Wallowa Oregon

McCubbin, William Everett – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Friends Mourn Everett McCubbin Memorial services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Bollman Chapel for William Everett McCubbin who passed away on Thursday, November 30, 1967 at the Wallowa Memorial hospital. Rev. Douglas T. Field officiated and Mrs. Gail Swart was organist. Mrs. Rachel Ann Sutphin sang “Peace I Leave With You.” Casket bearers were: Maurice Weaver, Jim Hombel, Bill Poulson, Glen McElroy, Bill Ferguson and Jerry Weaver, and internment was in the Enterprise cemetery. Son of William and Maud McCubbin, he was born at Lostine on October 11, 1903. On November 19, 1924 … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M. Sounsavell,

One of the enterprising and progressive business men of Wallowa county is named at the head of this article and to his efforts much is due in the way of progress and in promoting the advancement of the county’s interest, while he is numbered with the most capable and up-to-date merchants of the county, manifesting both breadth of mind in his business ventures, while he is also blessed with a care of details that is untiring and that insures him success in his undertakings, being also a man of exemplary, moral uprightness and stability selected well stock carry they while large, … Read more

Landers, Wilbur Paul – Obituary

Island City, Oregon Wilbur Paul Landers Wilbur Paul Landers, 96, died in Wenatchee, Wash., Oct. 15. Funeral services will take place at the LDS Church in Island City at 1 p.m Saturday. Viewings will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel and noon until 12:50 p.m. Saturday prior to the funeral. Burial will be at the Grandview Cemetery following the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Home and Telford’s Funeral Home. Mr. Landers was born Aug. 21, 1910, near Leadwood, Mo., to John and Essie Landers. His family moved to Oregon when he … Read more

Johnson, Lora Jeannette – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Lora Jeannette Johnson of Enterprise May 20, 2007. She was 90. Services will be held June 2, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church in Enterprise. A complete obituary will run at a later date. Wallowa County Chieftain, May 24, 2007 Contributed by Dixie Ricker Second Obit. Lora J. Johnson died on May 20, 2007, at Alpine House in Joseph. She was 90. Mrs. Johnson was born on Sept. 12, 1916, in Regina, Saskatchewan Province, Canada to Durbin Yost and Anna McKay Yost. Her parents immigrated to Pullman, Wash. where she graduated from high school and … Read more

Spencer, Sarah Elizabeth, Mrs. – Obituary

Pioneer of 1886 Dies In Wallowa Wallowa, Oregon Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, a Wallowa County Pioneer, passed away at her home in Wallowa, Sunday, January 20, 1935. She was nearly 90 years old. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Christian Church in Wallowa, conducted by Reverend Walter Meyer, pastor, assisted by Reverend L. B. Williams of the Presbyterian Church, and Dr. H.W. Oliver, an old neighbor. Burial was in the Wallowa Cemetery. Sarah Elizabeth Williams was born December 7, 1845, near Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, the daughter of James and Mary Williams. She was the oldest of eleven, … Read more

Rich, Fred (Mary) Goebel Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Fred Rich, resident of Wallowa for the last 48 years, passed away Friday morning (May 29, 1936) following a lingering illness. While the end came somewhat suddenly, she had been in failing health for more than a year and her recovery had long been despaired of. Funeral services were held from the home Sunday afternoon at 3:30, with a large number of friends and relatives paying their final tribute and a mass of flowers testifying to their esteem. The services were conducted by Rev. C. N. Trout of Enterprise. Mrs. Rich’s maiden name was Mary Goebel. She was born … Read more

Y-Z Surname, Wallowa Cemetery, Oregon

Y Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Yarington, Child : Yarington, Child : Yarington, George H. 29 JUL 1898 : 22 JUN 1977 Yarington, Norma Laree 1931 : 1932 Youch, Eva Leona Scrivner 25 MAY 1906 : 3 JUL 1976 Young, Alice 8 SEP 1914 : __ JUL 1916 Young, Hazel T. 9 NOV 1910 : 29 JAN 1956 Young, Homer Guy 16 AUG 1887 : 25 JUN 1956 Z Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Ziegler, Shawn Adair 15 MAR 1970 : 17 FEB 1971

Patterson, William Roberts “Bob” – Obituary

William Roberts “Bob” Patterson, 67, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 12, 2008, at the Veterans Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash., from complications of cancer. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Enterprise. Bob was born on Feb. 16, 1940, at Baker City to Franklin W. “Bill” and Elizabeth Patterson. The Patterson family spent summers at their cabin at Wallowa Lake, which had been purchased in 1918 by grandfather, Dr. Carl G. Patterson of Baker City. Bob attended Baker public schools and attended Eastern Oregon University … Read more

Laurence, Harold W. – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Harold W. Laurence, 86, of La Grande died Aug. 5 at his home. Viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday Aug. 10 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11 also at Daniels Chapel. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Laurence was born in Dec. 9, 1919, to Joe and Daisy Hayward Laurence in Mount Vernon. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School, and married Raema Helen Davis. He worked as a meat cutter and apprenticed to become a watchmaker. He … Read more

Martin, Mabel Mrs. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Mrs. Mabel Martin Laid To Rest Mrs. Mabel Martin died at Medford Aug. 1. Mabel Adeline Dunn was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, June 6, 1880. She came to Wallowa County with her parents in 1893 and settled in the north end of the county. She was married to Robert M. Martin Dec. 14, 1899, and to this union eight children were born, three daughters and five sons. Two daughters and one son are deceased. She was left a widow by the death of her husband Feb. 12, 1945. The greater part of her life was … Read more

Williams, Stephen Ray – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Stephen Ray Williams Stephen Ray Williams of Elgin, 26, died at the University of Oregon Hospital in Portland on Saturday July 12, 1980, of injuries he received in a one-car accident just west of Enterprise on July 4. He was a resident of Wallowa most of his life. He was born in La Grande on July 28, 1953, the son of Fred and Myrtle Williams. In 1957, he moved with his family to Wallowa, where he lived until approximately seven years ago. On August 31, 1973, he was married to Linda Cameron in Elgin. He was a log … Read more

McComas, E. S. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon One of the largest funerals in the history of the town of Union marked the obsequies of the pioneer editor and politician, E. S. McComas. The funeral was held at Union, Wednesday afternoon, September 6 at 3 o’clock, and was attended by a great gathering of pioneers. The body was laid to rest beside his mother, brother, and son. The deceased leaves a widow, one daughter, an adopted son and three sisters, Mrs. Alice M. Bell of Enterprise, Mrs. Esther E. Pursel and Mrs. Mary R. Thomson of Union. Mrs. Bell received word of her brother’s … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William P. Newby

Enterprising and industrious in all his ways, the subject of this sketch is one of the men that have added materially to the wealth of Wallowa County, developing here, in an excellent manner, the resources with which the county abounds so fully, meanwhile manifesting that continuity of purpose and determination which brook no defeat and stop not at any obstacle, while his moral qualities of genuine worth and high order have shone without intermission, giving him the approbation, esteem, and confidence of all who may have the pleasure of his acquaintance. William Newby was born in Iowa on July 29, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Joseph H. Smallwood

The agricultural population of Wallowa County is well known for its energy and enterprise and among this worthy number may be mentioned the esteemed gentleman whose name appears above, and to whom it is our pleasant privilege to grant space in this volume for an epitome of his life’s career, since his efforts in the development of the county and in conducting his business enterprises have stamped him a man of ability and his demeanor in the realm of ethics is such that his exceptionally excellent moral qualities are manifest to all in a manner quite commendatory to himself. In … Read more

Silver, Nathaniel Weldon – Obituary

Nathaniel Weldon Silver, of Wallowa, a retired planerman and edgerman, passed away Monday, November 11, 1963 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in failing health for the two past years and bedfast for seven months. He was the son of Samuel M. and Amanda E. Silver, early pioneers of Wallowa county, and was born August 20, 1881 at Burnsville, North Carolina. He had lived in Wallowa county for the past seventy years. For many years he was employed at Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company and J. Herbert Bates mill. On December 25, … Read more

Conrad, C. C. (Tod) – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon C.C. (Tod) Conrad of Wallowa died today at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise. Funeral services will be held at Wallowa Christian church Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with graveside services at Summerville cemetery at approximately 3:30 p.m. La Grande Observer, La Grande, Union County, Oregon June 9, 1966 Page 3 Contributed By: Sue Wells

Throop, Harold Pat Lawrence – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Harold Pat Lawrence Throop died May 6, 2007, at the Wallowa Valley Care Center. He was 89. Mr. Throop was born March 17, 1918, in Portland to Herrel R. Throop and Anna Throop Lynch. He grew up on the ranch of his parents, Anna and Charles Lynch. He graduated from high school there in 1936. In 1938 he moved to Cloverdale with his mother and stepfather. Prior to the start of World War II, Mr. Throop studied law at Willamette University. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the war, he returned to Cloverdale, bought his parents’ ranch … Read more

Reinecke, R. Douglas – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon R. Douglas Reinecke, 75, of Baker City, died Feb. 28, 2004, at his home after a lengthy illness. A memorial Mass to honor Doug’s life will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 2235 First St. Graveside inurnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family in the praying of the rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday at the cathedral. The Rev. Rob Irwin will officiate. There will be a luncheon after the funeral in the Parish Hall. Doug was born at Seneca, S.D., on Sept. 8, 1928, … Read more

V Surname, Wallowa Cemetery, Oregon

V Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Vance, Evelyn : 1950 Varner, Ethel : Vernon, John : 29 JUL 1914 Vernon, Lucinda, Wife of John Vernon : 1914 Vurnheisel, Halla (Stockton) : 1846 Vurnheisel, Infant : Vest, Ellen Malissia 9 OCT 1858 : 12 JAN 1942 Vest, Ellis M. : 20 SEP 1970 Vest, Thomas C. : 30 MAY 1964 Vest, William 22 DEC 1945 : 18 MAY 1926 Victor, Jonathan Robert 25 JAN 1983 : 25 JAN 1983

Weaver, Darius – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Darius Weaver Mr. Darius Weaver, who has been living on his farm about three miles below Wallowa, for the past two years; quietly passed away about 6 o’clock on the morning of the 14th inst., after an illness of only a few days. The corpse was taken to the Alder cemetery for interment. Mr. Weaver leaves many warm friends to mourn his absence. The Aurora, August 24, 1894 Contributed by J. Work