Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -- THREE
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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-
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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
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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.