Wilma, the six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wagner Bey [Wayne Bay], died at the home of her grandfather, Benjamin Ownbey, last Wednesday and was buried in the Alder Slope Cemetery, Thursday afternoon, Rev. Cullison was in charge of the service. Wallowa County Reporter, Thursday, 26 February 1920. Contributed by: Robert Bull
Pendleton–A graveside funeral for Jess C. “Jerry” Heskett will be held Saturday, 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Cemetery. Heskett, 76, of Pendleton, formerly of Milton-Freewater, died Wednesday, September 18, 1985, at Amber valley Nursing Home, Pendleton. He was born May 31, 1909, in the Leap area near Enterprise, the son of Willard and Grace (Feagins) Heskett. He attended schools at Trout Creek and Joseph and upon completion of his schooling Heskett farmed with his parents. He lived in Wallowa County until the mid-1960s when he moved to the Milton-Freewater area. He came to Pendleton in 1981 where he entered Amber … Read more