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March 21, 2018
Wallowa County Chieftain
Lloyd George McMillen
Feb. 23, 1934 –– March 14, 2018
Harry Decker
Feb. 21, 1938 –– Feb. 4, 2018
Jerolyn Phillips
April 28, 1936 –– March 7, 2018
Lloyd George McMillen died at Wallowa Memorial Hospi-
tal in Enterprise. He was born in Winchester, Idaho, to George
H. McMillen and Althea Lydia Louise Coleman McMillen.
George was raised in Winchester attending grade school
there. The family moved to the Lewiston Orchards, and he
attended school at Orchards School. In 1951 the family
moved to Flora to a ranch.
George served in the U.S. Army 1957-58 and served his
time in Germany as a mechanic.
After his discharge, he returned to Lewiston and married
Gwen Hogan White. They had three children: Glenda, Suzie
and Chris.
George and Gwen had a son, George Edward. They owned
a service station on Thain Road in Lewiston Orchards. George
sold the station and moved to Oregon in 1965 living first in
Paradise working on a ranch for Charles Singer. They then
moved to the Mervin Farm in the North End. Gwen has pre-
ceded him in death.
Later they moved to Enterprise where George worked for
Harold Jenson and William Dougherty until retirement as a
heavy equipment mechanic in the logging industry.
After retirement, George married Rosalie Peters, who had
two children from a previous marriage, Robert and Carolyn.
He worked part-time for Butch Tanzey’s Logging Co.
George enjoyed traveling. He was loved by friends and
family. George’s usual message was to “Remember me as the
Good Old Boy.”
Siblings who preceded him in death were Betty Rose, Ruth
Agnes, Edna Lucille and Eddie Ronald. He is survived by his
other siblings Donald R., Vernon L. (Pete) and Genevieve G.
(Jenny).
No services are planned at his request, burial will be in the
Enterprise Cemetery.
Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
Harry L. Decker of Selah, Wash., passed away with his family
by his side at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima, Wash. He was
born in Carleton, Neb., to Oliver and Erma Decker.
Harry’s family moved west in 1944; his father worked as
a section foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He attended
schools, in Aberdeen, Wash.; Rock Creek, Wasco and Enterprise,
Or. He graduated from Enterprise High school in 1956.
Harry joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and served until 1960.
He spent all of his military career at Ramstein Air Force Base
in Kaiserslautern, Germany, home of Headquarters, Twelfth Air
Force, a vital part of NATO.
He was promoted to Senior Airman, Command Center Spe-
cialist for encrypting and decoding communications with Top
Secret Clearance. He worked on one of the first computers.
Harry traveled all over Europe while stationed in Germany, he
managed Little League Baseball (National Minor League CUBS)
for military families.
After his military service he made a successful career work-
ing in heavy equipment sales. His work moved him to the Grand
Coulee Dam and Yakima area working for NC Machinery, Cater-
pillar and Hyster Co.
Family and sports were the two most important things to
Harry. He enjoyed watching and reading about sports events.
Harry was worldly wise and knowledgeable about many different
subjects. His knowledge, creativity and generosity never ceased
to amaze those around him. Harry touched the lives of everyone
who knew him.
He enjoyed his special time with his grandchildren, especially
on school late arrival days, “Papa Day” every Monday morning.
Harry is survived by his wife Kathleen (Denney), and his step-
children, Melissa Denney of Selah; Brandon (Tracy) Denney of
Selah, two grandchildren: Peyton and Jack Denney.
Also his siblings: Charles Decker of Wasco, Ronald (Bon-
nie) Decker of Cody, Wyoming, Roe (Peggy) Decker of Seat-
tle, Davise (Larry) McFetridge of Enterprise, Monte (Frances)
Decker of Richland, Wash., Terry (Joyce) Decker of Enterprise
and Vivian (Tom) Curtiss of Pendleton, Ore.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Duane
Decker and sister-in-law Joyce Decker and Laveda Decker
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at
Memorial Bible Church, 111 Old Stage Way in Yakima. In lieu of
flowers, the Harry Decker Memorial Fund has been established
for those wishing to contribute. Send to Harry Decker Memorial,
P.O. Box 2083, Selah, WA 98942.
Jerolyn Nadine Phillips,
81, of Milton-Freewater,
died at the Milton-Freewa-
ter Health and Rehabilitation
Center, surrounded by her
husband and family.
She was born to Jona and
Mildred (McVey) Ross in
Stockham, Ne. Two years
later, her brother, Gary, was
born. During WWII, the
family moved to San Fran-
cisco where Jona served in
the military. Jerolyn shared Phillips
many fond memories of this
time in her life.
The birth of a second daughter, Linda, completed their
family. They finally settled in Aurora, Neb. Jerolyn met
Richard Oswald in Aurora. They were married Nov. 11,
1953, and moved to Rich’s family farm. Two daughters,
Peggy Lynn and Laurel Kay, and a son, Robert Alan, came
along during the first three years of their marriage.
Ten years later, the family moved to Utah, first to Kays-
ville for a year, then to Bountiful. Jerolyn loved the beauty
of the mountains in Utah, and hiking in them was a favor-
ite pastime.
Richard and Jerolyn took many trips to the Southwest
United States where they collected Native American jew-
elry, Kachina dolls, sand paintings and rugs. Tragedy struck
the family when Peggy died in 1978, followed by Richard
in 1991.
Jerolyn began taking piano lessons at an early age, and
her talent quickly became apparent to the family and all who
listened to her. She won many awards at various contests.
She also took clarinet lessons, holding the position of first
chair in the school bands. Jerolyn shared her love of music
with others by teaching piano lessons most of her adult life
as well as playing the piano and organ for the churches and
clubs she belonged to.
Jerolyn moved to Milton-Freewater to be close to her
daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren a year after the death
of Richard. She resumed playing the piano and organ for
church, as well as accompanying the choir at Christ the King
Lutheran Church where she remained a member until her
death.
Jerolyn met Woodbury (Bud) Phillips shortly after mov-
ing to Milton-Freewater. They were married at Christ the
King Lutheran Church on Sept. 4, 1999, and immediately
moved to Wallowa. She was a member of Integrity Rebekah
Lodge 175 in Milton-Freewater and Rebekah Lodge in
Wallowa.
After three years, they moved back to Milton-Freewater.
As Jerolyn grew ill from memory loss, Bud took wonder-
ful care of her. Adrianne Gardner also became a caregiver to
Jerolyn, both at home and later when she was moved to the
health center.
Jerolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Richard
J. Oswald; daughter, Peggy Lynn Neal; son-in-law, Terry E.
Hackney; grandson, Steven Hackney; her parents, Jona and
Mildred Ross; and her brother-in-law, Gary Happy.
She is survived by her husband, Bud Phillips; brother,
Gary Ross; and sister, Linda Ross-Happy; daughter, Lau-
rel Hackney; son, Robert Oswald; grandchildren, Andrea
(Oswald) Walter, Tyler Oswald, Christopher Oswald, Phil-
lip Hackney and Alan Hackney; and five great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at Christ the King Lutheran
Church in Milton-Freewater. Her body will be interred at
the Bountiful Cemetery in Bountiful, Utah, next to her hus-
band, Richard, and daughter, Peggy, in view of the Wasatch
Mountains.
Memorial contributions may be made to Feed the Chil-
dren, 333 N. Meridian, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 or
Christ the King Lutheran Church through Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home.
C ORRECTION
A story published in the March 14 edition incorrectly
stated that Maxville north of the City of Wallowa was once the
largest town in Wallowa County. A comparison of census data
from the ‘20s and ‘30s reveals that at 400 residents, Maxville
was roughly half the size of Joseph and Wallowa and roughly
a third the size of Enterprise. The Chieftain regrets the error.
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