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August 26, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
Ronald Gene “Bud” Botts
Feb. 22, 1950 – Aug. 15, 2015
Donna Lee McDaniel Skovlin
July 10, 1931 – Aug. 14, 2015
Patricia Ann Pullen-Jones
Dec. 31, 1943 – Aug. 1, 2015
Ronald Gene “Bud” Botts
passed away at his home near
Joseph on Aug. 15, 2015.
He was a life-long Wallowa
Countian in so many wonderful
ways. He spent his early
years in the “north end” of the
county, much of his youth at
Wallowa Lake and most of his
life in the Joseph area.
Bud was born to Melvin and
Margaret (Gowey) Botts in
Lewiston, Idaho. He married
Cassandra (Manes) Botts in 1974. They have one son,
Beau, and he gained a daughter when Beau married Kristin.
Two grandsons, who were literally the light of his life, are
Lane and Tilden. Bud, Lane, and Tilden spent many days
together, laughing, wrestling, riding, and “doing chores.”
Bud fought a sometimes losing battle against a massive
infection caused by a gun-shot wound in the Vietnam War.
Having served in the U.S. Army, he was awarded the Purple
Heart and Bronze Star medals, both with oak leaf clusters.
In his civilian life, he was active in many community
events, including the Wallowa County Fair, the Elks’
Christmas Food basket effort, and FFA assistance. He met
every adversary, whether it was health or otherwise related,
with amazing courage. Perhaps that’s why he was rewarded
by passing in his sleep without pain or additional suffering.
Not long after Bud and Cass were married, Bud worked
for the Forest Service’s road crew. He then worked for the
Joseph School District for nearly 30 years, where he formed
incredibly positive relationships with students and staff
alike, often mentoring students that needed a little extra
support. After retiring from the school, Bud worked for
Buckhorn Ranches, where he rode with the “old cowboys.”
The past few years Bud spent many of his days riding on
the “permit” watching over Beau and Kristin’s cattle.
Bud’s greatest passions were his family, friends, his work,
his horses and stock-dogs. He will be remembered for his
problem-solving ways, his amazing work ethic and positive
attitude, his wide grin and especially his superb laugh.
Bud is survived by his wife, Cassandra, son Beau
and daughter-in-law Kristin, two grandsons, Lane and
Tilden, his mother, Margaret Botts, sister Elaine Johnston,
brothers Rod Botts and Kyle Botts and numerous nieces
and nephews. He is pre-deceased by his dad, Melvin, sister
Shirley Botts-Mead, and niece Sonja Johnson. Bud’s family
thanks the many hundreds of friends that joined them for
a celebration of his life on Aug. 22, 2015. They suggest
memorial contributions be made to the Joseph, Enterprise,
or Wallowa School Districts’ FFA clubs, your local 4-H
program, or the VFW Post #4307, PO Box 56, Enterprise, OR
97828.
Donna Lee McDaniel
Skovlin, 84, of Cove, passed
away Aug. 14, 2015 in La
Grande. For three years she
had been treated for multiple
myeloma. She was born on
July 10, 1931 to Lawton
Emerson and Florence
(Coleman) McDaniel in
Wallowa.
Donna was raised in
Wallowa and graduated from
Wallowa High (1949) and
Oregon State College (1953) where she was a Kappa Alpha
Theta. While in college she met Jon Matthew Skovlin, of
Enterprise, and they were married in Wallowa on June 22,
1952 and enjoyed 61 years together.
Donna had a life marked by adventure. She and Jon started
their journey together as wilderness guards and ¿ re lookouts in
the Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Wallowa Mountains. Together
they had four children who they took to live in Kenya for
three years and immersed herself in the culture. Donna was a
great organizer; orchestrating travel to 55 countries where she
developed a keen interest in cultures and natural history, and a
special love of birds.
Proud to be from Wallowa County, Donna enjoyed it
often. Just 6 weeks before she passed away she hiked 9 miles
with her family into the Minam. She loved camping, hiking,
huckleberrying, mushrooming, and birding. She passed the
love and concern for the natural world as her legacy to her
children and grandchildren.
She and Jon enjoyed researching and compiling regional
history. They wrote four books about people, places and events
that shaped local history. She also wrote multiple chronicles of
her family’s history.
A lover of life, people, and family her humble strength,
courage, and compassion was the glue that held together
so many people. She made many people feel loved and she
connected to their world.
Donna is survived by her son, Kirk and wife Laura,
Enterprise; and daughters, Lisa Eriksen and husband Tom,
Elko, Nev.; Meleah Ashford and husband Scott, Corvallis; and
Kelly Skovlin and husband Don McAllister, La Grande. She
is also survived by ten grandchildren, and brothers, Richard
McDaniel and wife Nan, La Grande, Doug McDaniel and
wife Gail, Lostine, and sister-in-law Noma, Lostine. She
is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister
Dagget “Dee” Hays, and her brother Keith McDaniel.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, Sept. 13, at 11
a.m. in Founders Hall at the Cove Ascension School, 1006
Church St., Cove, OR. In lieu of À owers, contributions in
her memory may be made to the Wallowa History Center or
Habitat for Humanity.
Patricia Ann Pullen-Jones
died peacefully from multiple
sclerosis on Saturday, Aug. 1,
2015 in Portland, in her home,
surrounded by her children. She
was 71 years old.
Patricia Lyman was born
on Dec. 31, 1943 in Bozeman,
Mont., to John Williamson
Lyman and Katherine Ivannie
Moore. She attended the St.
Paul School for Girls in Walla
Walla, Wash., and Wallowa
High School in Wallowa, where she was accomplished in theater,
music, Rainbow Girls, baton twirling and reporting for the school
newspaper. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles
Maynard Pullen in 1962 and supported him through veterinary
school as he pursued of¿ cer training in the army, moving across
the country to Fort Collins, Colo., Fort Meade, Md., and later to
Davis, Calif., and Glendale, Ariz. After 11 years, the marriage
ended in divorce. Pat was married two more times, to John Clark,
then to Randolph Jones, and lived in several places including
Westlake Village, Calif., Gilbert, Ariz., and Rexburg, Idaho.
Pat spent much of her life as a single mother, devoting
herself to working and raising her children. She was a scholar
and a secretary, an entrepreneur and a visionary, a self-taught
graphic designer, a do-it-yourselfer, a romantic, a poet. She had
the ability to make a home wherever she landed and the talent
to do it well. She could replace the motherboard on a computer
as easily as she could reupholster a chair or rewire an electrical
circuit.
Pat waged a life-long battle with MS. Though she was
diagnosed at the age of 50, neurological testing showed her
¿ rst exacerbation occurred when she was just 15 years old. She
learned to live with chronic pain and the disabling limitations
that progressed with her disease, consistently prevailing over
the challenges she faced and garnering the admiration of all who
loved her. She will be missed greatly, but remembered dearly as
a mother, sister and friend, full of life and attitude and passion.
She is survived by her children, Lisa Pullen-Kent and husband,
Steven, of Columbia, Mo., Stephen Pullen and wife, Peggy, of
Suffolk, Va., Heidi Pullen-Rabbat of Portland, and Sarah Jones
and partner, Seth Collins, of Phoenix, Ariz.; her grandchildren,
Melissa and Jeremy Buehner, Charles, Bronson, Isabella and
Joseph Pullen, Sydney and Haley Kent, Gabriel Rabbat and
Holden Collins; and great-grandchild Ashton Buehner; her sisters,
Katherine Gwen Lyman of Keizer, and Dee Njuguna of Coos
Bay, and her nephew Njuguna Gitau of Seattle, Wash., and nieces
Randee McClung and Cierra Lowery, both of Tyler, Texas.
A Celebration of Life was held on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at
the home of Pat’s daughter, Heidi, in Portland. In her death, she
was mourned, in her victory over death, she was revered, and in
our hearts she will remain.
D EATH N OTICES
S ERVICE N OTICE
Wayne Johnson
Leroy Bennett
A Celebration of Life for Leroy Bennett, 73, of Wallowa, will
be held Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the Beth Johnson
Room at Wallowa Elementary School. Following the service, a
potluck will be held at the family’s home at 502 First Street in
Wallowa. Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
Wayne Johnson of Wallowa died at Walla Walla Hospital.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m.
at Bramlet Cemetery in Wallowa. A potluck will follow at the
Wallowa Senior Center. Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted
with arrangements.
William Parks
William Parks, 94, of Enterprise, died Aug. 22, 2015, at
Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Bollman Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
See OBITUARIES, Page A18
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August 20
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STK #32788. $99 A MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS PLUS TAXES, TITLE AND LICENCE. ON APPROVED CREDIT.
$1,999 DOWN PAYMENT. WAS $19,590. NOW $16,894 AFTER $1,196 ROGERS DISCOUNT AND $1,500 REBATE
PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. 2YR/12,000 MILE YEAR LEASE. LEV $13,321.
MUST BE NEW 2015 CAMRY IN ROGERS TOYOTA GROUND STOCK AT TIME OF PURCHASE. AFTER $2,500 ROGERS DISCOUNT AND
$1,500 REBATE PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES.
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Low
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Six-day forecast
August 26 – August 31
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STK #32891. $175 A MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS PLUS TAXES, TITLE AND LICENSE. ON
APPROVED CREDIT. $2,999 DOWN PAYMENT. WAS $26,405. NOW $24,979 AFTER $1,426
ROGERS DISCOUNT PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. 3YR/12,000 MILE
YEAR LEASE. LEV $16,635.
Aug. 26:
H: 90 L: 49
Clear
Aug. 27:
H: 84 L: 48
Partly Cloudy
Aug. 28:
H: 82 L: 50
Mostly Cloudy
Aug. 29:
H: 74 L: 42
Mostly Cloudy
Aug. 30:
H: 75 L: 42
Chance of Rain
Aug. 31:
H: 72 L: 41
Partly Cloudy
MUST BE NEW 2015 VENZA IN ROGERS TOYOTA GROUND STOCK AT TIME OF
PURCHASE. AFTER $3,000 ROGERS DISCOUNT AND $1,500 REBATE PROVIDED
BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES.
APR FINANCING THROUGH TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES (TFS) WITH APPROVED CREDIT. 0% APR FINANCING FOR 60 MONTHS WITH $16.67 PER $1,000 BORROWED.
FOR ALL OFFERS: NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. ON APPROVED CREDIT. A DOCUMENTARY SERVICE FEE OF $150 MAY BE ADDED TO VEHICLE PRICE OR CAPITALIZED COST. DOES NOT INCLUDE TAXES, LICENSE, TITLE,
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