EIGHT-Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 14,2007
Obituaries
Evelyn Louise
Oveson Black &
Ronald Black
H igh
school
sw e e th e a rts R onald and
Evelyn Black, formerly of
Boardman, w ho would have
celebrated their 7 0 h wedding
anniversary on June 25, died
within three days of each
other recently at an assisted
living center in Portland.
Mr. Black and Mrs.
Black died at the Raleigh
hills Assisted Living Facility
in Portland. Mrs. Black, 89,
died March 1,2007 and Mr.
Black died March 4, 2007.
Viewing was held
Friday, March 9, from 5 to 7
p.m. at Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston. A g rav esid e
m em orial and interm ent
service was scheduled for
Saturday, March 10, at 10
a.m . at the R iverview
Cemetery in Boardman. A
potluck and celebration their
lives fo llo w ed at the
Boardman Senior Center.
Mr. Black was born
S ep tem b er 14, 1914 to
William and Clyda Barton
Black in Ferron, UT. He and
his two sisters and three
brothers grew up in Ferron
and Rochester, UT. He loved
w orking w ith his father
herding sheep, bringing
timber down the mountains
and ru n n in g the fam ily
sawmill.
At F erron High
School, Mr. Black played
football, basketball and sang
in the school choir. It was
probably in choir practice
that he first noticed Evelyn,
family members said.
Mrs. Black was bom
N ovem ber 5, 1917, in
Cleveland, UT to parents
M oroni
and
T h eo ra
Crawford Oveson.
Her parents and her
three b rothers m oved to
Ferron, where Moroni had
accepted a position teaching
junior high and high school.
M rs. Black loved
sewing, dancing and all of
her school subjects - maybe
choir best of all, because this
was where she was able to
sing with her future husband.
The couple dated
th roughout high school.
When Mr. black went off to
Brigham Young University
they kept their relationship
secure through voluminous
correspondence.
They were married
on June 25, 1937, at the LDS
Temple in Manti, UT. They
had promised the Ovesons
they would return to school,
and Mr. B lack w ould
complete his degree.
Including a stint in
construction to help build the
air base at Wendover, UT,
the young couple was Finally
ready in ‘943, w ith a
bachelor's degree of science
in education in hand, to set
out on th e ir next great
adventure.
They m oved from
E m ery C ounty, UT and
settled at Boardm an. Mr.
Black continued the family
tradition, embarking there on
a teaching career.
In Boardman, Mrs.
Black became a substitute
teacher and was involved in
e x te n siv e
co m m u n ity
service.
She was a charter
mem ber o f the Federated
Women's Club, the Tillicum
Club. She was an active
member from 1947 to 2004
when illness required the
Blacks to leave their home
in Boardman. Mrs. Black
also served on the Planning
Commission for 25 years and
w as activ e w ith the
American Cancer Society.
Mr. Black's 37-year
teaching career included
coaching basketball and
track and field teams. He
w as the a d v ise r to the
national award w inning local
FFA chapter.
Mr. B la ck ’s civic
c o n trib u tio n s in clu d ed
serving on the Boardman
City Council from 1968 to
1990. He served at the time
of B oardm an's relocation
following construction of the
John Day Dam. w hich
flooded the original town
site.
He serv ed as a
Boardman volunteer fireman
for 25 years ending in 1979.
He was a former member of
the Hermiston Elks Lodge
No. 1845 and they were
longtime members o f the
G re en field G range in
Boardman.
He was a strong
ad v o cate o f and taught
classes in hunter safety. He
loved fishing, gardening,
woodworking, and most of
all, spending time with his
family.
The Blacks had been
m arried for 69 years and
would have celebrated their
70lh anniversary June 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Black
are su rviv ed by th eir
daughter, Evelyn “Diane"
Leahy and her husband,one
gran d so n
and
three
granddaughters. Mrs. Black
is survived by her brother,
M. Gene Oveson. Mr. Black
is survived by his sister,
Velma Frandsen.
Mr. Black was
preceded in death by his
parents; brother Glen Merril
and Therel Black, and his
sister Eldona Ralphs.
M rs. B lack was
preceded in death by her
p a re n ts; and b ro th ers
Crawford and Keith Oveson.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the B oardm an Senior
Center.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston was in charge of
the arrangements.
Stormy J.
Kendrick
Funeral service for
Stormy J. Kendrick. lone,
O regon, will be held on
Thursday, March 15,2007,
at 11 a.m. at the lone High
School Gymnasium. Burial
w ill be at High View
Cemetery, lone.
Storm y
Joyce
Kendrick, 15, died Friday,
M arch 9,
2 007,
at
Pioneer
M e m o r ia l
Hospital in
H e pp n e r,
Oregon.
H e
was bom on
June
25,
1991,
in
L a k e
H a v a s u , Stormy J.
Kendrick
A rizona to
Andra and Susan Thompson
Kendrick, the oldest of their
three children. Stormy lived
in Kingman. Arizona, until
moving to lone in 2001 to
be near grandparents and
other family. According to
fam ily, he faced the
c h a lle n g e s o f being a
s tra n g e r
in
a new
community, making friends
and finding places to belong.
He adjusted well and began
to participate in school,
sports, social, community,
and church events. As a
fo u rth g rad er. Storm y
p a rtic ip a te d in PeeW ee
Basketball, Little League
Baseball, and, his energy
and eagerness to participate
re c o g n iz e d
by
sta ff
m em bers, receiv ed an
in v ita tio n to serve as
manager for the high school
football team. Beginning
with the sixth grade Stormy
p articip ated in football,
basketball and track, as well
as volunteering to help with
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many school and community
events.
At the L ex in g to n
B aptist C hurch, Storm y
developed his faith by joining
AWANAs where he later
became a group leader. In
recent years he attended the
lone Com m unity Church
where he was embraced as
family. Stormy, in turn,
em b raced the ch u rch ,
p a rtic ip a tin g in church
services, the lone Christian
Youth group, and church
outreach service projects.
“Stormy was known and
loved in the church and
throughout the community
for his positive attitude and
willing volunteer spirit.”
At home and with
fam ily, Storm y en jo y ed
swimming, music, chess,
Texas H old ‘Em, video
games, fishing, cam ping,
travel, and a family invented
gam e called " 1 0 ,0 0 0 ” .
Com m unity involvem ent
was one of Stormy’s highest
values, leading him to meet
and greet everyone he could.
Stormy had a strong, yet
quiet personality and a smile
like sun shine that gained the
love of a community, says his
family.
Storm y
was
preceded in death by his
o ld er brother,
Adam
S anchez,
and
his
g ran d fath er,
Lew is
T hom pson, Jr.
He is
survived by his mother and
father, Susan and A ndra
Kendrick; older brothers,
Antonio Sanchez and Joshua
Flores, younger brother,
Skyler Kendrick; younger
sister. Shadow Kendrick;
g ran d m o th er
D onna
Thompson; uncle Dennis and
aunt Janet Thompson, uncle
Leslie and Kim Thompson,
uncle Wade and aunt Sandra
D uncan,
uncle
John
T h om pson; m any great
un cles and au n ts, and
cousins, as well as many
frien d s in the
lone
community.
C o n trib u tio n s to
help with funeral expenses
may be made to the Kendrick
Family, c/o of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, PO Box
106, lone, OR.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
G. William (Bill)
Thomson
G. W illiam (B ill)
Thomson, 89, passed away
in Sacramento, CA of age
related causes.
He was the younger
son of George and Anna
(Q uick) T hom son and
y o u n g er b ro th e r o f Ted
Thomson and Bea Thomson
B ennett all o f whom
predeceased him and are
buried in Heppner's Masonic
C em etery. B ill's fath er,
G eo rg e,
c lerk ed
at
H e p p n e r’s
T hom son
G ro c ery / G en eral Store
along with his co-ow ner
brothers Charles and James
G eorge T hom son. A nna
Quick taught at Heppner
School prior to her marriage
and was an insurance agent
after she was widowed. Ted
was an airline pilot and Bea
a social worker.
Bill Thomson settled
in San Francisco Bay Area
after g rad u atin g from
University of Oregon School
of Business 1939. He married
Margaret (Peggy) Robbins,
a 1940 U o f O g rad, in
Eugene, OR. They were
together for 47 years prior
to her death.
He was a life long
learner and loved numbers,
d e b ate ,
jo u rn a lism ,
g a rd e n in g ,
w alk in g ,
collecting, travel. He was a
CPA, comptroller/treasurer
for various SF Bay Area
firms prior to his retirement.
He w as a d e d ica te d
volunteer deacon, trustee
and accountant for social
co n cern
o rg a n iz atio n s
in clu d in g San M ateo
C o n g reg atio n al C hurch,
C A PS, H alfw ay H ouse,
Haight Ashberry Clinic.
He m arried Eva
Q uinn Post in 1990 and
spent 17 quality years with
her. In 2006 they moved
from Burlingame area to be
c lo se r to her fam ily in
Sacramento.
He is survived by: his
lov in g w ife, Eva Post
Thom son; his daughters,
G arey Ann Wood and
Dalynn T. Proffitt; sons, Alan
and D avid T hom son;
grandchildren, Leah Zanella,
Brian Wood, Eric Proffitt,
and H eather T hom son;
g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n .
M adison and S am antha
Wood, Anthony Zanella of
California. Karen Post Tate
and Kim. Michael and Monte
Post are his surviving step
children. O ther survivors
in clu d e
11
step
grandchildren, 6 step great
grandchildren as well as his
niece and nephew, Lorelle
and G rant B ennett and
cousins, Meredith Thomson
Waters, Bernice and Bruce
Thomson of Oregon.
A scattering of his
ashes took place outside S.F.
G olden G ate B ridge. A
farewell Memorial Service
will be held at San Mateo
Congregational Church. 225
Tilton Ave, San Mateo, CA,
94401, 650-343-3694 at 2
p.m. on Tuesday, March 20,
2007 for family and friends.
St. Paddy’s Cruz-
In this Saturday
H eppner's seventh
St.
P a d d y ’s
C ru z-In
participants will gather at the
n o rth w est e n tran ce to
H eppner, Hwy. 74/207
(Kinzua Mill site) between
10 and 1 1:30 a.m . on
Saturday. March 17, and be
ready to parade into town at
noon.
Dash plaques will be
given to all reg istered
participants. Raffle prizes
w ill
be aw arded
at
registration this year.
P laques
fo r
L e p re c h a u n ’s
C h o ice,
Ju d g es C h o ice, and the
Mustang Award for Mustang
vehicles will be awarded
fo llo w in g the C ru z-In
P arad e. H eppner H igh
School Student Body will
ju d g e and aw ard the
Mustang plaque.
The vehicle entries
will be on display on Willow
S treet
in
D ow ntow n
Heppner.
Come celebrate the
2 5 lh annual H eppner St.
Patrick’s events. The Great
Green Parade will be at 1
p.m . fo llo w in g the St.
Paddy’s Cruz-In.
O’Senior Center
to host breakfast
and soup feed
On Saturday, March
17, St. P a tric k ’s S en io r
Center will serve anall-you-
can-eat breakfast for $4 from
7 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 11:30
a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Corol
Mitchell’s Irish potato soup
w ill be served w ith
homemade fruit cobbler, ice
cream and rolls. The cost for
the soup feed is $6. The cost
for children 12 and under is
$3.
Easter messages
wanted
All area pastors are
asked to please turn in an
inspirational Easter message
to the H eppner G azette-
Times. The messages are due
by Monday. April 2. at 5 p.m.
and can be dropped off,
m ailed, or em ailed. The
messages will be published
on Wednesday, April 4.
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lone Middle School team won
tournament
The lone Middle School team won a Hermiston Youth
Basketball A ssociation Tournament held March 3 at
Sandstone Middle School. The girls started the morning
defeating Arlington and Hermiston B in pool play. In the
afternoon, they faced the w inner o f the other pool,
Hermiston A for the championship. The girls pulled out a
hard fought 29-21 win to take the trophy.
Back row: Coaches Dawn Eynetieh & LynnDee Ramos,
Emily Ruiz, Jordan Peterson, Makenna Ramos, Beth
Morter, Mary Rietmann and Lacey Thompson. Front row:
Shadow Kendrick, Kayla McElligott, Stacee Halvorsen. -
Photo by Susan Kendrick
It’s not fair and rodeo
season, yet
Left to right - Princess Makayla Anderson, Prieesses Jessica
Hamilton, Sharon Harrison of BEO, Queen Josie Miller,
and Priness Becky Schiller.
No its not fair and rodeo season yet, but the lack of
dusty action packed arenas and busy county fairs is not
slowing this court down.
Howdy folks,
It is now official, on January 11"' we the 2007
Morrow County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo court
received our crowns at the Town & Country Banquet. I »
was able to give my first speech as the county's queen and
1 was honored to introduce the three princesses that will
be serving at my side all summer long. Princess Makayla
Anderson comes from Boardman and she can always be
counted on to bring a smile into the crowd. Princess Jessica
Hamilton, of Heppner, is not new to the court scene. She
and I were on court together last year when she served as
pennant bearer. Princess Becky Schiller attends high school
in Pilot Rock and she is the court’s personality. We all come
form different parts of the county and each of us have our
own hobbies and interest, but we all share a connection t6
the Morrow County Fair & Rodeo and that has brought us
together.
Receiving our crowns that Thursday night was very
exciting. It is something we had been looking forward to
for quite some time.
For the two weeks prior to the banquet I had been
making frequent trips up to my grandmothers house. My •
Grandma BonnaRae Miller has been helping me with my
sewing skills and in doing so we put together the court's
skirts. With each of us girls living so far apart, this task
was quite interesting at times, at least as far as getting
measurements and fittings. However with a bit of patience
and a lot of assistance from my grandma the skirts were
finished just in time for our big night.
The four of us girls along with our parents and
chaperones met at my grandparent's house early Thursday
afternoon. That was when it all began to come together.
T hanks to my g ran d m o th ers great h o sp ita lity we
transformed her living room into a dressing room. There
were boot boxes in one corner and curling irons in another
and in all the commotion we even found some time to catch
a quick photo op in the cold fresh snow on the back porch.
Thanks Grandma, you helped make the evening
possible and the skirts turned out great!
There were a few stops to be made before we could
arrive at the Elks for the banquet. First was a trip to the
Bank of Eastern Oregon. They were our buckle sponsors
this year, so we wanted to be sure and get a photo with
them. As well as to say thanks for all they do for our
community! The buckles look amazing and 1 know each
one of us is so proud to be wearing them.
Then it was down the street to Peterson's Jewelers.
Mr. Peterson was kind enough to donate a beautiful Black
Hills Gold ring to the court for our upcoming raffle and we
wanted to give him a personal thanks. It is very much
appreciated. Keep your eyes open for more about our
upcoming raffle.
After we were done with all of our running around,
we met up with the pennant bearers Jarreid Miller of
Heppner. Coleit Kasen of Boardman. and Ashley Anderson
of Boardman for the Town & Country Dinner. The evening
was very enjoyable. We were able to greet the other
attendants and it was great to see so many people there. It
may be a little late but we would like to send our heart-felt
congratulations to all of that evenings award recipients,
we were glad to be able to share such a special night with
you.
Well our chaps have arrived and the weather is
warming up. before you know it the fair and rodeo season
will be upon us. Now February is here and we have lots of
great things to do.
Cowgirl Up from Queen Josie J. Miller
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