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Olive Catherine (Criger) Morgan
March 8, 1924 – Dec. 25, 2014
LA GRANDE – Olive Catherine (Criger) Morgan, 90, died Dec.
25 at her La Grande home. A memorial service will be announced at
a later date.
Mrs. Morgan was born March 8, 1924, in Alhambra, Calif., to
Floyd L. and Jennie F. (Jardee) Criger. She graduated from Willits
High School in Willits, Calif. There, she met and married James “Jim”
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The family moved to Prairie City and then to Long Creek, where
she was a cook at the school for 18 years. After retiring, they moved
to a small acreage in Milton-Freewater. After her husband’s death, she
moved to La Grande.
Her family was the center of her life. She enjoyed cooking, sewing,
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entire family each Christmas.
Survivors include her daughters, Melody (Roger) McKinley of
Prairie City and Cathy Wernlund of La Grande; son, Harvey (Marsha)
Morgan of Summerville; son-in-law, Gary E. Johns of Baker City; 11
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 12 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; daughter, Sonja
M. Johns; son, John E. Morgan Sr.; granddaughter, Tammy K. Mor-
gan; and four siblings.
Lucille Morgan Spell Reeves
Aug. 7, 1923 – Jan. 17, 2015
MACON, Miss. – Lucille Morgan Spell Reeves, 91, died Jan.
17 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, Miss. Visitation will
be Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 22, prior to the
funeral service at the Chapel of Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon.
Interment will follow in the family lot at Oddfellows Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Cockrell Funeral Home
of Macon, 310 Jefferson Street, Macon, MS 39341.
A full obituary will be in next week’s issue.
Blaine Kendall
BEND – Blaine Kendall, 71, of John Day, died Jan. 16 at
St. Charles Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie City,
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Cemetery, and then a reception at Strawberry Grange Hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grant County
junior golf program or a charity of one’s choice through Driskill
Memorial Chapel 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
S TUDENTS OF THE M ONTH
Dayville School – December
Contributed photo
Dayville students of the month for December: From
left, Bud Farmer and Jamie Waltenburg, high school;
Cash Moore, grades K-3; and Sofia Pinkal, grades 4-6.
About Obituaries
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obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to edit-
ing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected
and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle.
com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. The
deadline to submit an obituary is noon Monday for the Wednesday paper. For more
information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710.
Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic
Grant County
Services Provided:
• Pregnancy Testing &
Referrals
• HIV Testing &
Referrals
• Cacoon
• WIC
• High Risk Infants
• Maternity Case
Management
Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin,
disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment.
Health Dept: Shots protect
Oregon kids
face a Feb. 18
deadline
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – The Grant
County Health Department
has outlined the require-
ments and importance of
immunizations for youth in
schools and childcare set-
tings in Oregon.
According to Lindsay
Maghan, FNP, shots are
required for attendance at
all elementary, middle and
high schools in Oregon –
public, private, charter or
alternative – as well as all
preschools, Head Start pro-
grams and certified child
care facilities.
Maghan said immuni-
zations are required first
and foremost because they
provide protection for the
person receiving them
from contracting serious
diseases. She said they also
help protect those around
us and our communities
by reducing the number of
people vulnerable to those
diseases.
“When enough people
are vaccinated, these dis-
eases tend to stop circulat-
ing,” Maghan said.
Outbreaks occur more
frequently
in
schools
and programs that serve
young
children,
she
added.
Oregon allows two types
of exemptions: medical and
nonmedical. A medical ex-
emption is signed by a phy-
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal
Program at the Strawberry
Grange Hall, Prairie City.
12 p.m. – Women’s
Support, by Heart of Grant
County, for domestic vio-
lence survivors. Free lunch.
541-575-4335.
1 p.m. – Grant Cooper-
ative Weed Management
Area, Grant Soil and Water
Conservation Office. 541-
575-1554.
3:30 p.m. – Humbolt
Elementary School Site
Council, school library.
541-575-0454.
4 p.m. – Grant County
Safe Communities Coa-
lition, Canyon City Com-
munity Hall. 541-575-1799,
ext. 29.
5:30 p.m. – Grant
County Law Enforcement
Review Council, Grant
County Courthouse Confer-
ence Room.
6 p.m.– Grant County
Public Forest Commis-
sion, Squeeze-In Restau-
rant. 541-620-1949.
6 p.m. – Prairie City
Community Association,
held in the PCCA office
in the former Methodist
Church, 211 W. Sixth St.,
Prairie City.
6:30-8:30 p.m. – Fam-
ily History Center open,
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, John
Day. Also open by appoint-
ment. 541-656-8069.
7 p.m. – VFW 3597, 240
S. Canyon Blvd., John Day.
541-932-4113.
7 p.m. – Grant School Dis-
trict 3 School Board, District
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Blvd., Canyon City.
7:30 p.m. – Let Go
Group
of
Alcoholics
Anonymous, St. Eliz-
abeth
Catholic
Parish
Hall, John Day. 541-575-
0114.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22
9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Fam-
ily History Center open,
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, John
Day. Also open by appoint-
ment. 541-656-8069.
Noon – Seniors Meal
Program and bingo, John
Day Senior Center, 142
N.E. Dayton St. 541-575-
1825.
5:30 p.m. – Grant
County Library Advi-
sory Board, library, 507
S. Canyon Blvd., John
Day.
5:30-7:15 p.m. – Youth
Connection, Living Word
Christian Center, Mt. Ver-
non. Kid-friendly dinner
and Bible activities. Van
rides available. 541-932-
4910.
6 p.m. – “The Girl-
friends” Women’s 12-
step Recovery, John Day
Church of the Nazarene.
541-620-0065.
FRIDAY, JAN. 23
3-6 p.m. – United
Methodist
Church,
weekly
distribution
of boxes of food, 126
N.W. Canton Street,
Department
528 E. Main, St. E,
John Day
Educators play an extremely important role
in our community and are often underappreciated.
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
This year, Doug’s Motor Vehicle Repair is saying
“Thank you, educators” by honoring an
“Educator of the Month.”
Each month one local educator will be highlighted in
the Blue Mountain Eagle and will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Doug’s Repair. Educator of the Year will
receive $1,000 to be donated to school of their choice.
Appointments
available
The law
Oregon law requires
shots covering these
ailments for children
attending schools and
child care:
Diptheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Varicella
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
Hib (for children
under 5)
sician or the county health
department. A nonmedical
one is signed by a parent or
guardian with an attached
Vaccine Education Certifi-
cate, verifying completion
of education about immu-
nizations, either from a
health care practitioner or
the online vaccine educa-
tion module.
For information about
exemptions, visit www.
healthoregon.org/vaccine
exemption.
Immunizations need to
be up to date, or exemption
completed and turned in by
Feb. 18, to keep children
from being excluded from
attending school and certi-
fied childcare facilities.
For more information,
contact your health care
provider, or call the Health
Department at 541-575-
0429.
G RANT C OUNTY M EETINGS
Nominate Your
Educational Hero
HEALTH
Karen Triplett, FNP
• Primary Care
• Acute Care
• Women’s Health
Exams
• Men and
Children Exams
• Immunizations
• Family Planning
• Contraception
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
John Day.
4 p.m. – Long Creek
Historical Society, Long
Creek City Hall, 541-421-
3621.
6 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous, open to non-
members too, Long Creek
Community Center. 541-
421-3888.
7 p.m. – Whiskey Gulch
Gang, Sels Brewery, Can-
yon City. 541-575-0329.
SUNDAY, JAN. 25
Fun Jam, musicians
and listeners welcome
for bluegrass, gospel and
traditional country west-
ern music, Call for time
and location, 541-575-
1927.
MONDAY, JAN. 26
Noon – Seniors Meal
Program, John Day Senior
Center, 142 N.E. Dayton St.
541-575-1825.
6 p.m. – Mt. Vernon
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, 541-932-4688.
7 p.m. – John Day Val-
ley Bass Club, Outpost
Restaurant. All are wel-
come. William Gibbs, 541-
575-2050.
7:30 p.m. – Outlaw
Group
of
Alcoholics
Anonymous, Presbyterian
Church in Mt. Vernon. 541-
932-4844.
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
10-11 a.m. – Story
Hour and craft proj-
ect, Grant County Li-
brary, for preschoolers
0-6 years old. 541-575-
1992.
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal
Program at the Monument
Senior Center.
12 p.m. – Transient
Room Tax Committee ,
Grant County Chamber of
Commerce, 301 W. Main
St., John Day.
5:15 p.m. – Grant Edu-
cation District ESD Board,
835 S. Canyon Blvd., John
Day. 541-575-1349.
6:30 p.m. – New Begin-
nings Recovery Group,
Living Word Christian Cen-
ter, Mt. Vernon. 541-932-
4910.
7 p.m. – Bingo, John
Day Senior Center. Doors
open at 6 p.m.
7 p.m. – John Day City
Council, City Hall.
7 p.m. – Grant County
Air Search, Grant County
Regional Airport meeting
room.
7 p.m. – Grant Coun-
ty Genealogical Society,
old parsonage building
behind the Historic Ad-
vent Church, John Day.
541-575-2757,
541-932-
4718.
7:15 p.m. – Boy Scout
Troop 898, John Day Elks
Lodge, John Day. 541-575-
2531.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28
9 a.m. – Grant County
Court, courthouse, Canyon
City.
9 a.m. – Shepherd’s
Closet, open, with free
clothing for all ages and
coffee, at Prairie City As-
sembly of God. 541-820-
3682.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. –
TOPS weigh-in, meet-
ing. Bible Way Com-
munity
Church,
401
W. Main St., John Day.
541-575-3812, 541-932-
4592.
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William Eugene
Livingston
June 15, 1931 – January 10, 2015
William Eugene Livingston, 83, of Canyon City died Saturday
January 10, 2015 at his home. There are no services planned at this
time.
William was born to Thomas and Delma (Taylor) Livingston
on June 15, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. He spent two years in the
Marines as a Sergeant, and in 1951 he married Dorothy Koenig in
Ohio. He spent his career owning his own construction business;
first working with family, and then continuing on his own for
many years.
William, (Bill/Gene) loved his wife and children with
unending and immeasurable love, being a faithful husband for 60
years, incomparable father for 62 years, and an unmatchable friend
all his life. He loved the Lord and strove to please Him. Going to
church even though physically challenged in the later years, giving
all he could, and memorizing verses as His honoring of the Lord.
He was a faithful and perfect man, and all that met him remember
him as a kind, sweet, loving, generous, compassionate friend and
wonderful example of all that is good. He will be dearly missed
here, but joyfully welcomed in Heaven.
He is survived by Debrah (Terence) Crabb of Canyon City,
OR., grandsons Aaron W.R. Crabb (Amber) of San Diego, CA.,
Joel T.L. Crabb of Canyon City, OR., Adam D.J. (Rachel) Crabb
of Woodland, TX., Philip D.J. (Justina) Crabb of Honolulu,
Hawaii., Granddaughters Tabitha (Ben) Crabb of St. Paul, MN.,
Kerith Crabb of Canyon City, OR., 10 grandchildren, 11 great-
grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Livingston, son
Jon Livingston, and grandson David Crabb.
Arrangements are under the care of Driskill Memorial Chapel
241 S. Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845.
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