RECORDS/REGION
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
East Oregonian
OBITUARIES
LOCAL BRIEFING
Raymond Jesse French
Ordway Archibald Lipscomb
May 18, 1927 — Sept. 5, 2021
Heppner
Feb. 4, 1960 — Oct. 7, 2021
Formerly Pendleton
Raymond Jesse French of the Heppner Elks Lodge,
was born May 18, 1927, member of Heppner Cham-
to Rose Hirl and Herbert ber of Commerce, Amer-
French at St. Anthony ican Legion and Willow
Creek Country
Hospital
in
Club.
Pendleton. He
Ack nowl-
d ied Se pt. 5,
edgements of
2021, at Willow
his dedication
Creek Ter race
include Morrow
Assisted Living
in Heppner.
County Cattle-
Raymond
m a n of t h e
spent his early
Year, Heppner
childhood at the
C h a m b e r of
Commerce Life-
family ranch
time Achieve-
on Big Butter
French
ment Award,
Creek at tend-
ing Lena school.
Grand Marshal
His father passed
of the Oregon
away when he
Trail Pro Rodeo,
h o n o r a r y
was 9 years old.
member of the
He attended St.
Joseph’s Academy in Pend- National Block and Bridle
leton for one year follow- Club, and Distinguished
ing his father’s death. The Service Award as a char-
family moved to Heppner ter member of the Oregon
where he spent the rest of State University Withy-
his school years. During combe Club.
high school he met a cute
With Norma’s encour-
Condon che e rle a de r, agement, he enjoyed learn-
Norma Denton.
ing to dance and play
Immediately following golf, television service
graduation, he enlisted into was a long time coming
the U.S. Navy. Following to the ranch. His favorite
basic training, he volun- programs were football
teered for the naval avia- and baseball games, “Star
tion program and was Trek” and “Jeopardy.” The
in Seattle, Washington, family also knew not to
completing his last six interrupt Paul Harvey on
weeks of bomber pilot the radio. He and Norma
training to ship out to the were avid fans of Heppner
South Pacifi c when WW II High School events, still
ended. He was honorably frequenting many sports
discharged and returned games after retirement. He
home to marry Norma Oct. enjoyed meeting his friends
26, 1946. They moved back downtown to visit and have
to his childhood home and morning coff ee everyday.
built a herd of horned Here- While living on the ranch,
fords. They would have a Sunday tradition included
been married 75 years this mass in Heppner, a stop
October.
downtown to buy candy
Raymond was commit- bars for Norma and his
ted to his faith, commu- daughters and a Sunday
nity, his industry, state newspaper for himself —
and country. Some of his all for 25 cents!
cont r ibutions include
He is survived by his
president of the Oregon wife and three daugh-
Cat tlemen’s Associa- ters, Karen Wood (Joe)
tion, chairmanships of of Tigard, Verina Schil-
the Morrow County Live- ler (Tony) of Round Rock,
stock Growers, Heppner Texas, and Susan French
Soil and Water Conser- (Matthew Greenup) of
vation District, Morrow Heppner; sisters, Doro-
County School board and thy O’Rourke, Pendleton,
member of the Columbia and Francine Evans, Irri-
Blue Mountain Resource gon; nine grandchildren,
and Conservation Devel- thirteen great-grandchil-
o p m e n t A s s o c i a t io n dren, and numerous nieces
board and USDA Forest and nephews. His parents
Service Advisory board. and brother, Joe French,
He served as director and preceded him in death.
then district vice president
With consideration for
of the National Cattlemen’s the health of Raymond’s
Association, and director family and community,
of the Pendleton Produc- funeral services will be held
tion Credit Bank. He was at a later date. Condolences
a volunteer and served on can be sent to the Raymond
the Heppner Rodeo Board. French family, Susan
He se r ve d a s a n French, 84176 French Lane,
Oregon State represen- Heppner, OR 97836, or
tative for District 59. He online to Sweeney Mortu-
was elected as a Morrow ary at sweeneymortuary.
County commissioner. He com.
dedicated service to St.
Memorial contribu-
Patrick’s Catholic Church tions may be made to St.
from the time he was an Patrick’s Church, P.O.
altar boy to teaching adult Box 633, Pioneer Memo-
Bible study classes and rial Hospital, P.O. Box
was eventually nominated 9, Willow Creek Terrace
for the Wall of Honor at Assisted Living, 400 Frank
the church, following in Gilliam Drive, or Heppner
his mother’s footsteps. He Elks Lodge, P.O. Box 494,
was a member and trustee all in Heppner, OR 97836.
O rdway A rch ibald ary (26), and Cydney (24)
Lipscomb, 61, died Oct. and grandfather to Deacon
7, 2021, at Legacy Good (4) and Maya (2). He shared
Samaritan Medical Center his love of cars with his
in Portland. A
two sons, teach-
celebration of life
ing both of them
will be held Oct.
how to rebuild
any car on their
30, 2021, at the
Roy Raley Room
ow n. Ta k i ng
at the Round-Up
his daughter go
Grounds in Pend-
karting every
leton 2-6 p.m.
year she asked
Ordway was
for her birthday,
and helping on
b or n Feb. 4,
her dance team.
1960, the son of
Edward and Alma
Being “Papa” to
Lipscomb
Lipscomb. He was
his young grand-
the middle child
children was one
of fi ve, two sisters and two of his favorite things in his
brothers. He was a grad- last years. They were all the
uate of Pendleton High light of his life and he loved
School in 1978, where he them dearly.
played football and earned
Loved by so many that
himself a spot in the Pend- saw him as family and took
leton Linebacker Hall of him in as so. Ord loved
Fame. Ordway was always spending time with those
a hard worker, having a few close to him, family and
laboring jobs, working with friends, he always knew
cars, and being one of the there would be a meal
best plumbers and handy- ready for him at whichever
men in town.
friend’s house he was at that
He was a friend to many, night.
always someone you could
Ordway is survived by
call when you needed help. his children, Marcus Buck-
Whether it was a driv- ley, Zachary Lipscomb and
ing buddy down to Los Cydney Lipscomb; his two
Angeles, a babysitter, a sisters, Tracy and Sharon
mechanic, or just someone Lipscomb; and brother,
to talk to, Ord was that guy. Claude Lipscomb; and his
He was always himself in two grandchildren, Deacon
a way that inspired others. and Maya.
No matter where he was
He was preceded in
he always managed to fi nd death by his mother, father,
a friend, and stop and talk older brother, a nephew,
for an hour or two.
Nicholas; and close family
Ordway was a loving friends.
He will be missed dearly,
and devoted father to his
kids, Marcus (36), Zach- Rest in Paradise, Ord.
UPCOMING SERVICES
Saturday, Oct. 30
Lilly, Marshall — Graveside service at 1 p.m., Echo
Cemetery.
Lipscomb, Ordway — Celebration of life from 2-6 p.m.,
Pendleton Round-Up Grounds, 1300 S.W. Court Ave., Roy
Raley Room.
Witherell, Bob — Memorial gathering at noon, Pend-
leton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
LOTTERY
Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
Megamillions
9-14-26-29-66
Megaball: 22
Megaplier: 3
Jackpot: $20 million
Lucky Lines
4-5-10-15-20-23-26-29
Jackpot: $18,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 9-6-3-5
4 p.m.: 5-7-8-4
7 p.m.: 8-8-9-7
10 p.m.: 1-2-8-9
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021
Powerball
10-30-51-57-63
Powerball: 20
Power Play: 2
Jackpot: $93 million
Megabucks
7-20-29-32-33-34
Jackpot: $4.8 million
Lucky Lines
3-7-11-15-20-23-25-31
Jackpot: $19,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 3-6-8-2
4 p.m.: 3-3-3-5
7 p.m.: 9-2-5-2
10 p.m.: 7-3-2-8
Win for Life
19-22-70-74
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021
Lucky Lines
4-5-11-13-19-21-26-31
Estimated jackpot:
$20,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 6-5-5-1
4 p.m.: 5-4-7-1
7 p.m.: 0-5-3-8
10 p.m.: 5-4-7-4
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DEATH NOTICES
Robert Dodge Witherell
March 6, 1948 — Oct. 6, 2021
Oakesdale, Washington
Robert Dodge Witherell, 73, of Oakesdale, Washington,
died Oct. 6, 2021, at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, Wash-
ington. A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, Oct.
30, 2021, noon, Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
Arrangements are with Kimball Funeral Home of Pullman.
Julia LaVelle Milleson
Dec. 14, 1929 — Oct. 21, 2021
Milton-Freewater
Julia LaVelle Milleson, 91, of Milton-Freewater, died
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Milton-Freewater. She was born
Dec. 14, 1929. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home of Milton-Freewater.
Castulo Manuel Andrade
Vaccination clinics
coming to M-F
MILTON-FREEWA-
TER — The Umatilla
County health department
will sponsor two drive-
thru vaccination clinics
for flu and COVID-19 in
Milton-Freewater, both
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The fi rst is on Friday, Oct.
29, at the Milton Seventh-
day Adventist Church, 1244
N. Elizabeth St.
A second clinic will
be Oct. 30, at Gib Olinger
Elementary School, 1011 S.
Mill St.
In addition to fi rst and
second doses of Pfizer,
Moderna and Johnson &
Johnson formulas, booster
shots will be available.
No appointments or
registration are needed.
For more information
call 541-278-5432 or go to
ucohealth.net.
City ambulance
services still OK,
says mayor
A R L I N GT ON —
Rumors that the city of
Arlington’s ambulance
services had been shut
down due to recent layoff s
are untrue, according to the
city’s mayor and a volun-
teer employee with North
Gilliam Medic.
The false claims the small
city in Gilliam County was
without ambulance services
spread earlier this week,
just as Gov. Kate Brown’s
COVID-19 vaccine mandate
went into eff ect.
Mayor Jeff Bufton said
the rumors were just rumors.
He said the ambulance
services have “a full crew”
of dedicated volunteers.
The rumors sparked a
meeting Thursday, Oct. 21,
where emergency medical
staff made clear they were
there to serve the commu-
nity, Bufton said.
Bufton said the false
claims began due to “person-
nel issues” within the coun-
ty’s health district board.
He confi rmed the county’s
health board had laid off a
local administrator, which
kickstarted the rumors.
He said the ordeal had
nothing to do with the state’s
vaccine mandate.
—EO Media Group and
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
PUBLIC SAFETY
Friday, Oct. 22
7:39 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a burglary at Stateline Adventist Church, 53730
Stateline Road, Milton-Freewater.
11:17 a.m. — Hermiston police responded to a report of an
assault on the 700 block of West Pine Avenue.
2:32 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to a report of a
domestic disturbance on Tyler Avenue.
3:38 p.m. — A Woodburn man was injured in a rollover crash
on Cabbage Hill southeast of Pendleton.
Oregon State Police reported the 38-year-old man was driv-
ing a Chevrolet Tahoe west on Interstate 84 and lost control on
a curve in the rain. The vehicle fi shtailed, and the driver overcor-
rected. The Chevrolet went onto the right shoulder of the free-
way, rolled once and landed upright.
The driver suff ered injuries, and an ambulance took him to
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. The passenger, a 41-year-old
woman, also from Woodburn, was uninjured.
5:38 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to a report of an
assault on Eighth Street.
9:49 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a domestic disturbance on Birch Creek Road,
Pendleton.
Saturday, Oct. 23
10:17 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of an assault at Napa Auto Parts, 409 E. Main St.,
Athena.
6:46 p.m. — Stanfi eld police responded to a report of a bur-
glary at the Stanfi eld Stor-N-Lok, 710 W. Coe Ave., Stanfi eld.
9:06 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a domestic disturbance on East Punkin Center
Road, Hermiston.
10:32 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to a report of a
disturbance on the 3300 block of Southwest Ladow Avenue.
Sunday, Oct. 24
March 26, 1956 — Oct. 20, 2021
Walla Walla
Castulo Manuel Andrade, 65, of Walla Walla, died
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Regency at the Park in College
Place. He was born March 26, 1956. Arrangements are with
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewater.
Kathy A. Davis
Jan. 7, 1957 — Oct. 20, 2021
Milton-Freewater
Kathy A. Davis, 64, of Milton-Freewater, died Wednes-
day, Oct. 20, 2021, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1957.
Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of
Milton-Freewater.
Ronald Wayne Zumwalt
Aug. 18, 1937 — Oct. 22, 2021
Moses Lake, Washington
Ronald Wayne Zumwalt, 84, of Moses Lake, Washing-
ton, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Samaritan Healthcare
Hospital in Moses Lake, Washington. He was born Aug.
18, 1937. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home of Milton-Freewater.
12:53 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a burglary on Coppinger Lane, Echo.
5:24 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to a report of a
domestic disturbance at Sunset Trailer Court, 900 Umatilla River
Road.
Arrests, citations
Oct. 21
Oregon State Police at 9:14 a.m. stopped a Mitsubishi Galant
on the northbound side of Highway 11 near Milton-Freewater
for a traffi c violation. The driver, Carlow Nunez Luciano, 26, of
Walla Walla, was wanted on a Washington state warrant. He also
was a felon. OSP arrested Luciano on the warrant, then found
he had a set of metal knuckles, and also arrested him for felon
on possession of a weapon and booked him into the Umatilla
County Jail, Pendleton.
Oct. 23
Pendleton police arrested Johnny Lee Roe, 31, for identity
theft, failing to appear in court and an in-state hold.
The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Christopher
Rich Mollette, 48, for reckless driving, reckless endangering,
attempting to elude or fl ee law enforcement and interfering
with a police animal.
Oregon State Police arrested Billie Jo Berry, 51, of John Day, for
driving under the infl uence of intoxicants (controlled substances),
reckless driving and reckless endangering of another person.
MEETINGS
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Lower Umatilla Basin
Groundwater, 9-11 a.m.
via Zoom bit.ly/3ba06Ak or
call 971-247-1195; Meeting
ID: 981 7772 4808; Passcode
022906 (Tom Demianew
541-969-6282)
Ione School District,
4:30 p.m., 445 Spring St., or
for Zoom login, visit www.
ione.k12.or.us. (541-966-
3157, 541-422-7173)
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College Special Meet-
ing, 5 p.m. via Zoom at bit.
ly/3vHHSzk or call 253-215-
8782; Meeting ID: 973 3022
0871; Passcode: 911962.
(Shannon Franklin, 541-278-
5951)
Umatilla County Special
Library District, 5:30 p.m.,
via Zoom at bit.ly/3EveGiv
or call 971-247-1195; Meet-
ing ID: 844 6710 0787. (Erin
McCusker 541-276-6449)
Morrow County Plan-
ning Commission, 7 p.m.,
Riverfront Center, Port of
Morrow, 2 Marine Drive,
Boardman, or via Zoom
at bit.ly/3maZe4E or call
253-215-8782; Meeting ID:
369 651 7452; Passcode:
335454. (George Nairns
541-922-4624 ext. 5508)
Wednesday, Oct. 27
West Extension Irriga-
tion District Special Meet-
ing, 1 p.m., district offi ce,
840 E. Highway 730, Irri-
gon. Executive session to
discuss pending litigation.
(Lisa Baum 541-922-3814)
Thursday, Oct. 28
Salvation Army Advisory
Board, noon, Salvation Army,
150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton. (541-276-3369)
Hermiston Linebacker
Club, noon, Desert Lanes
Family Fun Center, 1545
N. First St., Hermiston. No
host luncheon with Herm-
iston Bulldogs football
Coach David Faaeteete.
(Flora Larson, 541-567-
5215)
Umatilla County Special
Library District, 5:30 p.m.,
425 S. Main St., Pendleton,
or via Zoom at bit.ly/3pCY-
OpW or call 971-247-1195;
Meeting ID: 899 8836 6456;
Passcode: 272687. (Erin
McCusker 541-276-6449)
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