A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
OBITUARIES
Tharrell loved to
Anyone wishing to make and many friends. Mary was
read about religions
a donation in his name may an intelligent child and, to the
and delighted in
do so to the North Powder
2021
annoyance of her two older
discussing religious
Rural Fire Department
brothers, learned to read
Tharrell Tilgner,
ideas. He was never
Cadet program, 320 E St.,
before she started school and
92, formerly of Rich-
religious, but was al-
North Powder, OR 97867
would often “help” them with
land, died Aug. 24,
ways seeking a higher or Heart ’N Home Hospice,
homework. Her love of read-
2021, at his residence
Tharrell
power that he thought 3370 10th St., Baker City,
ing lasted her entire life.
in Winchester, Oregon.
Tilgner
might be there, but
OR 97814. Online condo-
A graveside
As a young child Mary had
wanted proof. Thar-
lences can be made at www. another love and that was
service with the Blue
rell’s daughter, Sharol, shared, tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. tetherball. She was unbeat-
Mountain Masonic Lodge,
com.
V.F.W. Post No. 7847 and Navy “While he was at the VA in
able and could defeat any
military honors will take place Idaho, he had a period where
child or adult who
he thought he was a minister Mary Trump
Thursday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m.
would accept her chal-
and convinced the minister for Elgin, 1942-2021
at Eagle Valley Cemetery in
lenge including teach-
the VA that he was one also.
Richland.
The Lord called
ers and the principal!
The VA minister called me up Mary Pearl Armon
Tharrell was born on Dec.
(She was still an
and asked me where my Dad’s Trump, 78, home on
10, 1929, at home in Dallas,
amazing player even
congregation was located as he Aug. 29, 2021, while
Oregon. When he was two
after she became a
weeks old the family moved to wanted to connect with them. I she was sleeping
wife and mother and
Mary Trump showed no mercy as
the farm where he would live had a good laugh over that and beside her best
until he decided to venture out so did the minister.”
friend, sister Kathy
she slaughtered all of
Tharrell is survived by his Doud, which coincidentally
on his own. He had two older
us on the court!)
daughter, Sharol Tilgner of
brothers to lead him on the
was Kathy’s 77th birthday
In high school Mary
straight and narrow but they Roseburg; his son, Karl Tilgner and her daughter Kati’s 50th moved her focus from tetherb-
of Pendleton; and his daughter, birthday, making Mary’s exit all to typing. She could type
soon found out that Tharrell
Beryl Sule of Ohio.
was not a follower; he had
from this world nearly as
an astounding 120 words per
He was preceded in death
his own ideas about how the
dramatic as her entry, but
minute on a manual type-
by his wife, Dorothy,
things in this world should
what can one expect from
writer. In addition to typing,
For those who would like to a woman nearly born in a
relate to him. According to his
Mary and her sister, Kathy,
mother, Tharrell was kind of a make a memorial donation in blizzard?
were part of a Christian
loner and was always coming memory of Tharrell, the family
A celebration of her
singing group called The Six
suggests the Local VFW Post blessed life will take place
up with brilliant ideas about
Sisters, and they received
No. 7847 or Blue Mountain
things. Growing up he knew
Saturday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. third place in a state singing
Lodge (Masons) through
how to recognize danger, his
at the Elgin Community
revival.
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
brother wrote. “One day he
Center.
Mary graduated from
took some .22 shells out to the Home & Cremation Services,
How can one sum up the Wallowa High School in 1961
P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR
woodshed and placed one on
life of a woman who was
and followed her family when
97834. Online condolences can such a wise matriarch and
the chopping block and said,
they moved to Elgin in the
‘I’m going to whack it with the be made at www.tamispineval- a never-ending source of
fall of 1962. It was in this
leyfuneralhome.com.
sledge. This is dangerous so
encouragement in just a few year that Mary was hired on
get out of the way!’ When he
paragraphs? There
at the First State Bank of El-
whacked it, that bullet bounced Gaynell Dougherty
are not enough
gin (which later became U.S.
all around the woodshed!”
words or pages to do Bank) where she worked for
North Powder, 1939-2021
During Tharrell’s life he
her justice, but we’ll over 30 years, having started
Gaynell Dougherty,
was an athlete, a military
start from the begin- out as a teller and working
82, of North Powder,
serviceman, a federal govern- died Sept. 2, 2021, at
ning, her children
up to branch manager, a true
ment employee, a high-level
said, and tell you
his home.
pioneer for working women of
Masonic member, a member
a few things about
A private family
her time. Mary loved her job
Gaynell
of the VFW, the Grange and so internment took place
the most amazing
at the bank and made several
Dougherty
many other organizations.
woman we have ever lifelong friends. She truly
at North Powder
Tharrell (while in the
known, our mother,
Cemetery.
loved each and every one of
Navy) loved motorcycles and
Mary Pearl Armon Trump.
Gaynell Maureen Dough-
her co-workers.
he rode down in the San
Mary’s life began on a
erty was born on Jan. 16, 1939,
Mary met the love of her
Diego desert area a lot. He
“dark and stormy night.” Her life, Robert Leon Trump,
at St. Helens to Willie and
claimed he even talked to Paul Viola (Smith) Dougherty. He
parents, Francis Armon and in 1964 and they married
Newman, the actor, about
was raised in Warren, Oregon, Myrtle Weaver Armon (who in 1965. Together they had
motorcycles one time. He liked graduating from Scappoose
was in labor) hastily loaded three children: Mary Alicia
to fi sh and did that any place High School in Scappoose in
into their rusty old car and
Trump Anderson, Robert
he was stationed while in
began the long drive from
1957.
(Rob) Leon Trump and Kati
the Navy. He became a Judo
Wallowa to La Grande. It
He served in the Army,
Ranee Trump. They were
black belt while stationed in
was Dec. 30, 1942, and there the best parents a kid could
receiving an honorable dis-
Okinawa, and placed fi rst in
was a blustery, blizzard-like ever ask for and the three
charge in 1963. Gaynell was
his weight class in wrestling in very proud to be a veteran. He storm taking place, but this children grew up in a happy
the all Navy/Marine wrestling married Laura Adella Guida
did not deter the young cou- home full of endless laughter
tournament. In the mid 1950s in Reno, Nevada. They made
ple. The Armons were about and love. In 1985 their niece,
Tharrell tried out for the
halfway into their journey
their home and raised their
Fran Armon Zerbel, joined
Olympic wrestling team and
when an enormous gust of
three children in Scappoose,
the family and the laughter
made it to the regionals before living there for 35 years. He
wind blew the roof off of the and love continued. Mary and
being put out.
car and into a nearby fi eld
worked as a truck driver for
Bob were happily married
When he left the Navy, he
and was irretrievable in all of for nearly 51 years until his
the Housing Authority of
took up hunting and fi shing
the snow. They had no choice death in 2016.
Portland.
in the Pacifi c Northwest. He
but to continue the drive
After retirement he and
In the 1980s, Mary joined
was given an old yew bow
Laura moved to North Powder without the roof of the car.
a ladies bowling team with
and hunted with it his fi rst
to be closer to hunting, fi shing Luckily the couple’s journey some of her besties. It was
year because a friend wanted and camping with family and continued without any other surprising to the family
some company. He enjoyed
friends. He belonged to NRA, problems, and they arrived
because they had no idea that
it so much he was hooked on
at the hospital in time for the she liked to bowl. We will be
American Legion, and Baker
archery from then on. His love City Trap Club.
baby to be born. Thus, began honest here, she was not the
of hunting and fi shing caused
the life of this remarkable
Gaynell is survived by his
best bowler on the team, but
him to be a conservationist,
wife of 52 years, Laura; his son, woman, Mary Pearl Armon
she stayed with her team-
fi ghting for all people to be
Richard Dougherty (Rosalind); (named after her beloved
mates for two reasons: she
able to respectfully use the for- his daughters, Dorece Gould
maternal grandmother, Mary loved spending time with
ests in a responsible manner. (Warren) and Brenda Peck
Pearl Hulse Weaver.)
her friends and she loved the
Tharrell worked for the
Mary was raised in Wal- trips they would take to Reno
(Darrell); fi ve grandchildren,
Post Offi ce until he retired.
nine great-grandchildren and lowa with four siblings: Lon- and Winnemucca where she
He was a lifelong part of the
nie Armon, Lowell Armon,
one great-great granddaugh-
gave her slot -pulling arm
Shriner organization, help-
ter; and extended family, Jim, Kathryn (Kathy) Armon
quite a workout! The “bowling
ing to put on the East-West
Doud and Dallas Armon. Wal- team” went on many adven-
Cindy and David Wright.
charity football game every
He was preceded in death lowa was a wonderful place
tures far after the bowling
year. He was part of the local
to grow up and Mary spent
by his parents; his sister,
alley shut down.
Grange, sat on the city council Twila, and her husband,
her young days playing with
and was involved with many
her siblings, countless cousins
Jack Brissett.
See, Obituaries/Page A3
other civic organizations. In
“You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR
all the community activities
he did or supported it was
always what he could do for
others that drove him, never
what they could do for him. He
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was responsible for the Bikes
for Books program at Pine
Eagle Schools and for selling
the Pine Lodge property to the
Baker County Library. It was
sold at a huge discount over
the appraisal, so that it would
be used by the community as a
whole vs to a private entity.
One of his children, Sharol,
said she appreciated that he
taught her to be independent
and think for herself. She said
this is what she appreciated
most about him. “At a very
young age he answered my
questions honestly and I found
him a great source of ‘real’
answers about the world,” she
said. “He was very patient,
very thoughtful and always
trying to do the right thing for
the good of all. In many ways
I have tried to model myself
after him.”
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
September 6, 1971
A motion by the Chamber of Commerce to go on record
in opoosition to Sen. Robert Packwood’s Hells Canyon-
Snake National River bill was quashed at the last minute last
night when several directors asked for more time to study
the controversial bill.
Chamber president John Brown decided to postpone
the decision until such time when directors could acquaint
themselves with Senate Bill 717.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
September 6, 1996
Baker County is still being considered as the home for
one of six new state prisons that will be built to hold a grow-
ing number of convicts.
ZaDean Auyer, a spokesperson for the Department of
Corrections, said this morning that the initial list of potential
sites, on which Baker City, Baker County and Halfway are
listed, will be pared.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
September 7, 2011
The long-awaited announcement of which roads on
the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be closed to
ATVs and other motor vehicles except snowmobiles is
getting close.
The fi nal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
forest’s controversial Travel Management Plan is scheduled
to be released around mid-October, said Judy Wing, the
Wallowa-Whitman’s public affairs offi cer.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
September 8, 2020
The rows of cars parked at Anthony Lakes Saturday after-
noon were reminiscent of the scene a weekend after a fresh
dumping of powder at the ski area in the Elkhorn Mountains
northwest of Baker City.
Except on Saturday the only snow in sight, with summer
fading but still entrenched, was a dusty drift clinging
to a granitic cleft on the shady north face of the Lakes
Lookout peak.
The cool allure of this alpine basin clearly isn’t limited
to winter.
That visitors fl ock here on hot weekends, when the
temperature at 7,100 feet is consistently 15 degrees cooler
or more than in Baker and other valleys, isn’t a revelation,
said Chelsea Judy, marketing director for Anthony Lakes
Mountain Resort.
But the hordes that arrived over the long holiday week-
end surpassed what employees have seen in the past few
years, Judy said.
“It was defi nitely the most folks we’ve seen at the lake,”
she said.
On Saturday, Anthony Lakes staff tallied 163 visitors in
the day-use areas at Anthony Lake, almost twice as many
as the 84 visitors counted on the Saturday of the Labor Day
weekend in 2019.
Those totals are estimates only, Judy said, because not all
visitors fi lled out envelopes completely for the day-use fee.
Day-use visitors, many of whom brought paddleboards,
kayaks, canoes or other watercraft to ply the lake and in
some cases fi sh for brook and rainbow trout, account for
only part of the crowds.
OREGON LOTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Sept. 4
MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 3
WIN FOR LIFE, Sept. 4
6 — 26 — 52 — 64
PICK 4, Sept. 5
• 1 p.m.: 7 — 1 — 4 — 5
• 4 p.m.: 8 — 6 — 0 — 5
• 7 p.m.: 0 — 5 — 3 — 2
• 10 p.m.: 9 — 5 — 2 — 2
LUCKY LINES, Sept. 5
7 — 10 — 12 — 61 — 65
4-5-12-16-20-22-28-29
7 — 9 — 12 — 15 — 26 — 35
Next jackpot: $2.7 million
POWERBALL, Sept. 4
32 — 35 — 40 — 52 — 54 PB 1
Next jackpot: $375 million
Mega
3
Next jackpot: $345 million
Next jackpot: $12,000
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