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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
O BITUARIES
Jamie Alan Zimmerlee
Sept. 15, 1984 - May 18, 2018
Walter ‘Walt’ Lee Eaton Sr.
Aug. 24, 1942 - June 9, 2018
Jamie Alan Zimmerlee, 33,
passed away May 18 in Junction
City, Oregon. A memorial service
was held May 26 at his grand-
mother’s ranch on Rudio Moun-
tain, between Kimberly and Day-
ville, Oregon.
He was born Sept. 15, 1984, in
Hermiston, Oregon, to Heidi Reneé
(Buce) and Richard Lee Zimmer-
lee. He grew up in Monument, Or-
egon, on his family’s ranch. He was homeschooled, then
attended public school in Dayville and graduated from
Union/Baker Education Services District, John Day, Or-
egon, in June 2003.
He married Jaime Arnett on July 4, 2008, at Lands Inn
B&B on Rudio Mountain. They moved to Blaine, Wash-
ington. Together Jamie boy and Jaime girl had one son,
Gavin Osric Zimmerlee, born March 3, 2010. He was a
big man with a big smile and a big laugh.
He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fixing en-
gines and mechanical things. He worked at various jobs,
including as a contract laborer with Ivanof Bay Village
in Alaska, a fishing guide in Alaska, a caregiver for Al-
ternative Service Inc. in John Day, and, most recently,
driving log truck for J.C. Benson II Inc., Astoria, Or-
egon. The other side of this happy-go-lucky kid was
a troubled young man who fought as long and hard as
he could. He never recovered from his sister’s death in
2003, and eventually he took his own life.
He was preceded in death by his sister Shannon
Lee (Zimmerlee) Halvorson; his maternal grandfather,
Thomas Alan Buce; and his paternal grandparents, Jim
and Vivian Zimmerlee.
He is survived by his mother, Heidi McCrary, and
Troy Allen, Kimberly; his father, Richard Zimmerlee,
and wife, Debbie, Bend, Oregon; son Gavin and ex-wife
Jaime; grandmother Barbara (Weatherford) Buce, La
Grande, Oregon; nephew Garrett Halvorson, Prineville,
Oregon; and a loving, supportive extended family.
Walter “Walt” Lee Eaton Sr.,
75, of Prairie City passed away
June 9 at his residence. A cele-
bration of his life will be held at
2 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at
Walt and Yvonne’s home. Friends
and family are invited. His urn
will be entombed at Willamette
National Cemetery at a later date.
Walt was born Aug. 24, 1942,
in Russellville, Arkansas, to The-
odore Walter Eaton and Vella Violet Reynolds and was
raised by his mother and stepfather, Jay Manley. In 1960
he joined the United States Air Force, where he would
serve for three years. Walt married Yvonne Freeman on
June 7, 1978, in Scio, Oregon. He worked as a union
carpenter and enjoyed fishing, hunting and pretty much
anything having to do with the outdoors. He especially
loved his grandchildren.
Walt is survived by his wife, Yvonne; two sons, Butch
Eaton of Burns, Oregon, and Travis Eaton of Scio, Or-
egon; and two daughters, Deborah Webb of Baker City,
Oregon, and Wendy Yeager of Albany, Oregon. He also
leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jay and Vel-
la; son Richard Michael; and sisters Dee and Charlotte.
Condolences may be offered to his family at driskillme-
morialchapel.com.
Work may begin
June 20 and
could continue
through July 4
Blue Mountain Eagle
Malheur National For-
est officials will temporarily
close Forest Road 4560 as
contracted crews install a new
culvert. Culvert installation
is the first part of floodplain
restoration efforts on a seg-
ment of Big Creek within the
Big Mosquito Project Area.
Contractors will begin work
as early as June 20 and may
continue through July 4.
The affected project area
John “Jack” Arthur Oldham, 83,
died Jan. 9 in Eugene, Oregon. John
was born Sept. 10, 1934, in Miles
City, Montana, to Grace and Nathan
Oldham. He grew up in Stanford,
Montana. Jack attended Montana
State for a year and a half before en-
listing in the Navy. From the Navy,
to university research vessels, to
Alaska ferries, to the Army Marine
Corp of Engineers, Jack worked
most of his life in the engine room of ships. He retired in
1999 from the Corp of Engineers where he was chief engi-
neer of the Essayons.
Jack leaves behind his wife, Janet Sebo Oldham, whom
he met and married in Seattle, Washington. Jack and Janet
were married for 50 years and had one son, Andy Oldham,
of Eugene, Oregon. Jack had two other sons, Steve and Jim
Oldham, from a previous marriage to Margret Schick of Los
Angeles, California.
In his retirement, Jack spent much of his time with Janet
traveling the northwest by RV and setting up a second home
in Canyon City. Jack loved reading, music, cookies, tractors,
guns and his dogs.
Jack is survived by his wife, Janet, his sons Steve, Jim,
and Andy and four grandchildren. As a veteran of the Ko-
rean War, a memorial service with military honors will be
held on June 18 at Willamette National Cemetery in Port-
land, Oregon.
About Obituaries
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paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to
editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and
republished as paid memorials. Obituaries longer than 300 words may be published as paid
memorials. Send obituaries by email, office@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail,
195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid
memorial, call 541-575-0710.
A man wakes up in
the morning after
sleeping on an
ADVERTISED BED,
in ADVERTISED
PAJAMAS.
He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an
ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his
ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an
ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person
hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his
non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE.
Then it’s too late.
will be signed, and alternate
travel routes will be avail-
able to those visiting the
area. Travelers may encoun-
ter heavy equipment and in-
creased traffic as crews will
be hauling rock and other ma-
terials to and from the site.
Culvert replacement proj-
ects are part of an ongoing
effort to improve aquatic fish
passage on the forest. This
work not only increases ac-
cess to vital habitats for fish
and aquatic organisms but
also increases the lifespan of
the culvert by decreasing po-
tential damage from flooding
and preventing debris build-
up.
For more information, con-
tact Bob Hassmiller, 541-575-
3433, rjhassmiller@fs.fed.us.
E AGLE ON V ACATION —
R OOKSTOOL
John ‘Jack’ Arthur Oldham
Sept. 10, 1934 - Jan. 9, 2018
Ernnie McCoy Dyer
Feb. 10, 1937 - June 17, 2018
Ernnie McCoy Dyer, 81, of Ontario died at home June 17.
Condolences may be left at shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory
Chapel, Payette, Idaho.
Contributed photo
Eight-year-old Zoey Rookstool, left, and her brother
Zeke, 9, of John Day take the Eagle on vacation to
Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. The siblings traveled
with their parents, Zane and Heather Rookstool, and
grandparents, Gene and Nicky Essex, also of John
Day, to 17 states in 20 days. Among the sites the family
visited were Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Yellowstone,
the Louisville Slugger factory, the Grand Canyon and
Hoover Dam.
Monday - Thursday
7am- 6pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Mendy Sharpe FNP
Apppointments
available
63621
AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK?
DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE
Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it!
Culvert installation
will temporarily
close forest road
61002
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Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710
61000
Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept.
Working for You in 2018
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests Resource
Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer a 50% Cost
Share Program for Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands,
through a Title II funded Grant Project. This program will provide a
maximum $5,000 of noxious weed control services with a $2,500 maximum
landowner contribution to qualifying participants. To be eligible for
participation, the treatment property must not be actively irrigated and must
be primarily managed for livestock grazing, minimum of 20 acres in size,
located within Grant County, and must contain weed species listed on the
Grant County Noxious Weed List. Applications for this limited weed control
assistance opportunity will be funded on a first come first serve basis.
Contact the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Office at
(541) 575-1554 or visit 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 for
applications and additional information.
541-576-2160
61745
60997
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