TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29,2008
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Rhea, Crenshaw
engagement announced
Macy Rhea and Dale Crenshaw
Molly and Steve Rhea o f Heppner announce the
engagement o f their daughter, Macy, to Dale Crenshaw,
both of Los Angeles, CA.
Dale is the son o f Ida Crenshaw o f Arlington, TX
and the late Cecil Crenshaw'.
Macy is a graduate o f Heppner High School. She
earned an associate’s degree from the Fashion Institute
o f Design and Merchandising and a bachelor’s degree
from Cal State University North Ridge. She is currently
employed with Maharam in Los Angeles.
Dale, who is from Odessa, TX, is a graduate o f Big
Spring High School in Big Spring, TX. He graduated from
Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. He is employed
as an actor.
The wedding will be held on April 25, 2009, at
Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles.
Birth Announcement
Claire Corrine Lindsay - Dan and Ashley Lind
say of Lexington announce the birth o f their daughter,
Claire Corrine Lindsay, on Saturday, October 18, at St.
Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton.
At birth she weighed eight pounds, six ounces and
was 20 and V a inches in length.
She joins two siblings, Paul, 3, and John, 1.
Grandparents are Vilas and Debbie Ropp o f Lex
ington, and Larry and Corrine Lindsay o f Lexington.
Great-grandparents are Gene Majeske o f Lexington and
Irva Weis o f Salem.
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Thomas J. Hughes
Thomas J. Hughes,
79, o f Fossil, died Friday,
O ctober 24, 2008 at St.
Charles Medical Center in
Bend.
He was bom Decem
ber 17, 1928
in H epp
ner, one of
five chil
dren bom
to
Joe
and Olive
B a s s e tt
H u g h es.
He w as
raised and Thomas J.
a tte n d e d Hughes
schools in
Heppner, graduating from
Heppner High School.
The sum m er after
high school graduation he
h itch h ik ed to A laska to
spend a year working on
the Alaska-Canadian High
way. Mr. Hughes returned
to O regon and attended
L infield C ollege in M c
Minnville. While there he
met his future wife, JoAnn
Daryll Steams. On April 21,
1951 the couple was married
in McMinnville. He gradu
ated in 1952 with a degree
in education and taught his
first year in Fall City.
He moved to Fossil
w ith JoAnn and his four
ch ild ren , Pam ela, B rian
Thomas and twins Michael
and David.
Mr. Hughes served
in the O regon N atio n al
Guard, was active in many
civic organizations includ
ing the Heppner Elks Lodge
and the Condon Elks Lodge,
the Shriners, Masons, and
the Eastern Star. After retir
ing from teaching he moved
back to Fossil and was a
member of the Kinzua Golf
Club, pursuing g o lf as a
hobby.
He is survived by: his
life partner o f 27 years, lone
Marler o f Fossil; daughter,
Pam Stroda and her husband
Jim of Monroe; sons: Brian
(Tom Jr.) Hughes and his
wife Linda o f Junction City,
M ichael Hughes and his
wife Vicki of Pearland, TX,
and Dave Hughes and his
wife Lori of Brownsville; 15
grandchildren and 32 great
grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by: his wife, JoAnn;
b ro th e rs , Joe and B ill
Hughes; sisters Ellen and
Mary Olive; grandson, John
Thomas; and daughter-in-
law Elaine.
A graveside service
for Mr. Hughes was held at
10 a.m. on Tuesday, October
28, at the Heppner Masonic
C em etery in Heppner. A
memorial service was held
at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oc
tober 28, 2008 at the Isobel
Edwards Hall in Fossil.
A memorial dedica
tion is planned for the sum
mer o f 2009 at the Kinzua
Hills G olf Course. Date and
time is too announced at a
later date.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Fossil Education Founda
tion, PO Box 26 Fossil,
Oregon 97830.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Condon is in charge of
arrangements.
James H. “Jim”
Hayes
J a m e s H. “ J im ”
Hayes, 72, of Heppner, died
October 15,2008 at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Hep
pner.
Mr. Hayes was bom
in Heppner
on August
12, 1936,
the son of
Jam e s J.
and V iv
ian Stout
Hayes .
He w as
raised and
a tte n d e d James H. ‘Jim’
school in Hayes
H eppner,
graduating from Heppner
High School.
He then atten d ed
O regon State U niversity
in Corvallis. Following his
graduation from O regon
State University he became
an o fficer in the U nited
States Navy where he flew
helicopters during the early
Vietnam War. Follow ing
his Navy career Mr. Hayes
piloted commercial airliners
for Pan American Airways.
On June 30,1961 he
married Barbara Baker in
Pensacola, FL. The couple
has two sons, Jam es, W.
“Jay” and Loran S. The fam
ily moved from Medford to
Heppner in 1976.
Mr. Hayes coached
little league and w as a
4-H leader. He became an
avid golfer and served a
term on the Willow Creek
G o lf C o u rse B oard. He
also served on the Morrow
C ounty M useum Board.
His hobbies included hunt
ing, fishing, RVing, which
included being a member of
the Pendleton Rovin’ Elks,
and he enjoyed w atching
high school athletic events.
Survivors include:
his wife, Barbara o f Hep
pner; sons, James W. “Jay”
Hayes and his wife Diane
o f Marshall, MI and Loran
Hayes and his wife Cindy
o f Greenville, SC; grand
children, Jordan Hayes o f
Marshal, MI, and Hannah
Hayes and Sam Hayes o f
Greenville, SC.
A memorial service
for Mr. Hayes will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, October
30,2008 at the United Meth
odist Church in Heppner.
Memorial contribu
tions for those who wish
may be made to the Morrow
County Museum, PO Box
515, Heppner, Oregon or
to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health or Hospice, PO Box
9, Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Hubert Eugene
“Gene” Cole
H.E. “Gene” Cole,
84, formerly o f Heppner,
died Saturday, October 25,
2008, in Bryson City, NC.
He died following a long
battle with Parkinson’s Dis
ease.
He was bom on June
16, 1024 in Forney Creek,
Swain County, NC to John
and Emeline Woody Cole.
Mr. Cole honorably
served his country in the
United States Navy during
World War II on the escort
ship the USS Baker. Follow
ing his return from service,
he was filled with a sense of
Celebrate Heppner Christmas and
Customer Appreciation Day announced
Celebrate Heppner
C hristm as and C ustom er
Appreciation Day will be
held on Thursday, December
18. The Heppner Chamber is
planning lots o f fun and a
great community event.
The merchants
will be having their “open
house” so plan on coming
and stro llin g dow ntow n
Heppner during the day. The
evening events will kick off
at 6 p.m. with the annual
C hristm as Light Parade,
followed by the Community
Christmas Party, which will
be held at the Elks Lodge
from 6:30 - I p.m. The Elks
will be preparing a dinner of
beef stroganoff with salad
and French bread so plan on
“dining in” as a family; there
will be opportunities to have
pictures taken with Santa,
drawing for the winners of
the Chamber Christmas Bas
kets and “rewards cards”.
You can bring a “new toy”
and donate it the Elks for
their toy drive and receive
a $ 10 “rewards” card to go
in a special drawing.
Something new this
year will be the Christmas
“Rewards Card”. When you
shop at local merchants from
November 14 - December
18, you will receive “re
wards cards” for $10, $20,
$50, based on the amount
spent on merchandise. You
will collect all o f your “re
wards cards” and bring them
w ith you to the evening
event. You will be able to
place them in raffle boxes
for an opportunity to win
great prizes, donated by our
local merchants.
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
will begin adm inistering flu shots
to its established patients on
W ednesdays and Fridays during the
m onth o f November during
regular elinie hours,
O a.m. to 12 noon and
1:30 to 3 p.m. No
appointm ent needed.
W e will hill your
insuranee.
You must be present
to win so make sure you put
this fun filled evening on
your calendar and plan on
bringing your whole fam
ily and participating in a
great community Christmas
event.
adventure. In his words, he
always “wanted to see what
was over that next hill.” He
settled in O regon, where
he married Phyllis Madden
Cole.
He was a member
o f the Seventh Day Adven
tist Church o f Bryson City,
NC, the Veterans o f Foreign
W ars, and the A m erican
Legion.
Mr. Cole is survived
by: brothers John C. Cole of
Marion, NC, and Leonard
M. Cole of Bryson City, NC;
sister, Christine Cole Proc
tor o f Bryson City, NC; and
several nieces and nephew,
great nieces and nephews,
and great-great nieces and
nephews.
He w as p reced ed
in death by: his wife o f 32
years, Phyllis; twin sisters,
Stella Cole (who died in
infancy) and Elizabeth Cole
B radburn; and b ro th ers,
Robert Leon Cole and Ed
ward Keith Cole.
A graveside service
for Mr. Cole will be held at 2
p.m. Thursday, October 30,
at the Lexington Cemetery
in Lexington.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to Al
zheim er Sweet Thoughts,
PO Box 1381, Bryson City,
NC 28713 or to Seventh
Day Adventist Church, 19
West C arson St., Bryson
City, NC 26713 or to Laua-
da Cemetery Association,
Inc., 1166 Franklin Grove
Church Road, Bryson City,
NC 28713.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
local arrangements.
E. W. “Bill” Brinda
E. W. “Bill” Brinda,
69, form erly o f H eppner
died Monday, October
2008, at Willowbrook Ter
race in Pendleton.
A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m. on
N ovem ber 7, 2008 at the
Heppner Senior Center. A
complete obituary will ap
pear in next weeks Gazette
Times.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Senior Center
Menu
Christian Life Cen
ter church members will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, November 5. The menu
will include baked tilapia
with parmesan, rice pilaf,
green beans, fruit cocktails,
hot rolls, and chocolate pea
nut butter bars.
Artifactory Craft Fair to be
held in November
The Artifactory Craft Fair will be held on No
vember 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Senior
Center.
Tables will be reserved on a first paid, first served
basis. A table along the wall is $22 and a table in the center
is $20. The deadline to register is November 7.
Farewell and thank you
party to be held for Padbergs
A drop-in farewell and thank you will be held for
Archie and Jeanette Padberg on Saturday, November 8,
from 2-4 p.m. at the home o f Louis and Betty Carlson at
625 S. Chase Street in Heppner.
The party will be hosted by Bob and Aloha DeSpain
and Louis and Betty Carlson.
For more information call the DeSpains at 676-
5376 or the Carlsons at 676-5302.
lone School District Board Vacancy
Persons living within the boundaries of the lone
School District, interested in serving on the
lone School District Boards of Directors, please
submit a letter of interest by 5 p.m., November
5, 2008 to Karl Ostheller, P.O. Box 167, lone,
OR 97843. This position will run through June
30, 2009.