Sumpter Oregon

Ryder, Jack Hughes – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon Jack Hughes Ryder, 70, of Sumpter, died July 15, 2002, at his home. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Bill Cox of the McEwen Bible Fellowship will officiate. Burial will be at the Blue Mountain Memorial Garden at Walla Walla, Wash. Jack was born on July 3, 1932, at Baker City to William Horace Ryder and Helen Rose Hughes Ryder. He graduated from Baker High School and went on to attend Oregon State University at Corvallis for three years. Jack served his country in the … Read more

Abrams, Hazel Branch Vogel Mrs. – Obituary

Hazel Branch Vogel Abrams, 85, beloved mom and grandma, died Dec. 21, 2004, in the comfort of her home and wrapped in the love of her family. Her funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Cambridge, Idaho. Burial will follow at Cambridge Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home in Weiser, Idaho. Hazel was born July 28, 1919, at Sublimity, Ore., the fifth of six children of Burton S. and Etta Mae Potter Branch. She was raised on their homestead in the Crane Creek area east of Midvale, Idaho, and she … Read more

Warnock, Alice Anatoinette Brown Mrs. – Obituary

Alice Antoinette Warnock, 94, died Aug. 16, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. Private burial was at the Sumpter Cemetery. There will be a memorial celebration of her life at 3 p.m. Sunday at the McEwen Community Church in Sumpter Valley. Pastor Bill Cox will officiate. There will be a beef barbecue at the church for family and friends after the service. Alice was born June 17, 1908, to Herbert and Theresa Nystrom Brown at Portland. She was raised on farms at Woodburn and Mohawk, and graduated from Eugene High School in 1924 at the age of … Read more

Wire, Sedonia M. Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Sedonia M. Wire, 93, of Lebanon died Sunday May 11, 2003, at Twin Oaks Care Center in Sweet Home. A graveside service was held Thursday, May 15, 2003 at Providence Cemetery near Scio. Huston-Jost Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Portland, the daughter of Leroy and Anna (Burghardt) Davis. She was raised on a farm in the Lebanon area and graduated from Albany High School. During World War II, she worked at Fort Lewis, Wash. On Oct. 8, 1943, she married Walter Wire. The couple moved to Lebanon then settled in Sumpter. Her husband … Read more

Rowan, F. MaRee Beigh Mrs. – Obituary

F. MaRee Beigh Rowan, 74, died May 14, 2008, at her home in Sumpter. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. There will be a graveside service at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Ontario. Friends are invited to join the family at the Lions Park for a celebration of life party in MaRee’s honor after the service. MaRee was the daughter of Millard and Florence Beigh of Cambridge, Idaho. She was born and raised at Cambridge. She married the love of her life, Durwood “Jim” Rowan of Ontario, on Nov. … Read more

Scott Meda C. Pritchard Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Meda C. Scott, 95, of Baker City, died June 2, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Meda was born on May 14, 1908, at Sumpter to Albert and Nettie Gillmore Pritchard. She lived at Sumpter until 1941, and then moved to Pondosa. In 1946 she moved to Baker City. She married George A. Scott in 1929 at McEwen. They had four sons: George, Herschel, Evan and … Read more

Bacon, Alma Theresa Turner Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Alma Theresa Bacon, 92, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 19, 2005, at a foster care home in Baker City. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Alma was born on Oct. 28, 1912, at Folsom, Calif., to Victor Leonard and Mamie Ellen Dickinson Turner. She was raised and educated at Folsom. She married John Bacon on … Read more

VanCleave, Gordon E., Sr. – Obituary

Gordon E.VanCleave Sr., 78, of Mount Vernon, a former longtime Baker County resident, died July 2, 2003, at Mount Vernon. He was born on Oct. 16, 1924, at Hereford to Benjamin Franklin and Sarah Maude Williams VanCleave. They moved to the Sumpter junction when he was small and he had lived in Baker County most of his life. He loved to hunt and fish and he loved the mountains and camping. He was a logger, rancher and truck driver. He especially loved coaching high school rodeo. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. He married his wife, … Read more

Yocum, Charles E. “Chuck” Sr. – Obituary

Charles E. “Chuck” Yocum Sr., a former Sumpter resident, died Dec. 12, 2006, at Boise. At his request, his body was cremated. There will be a memorial service at Sumpter in the spring. Chuck had endured a long struggle with diabetes, which contributed to the loss of his eyesight. He was born at Los Angeles, graduated from high school and then served a brief time in the Air National Guard. He started work for a small telecommunications company, Continental Telephone, which eventually became part of General Telephone (GTE). He worked for GTE for 33 years in California and Washington. He … Read more

Maxwell, Adele – Obituary

Adele Maxwell Died at Age 95; Noted School Teacher 50 Years Adele Powell Maxwell 95, whose life was school teaching in the small communities of this Eastern Oregon region, but whose later years were on a ranch near Vale, died March 17, 1991, at the Columbia Basin home in The Dalles. Graveside service was held Thursday at Haines Cemetery, with her grandson, Rev. Dan Grady of Portland, the pastor. Her death closed a long chapter in the history of this country dating back to 1835 in the East when her father was born. But her life was Burnt River Valley … Read more

Smith, William “Bill” – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon William “Bill” Smith, 69, of Sumpter died Sept. 26, 2002, at his winter home in the Tepusquet Canyon of Santa Maria, Calif. His body was cremated and there was a family memorial service at the Smith ranch. Bill was born on the family ranch on April 12, 1933, and lived there until his death. He bought his beloved forest in the Sumpter area in 1982 and built his home there in 1998. He also had lived there until a few weeks ago. Bill was an electrician by trade and wired the first space shuttle at Vandenberg Air Force … Read more

Blaylock, Thomas Reed “Tom” – Obituary

Thomas Reed “Tom” Blaylock, 79, died Sept. 8, 2005, at St. Charles Hospital in Bend. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship. Pastor Bill Cox will officiate. Interment will be at the Sumpter Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Baker City AMVETS, Post No. 1874. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Tom was born on Aug. 8, 1926, at Seattle, Wash. He came to Oregon in 1945. He rode a horse to Arlington to work on a ranch. He graduated from school at Arlington. He … Read more

Nelson, Jack Curtis – Obituary

Jack Curtis Nelson, 56, of Sumpter died Oct. 27, 2007, at his home after a long battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service later at Sumpter. Cremation was by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory of Baker City. Jack was born on Aug. 13, 1951, at Milwaukie to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nelson. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He learned these skills at an early age from his father and grew up to love them even more. At one time, Jack had studied to become a forest ranger. He worked at GI Joe’s in Milwaukie for 11 years. … Read more

Graves, Larry A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Larry A. Graves, 66, a longtime Baker City resident, died July 26, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Bill Cox of McEwen Bible Fellowship will officiate. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Larry was born March 12, 1936, in Baker City to Lawrence and Emma Graves. Though born in Baker City, Larry lived with his family at Sumpter at the time, and he continued to … Read more

Beck, Arlyn Duane – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Arlyn Duane Beck, 89, of Baker City, died Dec. 28, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary was said Sunday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. A Memorial Mass was celebrated Monday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. The Revs. Julian Cassar and Camillus Fernando concelebrated the Mass. Arlyn was born on Aug. 14, 1916, at Molalla, the second of four sons born to Walter A. and Agnes M. Robbins Beck. He received his early schooling in the Meadowbrook area near Molalla. When he was 12 the family moved … Read more

Culley, Ronald Duane – Obituary

Ronald Duane Culley, 66, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 26, 2007, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Jonathan Privett of the Nazarene Church will officiate. Ron was born on July 17, 1941, in Baker City to Harold and Catherine Bradley Culley. He lived for a couple of years in Baker City then spent about a year on the Umatilla Army Depot where his father was working. He moved from there to the Bourne area where … Read more

Pearce, Charles R. – Obituary

Charles R. Pearce, 89, of Nampa, Idaho, died at his home with his family by his side on April 4, 2003. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. at the McEwen Bible Fellowship Hall at 15403 Sumpter Stage Highway near Sumpter. Pastor Bill Cox will perform the service at the Fellowship Hall. Charles and his wife Jeanette were members of this church when they lived in Sumpter. Arrangements are under the direction of Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Ave. S. at Nampa. Charles was born to Clara and David Penn Pearce at Belton, Texas, on Sept. 5, … Read more

Hesner, Elton Ellis – Obituary

Elton Ellis Hesner, 77, a former Pleasant Valley and Sumpter resident died on Saturday, March 29, 2003, in Jackson, Calif. A graveside service was held on Friday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m. in the Garden of Valor at Sunset View Cemetery in Martell. Interment followed the service. Arrangements were handled by Daneri Mortuary in Jackson. Mr. Hesner was born on May 10, 1925, to Ellis and Alteeny Hesner at Pleasant Valley. Elton was a resident of Stockton for 33 years before he made Amador County his home 12 years ago. He worked as a truck driver for the Zellerbach Paper … Read more

Old Sumpter Cemetery, Sumpter, Oregon (3)

Graves known for sure in Sumpter Cemetery as studied by Brooks Hawley October 8, 1961. Over 21 Years Old D.C. Austin 1842-1900 Mattie Bailiess, guess 1874 Mayme Lee Baird 1878-1911 V. Black 1864-1900 John Beardsley 1864-1900 Ernest Wm. Beyers 1868-1904 Albert Butcher 1873-1937 Elizabeth Calhoun 1850-1907 Andrew A. Couse 1852-1910 J.P. Fain 1848-1899 Laura Bell Frodsham 1869-1903 James F. Gallagher 1833-1900 C.H. Gardner 1870-1911 Thomas Cumming Gray 1860-1909 Emma Herold Griswold 1870-1959 Nathan Hatley Effie Hatley 1862-1951 Laura Hatley 1878-1900 Gertrude Hatley 1883-1913 Ralph Hatley 1903-1950 M.V. Hefling 1833-1908 John J. Hinton 1850-1928 Nancy C. Hinton 1854-1931 John James 1844-1901 … Read more

Kinkead, James Robert – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon James Robert Kinkead, 82, died Sept. 1, 2004, at his home in Pilot Rock. A celebration of life memorial will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church in Pilot Rock on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. Arrangements are in care of Bishop Funeral Chapel in Pendleton. Jim was born March 10, 1922, at La Grande to George Wesley and Edith (Cowan) Kinkead. Most of his youth was spent in and around Sumpter. He graduated from Baker High School in 1941. After high school he was in the National Youth Administration, where he was trained in machine … Read more