FO UR • Heppne. Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Obituaries
Walter J. Avery
Walter J. Avery, 77,
of lrrigon, died Sunday, July
25, 2004, of cancer.
A graveside service
w ill be held at II a.m .,
W ednesday, July 28 at
Prairie Creek Cemetery in
Joseph.
Avery was born to
John H enry and C elia
Frances Moore Avery, on
June 29, 1927, at Lostine.
He w orked on
several ranches throughout
W allow a C ounty before
m arrying Joy F rances
Bennett of Joseph on Sept.
15, 1948.
The couple moved
to Portland, where Avery
w orked on several area
farms and later worked in
the shipyards where he was
a
m em ber
of
the
B oilerm aker’s Union for
many years. The Averys
returned to Joseph in 1972
where they stayed until 1988
when they purchased a home
at lrrigon.
Throughout his life,
A very enjoyed hunting,
fishing and working with
horses. He loved to teach his
grandchildren the hobbies
he loved. He also enjoyed
working on cars.
He helped raise all
four o f his grandchildren
and was said to be a great
support to his entire family.
Survivors include
his wife, Joy, of lrrigon;
daughters, Violet Kelsey and
Shirley Taft, both of Prosser,
WA; his g ra n d c h ild re n ,
D onner T aft, W alt Taft,
Wednesday, July 28,2004
Gerry Kelsey and Stacie
K elsey;
eig h t
g re a t
grandch ild ren ; brothers.
Hank Avery of Pendleton
and Larry Avery in
W yoming; several nieces
and nephew s and many
friends. He was preceded in
death by his parents, two
sisters and four brothers.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to
C olum bia
View
C om m unity C hurch o f
lrrig o n or Vange John
M em orial H ospital o f
Hermiston.
B ollm an Funeral
Home of Enterprise is in
charge of arrangements.
Harry Lacy
Green
Harry Lacy Green,
76, o f L ex in g to n , died
Monday, July 26, 2004 at his
home.
A
g rav esid e
memorial service will be
held at 2 p.m., Monday, Aug.
2, at Lexington Cemetery.
Green was born at
Eightmile near Heppner on
Jan. 20, 1928 to Homer and
M a r y
B ra n n o n
Green. He
a tte n d e d
school at
Eightmile
and
at
Heppner.
He
served in
Harry Green
the U.S.
Army from April 4, 1946 to
Sept. 4, 1947. He returned
home and completed high
school, g rad u atin g from
H eppner High School in
1949.
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Ju ly 3 0 th , 9 a .m .-6 p .m .
He married his high
school sweetheart, Selma
Fae Orwick on July 23,1949
at H eppner. They w ere
married 55 years Friday.
G reen w orked a
variety of jobs including a
gas station, in a garage,
sawmill, wrecker driver and
the Star Theater in Heppner.
From 1964 to 1990,
he worked for the Morrow
County School District as a
custodian and bus driver. He
became friend and mentor to
teachers and children. He
cared deeply for them as if
they were one of his own
kids. He was honored at the
Eighth Grade Class of 1988.
G reen and Selm a
adopted two children who
were the “light of his life,”
along
w ith
his
grandchildren.
E arly
in
his
re tire m e n t, he enjoyed
w oodw orking.
He
handmade hope chests for
h im se lf
and
several
members of the family. He
also built complete dining
furniture, china hutch and
h an d crafted the kitchen
cabinets. In the last couple
of years, also with his wife
Selma, he began making
windmills using bike wheels
and scrap metal and Selma
w ould paint them . His
grandchildren helped him
make several he gave to
nieces in Lexington.
Survivors include
his wife, Selma Green at the
home; daughters, Ella Mae
G reen, and frien d Tim
R ogers, o f Portland and
Betty Fae Voss, and husband
Joe, o f M ankato, MN;
g ra n d c h ild re n , Z ackary
W ight, H annah W ight,
M aranda W ight, G arret
Jo h n so n and B randon
Jo h n so n ;
g reat-
granddaughter, SunShine
Wight; sisters, Lena Marvel
of The Dalles and Dorothy
Green of Lexington; and
brothers, Kenneth Green
and Floyd Green, both of
Lexington and Jerry Green
o f P en d leto n . He was
preceded in death by his
parents, a sister, M yrtle
VanSchoiack; and several
aunts and uncles.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to P ioneer M em orial
H ospice, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
U nited M ethodist
volunteers host the senior
noon meal on Aug. 4. The
menu of the day is pizza,
fresh veggies, fruity Jell-O
and rhubarb crumble.
RSVP has planned
tw o sum m er picnics for
volunteers and families in
the
M o rro w -U m atilla
County area: one at Weston
on July 28 and the other at
the Boardman M arina on
Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. The bus will
be available.
Those who plan to
attend should sign up in the
Center office by Friday, Aug.
13 at 4 p.m . RSV P is
providing hot dogs, fried
ch ick en , b ev erag es and
plates. Guests are asked to
bring a salad or dessert and
their own table service.
Water aerobics for
seniors is available at the
swimming pool on Tuesday
and Thursday each week
from 5-6 p.m. The fee is $2
per day. The pool is open to
senior activity only at the
stated time.
Heppner soldier activated with
National Guard
M ike Sw eek, o f
Heppner, a sergeant in the
O regon Army N ational
Guard, was recently called
to activ e duty. He is
currently in Ft. Bliss, TX
receiving training with his
unit before being deployed
overseas. Sweek serves as a
medic with his unit.
He recently sent his
mother, Evelyn Sweek, a
letter in which he included
a cadence the unit is
marching to that touched
him and he wanted to share
with others.
“This is a cadence
that we march too. I never
heard it before, and you can
put it in the paper. Kind of
brought tears to my eyes.”
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United States Army’- The
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to show the world the blood
we shed. The Army colors,
the color is white, to show
the world we are fit to fight.
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is blue, to show the world
that we are true. The Army
colors, the color is green, to
show the world we say what
we mean. The Army colors,
the color is gold, to show the
world that we are bold. The
Army colors, the color is
brown, to show the world
we won’t back down. The
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black, to show the world that
we w ill fight back. The
Army colors. -T he United
States Army, For Freedom.”
For those interested
in sending cards or words of
encouragement to Sweek,
his address is: Sgt. Michael
H. Sw eek, 5035 GSU
(MRCS), C/O HHC 3-116,
2444 C assidy R oad, Ft.
Bliss, TX 79916.
Sweek’s mother has
also been instrumental in
putting the yellow ribbons
back up in H ep p n er in
support of the troops.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
Heppner Cham ber
invites all interested persons
to jo in them d u ring the
weekly no-host luncheon at
John’s Place on Tuesday,
Aug. 3 at 11:30 a.m. U.S.
Congressman Greg Walden
and
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Development people from
Washington D.C. will be in
attendance. Congressman
W alden w ill w elcom e
q u estio n s from those
present. Attendees are asked
to please RSVP to 676-5536
by Friday, July 30.
N otice the yellow
rib b o n s? The H eppner
Chamber and other donors
purchased them . Evelyn
Sweek, Myrtle M cM illan
and additional volunteers
put them on the trees and
w ill keep them looking
good. We co n tin u e to
recognize our many men and
women in the area who are
serving our country. The
Gazette would like names,
addresses and pictures. All
enjoy hearing from home.
The smell of smoke
wafting through the air this
morning felt like fall and we
aren’t ready for that season
quite yet. The wind must be
blowing in the smoke from
the fire at Warm Springs.
C ooler tem peratures are
forecasted, which will make
this com ing C eleb rate
Historic Heppner weekend
much m ore p leasan t for
everyone and reduce fire
danger.
Ready for the Friday
Sidewalk Sale and the Short
People Parade? Think snow
(you’ll feel cooler) and start
shopping for the holidays.
Then enjoy an evening in the
park. Joe and L eanne
Lindsay are tuning up to
en tertain one and all
betw een the free BBQ
sp onsored by B ank o f
Eastern Oregon and the Pie
A uction sp o n so red by
Sherrell Insurance and the
H eppner C ham ber. W ho
knows, Joe may have a song
about pies as he auctions off
the entries and announces
the winners. Proceeds from
pie sales assist the Chamber
in carrying on marketing and
com m unity
ev en ts.
Remember to bring lawn
ch airs for this H eppner
family happening followed
by the Little McKay Creek
Band and Street Dance at 8
p.m. The Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo is the next
big event.
Rumor has it that on
Saturday there w ill be
another awesome historic
Dinner at the Cemetery with
some new and returning
actors. Proceeds go toward
the museum murals. Books,
yard sales, q u ilt show,
music, food and fun. Enjoy
and invite friends for a great
Heppner weekend.
T hought for the
Week: “The mind is like a
TV set, when it goes blank,
it’s a good idea to turn off
the sound.”