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Page 6A RECORDS East Oregonian Saturday, May 28, 2016 OBITUARIES Mark Reasoner Neil Parker Read Angela Kay Burnside Goad Pendleton March 13, 1928-May 21, 2016 Pendleton November 18, 1951-May 18, 2016 Pendleton November 6, 1963-May 23, 2016 Pendleton resident Mark Dayville Merc as a longtime Reasoner, 88, died Saturday, friend Arnold Hoselton May 21. Per his request there suggested. Mark was one of are no services. the last great cowboys and Mark Reasoner he was never seen was a perfect name without his boots, for the man who cowboy hat, and embodied reason western shirt. He and humanism. bought a horse and He was born on started team roping March 13, 1928, and became the in an old robber’s mayor of Dayville. roost in western He moved with Colorado that his his wife to Pend- father Horace had leton, Oregon, in purchased not long 1997 to be closer after the Old West to their daughter was tamed and just Shelley and her sons before the start of Markus and Mason the Great Depres- Murphy. Mark sion. He grew up served as a close with the toughest Reasoner mentor and teacher of cowboys and to his grandchildren he learned that and taught them “you’ve gotta be tough when how to be tough and still you live out west.” As a kid he treat others with kindness. would play a game with the He helped with his daughter’s other children: Each would cattle ranch at Skip Farms carve a branch into a club and and helped brand and raise kill rattlesnakes at the nearby cattle. He also built numerous prairie dog town and collect dog houses, chicken equip- the rattles — the losing team ment, and other items that bought the winning team a made other people’s lives a ten cent hamburger. little easier. He ixed all the He farmed the Midwestern tools that his grandchildren lands with horse and plow, managed to break and and raised cattle alongside worked diligently in his his brother, Loren, and sister, garden to produce a surplus Carrie; both preceded Mark of fruits and vegetables that in death. He left home at 17 he was always giving away. years old and avoided the He made an appearance at the irst round of the draft by Pendleton Round-Up every heading up to Alaska where year over the last 40 years. he worked as a train engineer, He was very organized and and met and mentored young maintained his property until Melvin Bowen who remained his death. his “pal” until Mark’s death. In his inal moments he He left Alaska for Port- was surrounded by his chil- land, Oregon, to help his dren and grandchildren and father, Horace, build a house felt the love that he had given but was instead drafted into for the 59 years that he was the U.S. Army during the married to Elaine. Korean War. “They asked Mark is survived by his where I wanted to volunteer loving wife and longtime for and I knew it didn’t partner of 59 years, Elaine matter so I told them, to their Reasoner; his three daughters surprise, to put me on the Shelley and husband Michael front line,” he said. He served Murphy, Lisa and husband on the front lines alongside Adali Kelly, and Sharon and longtime friend and comrade husband Don Havig; his son Jack Romero, operating the Dennis Reasoner; his radio to call in mortar ire at grandchildren Brittany, Heartbreak Ridge and the Brooke, Allysa, Mason, Punchbowl. Mark was a true Markus, Corey, Christine and humanist — he befriended a Tim and several stepgrand- shipload of Colombian men children, and their many chil- that had served in the Korean dren; and his nephews Clyde War at a time when skin color Carson and Steve Carson. and language formed a nearly A special thanks to the impenetrable boundary for staff at CHI St. Anthony others. He was honorably hospital for their kindness discharged from the service and attentiveness. A very in 1952. special thanks to Kathy Mark married Elaine Fisher and Chrissy Kitchen; Gray in Portland, Oregon, Mark’s visits to the hospital when he was 29 years old. often were accompanied by They adopted three children, a feeling of apprehension from oldest to youngest, muddled with the excitement Lisa Kelly, Shelley Murphy, that he would get to talk with and Dennis Reasoner. They these two very special people moved from the hectic Port- that he enjoyed so much. land city life to the quiet town His inal words were “Be of Dayville, Oregon, in 1972. good and don’t work too They bought a store called the hard.” UPCOMING SERVICES SATURDAY, MAY 28 BOHANAN, CHARLES — Celebration of life service with military honors at 2 p.m. at the Family Worship Center, 330 N.E. Eighth St., Irrigon. CAMPBELL, DON — Memorial services at 1 p.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. A celebration of life will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St. COPELAN ROSS, VIRGINIA — Memorial service at 10 a.m. at the Vert Club Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St., Pendleton. SUNDAY, MAY 29 FORD, MARJORIE — Celebration of life at 12 noon at McNary Dam Park (across from the road the nature trails are on), Umatilla. STRONG, WAYNE — Memorial service at 6 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1035 S.E. Ninth St., Hermiston. MONDAY, MAY 30 No services scheduled TUESDAY, MAY 31 READ, NEIL — Graveside service t 2 p.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. A celebration of life will follow at the Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. Neil Parker Read, 64, of Pendleton, Oregon, passed away in his home on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016. He was born on November 18, 1951, and raised in Pendleton by his parents, Earnest Armon Read and Marion Arminda Fox. Neil attended Sherwood Elemen- tary, John Murray Junior High and Pendleton High School, graduating with the Class of 1970. After gradu- ation, Neil attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho, receiving his bachelor’s Read degree in business administration. He then worked for Tektronix in Beaverton, Oregon, while earning his Masters of Managerial Accounting from Portland State University. He worked for Tektronix for 14 years and loved to travel the world on their dollar. He also enjoyed taking his parents on adventures and spoke often of their trips to the Bahamas, Alaska, and Hawaii. In 2002, he retired at age 50 after working with Read & Bose CPAs in Pendleton for 14 years. Neil was a dedicated accountant and had extraordi- nary mathematical skill. As a little boy, Neil would go to the grocery store with his mother and, as the clerk would take the groceries out of the basket, Neil would add the prices up in his head. Before the clerk MEETINGS MONDAY, MAY 30 No meetings scheduled TUESDAY, MAY 31 PORT OF MORROW COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING, 10 a.m., Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive, Board- man. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 MORROW COUNTY COURT, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Building upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Hep- pner. HERMISTON AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m., Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600 Airport Way. BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION, 6:30 p.m., TBA PENDLETON FACADE COMMITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pendleton City Hall adminis- trative council room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. CONDON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S. Main St. UMATILLA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, 7 p.m., 305 Willamette Ave., Umatilla (McNary). HELIX SCHOOL BOARD, 7:30, Helix School library, 120 Main St. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 PENDLETON DOWN- TOWN ASSOCIATION, 7 a.m., Pendleton City Hall community room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave. ADAMS PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Ad- ams City Hall, 190 N. Main St. PENDLETON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pend- leton City Hall council cham- bers, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave. FRIDAY, JUNE 3 No meetings scheduled LOTTERY Thursday, May 26 Lucky Lines 02-08-12-13-FREE-17-24- 26-31 Estimated jackpot: $32,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 4-0-5-6 4 p.m.: 0-6-4-8 7 p.m.: 9-8-6-6 10 p.m.: 8-4-2-2 Friday, May 27 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 9-8-8-5 "Scramble for Scholarships" Friday, June 10th 1pm Shotgun Start Big River Golf Course - Umatilla Golfers of all skill levels are being invited to participate in the 23 rd annual "Scramble for Scholarships" golf tournament. Four person teams can sign up together or individuals pairings can be made by the tournament committee. Your $70 entry fee covers green fees, a box lunch at noon, and BBQ at the end, plus makes a charitable donation to the foundation to use in awarding scholarships for local health care students. Join us for a fun afternoon of golf for a good cause by calling 541-667-3405. Entry deadline is June 8th. Great prize holes and Hole-in-one on #1 wins a Ford Fusion sponsored by Tom Denchel Ford hit total, they would ask Neil and he would be correct to the penny. Neil was an avid sports historian and statistician, quick to rattle off a team’s record or roster from any period of time. During retire- ment, he spent most of his time watching sports, tracking the stock market, and visiting with his friends on Facebook. His favorite time of year was football season and watching the University of Oregon with his Duck crew, thanks to Patti Johlke and friends. Neil is survived by his two brothers Max (husband of Sallie) Read of Houston, Texas, and Lonnie (husband of Vickie) Read of Pendleton, Oregon, as well as nieces and nephews Jolynn Corthell, Tami Read Stierna, Steven Read, Kelli Bullington, and Jeffrey Read. He was preceded in death by his parents. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 31st, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton. A celebration of Neil’s life will follow at The Prodigal Son. All those who knew Neil are invited to attend. In lieu of lowers, memo- rial contributions can be made to the Pendleton Foundation in care of Pioneer Chapel, 131 SE Byers Avenue, Pendleton, OR 97801. To leave condo- lences for the family online go to www.pioneerchapel.com. Angela Kay Burnside Goad, a resident of Pend- leton, died Monday, May 23, 2016, in Walla Walla, Wash- ington, following a brief illness. She was 52 years old. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Wednesday morning, May 25, 2016, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Mission, and was followed by burial at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. Sign the online condolence book at www. b u r n s m o r t u a r y. com. Burns Mortuary of Pend- leton is in charge of arrangements. Goad Angela was born November 6, 1963, to Robert D. and Joan (Penny) Burnside at St. Anthony Hospital in Pend- leton, Oregon. She attended Washington Elementary, John Murry, Helen McCune and Pendleton High School in Pendleton. She was involved with FFA and the Eagles Lodge. Angela was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. She was a character; a crazy, funny person. Her children Shannon, Markus and Brentton served in the military, and Angela was very proud of this. She didn’t believe in war, and during Veterans Day she would call into the radio station and request the song “War.” She enjoyed sewing, gardening, ishing and hunting. She is survived by: her husband Tim Goad; her children Brandy Dunfee, Brentton Dunfee, Markus Dunfee and Shannon Dunfee; grandchildren Araileya Toledo, Ira Toledo, Nizhoni Toledo, Brentton Dunfee Jr. and Audry Dunfee; her parents Bob and Joan Burnside; brothers William Shawyawy, Marvin Shawyawy and Rob Burn- side; and sisters Teresa Crane, Gloria Williams, Rena Coccran, Dara Burnside, Katrina Burnside and “Sugar Bear” Eugena Staconea. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude small photos and, for veterans, a lag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian ofice. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. BRIEFLY Wolf attack conirmed in UmCo PENDLETON — Wolves from the Walla Walla Pack are responsible for killing a lamb on private land near the South Fork Walla Walla River in Umatilla County. On May 20, a sheep herder went out to investigate a disturbance in a band of sheep he was supervising, where he discovered the dead lamb and four wolves. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife investigated the next day, and conirmed the attack. Two days later, ODFW looked into another report of wolf depredation on livestock, this time on a 6-week-old calf in the Mud Creek drainage of Wallowa County. Though GPS coordinates showed two wolves from the Shamrock Pack were in the area, the department determined there was no clear evidence the predator was a wolf and the attack was ruled as “probable.” So far in 2016, ODFW has conirmed eight wolf attacks on livestock across the state. Hansell appointed to Transient Lodging Tax Work Group Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) has been appointed to the Transient Lodging Tax Work Group. The work group is tasked with studying issues related to the state’s transient lodging tax and regional tourism, particularly relating to House Bill 4146. HB 4146 increased the tax from 1 percent to 1.8 percent through June 2020, at which time it will be reduced to 1.5 percent. The original intent of the bill was to fund Track Town, a program coming to Eugene in 2020. But the inal version of the bill spreads the revenue throughout the state. Hansell said in a statement that he accepted the invitation to serve on the work group in order to give Eastern Oregon a voice in the process. “Although I was a no vote when this lodging tax bill went to the loor, I feel I have an opportunity to help craft the program to be beneicial to those of us in rural Oregon, not just larger Oregon cities,” he stated. “The last thing we want is for rural and Eastern Oregon to be left out of the conversation.” SCHOLARSHIPS Hermiston Basketball Club awards inaugural scholarships HERMISTON — The Hermiston Basketball Club announced its irst ever college scholarships awarded by the group. Dillon Zimmerly and Jansen Edmiston each will receive $1,500 to be used in the 2016-17 academic year. Zimmerly is a 2015 graduate of Hermiston High School. He played basketball for HHS all four Edmiston years, and was on the irst team ever registered in the Herm- iston Basketball Club. He is currently studying nuclear engineering at Oregon State U n i v e r s i t y. Zimmerly He believes basketball helped him develop three qualities that he will carry into the work force: diligence, trust, and drive. Edmiston is currently a senior at HHS. She played varsity basketball for four years for the Bulldogs. She will be heading to Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, to continue her basketball career at the college level. Basketball has helped her overcome shyness, develop new friendships, and stay focused on her future.