Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - THREE
Obituaries
Merritt Harold
Gray, Sr.
M erritt Harold Gray,
Sr., 87, o f H ep p n er, d ied
Tuesday, Nov. 4 ,2 0 0 3 , at the
Pioneer M emorial Hospital in
Heppner.
A grave-side service
will be held at 11a.m. Nov. 15
at
H eppner
M a s o n ic
Cemetery. Disposition was by
cremation.
G ray w as bom Jan.
23, 1916 in E lgin to Eugene
and M able C lair Davis Gray.
He w as raised in and around
Lexington and graduated from
L exington H igh School in
1933.
He m arried M axine
M ay B arnes on July 1, 1940
at Lewiston, ID.
H e started farm ing
w ith his dad at Social Ridge
out o f L exington. He also
fa rm e d in th e P e n d le to n ,
Heppner, Lexington and lone
areas most o f his life.
He w as a m em ber o f
the Heppner Elks Lodge.
G ray is survived by
sons, M ichael Lee G ray o f
lone, R onald D ean G ray o f
Pendleton and M erritt Harold
Gray, Jr., o f Portland; brother,
R o b e r t E u g e n e G ra y o f
S p r in g f ie ld ; a n d s e v e n
grandchildren and 14 great
g r a n d c h ild r e n . H e w a s
preceded in death by his wife,
M axine M ay G ray in 2002;
son, D avid Eugene G ray in
1972; and tw o sisters, Viola
F a y e R u h l a n d F lo re n c e
M ild r e d G ra y , b o th o f
Lexington.
B u m s M o rtu ary o f
H e r m is to n is in c a re o f
arrangements.
William A. “Bill”
McCombs
W illia m A . “ B ill”
M cC om bs, 80, o f Irrigon,
d ie d W ed n esd ay , N ov. 5,
2003, at his hom e.
A graveside service
will be held at St. George City
C em etery in St. George, UT.
M cC om bs w as bom
Oct. 2 8 ,1 9 2 3 , at W enatchee,
W A, to A lm a a n d G le n a
C a m p b e ll M c C o m b s. He
grew up in W ashington State
and graduated from Chewelah
High School.
He jo in e d the N avy
and served during World War
II, returning to W ashington
S ta te a fte r h is h o n o ra b le
discharge.
O n D e c . 7, 19 4 7 ,
M cC om bs m arried Shirley
Jean M clrvin at K ettle Falls,
WA.
M cC om bs
w as
em ployed as a linem an for
W ashington W ater Pow er,
living at Spokane, Tekoa and
P a lo u se . H e re tire d from
W ashington W ater Pow er in
the early 1980s as a district
m anager at Colville, WA. He
m oved to St. George, UT, for
a short tim e, then resided at
Sequim , WA, the Salt Lake
City area, Knoxville, TN and
then m oved to Irrigon tw o
m onths ago to be near family.
He w as a m em ber o f
the Church o f Jesus Christ o f
Latter-day Saints w here he
served as a bishop on the High
C o u n c il a n d in the S tak e
» re s id e n c y . H e e n jo y e d
f a r m in g , w o o d w o r k in g ,
building houses for himself and
his children, and he loved his
family.
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e
sons, Tom M cCom bs and his
wife, D iane, o f Irrigon; Ed
M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife ,
Ruthann ofTsaile, AZ; Dennis
M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife ,
Joanne, o f Las Vegas and John
M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife ,
J e n n if e r o f S p o k a n e ;
daughters, Jeannie Flynn and
her husband, Cortney, o f West
Valley City, UT, and Susan
Gentry and her husband, Rob,
o f St. G eorge, UT; brothers,
D ick o f Irrigon, C alvin o f
Spokane, Andrew ofBellevue,
WA and Roger o f Kennewick;
sisters, G lena H offm an o f
Irrigon and Bertha Kristiansen
o f S a c r a m e n to , C A ; 21
grandchildren; and 14 great
g ran d ch ild ren . M c C o m b ’s
wife, Shirley, died in 1991, and
he w as preceded in death by
his parents, by brothers, Pete,
Doug and Dee, and by sisters,
A lm a Ward, A udrey Stecker,
a n d in fa n t s is te r, S y lv ia
M c C o m b s a n d g ra n d s o n ,
Joseph M cCom bs.
M e m o r i a l
contributions m ay be made to
the Latter-Day Saints Church
Missionary or Education fund.
B u m s M o rtu a ry o f
H erm iston is in ch arg e o f
arrangements.
St. Pat’s Senior
Center news
W hat M edicaid can
do for you, w ills, trusts and
o th e r
p r e - p la n n in g
p r o c e d u r e s , w h ic h o f fe r
guidelines for crisis, to prevent
turm oil during unexpected
c irc u m s ta n c e s , w e re tw o
successful seminars held at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center.
Future sem inars will
m ove into the planning stage
immediately. T hese will take
place in early 2004. Subject
m atter will include how to
detect elder abuse and scam s
m eant to entice and prey on
the elderly, as w ell as others
w h o m ay be v u ln e r a b le .
A nyone w ho has a particular
issue or question is invited to
speak to any St. P a tric k ’s
board m em ber to get the issue
on the agenda for inclusion in
th e n e x t s e s s io n s . O th e r
resource persons are being
contacted to assist.
Ed B aker announces
that the senior bus w ill leave
H e p p n e r fo r C o n d o n on
Thursday, Nov. 20 at 2:30
p.m ., from the M ain Street
entrance to the Center. The
sign-up sheet is in the C enter
office and is on the front table
on m eal day. This bus trip is
for those w ho w ish to attend
the CB EC annual m eeting at
th e
G illia m
C o u n ty
Fairgrounds.
S e v e n th
D ay
Adventist volunteers will serve
the T hanksgiving m enu on
N o v . 19. R o a s t tu rk e y ,
m ashed potatoes and gravy,
squash, mixed vegetables, hot
rolls and pum pkin pie is the
order o f the day.
T h e St. P a t r i c k ’s
Board o f Directors will meet
in regular session on Nov. 19
at 12 noon. Preparations for
the annual meeting and election
o f new mem bers o f the board
are underway._____________
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C h am b er
C h a tte r
Elections held at HES
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
H eppner C ham ber
welcomes M elissa Anderson,
M a ry K a y c o n s u lta n t.
H u n te r’s w ives som etim es
have enough o f the woods so
they call the Cham ber to learn
where they can be in the hands
o f competent beauticians who
will create a new woman. Visit
th e C h a m b e r w e b s ite at
w w w .H eppner.net/cham ber
w here both the m em ber and
business directory will give this
information and more.
T he W illow C reek
Economic Development group
w ill
be
h o ld in g
an
Entrepreneurial Workshop on
Nov. 20, at 6 p.m ., at the St.
P atrick’s Senior Center. The
Small Business Development
C e n te r, as w e ll as o th e r
experienced entrepreneurs,
w ill lead the w orkshop. If
y o u ’ve thought at all about
starting your own business, this
is th e p lace fo r you. T he
C ham ber
e n c o u ra g e s
p a r tic ip a tio n . I t ’s a b o u t
growing business in the Willow
Creek Valley.
A n o th e r 2 5 0 p lu s
r e q u e s ts f o r H e p p n e r
information have arrived, as a
result o f the recent Portland
O regonian ad. The C ham ber
is very appreciative o f the
volunteer tim e given by Barb
Struthers, Adine Stone, Velma
W ight, Billie Lacey, D aisy
Collins, M arian Brosnan and
D oris Brosnan. T here w as a
tr e m e n d o u s a m o u n t o f
envelope stuffing last w eek at
th e S t. P a t r i c k ’s S e n io r
Center.
The Cham ber Annual
C hristm as Tree A uction is in
th e
w o rk s
w ith
co
c h a ir p e r s o n s
N ancy
Gochnauer and Nancy Snider
planning for a two-day event.
Tree entry form s are to be to
the C h a m b e r by Nov. 14.
Trees are to be set up by Dec.
1 for the public to view during
Stroll H eppner and the Light
Parade on Dec. 4. The auction
w ill ta k e p la c e at a g a la
function on Friday, Dec. 5 in a
transformed Shoe Box, thanks
to J e r r y a n d J o y c e K a y
Holloman. A special People’s
C h o ic e p la q u e w ill be
presented that evening to the
creator o f the com m unity’s
favorite tree, while others will
go hom e with the tree o f their
dreams. Mark your calendars.
M usic, wine and cheese, and
punch and cookies will be part
o f the event.
N ow is the tim e to
n o m in a te
p e o p le
and
businesses for the Town and
C ountry annual awards. The
forms are very simple and this
is an opportunity to recognize
individuals and businesses that
go th at e x tra ste p for the
com m unity. You see them
every day quietly m aking a
d iffe re n c e . P le a s e ta k e a
moment before the hustle and
b u s tle o f th e h o lid a y s to
nominate them. Call the office
o f K uhn and S picer for a
nom ination form . Town and
C ountry is set for Thursday,
Jan. 15,2004.
T h o u g h t fo r th e
W eek: “ I f y o u d o n ’t like
som ething, change it; if you
c a n ’t change it, change the
way you think about it.”
HES Student Council: (Back Row L-R): Fourth grade representatives, Zach Hintz,
Justin Pranger and Justin Bailey, Publicity Manager, Wacy Coil, Vice-President Jared
Huddleston and President Emily Thompson; (Front Row L-R): Treasurer, Brvnna Rust
and Secretary, Jessica Hughes.
stu d en ts retu rn ed to th eir
A fter an absence o f Manger: Wacy Coil, Erin Price
c la ssro o m s for v o tin g by
several years, politics have and Araceli Zavala.
secret ballot.
In addition to these
r e tu r n e d to th e h a lls o f
W hen the num bers
Heppner Elementary School. offices, the fourth graders
w ere tallied, the winners were:
ro o m
S tudent C o uncil e le c tio n s n o m in a te d
President: Emily Thompson;
representatives
and
voted
for
w ere held Tuesday, Nov. 4,
V ic e -P r e s id e n t:
J a re d
c o m p le te w ith c a m p a ig n them in the homerooms. The
H u d d le s to n ; S e c re ta r y :
p o s te r s ,
sp eech es
by prospective representatives
Jessica H ughes; Treasurer:
candidates and secret ballots. were: C hance Raver, Zach
B ry n n a R u st; P u b lic ity
The First step in the H intz, C arrie H aguew ood,
M anager: W acy C oil; and
process was the nomination o f Justin Bailey, Justin Pranger,
F o u rth
G ra d e
candidates in the three fifth and Logan W anous and N atalie
Representatives: Justin Bailey,
sixth grade hom eroom s. The Rauch.
Justin Pranger and Zach Hintz.
On Nov. 4, students
list o f prospective politicians
The first action taken
included: President: Catherine in grades three, four, five and
by the HES Student Council
McElligott, Ashley Wolff and six and several can d id ate
was to decide the them e o f
E m ily T h o m p s o n ; V ice- fam ily m em bers met in the
Nov. 14’s Freaky Friday. The
President: Jared Huddleston, gymnasium for the speeches.
decision was m ade to have
Jared H edm an and Chance The candidates w ere very
Sports Day.
b o th
in
D a y ; S e c r e ta r y : J e s s ic a p r o f e s s io n a l
President Thompson
H u g h e s, Ian M u rra y and appearance and presentation
says, "W e are very excited
Taighler Dougherty; Treasurer: and everyone in attendance
about serving HES, and have
Mark McCabe, Torri Lovgren was impressed by their efforts.
m any g re a t ideas for the
and Brynna Rust; and Publicity F o llo w in g th e s p e e c h e s ,
coming year.”
lone Youth hold successful food drive
Youth participating in the food drive were: (front row l-r): Paul Neiffer, Billy (¡ates, Billy Ross, Sara
Peck, Tyler Raible, Johnny Collin and (back row l-r): Natalie McF.lligott, Emily Key.Abby Key, Kayla
LaRue, Barbara Holland, Stephanie Holland and Tina Tuzarosa.
The lone Youth Group
m em b ers c o n d u c te d th eir
annual food drive on Monday,
Nov. 3. They w ent door-to-
door in the lone area collecting
food to donate to the Heppner
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R o b e rt W a lto n o f
Leavenw orth, WA will be in
Heppner for the dedication o f
the Mural o f Heppner as it was
in the early 1900s.
W alton, w ho is well
k n o w n fo r h is m o u n ta in
paintings, w as a m ountain
climber himselfat one time. His
paintings o f historic looking
houses and bams have led him
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transported to H eppner by
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Anyone who m issed
the food drive may still donate
by taking nonperishable food
item s to Laurel C a n n o n 's
home.
Mural artist to be at dedication
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N eighborhood Center. The
food will be used for holiday
baskets for the needy o f South
M o rro w
C o u n ty . T h e
c o lle c te d
fo o d
w as
N ovem ber is
N ational Home H ealth & Hospice
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HOSPICE OPEN HOUSE
M ondai), N ovem ber 17
from 3 - 7 pan.
atibe
H om e H e alth & H ospice O tíic e
in to d o in g m u ra ls at
Toppenish, WA. He is now
w orking on his largest mural
undertaking, this being the
town o f Heppner, the Railroad
D epot and sheep ranches.
W alton w ill be doing the
sketch o f the railroad depot the
w eek o f Nov. 18, w eather
permitting.
Come see the painting
o f the next part o f the mural,
Nov. 18, after the 5:15 p.m .
dedication o f the H eppner
tow n mural at Jo h n 's Place.
D inner tickets are $16 per
person.
M u ra l p r in ts on
canvas orders will be taken o f
the next part or any part o f the
mural you have an interest in.
No extra prints will be made.
H eppner
p r in ts
framed and unfram ed are still
available at K lam ath First
through Sharon Harrison, or
by calling B etty Carlson at
676-5302 or Betty M ills at
676-5546. All funds for these
m urals are by donations, so
please help us tell the story o f
early days in Morrow County.
If enough money is raised, the
painting o f the mural will start
next spring.
Mural dedication will
start at 4:45 p.m., on Nov. 18
at the site on River St. The
young fiddlers will open the
program and a b rie f tow n
history and introduction o f
family members o f businesses
in early Heppner will follow.
Riverside St. in front
o f the mural w ill be closed
from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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