TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 6,2010
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Louis Leonard
Gilliam
liam served as Condon city
councilman, was a member
o f BPOE 1869, and was an
active member of St. John
Catholic Church.
He is survived by:
his wife; their four children;
eight grandchildren; and
10 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by
his brother Donald Gilliam
in 1981.
M em orial contri
butions may be made to St.
John Catholic Church, PO
Box 485, Condon, Oregon
97823.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Condon is in charge of
arrangements.
Louis Leonard Gil
liam, 92, o f Condon died
Friday, January 1, 2010
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Dewey Walter West
on Thursday, January 7, at
G T win not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author 's address and phone
Jr.,
a
longtime
resident and
St.
John
Catholic
Church.
number for use by the G T office. The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not
Louis Gilliam was former mayor of Boardman
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.
bom January 19, 1917 in died on December 23,2009
Heppner, the first o f two at his home in Boardman at
children bom to Leonard the age o f 88 years.
Dewey was bom on
and Claire Groshens G il
liam. L ou’s grandfather, May 9, 1921, in Arlington
Frank Gilliam was mayor to A lth e a
o f Heppner in 1903 when D e l w o r t h
U.S. Sen. Jeff M erkley: 310 SE Second Street, Suite nearly 250 people drowned W e th e re ll
105 Pendleton, OR, 97801; (541) 2 7 8 -1 1 2 9 ; W ash in the Heppner flood. His W e st a n d
ington D.C. Office -107 Russell Senate Office Build great, great uncle, C olo Dewey West
ing W ashington, D.C., 20510; (202) 2 2 4 -3 7 5 3 , Fax: nel Cornelius Gilliam, for Sr. He grad
(202) 228-3997. To contact Senator M erkley, go to whom Gilliam County is uated from
h ttp ://m e rk le y .s e n a te .g o v /, and click on "C ontact named, helped protect trav A r lin g to n
ele rs alo n g the O regon High School Dewey Walter
Jeff."
Trail after the W hitm an in 1 9 3 9 , West Jr.
Massacre.
and married
U.S. Sen. Ron W y d e n : Sac A n n e x B u ild in g , 105
Mr. Gilliam gradu Irm a Je a n
Fir St., No. 201 , La G rande, OR 9 7 8 5 0 ; (541) 9 6 2 -
ated from H eppner High “ Jeanne” B eeks on M ay
7 6 9 1 , e -m a il, k a th le e n _ c a th e y @ w y d e n .s e n a te ,
School in 1935. He later 22, 1942. He worked for
gov; (Kathleen Cathey, co m m u n ity representative);
g rad u ated from O regon the Union Pacific Railroad
717 H art Building, W ashington, D.C. 2 0 5 1 0 , (202)
State U n iv ersity w ith a in the young family’s years,
224-5244; Fax: (202) 2 28 -27 17. To con tact Senator degree in forestry in 1942. and later owned and oper
W yden, go to w w w .w yden.senate.gov, and click on That year he qualified for ated Boardman’s Chevron
"e-mail Ron".
Navy midshipman school station.
at C olum bia U niv ersity
Dewey served on
U.S. Rep. Greg W alden (2nd District): 843 E. M ain in New York City. Upon Boardm an’s City Council
St., Suite 400, M edford, OR 97504, (541) 776-4646, completion o f studies, he for nearly 5 decades. In
(800) 5 3 3 -3 3 0 3 ; 1404 L o n g w o rth O ffice Building, was commissioned an en 1963 Dewey was elected
W a s h in g to n , D.C. 2 0 5 1 5 , (2 0 2 ) 2 2 5 -6 7 3 0 ; Fax: sign and assigned to the mayor of Boardman and he
(202) 22 5 -5 7 7 4 . To e-m ail R epresentative W alden, School o f Communications continued to function in that
log on to his w ebsite at w w w .w alden.house.gov and in the United States Naval capacity until 1976. Mayor
Academy at Annapolis. He West facilitated the reloca
click on th e "contact me" link.
served on combat ships dur tion o f Boardm an’s town
ing World War II. In 1946 site to “higher ground” as
State:
Gov. Ted Kulongoski, 160 State Capitol, Salem OR he was placed on inactive the John D ay D am was
97310, (503) 378-3111; Fax: (503) 378-6827. E-mail: duty as lieutenant, senior com pleted and the Lake
grade, USNR, and returned Umatilla rose. When Mor
http://w w w .oregon.gov/G ov/contact_us.shtm l
to H eppner and em ploy row County schools joined
Sen. D a v id N e lso n , R -U m a tiila Co., D is tric t 29, ment with the U.S. Forest into on county-wide district,
Dewey served on the local
9 0 0 C ourt St. N.E., S-206, Salem , OR 9 7 3 0 1 , (503) Service.
school board, as Boardman
Mr.
Gilliam’s
war
9 8 6 -17 29; 1407 N.W. Horn, P endleto n, OR 9 7 8 0 1 ,
tim e rom ance w ith Jean and Irrigon high school
(5 4 1 ) 2 7 8 -1 3 9 6 . E -m ail: s e n .d a v id n e ls o n @ s ta te .
Marie Cline culminated in students consolidated to at
or.us.
marriage April 19, 1947, in tend Riverside High School
Syracuse, NY. The couple beginning in 1959.
Rep. Bob Jenson, R-Pendleton; District 58, 900 Court
moved to Heppner where
Several years ago
St. N.E., H -480, Salem , OR 9 7 3 01, (503) 9 8 6 -1 4 5 8 ; th eir first child, C heryl at a Port o f Morrow celebra
2 1 2 6 N.W . 21st St., P e n d le to n , OR 9 7 8 0 1 , (5 4 1 ) Jean, was bom in January tion Larry Lindsay stated “it
276-2707. E-mail: rep.bobjen-son@ state.or.us.
1948. Lou and Jean moved was the dreams, vision and
from Heppner to Condon dedication o f two men in
Rep. Greg Sm ith, R-M orrow, District 57, 900 Court in July 1948 when Lou was particular that changed the
St. N.E., H -280 , Salem , OR 9 7 3 0 1 , (503) 986 -1 4 5 7 ; transferred by the United course o f M orrow C oun
Fax: (5 0 3 ) 9 8 6 -1 6 6 9 ; P.O. Box 2 1 5 , H e p p n e r, OR States Department o f Ag ty history in 1959 that Dew
9 7 8 36, (541) 6 7 6 -5 1 5 4 . E-mail: sm ith.g.rep@ state. riculture to serve as work ey, Gar Swanson acted to
or.us.
unit conservationist in Gil establish a port for M or
liam County for the U.S. row County.” A “charter
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day; District 30, 900 Court Soil Conservation Service. member” of this endeavor,
St. N.E., S -223 Salem , OR 9 7 3 0 1 , (503) 9 8 6 -1 9 5 0 ; After moving to Condon, Dewey remained an active
7 5 0 W. M a in , Joh n D ay, OR 9 7 8 4 5 , (5 4 1 ) 5 7 5 - three more children were commissioner and partici
born: R ich ard L ouis in pant on the Port o f M or
2321. E-mail: ferrioli.sen@state.or.us.
1951, Mary Jane in 1952 row’s Board until 1977.
and
Juliann in 1957.
In the process o f
Rep. John E. Huffm an, R-The Dalles, District 59, 900
Mr.
Gilliam
retired
planning
for the to w n ’s
C o u rt St. N.E., H -4 7 6 Salem , OR 97301 (503) 98 6 -
relocation
and advocating
from
the
Soil
C
onserva
1459; P.O. Box 104, T he D alles, OR 9 7 0 5 8 , (5 4 1 )
tion
Service
in
June,
1974.
for
Boardm
an as a rural
298-5959; E-mail: rep.johnhuffm an@ state.or.us.
Before and after his retire community, Dewey became
ment, he was an avid hunter active in the League o f Or
and fisherman. He enjoyed egon Cities, a membership
The Red Hat Ladies will hold their monthly golfing, watching sports on lasting 45 years, culminat
no-host luncheon at noon on Thursday, January 28, at TV and traveling with Jean. ’ ing with Dewey’s election
Sweet Productions. You do not have to belong to Red M any wonderful trips to as president o f the League
Hats to attend.
the east coast and aboard o f Oregon Cities in 1972.
cruises ships were taken.
Dewey and Jeanne
He was a fixture at local West were owners and man
sporting events especially agers of Boardman’s Chev
taking pleasure in watching ron station for more than
his grandsons play. Mr. Gil- fifty years. In addition the
U.S.P.S 240-420
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Dewey Walter
West Jr.
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co-owned and operated the
C&D Drive In with in-laws,
Carroll and Shirley Dono
van from 1966 until 1978.
During this time the Wests
invested in property south
o f Boardman which Dewey
dubbed, “The Broken Rafter
Ranch.” In the late 1970s a
local horticulturalist, Ed
(F.E.) Glenn, joined with
Dewey and Vem Russell in
a partnership that came to
fruition under the label of
“L Casa De Vin.”
D e w ey lo s t h is
high school sw eetheart,
wife and mother o f his chil
dren, Larry and Dewena, in
1997, when Jeanne passed
away after a prolonged ill
ness. The following year, he
married Jeannette Long at
B oardm an’s C om m unity
Church.
O v e r th e y e a rs
D ew ey was honored by
numerous agencies and or
ganizations expressing ap
preciation for his commu
nity service: These include
the League o f Oregon Cit
ies, East Central Oregon’s
A ssociation o f Counties,
Boardman and H eppner’s
Cham bers o f Com m erce,
and the Port o f Morrow.
Dewey and Jeanne acted
as Parade Marshals for the
communities 4th o f July cel
ebration and were honored
as “Boardm an P ioneers”
in 1956. Dewey is listed
as a charter member o f the
H e rm is to n ’s #1845 B e
nevolent Protective Order
o f Elks. He enjoyed fishing,
traveling, and the coast.
Dewey is preceded
in death by: his parents;
his in-laws, Sam and Lela
Beeks; his w ives Jeanne
and Jeanette; by dear friends
and neighbors, Evelyn and
Ronald Black; and by cher
ished friends, John Walker
and Bill Gamer.
Dewey is survived
by: his son, Larry Dean
West, and w ife Carol o f
G resham ; h is dau g h ter,
D ew ena Rae B ates, and
husband Frank o f Board-
man; four grandchildren,
Shauna Rae Bates o f San
Diego, CA, Dewey Colin
West o f Gresham, Robert
Dawson Kaj West and wife
M ich elle o f S tev en so n ,
WA, and Morgann Alexan
dra Johansen and husband
Erik of Portland; one great
grandchild, Kaj Christian
Dawson West o f Stevenson,
WA; three sisters, Evelyn
Russell Locy ofThe Dalles,
Shirley Donovan of Board-
man, and Lois Hutson o f
Warrenton. Dewey is fur
ther survived by numerous
nieces, nephew s, friends
and relatives here in the
U nited States as well as
relatives in Denmark.
B ap tized July 2,
1933, at the M eth o d ist/
Episcopal Church in Pend
leton, Dew ey jo in e d the
local Comm unity Church
when his family first settled
in B o ard m an . A g ra v e
side service will be held
at Riverview Cemetery in
B oardm an on Saturday,
January 9, 2010 at 10:30
a.m. A celebration o f life
service for Dewey West Jr.
will follow on Saturday,
January 9, 2010 at 11 a.m.
at Boardman’s Community
Church with Joel Chavez
officiating.
Contributions hon
o rin g D e w e y ’s m em ory
can be m ade to Pioneer
M em orial H ospice, P.O.
Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836,
the B oardm an C o m m u
nity Church, P.O. Box 233,
Boardman, OR 97818, or
Boardman’s Senior Center,
P.O. Box 1062, Boardman,
OR 97818.
Bums Mortuary of
H erm iston, O regon is in
care o f arrangements.
Jackie Labhart
Jackie Labhart, 81,
passed away December 19,
2009, at the W illam ette
Lutheran Retirement Com
munity in Keizer.
Jackie was bom in
The Dalles on September 3,
1928, to Henry and Dorothy
Tetz.
J a c k ie g r a d u a t
ed from Pendleton High
School and
attended the
U n iv e rs ity
o f O regon.
She and Bill
lived in Hep
pner where
she was ac
tive in golf, Jackie
Labhart
PTA and the
A m e ric a n
L egion A uxiliary. They
moved to John Day in 1961
w here she and Bill were
founding members o f the
“Prospector” High School
B o o ste r C lub. She w as
active at the St. Thom as
Episcopal Church and in
all her children’s activities.
They moved to La Grande
in 1972 where she was an
avid golfer and an active
v o lu n teer at the G rande
Ronde Hospital.
J a c k ie a n d B ill
m oved to Salem in 1983
and settled in Salemtowne.
G olf and many volunteer
organizations were her pas
sion, including the Assis
tance League of Salem, the
Salem Hospital Auxiliary,
Mission Mill Museum As
sociation, St. Anne’s Guild,
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
and a Walton House vol
unteer.
Jackie was a natu
ral athlete who played ten
nis in college and excelled
at swimming and golf. She
possessed a beautiful talent
for decorating and a flair for
organizing and helping with
fundraisers and community
organizations. Jackie and
Bill traveled the world and
enjoyed the many cruises
they took, especially their
5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry c ru ise
with their children. They
fre q u e n tly talk e d about
the fact that they fulfilled
their “bucket list” and that
friends and family meant
everything to her.
Jackie is survived
by: her husband o f 61 years,
Bill; their three children,
C hris L ab h art and w ife
K ris o f John Day, M ark
Labhart and wife Melanie
o f Tillamook, and Laurie
Jaffe and husband Paul of
Hamburg, NJ; her brother,
Steve Tetz and his w ife
Carol o f W olf Creek; five
g ran d c h ild re n ; and five
great-grandchi ldren.
A private fam ily
memorial is planned. Me
morial contributions may
be made to the Willamette
Lutheran Home Founda
tion, P.O. Box 169, Salem,
OR 97308.
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