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Obituaries
wallowa.com
October 12, 2016
Wallowa County Chieftain
William Frazier
May 21, 1941 to Oct. 2, 2016
Shirley Mae Burns
July 28, 1935 to Sept. 21, 2016
Chester Allyn Bennett, Jr.
Jan. 6, 1932 to Sept. 26, 2016
William “Bill” Frances
Frazier passed away at the
Wildfl ower Lodge in La
Grande on Oct. 2, 2016 at
age 75.
Bill was born to Edward
and Viola (Johnson) Frazier
on May 21, 1940 in the low-
er valley of Wallowa. He had
fi ve siblings — Peggy, Jim,
Mike, Tim and Bob.
He was primarily raised
in Bates and the Prairie City
area. He spent a great deal of time at any dance he could fi nd,
often hitch-hiking to area dance halls. In his later years, he
often revisited the Bates reunions to connect with the many
people he knew there.
Bill moved to the Eugene area and married Karen Lam-
onez. They had three children: Carey, Rene’ and Scott. He
worked in the road construction business. They moved back
to Wallowa County in 1979.
On July 14, 1981, Bill married the love and dancing partner
of his life, Ruby McDaniel. They shared 35 years of happiness
together in Wallowa.
Due to an old injury, Bill only spent a short time in the ser-
vice and had a variety of occupations, including many years in
the logging industry.
Bill knew no strangers. If he didn’t remember your name,
he would give you a nickname that he never forgot. He en-
joyed life, had a great sense of humor (he could do an amazing
Foster Brooks imitation), liked to gamble a little and loved
visiting family and friends.
Bill is survived by wife Ruby; children Carey (wife Cher-
yl), Rene’ “Missy” and Scott Frazier; stepchildren Charles,
Tim (Denise), Kevin (Michelle), Heidi and Wendy (Jim
Hayes) McDaniel; brother Bob (Joyce); sister-in-law Mary
Frazier; and uncle Aldon (Sandra) Johnson.
“Grandpa Billy” or “Pappa” was a loving and proud grand-
father to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well
as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Peggy,
Jim, Mike and Tim.
At his request, services will be held at a later date. Until
then, as a tribute to Bill, put on some George Jones (or other
music of your liking) and dance.
Shirley Mae (Hunt) Burns,
born July 28, 1935 to Floyd and
Dortha Hunt in Peabody Kan-
sas, passed away on September
21, 2016, in Joseph, Oregon.
She graduated from Marysville
High School in 1952 where she
met and married her husband
Chief Ronald (Stormy) Burns
(USN Retired) on August 8,
1952. They remained married
for 64 years.
Shirley and Stormy traveled
the world for 20 years in the US
Navy.
All of their children were born in Japan, Alaska, Hawaii,
Maryland and Marysville, California.
After the Navy they lived in Alaska then moved back to
Marysville. They moved to Joseph, Oregon in 2007.
Shirley loved reading, playing Aggravation and solving puz-
zles. She kept a beautiful home and loved to redecorate ev-
ery season of the year. For several years in the early 80’s, she
cooked for McClaren so Ranch cattle drives.
She was cared for by her daughter Kathy while in Marys-
ville, California, her daughter Debbie in Joseph, Oregon, her
husband Stormy and fi nally the Wallowa County Senior Center,
Memory Care Unit, who gave her loving care as she failed in
the past year. Our family is forever grateful to them for all the
professional and caring staff.
She is survived by 3 Sons: Michael (Jane), Thomas (Mary)
and Robert Burns, all of Marysville, California and 2 daughters:
Deborah (Burns) Hayes of Enterprise, Oregon and Kathleen
Burns of Marysville, California; as well as 2 brothers: Ronald
and David Hunt and 3 sisters: Rhoda (Hunt) Ralston, Delores
(Hunt) Davey, and Sandra (Hunt) Johner.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her 2 sons: Brian
and Randy and a brother John Hunt. Shirley had 7 children, 14
grandchildren, 23 great-children, and 2 great-great-grandchil-
dren. A small family memorial was held in Marysville, Cali-
fornia.
Internment was in Willamette National Cemetery in Port-
land, Oregon.
Chester Allyn “Chet” Ben-
nett, Jr. of Hermiston died of
heart failure on Sept. 26, 2016
at age 84 while vacationing in
Pine Top, Ariz. Chet’s warm
and generous spirit lives on in
the hearts of those who loved
him and whose lives were
touched by him.
Born Jan. 6, 1932 in Corval-
lis, Chet was the oldest of three
sons of Chester A. Bennett, Sr.
and Ruby Hinds. His mother
died while Chet was a young boy, but his father later married
Ruby Farlow and the family was joined by another brother,
Robert.
As a Forest Service family, Chet spent his childhood years
in Paisley, Bly, John Day and Enterprise, where he graduated
from high school in 1949. The raucous exploits of four boys
growing up under one roof include legendary tales involving
a baby porcupine loose in the house and a brush fi re the boys
started that was quite embarrassing to their dad, the forest as-
sistant supervisor.
Chet attended Eastern Oregon College in La Grande for one
year before enlisting in the U.S. Army at the outset of the Ko-
rean War in 1950. Chet served in a combat engineer battalion
during the war and at Fort Carson, Colo., after returning home.
He resumed his education at Oregon State College using his GI
Bill benefi ts while continuing to serve in the Army Reserve,
where he attained the rank of Sergeant First Class.
Chet married Joan Finlayson of Eugene in 1956 while both
were still in college. Their son Donald Allyn was born the next
year in Corvallis, and son Jon Robert was born in Eugene in
1961. Chet and Joan were married 47 years until her death in
2003.
Chet graduated from the School of Forestry at Oregon State
with a bachelor’s degree in 1958 and began his professional
career with the U.S. Forest Service after spending summers
during college on trail-building and fi refi ghting crews. First
assigned to the Willamette National Forest in Oakridge, Chet
moved his young family in 1962 to John Day, where he worked
in various positions on the Malheur National Forest until his
retirement in 1988. During his long career, Chet was a leader
of local and state chapters of the National Federation of Federal
Employees. He then worked a number of years as a school bus
driver for Grant School District No. 3 and served as president of
the Classifi ed Employees Union.
In John Day, Chet was constantly involved in his church and
community and especially his sons’ activities as Little League
baseball coach, Boy Scout leader, swim team volunteer, Grant
Union booster clubs and advisor to DeMolay and Rainbow
chapters. An avid deer and elk hunter, Chet looked forward to
fall hunting seasons each year and some of his favorite times
were days in the woods with his sons and hunting partners.
Chet was recently recognized as a 50-year member of John
Day Elks Lodge #1824, where he was a Past Exalted Ruler.
He also served as district deputy for southeast district of the
Oregon State Elks Association. Chet was particularly involved
in Elks ritual competitions as a team coach and judge. In 2001,
Chet was named to the OSEA Hall of Fame for his many years
of service. Chet was also a past master of Canyon City Lodge
No. 34, A.F. & A.M. and a 32° member of Baker Valley Scottish
Rite. Chet served on the board of directors of Old West Federal
Credit Union for 35 years, beginning with the Grant County
Credit Union and continuing on the board through the series of
mergers that created Old West.
In 2006, Chet married Kay Burns of Hermiston and they en-
joyed 10 years of world travel, adventures and loving togeth-
erness. They volunteered several years for the Columbia River
Cowboy Gathering & Music Festival and attended other music
and arts events throughout the region.
Chet is survived by his wife Kay; son Jon (Laura) of Grants
Pass, Ore.; son Don (Anne) of Puyallup, Wash.; granddaughters
Rita (Daniel) Bennett Adams of Eatonville, Wash., and Carla
Bennett of Bronxville, NY; stepdaughter Heather (Nick) Pow-
ers and their children Elizabeth and Connor of Newburg, Ore.;
brothers Bill (Martha) of Wilsonville, Ore., and Jim (Edna) of
Raleigh, NC.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15
at the Hermiston Elks Lodge, 480 E. Main St. in Hermiston.
Charitable contributions in memory of Chet Bennett may
be made to: Oregon Elks Children’s Eye Clinic, 3295 Triangle
Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302 (http://tinyurl.com/z2h2eeo); or to
Hermiston Agape House, P.O. Box 1723, Hermiston, OR 97838
(agapehousehermiston.org).
Thank you community,
family, friends, neighbors,
fellow veterans,
first-responders and good
samaritans who assisted
Gary L. Alford
and his family.
It is amazing to see all of the support and
coming-together in a time of need from people
who knew him, as well as the heroism of
bystanders and first-responders at the scene.
Thank you, Susan Alford and family
Samuel Ethan Hayes
Aug. 8, 1966 to Sept. 27, 2016
Sammy Hayes was always
full of life and full of love.
He was born Aug. 8, 1966
in Bend and moved around a
lot throughout his life. Every-
where he went he made an im-
pact on others’ lives.
Family always was most
important to him. He leaves
behind both parents, two broth-
ers, a sister, a wife, six children
and many friends.
Sam will be missed.
A celebration of life will
be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Joseph Community
Center.
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