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Births
Delilah Grace Lynn Hendricks
Drake running
for Morrow
County
Commissioner
-Photo from Nicole Kempken
Delilah Grace Lynn Hendricks of Heppner. She
Hendricks born April 4 th , was 6 lbs. 7oz. and 19.5
2024 at 7:35 am to Nicole inches long.
Kempken and Johnathan
Funeral Notice
Gary Ann (Gross) Edwards
Gary Ann (Gross) Ed-
wards, longtime Condon
resident of Hermiston, Or-
egon, was born on June 26,
1935, in Condon, Oregon.
She died on April 3, 2024,
in Hermiston, Oregon at the
age of 88 years.
A graveside service
will be held on Friday, April
26, 2024, at 11:00 A.M.
at the Condon Cemetery,
Condon, Oregon.
A celebration of life
service will follow at 12:00
Noon at the Condon Elks
Lodge #1869, 117 S. Main
St., Condon, Oregon.
Please share memories
of Gary Ann with her family
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon is in
care of arrangements.
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Rick Drake - Contributed
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Richard J. Drake, a na-
tive of Morrow County, is
running for Morrow County
Commissioner position #1.
He graduated from Heppner
High School in 1973 and
earned degrees from Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege, Central Washington
University, and Eastern
Oregon University. With
18 years of teaching experi-
ence in the Morrow County
School District, he also has
20 years in the building
trade, with 14 of those 20
as a general contractor for
Morrow County.
Wranglers
Riding
Club April
21 st
Obituaries
Tyrel Shae
Walker
Tyrel “Ty” “Tdub”
Shae Walker, 28, entered
into paradise with his “Key
to the Kingdom” on March
20, 2024, while he was
working in Riggins, Idaho.
There will be a cele-
bration of “living his dash”
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on
Saturday, April 20 th , 2024,
with dinner to follow at the
Gilliam Bisbee Building in
Heppner, Oregon.
Tyrel was born on Au-
gust 7, 1995, in Pendleton,
Oregon to Tina Michelle
Davidson and Steven Troy
Walker. This day is when
he started living his dash.
Tyrel attended school
in Heppner until his soph-
omore year. He then moved
to Riggins, Idaho where
he graduated from Salmon
River High School. He
played football and basket-
ball while attending Salmon
River and they won four
State championships back
to back in 2012 – 2013 and
2013-2014. Tyrel’s love
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ed out at a young age. He
won many casting contests,
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After graduating from
high school Tyrel moved
back to Heppner, during
this time he met Melissa
Martin and started working
for Martin’s Construction.
They had two beautiful
children, Meadow Marie,
and Willow Shaelyn.
After his dad’s passing,
his love for Idaho drew him
back to the area. Tyrel start-
ed his own business TSW.
He did beautiful work,
flooring, carpet, and tile
work, it had to be perfect
for his customers. Using
his mathematical mind, he
designed geometric shelves
for his customers.
While living in Idaho,
one of the most peaceful
places for Tyrel were the
mountains. He would sit for
hours writing his thoughts,
beautiful letters, and poems.
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idents of McCall was also a
passion, because he was in
the Idaho mountains. Tyrel
also welcomed a son, Tyrel
Shae Walker Jr. on February
16, 2024, in Idaho.
Tyrel was preceded in
death by his father Ste-
ven Troy Walker and great
grandpa R G Watkins. Sur-
vivors include his mother
Tina Davidson, children,
Meadow Marie 5 years,
Willow Shaelyn 2 years
and Tyrel Shae Walker Jr.
2 months, a brother Steven
Walker, grandmother Chris
Lewis and great grand-
mother Florence Watkins,
and several stepbrothers
and sisters, aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cous-
ins.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Sundown
M Ranch, 2280 State Route
821, Yakima WA, 98901
(drug and alcohol treatment
center) or to Community
Counseling Solutions, PO
Box 469, Heppner, OR
97836. Sweeney Mortuary
is in care of arrangements.
The Wranglers Rid-
Brandy Hoffman was Probation Division as Spe- ing Club will have our
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Bowles to be a part of the Lead.
April 21 st at Morrow Coun-
ty Fairgrounds. There will
be a potluck lunch begin-
ning at 11:30 am (please
bring something to con-
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on how work progresses, co-managed with the Lower and will end on Sunday,
the hatcheries may re-open Snake River Compensation May 12th. Anyone inter-
to the public near the end Plan, which is administered ested or with any questions
of June.
through the U.S. Fish and can email wranglersriding-
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Stephanie Lee
Howard
Stephanie Lee Howard,
born on July 28, 1988, in
Redmond, Oregon, passed
away on April 5, 2024, in
Heppner, Oregon, at the
age of 35. Stephanie was a
beloved mother to her two
sons, Lee age 6, and Ethan
age 4. She was a cherished
daughter of Hank and Deb-
bi Howard, Sid and July
Kennedy, and a dear sister
to Rachel Schonbachler.
She was also survived by
her great-grandma Charlen
Howard. Stephanie’s kind
and vibrant personality
touched the lives of all who
knew her.
She was preceded in
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and grandma Charlotte
McDonald, grandpa Jim
Howard, and her Aunt Kar-
en Gillett as well as several
great aunts and uncles.
Despite facing the chal-
lenges of epilepsy, Steph-
anie pursued her dreams
with determination and
courage. She excelled aca-
demically at Heald College,
where she studied Medical
Billing and achieved re-
markable success, making
the Dean’s List multiple
times. Stephanie’s resil-
ience and positive spirit
inspired those around her.
Stephanie had a true
love for family. She cared
deeply and loved uncondi-
tionally. Her greatest love
on this earth was her two
boys. They were her pri-
mary focus and it showed,
not only in them but with
everyone around her. She
protected them, loved them,
and shared her spirit of love
and laughter with them.
She had a love for her
Lord and Savior and drew
close to Him in Prayer. She
faced challenges with her
health and other obstacles
along her journey on this
earth, but she rose above
and did the best she could
with what she had and with
whatever came her way.
She was patient about not
being able to drive until she
was seizure free for at least
a year. She conquered that
and got her driver’s license
and hit the ground “run-
ning”. We often laughed
that we were going to have
to replace the tires she was
undoubtingly going to run
the rubber off. She was
able to take the boys on
drives, shopping, to the
park, school activities and
more. The independence
she wanted came and she
embraced it with a thankful
heart.
Stephanie loved ani-
mals and again had a huge
heart for them. When she
was young, it seemed every
girl animal she had need-
ed to be named Rose and
boys got the name of Sam.
From her cats, dogs, sheep,
horses, and cows, she found
joy in taking care of them,
and was involved in 4-H as
well, which she loved until
she had to sell them, being
the soft-hearted person she
was.
She found joy in camp-
ing, being in the mountains,
and assisting on her father’s
ranch with branding and
working cows. She also
enjoyed hunting in her free
time, riding four wheelers
and side-by-sides. She
loved going to Wallowa
Lake and tubing behind the
boat. She was a dedicated
homemaker who found
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family.
A graveside service
will be held at Powell Butte
Cemetery, Powell Butte,
Oregon, on Friday, April
19, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., fol-
lowed by a service at Pow-
ell Butte Christian Church
at 11:30 a.m., with lunch
provided. A Celebration of
Life will take place in Hep-
pner, Oregon, on Saturday,
May 18, 2024. Sweeney
Mortuary in Heppner and
Prineville Funeral home in
Prineville will assist with
the arrangements.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Stephanie’s
sons at the Bank of East-
ern Oregon, PO Box 39,
Heppner, OR 97836. Con-
tributions in Stephanie’s
memory can also be made
to Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital, 3181 SW Sam
Jackson Park Road, Port-
land, OR 97201.
Stephanie will be deep-
ly missed by her family,
friends, and all who had
the privilege of knowing
her. A huge hole is felt
with her absence, but we
know where she is, and we
are comforted by the love
that Christ has for her and
those that remain. She is
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or health issues. May she
rest in peace in the arms
of her Lord, and we look
forward to the day that we
shall join her. God, grant
us a spirit of gratitude for
the life of our Stephanie
and thankfulness to you for
blessing our lives with her
presence. She was truly a
gift from you.
She is now rejoicing
in Heaven with her Lord,
healed completely from the
things that she battled. May
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peace and comfort.
“The Lord is close
to the brokenhearted and
saves those who are crushed
in spirit” Psalm 34:18.
On the wall of her
young boy’s room, she
placed:
The eternal God is your
refuge, and underneath are
the everlasting arms. In
His love and mercy, He
redeemed them; He lifted
them up and carried them.
Let the beloved of the Lord
rest secure in Him, for He
shields him all day long. I
will redeem you with an
outstretched arm. He gath-
ers the lambs in His arms
and carries them close to
His heart. God is our refuge
and strength, an ever-pres-
ent help in trouble. I am
with you to rescue and save
you, says the lord. Fear not,
for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by
name; you are Mine
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