Baker City, Oregon
Otie Bell Yeager Snode, 92, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 22, 2004, at Baker City.
Her graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the North Powder Cemetery.
Otie was born July 25, 1911, to Henry and Lily Lancaster Yeager. She attended school in Baker County. Her family came to America from Germany.
Her husband, Howard Snode, died in 2001.
Otis was a wife and homemaker all her life. Her home was immaculate and she also took pride in her cooking. She made the most delicious pies.
She was a good neighbor and was loved by many. Otie was a very positive person and always saw the good in others. She never complained and even said, “I’m fine,” the night before she died.
Otie was preceded in death by her parents, a twin sister, two older sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include her nephews, Ernest and Everett Scrivner of Baker City, Virgel Scrivner of Ontario and Bill Knowles of Kennewick, Wash.; nieces, Helen Marconi of Portland, Glenda Purvine of Baker City, Shirley Clark of Elko, Nev., and Sandi Preuss of Reedsport.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, April 30, 2004
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
