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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 21,2004 - THREE Obituaries Doris Aliena Davis Doris Aliena Davis, 80, of Irrigon, died Friday, April 16,2004, at an Irrigon Foster Care Home. A funeral service was held in the chapel at Bums Mortuary on April 20, with a graveside service following at the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington. She was born on Sept. 27,1923 in Heppner to Ralph and Elma (M oore) Scott. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1941. After graduation she moved to Pendleton and took a sec re ta ria l course at Pendleton FieldAirba.se. She then moved to Portland where she worked in the office at the shipyards for a couple of years b efore m oving back to Pendleton where she married Clayton T. Davis in 1946 and raised their family. She was a housewife while her children were young and then went to work for the Oregon Revenue Service until retirement. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Mary Ann Davis, son, Cary Davis, all of Heppner, and daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Bill Gover of Boardman; siblings, Aileen Nisbet of Wasco and Bill Scott of H eppner; nine grandchildren and four great- ' g ran d ch ild ren . She was preceded in death by husband Clayton in 1993, her parents, one sister and two infant sons. Remembrances may be made tot the M orrow County Hospice or Pendleton V FW in care o f B urns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838. Burns Mortuary of H erm iston is in care o f arrangements. James H. Cooper James H. Cooper, 75, of Heppner, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at P ioneer M em orial H ospital in Heppner. A military graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, at the Glendale Memorial Cemetery in his hometown of Glendale, OR. A memorial service will be held at the Heppner Elks Lodge at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 1. C ooper was born Aug. 5,1928, at Oneida, TN, to Fred and Polly Burke Cooper. When he was 7 years old, he moved with his family to Glendale where he attended school. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1947, and then entered the Navy SeaBees serving as a heavy equipment operator. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam. During his combat tour of Vietnam, he earned three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star. After active duty, he served with the Reserve from 1973-1975. He was honorably discharged after 27 years of service. He married Ellen F. Gallo in 1949 at Seattle. The couple lived at Glendale where C ooper was the ch ief of police. They were parents of a daughter, Marsha. They later divorced. He m et B lanche Foster in 1974. The couple were married in 1976 and lived at Redmond. After her death, he moved to Heppner where he has lived for the past 15 years with his friend and companion Donna Hammack. He was said to have a great love and pride in his country. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1408 in Redmond and was also a member of the American Legion and the Elks. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He loved his family and friends and enjoyed spending time with his dogs. Survivors include his daughter, Marsha Burden and husband, Allen, of Portland; granddaughters, M ichelle Freeman and Summer Ringo, and three great-grandchildren; co m panion, D onna Hammack; and sisters, Laura June P ickerd and A lta Schipper. He was preceded in death by wife, Blanche Foster Cooper, his parents and by brothers, Charlie and George. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the D isabled A m erican Veterans, 8725 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97220. Sweeney Mortuary of H eppner is in charge of arrangements. RED POWER DAYS M a rk T h e D ate & J o in T h e F u n ! F riday, A p r il 2 3 rd FREE M orrow C o u n ty G ra in G ro w ers Ju dith E lizab eth Monahan, 60, died April 19, 2004 in Seattle. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 24, at 11 a.m ., at St. P a u l’s Catholic Church in Eugene. A burial service will be held Monday, April 26 at 11 a.m. at H eppner M a sb n it Cemetery in Heppner. Monahan is survived by her husband. Dominic, five children, two grandchildren and other relatives. A full obituary will run in next week’s edition of the Gazette-Times. Town Hall meeting to be held in Irrigon There will be a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m., at A.C. H oughton Elem entary in Irrigon to address drugs, gangs and violence. S peak ers at the meeting will be Mark Calbick and Victor Gutierrez from B oardm an Police D epartm ent’s Gang Task Force. Also at the meeting will be Morrow County Sheriff V erlin D enton, the Neighborhood Watch deputy; Laura Avilez, the Safety Net Coordinator; and Caroline Holt, the Juvenile Director. An interpreter will be available at the meeting. 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