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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020
COMMUNITY
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OBITUARIES
Joyce (Mudd) Stevens
1962-2020 • Formerly of Union County
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school materials,
Chromebook this week
LA GRANDE — Materials
for La Grande School District
students in fourth through
eighth grade who are begin-
ning the year in comprehen-
sive distance learning will
be available to pick up Aug.
27-28. From noon to 7 p.m.
Wednesday and from 7 a.m.
to noon Thursday, one per-
soan per family may come to
the child’s school to check out
materials.
The same schedule applies
to all La Grande Learning
Academy students. The vir-
tual academy is based at the
former Willow Elementary
School, 1305 N. Willow St.
La Grande High School
students enrolled in compre-
hensive distance learning
may stop by LHS for mate-
rials from 8-11:30 a.m. and
1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday.
Social distancing and face
covering requirements will
be in effect. If you have ques-
tions, go to www.lgschoold-
istrict.org or contact your
child’s school.
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Services’ Offi ce of Develop-
mental Disabilities Services
has launched a series of
animated videos to help
people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities
and their families learn about
the COVID-19 pandemic.
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for videos in English and
Spanish.
THE OBSERVER — 3A
Joyce Stevens, 58, of
Payette, Idaho, and formerly
of Union County, died Aug.
16. An outdoor funeral ser-
vice will be held Aug. 28 at
11 a.m. at the Cove Baptist
Church, with a graveside
service at 1 p.m. at Grand-
view Cemetery
in La Grande.
Please bring to
both services
your own chair
and mask and
respect social
distancing.
Joyce was born April
9, 1962, in Lebanon, to
Nellie and Bob Mudd. The
youngest of eight chil-
dren, she grew up in Craw-
fordsville on the family
farm. Joyce attended Craw-
fordsville grade school
and Sweet Home Middle
School. When she was in
the eighth grade, the family
moved to High Valley and
established Mudd T&R
Ranch. Joyce graduated
from Union High School in
1980 having achieved the
honor of valedictorian.
Joyce furthered her edu-
cation by attending La
Grande College of Business
and became a medical tran-
scriptionist. She worked at
Grande Ronde Hospital and
at Montrose Hospital and
the medical clinic in Tellu-
ride, both in Colorado.
Joyce loved music and
played the guitar and piano.
Her favorite musical outlet
was church services and
Upcoming
local
services
Aug. 28 — JOYCE
STEVENS: 11 a.m.
outdoor funeral, Cove
Baptist Church; 1 p.m.
graveside service,
Grandview Cemetery,
La Grande; bring your
own chair, face coverings
and social distancing
required.
Aug. 29 — MIKE MAY:
4 p.m. memorial service,
Riverside Park Pavilion,
La Grande; face cover-
ings and social distanc-
ing required.
ear. She also shared music
through music lessons.
No expense was spared to
follow her sons’ activities,
and she always cheered for
every member of the team.
Joyce always had time
to fi x a fl at bike tire, give a
kid a haircut, fi nd lost arti-
cles, help out with home-
work — especially trumpet
practice — and all without
complaint. She loved her
family, kids and orange
kittens. Most of all, Joyce
loved Jesus. He was every-
thing to her. Her whole
being rejoiced and refl ected
the fragrance of him.
Surviving relatives
include her husband, Paul;
sons, Nathan, Isaac and
Timothy; mother, Nellie
Mudd; siblings, Barbara
Toweill, Janet Conyers,
Ted Mudd, Kathy Hardrath
and Bob Mudd Jr.; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her father, Bob
Mudd; sister, Louise
Erickson; and brother, Terry
Mudd.
Memorial donations may
be to the Gideons or the
American Bible Society.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Scott P. Hoadley
La Grande
Scott P. Hoadley, 55, of
SATURDAY, AUG. 22
7:40 a.m. — The Union Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Offi ce responded to
the La Grande Country Club,
10605 S. McAlister Lane, Island
City, on a report of a burglary. A
deputy took a report.
2:19 p.m. — A caller reported
roosters on the loose on the
10100 block of East First Street,
Island City.
8:20 p.m. — Emergency
services responded to the area
of Gekeler Lane and 20th Street
La Grande for collision between
a vehicle and a deer.
10:42 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 300
block of K Avenue on a report of
someone who was combative.
Police arrived, and the person
complied with the offi cers.
11:25 p.m. — La Grande po-
lice responded to a disturbance
on the 2100 block of Second
Street. Offi ces cited a 28-year-
old man for disorderly conduct.
2:06 a.m. — A caller report-
ed car prowlers in the area of
10100 block of West First Street,
Island City. A Union County
sheriff’s deputy responded
and gave three juveniles a ride
home.
11:03 a.m. — A Union County
sheriff’s deputy responded to
the 900 block of Second Street,
North Powder, on a report of
suspicious circumstances. The
deputy picked up two runaway
juveniles.
3:04 p.m. — The Union Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Offi ce received a
report from Union of a dog bite
victim. A deputy responded and
took a report.
5:27 p.m. — La Grande police
responded to Bi-Mart, 2510
Adams Ave., on a report of cus-
tomers refusing to wear masks
or leave the business. They left
before an offi cer arrived.
6:30 p.m. — A caller reported
youth group meetings. In
1983, while leading the cho-
ruses, she met Paul Andrew
Stevens. They were mar-
ried Sept. 21, 1985, at Cove
Calvary Baptist Church
and had three sons: Nathan,
Isaac and Timothy.
Joyce considered others
before herself and made
sure you never left hungry,
thirsty or without having
been offered a listening
vandalism to a building on the
100 block of Depot Street, La
Grande.
7:32 p.m. — A person with
dementia wandered away from
their residence on the 300 block
of K Avenue. Police found and
returned the person home.
SUNDAY, AUG. 23
12:26 p.m. — A caller report-
ed a fi ght on the 2000 block
of Gekeler Lane, La Grande.
Offi cers responded and
determined it was between
two brothers and resolved the
situation.
2:41 a.m. — The Union Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Offi ce responded
to the 800 block of North 15th
Avenue, Elgin, on a report of a
domestic disturbance. Deputies
arrested Ostan Lee Emery, 25,
on a Union County warrant for
violating probation stemming
from domestic violence crimes
and for violating a restraining
order.
EO Media Group fi le photo
An admirer snaps a photo of Joe Stangel’s 1933 Chrysler Cabriolet at the 2019 Oregon
Mountain Cruise. The event this year will be called the Wallowa Mountain Cruise.
Wallowa Mountain Cruise is Saturday
EO Media Group
JOSEPH — Better late
than never. The Wallowa
Mountain Cruise is hap-
pening Saturday, Aug. 29,
bringing classic car enthu-
siasts and their drivers to
Joseph’s Main Street.
“It has been a very inter-
esting year in our county,”
said Jude Graham, cruise
organizational committee
chairwoman. “There have
been as many if not more
visitors to our county
this year and it was hard
fi nding a weekend to have
the cruise that the motels
weren’t already completely
full.”
Originally sched-
uled for June, the annual
event — formerly known
as the Oregon Mountain
Cruise — was rescheduled
for this weekend because
of closures forced by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Other
events in the county either
were severely cut back or
were called off altogether.
Graham said the event
will be held entirely out-
doors and include live
music. She said organizers
are eager to hold the event
Florence I. Howell
Imbler
Florence Irene Howell,
87, of Imbler, died Aug.
23 at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel &
Crematory.
Loreen L. Price
La Grande
Loreen L. Price, 78,
of La Grande, died Aug.
22 at Wildfl ower Lodge.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel &
Crematory.
— Calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland
Funeral Chapel, La
Grande
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FRIDAY, AUG. 21
La Grande, died Aug. 21.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel &
Crematory.
in spite of the pandemic but
urge participants to keep
the coronavirus in mind.
“We encourage people
to use common sense, bring
masks and social distance,
etc.,” she said Monday.
The event will largely
consist of a Show ‘N’ Shine
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That
will be followed by the
Ragman Memorial Cruise
to Enterprise from 3-4 p.m.
The cruise also will go by
the Alpine House assisted
living center in Joseph to let
residents have a sight of the
classic cars.
1809 Gekeler Ln.
La Grande
541-963-4700
Geraldine “Gerry” Harrington
1924 - 2020
Geraldine “Gerry”
Harrington was born
in the spring of 1924
to Royal Martin Wells
and Velma Wells in
Baker City, Oregon.
She passed away at age
96 on August 17, 2020
in Milwaukie, Oregon.
In her early years
the family lived near
Alicel, Oregon. Gerry’s
younger brother, Royal
Omar “Roy,” was born
in 1925. Their mother,
Velma Wells, died in
1929 when Gerry was
five years old and Roy
was three. As their father could not operate
the ranch and care for his small children,
they went to live with their aunt and uncle,
Elizabeth “Lizzie” and Rolland Thomas, and
their son Harry “Seth” in Starkey, Oregon.
In 1936 Gerry’s father remarried. Gerry and
Roy returned to the ranch on Ruckman Road,
near Alicel. Step-mother Matilda “Tillie”
(Lester) Johnston, step-sister Faye Johnston,
and step-brother Dalton Johnston joined the
family. Two years later Gerry and Roy’s father,
Royal Martin Wells, passed away.
Gerry boarded with the Howell Family
in Imbler, Oregon during the week while
attending Imbler High School and returned
to the Wells Ranch on weekends and hol-
idays. Following the death of their father,
Gerry and her brother Roy came to live with
another uncle and aunt, Harry “Texie” and
Lillian Wells, on nearby Foothill Road. Gerry
graduated from Imbler High School in 1941.
She was Valedictorian of her twelve-member
senior class.
Gerry attended the St. Vincent Hospital/
University of Portland nursing program,
graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree
in 1946. Following graduation she taught at
Pocatello (Idaho) General Hospital School
of Nursing (1946–1947), St. Francis Hospital
School of Nursing in Honolulu (1947–1950),
and Providence School of Nursing in Port-
land (1950–1953). Gerry served in the U.S.
Army Reserves from 1950–1954 as an R.N.
with the rank of First Lieutenant.
In October 1952 she married Alva
Harrington, and they settled in Middleton,
Oregon. Their son Keith was born while they
lived in Middleton. In
December 1954 they
moved to what became
the Harrington Farm
near Sherwood,
Oregon. Alva grew
cherries, pears, prunes,
and filberts. Further
additions to the family
included a daughter,
Anne, and a son, Lee.
In 1957 Gerry
resumed working as
an R.N. at the new-
ly-opened Newberg
Community Hospital.
In 1968, Gerry was
the second faculty
member hired for the nursing program being
established at Clackamas Community College
in Oregon City. She taught at C.C.C. from
1968 until her retirement in 1987.
Gerry’s greatest joy was spending time
with her family and friends, especially her
children and grandchildren. In 2017 she
moved from the family farm to Brookdale
Senior Living in Newberg, and in 2019 to an
adult foster home in Milwaukie.
She was a member of the Sherwood
United Methodist Church, where she was
baptized in 1960. She held many positions on
the church board and was a member of Sarah
Circle.
She was a past member of the Oregon
Nursing Association. In retirement she was
a volunteer tutor in Sherwood grade schools
with the OASIS program. Gerry was also a
member of the AV Chapter of P.E.O.
Gerry was preceded in death by her hus-
band Alva Harrington and her brother Roy O.
Wells, step-sister Faye Lyons, and step-broth-
er Dalton Johnston. Gerry is survived by her
children: Keith Harrington and daughter-in-
law Es Paras, Anne Watson and son-in-law
Terry Watson, and Lee Harrington; by her
grandchildren: Grant Watson, Kathryn Nae-
geli, Kari Evans, and Caiya Watkins; and by
three great-grandchildren.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no
memorial service will be held. Further details
about Geraldine’s life and about memorial
gifts can be found at https://crowncrema-
tionburial.com/tribute/details/14583/Geral-
dine-Harrington/obituary.html#tribute-start.