FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 5,2011
Obituaries
Glenn B. Coxen
Glenn Burl Coxen
passed away on December
23, 2010, of Parkinson’s
disease in Port Townsend,
WA.
Glenn was born in
Heppner to James and Edna
Coxen. Dur
ing his high
school years
he worked
on lo c a l
ranches, in
a saw mill, G|enn B
and traveled Coxen
to A laska
tw o su m
mers to work on bridge
construction. He was very
interested in photography
and built his own dark
room.
He graduated from
Heppner High School in
1947 and enrolled in pho
tography school in Port
land. In 1948 he enlisted
in the Air Force. He served
in the 3200,h Photographic
and M easurements and
Data Reduction Squadron
at Eglin Field in Florida.
His work focused on photo
theodolites for photograph
ing rocket trajectories and
radar jamming. Glenn de
veloped new methods for
using photo theodolites for
these applications. He was
discharged in 1952.
Glenn married his
high school sweetheart,
Maylis Johnson on June
10, 1951.
In 1955 Glenn be
gan working for the Oregon
State Department of Rev
enue as an appraiser. Dur
ing his work as an appraiser
he was invited to New York
University to present The
Oregon Position - The Use
of Industrial Profit and Loss
Data to Develpp Value. He
retired in June 1986 as the
Industrial Section Supervi
sor, Assessment and Ap
praisal Division.
While stationed in
Florida Glenn developed a
desire to 6wn a sailboat. In
1958 he built an 18’ pow
erboat which he used for
fishing across the Columbia
River Bar and discovered
his love of the San Juan
Islands. A 30’ Arthur Piver
design trimaran sailboat
was built in 1964. Many
family trips were made
on the Columbia River
and summers sailing in the
San Juan Islands. In 1974
Glenn began building a
Bruce Roberts 44’ ketch
in his back yard in Salem.
Glenn worked every eve
ning and weekends for 8
years, launching the Mariah
in 1982.
After retiring Glenn
and Maylis moved aboard
and sailed to La Paz where
they spent four years. They
returned to the Northwest
and sailed the waters for
another six years. Glenn
also sailed with friends to
Trinidad and Belize. Ma
riah was sold in 1996.
Glenn loved ad
venture. In 1988 Glenn
and Maylis bicycled and
camped in Sweden, Fin
land, Denmark, England,
Scotland, and The Neth
erlands. They rode 1800
miles over a 3 Vi month pe
riod. In 1997 they bicycled
and camped in France for
seven weeks.
Glenn and Maylis
settled in Port Hadlock in
2003, close to the ocean
Glenn so loved.
Glenn was preced
ed in death by his parents,
his brother Ferol, and his
sister Betty Hoyt.
He is survived by:
his wife of 59 years, May
lis; his daughter and son-in-
law Teri and Larry Braun of
Redmond; his son Michael
of Port Townsend, WA; his
son Richard of San Diego,
CA; his son and daughter-
in-law Larry Coxen and
Beth Perkins of Portland;
his son and daughter-in-law
Russell and Celeste Coxen
of Fall City, WA; ^g ran d
children, one great grand
child; and many nieces and
nephews.
Memorial services
for Glenn are scheduled
for 2 pm, Saturday, March
26, 2011, at the Evergreen
Coho SKP Community
Hall, 2401 Anderson Lake
Road, Chimicum, WA.
Contributions can
be made to the National
Parkinson Foundation.
Donald J. Dority
Donald J. Dority
passed away of a heart
attack at his home in Van
couver, WA on December
24, 2010. He was 66-years
old.
Don was born in
Ogallala, NE on February
25, 1944.
He was the
second of
eight chil
dren bom to
Mary Ber
nice (Peg)
and John
Dority. Don Donald J.
sp en t his Dority
childhood
years in Nyssa where ex
citement seemed to follow
him. After graduating from
high school he joined the
Army. Don was stationed
in Germany and later served
in Vietnam. After his hon
orable discharge from the
Army he traveled through
out Europe returning to
Oregon to attend Portland
Community College. He
married Joanne in 1974.
They moved to Hermiston
where they spent 20 years
running a fish market and
Dority Auto Sales. Don
served as President of Or
egon Independent Auto
Dealers Association for
three years. He raised and
trained mules, competing in
shows and rodeos. In 1998,
Don moved to Jackson
Hole, WY, began his jour
ney to recovery and joined
AA. In 2003 he settled in
Vancouver, WA where he
operated Dority’s Pressure
Washing until he retired. He
loved to meet his friends
at the coffee shop and talk
politics. Don was an avid
reader, outdoorsman and
bike rider.
Don inspired oth
ers to be the best they
could be and always tried
to make someone’s day
better. He was a story
teller and enjoyed making
people laugh or leaving
them wondering if the story
was really true. Don was
a wonderful grandpa who
loved having his grand
children for sleepovers and
taking them swimming. He
loved his family and took
great care to ensure their
happiness and well being.
He is survived by: his
daughters, Lindsey Dority
(Scott) and Molly Dority
(Monty); his stepson Russ
Rhode (Nancy); his best
friend Jerry Kush; his ex-
wife Joanne Dority; and
his five grandchildren. His
siblings include Jerry Dor
ity, Patrick Dority, Kath
leen Casey, Margret Dor
ity, Mary Ann Elguezabal,
and Anna Klug. He also
leaves behind many loving
friends as well as his nieces
and nephews who enjoyed
Uncle Donny’s spirit.
He was preceded in
death by his sister Patricia
Frender, his niece Roxanne
Dority and nephew Roger
Dority.
Don’s wishes were
to be cremated and have his
ashes spread in the Colum
bia River. The Celebration
of Life will be held on
Saturday, January 8, 2011
at 4 p.m. at Resurrection
Lutheran Church located at
1700 NE 132nd Ave, Port
land OR 97230. A Color
Guard Ceremony at Wil
lamette National Cemetery
will occur before the Cel
ebration of Life. Donations
can be made to the Make-A-
Wish Foundation.
Ruth Lillian
Green McCaleb
Ruth Lillian Green
McCaleb, 90, passed away
November 22, 2010, in
Gresham. A celebration of
the life will be held on Janu
ary 8,2011 at 11 a.m. at the
Powellhurst Baptist Church
in Portland.
Ruth was bom in
Heppner to Stephen Alex
ander (Alex) and Mattie
Belle Bryant Green. The
Greens came to Heppner as erly Louise in Heppner, all aboard the USS Beaumont,
newlyweds from Grayson before the couple moved to a weather observation ship,
patrolling in the North Pa
County, VA in 1907 after Portland in 1954.
cific.
After his discharge
After
the
youngest
Stephen had worked on
a sheep ranch in the area of the girls started school, in 1946, he became an
from 1903 to 1905 with his Ruth took a part-time job electronics maintenance
at an insurance agency. She technician in the Federal
uncle.
Ruth joined a grow was always home when the Aviation Agency.
Joseph m arried
ing family of one sister girls arrived home from
and three brothers. When school except for election Betty Jean Lovgren on
Ruth was five year old she days when she served as a September 15,1950 in Ket-
prayed for a little sister and precinct worker. Later, she chikan, AK. His 34 year
received Eva Louise who worked as a secretary for career with the FAA took
would round out the family the Portland Public Schools. Betty and him from Annett
to include six children.
After her retirement in 1988 Island, AK, to Las Vegas,
The Green family she and Omer spent the next NV, to Salt Lake City, UT
survived much loss while years traveling, writing, to Yreka, CA, and finally
Ruth was growing up in gardening and supporting to The Dalles where he
cluding the family ranch worthwhile organizations. retired.
He was very ac
during the Great Depres They were charter members
sion. In her own words, and supporters of the David tive in the Benevolent and
Ruth wrote of her parents, Douglas Historical Society Protective Order of Elks
“We were not deprived or and Trinity Bible Church. and was a founding charter
downtrodden. With a strong They supported the origina member of the chapter in
faith in the Lord Jesus, they tion of the Morrow County Yreka, CA. Joseph had a
met adversity expecting Agricultural Museum with lifelong passion for gather
to find a proper solution. a contribution to the Green ing genealogical informa
tion about the Way family
They lived responsibly and Family mural.
provided for their own with
R uth’s life was and could be found at the
an attitude of diligence framed by family, a talent annual family reunions fill
and honesty. Their lives for writing, garden land ing out his forms document
were well invested and the scaping, oil painting, and ing newborns, marriages,
wealth they left their chil her love for the Word of and any changes that took
dren was in the values they God. On Ruth’s last day, place in the family during
instilled and the example before taking a nap, she the year. He never knew
enjoyed listening to a book a stranger, loved talking,
they set.”
Ruth suffered from about the 23rd Psalm. She and joking with anyone,
polio in 1925 including always had time to listen and many times could be
illness and extreme pain to the Bible and loved to heard rooting for both sides
which left her legs crippled discuss how faithful God while watching many of his
granddaughter’s athletic
and feet twisted. She had had been to her.
Ruth missed her contests.
to relearn to walk. She
was separated from her brothers, sisters, in-laws,
He is survived by:
family when she was sent and especially her parents, his wife Betty; his son,
to the Shriner’s Hospital husband, and best friend Dane and his wife Darlene
for Crippled Children in Kathryn Hoskins who had of The Dalles; his daughter,
Portland. She would return all gone on before. It was Janna and her husband Ran
to the hospital in 1933 for her desire to be in heaven dy Thorp of Corvallis; his
a second surgery which with the people she loved granddaughters and their
made it possible for her and missed so much. Survi families, Karissa and Eric
to walk with only a limp. vors include: her daughters Hamm of The Dalles, and
That “Green” determina and spouses Mary E. and Elizabeth and Christopher
tion stayed with her for the Roger Welliver of St. Hel Wheeler of Fairbanks, AK;
next eight decades as she ens, Barbara K. and Tom his great granddaughters,
eventually came to need a Coon of Junction City, and Drew, Lillian and Jose
leg brace, a cane, and finally Beverly L. Tobias of Port phine; two living brothers,
a walker. She continued to land; seven grandchildren; Marvin of Stanfield and
walk until the day the Lord seven great-grandchildren; Asa of Sandy; and many
called her home. It wasn’t cousin Howard Bryant of nieces and nephews living
easy, but she exercised reg Heppner; and sister-in-law all around the world.
ularly and refused to give in Betty McCaleb of Idaho.
, He was preceded in
Memorial contri death by his older brother
to pain or discomfort. Ruth
butions may be made to the Stanley; three older sisters,
was an over-comer.
In 1944, Ruth trav Morrow County Agricultur June Field, Maxine Harsh-
eled by train to Oklahoma al Museum do Larry Mills, man, and Zelma McDaniel;
to marry her sweetheart, PO Box 515, Heppner, OR and two younger brothers
Claude and Kenneth.
(Heppner native Omer K. 97836.
A viewing will be
McCaleb), who had been Joseph Daniel
held, Wednesday, January
drafted into the Army Air
5, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. at
Corps at the outset of the Way
Joseph Daniel Way, Spencer, Libby and Powell
United States entry into
WWII. They married on 87, a resident of The Dalles, Funeral Home.
Graveside services
May 18, 1944. They were passed away at his home on
married for exactly 65 years Saturday, January 1, 2011. will be held on Thursday,
He was born in January 6, at 1 p.m. at Lex
and one month when Omer
passed away on June 18, Echo on December 31, ington Cemetery in Lexing
1923, the fifth of 10 chil ton. Everyone is invited to
2009.
Ruth and Omer dren, to Daniel Joseph Way join the family for a short
raised three daughters in and Iva Elsa (Vinson) Way. gathering at the Heppner
Portland where they lived He grew up in Eastern Or Elks Lodge, 142 N. Main
for 50 years before mov egon and graduated from Street, Heppner, OR.
In lieu of flowers
ing to Gresham to an as high school in Lexington.
Joseph proudly memorial contributions
sisted living apartment.
Mary Elizabeth was bom served in the United States may be made to the Salva
in Corvallis, Barbara Kay Navy during World War tion Army or a Veterans’
in North Bend, and Bev II as Radioman 2nd Class charity of your choice.
“Age of the Earth” First Friday Friends
seminar to be held of Jesus to be held
The arrival o f a
Heppner Christian Church will host “Age of the new month means that it’s
Earth” seminar January 9 and 16 at 6 p.m.
time for another session of
The video seminars by Creation Science Evan “First Friday Friends of Je
gelism will answer various questions including how the sus,” a morning filled with
age of the earth is calculated.
Bible stories, games, songs
and crafts. All children in
the community, ages four
through sixth grade, are in
vited to attend even if they
haven’t been able to attend
prior sessions.
This month’s ses
sion of First Friday will be
held at the usual time and
place: at All Saints Episco
pal Church on Friday, Janu
ary 7, beginning at 8 a.m.
and concluding at noon. A
free lunch is included, and
there is no cost to attend.
For more informa
tion, call the church office
at 541-676-9970.
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