Obituary

Bowman, Alvira Davis Obituary

Funeral services for Mrs. Alvira Bowman were held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Methodist Church in Kingston, conducted by the Rev. Edward Hardy. Burial was in Kingston Cemetery. [Died Feb. 12] A mixed quartet from Liberty sang. The honorary pallbearers were from her Sunday school class. They were Mrs. Lon Hendricks, Mrs. Grace Morley, Mrs. Ruth Kruise, Mrs. Juanita Sims, Mrs. Callie Ruhl and Mrs. Alta Edson. Pallbearers were Henry Babcock, George Morley, Henry Krusie, Jesse Mellon, Fred Ruhl and Charles Edson. Quincy Herald, February 18, 1933 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Samson Beatrice Ileen, Mrs. – Obituary

Beatrice Ileen “Bea” Samson, 80, of Baker City, died July 26, 2009. Her graveside service was at noon today at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lebanon. Friends were invited to join the family for a reception at Waterloo Park afterward. Bea’s love for her Lord Jesus was top priority while the love for her family ranked next, family members said. Her kindness and generosity were shown in the lives of all the people she helped. Many times, she did without her own essentials so someone else could be helped. She never thought about herself unless forced to do so, her … Read more

Hopkins, Dr. Albert. B. – Obituary

Summerville, Oregon Dr. Albert B. Hopkins, 95, of Summerville, died Jan. 29, 2004, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel with graveside services following. Dr. Hopkins was born on Sept. 29, 1908, in Texarkana, Ark., to the Reverend Benjamin Franklin Hopkins and Mary Ann Green. In 1929 he moved to La Grande with his family when his father was assigned as the minister of the Methodist Episcopal South Church on N. Fir Street. That summer he joined the first class at the newly … Read more

Mann, Charles Leo – Obituary

Charles Leo Mann, 55, of Baker City, died July 24, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations will be until 8 tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Interment will be at the North Powder Cemetery. Charles was born on Jan. 10, 1954, at Baker City to Arel Leo and Donna Dee Free Mann. He graduated from La Grande High School and went on to attend Prairie Baptist Institute in Canada for two years. He enjoyed woodworking, going for long walks and Bible … Read more

Phillips, Frederick A., II – Obituary

Frederick A. Phillips II, 88, a lifelong Baker City resident, died July 17, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be Thursday, July 23 at 2 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Dave Deputy of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Baker County Community Event Center, 2600 East St., after the service. Cremation was done by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Private entombment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery mausoleum. Frederick A. Phillips II was born on Jan. 30, 1921, at … Read more

Clapp, Shirley May – Obituary

Shirley May Clapp, 83, of Baker City, died July 23, 2009, at Ashley Manor Assisted Living. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Shirley was born on Aug. 30, 1925, at Haines. She was the third and youngest child of Milton Charles and Elva Leona White Clapp. Shirley attended Haines grade school and high school. After her father’s death, she and her mother moved … Read more

Fugit, Virgene Payton Hulse Mrs. – Obituary

Virgene Payton Fugit, 86, a life-time resident of Halfway, died July 22, 2009, with her husband Stan and her children and grandchildren by her side at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at the Halfway Lion’s Club. Pastor Bill Shields of Pine Valley Presbyterian Church will officiate. A reception will immediately follow the service. Private vault interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Virgene was born March 31, 1923, in Halfway to Charlie and Josie Bassett Hulse. She attended school in Halfway and graduated from high school in only … Read more

Smith, Billy Ray – Obituary

Billy Ray Smith, 55, of Huntington died July 20, 2009, with his loved ones at his home. His graveside funeral will be Wednesday, July 29 at 11 a.m. at the Huntington Cemetery followed by a potluck memorial at 2 p.m. at the VFW Hall. Visitations will be Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28, from noon to 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Billy Ray was born Nov. 3, 1953, at Norco, Calif. He was known for being a loving man, father, husband, brother, son and grandfather, family members said. Survivors include his wife, … Read more

Laughlin, George Birch – Obituary

George Birch Laughlin, 85, of Glendive, Mont., died July 20, 2009, at the Glendive Medical Center. His funeral will Friday, July 24, at Zion Lutheran Church in Glendive with Pastor Avis Anderson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. George was born on Dec. 18, 1923, in Carrington, N.D., the son of Thomas Birch and Ethel Christina (Grotewold) Laughlin. George was raised and educated in the Carrington area. He enjoyed the times spent with his Grandfather Grotewold traveling to Minnesota in the summers. George spent one year in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Northern … Read more

Guyer, Gail Elaine Hoopes Mrs. – Obituary

Gail Elaine Hoopes Guyer, 64, of Ontario, a former Huntington resident, died July 17, 2009. A graveside memorial honoring her life will be held at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City on Saturday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Gail was born on Oct. 27, 1944, at Weiser, Idaho. She was the third child and only girl of Roland Leroy and Marie Rebecca (Paulson) Hoopes. They were known to all as Rollie and Sally. Gail’s dad called her mom Sally because he liked the name and thought it better suited her. Their first child was Alan Leroy, born in July … Read more

Menolascina, Kay Sharon Phillips Mrs. – Obituary

Kay Sharon Menolascina, 68, of Baker City, died July 16, 2009, at an adult foster care home after an extended illness. At her request, her body was cremated. Private inturnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Menolascina was born on Nov. 17, 1940, at Oregon City to Raymond I. and Emma “Jean” Phillips. Kay graduated from Franklin High School where she sang in the choir. She also attended Business College. For more than 10 years she and her husband, Dino, operated D & K Detector Sales, a successful metal detecting and prospecting business they started together in 1968 in … Read more

Lee, Oscar Grant – Obituary

Funeral services for Oscar G. Lee, pioneer realtor and hotel man of Oklahoma City who died in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday afternoon [June 13, 1934], will be held here at 10:30 a.m., Friday, it was announced Wednesday night. Death, caused by hardening of the arteries, came to Lee following almost a year’s confinement in St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. He had been a resident of that city since leaving Oklahoma City in 1913. While Lee was supposed to have staked out a claim in Oklahoma City following the run of 1889, friends of his here recalled that he originally … Read more

Byram, Kenneth L. – Obituary

Kenneth L. Byram, 1309 Thomas Dr., Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away Sunday. He was a retired school teacher, a member of Lanesboro Masonic Lodge, and a veteran of WWI. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Byram, Las Cruces, sons, Kenneth Byram, Mankato, Minn., Howard Byram, Chicago, Ill., Russell Byram, Cherry Point, GA. Corp, Kery Byram, U.S. Marine Corp, Theron Byram, Doren Byram, both of Las Cruces; daughters, Mrs. Margarita Bostrom, Omaha, Neb., Ruth Elaine Byram, Las Cruces, sister, Mrs. Hollis Herndon, Tracy, Calif. Arrangements pending with Harding-Orr & McDaniel Montana Ave. The El Paso Times, March 21, 1972 Contributed by: … Read more

Findley, Rolla Dotson – Obituary

Rolla D. Findley, 84, died about 7 p.m. yesterday [September 15, 1956] at his home 1916 West Chase, after a lengthy illness. A retired Wright County farmer, he had lived in Springfield for the past 11 years. Mr. Findley was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Nina; one son, Guy H. of 1841 North Broadway; one sister, Mrs. Mary Deavers of Sanger, Calif.; three brothers, John and Jim of Mansfield and W. O. of Joplin; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Rainey’s Chapel, with … Read more

McQueen, Leonard – Obituary

Leonard R. McQueen, 79, Flat Rock, Washington Township retired farmer, died Wednesday [September 13, 1972]. Major Hospital patient since Feb. 4. Bartholomew County native, lived in the Flat Rock community most of his life. Member of the Flat Rock United Methodist Church, a 50 year member of Camon Lodge 343, F. and A.M., at Clifford, and a member of the Flat Rock Citizens Committee. Ewing Mortuary with the Rev. Ray Bozell officiating. Burial will be in Flat Rock Cemetery. Born Sept. 15, 1892, s/o Alfred Jefferson and Laura (Reed) McQueen. Survivors: 1 daughter, Mrs. Garnet (DeVone) Hamilton, Flat Rock; 4 … Read more

Ireland, Edith Rose – Obituary

Edith Rose Ireland, 92, of Mitchell died Dec. 20 at her home. Memorial services will be July 21 in Hood River. Mrs. Ireland was born in Hood River July 21, 1914, to James Ray and Emma May (Barton) Hathhorn. She grew up and was educated there. She married Willis “Mike” Ireland in Hood River June 19, 1931. She and her family lived throughout the Northwest, wherever there was a dam to be built. They moved to Elgin in 1999, then to Mitchell in November. Mrs. Ireland enjoyed quilting, sewing, knitting, making and stuffing animal toys and dolls, and various other … Read more

Maxwell, John – Obituary

John Edward Maxwell, 70, who was born and lived until his retirement at Haines, died Tuesday afternoon June 18, in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Boise. Services for Mr. Maxwell were conducted Monday afternoon at the Baptist Chruch in Haines. The Rev. Lloyd A. Malmstrom and the Rev. Dennis officiated. Interment was in the Haines Cemetery, West and Company were directors. Mr. Maxwell, son of James O. and Nancy A. Maxwell, was born at Haines, Feb.3, 1893. He graduated from Muddy Creek School and Linfield College at McMinnville. He had been a farmer in the Haines area until his retirement … Read more

Biography of Foster, Randolph

In regard to the death of Mr. Foster, the following was published in the Galveston News in August, 1878: Richmond, August 27th. “Editors News: “To enable you to see what a mistake you made in your issue of 25th instant, in your extract from the “Four Counties,” I enclose both what you said and the obituary of Randolph Foster, which by mistake you convert into an obituary of T. M. Blakely, his son-in-law, at whose home Mr. Foster died. “Randolph Foster, as may be seen by the very terse and beautiful obituary as published in the Four Counties, which would … Read more

Slack, Lyle B. – Obituary

Lyle B. Slack, 1915 Davis St., died at his home Wednesday. He was 64. He was born Oct. 14, 1914, at Summerville, Ore. He attended elementary schools at Summerville and Imbler, and graduated from La Grande High School. Later, he lived in Wallowa County for five years. He was in the Army during World War II. Mr. Slack married Ruth Hopkins at Cheyenne, Wyo., June 4, 1943. They farmed in the Summerville area several years before moving to Milton-Freewater in 1962, where he owned and operated Slack Upholstery Shop. Survivors are his wife; son, Donald, Hermiston; daughter, Mrs. Don (Kathy) … Read more

Pierce, Nathan – Obituary

A message to relatives received in Milton Wednesday, states that Nathan Pierce died in San Francisco, Wednesday, the 26th inst., of heart disease. Mr. Pierce left his home about two weeks ago, going to San Francisco for his health. His son Henry was in San Francisco and was in attendance on his father. The remains will be brought from San Francisco and the funeral will probably take place Sunday at Milton, as the body is expected on today’s train. Nathan Pierce was for many years a prominent figure in politics of Umatilla county and the state of Oregon. In 1892 … Read more