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A2 Obituaries/Community wallowa.com July 6, 2016 O BITUARIES Edna Knifong Edna Knifong of Milton-Freewater died June 25 at age 87 at her own home with all four of her chil- dren and their spouses by her side. Edna was the best mother, grandmother and great-grand- mother any family could have. She was proud of her role as “mother” and “grand- mother” to all who en- tered her home. She was preceded in death by her par- ents, husband Ervin Knifong, son Mel Knifong, two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include her remaining four children: Ernie Knifong (Vikki) of Wallowa, Tonya Jones (Lowell) of Heppner, Dan Knifong (Pam) of Milton-Freewater and Ella Hinton (Brad) of Terrobonne; grandchildren Ken Knifong (Colby) of Enterprise, Mike Knifong (Michelle) of Beaver- ton, Erik Knifong (Carey) of Milton-Freewater, Steve Hunt of Wallowa and Damian and Marisa Pagano of Idaho; local great-grandchildren Erica, Emily, Kennisen, Kellan, Laina, Ruben, Max, Dane, Dannikka and DaMin. Special attention to her long years of love of Linda Kni- fong of Enterprise. Casey Kyle Riddle May 22, 1991 to June 13, 2016 Dorothy Daggett June 14, 1935 to May 13, 2016 Dorothy L Daggett of Blair, Neb., died May 13, 2016 at her residence in Blair at age 80. Dorothy was born June 14, 1935 in Re- mote, Ore., the daugh- ter of Deloss and Glo- ria Appleton. She was the mother of six chil- dren. Dorothy grew up in central Oregon, where she began her career as a nurse. Moved to Eastern Oregon, where she worked, volunteered and lived for over 25 years. She was an avid volunteer with the Red Cross and danced with the Alpine Twirlers. She had a passion for quilting her entire life and frequently donated quilts to the Red Cross for local families. She moved to Blair to be near her family. She was an active member of the Parkview community where she lived. Dorothy is survived by fi ve children: daughters Sherry Robinson and Patty (Jim) Daven, and sons Jerry (Cheri) Robinson, Mike Robinson and Ivan (Brenda) Thacker; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild; sister June Marie (Richard) Jones. She was pre- ceded in death by her parents, husband Charlie Daggett and son George Thacker. A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2 at Joseph Cemetery with a memorial gathering with family to follow at noon at Community Connections in En- terprise. Obituary Brainard Woodrow James January 20, 1919 -- June 27, 2016 B.W. James passed away on June 27th at 4:27pm at Avalon Care in Clarkston with his loving daughter and his gal Carol Gallus, owner of the Care Center by his side. He always called her his Gal. It ended a long battle of being bed redden for almost two years. His family is relieved he is no longer suffering. Rest in Peace Daddy. Survivors include his daughter Connie Sullivan of Clarkston WA, son Randy James and wife Barb of Enterprise OR, grandchildren, Chad Sullivan and wife Gudren of Yelm WA, Angel Klippenstein and husband Brett of Anatone WA, Dustin James and wife Lorrian James, Cody James and wife Mandy great-grandchildren Bram and Alice Klippenstein of Anatone WA, Great-grandchildren Faith and Julia Sullivan of Yelm WA, Nevaeh James and Myelle James of Enterprise, Mckayla James of Enterprise OR. The service for Brainard will be held on Friday July 8th at Bollman Funeral Chapel in Enterprise OR at 11:30am, then a Graveside for those who want to attend, then a luncheon at Cloverleaf Hall in Enter- prise from l:00-3:00pm or longer. Hope to see and visit you all then. In Loving memory of B.W. James. Our Dad and Grandpa, Great Grandpa and uncle and many friends he made in his lifetime, was born in Odessa WA on January 20th 1919, one of six children. He attended schools at Marlin, Chewelah, and Orient Wa and later met Flora Alice Kinsley at a public dance at Kettle Falls in December 1936. They were married October 2nd 1937 and were married shy of two and a half months of being together for 66 years when Flora passed away on July 21st 2002. In 1939 Daddy and Mom started their own log- ging business in Republic WA. just the two of them, because Daddy and his Brother -in- law Hank Kins- ley were going into the army together. When they wouldn't take my Dad because of Brights Kidney disease, he was saddened by not being able to go that my Mom said "Let's go to Mr. Lund, the banker in Tonasket WA, where they got a loan on a handshake, which is unbelievable now, but that was the Gospel then. When Daddy paid back the loan, he gave back twice as much as he had bor- rowed. They bought a caterpillar which Mom drove and set chokers for Dad, a logging truck, and loader that Dad ran. And they were in business. Also they had a job for uncle Hank when he came back from the war. Our Daddy was a very patient man with a heart of gold. We remember him helping many people money-wise who never paid him back. Changing flat tires for people and he was always the last one out of the Woods at night. He was an amazing father to Randy and I, Connie. I always thought of him as my Hero. He was honest, patient, loving, compassionate and a hard worker to a fault. He was always so kind to his me. When I used to cook for him and his men at camp, he used to tell me "I can always count on you to fire up that generator at 3 AM and knew I had one hour to get to the breakfast table. He would tell me how proud of me he was that I never let him down when he called me to go to work cooking for the crew. He ran on high energy and nerves and I think I inherited my anxiety from him. The love he showed for my Mom's parents, Henry and Alice Kinsley always showed so much. He took them into his home and loved them both and took care of them. They lived with us for years. My Gramma Alice loved to Baby my Daddy and his feelings and love showed back to her. She called him "Big Boy" and she always the first in the kitchen and then Daddy and she always asked him "What do you want for Breakfast, Big Boy?" And I used to think that was so funny when I was really Wallowa County Chieftain young. Now I find I am saying the same thing to some of my special people today. Daddy always encouraged us, that we could be anything or do anything we set our mind to. He was patient when teaching us to drive as well as all the Grandkids. Chad had these memories of his Grampa: He admired his kindness of little kids and animals. He admired his skills being a road contractor and a logging operator [on a sixth grade education] before my time. He liked to be around his land and was al- ways happy when He'd take us to Gooseberry and Brutte Creek. Chad remembers Grandpa letting him drive there and was such a good teacher. I think if he would have had another calling, he would have been a Teacher because of his patience and kind and gen- tle way of teaching. He was encouraging and posi- tive, never got excited and never let you give up. I used to grind the gears when I was learning to shift and that would upset my but not him. He's say "keep trying and you'll get it right in time. My Grandpa was a complex man, understood in many different ways, by many different people, but for me and my understanding of Grandpa, he was an A+ in the Grandpa department. Over the years, he showed me his most important attribute and posses- sions which was his sensitivity, compassion, and his insight into life. For example, even in times when we disagreed or had arguments, I always felt his love. Even though most of the time he was always right. Love Your Grandson Chad. My brother Randy always remembered going to the woods with Daddy and he would let him drive. One time in particular he remembers being about four years old driving Daddy's pickup behind the D8 Cat, following Daddy so they wouldn't have to walk back to get the pickup. He said he had a hard time seeing, he was so little. I remember when Randy first tasted Mommas lemon pie. He was late in the woods with Daddy and hungry. Daddy always saved his favorite thing to eat last. So he told Randy "Why don't you try that pie?" Randy said ish, I don't like it. Daddy said how do you know you don't like it without trying it? He loved it from then on and had eaten the whole piece. I would like to mention my soul Sis Carole Ellam, how met me on sing snap in 2011. She said she would like to meet me in person. I said come ahead then, never thinking in a few days she would call to say she was going to be in Lewiston the next day. I took her to meet my Daddy in Enter- prise, and Daddy said to me "Where do you ever find a Gal like her?" I said, I didn't, she found me! She's coming again November to stay with me for three weeks, her third time over. Sorry you will miss Daddy Carole, but he will be singing with the angels. I know you loved him as your own Daddy and she sure loved you too. I would to close by saying a big thank you to Avalon Care, for the Lord helping me find such a loving compassionate place. Carol was his special girl there and the owner. Would like to thank the other care givers for their love for our Dad, Mary, Jenna, Tobie, and the newest care giver Darlene. Thank you so much for loving our Dad. The address is 1937 and that really meant something to me find- ing Avalon because that was the year Mom and Dad were married. I know God planned it that way! Casey Kyle Riddle went home to be with his Lord and savior on June 13, 2016. He was born In Pendleton on May 22, 1991 to parents R. Charles Riddle and Tina Limbaugh Schroeder. Casey attended grade school in Stanfi eld, Pendleton and moved to Athena with his mom and sisters when he was in the fourth grade. He gained another father, grandparents, great grand- parents, aunts, uncles and cous- ins when his mom remarried in March 2006 to Hans Schroeder of Athena. He had a passion for sports and competed in football, track, bas- ketball, but his one true love was baseball and his beloved Boston Red Sox. If you needed to know a stat or player, he had a historic knowledge of any athlete that was phenomenal. He was a lefty and was an awesome pitcher and center fi elder for the Weston McEwen Tigerscots. He graduated from Weston McEwen in 2010. Casey joined the East Umatilla Rural Fire District shortly af- ter turning 18 at the end of his junior year in high school and his passion for fi refi ghting grew every day. He did attend one term at BMCC in Pendleton but was ready to move forward with his career. When the big oil boom in North Dakota hit he packed up at the age of 20 and moved to the New Town/Williston area of North Dakota and worked on the frack sites for over three years. He was a very dedicated and passionate worker. He fi nally decided as things were starting to dry up in North Dakota to move home in September 2015. Casey had an infectious smile and lit up any room as soon as he walked in. He often put the needs of others before his own. He loved with all his heart and would be there for his friends or family anytime they needed him. He was affectionately known as “Mr. Naughty” after one day when his aunt, Cindy Limbaugh Pry- or, asked what he was doing and he looked at her and said “bein’ naughty!” Casey was an overprotective brother and his beautiful niece Ryleigh had her unkie wrapped around her little fi nger as an infant. He often would stay up all night walking her around to settle her tummy. Casey is survived by his parents, Hans and Tina Schroeder of Holdman and Charlie Riddle of Irrigon; siblings Ashleigh (niece Ryleigh) and Lexi Schroeder, all of Holdman, Tatjana Schroeder of Beaverton and Zane Riddle of Irrigon; grandparents Jim and Pati Schroeder of Apple Valley, Calif., Bill and Linda Simmons of Colton, Jenny Rae of Spokane, Bob Riddle of Hermiston and Gary and Bev Limbaugh of Enterprise; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by grandmother Karen Riddle of Hermiston; great-grandparents Pat and Ruth Maier (Bampy and Granny) of Salem, Frank and Helen Guthrie, Wayne and Lela Limbaugh and great-great-grandmother Marie Burdett, all of En- terprise. Each was instrumental in his upbringing. He will be truly missed by all of his family, friends, co-workers and anyone who met him. A crowdfunding page at GoFundMe. com was created by his aunt, Kay Limbaugh, to help the family with expenses. A full Oregon Firefi ghter Honor Guard service was held June 25 at Milton Freewater Central Middle School. Please sign the guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Sharlet Doud Nov. 28, 1923 to June 30, 2016 Sharlet Beatrice Doud of Wallowa passed away June 30 at age 92 at Daisy’s Adult Foster Home in Milton-Freewater. She was born Nov. 28, 1923 to Silas (Ollie) Barnes and Minnie Belle (Weaver) Barnes in Paradise, Ore. She graduated from Deer Creek School in Paradise. Over the course of her life she lived in several places in Wallowa County. She also spent stints in Honeydew, Calif., and Klamath Falls before returning to Wallowa. She married Lester Doud in 1943, and the couple divorced in 1968. She worked as a nanny, waitress, driver for Community Connec- tions (Meals on Wheels). She also drove a school bus in Wallowa for 32 years. Her interests included family time, growing fl owers, hunting, fi shing, visiting Paradise, taking photos of her family, feed- ing birds (especially hummingbirds) and listening to country music. She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings Raymond Barnes, Kathleen (Sid) Parish, Willard (Bush) Barnes and Marie Schaeffer. She is survived by children Willard Doud of La Grande, Janice Bennett of Wallowa, Stanley (wife Laura) Doud of Portland, Twyla Carper of Milton-Freewater, Dean Doud (wife Donna) of Pendleton and Jolayna Lewis of Wallowa; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grand- children; and two great-great-grandchildren. A celebration of life with Archie Hook offi ciating will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9 at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise, followed by interment at Enterprise Cemetery. Weather Forecast Courtesy of Weather Underground. www.wunderground.com High Low Conditions July 7 79 46 Partly cloudy July 8 71 46 Chance of rain July 9 61 37 Rain July 10 60 34 Chance of rain July 11 68 39 Partly cloudy July 12 68 39 Chance of rain Phases of the moon July 11 July 19 July 26 Aug. 2 1st Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 6-12 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) WED THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUES July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 6 Rise: 5:08 Rise: 5:09 Rise: 5:10 Rise: 5:11 Rise: 5:11 Rise: 5:12 Rise: 5:13 Set: 8:39 Set: 8:39 Set: 8:38 Set: 8:38 Set: 8:37 Set: 8:37 Set: 8:36
