Fordice

Fordice, Willard D. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Willard Doke Fordice, 87, died Friday, May 16, 1997, at his home in North Powder. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West and Co. Pioneer Chapel, Baker City. Forrest Turner of North Powder will officiate. Viewing will be until 8 tonight at Gray’s West, 1500 Dewey Avenue. Mr. Fordice was born on August 12, 1909, to Willard B. and Hattie (Cole) Fordice in Lost Prairie. He married Lela May Gray at the Methodist Parsonage in Wallowa on February 23, 1934. They homesteaded in the Lost Prairie area and then ranched … Read more

Fordice, Kenneth L. – Obituary

Cove, Oregon Kenneth L. Fordice, 71, formerly of North Powder and Cove, died in his sleep Dec. 16, in Winston. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the North Powder Cemetery. Viewing will be from 3 until 6 p.m. Wednesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande. He was born Aug. 28, 1935, in Enterprise to Willard and Lela (Gray) Fordice. He grew up on a ranch near Flora on the breaks of the Grande Ronde River and later moved with his family to North Powder where he attended school. He married Donna … Read more