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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 2,2008 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Nina Elizabeth Harshman Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES I S I ' 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 o f March 3,187V Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Otfice at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. K-mail editor a rapidserse net or david u rapidserve.net. Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County , $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David S ykes.....................................................................................................Publisher Autumn M organ................................................................................................... Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch Cost tor classified ad is 50* per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5 50 per column inch For Public/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub lication 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 Obituanes 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 wntten 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: h ' wh ’. heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Bedortha, Alleman announce engagement Anne Marie Bedortha and Perry Lee Alleman Anne Marie Bedortha o f lone and Perry Lee Al leman o f Pasco, WA announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Bedortha is the daughter o f the late Jack and Bertie Anne Marston. She is a graduate o f Culver High School in Culver Central Oregon Community College in Bend. She is employed as a corporal at the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office in Heppner. Alleman is the son o f Vince Alleman o f lone and Margarete Alleman o f Hermiston. He graduated high school in Seattle, WA. He is employed as a corrections officer at Two Rivers DOC in Umatilla. A private garden wedding will be held in front o f family at the bride’s home in lone on Saturday, July 19. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. at the lone Legion Hall for family and friends o f the couple. Retirement party held for Hubbard A retirement party was held on Monday, June 30, at the lone City Park to honor Bob Hubbard, a postal worker with the lone Post Office. He worked for 32 years with the post office. Hub bard is pictured (left) shaking hands with John Bristow Photo by Dave Sykes TAYLOR’S RESTAURANT in IONE N in a E l i z a b e t h Harshman, 88, o f Heppner died Tuesday, June 24,2008 at Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal in Heppner. She was born Sep- t e m b e r 19, 1919 in H e p pner, the d a u g h te r o f P ercy an d J e s sie M ead Cox. She Nina Elizabeth a tte n d e d Harshman school in a one room school house on W illow Creek and then another one room schoolhouse on the Paul Hisler Ranch. Later, after moving to Poulsbo, WA, Nina got her Licensed Practical Nurse degree and began work at Harrison Memorial Hospi tal in Bremerton, WA. She had a disabling injury and moved to the Tri-Cities in Washington and worked as a realtor. A fter returning to Heppner she married Buel C. Harshman on December 4, 1991 at Carson City, NV. He preceded her in death in August o f 1997. She con tinued living in Heppner and moved into the Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Liv ing Facility on the day that it opened. Mrs. Harshman was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church and was active as a lay reader and in the Altar Guild. She was also a member o f the Re- bekah Lodge. Survivors include: sons, Forrie Burkenbine of Heppner and Arthur Burken bine o f Hermiston; daugh ters, Joyce Pagan o f Grass Valley, CA and C lau d ia Achenbach o f Osbum, ID; stepsons, Jerry Harshman, Larry H arshm an, Vernon Noland, Forest Noland, and Ron C ase; stepdaughter, Nancy Harshman; sisters, Frances Griffin o f Salem, and Marlene Gray o f lone; numerous grandchildren and great-grandch i ldren. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Carol; and brother, Stanley. Funeral services for Mrs. Harshman were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at All Saints Epis copal Church in Heppner. C o n clu d in g serv ice and burial were held at the Hep pner Masonic Cemetery. Memorial contribu tions may be made to Wil low Creek Terrace Assisted Living, 400 Frank Gilliam D rive, H eppner, O regon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner was in charge o f the arrangements. Bette Hill Vinson Bette Hill Vinson, the last surviving child o f Heppner’s Wilburn and Eva- lyn Hill, died June 20,2008, while tending her garden, just one month shy o f her 90th birthday. People will remem ber Bette and her husband and business partner Lee G. Vinson (1912 - 1992) for their contributions to Contra Costa County where they lived since 1950. But both were bom and raised far away, Bette in Heppner, Lee at Kimberly, in Eastern Oregon. W hen th e y o u n g sweethearts married in 1936, they were sick to death of living on egg and cream checks. Their home ranch country was still reeling from the effects o f the De pression, so they looked for opportunities in Redmond where three o f their four children were born. When WWII started, they moved to the Seattle area o f Wash ington, where Lee worked at Boeing, and their fourth child was bom. They put their extra money into real estate, and their spare time into training and showing horses. Their circle o f friends broadened when Bette helped form the W esternaires, an a ll w om en’s equestrian drill team that performed from Seattle to San Francisco’s Cow Palace. Their trip to the San Francisco Bay Area set a new course for the Vinsons and in 1950, they moved to California - for good, first, as trainers at the John Rod gers Arabian Ranch, and in 1954, as the proprietors o f Vinsons’ Western Wear in Walnut Creek. They estab lished a successful cowboy clothing and tack shop that served the East Bay ranch ing and pleasure horse com munity for 10 years. During that period as community merchants, Bette and Lee joined the effort to intro duce a plan for the annexa tion o f H eather Farms as an equestrian center to the Walnut Creek Chamber o f Commerce. Their idea was embraced by the city and is a memorial to their vision. In 1965 they retired to devote full-time attention to Diablo Arabians on their Danville ranch at the base o f Mount Diablo. Widely known as a horsewoman and breeder o f champion Arabian horses, there was none tougher than Bette, with lighter hands or a softer heart. In her quiet, yet confident manner, she won various Northern American Trail Ride Conference rides. Among them, she swept the Lightweight, Best C ondi tioned, and the Sweepstakes Divisions o f the 1958 Mount Diablo Trail Ride, a grueling eighty-m ile ride over the summer-hot/rugged terrain on the A rabian g eld in g , Shamus. Through the years both Bette and Lee com peted in every discipline of working horse events, and in later years, turned their ef forts to cutting horse compe titions where they both won national championships. Their four children grew up as their parents did, taking pleasure in time spent out-of-doors with horses. All four children g rad u ated from San Ramon High School in Danville. After Lee’s death in 1992, Bette and youngest daughter Debbie Compilli continued their successful boarding and training op eration. B ette w as a g ra cious, hard-w orking lady, a word that may be out of vogue, but perfectly defines her m anner w ith fam ily, friends, or strangers. Her in fluence will be felt through the generations. She never abandoned her simple coun try roots but she made her own place in the world. Bette is survived by her children: Bette Lee Col lins and husband, Bob o f Red Bluff, CA; Terry Vinson and wife, Barbara o f Walnut Creek, CA; Linda Hussa and husband, John ofCedarville, CA; and Debbie Compilli and her husband, Bruce of Pleasanton, CA. Bette will also be missed by her seven grandchildren, nine great g ra n d c h ild re n , and tw o great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephew s scattered th roughout the west. M emorial services are pending. In lieu o f flow ers, the fam ily req u ests the support o f : Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Re search or A lzheim er’s As soc. Research, or charity o f choice. Wilma Marie (Tucker) Wallace Wilma Wallace passed away June 26,2008 at the Clark ston Care Center in C lark ston, WA. She w as bom July 28, 1921 at Bl a c k H o r s e / Wilma Wallace Lexington to William Bonaparte and Mary Ann (Scott) Tucker, where she was raised and attended school. In 1940 she married Armin C. Wihlon in Lewis ton, ID. Her three children were born while living at Lexington. In August 1953, she married Herman F. Wallace in Ephrata, WA. His work took them to Idaho, Mon tana, Utah, Alaska and Ha waii then back to Washing ton to reside in Burbank. She was a wonderful cook and an excellent seam stress and she enjoyed her flower garden, roses were her favorite. She alw ays enjoyed visiting with fam ily, friends and especially her grand and great-grand children. Many recent w inters were spent traveling either to Arizona or other parts o f the country. She was preceded in death by: her parents; b ro th ers Flomer, W ilbur and Woodrow Tucker; sis ters Elsie Tucker, Hulda M ortim ore, Edith Castle, Irene Atherton and Beulah Smouse; and Herman’s son John Wallace. She is survived by: her husband Herman Wal lace o f Clarkston; children Armin Richard (Margaret) Wihlon o f Louisville, KY, Judith Marion (Jerry) Van Hollebeke o f Pasco, WA, Alice Marie (Sellards) Wa ters o f Rush Valley, UT, Gene (Chirella) Wallace o f Lexington and Dick (Joyce) Wallace o f Lewiston, ID; tw elve grandchildren, 23 g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n and many cousins, nieces and nephews. A viewing was held Tuesday, July 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at M ueller’s Tri- Cities Funeral Home located at 1401 S. Union Street in K ennew ick. Funeral ser vices were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, also at Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home with an additional viewing one hour prior to the service time. Interment followed at Desert Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu o f flow ers contributions may be made to a charity o f your choice. The family invites you to sign th eir online guestbook at www.muel- lersfuneralhomes.com. Jewel Ruth Barnes Jewel Ruth Bames, 100, o f Junction City died Saturday, June 28, 2008. She was born O c tober 1, 1907, Rome, MO and came to Oregon in 1937 from Council Bluffs, IA. She was married to Erva Bames who was killed in an accident working as superintendent for the city o f Junction City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Erva, and a daughter, Gretchen A bar. She is survived by: daughters, Patricia Lynch and Kathryn Sue Barnes, both o f Eugene; sons, Rob ert A. Bames o f lone, and Erva A. Bames, Jr. o f Junc tion City; eight grandchil dren and 11 great-grand children. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 5,2008 at 1 p.m. at W estgrove- Murphy Funeral Home in Junction City. Burial will be held July 7. U/eddinj "Tables Join us during lone's Annuel Fourth o f July C elebration! A m y D ra k e a n d D erek G u n d e r s o n Thursday. July 3rd Hamburgers and Hot Dogs in the Park starting at 6:30 P .m . Friday. July 4th Barbecue Chicken and Sausage Dogs starting at 11:30 a.m. Wedding - July 5, 2 0 0 8 Joe a n d K a tk le e n (G re en u p ) A lk itre Effective July I, 2008, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a C L O S E D S E A S O N for open burning based on local fire safety concerns. Saturday. July 5th Prime Rib Dinner CDJ and music following! J This burning ban is for the City of Heppner. Sunday. July 6th We will be closing at 5 p.m. A reminder that open burning also includes a “ burn barrel." TAYLORS RESTAURANT • 4 2 2 -9 8 0 0 Wedding a n d Reception - Aug. 2, 2 0 0 8 JÜ1 Jill S o r e y a n d C o rey M iller' Wedding - Oct. 18, 2 0 0 8 ^ Mtffuuj'i D juu ) 217 North Main • Heppner The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner Lexington A lone
