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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -- THREE A View from the Hill Obituaries Beverly Ann Harris Beverly Ann Harris, of Heppner, 79, passed away on May 21, 2021 in Hep- pner. Beverly was born to Laverne and Victor Hilder- man in Roundup, Montana on May 22, 1941. After the couple divorced, she was adopted by her step- father, Herman Schmidt. The family made their home in Portland, Ore- gon where Bev graduated high school. It was there that she met her husband, Bobby Harris. The couple married on April 20, 1961 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in April of this year. Bob and Bev moved to the Ione area in 1978 when Bob began work on the construction of the Coal Fire Plant in Boardman. They moved to Hardman in 1980 and resided there until 2015 when Bob got sick, and they moved to Heppner to be closer to their kids. Bev worked at Wright’s Country Store at Ruggs until its closing. She then worked at Court Street Market and later at Coast to Coast Hardware until she retired. Bev loved crochet- ing, sewing, and quilting. Above all else though, she loved her family. She was a devoted wife, moth- er, grandmother and great grandmother. After her husband was diagnosed with dementia and she was no longer able to care for him at home, she made a weekly trip to Hermiston to visit him in long term care. She was most often accompanied by her great grandson, Jaime, who had a special place in her heart. Her passing will be felt deeply by many. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Bob- by Harris Sr, Hermiston, daughter Connie Harris of Gervais, daughter Shirley Harris of Heppner, son Bobby Harris Jr. (Senie) of Irrigon, son Gene Har- ris (Patty) of Heppner and daughter Candy Chick (Kevin) of Heppner, as well as 15 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchil- dren. She is also survived Terra Lee (Watts) Adams Terra Lee (Watts) Ad- ams, 59, of Heppner, died peacefully Saturday, June 5, 2021, after a long battle with ALS. She was born on June 7, 1961, in Oregon City to Callie Jacobsen and Howard Watts joining her two older brothers, Jon Watts and Donald Watts. Terra was raised and attended school at Port- land, Milwaukie, Spray and Scio, where she grad- uated from Jefferson High. On June 9, 1979, she mar- ried Tim Adams at Silver- ton, Oregon. They settled in Heppner where she did the accounting for the family-owned businesses while raising their chil- dren. After the children graduated from high school she worked for many years at the Bank of Eastern Or- egon in Heppner until her retirement. Terra was a de- voted "Nana" who loved spending time with her grandchildren and spoiling them. Terra is survived by her mother Callie, her two brothers Jon and Donald, her husband of 42 years, Tim Adams, their daugh- ter, Krista Rauch, and her husband Regee and their two children, Ryker and Kalia, and their son, Don- ald Adams, and his wife Shaina and their two chil- dren, Quinlan and Henry. Terra was preceded in death by her father How- ard Watts and her beloved horse Skeet, who is “hope- by her brother Gary of Milwaukie, OR. She was preceded in death by her parents Her- man and Laverne Schmidt and her brother Dean. A memorial graveside ser- vice will be held on June 18, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Ceme- tery. Memorial contribu- tions for those who wish can be made to Make- A-Wish, America Gift Processing, 1702 East Highland Ave., Suite 400 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeney- mortuary.com fully easier to catch in Heaven”. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to Pi- oneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeney- mortuary.com Lindsay John Kincaid Lindsay J. Kincaid, 83, of Ione died May 15, 2021, at Heppner. A pri- vate family service was held at High View Ceme- tery in Ione. He was born on Sep- tember 8, 1937, at Heppner to Harold Oliver and Ruby Louise Padberg Kincaid. He was raised and attend- ed grade school in Ione, then Ordinance Jr. High School in Hermiston and he graduated from Ione High School in 1956. He attended Eastern Oregon College and Oregon Tech- nical Institute. He served in the Air Force as a mili- tary policeman stationed at Mtn. Home Air Force Base in Idaho. On January 27, 1962, he married Diana May Wright who was teaching school in Heppner at the time. The couple raised two daughters, Margaret Louise and Mary Lucille. Lindsay farmed on the family ranch in Ione that was homesteaded in 1884 and later drove truck for a living. He coached the Ione Indian and Wil- low Creek All-Star Little League baseball teams. He also coached and started the first Morrow County Babe Ruth team. Lindsay was an avid local sports fan as well as a LA Rams fan since childhood. He volunteered his time driving the Ione sports bus to games, kept score for basketball and was on the chain gang for football. One of his favorite season- al traditions was dressing up as Santa Claus. He had a fondness for vintage trains and planes. Lindsay had a passion for collecting cars and traveling to car shows. He had fun play- ing chauffeur while taking people in his limousine to various events. Lindsay enjoyed his regular card games with friends in Ione and trips to the Wild Horse Casino in Pendleton. He was a mem- ber of the Willows Grange, Lions Club, American Le- gion, Three Rivers Cor- vette Club and was very Marion Cornett Green Marion Cornett Green, 88, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Heppner Masonic Cemetery on June 14 at 1 a.m. A reception will fol- low at the Gilliam and Bis- bee building. Marion was born on January 31, 1933, to Cor- nett and Florence (French) Green in Heppner, Ore- gon, where he was raised and graduated from high school in 1951. He lettered in football, basketball, and track, and enjoyed hunt- ing and fishing in the Blue Mountains. After turning down an appointment at the Naval Academy in An- napolis, he attended one year of college at Oregon State University. He then returned to Heppner and married Gwyneth Cox, with whom they had three boys. They later divorced and he married Marlys (Phelps) Phegley in 1974. The couple lived in Reed- sport until 1984 when they permanently moved to Pendleton. Marlys preced- ed him in death in 2014. After briefly selling life insurance and work- ing for Caterpillar after college, Marion became a loan officer with the Bank of Eastern Oregon in both Ione and Heppner, where he worked for many years before joining the Ore- gon Bank in Reedsport as a vice president in 1971. During his years in Reed- sport, he combined his banking career with com- mercial fishing for salm- on, timber harvest, and running a Christmas farm. Marion eventual- ly transferred to the Oregon Bank branch in Pendle- ton before buying Mack-Keating Jewelers in 1988, a business he ran Marion until his retire- Green ment. He was a member of the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce and a long-time chair for the St. Anthony Hospital board of trustees. Helping shepherd the con- struction of the new hospi- tal was one of his proudest accomplishments. Marion and Marlys at- tended the Peace Luther- an Church and were also members of the Kill Kare Club. They enjoyed at- tending functions at the Pendleton and Heppner Elks lodges and their an- nual trip to Hawai’i. Mar- ion also enjoyed fishing in Alaska, growing his own fruit and vegetables, stay- ing at the cabin he built at Penland Lake, and sharing mid-morning coffee with his friends at the Red Lion Motor Inn. In his final years he lived at Sun Ridge Retire- ment Community where he enjoyed the social environ- ment and chess matches. Survivors include his sons Gregory and wife Marcia of Ferndale, Wash- ington, Howard and wife Debbie of Portland, and Joel and his wife Christine of Spokane; grand- children Brandon Green and Lily Green; stepdaughters Beverly Crum of Ione, Wen- dy Carlson and her husband Ted of Lake Oswego, Becky Pheg- ley of Beaverton, and Marilyn Baertlein and her husband Bill of Tilla- mook; and brothers Ste- phen Green of Pendleton and James Green of Canby, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ruth Troyer. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the St. Anthony Hospital Hos- pice Program, 2801 St. An- thony Way, Pendleton, OR 97801. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeney- mortuary.com Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 active in the Elks Lodge #358 where he had served as Exalted Ruler. He is survived by his daughters, Mary of Lin- coln City and Margaret of Madras. His wife, Diana, preceded him in death as well as his brothers Roger, Ralph, and Lyle. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Heppner Elks 358 Foun- dation, PO Box ,494 Hep- pner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeney- mortuary.com. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM By Doris Brosnan Yesterday, the Resi- dents and Staff at Willow Creek Terrace focused on “a gloriously gleeful dis- play of things for which they were thankful.” This on “Upsy Daisy Day.” So, as each person was encour- aged to think of something, it was written on a flower and added to the “Grate- ful Garden” that spanned a dining room wall. Many June Days are designated for special at- tention, so the morning discussions do not lack for a variety of content.: Superman’s and Mari- lyn Monroe’s and Donald Duck’s and Garfield the Cat’s, and the Corvette’s birthdays may bring some chuckles, and some will bring back memories. Possibly the most im- portant day of the month, however, is June 20, “the longest day,” for the Alz- heimer’s Association notes that when one suffers from or has a loved one who suf- fers from the disease, “Ev- ery day is the longest day.” With some changes, the Terrace is bringing back its “Rocking the Longest Day” activity as a fundrais- er for the Alzheimer’s As- sociation. Since this year’s longest day coincides with Father’s Day, the Terrace will hold its fundraiser on Friday, the 18th. Residents will be invited to rock, and some business may have rockers on site for individ- uals to use as they choose to donate to the cause by adding to the amount that the Terrace will be send- ing to the association or by going on line to the Alz- heimer’s Association web site. The Residents will have from dawn to dusk to take turns in the rock- ers and share a BBQ lunch together. Anyone who do- nates to the “Team Willow Creek Terrace” will have an opportunity to win a raf- fle for a lawn rocking chair. Some state restrictions and the continued presence of Covid-19 precludes the Terrace from inviting non-residents to come to the Terrace to rock, but Administrator Nairns ex- plained that hopes for sup- port for this important re- search will continue to be strong this year. As news programs re- port the easing of social restrictions that have been in place because of the pandemic, some confusion can result, which is the case sometimes at the Ter- race. Freedoms at the as- sisted-living facilities are slower in coming from the State Department of Health Services, which insists that the facilities continue to follow the Covid-19 prin- ciples of infection preven- tion. Consequently, even though some visitors might find the instructions frus- trating, the facility must continue to screen visitors for temperatures and with possible-exposure ques- tions. (The Staff members must also be screened each time they report to work.) Masks must be worn in the facility, whether a person has been vaccinated or not. Hand-hygiene and social distancing continue to be stressed and monitored, with the distancing a part of any activity among the Residents. And, of course, the Staff makes certain that instructional signage is strategically displayed, constant cleaning of sur- faces and staff equipment continues, and testing of residents and staff is per- formed as required. “Pro- tection of loved ones” is the focus of the Terrace, notes Nairns, and these cautions must be evidenced by any state inspector who might “pop in” unannounced. If the principles are not being followed when this occurs, the facility can be fined $1500. Nairns estimated that these inspections have occurred about once a month throughout the pan- demic and continue. The morning discus- sion on the 24th will feature National Handshake Day and research that finds ten types of handshakes. But the absence of handshakes at the Terrace and changes in them that have resulted during the pandemic might result in a question of the handshake’s future. The Terrace’s land- scaping future seems to be secure, judging by the number of flowering plants that have been added to the pots and beds this spring. Ginger O’Brien, Myr- tle McMillan, and Rita Dezoete helped with the transplanting, and now everyone seems to enjoy the walk around the entire space because of the aro- mas, textures, and colors. Since two apartments remain available, maybe new neighbors will soon be joining in those walks, discussions, and activities, which everyone on the Hill would view as welcome additions.
