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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Gordon Jack Fulton
Gordon Jack “Bud” remainder of his life.
Fulton passed away Friday,
After a short time living
Jan. 18 in Brownsville, in Payette, ID, Bud moved
TX at the age of 82.
“down the canyon”
Bud was born July
on the Brownlee
21, 1936 in Verno-
Reservoir near
nia, OR to Thomas
Huntington, where
William Fulton and
he would spend the
Gladys Jewell “Judy”
rest of his life. He
(Smith) Fulton. He
loved to fish and if
was raised in Vernonia
possible he would
and attended Vernonia Gordon Jack fish daily. His best
High School where he Fulton
days were spent
played basketball.
fishing. He could
In 1955, he joined the filet a fish perfectly, with
U.S. Army and served four no bones to be found. Bud
years with the 95 th Engineer traveled south for the win-
Company in Germany as ters and would explore
a cook and baker. While throughout Mexico and
in the Army he received meet friends who were
his GED. Upon his return vacationing there. In his
from the Army in October later years he stayed in
1958, after an honorable Brownsville, TX where he
discharge, he began work- made many friends. Bud at-
ing for Kinzua Corporation tended two Army reunions
in Kinzua and continued back east and enjoyed those
working there until the trips very much. He loved
mill closed in 1978. While to travel by train, but never
working at Kinzua Lumber used a sleeper.
Company, he was an officer
Bud was an avid sports
of the Lumberman’s Union fan, especially college and
and traveled to San Francis- NFL football. He liked to
co and Chicago to represent hunt, he never missed a
the union.
garage sale and he had a
He played on an adult huge collection of marbles.
basketball league while at When he visited Mexico he
Kinzua. Over the years, always brought along bas-
he lived in Kinzua, Fossil ketball nets for the hoops
and Condon. Bud married which thrilled the children.
Rollene Walter in Septem- Bud was a good cook and
ber 1961 and they had one made angel biscuits that
daughter, Sandra Lynn. melted in your mouth. He
They later divorced. After had a feisty disposition,
Kinzua Corp. closed and was stubborn and indepen-
the community dismantled, dent and never complained
Bud relocated to Burns about his health. He could
where he worked for Ed- sharpen a knife like no other
ward Hines Lumber Corpo- and he played a smart hand
ration as a saw filer until he of pinochle.
retired in 1996. The metal
He was proud of his
saw fibers/shavings took grandsons, visiting them
a toll on his lungs and he during the holidays before
suffered from commercial his travels south. He loved
(industrial) asthma for the watching their sporting
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Obituaries
Barbara Ellen
Anderson
Barbara Ellen Blood- ferent cultures, learning
sworth Anderson passed new languages and cus-
toms, cultivating new
away peacefully
friendships, enter-
surrounded by her
taining business and
family on Jan. 12
family acquaintances
at home in Sisters,
and the day to day
OR after a valiant
challenge of shopping
struggle with can-
in foreign markets
cer. Barbara was
born on Feb. 23, Barbara Ellen and cooking delicious
Anderson
and healthy meals for
1949 in Heppner
her family. While do-
to James and La-
vonne Bloodsworth and ing all these things well,
was raised on their ranch Barbara also took time to
learn Mahjong and card
near Lexington.
As a child Barbara games like bridge, which
was active in 4-H, win- she played with friends in
ning many awards showing various countries over time.
Since returning state-
her dairy animals. Barba-
ra loved riding her horse side to live, Barbara spent
Cindy, racing home from much of her time with
school to saddle up and her grown children and
ride until evening. She was grandchildren and loved
chosen as a Morrow County gardening, bird watching
Fair and Rodeo Princess in and travelling. She ob-
1966. During high school tained a Certified Wildlife
Barbara was a cheerlead- Habitat designation for
er, member of the Future their Camano Island, WA
Homemakers of America home. Barbara and David
(FHA), National Honor traveled to Hawaii, Costa
Society, Girls League, Drill Rica, Panama, Iceland,
Team, the FBLA and was Italy, Spain, France, Malta
active in the Heppner Mus- and many places around the
northwest.
tang Pep Club.
Barbara is survived by
Barbara and David
were married in Heppner her husband David Ander-
on Feb. 5, 1967. Their son of 51 years of marriage;
daughter Katrina was born daughters, Katrina Fountain
there and daughter Annissa (Rob, Jon Paul, Anne Ma-
arrived the following year rie) of Kirkland, WA and
when the couple lived in Annissa Anderson (Karl
Albany, OR where David and Bjorn) of Sisters, OR
attended and graduated and son, Severn Anderson
from Oregon State Univer- (Heather, Logan, Orion)
sity in Corvallis. Barbara’s of Bend, OR; mother, La-
life of world travel began vonne (Bloodsworth) Mor-
when the couple joined ford of Redmond, OR and
the Peace Corps in 1971. brother, Jim Bloodsworth
They moved to Iran for a (Carlita) of Prosser, WA
year with their two young and Heppner. She was pre-
daughters. David’s career ceded in death by her father
then took them to many lo- James E. Bloodsworth of
cales over 40 years, includ- Lexington and sister Denise
ing Thailand, Philippines (Bloodsworth) Rands of
(where son Severn was Crooked River Ranch, OR.
Per her wishes, a pri-
born), Dominican Repub-
lic, Costa Rica, Ecuador, vate memorial service with
Brazil, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, close friends and family
USA, Hong Kong, Indo- will be held in spring at
nesia, and Albania before their home in Sisters, OR,
settling in Camano Island, amid the ponderosa pine
WA prior to their move to trees, mountain views and
landscaped gardens that she
Sisters, OR in 2017.
As an expatriate who loved so dearly and where
moved often, Barbara’s her ashes will be interred.
life was full of challenging Those wishing may make a
logistics including find- donation in Barbara’s mem-
ing suitable housing and ory to St. Charles Cancer
schools, navigating how Center, 2500 NE Neff Rd.,
to raise a family in dif- Bend, OR 97701.
events and was proud of
their accomplishments. He
was very humble, a good
story teller and could easily
make people laugh. He’d
tell you he couldn’t go
online, the only line he had
was a clothesline.
He is survived by his
daughter, Sandra Lynn Ful-
ton Goebel of Klamath
Falls; grandsons, Austin
Goebel and his wife Ton-
ja of Arkansas and Alden
Goebel of Klamath Falls;
brothers, Bill Fulton of
Burns and Richard Ful-
ton; half-sister, Judy Ann
(Wayne) Davis of Heppner;
Betty Lou Curnutt
Former Heppner res- for several years. She also
ident Betty Lou Curnutt, enjoyed gardening and cro-
88, of Hermiston, died cheting. After retiring she
Wednesday, Jan. 30
moved to Umatilla,
at Richland, WA. At
Woodburn and Cal-
her request no service
ifornia before set-
will be held.
tling in Hermiston.
She was born
Survivors in-
Nov. 20, 1930 at Fair-
clude her daughter,
fax, OK the daughter
Karen McMurry
Lou
of Homer and Eva Betty
of Umatilla; sons;
Curnutt
Benge Schell. Betty
Keith Curnutt of
was raised and attend-
Irrigon, Ray Cur-
ed school in Fossil, which nutt of Pierce, ID, Kevin
is where she met Harold Curnutt of Murrieta, CA; 10
Curnutt. The couple mar- grandchildren; nine great
ried at Bonners Ferry, ID in grandchildren; three sisters
October of 1948. They lived and two brothers. She was
in various places before preceded in death by her
moving to Heppner in 1960 parents and three brothers.
where they raised four chil-
Memorial contributions
dren. They later divorced. may be made to Pioneer
Betty worked as a Cer- Memorial Hospital, PO
tified Nurse’s Aide at Pio- Box 9, Heppner, Oregon
neer Memorial Hospital and 97836. The online condo-
was also a dedicated volun- lence book is available at
teer to the EMT Program. www.sweeneymortuary.
She was a big baseball fan com.
and coached a softball team
Judith (Paine)
Shannon
Judith “Judy” (Paine) met in Heppner in the 1950s
Shannon, of Everett, WA and married in 1962. They
passed away early Saturday had two children, Nancy
morning, Jan. 26. She was and Shawn Paine.
born July 14, 1942 in Nor-
Judy was preceded in
folk, VA to William
death by her parents,
Shannon Cochell
William Shannon
of Heppner who
Cochell and Virginia
was serving in the
(Cochell) Wilkinson
Navy during WWII
and the love of her
and Virginia Dean
life, Richard Paine.
Cochell. Her early Judith
She was also pre-de-
years were spent in (Paine)
ceased by her step-fa-
Heppner and then Shannon
ther, Dick Wilkinson.
on Willow Creek
Survivors in-
at Wilkinson Ranch after clude her daughter, Nancy
her father’s death in 1949. Paine of Marysville, WA;
Judy graduated from Hep- Nancy’s children, Jessica
pner High School in 1960 (Michael) Lineman with
and then attended Pacific Judy’s great-grandchild on
University, Columbia Basin the way, Logan Baker and
College and Marylhurst Dylan Shalan; son, Shawn
College.
Paine (Nuala) of Crofton,
Judy, from an early age MD and their children,
loved to read, write poetry, Jack and Emily; sister, Pam
draw, paint, play the piano (Mark) Wunderlich of Hep-
and sing. She was a pro- pner; niece, Angela (Mike)
lific poet and had a poetry Elliott and grandnephew,
collection published called Ian of Oceanside, CA; aunt
The Lizard King. She sang Shirley Ruggs of Heppner
in the Heppner Methodist and several cousins across
Church choir growing up the U.S.
and she lent her voice to a
Memorial contributions
high school trio. She loved may be made to the charity
horses and was a member of of your choice. A celebra-
the Morrow County Rodeo tion of life will be planned
Court as princess in 1959. for spring or early summer
She later co-owned a horse and will be announced. The
ranch in Harrison, ID with online condolence book is
numerous nieces and neph- her husband Richard. She available at www.sweeney-
ews and many dear friends, and Richard Paine, a cow- mortuary.com.
including special friends boy on Wilkinson Ranch
Mark Daniels of Klamath
Falls, Robert Misener of
Fossil, Fred Beckley of
Thursday, Feb. 7, Hep- noon to 1 p.m.. Willow
Eugene and Jorge Portugal
of Brownsville, TX. He pner Chamber’s Annual Creek Valley Economic
was preceded in death by Town and Country Com- Development Group hosted
his parents, Tom Fulton munity Awards event to be Annual Luncheon in the
and Judy Hampton; sis- held at the Morrow County Senior Center dining room.
ters, Mary Lou LaGore and Fairgrounds beginning at There will be an update on
Jackie Williams; half-broth- 6 p.m. The theme for the the projects that Willow
ers, Troy Carey, Doug Car- event will be “An Evening Creek Valley Economic
With the Stars.” Gateway Development Group has
ey and Butch Carey.
Interment will be ar- Café will serve prime rib been working on along with
ranged by his family at a with au jus, creamy garlic plans for the future. Alvin
mashed potatoes, green Liu of Gateway Café will
later date.
beans in garlic sauce, gar- cater the lunch of home-
den fresh salad, dessert and made BBQ ribs, baked
a beverage at 6:30 p.m. A no beans, potato salad and
host bar will be offered by dessert. RSVP is required.
Bucknum’s beginning at 6 Contact the chamber office
p.m. Contact the chamber at 541-676-5536 or hep-
at 541-676-5536 for tickets. pnerchamber@centurytel.
Thursday, Feb. 28 from net.
Chamber Chatter
Deputy involved in
single vehicle
accident
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reported
that a sheriff’s office vehi-
cle was involved in a single
car accident on Bombing
Range Road near milepost
13 on Jan. 29. According
to Oregon State Police re-
cords, Deputy Lance Bose,
25, was traveling north-
bound when he crossed the
southbound lanes, left the
roadway and hit a power
pole. The vehicle rolled and
landed on its top.
Oregon State Police
reported Bose was on duty
and was driving within a
reasonable speed. They are
not sure, but they think Bose
may have fallen asleep. He
will be cited for failure to
drive within a lane.
The deputy was taken
by ambulance to Good
Shepherd Hospital for eval-
uation of minor injuries and
has since been released.
Sheriff Matlack reports that
Oregon State Police will be
conducting the traffic crash
investigation.
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