RECORDS
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
East Oregonian
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OBITUARIES
Margaret R. Thorpe
Michael Anthony Banks
Mescal Paine
Hermiston
July 10, 1916 - March 22, 2018
Hermiston
March 12, 1968 - March 13, 2018
Hermiston
July 13, 1926 - March 21, 2018
Margaret R. Thorpe was
born on July 10, 1916, in
Gloyd, Washington, to parents
Paul and Elise “Lizzie”
Depner Smith. She
died on March 22,
2018, at her home in
Hermiston, Oregon,
at the age of 101
years.
Margaret
was
united in marriage
to Nathan Thorpe
on October 12,
1935, in Boardman,
Oregon. She was
an active member Thorpe
of the Grange for
over 85 years and active in the
Hermiston Senior Center for
many years. Margaret enjoyed
sewing, quilting, painting,
gardening and family get-to-
gethers.
She is survived by her
son: Larry Thorpe (Carol),
Hermiston, Ore.; daughters
Sandra Boothman (Ed),
Oliver, B.C., and Teresa Long
(Tom), Hermiston, Ore.;
daughters-in-law
Bobbie
Thorpe, Dallas, Ga., and
Teresa Thorpe, St. Helens,
Ore.; 16 grandchildren, 51
great-grandchildren;
and
numerous great-great-grand-
children, nieces and nephews.
Margaret was preceded
in death by her
husband,
Nathan
Thorpe, sons Jim and
Bill Thorpe; brothers
Charles, Robert and
Lawrence Smith;
and a sister, Pauline
Sullivan.
A funeral service
will be held on
Wednesday, March
28, 2018, at 1 p.m.
at Burns Mortuary
chapel, Hermiston,
Oregon. Burial will follow
at Riverview Cemetery,
Boardman, Oregon, and then
everyone is invited to the
Columbia Grange in Herm-
iston for a time of fellowship.
Those who wish may make
contribution’s in Margaret’s
memory to the Hermiston
Senior Center.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
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MEETINGS
TUESDAY, MARCH 27
WEST UMATILLA MOS-
QUITO CONTROL DISTRICT, 3
p.m., district office, 3005 S. First
St., Hermiston. (Janie Cuellar
541-567-5201)
MORROW COUNTY PLAN-
NING COMMISSION, 7 p.m.,
Port of Morrow Riverfront Cen-
ter, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman.
(Stephanie Loving 541-922-
4624)
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 28
BUTTER CREEK IRRIGA-
TION DISTRICT, 8 a.m., River
Point Farms conference room,
28790 Westport Lane, Herm-
iston. (Bonnie Kyger 509-820-
3202)
ECHO IRRIGATION DIS-
TRICT, 8:30 a.m., River Point
Farms conference room, 28790
Westport Lane, Hermiston. (Bon-
nie Kyger 509-820-3202)
MORROW
COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
9 a.m., Bartholomew Govern-
ment Building upper conference
room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner.
(Roberta Lutcher 541-676-9061)
HERMISTON
LIBRARY
BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Pub-
lic Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
THURSDAY, MARCH
29-FRIDAY, MARCH 30
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, APRIL 2
STOKES LANDING SE-
NIOR CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m.,
Stokes Landing Senior Center,
195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon.
(Karen 541-922-3137)
HEPPNER
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner
City Hall, 111 N. Main St., Hep-
pner. (541-676-9618)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
PLANNING COMMISSION, 7
p.m., Milton-Freewater Public Li-
brary Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth
Ave., Milton-Freewater. 6:30 p.m.
study session, 7 p.m. regular
meeting. (541-938-5531)
WESTON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (Debi
Russell 541-566-3313)
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Michael Anthony Banks
was born March 12, 1968,
in Chicago, Illinois, the son
of Joseph and Mary (Datsun)
Banks. He died at
his home in Herm-
iston on Tuesday,
March 13, 2018, at
the age of 50.
Michael lived
in the Chicago
area throughout his
childhood and into
his early adult life.
He moved to Herm-
iston, Oregon, in
1995 where he has Banks
resided since.
He worked for Sanitary
Disposal near Hermiston for
22 years where he worked as
a baler operator.
Michael enjoyed working
on and repairing computers,
flying drones and spending
time with his friends. He
was always willing to offer
a helping hand to
those in need.
He is survived
by close friends
Marcquis Daniels
and Joanna Gust,
and many other
close friends and
co-workers.
A
graveside
service will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday,
March 31, 2018,
at the Hermiston
Cemetery.
To leave an online condo-
lence for his friends go to
www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com
Phyllis Jean De Long Chess
Island City
May 25, 1933 - March 19, 2018
Phyllis Jean De Long
Chess passed away on
March 19 at her home in
Island City at the age of 84.
F a m i l y
members will be
available to receive
guests on Thursday,
March 29 from 2 to
4 at Daniels-Knopp
Funeral & Crema-
tion Center, 1502
Seventh St., La
Grande for visita-
tion and viewing. A
funeral will be held
on Friday, March Chess
30 beginning at 11
a.m. at the La Grande First
Christian Church, 901 Penn
Avenue. Committal and
interment will follow at the
Hillcrest East Cemetery.
Phyllis was born on May
25, 1933, to Lois Conley
De Long and Vernon De
Long in La Grande. She was
very proud of her heritage;
which included Conleys,
Goldens, Gekelers and De
Longs; all pioneers, who
settled in our valley. Her
great-great-grandfather, Ben
Brown, was the first man
to build a permanent home
and move his family to La
Grande. Phyllis spent all her
growing up years on a farm,
which her brother and his
wife still own and occupy.
She always said she didn’t
like living on a farm, but she
treasured these years!
The first four years of
her schooling she attended
a one-room school, the
Liberty School on Gekeler
Lane, where it now sits next
to the Blue Mtn. Grange.
The school was closed
when she was ready for
the fifth grade, and she and
her brothers rode the bus to
Willow School. She gradu-
ated from La Grande High
School in 1951.
On Dec. 27, 1952, she and
her high school sweetheart,
John Chess, were married.
They had four children. He
died on Oct. 23, 1982.
She married Adrion
Rimbey, a former
high school class-
mate, on June 28,
1987. He was a
barber in Herm-
iston, so she moved
to Hermiston where
she lived for 26
years. While living
in Hermiston she
attended the First
Christian Church
and was active in
the Good Shepherd
Hospital Auxiliary.
In Dec. of 2014 she and
Adrion moved “back home”
where they had purchased
a home in Island City.
Four months later Adrion
was killed in an accident
involving his ATV. She lived
in the home until her death.
She was a life-long
member of the La Grande
First Christian Church and
a member of the Grande
Ronde Hospital Auxiliary.
She is survived by her
four children and their
spouses, Cheryl and Tom
Van Handel of Redmond,
Jack and Tammy Chess of
La Grande, Roger Chess of
La Grande and Larry and
Sandy Chess of Boise; two
brothers and their wives,
Dale and Jackie De Long
of Island City and Cecil
and Linda De Long of La
Grande; nine grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren; and
other relatives and many
friends. She was preceded in
death by her parents and two
husbands.
Contributions in memory
of Phyllis may be made
to the La Grande First
Christian Church Memorial
Fund.
Online condolences may
be made through danielsk-
nopp.com
Mescal Paine (P.A.I.N.E.)
of
Hermiston,
Oregon,
was born Mescal Payne
(P.A.Y.N.E) on July 13, 1926,
in Wallowa County
to Edward T. Payne
and Gladys V.
(Conrad) Payne. She
died on March 21,
2018, in Hermiston,
at the age of 91.
Mescal
was
raised in Union
where she graduated
from Union High in
1945 (Go Bobcats).
Mescal then went Paine
to
Springfield,
Missouri, and attended Central
Bible College for three years,
and then to Eastern Oregon
College in La Grande where
she received her bachelor’s
degree in elementary educa-
tion.
In December of 1951,
when Mescal was returning
to Wasco, where she was
teaching,
God
planted
Sergeant Burton Paine on a
Greyhound bus seat next to
her. This was the beginning of
their long-distance courtship
and after six months they were
married on June 2, 1952, in
Daly City, California. This
union would last for 62 years,
until Burt’s passing in 2015.
After their wedding, Burt
and Mescal lived in San
Francisco where he was
currently stationed. Burt was
then transferred to Germany,
and after the birth of their first
child Corinne, they would
join him. At the completion
of his military service they
returned to Umatilla County
where Burt would try his hand
at farming and Mescal would
return to her teaching career.
Mescal taught school in
Umatilla for three years when
their second child, Douglas,
was born. Mescal then
transferred to the Hermiston
School District, teaching
second grade at West Park
Elementary School. She
DEATH NOTICES
Blaine M. Jones
Milton-Freewater
Feb. 23, 1937 - March 22, 2018
Blaine M. Jones, 81, of Milton-Freewater died Thursday,
March 22, 2018, in Spokane, Wash. He was born Feb. 23, 1937.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 28 at 2 p.m.
at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater.
John R. ‘Jack’ Dunn
Fossil
April 5, 1937 - March 22, 2018
John R. “Jack” Dunn, 80, of Fossil died Thursday, March
22, 2018, in Fossil. He was born April 5, 1937, in The Dalles.
Arrangements are pending at Sweeney Mortuary of Condon.
Herschel David McCurry
Heppner
Jan. 7, 1941 - March 25, 2018
Herschel David McCurry, 77, of Heppner died Sunday,
March 25, 2018, at his home. He was born Jan. 7, 1941.
Arrangements are pending at Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
UPCOMING SERVICES
H AMLEY S TEAK H OUSE
TUESDAY, MARCH 27
No services scheduled
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
JONES, BLAINE — Funeral services at 2 p.m. at
the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
THORPE, MARGARET — Funeral service at 1 p.m.
in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.,
Hermiston. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery,
Boardman.
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would then transfer to the new
Rocky Heights Elementary
School where she would teach
first grade for the remainder
of her 31 years in
teaching.
Mescal
retired in June 1984
after teaching in
excess of 1,000 kids.
Mescal would often
laugh and say “I’ve
been in school for 47
years and I’ve never
made it out of the
first grade.”
Mescal
was
a member of the
Hermiston Chris-
tian Center and the Happy
Ramblers Travel Club. When
Burt retired in 1988 they
would spend their winters
snow-birding in Arizona.
Mescal enjoyed sewing,
reading, camping, traveling
and spending time with family
and friends. Mescal also
taught children in her church
for many years.
She is survived by her
daughter Corinne Peacock
and husband Terrence of
Sherwood; son Douglas Paine
and wife Tia of Hermiston;
five grandchildren: Dawn, Ty,
Kurtis, Andrea and Ashli; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Mescal was preceded in
death by her husband Burt,
parents Ed and Gladys, sister
Sybil and brother David.
A funeral service will be
held on Saturday, March 31,
2018, at 9 a.m. at the Herm-
iston Christian Center, 1825
W. Highland Ave., Hermiston,
Oregon. Burial will follow
at the Hermiston Cemetery,
Hermiston, Oregon.
In lieu of flowers please
make
contributions
in
Mescal’s memory to a charity
of your choice.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
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