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
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Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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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 .
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