of his own. His initial experience as an agriculturist was gained on a part of the home farm of fifteen hundred and forty acres, but subsequently he secured a tract of eighty acres … Read more

Biographical Sketch of David W. Kuhn

Among those who have comparatively recently taken up their residence in Wallowa County and have brought with them pristine vigor and energy to assist materially in promoting the welfare of the county and in developing its resources, is the estimable gentleman whose name appears at the head of this article, and who is granted a representation in this volume with pleasure, since he has demonstrated himself a proper person to be thus listed with the prominent men of the county, both because he has wrought with faithfulness and assiduity, and because he has maintained an uprightness and untarnished reputation in … Read more

Epping, Tracy Lawrence – Obituary

Summerville, Oregon Tracy Lawrence Epping, 56, of Summerville, died April 16. Services will begin at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Church in Mt. Angel. A reception will follow at St. Mary’s Church Hall. Those who cannot attend the service may go to www.danielschapel.com to sign the guest book or leave a condolence online. Tracy was born March 1, 1951, in Salem. He earned an engineering degree from Oregon State University and began a construction career in the Willamette Valley, where he got married and raised his daughters. He moved to the Grande Ronde Valley in 2003 and lived on … Read more

Wise, Hattie Jeanette (Duggan) – Obituary

Hattie Wise, 78, of 905 Division, died Thursday at the Valley View Manor. Mrs. Wise was born on April 29, 1896, at Summerville, the daughter of Charles and Mary Duggan. She was a resident of Union Count all of her life. On Oct. 3, 1915, she married James Wise at Summerville. Mrs. Wise was a member of the First Christian Church of La Grande. Survivors besides her husband include: a son, Harold Wise of La Grande; grandson, James C. Wise; sisters, Margaret Golden of Portland, Mary Hurely of La Grande, Audie Behrens of Summerville, Ruth Rollins of Summerville; and many … Read more

Fetters, Mary – Obituary

Near Summerville, August 30, Mrs. Mary Fetters, aged 56 years. Eastern Oregon Republican, Thursday September 11, 1890

Hewitt, Sylvan Star – Obituary

Sylvan Star Hewitt, 88, of Union and formerly of Richland, died Nov. 25, 2005, at a La Grande care center. There will be a celebration of his life at 10 a.m. Friday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., in La Grande. Interment will be at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Visitations will be Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Sylvan Hewitt was born on May 13, 1917, at Richland to Elvira and Icey Hewitt. He attended Richland and Baker schools. In 1939, Sylvan married La Nore Wilson. He was … Read more

Cook, Mrs. Effie – Obituary

Mrs. Effie Cook Answers Call Mrs. Effie Cook passed away at the Wallowa County Hospital Sunday evening, Sept. 5, at the age of 69 years, 11 months and 26 days. Mrs. Cook was born at Summerville, Union County in 1878 to James Wesley and Sarah Jane Miller Hammack. She came to Wallowa county when a young girl and was united in marriage to G.B. Cook (who preceded her in death) Dec. 4, 1896. To this union were born three children, Roy Cook of Wallowa, Charlie Cook of Lostine, and Mrs. Earl Whitely (who also preceded her in death). Surviving are … Read more

Slack, Burris Elbert – Obituary

Long Illness Ends in Death Burris Elbert Slack, 58, of 1306 Fourth, a farmer, died early this morning in a local hospital following a lingering illness. Mr. Slack, who had resided in Union county throughout his life, was born in Summerville, April 28, 1874. Survivors include his wife, Effie; three children, Mrs. Bernice Billerbeck and Vadis C. Slack of La Grande and Lyle Slack of Shepher Field, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Burnaugh and Allie Slack, both of Summerville; two brothers, Dennis Slack of La Grande, and George Slack of Summerville, and two grandchildren. One son, Emra S. Slack, died … Read more