TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
Clifford W. Green, 74,
of Heppner passed away on
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Sept. 5, 2017 at his home.
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Clifford W.
Heppner
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Green
H i g h
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1960.
He
attended
Oregon
for the obituary.
State
University
graduating
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in 1965. On Aug. 7, 1965,
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will
he married Lucinda “Cin-
be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10.
dy” Nelson in Springfield,
OR. The couple moved
to Athena, OR where he
Aspyn Jane Jones Erickson—Faith Jones and Saul taught Agriculture and Vo-
cational Education from
Erickson, Heppner,
1966 through 1969. It was
announce the birth
there that they began their
of a daughter, Aspyn
family; welcoming Da-
Jane Jones Erickson.
vid in 1966 and Kirsten in
Aspyn was born Sept.
1970.
11, 2017 at 2:53 p.m.
In 1973, the opportuni-
in Pendleton and
ty
to
return to his hometown
weighed 6 pounds,
of
Heppner
presented itself,
12 ounces and was 20
and
he
moved
with his
inches long.
young
family
to
purchase
Maternal grand-
the
family
business.
He
parents are Frank and
owned
and
operated
Hep-
Ann Jones, paternal
pner Garbage Disposal ser-
great-grandparents
vice for 11 years while pur-
are Mervin and
suing his love for leadership
DeAna Grubaugh.
and politics by serving on
the Heppner City Council
from 1976-1980, and later
serving as Heppner City
Mayor from 1981-1984. In
1984, he purchased the lo-
The Morrow County Historical Society will hold its cal hardware store, Coast to
next meeting on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Heppner Senior Coast, which later became
Center on Main Street from 2-4 p.m. The society is ask- Heppner Hardware, which
ing that everyone attend to ensure a quorum. For more he operated for 20 years
until his retirement.
information contact Dave DeMayo at 541-676-8017.
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Births
Historical Society to
meet
Fundraiser for HHS cross
country team to be held
Lorene A. Griffith
Clifford W. Green
He was passionate
about the town he loved,
and the people who lived
in it. This was evident in his
involvement and leadership
roles in numerous commu-
nity service as well as busi-
ness commerce promoting
organizations. He was ac-
tive in Heppner Economic
Development, Heppner
Chamber of Commerce,
Heppner Lions Club, Mor-
row County Agriculture
Museum, Willow Creek
Terrace Assisted Living,
as well as the local chapter
of I.O.O.F. This dedication
and service culminated in
the Lifetime Achievement
award being presented to
him in 2003 by the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce.
When not working and
volunteering, he enjoyed
hunting and spending time
at the family cabin with his
friends and family.
Survivors include
brothers, Lawrence Green
and his wife Robin of Sis-
ters, Tom Green and his
wife Claudean of Prinev-
ille, and a sister, Margaret
Green of Prineville; son,
David Green and his wife
Candy of Heppner; daugh-
ter, Kirsten Harrison and
her husband Travis of Lex-
ington; grandchildren, Brett
Harrison and his wife Jane
of Pendleton, Kyle Harrison
of La Grande, and Hannah
and Ally Green of Heppner,
as well as numerous nieces
and nephews. He was pre-
ceded in death by his par-
ents and brother-in-law.
The family is asking for
memorial contributions to
be made to the Cliff Green
Memorial Fund at Bank of
Eastern Oregon, PO Box
39, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements.
Joel Howard
Barnett
The Red Barn Fun Run, a fundraiser for the Heppner
Joel Howard Barnett,
High School cross country team will be held Oct. 7 at the
LDS Church on Tom Street and Highway 74, Lexington. aged 86, passed on to be
Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., with the race starting at with our Lord Jesus Christ
on Friday Sept. 22, 2017. A
8:30 a.m. Cost is $10 and tee shirts are $5.
funeral service will be held
on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11
a.m. at the Ione American
Legion Hall. Concluding
service and burial with
Military Honors will follow
at High View Cemetery in
Ione.
He passed quietly and
peacefully in home and
city of his birth, Ione, with
his eldest son, Randy and
two Hospice workers in
attendance.
He was the fourth child
of William Raymond and
Winnifred Esther Barnett.
He is survived by his
adult children: Randy Bar-
nett, Roger Barnett and
Jojean Anderson, and long-
time close lady friend Ellen
Taylor.
After completing High
School in Ione, Joel joined
the U.S. Navy to “See the
World”. While serving as
a Ships Fitter aboard the
U.S.S. Noble, his ship was
deployed as part of the Ar-
mada sailing to Inchon Har-
bor, Korea as the Armistice
was declared, qualifying
him as Korean War Veteran.
In the summer of 1969
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
Lorene A. Griffith, 85,
our beloved mother and
grandmother went to be
with the Lord Sept. 18,
2017 after a long battle
with Alzheimer disease. A
funeral service was held
Saturday Sept. 23, 2017
at the Ione Community
Church, concluding service
and internment was at the
Morgan Cemetery follow-
ing the service and dinner.
She was born In Jo-
seph, Oregon April 26,
1932 to father, Dorris Early
Mitchell and mother, Fran-
cis Crawford Parker. Both
sides of her family were
early pioneers to Oregon
coming by wagon train in
1851 to Oregon originally
settling in the Willamette
valley. Both families moved
from there to the Cove area
in Union County and then
settling in Wallowa County.
Her father was a renowned
horseman and horse trainer
pioneering gentle training
methods as opposed to
“breaking” horses as the
more common practice of
the day. Her mother Francis
was from a ranching family
at Heppner, Oregon and
went to Wallowa County
to teach at the Hurricane
Creek School near Joseph.
Lorene was an only
child, which was a miracle
because her mother was
not supposed to be able to
have a child. Lorene grew
up on the family ranch
on “The Divide” between
Little Sheep and Big Sheep
Creeks toward Imnaha.
She spent her early years
in Joseph attending school
there and hanging out with
cousins from the Mitchell
and Justice families. She
spent time riding horses
and tending to her animals.
She was involved with 4-H
through grade school and
high school, attending sum-
mer school and girls state
at Oregon State University.
She and her mother
moved to Heppner in 1945
after the untimely passing
of her father due to cancer.
They lived on the fam-
ily ranch belonging to her
grandparents Frank and
Gertrude Parker. She spent
time with her Hoskins and
Parker cousins. She attend-
ed Heppner High School
and graduated in 1950. She
attended Oregon State Uni-
versity on a Carl Raymond
Grey Scholarship.
She met George
Griffith through mutual
family friends and they
were married on May 19,
1951 at Heppner. The cou-
ple had a daughter Charlotte
Rose June 24, 1952, a son
Glen August 9, 1957 and
twin sons Grant and Elmer
on March 30, 1965 who
died at birth. George and
Lorene farmed at Morgan
on the Griffith property. In
1957 they bought a ranch
west of McDermott, NV
and ranched there for a few
years. They returned to Ione
and bought out the family
ranch where she lived un-
til moving to the Geneva
House care facility.
She was a devout
Joel achieved a lifelong
dream of living in either
Colorado or Alaska as he
and his family moved to
Juneau, AK.
While
in Ju-
neau, Joel
worked
briefly
at the lo-
cal Sears
Joel Howard
store, then Barnett
as a Boil-
erman on
the Alaska Marine Highway
Vessels, The TAKU and
The Matinuska. He was on-
board the Taku the night she
hit the rocks. That was quite
the experience for him as he
spoke of it and even painted
a picture of the “TAKU
ON THE ROCKS”. That
picture received certain ac-
claim in Juneau.
From there he went to
work for the Juneau Doug-
las School system as their
lead Boiler maintenance
man until his retirement.
He later moved to
Phoenix, AZ for the warm-
er climate. Seems he’d
had enough of the cold of
Alaska.
of living in the city of his
After a couple short birth, Ione.
term moves, Joel fulfilled
Joel was a man of faith
another long term desire and conviction, attending
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Christian and attended Hep-
pner Christian Church in
her younger years and Ione
United Church of Christ,
now Ione Community
Church
for last
40 some
years.
She was
always
involved
w i t h t h e Lorene A.
4-H pro- Griffith
gram and
was a 4-H leader for many
years. Her mother and her
daughter Charlotte lived in
Portland and she loved to
go there and take them on
trips to the beach and out
to dinner when she could
get away from the ranch.
Being a strong independent
woman she worked side by
side with her husband and
her son tending to the cattle
and helping out moving
farm equipment. It is be-
lieved she probably hauled
several million gallons of
water to the cattle with their
old water trucks. She fed
the family as well as harvest
crews and a long string of
hired men while tending
to the bookkeeping, the
banking, and keeping the
house. Lorene and George
were heavily involved with
Square Dancing for a num-
ber of years, working in
the state organizations and
helping to put on large festi-
vals. They had a great social
life through that and met
a lot of great people that
became longtime friends.
Lorene dearly loved
her grandchildren, Tracy
Griffith (Mund) and Jen-
ny Griffith (Turner) and
was able to spend time
watching them play sports
through grade school and
high school. She also got to
watch them rodeo through
Jr Rodeo, High School
Rodeo, and College Ro-
deo. She even traveled to
Fallon, NV to watch the
girls compete in the High
School International Finals
Rodeo. She always had a
smile and friendly greeting
for one and all. She was a
devoted and faithful friend
and the best mother and
grandmother.
She was preceded in
death by her parents Dor-
ris and Francis Mitchell
,twin sons Grant and Elmer,
daughter Charlotte , close
cousins Gayle Justice, Clara
Lee Justice (Lockhart) ,
and Melvin Justice.
She is survived by her
husband of 66 years George
Griffith, son and daughter-
in-law, Glen and Kelly
Griffith, granddaughters
Tracy Griffith (Mund) hus-
band Justin, Jenny Griffith
(Turner) husband Ricky and
great grandson Tate Sage
Turner. “She will be deeply
missed but we know she is
dancing in heaven with her
children and her folks.”
Memorial Contribu-
tions can be made to Gene-
va House 80580 S. Cabana
Rd. Hermiston, Oregon
97838. Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements.
the local churches faith-
fully, the Assembly of God
church in Heppner was his
longtime favorite.
Those wishing to make
a contribution in Joel’s
name, may make them to:
Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
PO Box 9, Heppner, Oregon
97836. They provided sup-
port and service to Joel and
his son Randy during his
final days.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements.
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