FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11
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Geralean Sneddon
Her love was her family,
babies, children, fl owers,
all kinds of holiday decora-
tions, children, any green
plant, babies, her church
and children, not just her
children or grandchildren,
but other folks children as
well. It has been said that
she raised fi ve boys, four
sons and one husband.
Geralean was a past
member of the Florence
Jayceettes and the Tops
Club, A member of The
Salty Sisters of Reed-
sport Christian Church, a
member of the Smith River
Garden Club and a mem-
ber of the Ladies Auxiliary
VFW of Halfway, Or.
Geralean is survived by
her husband, Blair, her
four sons, Tom (Nikki)
Florence, Don (Tami)
Brownsville, Bob(Debbie)
Florence, Michael (Jenny)
Coos Bay. 7 Grandaugh-
ters, 1 Honorary Grand-
daughter, 2 Grandsons. 6
Great Grand children. 2
sisters, Adamarie Litts of
Longview Wn., and Grace
Gulick of Halfway, Or.
She was pre-deceased
by her parents, her brother
Sonny, KIA WWII, in-
terred in the Netherlands.
Her oldest sister Bethel.
Contributions in her
memory may be made
to Reedsport Christian
Church or Pine Baptist
Church through Tami's
Pine Valley Funeral Home,
PO Box 543, Halfway,
Oregon 97834. Online
condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Bennett
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While Robert worked
for Georgia Pacifi c in
Eugene as a plywood plant
supervisor in 1983, he
and Jean had learned that
Lester passed away, and,
since Jean was in line to
inherit the property, Robert
had to make a decision—to
stay in Eugene or to move
to eastern Oregon. “It’s a
decision we didn’t regret at
any time...” Robert said.
The Pondosa Store still
remains in operation,
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
fi ve days a week, Robert
said, and it’s well-stocked
now. Inventory includes
pop, candy, ice cream, and
staple items (no cigarettes,
or liquor, he said). He said
he’s currently looking for
someone to take over man-
agement of the store.
Robert participated in
his fi rst “Honor Flight”
last week from Portland,
to, among other sites, the
National World War II
Memorial, in Washington,
D.C. He made the fl ight
with 19 other veterans,
from different branches of
service (he said he was the
only marine). “We had a
great time, visiting all the
memorials in Washington,
D.C. This is something
I’ve fi nally accomplished,”
he said. Honor Flight is
a non-profi t organization,
dedicated to providing
veterans with honor, and
closure, according to the
Honor Flight Network.
Its mission: to transport
America’s veterans to
Washington, D.C., to visit
those memorials dedicated
to honor the service, and
sacrifi ces of themselves,
and their friends.
“I was the only World
War II veteran (of the
group of 20) that didn’t
need a wheelchair,” Robert
said, jokingly. He visited
the sites with his grand-
daughter, Lindsay Wil-
liams, and he met and
shook hands with Oregon’s
Representative Greg
Walden at the World War II
Memorial, which he said is
a “fantastic place.” Robert
said Walden presented
each veteran with a fl ag,
an Honor Flag, which had
fl own over the Capitol
building, in Washington,
D.C. This included cer-
tifi cation of that fact, and
each veteran was named
and entered into the Con-
gressional Record.
“It was really spec-
tacular, precision work,”
Robert said, of the special
presentation the Marine
Corps drill team made,
while he was visiting the
Marine Corps War Memo-
rial, which depicts the rais-
ing of the American fl ag on
Iwo Jima.
Upon his return to the
Portland airport, Robert
said, the warm reception
was amazing, the event
fi lmed, and his interview
broadcast by a local TV
station. “It was a great
experience for me...I felt
gratifi ed,” Robert said.
Gratitude is humbly ex-
tended from this reporter
and veteran, to Sergeant
Robert Bennett, members
of the Greatest Gen-
eration, and others, whose
sacrifi ces allowed us the
freedom in which to live
our modern life.
The Littles’ crossword puzzle
City Council seats to open
The General Election will
be held on the 8th day of
November 2016, at which
time the legal voters of the
city will be entitled to vote
for candidates to offi ce of
City Council.
Offi ces open on Baker
City Council include: (3)
The
four-year terms and (3)
two-year terms.
Petitions are avail-
able at the offi ce of the
City Recorder, 1655 First
Street, Ste 203, and can be
fi led no sooner than June 1,
2016 9:00 a.m. and fi led no
later than August 30, 2016
by 4:00 p.m. in the City
Recorder’s Offi ce.
Election information can
be obtained on the city
website at: http://www.
bakercity.com/2168/City-
Council or the Oregon
Secretary of State Offi ce at
http://sos.oregon.gov/
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