A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Event celebrates roper’s life Blue Mountain Eagle PENDLETON – A rop- ing event on Saturday, June 27, will celebrate the life of George Hixson, a noted cat- tleman and rodeo roper who died last April. Friends are invited to bring “a George story” to the George Hixson Good- bye Roping at the Mustanger Grounds in Pendleton. The roping starts at 10 a.m. and a potluck barbecue starts at noon; the meat will be pro- vided. Hixson was born in 1923 in Colorado, where he ranched, and in 1968 he moved his family to Long Creek. He raised roping cat- tle, mules and horses. He and his wife, Evelyn, who survives, have lived in Pendleton since 2000. He was known for his love of rodeo, and for en- couraging young people in the tradition. For information on the event, call Wally at 541-379- 2433 or Mark at 541-377- 8781. AA meetings on hold Blue Mountain Eagle LONG CREEK – The Friday night Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Long Creek Communi- ty Center are on hold for the time being, and may be resumed at a later date. For more information, call 541-421-3888. B REAKING N EWS A LERTS myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Wednesday, June 3, 2015 O BITUARIES *ODG\FH/HRQD0DQV¿HOG&DQQRQ Nov. 24, 1920 – May 19, 2015 BEND – Gladyce Cannon, 94, for- merly of Mt. Vernon, died May 19 in Bend. A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Allison Park Christian Church, 1520 Echo Hollow Rd., Eugene. Mrs. Cannon was born Nov. 24, 1920, to +DQQDK :DONHU 0DQV¿HOG DQG +DUYH\ :HVOH\0DQV¿HOGLQ7D\ORU1HE She spent most of her childhood and young teenage years on a farm. She attend- ed a one-room grade school, and then a county high school in Taylor. At 16, she and her parents moved to Oregon, settling in Elmira. She graduated from Elmira High School in 1938. She married and had two daughters. In Mt. Vernon, she was a homemaker and worked part-time in WKHSRVWRI¿FH6KHDQGKHUKXVEDQGRZQHGWKH0W9HUQRQ0DFKLQH Shop. She also owned and helped operate a theater and apartment building in Vale. In 1960, the family moved to Eugene, where she lived for 55 years. She worked at Agripac Cannery for 17 years, and after retiring, was a precinct poll worker during elections. She was an accomplished seamstress and involved with church activities, serving as a Sunday School teacher. 6KHHQMR\HGKHUÀRZHUVDQGYHJHWDEOHJDUGHQDQGSODQWHGRQH every year until she was 93. Her hobbies included poetry, history, trav- eling, eating out and family gatherings. She was a member of Allison Park Christian Church. Survivors include daughter, Rosalee Reynolds of Bend; grand- children, Julie Ann (Allen) King, David Reynolds and Matt Reed III; great-grandson, Matt Reed IV; one great-great-grandson; brother, *HRUJH0DQV¿HOGRI5HGPRQGVRQLQODZ3DXO6PLWKRI'HQYHU and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen Smith; grand- son, Clinton Reed; sisters, Eleanor Lewis, Gretchen Lubcke and Ra- FKHO.DXEURWKHU5REHUW0DQV¿HOGDQGVRQLQODZ5DOSK5H\QROGV ,QOLHXRIÀRZHUVPHPRULDOGRQDWLRQVPD\EHPDGHWR*UHHQKLOO Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd., Eugene, OR 97402. Alene Yates March 17, 1927 – May 21, 2015 Alene Yates, 88, died May 21 at her Mt. Vernon home with family by her side. A viewing was held May 27 at Driskill Memorial Chapel, and the funeral service on May 28 at Living Word Christian Cen- WHUZLWK3DVWRU6KDURQ0LOOHURI¿FLDWLQJ A procession to Canyon City Cemetery followed. Alene Annie Lois Horton was born March 17, 1927, in Cook County, Ga., next to the youngest of 10 children, to Martha Ida Bishop and Henry Mitchell Horton. Her name was eventually shortened to Alene Anne Horton, as the Social Security Administration would not allow such a long name. She lived for a time with her oldest sister, Hazel Tyson, in Tifton, Ga., working as a waitress during the summer, and then returning KRPHWR¿QLVKVFKRRO,QKHU\RXQJHU\HDUVVKHZRUNHGDORQJVLGH KHUIDPLO\LQWKHFRWWRQ¿HOGV6KHPHW7RP