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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Obituaries She could also barrel race (Karl) Smith of Board- with the best of them and man, Phillip Michael (Kay) loved a fast horse. She was Proctor of Heppner, Mary quite the cowgirl and won Ann (Barry) Munkers of U.S.P.S. 240-420 many buckles and awards Lexington, and Theresa throughout the years. Proctor-Reece of Board- Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Nita was well known man. She is also survived SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: for her kindness, ability to by 10 grandchildren, 13 http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ bake, her generosity to her great-grandchildren, and Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post neighbors, her passion for one great-great-grandchild. Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid animals (especially dogs She was preceded in 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: and horses), and her work death by her husband, Le- www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, ethic. She was one of a kind roy “Rocky” Proctor; her P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 and loved her life on the son, Clarence Leroy Proc- senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. farm with both her children tor; her twin sister, Mar- Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher and many grandchildren. garet Bunten Pieper; her Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor Nita was a member son-in-law, Lester Steven Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising of Our Lady of Angels Reece; a granddaughter, All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Catholic Church, a lifetime Rebecca Smith; her father, 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 member of the Umatilla Vier Frank Hale; and moth- 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. Sage Riders, past chaperone er, Mary Ella Hirl Hale. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- for the Morrow County Anyone wishing to 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 Rodeo Court, and a mem- make memorial contribu- specified if required). ber of both the American tions may make them to For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to Quarter Horse Association Fanconi Anemia Research meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space and the Northwest Old Foundation, 360 E 10th for the obituary. Timers Rodeo Association. Ave Suite 201, Eugene, OR For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner Nita was also one of the 97401, www.fanconi.org. GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not founding members of the Please share memories responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will Hermiston Area Barrel Rac- of Juanita with her family be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. ing Association (HABRA), at burnsmortuaryhermiston. later known as the Greater com Columbia Barrel Racing Burns Mortuary of Association (GCBRA). Hermiston is in charge of roy “Rocky” Proctor. The Nita is survived by arrangements. couple was married March her four children, Patricia 6, 1950. Nita and Rocky made Juanita Mary Hale their first home in Umatilla Proctor passed peaceful- at the Shady Rest Trailer l y o n Park and soon thereafter M a r c h moved their trailer to their 1 0 , newly-leased service sta- 2 0 2 3 , tion, The Flying A. At The at Good Flying A, Rocky worked S h e p - as a mechanic while Nita h e r d pumped gas and operated Medical the station. Center Then in 1952, Nita and in Hermiston at the age Rocky’s first child, Clar- of 93. A graveside service ence Leroy was born. At will be held on March 16 that time, the young couple at 1 p.m. at the Irrigon decided to make a move Cemetery, followed by a from their home at the sta- celebration of life at the tion to a newer one outside senior center. of Umatilla on Hwy. 730. Juanita, better known Later in 1953, they add- as Nita, was born an iden- ed a daughter, Patricia Ann, tical twin on May 22, 1929, and gave up the lease on the Zoning plans for the former Army chemical depot, now owned by the Columbia Development Authority. in Heppner to Vier and Flying A to take on a new -Contributed Mary (Hirl) Hale. adventure with the purchase By Andrea Di Salvo fast timeline,” said Smith, Nita spent her early of the Phillips 66 station. As of Friday, March “because we still need to do years on a 3,500-acre ranch After a few years, they 3, the former U.S. Army some survey work. We need outside of Heppner in Mc- added a third child, Phillip Donald Canyon, where she Michael, and that was when Umatilla Chemical Depot is to do some partition work. lived with her twin sister, the couple made their move now under the ownership of We need to work with our Margaret; her mother, Mary to an 80-acre farm outside the Columbia Development planners.” While the official doc- Hale; her Uncle Charlie of Irrigon. At their new Authority. The CDA is made up uments have been signed Hirl; and her Irish grand- home, the Proctors took on parents, Phil and Mary new challenges of milking of representatives from and the deed is now in CDA Hirl. On the ranch, the cows, raising chickens, and five entities involved in hands, a ceremonial signing family raised sheep, a few later beef cattle to sell for the transfer—Morrow and is yet to be held at the Pen- cows, pigs, and grew a profit, while adding a fourth Umatilla counties, the ports tagon on March 20. huge garden that provided child, Mary Ann, in 1958. of Umatilla and Morrow, As part of the deed an abundance of food for During those years, Rocky and the Confederated Tribes update, Smith also reported canning. They also grew worked road construction of the Umatilla Indian Res- that the Oregon Military and harvested wheat with until he eventually ended up ervation (CTUIR). Dept. had agreed to allow horse-drawn combines, of at the Umatilla Army De- At a Feb. 28 meeting, CDA access to the proper- which Nita and her sister pot, while Nita continued to CDA Director Greg Smith ty through the front gate. helped gather. Growing up work at the farm. Nita loved told the board he would sign However, he said they made in the canyon provided for a challenge and knew how the closing documents Feb. it clear that there would a wonderful life. to make ends meet, so this 29 and anticipated that the need to be a separate en- Nita’s first seven years was the perfect fit for their transfer of the deed would trance to the property ready of education were attending growing family. be complete by March 3. and open by the time any a one room schoolhouse in Finally in 1960, their CDA Assistant Debbie industry starts developing McDonald Canyon. She youngest child, Theresa Pedro last week confirmed on the site. later moved to Heppner, Ann, was born. During that that was the date the deed “They’re being very where she graduated with year, the Proctors made was transferred. good neighbors with us, the class of 1947. During their final move to a home Smith said the CDA allowing us to continue those summers in Heppner, just down the road. The both Nita and her sister new home provided 80 will partition 4,019 acres access, but understand- worked at the local laundro- more acres where they lived of depot property to CTU- ably they are not looking mat downtown beside their until their retirement years, IR within 180 days of the for industry to be tromp- transfer of land from the ing through their training mom, Mary. raising cattle and ranching grounds,” said Smith. After graduation, Nita along with many hours Army to CDA. “That’s going to be a and her extended family spent roping and riding in sold the ranch in the canyon the “Barking Dog Rodeo and moved to Hermiston Arena” with family and where they opened and ran friends. Nita had a pas- a small restaurant, “The sion for team roping and Bluebirds.” It was there at was well known for her the Bluebirds where Nita double hock swing where met the love of her life, Le- she tied on hard and fast. 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