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Cecile A. Gooding
James Edward ‘Jim’ Cox
Wilma ‘Marie’ Pierson
Milton-Freewater
August 28, 1930-May 19, 2015
Hermiston
November 9, 1944-May 21, 2015
May 13, 1930-May 25, 2015
Cecile A. Gooding was beading and reading, but
born on August 28,1930, her true passion was gar-
in Siletz, Oregon, to par- dening and quilting. We
ents James and Leona Par- will always cherish her
menter Wilson. She died beautiful quilts!
on May 19, 2015,
She is survived
in Milton-Freewa-
by her sons Rick
ter, Oregon, at the
Gooding and wife
age of 84 years.
Belinda, Gresham,
In 1943 she
Ore., John Good-
moved from Siletz
ing and wife Kathy,
to the Barlow, Ore-
Milton-Freewa-
gon, area where she
ter, Ore., and Alan
attended and grad- Gooding
Gooding, Pendle-
uated from the Can-
ton, Ore.; daughter
by High School. She mar- Kathy Jewett and husband
ried Charles P. Gooding Mike, Hermiston, Ore.;
on November 26, 1952, brothers Jim Wilson, Au-
at the Aurora Lutheran rora, Ore., Don Wilson
Church. She had several and wife Pat, Meza, Ariz.,
jobs: farming, raising her and Bill Wilson, Meza,
family, summers picking Ariz.; sisters Virginia Yo-
anything from berries to der, Mollala, Ore., and
beans, and later becoming Jean Christianson, West
a bookkeeper working for Salem, Ore.; grandchil-
a hospital in Wilsonville. dren Nicole, Megan, An-
She moved to Hermiston gela, Melissa, Joseph,
in 1970 where she lived Kayla and CJ.; and 10
in the same home until great-grandchildren.
2014. There she worked
Cecile was preceded
as a bookkeeper for Good in death by her husband
Shepherd Hospital and Charles P. Gooding, sis-
later Ron Noland Doors. ter Nancy Palmer, and her
She also did bookwork parents.
for the family-owned gas
Disposition was by
station and mini-mart.
cremation. A private fam-
Cecile enjoyed the an- ily service will be held at
nual deer and elk hunt- a later date.
ing trips, clamming, va-
Munselle-Rhodes
cationing at the Oregon Funeral Home of Mil-
Coast, and time visiting ton-Freewater, Oregon,
with family and friends. was in care of arrange-
Her hobbies were sewing, ments.
Lois Lorene Wells
Richland, Wash.
May 25, 2015
Lois Wells, a long-time
resident of the Umatilla/
Tri-City area, went to be
with the Lord on Monday
the 25th of May at Rich-
land Life Care Cen-
ter.
She was sur-
vived by her son
Jerri Wells and
wife Sharon; son
Kenneth
Wells;
grandchildren Di-
ane
Daugherty Wells
and husband Tom,
Deanna Gilday and hus-
band Jim, Jerri Mickalson
and husband Toby, Carey
Wells and wife Cathy, Lo-
retta Wells, Patty Wells,
Gary Wells, Alan Wells
and wife Beth, and Da-
vid Mikels along with 17
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her son Garry
Wells and daughter Janice
Wells.
Born in 1916 in Gus-
tine, Texas, Lois was
one of 13 children. She
moved to Oregon in the
early 1980s after spend-
ing most of her life in
Texas and Arizona. After
raising her four children,
she moved to Phoenix,
Ariz., and worked as a
waitress for over 19 years
at the Safari Resort &
Restaurant — one of the
Valley’s most remarkable
and luxurious resorts of
its time. After moving to
Eastern Oregon, Lois also
worked as a teacher’s aid
through the Foster Grand-
parents Program at Mc-
Nary Heights Elementary
School in Umatilla, Ore.
Lois enjoyed cooking
(especially if it meant
trying out a new recipe
and sharing it with oth-
ers), crafting, ceramics
and spending time with
friends. She loved the
Lord Jesus with all
her heart and at-
tended church and
Bible studies reg-
ularly. Lois was an
avid Yahtzee player
and would never
turn down the op-
portunity to play.
Her most treasured
times were spent with
her family who absolute-
ly adored her and visited
every chance they could.
She was incredibly proud
of her children, grand-
children and great-grand-
children and faithful-
ly took time to stay in
contact with them. Any
one of her grandchildren
would agree that time
with “Grandma Lois” was
something to be treasured
and always filled with
laughter, stories, sweet
words of wisdom, encour-
agement, and of course
delicious food.
Lois was an inspiration
to anyone who was bless-
ed to know her. Her faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ
was unwavering and her
heart’s desire was for all
to know and experience
His unfailing love and
grace. She was a light and
joy to this world that will
be greatly missed.
A Celebration of Life
service will be held on
Monday, June 1 at 2:00
p.m. at the Event Center
at Sunset, 915 Bypass
Highway, Richland, WA
99352.
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J a m e s
(Jim) Edward
Cox passed
away peace-
fully at his
home
in
Hermiston
after a val-
iant but short battle
with pancreatic can-
cer.
Jim was born in
Wenatchee, Wash-
ington, at St. An-
thony’s Hospital, on
November 9, 1944. Cox
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of Melvin and Doris Cox.
He attended Whitman El-
ementary School and H.B.
Ellison Jr. High School. He
was a star Little League
pitcher and hitter, played the
trumpet in the school band,
learned to become an ex-
cellent water skier on Lake
Chelan and had the largest
paper route in Wenatchee.
He moved to Pasco when
his father was transferred
there in 1959. He enrolled
at Pasco Jr. High and played
football, basketball and
baseball. In the summers he
would water ski, play base-
ball, and work. One summer,
too young for a driver’s li-
cense, he drove out to a farm
in the Basin every morning
to change sprinklers with his
brother, Dennis.
In high school Jim be-
came an outstanding basket-
ball and baseball player. He
was a First-Team All-State
basketball player his senior
year. He continued to play
basketball at CBC and was a
member of their undefeated
team in 1963-64, which was
inducted into the NWAC
Hall of Fame. He trans-
ferred to the University of
Denver with his friend, and
star player, Byron Beck to
play basketball.
He joined the Navy Re-
serves in 1967 and began
working as a switchman for
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road at about the same time.
He began active service in
the Navy in 1968. He was
assigned to the aircraft car-
rier USS Ranger, and after
boarding the ship at night,
he awoke the next morn-
ing to what appeared to be
the entire Seventh Fleet re-
sponding to the Pueblo Cri-
sis. Also during Jim’s tour of
Hermiston
duty on the Ranger
they complet-
ed a full West
Pac
cruise
to Vietnam.
Upon his dis-
charge from
the Navy he
returned to Pasco and
was hired back by the
Burlington Northern
Railroad as a switch-
man. It was at this
time that he met Gail
Pipes and they were
married on April 17,
1971.
In the ’70s he played
competitive basketball and
softball with local teams. He
began to play golf, which
like all of his athletic pur-
suits he was good at, and it
became a lifetime hobby.
He also was an avid snow
skier. Later in life he and
Gail moved to Hermiston,
Oregon, on a 20-acre farm
where they raised cutting
horses and grew alfalfa. Jim
competed in cutting events
throughout the Northwest.
He also became a National
Cutting Horse Association
director for the state of Or-
egon.
Jim is survived by his
wife Gail of Hermiston and
his son Jason of Portland;
brother Dennis (Becky);
mother-in-law Marguerite
Hilgers (Gordon); brother-
in-law Gary Pipes (Cathy),
nephew Jared and niece
Bailey; sister-in-law Gea-
nette Strosahl (Steve); neph-
ew Bill Cox and great-niec-
es Brittney and Emily, and
nephew Scott Cox (Mi-
chelle) and great-nieces An-
gela and Ashley.
At his request there will
be no memorial service.
However, there will be a
Celebration of Life event to
be announced at a later date.
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in Jim’s memory may be
made to Tri-Cities Cancer
Center Foundation, 7350
W. Deschutes Ave., Kenne-
wick, WA 99336 or Vange
John Memorial Hospice,
645 W. Orchard Ave., Ste.
300, Hermiston, OR 97838.
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Wilma “Marie” Pierson
of Hermiston, Oregon, was
born on May 13, 1930, in
Bertha, Missouri, to parents
Willie and Anna Burden
Medlock. She died
on May 25, 2015,
in Hermiston, Ore-
gon, at the age of 85
years.
Marie was raised
and attended school
in Ava, Missou-
ri. She moved to Pierson
Hermiston, Oregon,
in the early 1940s and grad-
uated from Hermiston High
School in the class of 1948.
Marie was united in mar-
riage to Jack E. Pierson on
June 18, 1948, in Lewiston,
Idaho. He wrote Marie a lit-
tle love note every day.
She modeled in Portland,
Oregon, in the 1960s and
later worked at Stewart’s
Grocery Store as a clerk.
They moved to Ontario, Or-
egon, in 1972 where Marie
owned and operated Petals
& Gifts for several years
before returning to Hermis-
ton, Oregon, in 1998 where
she has lived since. When
she returned she worked
for Good Shepherd Health
System in dietary nutrition
until retiring in 2003.
Marie was a member
of St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Hermiston, Ore-
gon. She enjoyed painting,
reading, and interior de-
sign.
She is survived by her
daughters
Susie
Jones and husband
Bruce,
Hermis-
ton, Ore., and Cin-
di Mitchell and her
husband Herschel,
Boise, Idaho; grand-
children
Becky,
Shelly, Stephanie,
Jackie
(Jennifer),
Amanda, Kristy, Adam and
Ciara; and 15 great-grand-
children.
Marie was preceded in
death by Jack Pierson, her
husband; her parents; and
sisters Arzan Pierson and
Sybil Hamm.
A celebration of life ser-
vice will be held on Satur-
day, May 30, 2015, at 3:00
p.m. at St. John’s Episco-
pal Church, 665 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston, Ore.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Ma-
rie’s memory to the Good
Shepherd
Foundation
Scholarship Fund.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Lucile Urey Peck
Lexington
April 1, 2921-May 9, 2015
Lucile Urey Peck passed
away Saturday, May 9, 2015,
in Heppner, Oregon, at the
age of 94. A memorial ser-
vice was held on Saturday,
May 16, 2015, at the Hep-
pner Christian Church.
She was born on April 1,
1921, at Weiser, Idaho, the
daughter of Clarence and
Gladys Orcutt Urey. When
Lucile was two years old, her
family moved to Eugene, Or-
egon, where she grew up and
graduated from high school.
She attended the University
of Oregon where she was a
member of Alpha Delta Pi
sorority; Oregon College of
Education (now Western Or-
egon University); and earned
her Bachelors of Arts degree
at Marylhurst College.
Lucile taught elementary
school in Prineville, Portland
and Eugene during World
War II. She married Clin-
ton Kenneth Peck in Seattle
in 1943. After the war, they
moved to the Peck farm near
Lexington, Oregon. She be-
came an enthusiastic farm
wife and was always proud
of their farming accomplish-
ments. She taught school for
many years in Heppner.
Her interest included
painting, sewing, geneal-
ogy, reading and writing.
She was the editor of the
Morrow County Chronicles
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the author of three history
books. She collected antique
buttons. She spent many
hours skiing with her fami-
ly and she enjoyed playing
golf. In 1980 at age 59 she
earned her private pilot’s li-
cense. Lucile was a member
of Bookworms (book club),
Eastern Star, and the Church
of Christ. She served on the
Morrow County Medical
Board and the Heppner Li-
brary Board.
She is survived by her
husband Clinton K. “Ken”
Peck of Lexington; son
Stephen K. Peck and Kaye
Peck of Walla Walla, Wash-
ington; daughter Martha
Peck Andrews and James
Andrews, Portland, Oregon;
brother Bruce Urey and
Kelly Urey of Vida, Oregon;
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Peck Dobson, Christopher
P. Andrews, Hilary Peck
Mahoney, Benjamin J. An-
drews, and Joseph N. Peck;
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and several nieces and neph-
ews.
The family suggests con-
tributions in her memory to
the charity of your choice.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner was in care of ar-
rangements.
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