Washington

Hobson, Perry W. – Obituary

Perry W. Hobson, 81, of Baker City, died July 9, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. His memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Agape Church on Highway 7. Forrest Turner and Garth Johnson will officiate. There will be a private family graveside service later at the Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery. Perry was born on Oct. 13, 1923, at Monroe, Wash., to Perry S. Hobson and Florence Edmunds. He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland. He married Gene M. Jacoby on Aug. 21, 1942, at Vancouver, Wash. They later separated. He joined the U.S. … Read more

Brinton, Byran Charles – Obituary

Byron Charles Brinton, 93, of Baker City, died March 22, 2005, at his home with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. The Rev. Susan Barnes will officiate. A brief graveside service will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception will follow at First Presbyterian Church. Visitations will be held Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Byron was born in a “print shop” on Jan. 28, 1912, to Charles McKay and Elizabeth Rose … Read more

Kelly, Jessie Frances – Obituary

Graveside committal services for Jessie Frances Kelly, 82, of Yakima, Washington, a former longtime Baker resident will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the family plot in Mr. Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Lawrence Roumpf will officiate. A funeral service will be held in Yakima, Monday. Mrs. Kelly died Friday in Raymond, Washington, where she had been visiting her daughter. She had been a school teacher in the Baker school system for a number of years and was married to William C. Kelly who had been a longtime Baker pharmacist. He preceded her in death on Dec. 8, 1954. She … Read more

Brown, Alyce J. Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Alyce J. Brown, 92, of Lacey, Wash., who with her husband, Henry, were founders of Boulder Park in the Wallowa Mountains, died Nov. 6, 2005, at the Panorama City retirement center at Lacey. At her request, there will be no funeral. She will be interred next to her late husband, Henry L. Brown, at Mount Hope Cemetery on Thursday. Alyce was born on June 14, 1913, at Oakland, Calif. She married Henry L. Brown on May 23, 1934. The couple moved to Baker City in 1952 and together they built Boulder Park, which they operated until … Read more

Moulton, Elmer La Grande – Obituary

Elmer La Grande Moulton, 92, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2005, at his home. At his request, there will be no funeral. Elmer was born on Oct. 22, 1912, at La Grande, the first child of Harry and Cora Moulton. Elmer grew up at Walla Walla, Wash. He received his early education at Walla Walla and then went on to Business School at Boise. Elmer married Georgia Mildred Rose in 1939 and they had two daughters: Rosemarie and Darla Jean. They later divorced. Elmer worked for Pacific Fruit and Produce and Baker-La Grande Grocery as a traveling salesman and … Read more

Foye, Ned, Jr. – Obituary

Ned Foye Jr., 68, of Yakima, Wash., a former Baker County resident, died March 22, 2005, at Salt Lake City while visiting family there. At his request, there will be no funeral. A family gathering will be scheduled later. He was born on May 16, 1936, at Baker City to Ned and Vivian Foye of Medical Springs. He attended the Pondosa grade school and was a 1954 graduate of Union High School. In 1956, he enlisted in the military and was stationed at Korea for two years. On April 29, 1960, he married Judith Lee Lott, the daughter of “Jack” … Read more

Sullens, Wilbert L. “Will” – Obituary

Wilbert “Will” L. Sullens, 79, of Medical Springs, died April 4, 2005, at his home. His memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Dale Bingham will conduct the services. Everyone is invited to a finger-food potluck reception at the VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., immediately following the service. Will was born Nov. 3, 1925, in Prairie City to Russell and Madeleine (Barlow) Sullens. He was raised and received his education in Prairie City. In 1943, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps, attending flight school in Santa Ana, Calif. He was honorably … Read more

Stiltz, W. A. – Obituary

Body Of W.A. Stiltz Is Found In Fruit Car Mr. Steve Stiltz of Rock Creek, left Saturday evening for Spokane, having been called there by the mysterious death of his brother, W.A. Stiltz, whose body was found Friday in a fruit car at Hillyard by and employe of the Western Fruit Express company. It was thought from the condition in which the body was found, to have been murdered. A coroner’s jury, however, decided that death was not due to violence. The body was brought back by the brother and burial was in Baker. Deceased was unmarried and had spent … Read more

Wilson, Hannah Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Hannah Wilson Passes Mrs. John Shurrum received a message that her mother, Mrs. Hannah Wilson had passed away in Washington, where she was visiting her son. Mrs. Wilson only a few weeks ago was a guest at the Shurrum home on Wolfe Creek, coming from Texas for a visit with her children in the northwest. Mrs. Wilson was 82 years old, and it was her plans to return here for the holiday vacation before returning to her home. North Powder News Saturday, January 8, 1927

Emele, Donald Franklin – Obituary

Funeral services for Donald “Don” F. Emele, 2750 Myrtle Street, 54, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at The Beatty Chapel. The Rev. James Berentson will officiate with concluding services in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Emele was born May 30, 1914, at Baker, Oregon, the son of Elmer A. and Elsie Sams Emele, and attended schools in Baker. After his schooling, he worked for the Union Pacific R. R. Co., was a truck driver for a Co-op in Walla Walla, Washington, worked in the shipyards in Portland, Oregon, during World War II, and had been an employee … Read more

Ensminger, George – Obituary

George Ensminger Dies, March 5 George Ensminger 69, of Walla Walla, a former longtime Haines resident died Sunday at local hospital in Walla Walla. Graveside services for Mr. Ensminger were conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8 at the family plot in the Haines Cemetery. The Reverend Gerald C. Nelson of the United Methodist Church in Haines and Baker officiated. Mr. Ensminger was born Feb. 10, 1909 in Haines, the son of Frank and Ethel Payne Ensminger. He received his education in Haines and worked in heavy construction for a number of years. After his retirement he has been a … Read more

Nock, T. W. Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Nock Dies At Home Here Wife of Lumberman Ill Several Months Mrs. T. W. Nock of Baker died at her home, 1435 Dewey Avenue, at 11:45 Saturday night following an illness extending over a period of several months. Emma B. Coe was born in Yakima, Washington, September 28, 1889. She came to Baker when she was five years old and spent the remainder of her life here. Mr. Nock has been engaged in the lumber business in Baker for several years and is now associated with the Stoddard Lumber Company. The deceased is survived besides her husband by a … Read more

Toy, Grace Y. Lee Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Grace Y. Toy, 1917 Court St., Baker, died Tuesday evening in St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. She was 72. Mrs. Toy was born April 8, 1896 at Sherwood, Ore., the daughter of Lee and June Ho Lee. She graduated from Yakima High School and was the first Chinese girl to graduate from Whitman College, Walla Walla. She was married to Henry Toy in 1930 and had resided in Baker ever since. She was owner and manager of the oldest restaurant in Baker, Toy’s Hostess House. Mrs. Toy was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oregon Trail Auxiliary No. 78 VFW, … Read more

Turner, James B. – Obituary

Graveside services for James B. Turner of Tacoma, Washington a former Haines resident were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Monday September 25, at the family plot in the Haines cemetery. Bishop J. LaRon Zundel of the LDS Church officiated. Vault interment followed. Arrangements were under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mr. Turn died Thursday at his home in Tacoma. He was 73. He was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma on December 18, 1904 and he was married to Ossie Davidson in Idaho Falls Temple. Mrs. Turner preceded him in death of January of 1976. He farmed in the … Read more

Thomas, Leemon C. – Obituary

Services for Leemon Curtis Thomas, 64, Kennewick, Washington, a former resident of Halfway, were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday July 8, at the Chapel of the Falls in Kennewick. Interment followed at the Desert Lawn Cemetery in Kennewick, under the direction of the Mueller Funeral Home. Mr. Thomas was born May 3, 1903 in Kentucky, the son of William and Ida M. White Thomas. He was married to his wife, Enid L. Thomas in Weiser on February 24, 1923. He lived in Halfway for many years until moving to Kennewick in 1943. He was doing assessment work at his mining … Read more

Maxwell, Fronia Tracey Mrs. – Obituary

Fronia M. Maxwell, 94, a long time Haines resident died Thursday, March 5 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Maxwell were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Haines Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Church of The Nazarene, Baker City officiated. Mrs. Maxwell was born October 19, 1897 at Bellingham, Washington a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tracey. The family moved to Burnt River in 1910 and she also lived in Richland, Nampa, Pocatello, Idaho before moving to Haines in 1937. She married Wallace Maxwell November 8, 1937 at Baker City, Oregon. He … Read more

Jackson, John – Obituary

John Jackson Dies At Age 83 Was Grandson of Early Settlers John Edward Jackson age 83 of 1745 Guild Road, Woodland, Wa., passed away at Bess Kaiser Hospital in Portland, Sept. 14. Graveside services were held Sept. 16 at the Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, WA. Pastor L. E. Faasch officiating. Mr. Jackson was born July 7, 1895 in Haines, OR. to G.W. and Ida Long Jackson. He attended schools in Haines and Muddy Creek. As a young man, he farmed in Baker Valley. He moved from Haines to Woodland, WA, he owned and operated one of the most modern … Read more

Hankins, Eva May Mills Mrs. – Obituary

Funeral services for Eva May Hankins, 50, of 503 Stanford Ave., Richland, Washington, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday February 26, at the Christian Church in Richland, Oregon. The Rev. Chester A. Stewart will officiate and vault interment will follow in the family plot at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. The arrangements are under the direction of Grays West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mrs. Hankins died Friday at a hospital in Boise, Idaho, after an extended illness. She was born February 5, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. She attended schools at Homestead, Eagles Valley High School and graduated from … Read more

Baxter, B. Irene Abercrombie Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon B. Irene Baxter, 82, of Baker City, died Nov. 12, 2005, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Private burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for food and fellowship afterward in the Blue Mountain Room of the Sunridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane. Irene was born at Oakland, Calif., in 1923 to Dave and Ella Abercrombie. She spent … Read more

Hunt, Thomas Aasa – Obituary

Thomas Aasa Hunt, 71, of Boise, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 1, 2005, after suffering from cancer for a brief period. His funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, at the Shamrock and McMillan Road Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Interment was at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Tom was born on May 29, 1934, at Baker City to Thomas Clarence and Marie Aasa Hunt. He married Mariam Colleen Boley on Sept. 17, 1954, at the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Read more