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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14, 2003 O bituaries Charles Franklin Holloman C h arles F ranklin Holloman, 67, of Irrigon, died Thursday, May 8,2003, at his home. A memorial service for Holloman was held Saturday, May 10, in Hermiston. Holloman was bom July 30, 1935, at Princeton, N.C., to Charles and Ellen Holloman. In 1952, he joined the Navy, retiring after 20 years service. In 1968, he married Lana Wilson, the couple had two girls, Sallie and Ronda. The Hollomans lived in Irrigon from 1968 until 1972. After retiring from the Navy, he moved his family to California where he worked at Mare Island Navel Shipyard, retiring after 20 years civil service. H ollom an and his w ife returned to Irrigon to live in 1997. H ollom an loved camping and the ocean. He was a member of the Veterans o f Foreign Wars. Survivors include his w ife, Lana, o f Irrig o n ; daughters, Susan, Sallie and R onda; g ra n d c h ild re n , Samantha, Anthony, Kyle, Nadya and Santana; sisters, Vi, Mary and Eunice; and other relatives. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the Parkinson Health Sciences University Hospital Mail Stop 45, P.O. Box 4000, Portland, OR 97208. Bums Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Tamara Mae “Tami” Loney Tamara Mae “Tami” Loney, 40, of Boardman, died Monday, May 5,2003, at her home. A memorial service was held May 10, 2003 in Hermiston. Inurnment will be at Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Loney was bom Aug. 18,1962, at Kennewick, WA, to Gary A. and N etta L. Rogers Medlock Loney. She was raised and attended schools at Kennewick and at Longview, WA. She lived at Walla Walla for a time then returned to Kennewick. In January 2001, she was injured in a motor vehicle a ccid en t and m oved to Boardman in May 2001. She enjoyed music, reading, fishing, jigsaw puzzles, May 16, at 1 p.m., at the Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph, OR. Disposition was by cremation. M itchell was born April 23,1906, at Cove, OR, to Frank S. and Gertrude Crawford Parker. The family lived in Union County until 1908. They moved to a ranch in Idaho, along the Snake River, where they lived for four years. They then moved to the Willamette Valley for a short time. Then in 1913, they family moved to Heppner where Mitchell started school. She graduated from Heppner High School in 1923. She atten d ed Monmouth Teachers College at Monmouth, OR. Her first school was in Wallowa County at Hurricane Creek where she Rhyllis Bond taught for three years, and then she taught first grade at Joseph Rhyllis Bond, 93, of in the 1927-28 school year. Heppner, died Wednesday, During World War II, when May 7, 2003, at Pioneer teachers were hard to find, she Memorial Nursing Home in returned to teaching and taught Heppner. one year at Divide in Wallowa A memorial service County School District #9. w ill be held at U nited She also taught a half-year in Methodist Church in Heppner, Morrow County in Heppner. on Saturday, June 7,2003, at In 1928, she was 11 a.m. Disposition was by married to Dorris E. Mitchell cremation. Inurnment will be o f Joseph, at her parents’ later in Colorado. home in Heppner. The couple Bond was bom April had one daughter, Lorene. The 27,1910, at Galesburg, IL, to Mitchells lived in Wallowa A lbert and O ra C o llin s County until Dorris passed Alexander. When she was 5 away in 1945. years old, her mother died, After the death of her and she was raised by her husband, Mitchell returned to grandmother in Chicago. Heppner and accepted the On Dec. 22, 1927, position o f Morrow County she married Harold Bond at D eputy S h e riff and Tax Rocky Ford, CO. She was an Collector. She was employed active m em ber o f the in this capacity and also as Methodist Church, Rebekah County Treasurer until 1953, Lodge, and the garden club when she resigned to take while living in the Austin, Delta, other employment in Portland. and Cory areas o f Colorado. She accepted a position with Survivors include Mallow-Robinson Lighting daughters, Joanne Burleson of Fixtures and worked as a Heppner, and Betty Felker of bookkeeper for the next 22 S acram en to , CA; years. grandchildren, Scott, Warren, Mitchell was a charter Bil|, Sandy and Cindi; and 10 j. rriember o f the Soroptimist greldt-grandchildreh. She was International in Heppner and pfeijfeded in dedth -by her served as their first treasurer. husband, Harold Bond; a son, She was a member of the First Bud Bond; and a Christian Church and Credit granddaughter, Lillajo. W om en’s In te rn a tio n a l, M e m o r i a l holding many offices in both. contributions may be made to M itch ell w as a Pioneer Memorial Nursing “marvelous” seamstress. She Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, had the pleasure of making her OR 97836. daughter’s wedding dress, as Sweeny Mortuary of well as making many clothes H eppner is in charge o f for herself and other family arrangements. members. In 1995, M itchell Frances Parker returned to Heppner, her sixth move to Heppner in her life. Mitchell Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, F rances Parker Lorene and George Griffith; Mitchell, 97, died Thursday, two grandchildren, Charlotte May 8, 2003, at Pioneer Griffith of Portland and Glenn Memorial Nursing Home in Griffith and wife, Kelly oflone; Heppner. and tw o g reat- A memorial graveside granddaughters, Tracy and service will be held Friday, Jennifer Griffith oflone; sister, Kathryn Hoskins of Heppner, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank S. and Gertrude Parker and her two brothers, W. Vawter Parker and John G Parker. Memorial gifts may be made to the charity o f your choice. Bums Mortuary o f Hermiston is in charge o f arrangements. and word searches; and loved her cat “Sissy.” Survivors include her dad, Herm an W inters o f Boardman; brothers, Rick Grimes o f Barstow, CA, and Rob Grimes o f Maui, HI; sisters, Jeanae Folden o f Warden, WA, and Pam Fisher of Boardman; grandmothers, Ina Medlock o f Pasco and Gwen Loney o f Kennewick, and several other relatives. She was preceded in death by her mother, Netta Winters in 2002 . M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Pet Rescue through Bums Mortuary o f Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838. Crystalline Lacquer Money Clips by Colibri Air show to be held in Pendleton An air show event will be held in Pendleton on May 17. The event will begin and end at the Pendleton Air Museum, with special performances held at Wildhorse Resort and Casino du rin g the aftern o o n . Following is a schedule of events for each place. Pendleton Air Museum and O regon N atio n al G uard Events: 7-10 a.m .: VFW Cowboy Breakfast, Stillman Park. 10 a.m.-Noon: Gates open for public viewing of aircraft and ground vehicles on static display and general aviation fly-in, Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. 11 a.m .-N oon: Dedication of Doolittle Raiders M em orial, O regon Army N ational G uard Aviation Support Facility. N oon-4 p.m .: Pendleton Air M useum / Wildhorse Resort and Casino Air Show, Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. 7 p .m .-M id n ig h t: “Bombs Away!” Big Band Ball, Oregon Army National G uard A viation Support Facility. Tentative Schedule, W ild h o r s e R e so r t and Casino Air Show 1000-1200: G ates open for viewing of aircraft and ground vehicles on static display. 1 1 0 0 -12 0 0 : Dedication of Doolittle Raiders Memorial: Formation fly-by of Oregon Army National Guard C H -47D C hinook helicopters. 1200-1215: Air Show Opening: CH-47D Chinook helicopter drop o f US Air Force Special Forces Para- rescue “PJs” with American flag and the singing ofNational Anthem. 1215-1230: Armed Forces Fly-By: Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter-interceptors. 1230-1245: World War II “ W arbird” Performance: John Lane in Butch Schroeder’s P-47D Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, “Hairless Joe”. 1245-1315: Armed F orces D em o n stratio n : O regon and Idaho Army N ational G uard A H -64 Apache, UH-60L Blackhawk and C H -47D C hinook helicopters. 1315-1330: Aerobatics Routine: Steve Hill in a Giles G-202, Substitute A ero b atics or W arbird Performance. 1330-1345: Aerobatics Routine: Fraser Blues Canadian precision formation flying team in six Navions. 1345-1400: Warbird Performance: Col JeffWright in Jim M o rg a n ’s B-25J Mitchell medium bomber “Super Rabbit”. 1400-1415: Intermission: Oregon Army National Guard M-1A1 Abrams tank demonstration. 1415-1430: Armed Forces Fly-By: US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in-flight refueling aircraft. 1430-1445: Aerobatics Routine: Kathy Hirtz, MD in a Pitts S-2B. 1445-1500: Warbird Performance: Jim Elkins’ P-5 ID Mustang escort fighter “Never Miss” and Evergreen Aviation Museum’s P-51. 1500-1515: Aerobatics Routine: Renny Price in a Sukhoi 29. 1515-1530: Armed Forces Fly-By: US Navy EA- 6B P ro w ler elec tro n ic countermeasures aircraft. 1530-1545: Warbird P erfo rm an ce: “ C ra sh ” W illiam s’ TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. 1545-1600: Air Show Finale: Multiple Warbird fly by. G round A ctivities during Wildhorse Resort and C asin o A ir Show : 1. Firepower Demonstration: World War 11 re-enactors fire blank ammunition through historic weapons; 2. Bang for a Buck: Contestants pound a car with a sledge hammer to raise funds for Pendleton Air Museum; 3. Intermission Tank Demonstration: M-IA1 tank crushes a car; and 4. Final Tank Demonstration: M-1A1 tank crushes a bus. Heppner Jewelers, 676-9200 BEO makes donation to flood memorial REMEMBER TO VOTE! f G eorge K offler, President and CEO o f Bank o f Eastern Oregon, attended a meeting o f the American B ankers A ss o c ia tio n ’s Community Bankers Council in San Antonio, Texas on May 3-5. K o ffler rep resen ts Oregon community banks on the Council, which meets several times each year to p ro v id e input to the association on issues affecting the nation’s community banks. New c o rp o rate governance requirements, credit union competition, reform of the nation’s deposit insurance system and issues relating to homeland security w ere p ro m in en t on the council’s agenda. Members advised ABA on community bank needs in these areas and shared their views on other management issues, including the e ffe ct th e ir local economies are having on their institutions. The ABA Community Bankers Council consists of 100 bankers from institutions generally with under $1 billion in a ssets. M em bers are appointed from all 50 states by the ABA president. “These meetings offer a great way — both for me personally and for the ABA— to learn m ore about the challenges and opportunities that com m unity bankers around the co u n try are facing,” said Koffler. K o ffler has ju s t completed four years on the Council. He will be installed as the Chairman of the Board o f the O regon B ankers Association at their annual convention in June. DA’s Report Jason John Trickel was convicted o f Criminal M isch ief-2 , a C lass-A misdemeanor; Interfering with Making a Report, a Class-A misdemeanor; and Assualt-4, a C lass-A m isdem eanor. Trickel was sentenced to 355 suspended days in jail, two years bench probation, 10 days in jail as a condition of probation, with possible credit for time served, and payment o f $1,498. T hom as A llen Hamman admitted to violation o f probation allegations for Felon in Possession o f a F irearm . H am m an was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 12 months probation. K yle C h risto p h e r M oses was convicted o f Assault-4, Sec. 3, a Class-C felony and DUII, a Class-A misdemeanor. Moses was sentenced to 12 months in jail, with possible credit for time served, two years probation and payment of $ 1534. (L-R) Darrell Raver, Bank of Eastern Oregon, with Sharon Harrison and Robin Krebs, co-chairpersons for the Flood Rental managers Victims Memorial. and property The Bank o f Eastern Wiley Monuments of Oregon recently donated Walla Walla, WA, is in charge owners meeting $2000 toward the Heppner o f the memorial design and The Morrow County Flood Victims Memorial. The construction. Sheriff’s Office and Boardman memorial will be dedicated at Memorial donations, Police D epartm ent is co the Heppner Masonic Ceme for those who wish to contrib sponsoring a rental managers tery on Saturday, June 14, ute, may be sent to Farm and rental property owners 2003, the 100th anniversary of Foundation Morrow County resource meeting, May 19. the flood that swept through M useums, P.O. Box 515, The meeting will be held at the CUSTOM BANNERS Heppner and killed over 200 Heppner, OR 97836. M orrow C ounty A nnex Heppner Gazette-Times people. Building in Irrigon from 7-8:30 p.m. The guest speakers for the evening w ill be Fire Marshal Tom Bohn o f the Boardman Rural Fire District and Morrow County Building 1) Places Quality Of Education As Top Priority. Inspector Bret Cook. Topics of discussion will include fire 2) For The Representation Of The Children safety relating to your rental And Parents. properties as well as, building 3) Understands The Different Challenges Facing co d es, re g u la tio n s and ordinances. Each School. For more information 4) Always Open To Suggestions From All or directions, contact Deputy County Residents. Jeff Lambier at MCSO, 676- 5317 or Officer Chris Elliott at the BPD, 481-6071. VOTE JOHN KILKENNY FOR SCHOOL BOARD POSITION #3 Peterson's BEO president attends banking meeting in Texas