FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
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Bebe’s word search
— Obituaries —
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
sister Lola.
Contributions in Sue’s
memory may be made to
the Mt. Vernon Commu-
nity Hall for improvements
to or maintenance of the
facility, in care of Tam’s
Funeral Home PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
bard, Oregon.
Richard
also leaves
behind his
signifi cant
other Cynthia
Herndon.
Richard is
Richard
preceded in
West
death by his
parents Thomas and Betty
West.
To light a candle for
Richard or to leave a
condolence for his family,
please visit: www.gray-
swestco.com.
Richard Alan West
Lance Able Pierce
Baker City, 1956-2017
Gresham, 1993-2017
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Richard Alan West, age
61, of Baker City died
Tuesday, November 28th,
2017 at his residence at the
Step Forward Activities
Norton House. A memo-
rial service will be held at
1:00 PM on Friday, De-
cember 1st, 2017 at Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel with Pastor Lennie
Spooner Offi ciating.
Richard was born
on January 15, 1956 to
Thomas and Betty (John-
son) West in The Dalles,
Oregon. He loved Volk-
swagen Bugs, listening to
music, conducting mu-
sic, whistling, taking his
signifi cant other Cindy out
for chocolate pie on date
nights and taking car rides.
He leaves behind his
brothers, Thomas West of
Pahrump, Nevada, Larry
West of Madras, Oregon,
Steven West of The Dalles,
Oregon, Robert West of
Beaverton, Oregon and Jeff
West of Tigard, Oregon;
sisters, Barbara West of
Woodburn, Oregon and
Deborah Peery of Hub-
Lance Able Pierce, 24, of
Gresham, Oregon passed
away on December 1, 2017
at his home surrounded by
loved ones.
A Celebration of Life and
potluck to honor Lance and
his mother Leslie Lakings
who passed away on No-
vember 24, 2017, will be
held on Saturday, Decem-
ber 16, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
at the Veterans Memo-
rial Club – Post #3048 in
Baker City, Oregon.
Lance was born in New-
port, Oregon on May 1,
1993 to Leslie Lakings and
Allen Pierce.
Lance was a special,
unique individual. From
an early age his family
knew he would accom-
plish great things. His
greatest gift was teaching,
he taught many how to
communicate with actions
not words and that it’s
okay to be different. He
left a lasting impression on
everyone he met in a posi-
tive way. Lance “lived in
the moment,” writing his
own rules and telling his
own stories.
Lance beat
unbeatable
odds pav-
ing the way
for others.
He fought a
good fi ght all
Lance
his life with
Pierce
his many
disabilities but he showed
all, never to underestimate
him. His fi nal battle with
cancer was just too much
for him.
Lance had a deep unspo-
ken bond with his mother
Leslie Lakings, his grand-
mother Bobbie and the rest
of the village “he” raised.
He is survived by his
aunts Gwendolyn Cullum
of Baker City, Oregon and
Samantha (Sam) Lakings
of Canyonville, Oregon;
his uncles David Lakings
of Chiniak, Alaska and
Donald Lakings of Wash-
ington; cousins Andrea,
Michelle, Salena, Sarena,
Willow, Deliah, Waylon,
Brittney, Katelynn and
Jami; his extended family
Darrin and Tami Schenk
and Jose and Sonya of
Gresham, Oregon.
Lance was preceded in
death by his mother Leslie
Lakings, his grandmother
Bobbie and his cousin
Bobby.
Memorial contributions
in honor of Lance may be
made directly to Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Cha-
pel, 1500 Dewey Avenue,
Baker City, Oregon 97814
to assist the family with
expenses.
To light a candle in
memory of Lance, or to
leave a condolence for the
family, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
The Littles’ crossword puzzle
Take it, make it event
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“Many times families
that are in poverty, that
would be really unfair
for the child to come and
their siblings to not be able
to afford to come,” said
Savage. “So, we make that
possible, 75 coupons went
out, we usually get a really
good participation with
kids from Head Start.”
The
Savage explained that
last year they had a record
of around 150 and this
year they had around 154
children who attended the
event.
“Our goal in certain
projects is to go through
all the supplies,” explained
Savage. “And we only
had three tables that might
have two left over projects,
so that’s a real winner for
us.”
This project was funded
by the DE and Jane Clark
Foundation.
“We are always welcome
to quality art supplies, craft
supplies,” stated Savage.
“Sometimes we have to
say no just because of stor-
age. But we have cubbies
where we can put all this
stuff in and store it and
then you let an artisan look
at something and people
can donate things and it’s
always appreciated.”
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