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 […]
Edna Motley, 87, 1500 Valley Ave., a former longtime Pine Valley resident, died Wednesday morning, April 1, 1981, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital after a long illness. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. The Rev. Sidney Sandusky will officiate. Interment will follow at Pine Haven
James Andrew “Jim” Tyler, 44, of Halfway, died June 23, 2008, at his home. His memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Pastor Bill Shields will officiate.There will be a reception after the service. Jim was born on Nov. 2, 1963, at Kemmerer, Wyo. He grew
James Rogers, 84, died at his home in Halfway on June 16, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. Over the weekend of June 21-22, the family gathered for a celebration of Jim’s life. James Everett Rogers was born on Aug. 29, 1923, in Ripley, Calif. He was raised in Southern and Northern California, graduating from
Halfway, Oregon Florence Parnell Slaughter Myhand, 84, of Halfway, died March 30, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas. Florence was born on Jan. 30, 1919, at Stonewall, Okla., to James A. and Hattie E. Word Parnell. In
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Aline Pratt Kesterson, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 24, 2002, at Bridgeview Estates. Visitations will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of
Richland, Oregon Jim Ritter, 89, of Richland, died May 2, 2004, at the North Senior Care Home at Richland. There will be a Celebration of Life and Memorial Service for him at 11 a.m. Friday at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Jim was born at Halfway on March 3, 1915. His father was J.P.
Formerly of North Powder 1934-2007 Janice Marie (Christman) Metz, 73, of Troy, Mont., and formerly of North Powder, died Aug. 29 of congestive heart failure at the Libby Care Center in Libby, Mont. A memorial service is planned for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist church in North Powder, followed by a graveside service
Halfway, Oregon Grant DeGrey Dixon, 84, of Halfway died June 4, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway. Vault interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a
Rosalynn M. “Rose” Lindstrom, 58, of Halfway, died March 22, 2008, of lung cancer. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception afterward at the Halfway Lions Hall. Rose was born on July 6, 1949,
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Elgin, Oregon Aug. 9 — Thomas Smith, memorial service, 1 p.m., United Methodist Church, Elgin The Observer – August 4, 2008 ___________________________________ Thomas Ira Smith, 93, of McMinnville and formerly of Elgin, died July 10 in McMinnville. Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at the United Methodist Church at Fifth and Birch
J. Kenneth “Kenny” Smith, 83, a longtime Halfway resident, died Nov. 13, 2005, at his home. Interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway near his son, Paul Smith. A memorial service will be announced later. Kenny was born on May 18, 1922, at Portland to Martin and Lydia Smith. He was raised at
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
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Courtney DelCurto, 93, a former Halfway resident, died on March 26, 2006 at Eugene. Her funeral was Saturday at Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Courtney Melba Vaughan was born on Dec. 20, 1912, to Jacob Alexander and Gertrude Eva Rob Vaughan at
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Norna Faye Morris, 82, a former Halfway resident, died Oct. 11, 2002, after a long illness. She had been in Marquis Care at Mount Tabor in Portland for a year. Because of her love of the ocean and lighthouses, there will be a private family memorial at the beach, which will also be her final
Steven Wayne Duvall, 37, of Greeley, Colo., died July 13, 2004, at his home. His funeral was July 17, 2004 at the Harvest Time Tabernacle with military honors by the Greeley Veterans of Foreign War in Evans, Colorado. Steve was born on Nov. 22, 1966, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., to Clifford R. Duvall
Cove, Union County, Oregon Former Cove Resident Taken by Long Illness Word was received by Mrs. Charles Hancock of the death of Ned Oliver, Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were proprietors of the Cove Corner Grocery for several years, leaving here a year ago in March for a location in Halfway, Ore. Mr. Oliver had
Halfway, Oregon Floyd Phillip Taylor, 90, a Halfway native, died Oct. 21, 2001, at Halfway. His graveside funeral was Wednesday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. The Rev. Bill Shields of the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church officiated. Mr. Taylor was born on Oct. 1, 1911, at Halfway to John Lee and Florence Bell White Taylor.
Harold Loyd Gregory, 85, of Halfway, died Dec. 20, 2005, at Settler’s Park in Baker City. Loyd was born on Dec. 19, 1920 in Troy, Texas. He was the youngest — and last surviving — of the 10 children of Thomas and Minnie Gregory. He grew up in Temple, Texas, during the Great Depression and
Richland, Oregon Alice Cundiff Sass, 91, of Richland, died Sept. 4, 2001, at Settlers Park Assisted Living center. Her graveside funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Gordon Bond of the First Christian Church will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the First Christian Church in
