TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 30 , 2022 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing 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. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor ..................................................................................................................Advertising 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 $5.25 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 $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested 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). 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Giving trees go up in Heppner Opportunities to give at Market Fresh, Les Schwab The Neighborhood Center Giving Tree is up and ready for sharing at Heppner Market Fresh. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo South Morrow County residents will have plenty of opportunities to share Christmas cheer with those in need this holiday season. Two of those ways are in the shape of giving trees locat- ed at Heppner Market Fresh and Heppner Les Schwab. This is the third year for the giving tree at Heppner Les Schwab. While many Les Schwab locations par- ticipate in toy drives, the Heppner branch partners with the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide Christmas gifts for children in foster care in the county. Those wishing to provide a gift or two can pick a tag off the tree and then return the unwrapped gift to Les Schwab. DHS staff will collect the gifts, wrap them, and distribute them to foster children in Morrow County. The yearly Neighbor- hood Center Giving Tree is located again at Heppner Market Fresh. The tree is decorated with tags specify- ing a name, age and wished- for item. Patrons can pick a tag off the tree, purchase the item and return it un- wrapped to the Neighbor- hood Center by Friday, Dec. 16. Neighborhood Center volunteers will wrap the gifts and get them to the families by Christmas. Obituaries Billy Eugene Gentry Billy Eugene Gentry passed away peacefully, s u r - rounded by his fami - l y, o n Nov. 24, 2022, in Heppner. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m., Dec. 7, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Billy was born on Sept. 29, 1929, in Ava, MO to Or- ville “Cotton” Gentry and Allie Sibyl Shipps Gentry. During the Depression, he and his family made their way to Oregon. At 10 years old, Billy went to work to help support his family, and his example of hard work continues to be passed through generations of his family. As a young man, Billy took up boxing as a hobby and, in 1948, earned a spot at The Oregon Gold- en Gloves, weighing in at just 112 pounds. Also in 1948, Billy met the love of his life, Patty Healy, in Heppner, and they were married on June 21, 1951, in Santa Maria, CA. After their wedding, Billy served in the Korean War for the US Army as part of the 16 th Signal Operations Battalion. In 1949, Billy began his 42-year career for Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, where he began as a pole digger. Billy was responsi- ble for setting the first pow- er pole in Morrow County and loved telling stories about his involvement ini- tiating power to many of the farms throughout the county. Billy worked his way through the ranks and retired in 1991 as the Line Superintendent. Billy and Patty raised their family of four in Hep- pner and spent their lives very involved in the Hep- pner community. He was a lifetime member of the Elk’s BPOE #358, a mem- ber of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and a member of the American Legion Post 0087. Billy had many achieve- ments over his lifetime. To name a few, in 2018, he was awarded the Heppner Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, he was honored to be the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo’s Grand Marshal, and he attended the Unit- ed States Military Honor Flight in 2021. Billy loved attending sporting events, going for drives, shuttling his grand- children and great-grand- children to and from all of their activities, taking regular trips with his family to the Oregon Coast and Wallowa Lake, and telling stories to any listening ear. Billy is preceded in death by his parents, Cot- ton and Allie Gentry; his brother, Jack Gentry; and his wife, Patty Gentry. He is survived by his four children, Judy Town- er (Earl), Janet Greenup (Greg), Jerry Gentry (Terri), and Jackie Ansotegui (Dar- win); 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grand- children. The family asks that you consider memorial con- tributions to the Heppner Elks BPOE #3358, PO Box 494, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar- rangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeneymortuary. com. Lyle Allen Peck, Sr. Lyle Allen Peck, Sr. passed away on Nov. 21, 2022, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep - pner while surround- ed by his family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Lyle had celebrated his 90 th birthday on Nov. 18. Lyle was the third of 10 children born to Henry and Josie (Rowell) Peck. He at- tended school in Lexington and Hermiston and graduat- ed from Heppner in 1951. He shared many memories of playing football during his high school years. Lyle met the love of his life, Virginia Allstott, when Virginia’s brother brought Lyle home to meet the fam- ily. They were married on Oct. 5, 1952, in Heppner. Lyle and Virginia had five children—Allen, Debbie, Stephen, Teresa and Den- nis. They recently celebrat- ed 70 years together. Lyle continued in the farming footsteps of his grandfather Burton Peck and father Henry Peck when he went to work for Allen Tom in Rufus. Lyle started out on his own by leasing farmland from Lester Cox, Dee and Getta Cox, Marcel Jones and John Ledbetter. At one time Lyle farmed a total of 18 square miles. While farming, Lyle served his community in many capacities. He was Director of the Heppner Rural Fire Protection Dis- trict for 31 years, served on the Morrow County Grain Growers Board of Direc- tors, was Master of the Lex- ington Grange, Secretary of the Lexington Odd Fellows Lodge, a member of the Oregon Wheat League, and a member of the Heppner Elks Lodge BPOE # 358. Lyle loved fishing and hunting. He especially loved elk hunting, having many successful seasons. If you met Lyle out hunting, you knew there were elk in the area. Lyle loved his family, enjoying family gatherings. He was a regular spectator at his kids’ and grandchil- dren’s sporting events. He played a mean game of Phase 10, pinochle and too many card games to name. Lyle was a kind and giving man who loved to visit. Lyle is survived by his wife, Virginia; his five chil- dren, Lyle Allen Jr, Debbie Van Cleave (Randy), Ste- phen (Camille), Teresa Kel- lison (Gayland), and Dennis (Debbie); 10 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; and siblings Richard, Burt, Bill, Marti and Raymond. He was preceded in death by his parents; broth- ers Ron and Jimmie; and sisters Dorothy and Jea- nette. Memorial donations can be made to Morrow County Health District, Pioneer Memorial Hospital, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 or Heppner Rural Fire Protection District, PO Box 743, Heppner, OR 97836. Betty Ann Burns Betty Ann Burns, 72, of Ione, passed away on Mon- day, Nov. 21, 2022. She was a lov - ing wife, mother and sister. A grave- side ser- vice will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the High View Cemetery in Ione. She was born on June 22, 1950, in Maywood, CA, the daughter of Denzil and Laura Keith Lindsey. Betty passionately fol- lowed her grandchildren as they participated in sports, livestock events and school activities, bragging about them to her friends and on social media whenever she got a chance. She loved her family and friends, and enjoyed singing, dancing and play- ing the piano. Betty had fun traveling to car shows with her husband, where they ex- hibited their cars and social- ized with their friends. She organized the Ione car show on the Fourth of July, work- ing year-round to sign up sponsors and secure awards for the exhibitors. Another great passion was golf; Betty loved to golf with her friends at Willow Creek Country Club, and also en- joyed traveling around the region competing. Betty is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Loyal; a son, Loyal Burns III and his wife Deborah; daughter, Mariah Shandy and her husband Mark; a sis- ter, Patricia Tucker and her husband Darrell; nephew Timothy Rickman and his wife Kimberly; four grand- children, LR Burns, Jacob Shandy, Dylan Shandy, Shaylyn Thompson; and two great-grandsons, Isaiah and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, William Lindsey. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospice, PO Box 9, Heppner OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar- rangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeneymortuary. com. FREE PICKUP Bagged clean leaves NO WALNUT Leave message at (541) 989-8117 with phone number & address Will pick up at curb We will be closed on December 8th My Husband has a Doctor’s Appt at OHSU. Just a reminder, it is always better to place an order for donuts ahead of time or you may not get any. Morrow County Foster Children Gift Drive C ome take a tag from our g iving t ree . r eturn unwrapped gift by d eCember 12 th with tag attaChed . y ou don ’ t have to purChase everything on the list . g ive what you Can . i f you take a tag , please buy the gift . i f you Change your mind , bring the tag baCk and put it on the tree . 124 N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 541-676-9481