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Ella Stepp
As a responsible big
sister, Ella
took the
“little girls”
with her to
the straw-
berry and
beans fi eld
Ella
where Ella
Stepp
picked and
the girls
played at the end of the
rows. She fi xed lunches,
gathered play things and
carried a blanket for them
to play on as she worked.
When arriving at the fi elds,
she instructed them to
stay where she could see
them as she picked. At the
fi nish of her day, she took
the “little girls” home to
feed and bathe them, and
awaited the return of her
parents from their places
of work. Ella was a great
help to her mother in their
household. As the oldest
girl, she fulfi lled her role
with duty and love to their
family.
Being conscientious and
dependable, Ella did well
in school and continued
carrying her load in the
family. She excelled in PE
and always loved to play
games; thus on to Oregon
State University where she
earned a Physical Educa-
tion and Health degree.
Ella taught her fi rst
two years in Nevada and
then moved here to Baker
where she taught and
coached Middle School
for 29 years. Among her
treasured memories is an
ID bracelet with the word
“Coach” on the face and
BB 87 on the back. This
was given to her by the
team. The bracelet is well
worn. She also experi-
enced a year of teaching in
Guatemala at an exclu-
sive private school. Her
Administrator liked the
way she taught so much he
asked the other American
teacher to follow Ella’s
example. She engaged the
children in games to teach
them English and because
the children were playing
they learned the language
quickly.
During her years of
The
teaching, every summer
Ella traveled. Truly, she
was a world traveler from
Europe and The British
Commonwealth to Cen-
tral America, the Holy
Land twice, from China to
Canada, plus most of the
United States and our own
National Parks. Her travel-
ing increased her love and
appreciation of the beauty
of the earth which is re-
fl ected in her paintings.
Her last years here in
Baker City were full of
love and joy for Ella. She
had plenty of time to do
the things she loved most;
family history, gardening,
serving others, and paint-
ing.
Ella served others in
each of her passions. She
traveled to Utah yearly to
attend Roots Tech and a
Family History Confer-
ences at BYU, plus she
went to Ed Week. She
relished in learning gospel
principles and serving
especially in the temples.
She gardened with Keith
Long in his huge space
and orchard. They gave
away much more produce
than they kept for them-
selves. Many widows and
older people are going
to miss the buckets of
beans, squash, and apples
they so generously gave.
After lunch, Keith and Ella
would take a drive and
look for wildlife and birds.
Ella kept a notebook about
these travels, recording the
weather and the number of
deer, elk, antelope, birds
they saw each day. How
she loved and took so
much pleasure in this time.
When cold weather
came, Ella’s activities
moved inside to paint and
to attend bazaars. She sold
painting’s, prints and lots
of wooden Santas. Ella
was a happy worker. Even
is the winter months if the
road was open, she and
Keith took their country
ride.
Ella’s last year of bat-
tling cancer was a prime
example of her undaunted
spirit. Her faith carried
thru “Kemo”. She called
of the Priesthood for bless-
ings, and she monitored
closely her health. We
walked around and around
inside this church building,
the doctor told her to keep
working her legs. She
followed their directions
and she won her fi ght. Ella
appreciated deeply the
service given her during
this time. When she lost
her hair, her sister Beverly
crocheted her a sky blue
hat with spangles. She
wore that hat every day.
She called it her Sister Hat.
Ella won her war with can-
cer and went on to enjoy
another year cancer free.
That last day she was
“the Ella” we all knew and
loved, she spent the after-
noon in the Boise Temple.
Ella was proceeded in
death by her father, John
Powell of Yamhill her fi rst
husband, Mason Payne,
and two brothers-in-law
Joseph Worden and Reg
Cox.
She is survived by her
mother, Rosenna Powell,
two step children, Kimber-
ley Horgan and Shannon
Stepp, her brother Chris-
topher Powell, two sisters,
Bernice Meadors, and Bev-
erly Cox ; three nephews,
Michael Worden, Dwayne
Worden and Robert Cox.
Three nieces, Jennifer Cox,
Kathryn Cox and Caroline
Cox; many great nieces
and nephews.
To light a candle in
memory of Ella or to
leave a condolence for the
family, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
Kevin John Lemmon
Baker City, 1959-2017
Kevin John Lemmon
was born October 9, 1959
in Baker, Oregon to Rich-
ard and Mona Jean Mitch-
ell Lemmon. He passed
away February 8, 2017 in
St. George, Utah. Kevin
was the sixth child of a
family of eight children –
four boys and four girls.
At an early age epilepsy
became a major challenge
and continued with him for
the remainder of his life.
Because of the epilepsy
and other factors he was
mentally and physically
challenged and classed as a
disabled person.
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1- Elemental unit;
5- Enjoyed;
10- Highest point;
14- Animistic god or
spirit;
15- Parenthetical re-
mark;
16- ___ mater;
17- Poker player’s dec-
laration;
18- Prongs;
19- Offi cial with a list;
20- Ripens;
22- Common fertilizer;
24- Pitch;
25- The 17th letter of the
Greek alphabet;
26- South American
Republic;
30- Eternal;
34- Entreaty;
35- Landed proprieter of
Scotland;
37- Witty Bombeck;
38- Genetic letters;
39- Einstein’s birthplace;
40- CD follower;
41- “Modern Maturity”
org.;
43- Cream-fi lled cook-
ies;
45- A ___ formality;
46- Mosaic piece;
48- Laid waste;
50- Like;
51- Cacophony;
52- Civility;
56- Charms;
60- Hairless;
61- Unconventional;
63- Spy Aldrich;
64- Kirkuk’s country;
65- Like non-oyster
months;
66- Studies;
67- Sawbucks;
68- Go-aheads;
69- Concludes;
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1- Actor Tamiroff;
2- Writer Janowitz;
3- Drop;
4- Precise details;
5- Situated on the side;
6- Egyptian goddess of
fertility;
7- Family;
8- Place west of Nod;
9- Wanted;
10- Italian innkeeper;
11- Zeno’s home;
12- Amo, amas, ___;
13- Welles role;
21- Hightailed it;
23- However, briefl y;
26- Herring type;
27- Arm bones;
28- Nurtures;
29- Tierney of “ER”;
30- Knight’s suit;
31- Like some vbs.;
32- Dean Martin’s
“That’s ___”;
33- Identifi ed;
36- ___ de France;
42- Things to mind;
43- Art of public speak-
ing;
44- Sorrow;
45- Created by humans;
47- New Haven colle-
gian;
49- ___ Dolorosa;
52- Some;
53- Female horse;
54- Panache;
55- Christmas;
56- Limerick language;
57- Warning sign;
58- Rip apart;
59- Flat sound;
62- Your, to Yves;