Stella Mae Bay, 84, a long time La Grande resident, died Aug. 24 in Tacoma Wash.
Mrs. Bay was born March 24, 1902, in Summerville to Christian and Christina (Justinson) Arnoldus.
She was a member of La Grande’s First Christian Church and the VFW Women’s Auxiliary.
Survivors include her sons, Dean of Graham, Wash., and Howard of Hillsboro; sisters, Anne Leach of Live Oak, Calif., and Ellen Sanderson of La Grande; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Her husband Ira died earlier.
A private family service was held at her granddaughter Kathy Rich’s home in Graham, Wash.
A memorial service will be held at First Christian Church, La Grande, at 11 a.m. Friday. Inurnment will be at the Summerville Cemetery.
The Observer,
Wednesday, 3 September 1986, Page 3.
Contributed by: Robert C. Bull