Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - THREE
Obituaries
Inez E. Miller
InezE Miller, 81, of
Heppner, died Tuesday, Dec
7, 2004, at H erm iston
Terrace A ssisted Living
Facility.
The funeral service
was held Monday, Dec 13
at the U nited M ethodist
C hurch in H eppner with
co n clu d in g service and
interm ent follow ing at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery
M iller w as born
Sept 4, 1923, at Baker City,
to Homer and Lucy Hunt
Wellman. She grew up and
attended school at Baker
City where she graduated
from high school. She
attended and graduated from
Eastern Oregon College and
began teaching at Riverside
School in Pendleton
On May 16, 1945,
she married Sgt Richard T.
Meador who was stationed
with the Air Corps at Walla
Walla. The couple lived at
Heppner for most of their
married lives. Miller taught
her first kindergarten in
1949, then continued
teaching other classes in the
M orrow C ounty School
District, retiring in 1976.
She
esp ecially
enjoyed seeing students she
had taught and was always
proud
of
th eir
accomplishments.
She was preceded in
d eath by her husband,
Richard Meador in 1975.
In 1980, she married
R obert A. M iller at Los
Osos, CA They lived at
B rookings, w here they
o p e ra ted a com m ercial
fishing business. Mr Miller
died in 1999.
Survivors include
daughters, Leslee Meador of
Heppner and Tami Sneddon
o f M ount Vernon, WA;
g ra n d c h ild re n ,
G enny
Sneddon, Jeff Sneddon and
Amanda Sneddon; brother,
Stanley Wellman o f Baker
City; stepson, Robin Miller
o f Federal Way, WA; and
stepmother, Effie Turner of
Baker City. She was also
preceded in death by a
daughter, Becky Sue
Meador in 1959.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to a charity o f choice.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Howard Edward
Gilliam
H ow ard Edw ard
Gilliam, 79, o f Heppner, died
Thursday, Dec 2, 2004, at
Good Samaritan M edical
Center in Portland
The funeral was held
Dec 9 at All S aints
E piscopal in H eppner.
C oncluding services and
interm ent follow ed at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
G illiam w as born
July 28, 1925, at Heppner,
to E arle and Mae Perry
G illiam . He grew up at
Heppner and attended local
schools, but he did not
graduate from high school,
but instead joined the Navy
after the attack on Pearl
Harbor and served during
W orld W ar II He later
earned his GED, and then
enrolled at Oregon State
College, where he received
a b a c h e lo r’s degree in
agriculture
On Aug 29, 1948,
he married Helen Blake, also
o f Heppner, who graduated
from Oregon State College
a year ahead o f him Their
daughter, Mary Jo, was bom
in Corvallis
Gilliam pursued his
lifelong dream and became
a cow boy in C o lo rad o ,
where he soon learned it was
impossible to support a wife
and daughter on a cowboy’s
w ages He retu rn ed to
Oregon where he joined the
state police as a gam e
warden stationed in Baker
Their son, Paul, was born
there
The fam ily la te r
moved to Portland, where he
w orked for Sw ift and
Company as a buyer, later
transferring to Salem. He left
Swift in 1964 and became a
county agent for Washington
County at Hillsboro. Less
than a year later, after the
voters removed the funding
for his job, he moved to
Colville, WA, where he was
again a county agent.
Two years later, he
was promoted to regional 4-
H sp ecialist, m oving to
Spokane. In 1968, he joined
the
F a rm e r’s
Hom e
Administration, the lending
arm o f the U S . Department
o f A g ricu ltu re. He was
promoted and transferred to
the western portion o f the
state, living at Puyallup and
Auburn. He built his house
in Auburn himself with the
help of a friend, then helped
the friend build his house.
A fter re tirin g in
1985, the Gilliams returned
to Heppner where he built
their current home.
Gilliam was an avid
hunter, golfer and skier, was
a gunsmith, built golf clubs
and was a professional ski
instructor. He never stopped
learning new things. He took
up the piano and computers
after retirement.
Survivors include his
wife, Helen, o f Heppner;
daughter, Mary Jo Meyer o f
La Grande; son, Paul Gilliam
of
H illsb o ro
and
granddaughter, Hallie May
Lauhon. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his
older brother, the Right Rev.
Jackson Gilliam
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the All Saints Episcopal
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box
246, Heppner, OR 97836 or
St. Patrick’s Senior Center,
PO. Box 266, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Roger Elmer
Palmer
Roger Elmer Palmer,
69, o f H eppner, died
Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004, at
his home.
A funeral service
was held Tuesday, Dec 14
at Valby Lutheran near lone,
with concluding service and
interm ent at the Valby
Cemetery
He was born Oct.
15, 1935, at Heppner, to
Elmer and Muriel Patterson
Palm er He attended the
Eightm ile School, Rood
Canyon School and attended
school in Heppner where he
graduated from high school
in 1953.
On Dec. 18, 1955,
he married Shirley M Peck
T h a n k s g i v i n g is o v er ,
a n d C h r is t m a s is n ea r.
S o o o , Ron Uanueyvood s
7 0 t h B ir t h d a y is a lm o s t h e r e ! !
W e ’ re g e t t in g t o g e t h e r
T o w is h h im w e ll.
I f y o u c a n j o in u s.
T h a t w o u l d b e s w e ll!!!
at Heppner The couple have
farmed in the Eightmile area
near Heppner for nearly 50
years
He was a longtime
m em ber o f the Valby
Lutheran Church and was
active in the Willow Creek
Symphony after taking up
the violin late in life
He was selected
Conservation Man o f the
Year in 1973.
His hobbies included
h u n tin g ,
fishing
and
photography.
Survivors include his
w ife, Shirley P alm er o f
Heppner; daughters, Sandra
Van Liew o f Heppner, Paula
Hickey o f Bend and Cathy
Hedlund o f New Pine Creek;
sons, Karl Palmer o f New
Pine Creek and Larry Palmer
and Jason Palmer, both of
Heppner; sister, Sally Dyer
o f C ondon; and
16
g ran d ch ild ren . He was
preceded in death by his
parents and a grandson.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to P io n eer M em orial
H ospice, P.O Box 9,
Heppner, OR 97836, or the
Valby L u th eran C hurch
M em orial Fund, 60492
Valby R oad, lo n e, OR
97843, or Inland Northwest
M usicians/W illow C reek
Symphony, 25 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements
BEO to hold
annual lone
Christmas
Open House
The annual lone
Christmas Open House has
been set for Friday, Dec 17
from 10 a m to 3 p.m at
Bank of Eastern Oregon in
lone Refreshments and door
prizes will be offered at many
lo catio n s around tow n,
offerin g folks a g reat
opportunity to socialize and
graze
Other activities o f
the day include a used book
sale sponsored by the lone
Public L ibrary, an lone
M iddle School b o y ’s
basketball game starting at 1
p.m. and the Willows Grange
Christmas party later in the
evening
Come and make a
day o f it.
4-H Horse Club
to sing Christmas
carols
The 4-H Horse Club
will meet on Sunday, Dec 19
at 5 p.m at Les Schwab’s to
sing Christmas carols on
horseback around the
community.
For
m ore
information, contact Jessica
Hamilton at 676-5805.
Columbia Basin Zone
cougar season likely to close
prior to end of the year
The Columbia Basin
cougar hunt zone in north-
central Oregon is very close
to reaching the harvest quota
and cougar hunting is likely
to close early, the Oregon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife announced today.
The Columbia Basin
cougar hunt zone, also called
Zone D, has a 2004 quota of
18 cougars As o f Nov. 29,
16 cougars from Zone D had
been checked in at ODFW
offices Zone D includes the
Fossil, C olum bia Basin,
Biggs, Maupin and Grizzly
big game management units.
No o th er 2004
cougar hunt zones are near
their harvest quota at this
time If the Columbia Basin
cougar zone closes, hunters
with an unfilled general
season cougar tag may hunt
in any o f the o th er five
cougar zones in the state
M ost cougars are
harvested during deer or elk
hunting seasons R ecent
winter weather conditions
may enhance h arv est
opportunities and hunters
with valid cougar tags are
urged to check the season
status in the Columbia Basin
Z one b efo re going out.
Hunters are also reminded
that all cougars harvested
must be checked in at an
ODFW office The total
statewide allowed cougar
sport harvest for 2004 is 562
cougars. As o f Nov. 29,
hu n ters have taken 217
co u g ars statew ide The
statewide quota for the 2005
cougar season has been set
at 579.
The 2005 general
cougar season begins in all
six zones Jan. 1, 2005, for
those hunters with a 2005
c o u g ar tag and a 2005
hunting license. Cougars
harvested after Jan 1, 2005,
will apply to the new quotas
for the respective zones.
The cougar quota
system was ad o p ted by
ODFW to m ore evenly
distribute cougar harvest
throughout the state. Quota
levels are set to manage
cougar population levels and
ap p ro p ria te ly d istrib u te
hunters.
Hunters can find out
whether the season is open
in other zones by calling a
local ODFW office, calling
the general information line
at (800) 720-6339 or (503)
9 4 7 -6 0 0 1 , o r visiting
w w w .d f w .s ta te o r .u s /
O D FW htm l/R egulations/
2004reg^changes htm^biggame
and scrolling down to the
cougar quota information
M ore inform ation
about O re g o n ’s cougar
season can be found on
pages 46-48 in the 2004
O regon
Big
Game
Regulations
LOCAL
BARBEO'E
EXPERT
L o tt’s E lectric
369 N Main St
Heppner
(541)676-5011
Hope to see you there!!
Support Group m eets
5-7 p.m. Wednesday
H eppner Elks Lodge
December 28, 2004 4 to 7 p.m.
No Gifts - Ju st “Tall Tales" No-Host Bar
P hone (541) 481-2838
Shop building proposed for
Irrigon High School
continued from page one
compete at the 3A level in
cleanliness, but disinfectant all other sports
Burrow s reported
wipes were provided
Smith said he was that the OSAA has also
pleased to relate that one received a proposal to create
student commented that he a category for a very large
went clean for two-months “super school,” which would
previous so that he would ultimately reduce the number
of students allowed in the 2A
show up clean on the test
Smith told the board classification If passed, this
that students don’t know change would put Riverside
ahead o f time when they will* once again in the 3A
be tested and none o f the classification, even though
students w hose numbers the school’s numbers would
were drawn was absent from be reduced enough to qualify
for 2A according to current
school that day
H eppner Schools regulations
-discussed problems
Vice-Principal Daye Stone
arising
with the d istrict’s
also made two presentations
ed u catio n
at the meeting, one on the altern ativ e
program
Burrows
said he
efforts Heppner Elementary
would
meet
with
officials
is m aking to im prove
attendance, which would from the Union-Baker ESD,
improve the school’s state which currently oversees the
rating, and another, with the M CSD altern ativ e ed
assistance o f HES teacher program and report back to
Sue
G ibbs,
on
the the board
-approved
the
A ccelerated
R eader
second
reading
and
adopted
program, which has been
successful in im proving the district’s interscholastic
s tu d e n ts ’ reading and and co-curricular activities
program
comprehension
-accepted
a
In other business,
resig
n
atio
n
from
Elvira
the board:
-recognized
the M oore, A C H oughton
follow ing
H eppner Elem entary English as a
language
ed
Elementary staff members: second
assistant
teachers, Karen Clough,
- a p p r o v e d
who has been w ith the
employment
for Terri Clay,
d istrict 20 years, M ary
tem
porary
H eppner
Haguewood, who has been
with the district 25 years, Elementary School Title I
and Sharon Morris, 10 years, teacher; and Heather Suchy,
and ed assistant Ellen Rollis, p art-tim e ACH general
education aide
15 years
-approved extra duty
-discussed allowing
more time for review o f the contracts for: Paul Keefer,
R iverside High School
budget
assistant
girls’ basketball
-learned
from
coach
for
C-team ; Mark
Burrows that OSAA will not
Rouska,
Riverside
Junior
change R iv ersid e High
High
School
assistant
boys’
School’s classification from
basketball coach; Tyson
a 3 A to a 2 A school for next
year, although RHS will P ratt, RJH head b o y s’
become a 2A- sized school b ask etb all coach; K eith
Price, Heppner Junior High
that year. Burrows said that
assistant
girls’ basketball
a change to 2A is more likely
coach; and Randy Barton,
the year after next because
RHS head softball coach
the classification is generally
-heard the following
determined on a four-year
announcements Boardman,
basis and that four-year
Irrigon and H eppner
period is nearing its end
C om m unity E ducation
However, Burrows said that
C om m ittee m eetings all
RHS
will
becom e
cancelled for December;
independent from its current
board
w ork
session
league in football next year
cancelled for December due
and the 2A Columbia Basin
to Christmas; next regular
C onference, o f which
board meeting Monday, Jan
Heppner High School is a
10, Irrigon High School, 7
member, has agreed to allow
p.m.
RHS in. R iverside will
New way to help the needy
comes to Heppner
The
M inisterial
A sso ciatio n , with local
churches and the Heppner
Neighborhood Center, has
joined with the Department
of Human Services to further
service the needy in the local
area
W hile th ere are
o rg an izatio n s that are
equipped to help with food
or clothing, such as the
H eppner N eighborhood
C enter, A gape H ouse,
H elping H ands, th ese
organizations tend to lack in
ways to help with personal
care items
Thus, DHS and the
o rg an izatio n s are now
asking for donations of items
such as: Baby Item s-
disposable diapers, pacifiers,
bottles or baby shampoo;
C leaning
Supplies-
dishwashing liquid, toilet
paper, powdered cleaners,
laundry soap or dish clothes.
P ersonal
H ygiene
to o th b ru sh , to o th p aste,
brushes,
bar
soap,
deodorant, razors, shaving
cream or feminine products
If you would like to
make a donation o f these
items, you can drop them off
at
the
H eppner
N eighborhood C enter or
take them to your church
O nce the d o n atio n s are
received, care kits will be
created and given to persons
in need who come to the
C en ter
K its will be
specifically tailored to each
persons need
For
more
inform ation ab o u t this
project, you can contact Jan
Skaggs at the Neighborhood
C enter at 676-5024 or
Pastor Duane Jones at 676-
5529.
Lexington
Baptist to hold
Christmas
Program
Lexington Baptist
Church will be having a
C hristm as P rogram this
Sunday, Dec 19, at 11 a m
Sunday school children will
be acting out the traditional
Christmas story followed by
a m odern day sketch
performed by the teens and
college students entitled
“You’re On the Air ” Violin,
harp and piano music will
also be featu red in the
program
E veryone is
welcome to attend
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