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Elmer  Thomas Bates

Elmer Thomas Bates

Dec 15, 2004

Elmer Thomas Bates, age 84, of La Grande died December 15, 2004 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at the First Christian Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Mark Schlessman officiating. Mr. Bates was born on August 19, 1920 to Thomas William and Laura Emma (Elmer) Bates. He...

James  L. Jensen

James L. Jensen

Dec 14, 2004

James L. Jensen age 64, of Summerville, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. James L. Jensen was born on February 7, 1940 the son...

Russell  Davis Williams

Russell Davis Williams

Dec 13, 2004

Russell Davis Williams, 91, of Sun City, California, and formerly of Muddy Creek near North Powder, died December 13. A descendent of two early pioneer families of North Powder, Mr. Williams, the youngest of seven children, was born Sept. 16, 1913, to Harry Chatterton and Ida Belle Davis Williams in Muddy Creek. His grandparents were Lemuel and Amanda Ellen...

Frances  Elizabeth Adams

Frances Elizabeth Adams

Dec 11, 2004

Frances Elizabeth Adams, age 90 died Saturday December 11, 2004 in Elgin. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Friday December 17 at...

Alva  A. Smart

Alva A. Smart

Dec 11, 2004

Alva A. Smart, age 94, of La Grande, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at a local care center. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 16 at the La Grande Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Tim Gray officiating. A private interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4...

Randall  James Petersen

Randall James Petersen

Dec 11, 2004

Randall James Petersen, age 41, of La Grande, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at home from natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2004 at the United Methodist Church. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Randy was born on April 5, 1963, the son of James and...

Shirley  Mae Brown

Shirley Mae Brown

Dec 9, 2004

Shirley Mae Brown, 83, of La Grande died Dec. 9. Graveside services were held this morning, Dec. 14, at the Cove Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born May 10, 1921 in Provo, Utah, the youngest child of Harriet and Edward Hunter. On July 4, 1944 she married Arthur Max Brown and worked as a telephone operator while he served in...

Rosa  Marie Sargent

Rosa Marie Sargent

Dec 7, 2004

Rosa Marie Sargent, 85, of La Grande died December 7, 2004 at a local care center. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 pm Friday and from 11am to 2 pm at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A memorial service in Pine Haven Cemetery in Pine Valley...

Richard "Dick" Lee Overton

Richard "Dick" Lee Overton

Dec 6, 2004

Richard Lee "Dick" Overton, age 82, of Cove, died Monday, December 6, 2004 at his home. A celebration of life will begin on Monday, December 13, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Sunday, December 12, 2004 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m....

Eldon  Roy Down

Eldon Roy Down

Dec 5, 2004

Eldon Roy Down, age 82, of Eagle, Idaho and formerly of Wallowa, Union and Baker Counties, passed on December 5, 2004 of natural caused in a Boise Care Facility. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel with Father Hank Albrecht of Our Lady of the Catholic Church...

Mary  "Doris" Wyatt

Mary "Doris" Wyatt

Dec 5, 2004

Mary "Doris" Wyatt, loving and devoted wife and mother, died Sunday,December 5, 2004 at a local care facility. She was 77. A funeral service will be held Friday, December 10, 2004 at 1:00 pm at LDS Stake Center, 12th Street And Gekeler Lane, with Bishop George Chadwick conducting. Dedication of the grave will be follow at Grandview Cemetery. Viewing...

Roberta  Glee Manley

Roberta Glee Manley

Dec 1, 2004

Roberta Glee Manley, age 84, of La Grande, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. There will be a memorial service in the early spring at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Manley was born on December 9, 1919, the daughter of Vernon and Ava (Shields) Romig in Pueblo, Colorado. She married Patrick Manley in 1943...

Thordis "Maggie" Matilda Whittemore

Thordis "Maggie" Matilda Whittemore

Nov 30, 2004

Thordis "Maggie" Matilda Whittemore, age 91, of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley....

Richard  E. Duckett

Richard E. Duckett

Nov 30, 2004

Richard E. Duckett, age 51, of Elgin died November 30, 2004 at his home following a long illness. A celebration of life will begin at the La Grande Baptist Church. Mr. Duckett was born November 15, 1953, to Richard L. and Doris Duckett in La Grande. The family moved to Bates in 1959. He graduated from Prairie City High...

Inez  Lenore Fries

Inez Lenore Fries

Nov 29, 2004

Inez Lenore Fries, age 98, of La Grande died November 29, 2004. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Fries was born on March 26, 1906, to Miles M. and Katie Baker Woodell in Summerville. Both sets of grandparents were Summerville pioneers. She attended school in Summerville and Dry Creek, and attended...

Berta Churchill

Berta Churchill

Nov 29, 2004

Berta "Boots" Churchill, 72, died Monday, November 29th at her home in Elgin. A celebration of her life will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 5th at the Elgin Stampede Hall in Elgin. Boots Churchill was born on October 31, 1932 in McCloud, Oklahoma to Eucle and Georgia (Persinger) Spencer. She was raised and educated in McCloud where she...

Maxine Huizenga

Maxine Huizenga

Nov 28, 2004

Maxine M. Huizenga, age 78 of La Grande, died Sunday November 28, 2004 at a local care center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Mark Schlessman officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Maxine M. Huizenga was born on June 22, 1926 the...

Lawrence  "Vern" Cathey

Lawrence "Vern" Cathey

Nov 27, 2004

Lawrence "Vern" Cathey, age 75, of La Grande, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 27, 2004. A celebration of life will begin on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the New Life Center (behind Shop ‘n' Kart). Burial will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Vern was...

Shirley Gunston

Shirley Gunston

Nov 25, 2004

Shirley Gunston, age 86, of Portland, and formerly of Elgin, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at her home. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 9:00 until 12:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Shirley the daughter of...

Julia  Catherine Farrow

Julia Catherine Farrow

Nov 24, 2004

Julia Catherine Loomis Farrow died November 24, 2004 in La Grande, Oregon. She was 105 years old. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Born on July 3, 1899 in Bucoda, Washington, she was the fifth of nine children and the youngest of three daughters. Julia's mother died in 1904 and her father never remarried though he...

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