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I I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Febhiary 5,2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Raymond “Bud” Floyd Batty Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Hom e-Owned Weekly N ewspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 F-mail editor'll raptdserve net or davidurapidserse net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County, $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. 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 $5 per column inch Cost for 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 75 per column inch For Pubtic/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 Obituaries 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 written 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 Birth Announcement G a b rie l H u n te r O ’N eal— Caleb O 'N eal and Jolene Stensland of Heppner announce the birth o f a son, G a b rie l H u n te r O 'N e a l. G ab riel was born January 9, 2014; he weighed seven pounds, nine ounces and was 22 inches long. G ran d p aren ts a re D o n n a and Jason M aben o f Heppner, Doug and Gabriel Hunter O'Neal Debbie Romjue of Scappoose, OR, and Mark Stensland of Portland, OR. Morter named to U of O dean’s list Raymond “Bud” Floyd Batty, 97, o f H eppner, passed away at Willow Creek Terrace A ssisted Living Facility on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Services will be held at a later date this summer. Bud Batty was born December 9,1916 to Joseph Nelson and Jessie V. (Smith) Batty at Eightmile, OR. He attended grade school at the Eightmile School where his sister. Beulah, was his sixth grade teacher. He attended two years of high school in Klamath Falls, OR while living with his Uncle Ray and Aunt Bessie Smith Aubry. He graduated from Heppner High School. He enl i st ed in the Army and went into the Air Force, where he trained as a bombardier/navigator in a B-26 Marauder. He flew 54 missions over Europe with the 39 f51 Bomb Black Death Marauder Group in the 9th Air Force. During his tour o f duty, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying C ross, A ir Medal with eight Gold Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Badge, European Middle Eastern S e r v i c e Me d a l wi t h four Bronze Stars, and a Presidential Citation. He was married to Jessie Harriet Pointer March 23, 1944 at Lake Charles, LA. where he was stationed. After the war, they farmed at Kimberly, OR for several years until it appeared he would have to go back into the service during the Korean Conflict. He didn't have to go to Korea, so they went to Klamath Falls and farmed there for several Memorial Park in Heppner. years. They returned He is survived to Morrow County by numerous nieces, nephews and grand in 1968. nieces and nephews. He and Harriet Hi s w i f e , loved to travel in Harriet; three their RV. Bud spent b ro th ers, Lewis, time fishing and Ke n n e t h and hunting, and single- handedly and alone R a y m o n d Gilbert; and one bagged his last four “ Bud” Floyd s i s t e r , B e u l a h , Batty preceded him in point buck at age 80. death. Each summer Bud spent time in his vegetable Tax-deductible garden and was able to memorial donations may store potatoes and onions be made to Willow Creek for winter. Terrace Assisted Living Bud was a member of Facility, 400 Frank Gillam BPOE #358, The American Dr., Heppner, OR 97836. Online condolences Legion and the VFW. He was active in getting the to th e f a m i l y m a y Heppner Senior Center be m a d e at w w w . started and continued to lovelandfuneralchapel.com. be a part of the center. He Loveland Funeral Chapel of was involved in obtaining La Grande is in charge of and erecting the flagpole at arrangements. W. Ronald Becket Walter Ronald Becket, 66, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at his home near Seaside, OR following a long battle with cancer. At this time no service is planned. He was bom October 23, 1947 in Heppner to parent s Laur e nce and Fl or e nc e ( Be r g s t r o m) Becket. He grew up on the family farm, graduating from Heppner High School in 1965. After attending Blue Mount ai n Commu n i t y Col l e ge and Por t l and Community C ollege he w orked in the Portland area for a number of years before returning to Heppner Local Right to Life chapter to meet to farm the family farm. He loved to farm, hunt with his friends, and restore classic cars. He was an avid Seahawks fan, and would have loved to see their recent Super Bowl victory. Ron w as preced ed in death by: his parents, grandparents, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He is survived by: his son Tony, who currently resides in Japan; sister, Molly Rill o f Heppner; s p e c i a l f r i e n d , El l i e McManus of Seaside; and nephews, Lonnie, Leland and Dylan Rill of Portland. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice. Death Notice Sonja M. Smith—Sonja M. Smith, 71, of Heppner, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her home. She was born September 18, 1942 at Wieser, ID. A funeral service will be held Saturday, February 8, at 2 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner. Concluding service and burial will follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Gazette- Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. The Morrow County Chapter of the Oregon Right to Life will hold a meeting Monday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parish hall in B eth an y K a th le e n To qualify, a student Heppner. The public is invited to attend. For questions, Morter o f lone qualified mus t be an a d mi t t e d call 541-676-5975. for the 2013 f a l l ____ undergraduate and term dean’s list at complete at least 15 the U niversity o f credits for the term; Oregon in Eugene, 12 of the 15 credits th e u n i v e r s i t y must be g rad ed a n n o u n c e d las with a GPA of 3.75 week. or better. M orter was one o f 1,465 M orter, a junior in geological Bethany students named to Morter The shamrocks will be salad and homemade rolls, s c ie n c e s, is the the list out of a total moving over for an evening and a dessert choice of ice daughter of Ralph term enrollment of to be replaced by hearts cream or homemade bread and Anne Morter of lone. 20,808 and flowers as St. Patrick's pudding...reportedly from Parish hosts a romantic a “secret family recipe.” St. Valentine’s dinner on Cost is $17.50 per person, Thursday, Feb. 13, from $35 per couple. 6-8 p.m. While Valentine’s Day Yes, that’s Thursday, the is usually regarded as a The Eastern Oregon University Music Department day before St. Valentine’s romantic celebration for and Chamber Choir are bringing their winter extravaganza Day. Dinner coordinators couples, event coordinator of singing and dancing to Heppner this Sunday, Feb. 9, say they picked Thursday say their doors are open at 3 p.m. The performance will be held in the Heppner The theme of last week’s outing for the Arhuckle Nordic eveni ng so those who to all, with tabl es to Elementary School gym. Admission is by donation, and Ski Club was “Finally, new snow!” Ski participants said wanted a nice evening out accommodate anywhere all proceeds will benefit the school music programs in the five inches of new snow in the mountains was a pleasant wouldn’t have to choose from two to 10 people. change from the hard pack on which they had been skiing. between a romantic steak South Morrow County. Reservations a re n ’t The musicians at Eastern have been putting together Temperatures were in the 20s as the group of 10—and normal dinner and cheering on required—they say they winter performances for several years. This year’s event, dose of “ski dogs”—made the trek across Herren Meadow and children or grandchildren won’t turn anyone away— up the 750 road. The normal gathering of skiers was joined the “Then & Now Hit Shuffle,” may be their biggest last weekend by Ryan Bennett and Sandra VanLiew. Pictured; who play sports on Friday. but are r eques t e d for challenge yet. Though the Valentine’s planning purposes. Steve Brownfield leads the way during the outing, followed The production involves about 60 singers, dancers by Misty Bennett, Ryan Bennett, Molly Rhea, Terry Harper, dinner at St. Patrick’s has All money raised will and musicians. Heppner’s performance is part of a mini Sandra and Dan VanLiew, Kristi Crowell and Sherry Ewing. no known competit ion go toward updating the tour of Eastern Oregon, following three performances in -Contributed photo locally, planners say they St. Patrick’s parish hall, La Grande on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. aren't skimping on making which is used for many it a special evening. community events. The dinner, to be held in To reserve a spot or St. Patrick’s parish hall, will for more information, call feature steak, trimmings Kathy Fullmer at 541-676- such as a baked potato, 5064 and leave a message. A regular meeting of SWCD meeting include The next session of First Friday Friends of Jesus will the Morrow Soil & Water approval o f the January be held Friday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at All Saints Co n s e r v a t i o n District me e t i n g mi n u t e s and Episcopal Church. All children ages four to 12 are invited Board will meet Tuesday, annual meeting minutes; to a morning filled with Bible stories, crafts, games and This week’s lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber Feb. 11, at the Ag Service treasurer’s report; status of a free lunch. Newcomers are always welcome. More Center, 430 W Linden Way of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, funding agreements; staff information, call the Shared Ministry at 541-676-9970. in Heppner, beginning at Feb. 6, at noon. Attendees are asked to note that chamber reports; and partner reports. lunch meetings have been moved to the Heppner City 3:30 p.m., following a long- Two board positions Hall conference room. range planning session. representing the Boardman Cost of lunch is $10; Bucknum ’swill cater. Chamber HEPPNER ELKS 358 \ Time will be set aside at and Irrigon areas remain lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no 676-0181 "Where Fri etui* M e rt* 142 North Main the beginning of the meeting vacant. later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch. to receive comments from Meetings of Morrow the public. SWCD are open to the Agenda items for the public. Nothing like new Saint Patrick’s snow for local skiers church to hold Valentine dinner EOU ‘Hit Shuffle’ this Sunday First Friday Friends of Jesus this week Morrow SWCD board to meet Chamber lunch meeting LADIES NIGHT AY FEBHU4RT 6TH«j O inner: 6:00 pm NY Steak and * * ___ i_____ i Community lunch menu HOMEMADE P izza F eed ! D uring F ebruary 7 th M ustang B asketball G ames Games start at 3pm at HHS. Come cheer on your Mustangs & have a great meal v H osted by H e p p n e r’s 7th g ra d e class Willow Creek Baptist Church and high school volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include roast pork, mashed potatoes and gfavy, winter vegetable medley, spiced oranges, hot rolls, and dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Menu is subject to change. if you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U have a fam ily m em ber who suffers from gam bling addiction, Y O U can also receive F R E E treat m ent even if the g am bler is not receiving treatm ent. If you are a resident of M orrow County and you wish to take ad van tag e of the services ab o ve or d e sire m ore information, P lease call any of the following num bers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to talk: Bobby Harris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161 I » 1 » )
