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Hood River News, Saturday, May 23, 2015
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Gladys Burris
Gladys Jean Burris passed
away May 16, 2015, in The
Dalles, Ore. Gladys was born
Aug. 24, 1933, in Alcester, S.D.,
to James Valles Boyer and
Elizabeth Olive (Linblad)
Boyer. She joined older sister
Gloria and
later her two
yo u n g e r
brothers,
Jerry
and
Garland, were
born.
In 1946, the
Boyer
family
Gladys Burris
moved
to
Hood River, Ore. Gladys at-
tended school in Hood River
and it is there she met her fu-
ture husband, a returned
World War II Navy veteran,
George Burris. The young cou-
ple moved to The Dalles in
1955, where they purchased a
home in 1960 and raised three
sons: Steven, David and Grego-
ry. She resided in her home
until her death.
After Gladys attended beau-
ty school and became a beauti-
cian, she continued in that oc-
cupation for 35 years with a de-
voted following.
Gladys was preceded in
death by her husband, George;
youngest son, Gregory; her
older sister Gloria; younger
brother Garland; and parents,
James and Elizabeth Boyer.
She is survived by her sons,
Steven James and David
George Burris, and grandchil-
dren Rene (and her husband,
Chad), Derek and Tyler; great-
granddaughters Demi and
Nyah; and great-great-grand-
son Isaiah. Lifelong friends in-
clude Gwen Fisher and Kathy
Quinata, and Kathy’s daugh-
ter Marissa and granddaugh-
ter Kaleeyah.
Gladys and George attended
First Christian Church in The
Dalles and were members of
the congregation for many
years. In addition to her love of
God, Gladys was an avid read-
er and used her green thumb
to work her magic with her
plants, flowers and lawn.
When not working in their
yard, George and Gladys took
every opportunity to travel,
whether a short jaunt or ex-
tended vacation, they relished
checking out the sights and
spending time together.
Paramount among Gladys’
last wishes was her desire to
remain in her own home until
her passing. Facilitating in
making this a reality were
Heart of Hospice, Laurie
Notos, and numerous friends
and family members. Their
love and care is deeply appre-
ciated.
Gladys was a people person
and when you first met her, it
was as if you had known her
all your life. She had numer-
ous friends and a large family
that loved her deeply. She was
always there to listen and en-
joyed life to the fullest. Her
love of cats was well-known by
all. She will be dearly missed.
Services will be held at the
First Christian Church at 909
Court St. in The Dalles on May
30 at 11 a.m. A reception will
follow. In lieu of flowers
memorials may be made to
The Dalles First Christian
Church or Home at Last, 200
River Road, The Dalles, Ore.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Spencer,
Libby and Powell Funeral
Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The
Dalles, OR 97058; 541-296-3234.
Richard Cannon
Richard Carrol Cannon, 91,
born on Jan. 21, 1924, passed
away in the company of his
beloved wife
on Saturday
evening, May
9, 2015, at his
home in Hood
River, Ore. He
is survived by
his wife, Ruth
Ellen Can-
Richard Cannon non,
his
b r o t h e r
William “Bill” Weslake Can-
non, son Terry (and Jacqlin)
Cannon, g randdaughter
Maija (and Rick) Roe, and
grandson Cy (and Kimberly)
Cannon, all of Hood River.
Also, stepsons, Doug (and
Teresa) Keller and Ted (and
Amy) Keller. He also has
many nieces and nephews
and others so dearly loved by
him.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Weslake and
Hazel (Kneale) Cannon, first
wife Doris Jeanne (Mickey)
Cannon, and g randson
Zachary Cannon, brother
Clarence Cannon and sister
Ruth (Cannon) Mathiowetz.
A memorial service with
reception following will be
held at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
May 30, at the Kingdom Hall
of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1619
Tucker Road, Hood River.
Cannon Brothers Drywall
was his line of work in the
community for many years.
He loved people and as one of
Jehovah’s Witnesses he
showed that by telling others
about the Good News of God’s
Kingdom in his preaching ac-
tivity at every opportunity.
Following is a brief sum-
mary of his life as he record-
ed for friends a few years ago:
In my life I have had my
share of hard knocks. I’ve no
doubt made many mistakes,
but I can truthfully say I al-
ways tried to correct them
and not make the same ones
again, and not let the hard
knocks get the best of me or
get me down. I always got up,
brushed myself off and kept
right on going.
I’ve always felt that when
things don’t work out for you,
for example employment, just
try doing something else until
you find what does! I’ve done
all kinds of farm work start-
ing with my own family’s
farm here in Hood River. Such
as taking care of Black Angus
cattle, milking cows, caring
for chickens and pigs. Over
the years I’ve been in every
type of orchard work, includ-
ing knocking olives, picking,
packing and hauling fruit
here in the valley and in
southern California. I have
also drilled water wells,
worked as a carpenter, fin-
ished cement, done roofing,
felled trees and pulled
stumps. For a time I worked
in a lumber mill and also
drove cat on road construc-
tion.
Then I found what I wanted
to work at as a trade for the
rest of my working days: dry-
wall. I can say that I enjoyed
doing so from 1951 to 2009,
then I retired. My dad always
told me, “Just keep working
and you won’t get behind that
way!” How true that proved to
be in my life. Looking back
I’ve had a full and satisfying
life. I learned to fly airplanes
and enjoyed it for many years
safely. In my youth I learned
to box quite well.
My greatest love, though, is
being one of Jehovah’s wit-
nesses. I have always put my
whole heart into serving Je-
hovah God, and will continue
to serve to the best I can. I’ve
worked at our world head-
quarters in New York City
and in the inter national
building as well as helping in
the construction of Kingdom
Halls and Assembly Halls in
three states and one foreign
country. I’ve served in the
local congregation for many
years as an elder. What a joy
and blessing this service has
proved to be. I’ve met and
worked alongside so many
wonderful people and count
them all as family.
As to my personal family
life I have been blessed by Je-
hovah with two wonderful
Spiritual sisters that became
my wives. I can’t say enough
about them. Both excelled in
everything that’s dear to me. I
met and married my first
wife, Doris Jeanne “Poncho”
Mickey, in 1948. We had a very
happy life together for 41
years, until her death in 1989.
She was more quiet and sup-
portive of me in some of the
real tough times after World
War II. She also gave us our
son, Terry.
In 1966 we moved back to
Hood River from Escondido,
Calif., to be close to family.
After our son graduated,
Doris Jeanne worked along
with me, my brother Bill and
his wife, Joyce, in our busi-
ness, Cannon Bros. Drywall.
Poncho was at my side as a
loving wife and devoted Wit-
ness of Jehovah all those
many years.
In 1996 I met and married
Ruth Keller while helping on
the construction of an As-
sembly Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses in California. Not
as quiet as my first wife,
Ruth keeps me on my toes, so
to speak. A more wonderful
wife who could ask for. Ruth
has saved my life three dif-
ferent times. If she had not
been right by me and had not
known as much as she does
about medical things I would
have died. I have great re-
spect for her as a teacher of
the truth. She has helped sev-
eral to learn Bible truth
since our marriage, and con-
tinues to help others in so
many ways.
Ruth has made a peaceful
home for us. We are very
close and help each other in
every way we can. There are
so many things that make me
feel that she is a gift from Je-
hovah, as was Doris Jeanne.
Two wonderful spiritual
women. I hope I always treat-
ed them with respect, kind-
ness, and gentleness. Jeho-
vah God loves ones with
qualities such as theirs just
as do I. With my marriage to
Ruth, I came to love her sons,
Doug and Ted. Also Ruth’s
sister Kay and brother Bill
were especially fun as they
loved to call and try to trick
me into believing they were
prospective drywall cus-
tomers or salesmen – my
crazy family from Califor-
nia! I greatly appreciated
Ruth’s brother Frank for
spending two weeks helping
me after major surgery.
Last but by no means least,
I had the most wonderful fam-
ily to be brought up in. My
dad and mom were the best!
So loving and kind and help-
ful in every way. My sister and
brothers were always close to
me. We could always depend
on each other. Two men I have
spent my life with are my son
Terry and my brother Bill. I
treasure them both and love
them from the bottom of my
heart. For the first 22 years
after returning to Hood River
our families lived on the same
street where my brother
Clarence and his wife, Elaine
eventually joined us. I cherish
the memories of being so
close to Terry and Jacqlin and
being able to spend time with
my grandchildren, Zachary,
Maija and Cy as they grew up.
We also spent many happy
camping and vacation trips
together in Oregon, Arizona,
Califor nia and Mexico.
Many of those memorable
times also included Doris
Jeanne’s brother Lyle and
wife Vera and their family.
They were a close part of my
life and I will always hold
them dear to me. What a
blessing ALL of my family
always were. I truly miss
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Kim Bell
Kim Eug ene Bell, of
Mount Hood, Ore., passed
away Wednesday, May 6,
2015, at Providence Portland
Medical Center in Portland,
Ore. Kim was born Aug. 27,
1952, in Tillamook, Ore., to
Charles Leonard Bell and
Billie Joanne (Merrill) Bell,
and was brother to Mark Bell
and Loreen
Bell-Haight.
In August
1969 he mar-
ried Patricia
Faulkender;
they divorced
in 1984. Kim
graduated
from Wy’east
High School
in 1970. He re-
mar ried in
July 1993, to
B e v e r l y
Immer.
In 1989 or
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1990 Kim re-
ceived an energy conserva-
tion award for helping invent
a heat exchange system from
the ovens of Juanita’s Fine
Food to be used at Full Sail
Ale Brewing Co. He flew to
Washington, D.C., to receive
the award.
Over the years Kim worked
as a lo gger for George
Cochran; as department man-
ager at Rosauers; worked at
the Harvey Aluminum plant;
as sales representative and
delivery man for Juanita’s
Fine Foods; fleet manager for
Hood River Ford; and as store
owner of Parkdale Square in
Parkdale, Ore. He was such a
hard-working man.
Kim loved fishing and gar-
dening. He really enjoyed
fishing with his family, and
treasure hunting at the coast
during low tide. His little
Pepper dog became his con-
stant sidekick and loved
going on trips. He was a
member of the Parkdale Bap-
tist Church and Parkdale
Grange.
Kim had a wonderful
sense of humor and always
could put a smile on your
face. He was such a positive
man who always looked for
the good in people. He was a
wonderful husband, father
and grandfather. The com-
munity loved him and all the
neighborhood kids loved to
come see him in the store.
He is survived by his wife,
Beverly, of Mount Hood;
daughters Jennifer Bell,
Jody Bell, Katie Bell and
Sarah Bell; stepson Ray
Rockafellor; stepdaughters
Autumn Rockafellor-Maurer
(Erich) and Jamie Rockafel-
lor-Brindle (Mark); grand-
children Angel McCafferty,
Tyler McCafferty, Alanna
Putnam, Christopher Put-
nam, Kevin Putnam, Misty
Bartsma, Dustin Bartsma,
Tucker Carter, Khamia Rock-
afellor, Korrisa Rockafellor,
Brandon Rowe, Daniel Maur-
er, Jacob Brindle and Jared
Brindle; great-grandchildren
Kolbe Robinson, Lincoln El-
liott and Benjamin Bratton;
and many nieces, nephews,
cousins and extended family.
He was preceded in death
his grandparents, Jesse C.
and Nellie E. (Egley) Bell and
William and Pauline (Noble)
Mer rill; f ather, Charles
Leonard Bell; and infant sis-
ter Sheryl Ann Bell.
Services will be held June
6, 10:30 a.m. at Parkdale Bap-
tist Church, with Pastor
Bobby Beauchamp officiat-
ing; potluck will follow.
The family would like to
thank Louie Dominguez and
the Dominguez family for all
their love and help, with
thanks also to Randi Harju
and Sarah Ortiz.
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