Elgin, Oregon
Lee Ray Hollingsworth, 66, of Elgin, died Jan. 28 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall, 1511 26th St., La Grande. A dinner will follow at the Elgin Stampede Hall.
Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Lee was born May 18, 1942, to Raymond and Leora (Payne) Hollingsworth in La Grande. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1960.
He worked for Boeing Aircraft and the railroad but worked most of his life at Boise Cascade where he retired in 2000.
He enjoyed motorcycle riding and loved camping, fishing, boating and long rides in the mountains.
He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Carol and two sons; sisters, Joyce Challis of Umatilla, Deanna Hylton of Elgin, Danise Wheeler of Mollola and Viki Davidson of Mulino; children, Terri Hollingsworth Paugels of La Grande, Robert “Rob” Hollingsworth of Hermiston, Sheila Bryant of Moscow, Idaho, James Bryant of Elgin and Gary Bryant of Pendleton; numerous nieces and nephews; and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents – Raymond in 1987, and Alice Leora in 2003.
The Observer – Obituaries for the day of February 4, 2009