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Helen R. Davis
Oct. 1936 - Sept. 2015
Longtime Baker City resident,
Helen Ruth Carmon Davis, 78,
passed away at Bee-Hive Assisted
giving on Wednesday, Sept. 23,
^015.
% Graveside services will be held
■bn Sunday, Sept. 27,2015, at 1 p.m.
¡in Halfway, Ore., at Pine Eagle Cemetery.
Helen was bom on Oct. 6, 1936 at Emberson, Tex., to
Olen and Anne Carmon. She was one of seven children. She
;spent her childhood in Texas.
; She lived in Rialto, Calif., for many years before moving
to Baker City where she had lived for the past 40 years with
her husband, Alvin, of 52 years. She was the proud mother
of four children. She enjoyed cooking for her family and
especially enjoyed camping and fishing on the Snake River
with family and friends. She spent many years working as a
cook at Fancy Dan's, Smoke Shop, and Cattle Kate's. She
loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grand­
children who lived in Baker City and called her "Honey." She
also loved her grandchildren who did not five here in Baker
City with her, but cherished the times when she was able to
visit with them as well. One of her favorite past times was to
have lunch with her friends at the Senior Center. She was able
tp stay in her own home and be cared for by her daughter,
Cindy and granddaughter Alyssa, Encompass Home Health,
and Heart and Home Hospice until just a few weeks ago
when she spent her final days at Bee Hive Assisted Living
with her family by her side.
. Survivors include her husband, Alvin of Baker City, son
Jerry (Michelle) Bryan ofVictorville, Calif., Daughters Cindy
(Jim) Frampton of Baker City, Julie (Dion) Hess of Ridge­
field, Wash., stepdaughter Denise (Loren) Eib of Mauii,
Hawaii, grandchildren Amanda, Jay, Alyssa, Samantha,
Caleb, Kirk, Jason, Kelly, Justin, Harmony, Dana, and Dustin,
great-grandchildren, Alexa, Haley, Laney,Craig, Max, Myles
and Marcos. Sisters, Rita Wade and Joella Murphy and
brother Ernest Carmon.
She is preceded in death by her parents, son Eddie, and
sisters Mary, Etta, and Vessie.
Those wishing to make memorial contributions in mem­
ory of Mrs. Davis, may direct them to the American Cancer
Society, this maybe done through the Coles Tribute Center,
1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814.
Rita
Soniavalinda
Mason
June 1980 - Sept. 2015
Rita Soniavalinda (Gutierrez)
Mason, 35, of Baker City died
Sept. 19,2015 with her family by her
side. A funeral service was held at
.11 a.m., Sept. 25,2015 at Gray's West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Officiating was by Father Robert
Greiner of St. Francis De Sales Cathedral. Interment will be
at Mt, Hope Cemetery with a reception following at the VFW
Hall following the interment.
Rita was tom on June 12, 1980 in Sacramento, Calif., to
Manuel Huerta Gutierrez and Helen Ramos. She attended
school at McClatch High School in Sacramento and Baker
High School along with attending the Job Corp.
She was Valedictorian at the Job Corp and received the
Presidents Award from Bill Clinton.
Rita married Charles Mason on April 1, 2011 in Sacra­
mento and the two of them raised their family. Ritaloved tak­
ing care of her family and that was what she did until her
passing. She loved cosmetics and was an avid consumer of
the M.A.C. Products. She also enjoyed shopping and enrich­
ing the activities with her family.
She was a volunteer for the Sacramento Neighborhood
Housing Project and the Sacramento START Program but the
greatest accomplishment was taking care of a family she
loved so much.
Rita is survived by her husband, Charles Mason, children,
Aaliyah, Yasmine, Connor of Baker City and Manuel, Carlos,
Rito, Blanca, Michelle, Chris of California, her father Manny
Gutierrez of Baker City, aunts and uncles, Donna, Trino,
Mary and Chuck nieces and nephews, Manuel, Michael,
Hillary, Xochi, Beau, Jackie, Eric, Tatyana, Sonny, Jason,
Jalena, Isabella and many others, and her in-laws, Abe, Mike,
Richelie, Lori, Therman, Chuck and Chris, her first husband,
Robert John Feeley and former mother-in-law Valerie Feeley
both of Baker City.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Helen Ramos, her
¡grandmother Connie Gutierrez, Uncles Rito and Leonard and
her Aunt Lucy.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Heart N Home
Hospice through Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel,
4500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
i Naomi Jean
Shiflett
;
Nov. 1948 - Sept. 2015
¡Naomi Jean Shiflett, 66, died at her
¡home in La Grande with her family
■at her side on Thursday , Sept. 24,
<2015. A Memorial Service will be
¡held on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at 1
¡p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. Friends
¡are invited to join the family for a reception immediately fol­
lowing the service at the church.
I Naomi Jean was bom on Nov. 28,1948 in Weiser, Idaho.
In her youth, Naomi's family moved to La Grande where she
•was raised and attended school.
J On Oct. 17, 1970, Naomi married Marvin Shiflett in La
¡Grande and they had three children. During her life she
worked various part-time jobs, but was a full time wife and
mother.
I Naomi enjoyed bowling, crafting and cooking. Her fa­
vorite time of year was autumn and spring. Her most mem­
orable times were the day she wed Marvin, the births of her
¡children and grandchildren. Naomi was so loved and will be
tnissed more than words can say.
| She was preceded in death by her parents Ike and Jean
Jiarsin.
| Naomi is survived by her husband Marvin, daughters
penice Green of Ontario, Calif., Tamara and her husband
tioracio Gonzalez of Woodbum, Ore., son Michael Shiflett
of Nampa, Idaho; six grandchildren Elijah, Gabriel, Eric,
¡Noah, Delaney and Kambria; brothers Ron, Darwin and
Harold.
J For those who would like to make a memorial donation in
¡memory of Naomi, the family suggests Grand Ronde Hos­
pice Care through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On
line condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
¡peralhome.com
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,2015
Morgan Lee
Mawhinney
Pat Cassidy
Justus
March 2015 - Sept. 2015
Jan. 1924-Sept. 2015
Morgan Lee Mawhinney, 5 1/2
months old, of Baker City, died at
his home on Sunday, Sept. 20,2015.
A Memorial Service and Celebra­
tion of Morgan's life was held on
Saturday, Sept. 26,2015 at 3 p.m. at the Baker City Christian
Church on Hwy 7.
Morgan was bom on March 31,2015 in La Grande, Ore.,
to Lindsey Nelson and Donald "Red" Mawhinney. Morgan's
parents shared, "In the 5 1/2 short months that we got to hold
our perfect baby boy, he was shown more love than some
people endure in a lifetime. He was always being loved on,
kissed, and held tightly. These past months have been such
an amazing journey in our lives. Morgan got to do so much
in his short life: camping, fishing, boating. He was really into
cars and loved watching cars on television, so we took him
to the Meridian Speedway Nightfire Races. We all went to
the coast and Morgan loved putting his toes in the sand."
"His smile could light up a room and it was so contagious.
He touched everybody's heart that knew him and could al­
ways get a smile out of anyone, no matter what. And when
he grabbed your face to kiss you, you felt the love he had for
you. He was perfect in each and every way. Even if he was
taken from us way to early, he was loved unconditionally and
he left us full of love with the hope to see him again some­
day."
Morgan also enjoyed jumping on his rocking horse, cud­
dling, kisses and he always had smiles. He flirted with his
beautiful sparkling eyes and gave his Grandpa Chuck the best
high fives. Pulling his Dad's Goatee was added fun. Morgan
learned to roll over and was just about to crawl. He showed
everyone what real love is, he taught his brother and sisters
so much and was his Nama's Mr. Magoo. Morgan also en­
joyed watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and his eyes lit up
when the theme song came on. He also enjoyed playing with
a stuffed animal rabbit his big sister got for him when he was
bom.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers John Nelson
and Jim Robinson; grandmother Sharon Brutscher; uncles
Craig Robinson and Joshua Nelson; great grandparents
LaFaun and "Pinky" Hood.
Morgan is survived by his parents Lindsey and Don
"Red", sisters Madelyn and Hadley Backlund; brother
Holden Mawhinney; grandparents: Chuck and Robin
Mawhinney of Baker City, Kim and Pete Nelson of Baker
City, Corey and Suzie Wallingford of Walla Walla, Wash;
great grandparents Allen and Vickie Stevenson of Baker City,
Sara Linddell of Baker City; Rob Wallingford of Walla Walla,
Wash., Jennifer and Robin Blackwell of Milton Freewater;
great great grandmother Phyllis Stevenson of Bend; aunts
and uncles Taylor Nelson and Kyle Johnson of Baker City,
Brady Nelson and McKenzie Bailey-McIntire of Oak Harbor,
Wash., Landon Nelson of Baker City, Jessica, Allison and
Abigail Wallingford of Walla, Walla, Wash., Kristi Morris of
Milton Freewater, Wash., Keri Robinson and Curtis Tatlock
of Baker City, Stephanie and Chance McDaniel of Bend,
Cody Mawhinney of Enterprise, Denny Mawhinney and
Angie Ryder of Baker City, and 13 cousins who loved him
very much; God father Jimmy Low of La Grande; God
mother Joy Goodman of Evanston, Wyo.
Morgan was loved by all and will be missed so very much.
Those who would like to make a memorial donation in
memory of Morgan may do so directly to the family through
Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO
Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834. On line condolences may be
shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Wayne Ellis Mash
Nov. 1942 - Sept. 2015
Wayne Ellis Mash; 72, of Sumpter died Sept. 18,2015 at
his residence surrounded by his family.
Wayne was bom Nov. 26, 1942 in Boise, Idaho. Wayne
was raised by his grandparents and after graduating from high
school in 1960, Wayne served in the Army during the Viet­
nam War.
On Dec. 31, 1978 Wayne married Andy Morrow while
in Vancouver, Wash. He became a truck driver and worked
for Anodizing Inc. for 17 years, retiring in 2005.
He enjoyed doing carpentry work for a pass time and
loved to fish and hunt.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Andy of Sumpter, two
sons, David Mash of Bolivar, Ny., Kevin Mash of Olympia,
Wash., a stepson, Larry Jones of Omaha, Neb., one grand­
child and a sister, Marie Nolting of Cuba, Mo.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters,
Gladys and Hazel and a brother, Glen.
Arrangements are being handled through Gray's West &
Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City,
Oregon.
Pat (Emma Myrtle) Cassidy Justus
died peacefully at Meadowbrook
Place on Saturday, Sept. 19,2015.
Pat was bom Emma Myrtle Cas­
sidy in Baker on Jan. 6, 1924 to
Darley and Edna Cassidy and lived in Baker City most of
her life. She graduated from Baker High School in 1942
and immediately went to Pendleton to work at the Army Air
Base. She later enrolled in the Army Cadet Nurse Program
in St. Louis, Mo., but returned to Baker. She was employed
at the Baker State Bank, now the US National Bank, retiring
as Operations Officer in the 1980s.
In 1947 Pat married Daniel Sterling Justus (Bob). They
had three sons: Dan of Eugene, David of Baker City, Bob
of Castle Rock, Wash., and a daughter, Cheryl Lynn.
Pat and Bob enjoyed life to the fullest with snowmobiling,
camping, motorcycling and trips to Nevada. They worked
together to build a beautiful log cabin on East Eagle Creek
and spent many happy years there in the summer and snow-
mobiled there in the winter. Pat enjoyed gardening, reading
and being with family. She was a long time member of the
water aerobics group at the Baker pool and several service
groups, including the Salvation Army board.
Pat is survived by her sons: Dan and (Rustie), David and
(Jean), and Bob; her grandchildren: Jesse, Daniel, Misty,
Barry; five great-grandchildren and her sister, Darlene.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob, daughter,
Cheryl Lynn, grandson Chris Justus, brother Bill and her
parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of
choice through Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Patricia Elaine Beymer
Aug. 1923-Sept. 2015
Patricia Elaine Beymer, 92, a former Baker City resident,
died Sept. 20, 2015, at the Oregon Veterans Home at The
Dalles. Patricia was bom on Aug, 28, 1923, in Klamath
Falls. Her parents, Burrell and Elizabeth Short farmed in
Klamath County and raised six children, Pat's three sisters
and two brothers. Pat graduated from high school in 1942.
She attended Oregon State University for one year. She
and her high school sweetheart, Fred Beymer, her parents
and Fred's parents met in San Diego where Fred and Pat
were married on Feb. 19, 1944. While Fred was away in
the Pacific during the war, Pat gave birth to her first child.
After the war Fred and Pat purchased a house and acreage
from Pat's father and proceeded to raise potatoes and chil­
dren. Their son Michel Fred's birth was followed by the
birth of Starla Sue, Bill Patrick, Becky Jo and Kelly Lee.
They also introduced their children to rodeo arid Pat was a
member of the Saddle Club, a female counterpart to the
Sheriffs Posse. She and Fred rode in many parades and
rodeos in southern Oregon.
She completed her college degree at Southern Oregon Col­
lege in Ashland, Ore. Her teaching career s.iartcd iii Kla­
math Falls at Mills Elementary school where she taught
second grade during the week and spent weekends on the
road going to her children's basketball, football, softball and
rodeo events until the family moved to Sisters, Ore. It was
in Sisters that Pat started her career in one and two room
schools. She taught in rural Oregon schools in Tumalo,
Camp Sherman, Warm Springs, Simnasho, Wamic and Tygh
Valley.
From Sisters, Pat and Fred moved to Camp Sherman in
1964 where they bought an A-frame restaurant and sold
homemade French fries, ice cream and hamburgers during
the summer season. They put their children to work guiding
trail rides and taking tourists into the Mount Jefferson
Wilderness on pack trips. From Camp Sherman, Fred and
Pat went to the Oregon Coast where they had a pony ring at
the Pixieland amusement park. Their next adventure was in
Kahneeta on the Warm Springs Reservation where they
again put their horses to work providing rides to guests of
the resort. She retired in Oregon and moved with Fred to
Nevada. There she took up the reins again and taught at
Leonard Creek School, then a year at Denio and three years
at Orovada for the Humboldt County School District. They
bought a house in Baker City and commuted back and forth
from Orvada, Nev., to Baker City on weekends. They then
permanently retired in Baker City.
She leaves behind three children: Starla, Bill and Becky.
She and Fred have 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grand­
children. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband,
Fred and her sons, Michael and Kelly. Pat and Fred will be
together again in the Willamette National Cemetery in Port­
land.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of
your choice through Gray's West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
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