Tuesday, December 8, 2020
RECORDS
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY
OBITUARIES
FRIDAY
Betty Ann Roach
10:59 p.m. — Police responded to the report of an unautho-
rized entry of a motor vehicle on the intersection of Lewis Street
and Fir Court in Umatilla.
SATURDAY
10:53 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on North
First Street in Hermiston.
SUNDAY
11:47 a.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred at East Wash-
ington Street in Athena.
12:46 a.m. — Police engaged in a search and rescue at McKay
Reservoir on Southwest Douglas Drive in Pendleton.
4:19 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Southwest
18th Street in Pendleton.
5:43 p.m. — Police responded to a reported assault at the
intersection of Southwest 13th Street and Southwest Frazer
Avenue in Pendleton.
11:30 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Raymond
Street in Umatilla.
MONDAY
1:17 a.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Northeast
Riverside Avenue in Pendleton.
2:50 a.m. — Police responded to the report of an unautho-
rized entry of a motor vehicle on North First Street in Hermiston.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•The Oregon State Police arrested Dustin William Raines, 28,
on one count of reckless driving, one count of possession of a
Schedule 1 controlled substance and two prior convictions of
possessing a controlled substance.
•The Umatilla Police Department arrest Tina Rene’e Phillips,
49, on one misdemeanor count of menacing (simple assault)
and one felony count of the unlawful use of a weapon.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jason Michael
Francisco Garza, 30, on eight counts, including two felony
counts of attempting to elude/flee law enforcement, and one
felony count of the unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aaron Christo-
pher Butler, 25, on one felony count of second-degree assault.
•The Umatilla Tribal Police Department arrested Nelson Chas
John, 49, on 11 misdemeanor counts, including one count of
menacing, one count of domestic abuse, and nine counts of vio-
lating a restraining order.
•Pendleton police arrested Robert S. Smith, 75, of Pendleton,
and Javier O. Fernandez, 39, of Los Angeles, Calif., in separate
incidents of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
MEETINGS
Editor’s note: Due to concerns about the coronavirus,
many activities have been postponed or canceled. Contact
the venue before attending any public gathering to ensure
the event is still scheduled, and at the place listed.
TUESDAY, DEC. 8
BOARDMAN CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., online, via Zoom, Board-
man. A link to the Zoom meeting is posted at the city’s website,
www.cityofboardman.com. (Heather Baumgartner 541-481-9252)
LEXINGTON TOWN COUNCIL, 6:30 p.m., Lexington Town Hall,
425 F St., Lexington. (541-989-8515)
MORROW COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Bar-
tholomew Government Building upper conference room
via Zoom, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. Join Zoom meeting at
https://zoom.us/j/93017513430?pwd=eVdWdlJLNkx6WlRyZX-
RvdUh0OHFwdz09, password 318269, meeting ID: 930 1751
3430, or call 253-215-8782, same meeting ID. (Shambra Cooper
541-922-4624)
PENDLETON CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP, 7 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Donna Biggerstaff
541-966-0209)
PENDLETON FARMERS MARKET BOARD, 5:30 p.m., Pendleton
Early Learning Center, 455 S.W. 13th St., Pendleton. (541-969-9466)
PENDLETON LIBRARY BOARD, 6 p.m., Pendleton Public Library
meeting room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave, Pendleton. (541-966-0380)
PENDLETON PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION, Noon,
online, via Zoom platform, Pendleton. Join the meeting at https://
us02web.zoom.us/j/9222583681?pwd=Zm9zMGFSb1JzUnl-
pOElkRk1FMnJrZz09, meeting ID 922 258 3681, passcode 120820,
same ID and passcode. (Melissa Porter 541-276-8100)
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Fossil
October 11, 1921 — December 2, 2020
Death finally called Betty
Ann Gerking Roach on
Wednesday, December 2,
2020; she had reached the age
of 99. Her vision was poor,
and she was ready to meet
her Savior. A graveside ser-
vice will be held on Thurs-
day, December 10, 2020, at
1 p.m. at Olney Cemetery in
Pendleton. She will be buried
next to her husband, Fred.
Betty Ann Gerking was
born in Heppner, Oregon,
on October 11, 1921, to Mart
Braden and Lillis Slaugh-
ter Gerking. She was named
Betty Ann after Granddad
Slaughter’s sister Betty and
Braden’s sister Ann.
At the age of nine days,
she traveled with her par-
ents by team to Hot Springs,
Oregon. A post office, gen-
eral store, a big hotel and also
a dance hall were located
there. Betty had one sibling,
a younger brother, Clark,
who passed away in 2005.
She rode four miles to a
one-room school at Three
Mile from the first through
the fifth grade. Then her par-
ents rented a ranch closer to
Ritter and she finished the
eighth grade at Ritter School.
She then boarded at St. Joseph
Academy in Pendleton, grad-
uating from high school there
in 1942. The high school she
attended was taught by nuns
and Betty worked her way They moved back to Ritter
through school by cleaning country and worked on var-
for the nuns. She also sold ious ranches. They divorced
Clovine Salve during school on December 3, 1962, and
she married Fred Roach. She
years and after she married.
and Fred traveled
Betty grew up
extensively
due
on the banks of
to Fred’s shearing
Eight Mile Creek,
sheep and falling
where she learned
timber. They made
to ride, rope, and
their home at Elk
handle a team.
City, Idaho, for
She spent many
some five years,
hours in the fields.
then moved to
Her dad had land
Hermiston, Ore-
across the North
gon, and bought
Fork of the John
Roach
an acreage as Fed
Day River and as
had a job shearing
she grew older,
she did a lot of riding after feed-lot-lambs. They raised
the cattle, packing out salt orphan lambs and calves.
They sold the place in
and such. She developed
quite a reputation as a horse Hermiston and moved to
woman. Like her father, who Boardman to care for Betty’s
was a rodeo rider for many parents. After the death of
years, she spent many hours her parents in 1973, they sold
on horseback and was well- the holdings in Boardman
known for her skill. Her and moved to Helix. Again,
favorite horse was Poka Dot. they sold and moved up to
She attended her first rodeo the Wenatchee River area
in 1932, when she was 11 Leavenworth. They stayed
there one winter and decided
years old.
Betty studied and received there was too much snow so
a certificate from the Berry moved back to Buck Gulch
School of Horsemanship. on the Middle Fork of the
She also went to Weather John Day river. After several
Bureau School in Seattle, moves, they settled in Fos-
Washington. Then worked sil to make their final home.
as a filing clerk for the Thir- Fred passed on December
teenth Naval District.
28, 1995.
On March 4, 1944, Betty
In 1998 a life-long friend,
married Raleigh Weaver. Frank Andrus, came up
and stayed with Betty. She
took care of him up until his
death on November 15, 2002.
Betty continued to live by
herself until she became ill
and moved to Haven House
Retirement Center in 2009.
There, Betty joined in on
activities, church services,
Bible study, bowling, bingo,
and such, even to the last two
weeks of her life.
Although betty had no
children of her own, she
became a “mom” figure to
her husband’s grandchildren
and to children belonging
to friends and other family.
One of them, Penny Bald-
win, became like a daugh-
ter to her and she and Penny
became very close, shar-
ing everything from sew-
ing hints to Betty’s personal
history. Frequent visits from
Bill and Kathleen, Lorie and
Zenith were always welcome
at Betty’s place.
She is survived by many
friends, both within her
church (Fossil United Meth-
odist), where she was bap-
tized, and outside of it. Betty
will be missed. She was a
good friend to us all.
Sweeney
Mortuary
of Heppner is in care of
arrangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Suzanne Lieuallen Jepsen
Heppner
October 26, 1928 — November 28, 2020
Suzanne Lieuallen Jepsen,
92, peacefully entered the
Lord’s presence on Novem-
ber 28, 2020.
She was born on October
26, 1928, to Cecil (Buck) and
Violet (Hynd) Lieuallen. For
over 65 years she was the lov-
ing and supportive wife of
Bob Jepsen, who preceded
her in death on July 19, 2016.
Suzanne graduated from
Pendleton High School in
1946 and also served as a
Pendleton Round-up princess
that year. She attended Ore-
gon State College (now OSU)
for one year before taking a
job at a local doctor’s office.
In 1951, she married Bob
Jepsen and moved to a wheat
farm near Ione where the
couple was blessed with two
children, Susan and Bill. In
addition to helping on the
farm, Suzanne worked in
Heppner for Dr. Wolff and
later supervised senior meal
sites in a multi-county area.
When Bob retired from farm- of Christian faith for her fam-
ing in 1991, they moved into ily and was an inspirational
Heppner. She devoted much example of prayer, grace,
of her time to church and class, and hospitality.
Those left to
community activi-
ties and was instru-
cherish her mem-
ories
include:
mental in building
daughter Susan
the Willow Creek
Bullington
of
Terrace Assisted
Umatilla, son Bill
Living Facility. She
(Nancy)
Jepsen
and Bob especially
of Enterprise, six
enjoyed
attend-
ing the grandkids’
grandchildren and
music and sports
11
great-grand-
children. She was
events.
Jepsen
preceded in death
Suzanne loved
by her parents, her
her Savior, Jesus
Christ, and spending time brother Frank, and husband
with her family. Up until the Bob.
A Celebration of Life will
age of 89, when she entered
assisted living, Suzanne was be held on Sunday, December
involved in a wide variety 13, at 1 p.m. at Willow Creek
of activities: golfing, Book- Baptist Church in Heppner,
worms Club, helping seniors with a graveside service at
at Willow Creek Terrace and the Heppner Cemetery to fol-
kids at AWANA Bible Club, low. Because seating is lim-
women’s Bible study group, ited to 50 people in the church
bridge club, and exercise due to COVID restrictions,
classes. She leaves a heritage the memorial service will be
live streamed on Facebook
at the Willow Creek Baptist
– Heppner page. The service
will remain on the Facebook
page and can be viewed at
any time. If you would like to
attend in person, please call
Bill Jepsen at 541-571-2380 so
we can keep a headcount. If
the maximum allowed num-
ber is met, the service will
also be available on 88.1 FM
radio in the church parking
lot. There will plenty of space
for those who would like to
attend the graveside service.
Memorial
contribu-
tions can be made to one of
Suzanne’s favorite charities,
the Salvation Army, 150 S.E.
Emigrant Ave.. Pendleton,
OR 97801, or online at https://
pendleton.salvationarmy.org/.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of arrange-
ments. You may sign the
online condolence book at
w w w.sweeneymor t uar y.
com.
Carol Ella Smith
Pendleton
May 17, 1936 — November 28, 2020
DEATH NOTICES
Terry R. Baird
Pendleton
Sept. 19, 1952 — Dec. 4, 2020
Terry R. Baird, 68, of Pendleton, died Friday, Dec. 4,
2020, at a local care facility. He was born Sept. 19, 1952,
in Pendleton. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of
the arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.burns-
mortuary.com.
Flossie Cable
Lebanon
Dec. 2, 1934 — Dec. 7, 2020
Former Walla Walla, Washington, resident Flossie
Cable, 86, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Lebanon. She was
born Dec. 2, 1934. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Mil-
ton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
Jan Marie Elliott
Walla Walla, Washington
Dec. 28, 1952 — Dec. 3, 2020
Jan Marie Elliott, 67, of Walla Walla, Washington, died
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 28,
1952. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewa-
ter is in charge of arrangements.
Linda L. Showaker
Pendleton
June 30, 1939 — Dec. 3, 2020
Linda L. Showaker, 81, of Pendleton, died Thursday,
Dec. 3, 2020, at a local care facility. She was born June 30,
1939, in Portland. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge
of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.burns-
mortuary.com.
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Carol Ella Smith, a 55-year
resident of Pendleton, Ore-
gon, died at 84 after battling
a COVID-19 infection in the
Tri-Cities, Washington.
Carol was born May 17,
1936, on a horse ranch near
Helena, Montana. Her par-
ents moved the next year to
Creswell, Oregon, where her
maternal (Cameron) grand-
parents played a large role in
raising their first grandchild.
She attended both Cloverdale
School and Creswell High
School.
Before she remarried and
settled to Pendleton, Oregon,
in 1965, Carol was a mother
and military wife, making
her home in Nuremburg,
Germany; Shirley, Massa-
chusetts; Anchorage, Alaska;
and Portland, Oregon.
Carol worked at Sears and
Roebuck before joining her
husband, Russell Smith, in
opening their 32-year busi-
ness venture, “Mr. TV,” on
Dorion Avenue in Pendle-
ton. They moved the busi-
ness to Main Street, Pend-
leton, before a building fire
forced a move back to Dorion
Avenue, across from what is they also ate a lot of pop-
now city hall. Over the years, corn, played games, and
Mr. TV morphed from tele- watched all the new releases.
vision service and sales to Carol was never rich, but she
MR. and MRS.
saved all her coins
TV, video rental
in empty nut tins,
and birthday party/
which she gave to
play center. Carol
each grandchild on
thrived in her role
their birthday. Fol-
lowing her retire-
as Mrs. TV. She
ment, Carol volun-
was a great talker
teered in the Get
and better lis-
tener. Carol loved
Smart
Reading
hearing the fam-
Program at Haw-
thorne Elementary
ily news from each
School.
Smith
customer, and their
Carol had a pas-
kids were a joy to
her. Many customers became sion for flowers and garden-
part of her extended family. ing. She joined the Pendleton
It was clear to all who inter- Garden Club in her early 30s,
acted with her that Carol beginning 27 years devoted
truly cared about people.
to planting and events. Over
Carol loved children. Her the years, Carol could be
kids called her their per- seen happily planting flowers
sonal cheerleader and her at the business storefront and
grandkids grew up visiting beautifying her home and
Grandma Carol at the shop. garden on the South Hill in
She taught them to work Pendleton.
hard and play hard. The
Carol is preceded in death
grandkids helped around the by her beloved grandparents,
store by cleaning, re-shelv- Richard and Ella Cameron;
ing videos, pulling customer her parents, Lester Cunning-
orders, and filling bags upon ham and Evelyn Cunning-
bags of popcorn. Of course, ham Devault; her husband,
Russell Smith; two broth-
ers; and two grandsons. Sur-
vivors include her brother,
Charles Cunningham of
Vancouver,
Washington;
her aunt, Dorothy Smith, of
Salem, Oregon; her six sis-
ters, Reta Rhodes of Okla-
homa and Darlyssa Romero,
Sherrie Campbell, Shawnell
DeVault, Shermane Ourique
and Sherrellyn Meadows,
all of California; and her
six children, Colleen, Scott,
Michael, Diana, Jay and
Mary, all Pendleton High
School graduates. She will
be missed by her grandchil-
dren Ryan, Stephanie, Chel-
sea, Anna, Jonathan, Alex,
Matthew, Victoria, Jenni-
fer, Jeremy, Katie, Roan,
Vera and Marika, and her
great-grandchildren
Oli-
ver, Cooper, Albina, George
and Colette, as well as Jerry
Mabe, her extended family
member, gardener, and care-
giver of 20 years.
Burns Mortuary of Pend-
leton is in charge of arrange-
ments. Sign the online
guestbook at www.burns-
mortuary.com.
LOTTERY
Friday, Dec. 4, 2020
Megamillions
03-19-24-44-50
Megaball: 8
Megaplier: 3
Estimated jackpot: $244
million
Lucky Lines
01-06-12-13-19-22-27-31
Estimated jackpot: $43,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 8-1-8-9
4 p.m.: 6-4-7-8
7 p.m.: 5-5-1-1
10 p.m.: 5-3-3-4
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020
Powerball
03-04-06-48-53
Powerball: 10
Power Play: 2
Estimated jackpot: $243
million
Megabucks
05-10-16-18-25-48
Estimated jackpot: $5.3
million
Lucky Lines
02-05-12-13-17-23-27-31
Estimated jackpot: $44,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 3-3-9-3
4 p.m.: 8-0-4-9
7 p.m.: 3-7-2-9
10 p.m.: 9-7-5-5
Win for Life
14-27-49-74
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020
Lucky Lines
03-07-09-14-18-22-26-30
Estimated jackpot: $45,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 7-8-4-5
4 p.m.: 9-7-5-1
7 p.m.: 6-9-5-2
10 p.m.: 9-0-1-3
Monday, Dec. 7, 2020
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 8-5-4-5