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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 187d Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E- mail: editor (grapidsersc net ordavidte heppner net Website: www heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $26 in Morrow County: $20 senior rate (in Monow County only; 62 years or older); $32 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.....................................................................................................Publisher Katie F oster.......................................................................................................... Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50c per word. Cost tor Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Pubiic/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.nel • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real E state for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! First Christian Church to host VBS F irst C h ristia n Church will be having its annual V acation B ible School June I 2-16 from 6:30-8 p.m. Children three years old up to those finishing the sixth grade are invited to attend free of charge. There will be games, songs, prizes, snacks and Bible stories. On Friday, June 16, there will be a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. with the children and their families, followed by a skate board demonstration at the bank parking lot. All c h ild re n are invited to attend. For more in fo rm atio n or to pre- register, call CJ Johnson at 676-8729. Obituaries Ramon Stephenson Ramon Stephenson, 72, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Vancouver Vet erans Administration Care U nit in V ancou ver, WA. A graveside funeral service with mili tary hon ors was held June 6 at the H e r - Ramon m i s t o n Stephenson Cem e tery. A memorial service fol low ed at G ospel Home Church in Hermiston. He was born March 27, 1934 at Swain County, NC to Graybom and Grace (Sutton) Stephenson. S tep h en so n was raised in North Carolina and g rad u ated from Sw ain County High School in Bry son City. He served in the U.S. Army during the Kore an Conflict. After the service, he m oved to O regon and worked at a sawmill in Kin- zua. On Oct. 31,1957, he m arried D o ro th a “ D o t” Weems at Goldendale, WA. They moved to California and Stephenson drove bus for Continental Trailways for several years. In 1969, they returned to Oregon and lived in Stanfield where Stephen son worked for the Stanfield Irrigation District. He then worked for Ross Machine Shop, Noland Door and fi nally as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad until he retired in 1996. He was a member of the Gospel Home Church in Hermiston. He enjoyed hunt ing, fishing, and camping. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Dorotha “Dot” Stephenson of Hepp ner; three daughters, Pame la R ogers o f H erm iston, Kimberly Mescall of Mos cow, ID and Dee Bailey of S te p h e n v ille , TX ; tw o brothers, Charles and Mack Stephenson both of Bryson City, NC; two sisters, Inez Davis of Bryson City, NC and Irene Huggins of Fran klin, NC; and three grand ch ild ren and one great- grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents, G ra y b o m and G race Stephenson and two broth ers, James and Earl Stephen son. Memorial contribu tions may be made to Gos pel Home Church at 235 SW 3rd St. H erm isto n , OR 97838 or to Lung Cancer Research c/o Bums Mortu ary of Hermiston P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838. Bums Mortuary is in care of arrangements. TREAT DAD! All-You-Can-Eat BARBECUE BUFFET Friday, June 16 from S-9 p.m JO IIV S P LA C E M ain St root, H e p p n e r Pioneer Memorial Clinic will be CLOSED this Friday, June 9th Obituaries Dennis Jobes Dennis Jobes, 83, a lo n g tim e Pilot Rock resident, died Saturday, May 27, 2006 at home with his family by his side after a c o u ra g eo u s b attle w ith cancer. Viewing was held June 1 at Bums Mortuary in Pendleton with the rosary held that evening at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in P ilo t R ock. A funeral services was held June 2 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pendleton followed by b u rial at P ilot Rock Cemetery. Jobes was bom May 11, 1923 in Spirit Lake, ID to Lester and Lillian Jobes. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1942, where he was co-captain of the only basketball team to win a State Championship in Spirit Lake history. He later a tte n d ed and played b a sk e tb a ll at L ew iston Normal College in Lewiston, ID. He was an Arm y v eteran serving d u ring World War II in the Pacific. On Sept. 19, 1948, he married the love of his life, Helen Kucera at St. M ary’s Catholic Church in Pendleton. They moved to Pilot Rock in 1952 where they owned and operated the Pilot Rock Grocery Store for 37 years. Jobes was an active member of St. Helen’s Parish in Pilot Rock. He was a member of the Jay C ee’s, who were instrumental in developing the little league field. He was a volunteer firefighter in Pilot Rock. He helped organize the Pilot Rock Booster Club and also was a member of the Elk’s Lodge, Eagle’s Lodge and the Pendleton Country Club where he had many good friends and enjoyed good times. Jobes’ h o b b ies included golf, pool, playing cards, fishing and attending sporting events, especially his c h ild re n and grandchildren’s. Survivors include his wife, Helen; sisters, Betty Wood of Olympia, WA and Terry Ingram of Bellevue, WA; s te p siste rs, E ln o r Ackerman of Gresham and M ay fred H en d rick o f L ongview , WA; s te p brothers, Lowell Cade of Madras and Floyd Cade of Longview, WA; son, Jim Jobes and wife Nancy of Keizer; daughter, Valorie S am pson and husband Sonny o f P ilot R ock; daughter, Belinda Roberts and husband D avid o f Kennewick, WA; son, Ron Jobes and wife Janet o f Salem ; dau g h ter, M arla M ichael o f P en d leto n ; d a u g h ters-in -la w , Lori Jobes-Edm onds and Jana Jobes-Whitten of Pendleton; so n s-in -law , S tanley Stanhope of Pendleton and Ben Michael of Pilot Rock; and 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and step p aren ts; grandson, Travis Sampson; son. Dean Jobes; and sister, Vicki McMinn. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the chanty of choice or the Dean Jobes Memorial Fund. Donalda M. Reed Florence C. Green Florence C. Green, 92, o f H ep p n er died Monday, May 29, 2006 at Ju n ip er H ouse A ssisted Living in Pendleton. A funeral service w as held June 5 at the United Methodist Church in I H eppner. C o n clu d in g service and burial followed at H ep p n er M asonic Cemetery. She was bom April 2, 1914 at H ep p n er to William and Mabel French. She was raised in Heppner w here she a tten d ed and graduated from high school. On March 5, 1932, she married Alex Cornett G reen at Pendleton. She worked many years with her husband in their store. Green Feed and Seed until it was sold when they retired. She was a lifelong resident of Heppner until moving into Juniper House in 1999. Green had a lifelong goal to travel to England to visit her cousins, which she got to do and her cousin later came from England to visit her and tour Oregon. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, Book W orm s and the U nited M eth o d ist C h u rch . H er h o b b ies w ere k n ittin g , needlepoint and she was an avid reader. Survivors include daughter, Mary Ruth Troyer and husband Glenn of La Grande; sons, James Green of Canby, Stephen Green and wife Boni and Marion Green and w ife M arlys all o f P e n d le to n ; b ro th er, Bill French of Heppner; sister, Ruth McCaleb and husband Elmer of Gresham; 11 grand and step grandchildren, 42 great-grand and step great g ra n d c h ild re n and four great-great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death in 1997. C ontributions may be m ade to the U nited Methodist Church Memorial F und, P.O. Box 733, Wilma Louise Norton Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary W ilm a L ouise of Heppner is in charge of N orton, 49, o f Hardm an, arrangements. died Tuesday, May 30,2006 Dorothy Patton at her home. Dorothy Patton, 91, A p riv a te fam ily died on burial will take place at the Dec. 22, Hermiston Cemetery. 2005 in She was bom July 3, 1956 at Heppner to Ervin her home at Sun and Lola (Dungan) Allen. Terrace in N o rto n was a Hermiston. resident of Hardman for the A past eight years and had celebration formerly lived in Middleton, life ID and in Hood River. She o f graveside was a homemaker all her life Dorothy Patton service and enjoyed crocheting. She is survived by w ill be at H igh View so n s, K evin N orton o f C em etery in lone on Hardman and Tim Norton of Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 2 S h erw o o d ; d au g h ter, p.m. She w as born on L ayV enne C lin e of W oodstock, GA; brother, April 12, 1914 in La Grande Loren Allen of Hardman; to V icto r and B ernice and six grandchildren. She Hogan. She was raised and sch o o ls in was preceded in death by her a tte n d ed p aren ts, E rvin and Lola Washington and Oregon. She was united in Allen; brothers, Willie Allen marriage to Richard Patton and Benny Allen; and sisters, on Sept. 5, 1931. They lived L eo n a D o rn b u sch and in Idaho and later moved to Deanne Winters. W allula, WA in 1937. In M e m o r i a l contributions may be made 1952, they moved to Cecil to B urns M o rtu ary o f and lived there until 1986 Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, when Richard preceded her H erm iston, OR 97838 to in d eath . D orothy then help the fam ily w ith moved to Hermiston where she has lived since. expenses. She was a member of Burns Mortuary of the M ethodist C hurch in H erm isto n is in care o f Hermiston. arrangements. Donalda M. Reed, 86, of H eppner and a lo n g tim e Condon re s id e n t, d i e d M onday, M ay 29, 2006 at »«"alda R**d Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service w as held June 5 at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. She was born May 31,1919, eight miles west of Condon, to Blain and Minnie Maley. She attended her first three years of school at the little white school house at Igo, near Condon. Her father was elected county assessor and the family moved into C o n d o n . She atte n d ed school there graduating from high school in 1937. On Sept. 5, 1940, she married Fred J. Reed at P ay ette, ID. T he couple remained in Condon until moving to Heppner in 1991. They celebrated their 50,h w ed d in g a n n iv e rsa ry in 1990. Mr. Reed preceded her in death in 1995. S u rv iv o rs include daughter, Dorothy Shaffer of K en n ew ick , WA, C arol Klein and Kay Rene Qualls both o f H ep p n er; son, Robert Reed of Condon; 11 g ran d ch ild ren , 13 g re a t grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild. The Reeds also had numerous nieces and nephew s who stayed with them many times which made it seem like they were their own. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Home H ealth , P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 or to St. Patrick’s Senior Center. P.O. Box 715, H eppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. } Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989*8221 * 1-800*452*7396 For farm equipm ent. visit our w tb fit * at w w w m cgg.not She e n jo y ed traveling, flowers, playing cards, cooking, sewing and quilting. She is survived by her son, Edward Patton of Irrigon; daughters, Esther D ixon o f M itch ell and Donna Winson of Seattle, WA; brother, Floyd Hogan o f H e rm isto n ; and 13 g ran d ch ild ren , 28 g re a t g ra n d c h ild re n and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in d eath by h er p a re n ts, husband, Richard, daughter, Stella Crawford, one brother and three sisters. Those who wish may m ake c o n trib u tio n s in P a tto n ’s m em ory to Sun Terrace at 1550 NW 11th St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Burns Mortuary of H erm isto n is in care o f arrangements. Irene D. Haskett Irene D. Haskett, 94, of Heppner died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at P ioneer M em orial H o sp ital in Heppner. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, June 11, at the H eppner M aso n ic C em etery in H eppner. A m em orial gathering will be held at the H ep p n er E lk s Lodge follow ing the service. She was bom Feb. 6, 1912 at M o n u m en t, the daughter of Archie and Ruth Sweek Aiken. She attended school at M onum ent and T igard, g rad u atin g from Tigard High School. In M ay o f 1931, H ask ett m arried A llen Sherman, they had one son, Calvin Sherman. The couple later divorced. In 1950, she moved to S e a ttle and a tten d ed beauty college. It was in Seattle that she met Wesley Haskett, they were married on Jan 18, 1953. The couple moved to California and later to Westport, WA. In 1970, they moved to Hermiston where Mr. Haskett preceded her in death. H askett m oved to Heppner in January of 2006 to be near her son. S u rv iv o rs include son, Calvin Sherman and his wife Beverly of Heppner; grandson, Ron Sherman of Portland; granddaughters, Barbara Watkins and Janice H u d d lesto n both of Heppner; and seven great g ran d ch ild ren . She was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Haskett; siste r, O ra E vans; and brothers, Criss Aiken and Calvin Aiken. C ontributions may be m ade to P io n eer M em orial H om e H ealth, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 or to Willow Creek Terrace, 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Helen M. Stevens Helen M. Stevens, 86, o f H ard m an , died Monday, June 5, 2006 at her home. A graveside service w ill be held at 11 a.m ., T hursday, J une 8 at the Lexington Cemetery. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. A complete obituary w ill be in next w e e k ’s Gazette. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. 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