Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Bernyce Forsythe, 92, of Enterprise, a resident of Wallowa County for 75 years, died at the Wallowa County Nursing Home on Monday, Feb. 25, 1980. She had been in failing health for approximately nine years. The daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Harp Ellsworth, she was born in Belvidere, Neb., on March […]
Died by her own hands Our whole community was electrified Monday evening, by the news that Miss Alis Ready, had been found dead at the home of Mr. And Mrs. M. Austin of Paradise. Miss Ready had been helping Mrs. Austin with her house work. It seems that on the fatal day she had –
ROBERT C. MAYS. – The well-known and capable business man, whose name appears at the head of this article, is one of the most widely known men of Union, and Wallowa counties, and is at the present time handling a large business as warehouseman at Elgin, where he is numbered among the leading residents of
Enterprise, Oregon Violet Isabel Johnson Seymour died May 29, 2007 in Enterprise. She was 76. Mrs. Seymour was born Sept. 5, 1930, to Elmer and Evelyn Johnson in Saskatchewan, Canada. She married Gail Seymour on Jan 1. 1950. She was a professional bowler with a league for seven years. She worked for Boeing Company in
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Helen B. Wagner passed away at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital on August 8. 1978, where she had been a patient for 16 days. Born on February 17, 1907, at Elgin, Oregon, she was the daughter of Thomas A. and Amy Bills. On August 24, 1925, she was married to Virgil A.
Howard Childers Dies At Kennewick Howard Boone Childers, a native of Lostine and son of the late B. F. and Maude Childers, passed away at his home in Kennewick, Wash., on Monday, May 8, 1967. Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) at 10:30 a.m. at the Desert Memorial Chapel in Kennewick. He was a retired
James F. Wood passed away at Wallowa, Tuesday, May 03, 1938. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois, August 25, 1881, a son of George and Nancy (Bunney) Wood. Most of his younger days were spent in Nebraska. He was married to Clara Lureene Womack January 14, 1919 at Pendleton and Marjorie Ellen, Sarah La Vonne
Services Held Mrs. Sarah Scott Enterprise, Oregon Memorial services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Bollman Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Sarah W. Scott who passed away Saturday, March 28, in a La Grande hospital where she had been a patient for the past ten days. Rev. John Munsey officiated and Mrs. A.L. Kintner
Enterprise, Oregon Elmer R. Collins, of Republic, Wash., died on June 16, 2007, in Renton, Wash. He was 75. Mr. Collins was born in Minam to Lloyd and Irene Collins on Dec. 20, 1931. He attended schools in Enterprise and Milton Freewater. He joined the Army in 1949 and was honorably discharged in 1952 as
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Held For John McFetridge John Oliver McFetridge, son of pioneer parents and a retired rancher and grocery man, passed away Sunday, April 21, 1974, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. He had been in frail health for several months. He was born Dec.
Enterprise, Oregon In Memorium Mrs. Melvina Ward Death has taken our dear mother. Mrs. Melvina Ward. There was plucked the sweetest flower that ever blooms. It makes our hearts sad to give up our loving mother but our loss is heaven’s gain. That sweet voice is still. She has gone to sing with the angels
Hazel Jane Fleet, 90, died March 6, 2005 in La Grande. She was born to Ralph and Lenora Barton on Oct. 26, 1914 in Joseph. Mrs. Fleet spent her first winter in Hells Canyon at Three Creeks at the old Frank Hiltsley Homestead until her family home was built on Johnson Bar. In 1916 the
Enterprise, Oregon Leola Elizabeth Bork, 84, a resident of The Dalles since 1966, died at an Albany care facility on May 12, 2004. Her graveside service was Saturday at The Dalles Odd Fellows Cemetery on Cherry Heights Road. Pastor Ken Post officiated. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home was in care of arrangements. She was
On April the 2nd 1903, John Edward Stockham, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stockham, died at the home of his parents in Paradise, Oregon at the age of 2 weeks and 2 days. This lovely bud so young so fair called hence by early doom Hast came to show how sweet a flower
Wallowa County native Mina Hazel, (Womack, Litchfield) Johnson died Thursday, March 21, 1996, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of the Wallowa County Nursing Home for the past year. She was born December 12, 1903, at Lostine, the daughter of Jacob (Clairborne) and Emily (Elestia-Emma) Womack. As a young woman she met
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Services Here For J. A. French Word was received here Monday night that J. A. French, prominent resident and early county official of this county had passed away December 30 at White Salmon, Wash. C. L. Booth left Tuesday morning to bring the body to Enterprise for burial. Funeral services will be held at the
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon John A. Bookout passed away at his home in La Grande, Friday, Feb. 8, 1935. He and his wife went to La grande last fall and made it their temporary home after renting their Alder Slope farm to their son-in-law, Homer Eads. Funeral services were held yesterday in the Christian church
C. W. (Crawford Wallace) Womack, who lives retired at Lostine, Oregon, is one of the pioneer settlers of Wallowa valley. He was born in Shelby County, Illinois, on October 4, 1844, the son of William and Martha A. (Jordan) Womack, both of whom were natives of Tennessee. The parents were married in Illinois, where they
George Monroe Rogers born June 1, 1877 Tennessee died May 10. 1852 George Rogers, long time public official in Wallowa County, died Saturday at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital, after two sieges of sickness which kept him from his Justice of Peace office in the courthouse for the past month. Funeral services were held at the
We are pleased to add to the list of leading and prominent citizens of Wallowa county the name of the estimable lady whose life’s career it is now our pleasant task to outline, since she is one who has labored for the advancement of the interests of the county and has wrought here with skill
