RECORDS
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PUBLIC SAFETY
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OBITUARIES
FRIDAY
9:09 a.m. — Fraud was reported on East Jennie Avenue in
Hermiston.
9:19 a.m. — Theft was reported on Stanfield Meadows Road
in Stanfield.
11:28 a.m. — A prowler was reported on West Moore Ave-
nue and South First Street in Hermiston.
12:39 p.m. — Fraud was reported at Comfort Inn & Suites on
Highway 207 in Hermiston.
12:44 p.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Hep-
pner, Lexington and Ione fire departments responded to a
reported grass fire between Balm Fork and Rhea Creek, near
branding corrals on Balm Fork Road.
1:39 p.m. — Theft was reported on West Juniper Avenue in
Hermiston.
1:59 p.m. — A theft in progress was reported on North First
Street in Hermiston.
2:24 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on Walla
Walla Street in Umatilla.
4:47 p.m. — A disturbance was reported on South First Place
in Hermiston.
8:42 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported at Edge-
water Condominiums on Northwest 12th Street in Pendleton.
8:46 p.m. — A disturbance and threat was reported on Stea-
gall Road in Irrigon.
9:24 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on North-
east Riverside Avenue in Pendleton.
10:26 p.m. — A car prowl was reported on North Townsend
Road in Hermiston.
11:23 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on East
Sandstone Avenue in Hermiston.
SATURDAY
2:19 a.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on South
Edwards Road in Stanfield.
7:28 a.m. — Hermiston police were called about an assault
on West Sunland Avenue.
1:02 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office responded
to a one-car rollover accident on School House and Porter roads
in Pilot Rock.
1:17 p.m. — Theft was reported at Pendleton Square Apart-
ments Phase I on Southwest 28th Street.
1:33 p.m. — A disturbance involving an intoxicated man was
reported at the Irrigon Marina on Northeast Seventh Street.
2:53 p.m. — Stanfield police were called to a propane barbe-
cue fire at Broken Barrel Bar on West Coe Avenue.
4:55 p.m. — Theft was reported by MJ’s Labor Contractors
Inc. on North Highway 395 in Hermiston.
5:50 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported at Vista
Vilage on Southwest Houtama Road in Pendleton.
6:55 p.m. — Stanfield police responded to a report of shots
fired at the Stanfield RV Park on South Main Street.
11:07 p.m. — A prowler was reported on South First Street
and West McKenzie Avenue in Hermiston, but police couldn’t
locate a suspect.
11:37 p.m. — Burglary was reported on East Jefferson Street
in Athena.
SUNDAY
2:13 a.m. — A disturbance was reported on Southeast Sixth
Street in Hermiston.
2:34 a.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on South-
east Eighth Street in Irrigon.
2:44 a.m. — A disturbance was reported on Joy Lane in
Hermiston.
11:32 a.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on
Southeast Court Place in Pendleton.
4:23 p.m. — A disturbance was reported on Southeast
Dorion Avenue and South Main Street in Pendleton.
4:52 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on South-
west Hailey Avenue in Pendleton.
9 p.m. — A call for a domestic disturbance on East Birch
Creek Road in Pilot Rock resulted in a citation.
9:15 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on McCall
Lane in Irrigon.
MONDAY
1:22 a.m. — The Umatilla County Search and Rescue was
called out to the area of the former Lehman Hot Springs near
Ukiah.
ARREST, CITATIONS
•Oregon State Police cited and released Morgan Leanne
Smeltzer, 26, for wildllfe crimes.
•Oregon State Police cited and released Christopher J. Kun-
kle, 33, for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII).
•Oregon State Police cited and released Arthur Brickwood,
42, for DUII.
•Oregon State Police arrested Samuela Lavulavu, 64, on a
California state fugitive warrant.
•Pendleton police arrested James Anthony Jones, 43, on a
felony charge of third-degree assault and misdemeanors of
DUII, driving while suspended/revoked, reckless driving and
reckless endangerment.
LOTTERY
Friday, April 9, 2021
Megamillions
22-26-27-58-66
Megaball: 12
Megaplier: 2
Estimated jackpot: $201
million
Lucky Lines
03-06-10-15-18-23-28-29
Estimated jackpot: $13,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 0-8-8-0
4 p.m.: 9-9-2-1
7 p.m.: 4-6-2-0
10 p.m.: 0-3-1-4
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Powerball
14-16-23-50-53
Powerball: 3
Power Play: 3
Estimated jackpot: $55
million
Megabucks
07-17-22-30-40-46
East Oregonian
Estimated jackpot: $1.2
million
Lucky Lines
02-08-09-13-17-23-28-29
Estimated jackpot: $14,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 1-5-7-4
4 p.m.: 4-4-8-8
7 p.m.: 5-3-4-1
10 p.m.: 1-2-9-0
Win for Life
26-37-40-63
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Lucky Lines
04-08-10-15-18-24-26-31
Estimated jackpot: $15,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 2-7-7-3
4 p.m.: 6-3-6-1
7 p.m.: 0-8-2-7
10 p.m.: 1-8-6-1
Monday, April 12, 2021
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 5-8-9-1
Rev. James Dean ‘Jim’ Simpson
Betty Jean (Mattson) Mathews
Hermiston
May 10, 1935 — November 19, 2020
Milwaukie
April 8, 2021
Pastor James Dean “Jim” away in 2015.
Simpson was born on May
He married Mary Sue
10, 1935, in Los Angeles, Estrada and has spent these
California, to parents John last years filled with such
Porter Simpson and Wanda excitement and full of adven-
Wilsey Simpson.
ture. She has been
He died on Novem-
his “best friend”
ber 19, 2020, at his
and “her passion
home in Hermis-
for life has kept
ton, Oregon, at the
me young beyond
all reason. Her
age of 85 years.
Jim was one of
devotion and love
four children to
have exceeded all
bounds. She has
this union and a
been God’s great-
fifth, Debbie, was
born in later years
est gift to me on
to his mother’s
Simpson
this earth. She’s a
hallelujah lady.”
second marriage.
Early years were spent in Since retiring he filled in as
the Siskiyou Mountains of a preacher at several area
Northern California where churches: First Christian
Jim’s father worked a gold Church in Milton Freewa-
claim near the Klamath ter, Oregon, First Christian
River 20 miles downstream Church, Pomeroy, Wash-
for Interstate 5.
ington, and Faith Presby-
When WWII began, terian Church, Hermiston,
the family moved to Rich- Oregon. Jim also served in
mond, California, to work in the chaplaincy program for
the Kaiser Shipyards. Later the Hermiston police and fire
the family moved to Alaska departments.
where his father worked on
Jim began a lifelong
the Alcan Highway. After hobby of landscape painting
his death the family returned in the 1970s and won many
to California, living in Visa- honors in both private and
lia near family. Jim attended juried shows in four states.
school there until the seventh More recently his love of
grade.
folk music and the five-string
In 1947, Jim’s mother banjo has led him to concen-
married Ray Evans and then trate on bluegrass. He led
family moved to Banning, many tours over the years to
California, for a year and Europe, the Mediterranean,
then to Clinton, Missouri. the Middle East and inland
Jim worked on a farm and China. Among his most cher-
a dairy before the family ished achievements are more
moved to Dallas, Texas, in than a score of years serving
1951. At the age of 16, Jim as director and counselor at
left home and found a job and Summer Youth Conferences
lodging, continuing his high in Texas, New Mexico and
school education in Carroll- Montana; a term as at-large
ton, Texas. He worked night member of the General
shift at Lone Star Ceramics Board of the Disciples of
until autumn of 1954 when Christ Church; neighbor of
he entered Texas Christian the year in 2007 in Hermis-
University to study Chris- ton; president of the Lions
tian ministry.
Club in Brownwood, Texas;
Summers were spent and was a 32 degree Mason,
working at the YMCA and York Rite, Knight’s Templar
two summers in Glacier and Shriner.
He is survived by his wife,
National Park as part of
the ministry in the national Mary Sue Estrada Simp-
parks. During this time Jim son, Hermiston, Oregon;
climbed most of the major brother Claude Dewitt
peaks in the park. In 1960 he Simpson, Silverton, Oregon;
earned his BA at TCU and sister Wanda Mae Baczek,
began his graduate work.
Oakland, California; chil-
During graduate school dren Paul Simpson (Donna),
at Brite Divinity School, Jim Weatherford, Texas, Jennifer
began a six-year youth and Fukutaki (Rich), Bellevue,
associate ministry at Lufkin, Washington, Ernest Lloyd
Texas. In 1960, he married Simpson, Bellevue, Wash-
Dolores Simpson of Fort ington, and Elana Ann
Worth, Texas. Four children Wexall (Jeff), Big Sky/West
were born of that marriage: Yellowstone, Montana; step-
Paul Golden, Jennifer Clotile, children Patti Lynn Sigmon
Ernest Lloyd and Elana Ann. (Tony), Vancouver, Wash-
The family served Texas ington, Heather Sigmon-
ministries in Lufkin, Pine Denny (Greg), Woodland,
Tree, Marshall, McKin- Washington, Jason Sigmon
ney and Brownwood until (Jacquie), Boise, Idaho,
1981 when they relocated to Mark Shropshire (Shannon),
Farmington, New Mexico. Kalispell, Montana, Robert
Jim served as pastor at Beth- Shropshire (Lee), Bozeman,
any Christian Church and Montana, and Tyler Shrop-
his radio “Sonspots” helped shire (Connie), Bozeman,
grow the church by over Montana; four grandchil-
50 members a year for six dren; six great-grandchil-
consecutive years. In 1988, dren; and numerous nieces
Jim and Dolores moved to and nephews.
Kalispell, Montana, to serve
Jim was preceded in death
at Central Christian Church. by his parents, sisters Debbie
After a separation and Keane and Elinor Ann Simp-
divorce, Jim relocated to son, and wife Henrietta.
California in 1990, where he
A celebration of life
served as pastor of the First service will be held on Satur-
Christian Church of Vista, day, April 17, 2021, at 3 p.m.
California. He married at the Hermiston First Chris-
Henrietta Marie Shrop- tian Church, Hermiston,
shire of Lakeside, Montana. Oregon.
In 1997, Jim and Henri-
Please share memories of
etta were called to serve the Jim with his family at burns-
First Christian Church of mortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
Hermiston, Oregon, where
he ministered until retiring iston, Oregon, is in care of
in 2002. Henrietta passed arrangements.
Betty Jean (Mattson) to her grandchildren and
Mathews passed away peace- great-grandchildren. Betty
fully April 8, 2021, just shy of was intelligent, kind and
her 97th birthday. Betty was generous. She had a quick wit
surrounded by family and and sense of humor that kept
all of us on our toes.
friends during her
final days.
Betty lived in
Born in Iroquois,
Pilot Rock, Oregon
South Dakota, Betty
for 67 years. For the
attended school in
past seven years,
Arlington, South
Bet t y enjoyed
Dakota, and grad-
her new home
uated in 1942. She
in Milwau kie,
at tended East-
O r ego n , n e a r
ern State Normal
family and special
friends at Home-
School in Madi-
Mathews
woods on the Willa-
son, South Dakota
and then graduated
mette and The Elder
from Eastern Oregon Univer- House.
sity with a B.S. in elemen-
She was preceded in death
tary education. She married by her husband in 1993, her
Wallace Mathews in 1945 and parents, and her five siblings
had two children, Lynne and and their spouses. She is
Larry.
survived by her children Lynne
Her teaching career Hollomon (Mike) and Larry
spanned 34 years in South Mathews (Julie); three grand-
Dakota and Pilot Rock, children, Aaron Mathews,
Oregon. Betty was a member Jenny (Hollomon) Chaney and
of Delta Kappa Gamma, a Kimberly (Mathews) Stowers;
teacher honorary, OEA, and four wonderful great-grand-
Presbyterian congregations.
children; and special nieces
After retirement, she and and nephews.
Please join us to cele-
Wally loved traveling and
visited most of the U.S. and brate Betty’s life. A graveside
Canada. Betty continued her service will be held at Pilot
commitment to education as Rock Cemetery on April 16,
a member of PEO, Delphian 2021, at noon.
Club, and the National Retired
Memorial donations can be
Teachers Association. She made in Betty’s name to More-
volunteered at the Histori- land Presbyterian Church in
cal Society Museum and St. Portland or to CHI St. Anthony
Anthony Hospital. She enjoyed Hospital in Pendleton in care
playing Bridge, reading, walk- of Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
ing every day, cooking and 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle-
entertaining.
ton, OR 97801.
Betty touched the lives
Online condolences may
of so many, though she most be sent to www.pioneerchapel.
loved her role as “Gram” com.
Eugenia ‘Jeanie’ Gourley Townsend
Pendleton
November 21, 1944 — December 22, 2020
Eugenia “Jeanie” Gourley Hawaii, the Panama Canal,
was born Novem-
the Caribbean and
ber 21, 1944, in
more.
She retired after
Wewoka, Okla-
28 years at Eastern
homa. She died
Oregon Training
D e ce mb e r 22 ,
2020, in Pendleton,
Center in Pendle-
Oregon.
ton.
Jeanie married
She is survived
by two sisters,
Melvin Rice and
Sherlene Carr and
later divorced.
Vicki Gourley, and
She then married
Robert Townsend Gourley Townsend several nieces and
and later divorced.
nephews.
Jeanie did a lot of travel-
A funeral service will be
ing with her sister Bonnie held on Tuesday, April 13, at
all over the world, including 1 p.m at Olney Cemetery in
Alaska, Italy, Australia, Fiji, Pendleton.
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DEATH NOTICES
Harriet Rose Bogener
Pendleton
Dec. 28, 1934 — April 12, 2021
Harriet Rose Bogener, 86, of Pendleton, died Monday, April
12, 2021, at her home. She was born Dec. 28, 1934, in Denver,
Colorado. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneer-
chapel.com.
Albert R. Brazell
Yelm, Washington
Aug. 24, 1942 — April 10, 2021
Former longtime Lexington resident Albert R. Brazell, 78,
of Yelm, Washington, died Saturday, April 10, 2021, at his
home. He was born Aug. 24, 1942, in West Palm Beach, Flor-
ida. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Louis G. ‘Lou’ Cavallo
Hermiston
March 3, 1947 — April 7, 2021
Louis G. “Lou” Cavallo, 74, of Hermiston, died Wednesday,
April 7, 2021, at his home. He was born March 3, 1947, in La
Grande. A private family celebration will be held. Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Share memories
with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Lida Jean May
Pendleton
July 31, 1935 — April 10, 2021
Lida Jean May, 85, of Pendleton, died Saturday, April 10, 2021,
at a local care facility. She was born July 31, 1935, in Pendleton.
Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.
Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.
Sandra M. Ordway
Spray
Jan. 30, 1948 — March 28, 2021
Sandra M. Ordway, 73, of Spray, died Sunday, March 28,
2021, in Prineville. She was born Jan. 30, 1948, in Pendleton.
A memorial service will be held Monday, April 19 at 11 am. at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condo-
lence book at www.sweeneymortuary.com.
Flora Elaine Perrin
Stanfield
June 1, 1942 — April 5, 2021
Flora Elaine Perrin, 78, of Stanfield, died Monday, April 5,
2021, at her home. She was born June 1, 1942, in Nampa, Idaho.
A private family celebration of life will be held. Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Share memories
with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Geneva Sams
Pendleton
Dec. 9, 1922 — April 12, 2021
Geneva Sams, 98, of Pendleton, died Monday, April 12,
2021, at a local care facility. She was born Dec. 9, 1922. Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of the arrangements. Sign
the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com.
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