FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9
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Lorraine Wells
Sumpter, 1934-2016
Lorraine
Wells, 82,
died on June
1, 2016 at her
residence in
Sumpter, Or-
egon. There
will not be a
Lorraine
service.
Wells
Lorraine
Eloise was
born on March 27, 1934 to
Paul and Georgia (McGee)
Maxim in Redding Cali-
fornia. In 1954, Lorraine
married William “Bill”
Ward Wells in Anderson,
California. They had two
children Geoff and Sydney.
During her early life as
a young adult in Redding
California, Lorraine was
a lifeguard at the local
Municipal Swimming Pool
in the summer and a skier
with the Mountain Rescue
Team during the winter.
She was also an expert
horsewoman and trained
horses for many years.
Lorraine and her
husband Bill lived in New
York City, Atlanta, Port-
land and Maui. While liv-
ing on the island of Maui,
Lorraine became a realtor
and had a successful real
estate career selling mil-
lion dollar homes before
moving to Sumpter in the
1990s. She became a bro-
ker in Sumpter and opened
her own real estate office,
Sumpter Valley Real
Estate. Lorraine was an ex-
pert in sheep raising, wool
spinning and weaving and
loved sharing her knowl-
edge with others. Lorraine
was nearly deaf for most of
her life, but she learned to
read lips and with the help
of hearing aids was able to
function well.
Lorraine was very gen-
erous and would give her
last dollar away without
a thought if she thought
someone needed it. She
always had faith that God
would provide and look
out for her.
She was preceded in
death by her husband Bill
Wells.
Lorraine is survived by
her children Geoff Wells of
Sumpter, Sydney and her
husband Maurice Smith of
Makawao, Maui, Hawaii
and granddaughter Jezi
Wells of Baker City.
For those would like to
make a memorial dona-
tion in memory of Lor-
raine, the family suggests
the Sumpter Library, as
Lorraine absolutely loved
spending time there. You
may send your memorial
donation through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services P.O
Box 543, Halfway Oregon,
97834. Online condolences
may be shared to www.
tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Barbara Joy Fleming
Baker City, 1922-2016
Barbara
Joy Fleming,
93, of Baker
City, OR.,
passed away
on June 24,
2016 at St.
Alphonsus
Medical Cen- Barbara
Fleming
ter in Baker
City, OR.
A Memorial Service
will be held on July 22,
2016 at the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Baker
City, Oregon at 10:30 a.m.
On Saturday July 23, 2016
there will be a graveside
ceremony at Virtue Flat
Sheepherder’s Monument;
information about the
ceremony will be available
at the memorial service the
preceding day.
On October 17, 1922,
L I Chapman and Wilma
(Shore) Chapman wel-
comed Barbara Joy
Chapman into the world in
Detroit Michigan.
She attended high school
in Pasadena, Texas and
college at the University of
Houston as well as at San
Jose State University.
Barbara married Glenn
Martin Fleming on Febru-
ary 11, 1945 in Pasadena,
Texas and she spent her
years as a wife, a mother
to four children, a school-
teacher in California, and
a childcare provider at the
Nazarene Church Nursery.
She officially retired in
2008.
Gardening and reading
were two of her favorite
hobbies. She also had a
special interest in staying
informed on everything
that happened around
her. Barbara knew almost
everyone in town and she
rarely ever forgot a face or
a name of those she met.
Barbara is survived by
her brother George Chap-
man of Houston, Texas,
sister Lorna Garrett also of
Houston, Texas, son Glenn
Martin Fleming Jr. of
Lisbon, Portugal, son John
Richard Fleming of Baker
City, Oregon, daughter
Jo Ann Fleming of Baker
City, Oregon, and son
Quentin Jeffery Fleming
of Bothell, Washington.
She is also survived by
her grandchildren; Monte
Fleming, Bethany Fleming
Coelho, Zayda Fleming,
and her two great-grand-
children Alyssa Coelho
and Josiah Fleming.
She is preceded in death
by her parents L I and
Wilma Chapman, her hus-
band Glenn Martin Flem-
ing, and her sister Florence
Sullender.
Arrangements are under
the care of Gray’s West &
Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker city,
Oregon 97814. To light a
candle, leave a condolence,
or share a memory of Bar-
bara, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
Charlene Dora
Thompson Gordon
Baker City, 1942-2016
Charlene Dora Thomp-
son Gordon of Baker City
and longtime resident
of Eastern Oregon, died
peacefully in her residence
at Settler’s Park Assisted
Living, Sunday, July 10,
2016, surrounded by her
family and friends after a
25 year long battle with
Parkinson’s disease.
A Memorial Service will
be held at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane
in Baker City on Friday,
July 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
with a luncheon to follow.
Charlene was born
August 2, 1942 in Jackson-
ville, Illinois, to Trevor and
Charlotte Thompson. Char-
lene was the third oldest of
nine children. She gradu-
ated from Cottage Grove
High School in 1959.
In 1960 Charlene gave
birth to a son Kenneth
Trevor. December 16,
1961 Charlene married
Jerry Ralph Gordon to
whom, at the time of her
death, she had been mar-
ried to for 54 years.
During their marriage
Jerry and Charlene had
two children. In 1962
they welcomed a daughter
Debra Marie. Four years
later, Jerry Jr. was wel-
comed into the family.
Charlene loved the
outdoors including hunting
and fishing.
When the op-
portunity pre-
sented itself
you could
often find her
fishing for
Salmon with
Charlene
Jerry and
Gordon
other friends
and family
along the North Jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia
River.
This particular location
on the Washington Coast
held many special memo-
ries for Charlene, as she
spent many vacations there
with friends and family,
including her children and
grandchildren.
Anyone who had the
pleasure of meeting Char-
lene knew that she had
the best sense of humor
and while Charlene was
known by some to be a
proper lady who would
never dream of using a
foul word or muttering
anything deemed inap-
propriate, those who knew
her best knew would say
that she could swear like a
sailor and tell the dirtiest
of jokes.
However, if anyone
would point out either of
these things, she would
admittedly deny that it had
happened.
More than being witty,
Charlene held a multitude
of talents including a green
thumb that allowed her to
grow just about anything
she put her mind to.
It was well known that
she always had the most
beautiful garden and flower
beds on the block.
Baking and cooking in
general, was a special gift
possessed by Charlene.
She spent many years mak-
ing beautiful cakes of all
shapes and sizes, including
wedding cakes for a num-
ber of family weddings
and numerous other special
occasion cakes.
Charlene was also
praised for her homemade
pizza’s that she made from
scratch as well as other
goodies she always made
up for those she loved.
Charlene will be re-
membered as someone
that could always make
people laugh and who had
a loving heart that touched
everyone around her.
Charlene was preceded
in death by her parents
Trevor and Charlotte
Thompson.
Charlene is survived
by her siblings; Treva,
Terrence, Benita, Linda,
Jonetta, Denise, Penny
and Brent. Her children:
Ken, Debra and spouse
Randy and Jerry Jr., eight
grandchildren; Shannon,
Ryan, Kyle, Matthew,
Tabitha, Tahlia, Felicia and
Kassidie and six great-
grandchildren; Karissa,
Cameron, Micah, Porcia,
Caedence and Braiden, as
well as numerous other
family members.
Donations in Memory
of Charlene to help with
defray funeral expense can
be made thru Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home and
Cremation Services P.O
box 543, Halfway Oregon
97834. On line condolenc-
es may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
The Littles’ crossword puzzle
Across
1- Mattress supports;
6- ___ Crunch;
10- Conceal, as a card;
14- Geneva’s lake;
15- Most draftable;
16- Theater award;
17- ___ there yet?;
18- Strikes;
19- Highland hats;
20- Chile ___ carne;
21- Collapse of the
lungs;
24- Skin of a young
goat;
26- Fourscore;
27- Storm center;
28- Scorch;
30- Sea eagle;
33- 4th letter of the He-
brew alphabet;
35- Galena or bauxite;
38- Ornamental coronet;
40- Hide-hair connector;
41- Creed;
43- One with a beat;
44- Spice;
47- Cubs slugger
Sammy;
48- “Exodus” actor Sal;
49- Halloween mo.;
51- Allege;
54- Woodblock;
58- Extensive;
61- Cheer for Manolete;
62- Asleep;
63- Milk source;
64- High times?;
66- Proctor’s call;
67- Part of QED;
68- Bothered;
69- Cabinet dept.;
70- Meddlesome;
71- Surrenders, as ter-
ritory;
Down
1- Loose;
2- Vive ___!;
3- Change for the better;
4- Fancy marble;
5- Furtive;
6- Rumsfeld’s predeces-
sor;
7- Blue dye source;
8- Sneaky guy?;
9- Beginning to exist;
10- Thick soup;
11- Make ashamed;
12- Boundary;
13- Unordered;
22- Headed for over-
time;
23- Taut;
25- Fortuneteller;
28- Replay feature;
29- Able was ___...;
30- List-ending abbr.;
31- ___ de Janeiro;
32- Forty winks;
34- Kitty starter;
35- Lennon’s lady;
36- Hi-___ graphics;
37- Hellenic H;
39- Licorice flavoring;
42- Cornerstone abbr.;
45- Like leftovers;
46- Thug;
48- Unlawful killing;
50- Good brandy;
51- ___ worse than
death;
52- Small house;
53- ___ de menthe;
54- Waggish;
55- Whispered sweet
nothings;
56- Radii neighbors;
57- Doctor’s orders;
59- Atlantic mackerel;
60- Lukas of “Witness”;
65- Native: Suffix;