A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021
OBITUARIES
Homer Boutwell
Halfway, 1950-2021
BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
Baker City Planning Commission: 6 p.m. at City Hall,
1655 First St. Public hearing to consider an application
from Bruce Smith for a conditional use permit to
convert the New Beginnings Fellowship Pentecostal
Church of God, at 1820 Estes St., into a dwelling.
TUESDAY, OCT. 26
Baker County Natural Resource Advisory
Committee: 3 p.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 14, 1971
John Conklin, Baker High School student and FFA mem-
ber, placed second in the soil judging contest held here
yesterday. Ninety students from fi ve schools participated.
Nyssa FFA team emerged as the overall points winner.
Placing second was Adrian; Baker was third, Vale fourth,
and Ontario fi fth.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 14, 1996
HUNTINGTON (AP) — A small Eastern Oregon town
along the Idaho border says its catfi sh-based economy is
threatened by drawdowns behind three dams while the
whiskered bottomfi sh are spawning.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 14, 2011
Oregon voters might decide next year whether to ban
studded tires, a common sight, and sound, on Baker
County roads for more than 30 years.
A Portland man, Jeff Bernards, plans to collect 80,000
signatures needed to put a measure banning studded
tires on the November 2012 ballot.
The Oregon Supreme Court this week approved the
wording of Bernards’ proposed ballot measure.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 15, 2020
Leelah Wallace was so excited about her fi rst day of fi rst
grade Wednesday — the real fi rst day — that she could
hardly bear to sit beside her mother, Erica, on a bench just
outside Brooklyn Primary School.
Leelah, who’s 6, hopped off the bench and scurried
behind it, looking toward the school’s front door.
Asked whether she was ready for her fi rst in-person
class in 7 months, Leelah’s enthusiastic answer didn’t lose
a decibel despite her cheetah-print face mask.
“Yeah!”
Not that she was content with a single-word response.
Leelah launched into the sort of jubilant monologue that
is the sole province of kids whose age is still one digit.
She covered topics including her teacher — Mrs. Rob-
ertson — and a recently completed drawing that Leelah is
especially proud of.
“She’s really excited,” Erica said with the smile of a
mom who knows no adjective is quite capable of captur-
ing the spirit of a 6-year-old.
Erica shared her daughter’s attitude about the resump-
tion of in-person classes.
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three-wheeled motorcycles.
He loved to go on motor-
cycle rides and never knew
a stranger. Homer loved to
make up stories and make
people laugh. There was one
story in particular that he
came up with an “Uh Ahh”
bird. Everyone at the Phoenix
Zoo was looking for this bird;
his story was so real you
couldn’t help not to believe it.
Most importantly, he loved
talking about the Bible and
read his Bible daily. He loved
God and loved to get together
to sing old gospel hymns with
people and have old fashioned
Bible studies. When he was
in the hospital, his daughter
Teresa called him every night
to read the Bible to him and
pray together. He would give
her a thumbs up and do his
best to say amen. They spent
a lot of time on Zoom while he
was in the hospital. Every call
ended in a prayer; this meant
a lot to Homer.
He was forever polite,
courteous, always the gentle-
man. He had a smile that
would light up a room.
Homer is survived by his
daughters, Angela and her
husband, John Paul “JP”
Binford of Halfway; Teresa
and her husband, Paul Kelly,
of Athena; his grandchildren,
Candice and her husband,
Zach Reinhardt of Meridian,
Idaho, Timothy and Jes-
sica Binford of Oxbow, and
Elijah and Noah Kelly; his
great-grandchildren, Sadie
and Madison Reinhardt, and
Wesley and Abigail Binford;
his brother, Merle Boutwell of
Enid, Oklahoma; and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded to death
by his wife, Debra; his par-
ents, Leonard and Florence;
his brothers, Marvin and
Fred; his sister, Mary Ann
Mullins; and his nephew, Earl
Boutwell.
Those who would like to
make a donation in memory
of Homer may do so to Creat-
ing Memories for Disabled
Children through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Homer Boutwell, 71, of
Halfway, died
Oct. 4, 2021,
at 7:25 a.m.
at St. Mary’s
Hospital in
Walla Walla,
Washington.
His memo-
Homer
rial service
Boutwell
will take place
on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
at the Pine Valley Presbyte-
rian Church in Halfway. Inter-
ment with military honors will
follow at Pine Haven Ceme-
tery. Friends are invited to join
the family at a reception back
at the church following the
interment. The service will be
livestreamed through www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com. Click on Homer Bout-
well and click livestream.
Homer Gene Boutwell
was born on April 1, 1950,
in Tracy, Minnesota. He was
raised and attended school in
Minnesota. The family moved
to Enid, Oklahoma, where
he began his career in heavy
equipment. Homer went into
the Marines following high
school. After an honorable dis-
charge, he moved to Corona,
California, and worked for the
city of Corona running heavy
equipment.
Homer met his future wife,
Debra, through his cousin.
They had known each other
for just about a week when
Homer asked her: “Do you
know how to cook? Do you
keep a clean house?” She had
the right answers, as well
as her mother’s permission.
One week later, on July 8,
1972, she married Homer
in Enid at Homer’s parents’
home. Of this union they had
two daughters, Angela and
Teresa. In the fall of 1986,
following his retirement from
the city of Corona, he moved
his family to Halfway.
Homer loved his family
and gave each of his grand-
kids a special nickname that
he always called them. It
didn’t matter how old they
got, he knew them by their
nicknames. He enjoyed
woodworking. He loved all
animals, but had a special
fondness for small dogs, espe-
cially chihuahuas. Up until
the death of his wife, Debbie, Grace Gulick
they enjoyed doing crafts
Halfway, 1932-2021
together.
Grace Gulick, 89, of Half-
After her death, his
way, died Oct. 6, 2021, at her
new hobby became his
home.
NEWS OF
RECORD
DEATHS
Sandra Miller: 81, of Baker
City, died Oct. 11, 2021, at Saint Al-
phonsus Medical Center in Baker
City, surrounded by love. A cel-
ebration of her life will take place
at a later date. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences can
be made at www.tamispinevalley-
funeralhome.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Raymond Howerton:
Celebration of life with military
honors, Friday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m.
at the Veterans Memorial Club,
2005 Valley Ave. in Baker City.
Please attend for food, drinks,
a good time and story sharing.
Online condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Beth Johnson Morrissey:
Memorial service will be Oct.
23 at 11 a.m. at the Baker City
Church of the Nazarene, 1250
Hughes Lane, with Pastor Lennie
Spooner offi ciating. The service
will also be livestreamed by the
church; details available at www.
grayswestco.com. Memorial
contributions can be made to the
YMCA Youth Scholarship program
through Gray’s West & Co. Pio-
neer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814. To leave a
condolence for Beth’s family, go
to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Two
Baker County Justice Court war-
rants): Gage Michael Niehaus,
21, Baker City, 9:05 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 12 at Myrtle Street and Myrtle
Place;
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT
(Domestic): Christopher M.
Lefavour, 49, Baker City, 9:05 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the 1700 block
of Broadway Street;
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Her graveside memorial
service will take place on
Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.
at Pine Haven Cemetery in
Halfway.
Nellie Grace Gulick was
born in 1932 to Apolis Niles
Goodwin,
aka Shorty,
and Emma
Marie
Goodwin.
Her grand-
parents
were Cloma
Grace Gulick
and Mary
Sanders and
Henry and Ada Goodwin.
She had three sisters, Ada
Marie Litts, Bethel Huff and
Gerelean Sneddon. Grace
also had one older brother,
Sonny Goodwin.
Grace has two sons,
Roger Gulick and his wife,
Jenny, and Kerry Gulick
and his wife, Linda; seven
grandchildren, Sonny and
Calli Gulick of Baker City,
Melissa and Mike Padget
of Melba, Idaho, Britney
Gulick of Bend, Chelsie and
Ryan Casch of Star, Idaho,
Tucker Gulick of Boise, Alex-
andra Gulick of Gainesville,
Florida, and Kristen Gulick
of Portland; and seven great-
grandchildren.
Grace attended school
in Jim Town and lived at
the sawmill on Goodwin
Sawmill Lane. During the
summers she would help
haul lumber. She had a
fond memory of visiting her
brother, Sonny, while he
was manning the lookout on
Copia Peak.
Grace graduated from
Pine Valley High School in
1949, a year early, and at-
tended a year and a semes-
ter at Oregon State Uni-
versity. In the fall of 1951,
her high school sweetheart,
Charlie “Buzz” Gulick,
brought Grace home for
Thanksgiving vacation and
they were married Nov. 24.
Grace began working at
Pine Eagle School District
as a substitute teacher
in 1965. She fi nished her
schooling and received her
degree in education by at-
tending summer school at
Eastern Oregon University.
Grace would commute every
day from Halfway.
After she earned her
degree she was hired as
the physical education
and health teacher for the
district as well as volleyball
and track coach. She was
loved by the students and
kids whom she coached.
One of her philosophies was
always treat young kids like
they are real people.
In 1984 her husband,
Charles, became ill with
cancer. The teachers at the
time shared leave so she
could be home with him. He
died that same year. Grace
was a widow for 37 years.
Grace went on to teach
and coach for 11 more years.
Her team won the state
track title, and she received
the track coach of the year
award in 1993. She coached
her volleyball team to the
state tournament many
times as well through the
years.
Grace retired in 1994 and
came home to help her sons
and brother-in-law, Jimmy
Huff, run the family ranch
and construction business.
Grace loved to irri-
gate (especially fi eld corn
through the gated pipe) and
ride her four-wheeler. She
spent many hours gather-
ing baling twine around the
ranch. She loved to haul salt
to the forest for the cows,
and to have picnics.
Grace also loved to
garden and grew beautiful
fl owers which she would en-
ter in the fair every summer.
Another of Grace’s favorite
things to do as she slowed
down in years was to watch
the Portland Trail Blazers.
It was a sad day when their
games were no longer avail-
able on regular TV and one
had to buy the right sports
package so she could watch
her team.
Grace was preceded in
death by her grandparents
and parents; her husband,
Charles Gulick; her sisters,
Bethel Huff and Gerelean
Sneddon; and her brother,
Sonny Goodwin, who was
drafted into the Second
World War and killed on
active duty.
For those who would
like to make a donation
in memory of Grace, the
family suggests the Pine
Eagle Charter School
track refurbishing project
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuner-
alhome.com.
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