Baker City, Oregon
Wendell Randolph Muncey, 85, of Baker City, died Feb. 22, 2001, at his home.
At his request, he was cremated, and there will be no funeral. Coles-Strommer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Muncey was born Aug. 4, 1915, on his maternal grandmother’s place at Ostrander, Wash., a son of Edwin Francis and Amanda Asenath Holmes Muncey. He attended schools at Halfway.
After leaving school he became a truck driver and spent the rest of his life doing what he lived, driving.
He worked for several companies in California before he was injured and had to quit. He returned to Eastern Oregon, and he always considered Halfway and Baker City as his home.
Contributions in Mr. Muncey’s memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice in care of the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, Ore., 97814.
Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, March 9, 2001
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
