WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015
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Charles William ‘Chuck’ White
Mark Lee Hurford
Donald Lee ‘Don’ Tonning
Kennewick, Wash.
March 24, 1936-July 19, 2015
Roosevelt, Wash.
January 4, 1960-July 2, 2015
Umatilla
January 8, 1944-July 14, 2015
Charles (Chuck) Wil-
liam White, of Kennewick,
Wash., passed away in
Hood River, Ore., on Sun-
day, July 19, 2015.
Charles was born
March 24, 1936, to
Charles and Sophie
White in Olean, N.Y.
Chuck was second of
¿ ve children three
sisters, Molly, Mary
and Sally, and broth-
White
er Bob.
Chuck lived in
New York until age
19. Afterward he
moved to the 3aci¿ c
Northwest. In 1971
he moved from Wap-
ato, Wash., to Herm-
iston, Ore., after ac-
cepting a position as White
a district manager
with Farmers Insurance.
He held this position un-
til retiring in 2005. During
his career with Farmers he
earned several achievement
awards. He was an active
member of the Elks Lodge
in Hermiston and the Ea-
gles in Kennewick. He en-
joyed golf and cars. He was
a member of Our Lady of
Angels Catholic church.
He is survived by his
wife of 57 years, Barbara.
He is also survived by his
children Vickie, Carmil and
Tony; grandchildren
Rachel, Alex, Ethan,
Ben, Tyler, Katie
and Amy; and ¿ ve
great-granddaugh-
ters. Preceded by sis-
ters Molly, Mary and
Sally, and grandchild
Kevin.
Services
are
planned for 200
p.m. Saturday, Au-
gust 1st, 2015, at
Burns
Mortuary
(685 W. Hermiston
Ave.,
Hermiston,
OR 97838 541-567-
6474) with a din-
ner to follow at the
Hermiston Elks Lodge.
Arrangements under the
direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals •
Receptions • Cremations)
1401 Belmont Avenue,
Hood River, OR 97031.
Please visit www.Ander-
sonsTributeCenter.com to
leave a note of condolence
for family.
Debra Lee ‘Debbie’ Wilson (Reid)
Hermiston
December 7, 1950-June 25, 2015
Debra Lee “Debbie” She had a passion for many
Wilson (Reid), of Hermis- different arts and crafts,
ton, Ore., passed away on entering numerous items
Thursday, June 25, 2015, into the Umatilla County
at Oregon Health & Sci- Fair every year and sewing
ence University in
dresses for every oc-
Portland, Ore., at the
casion. She eventual-
age of 64. She went
ly pursued a lifelong
peacefully to be with
dream by becoming
the Lord, surrounded
a Bob Ross Certi¿ ed
by friends and fami-
Instructor, teaching
ly.
painting classes both
Debbie was born
from her home and a
on December 7, Wilson (Reid) local craft store.
1950, in Pendle-
Debbie is sur-
ton, Ore., to Doris Crystal vived by her mother, Do-
(Jones) and Perry James ris Reid; children Angela
Reid, and grew up in Day- Wilson, Sara Shoemake
ton, Wash. She graduated and husband Clint, Jon-
from Dayton High School athan Wilson, and Bryan
in 1969 and married Garry Wilson and wife Morgan;
LeRoy Wilson on June 28th grandchildren Mark Wil-
of that year in Hermiston, son, Alec Wilson, Adrianna
Ore. The couple moved Wilson and River Wilson;
back and forth between Or- and brother Steven Reid;
egon and Texas for Garry’s all of Hermiston, Ore.; and
job over the years, before sister Beverly Reid of Mil-
settling permanently in ton-Freewater, Ore. She is
Hermiston. Debbie worked preceded in death by her
numerous local jobs ear- father, Perry Reid; husband
ly in their marriage before of 39 years, Garry Wilson;
retiring from Wal-Mart in and children Christopher
2012 after 20 years.
Wilson and April Wilson.
First and foremost, Deb-
A celebration of life is
bie will be remembered as scheduled for Friday, July
a loving wife, a mother and 24, 2015, at 1100 a.m. at
a grandmother. She was a Hermiston Christian Cen-
kind, gentle woman who ter, 1825 W. Highland Ave.,
loved her family and the Hermiston, Ore. In lieu of
Lord. She lived to make peo- À owers, Debbie requested
ple smile and held on to her donations be made to the
sense of humor to the end.
Hermiston Christian Center
Debbie was one of the kitchen renovation project
¿ rst members of Hermiston or Special Olympics Ore-
Christian Center. She en- gon-Hermiston.
joyed staying active in the
Please sign the on-
community by volunteering line guest book at burns
for various causes, includ- mortuaryhermiston.com.
ing the Hermiston Chris-
Burns Mortuary of
tian School and the Special Hermiston, Ore., is in care
Olympics of Hermiston. of arrangements.
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
JULY 6, 2015
NUNEZ JEX — Ozzely A. Jex and
Efrain Nunez Jr. of Hermiston; a boy,
Bralen Erick Nunez Jex.
Aliyanna Kay Rodriguez.
JULY 13, 2015
GUTIERREZ — Kassandra R.
Conforth and James C. Gutierrez of
Umatilla; a boy, Hunter Lee Gutier-
rez.
JULY 9, 2015
WATTENBURGER — Tricia Watten-
burger and David Wattenburger of
Hermiston; a girl, Camille Scout Wat-
tenburger.
JULY 10, 2015
GARCIA — Margarita Madera and
Cadelario Garcia of Umatilla; a girl, Va-
leria Isabel Garcia.
JULY 11, 2015
TENORIO — Maritza Sanchez Es-
calante and Fred Tenorio of Hermiston;
a girl, Gabriela Kaley Tenorio.
JULY 12, 2015
RODRIGUEZ — Soleda Campos and
Bandon Saucillo of Hermiston; a girl,
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Mark Lee Hurford was Hurford of San Diego, Cali-
born in Tonawanda, New fornia; stepson Cody Runion
York, on January 4, 1960, of Hermiston, Oregon; the
to Marjorie (Pawloski) and love of his life, Valerie Hur-
Tilford Hurford. He passed ford of Umatilla; father and
away at his home in
stepmother Tilford
Roosevelt, Washing-
and Lucy Hurford of
ton, on July 2, 2015,
Encinitas,
Califor-
at the age of 55.
nia; mother Marjorie
Mark
married
Hurford of Montrose,
his wife Valerie
Colorado; brothers
and though the two
Bob and Brian Hur-
divorced, they re-
ford of Montrose;
Hurford
mained very close.
grandchildren Xavier
Mr. Hurford worked
and Liam; and ¿ ve
as a truck driver for Allied nieces and two nephews.
Waste. He was a football
A memorial service will
fan, rooting for the Seattle be held at 3 p.m. on July 23,
Seahawks unless the Raid- 2015, at 415 Naches Court,
ers were playing them. He Umatilla, OR 97882.
also loved golf and, in his
Columbia Hills Memo-
younger days, sur¿ ng.
rial Chapel handled crema-
Mark is survived by his tion arrangements. Please
daughters Courtnie and visit www.gardnerfh.com
KaSandra Hurford of Uma- to send condolences to the
tilla, Oregon; son Bucky Hurford family.
Chester (Chet) Neusom Phillips
Boardman
April 14, 1949-July 15, 2015
Chester “Chet” Neu-
som Phillips, 66, died sud-
denly on Wednesday, July
15, 2015. Chet was born
on April 14, 1949, in Med-
ford, Oregon.
Chet
graduat-
ed from Riverside
High School in
Boardman, Oregon,
in 1967 as the state
champion
foot-
ball
quarterback.
He attended Blue Phillips
Mountain Commu-
nity College in Pendleton,
Ore., where his basketball
team was recognized by
the NWACC as a hall of
fame team. It was during
his time at BMCC when he
was reconnected with his
high school sweetheart,
Lorrie Peterson Phillips,
who was also attending
BMCC. After graduation
from Blue Mountain, he
went to Oregon College
of Education where he ob-
tained his teaching degree.
He pursued his career
in education in Sheridan,
Ore., as a junior high
school English teacher,
while coaching the foot-
ball and basketball teams.
After 7 years of teaching,
he and his family moved
to Beaverton where he
worked for Equitable/Axa
Insurance Company for
over 25 years. His love of
sports kept him busy with
volunteering as a foot-
ball and baseball coach
during this time. Shortly
after his retirement, Chet
and Lorrie moved back to
Boardman, Ore., where he
helped take care of Lor-
rie’s ailing parents.
Chet was a passionate
hunter and fish-
erman who loved
taking his wife,
sons,
grandsons
and friends with
him on his many
adventures
out-
doors. On his 50th
birthday, he shot
his prized trophy
bull elk. Another hobby
of his was stock car rac-
ing in Hermiston where
he became the 2005 street
stock class champion. He
was an avid gardener,
caretaker, photographer,
and traveler. He was pas-
sionate about the future
of his hometown and be-
came mayor of Boardman
in 2008. In his leisurely
time, he enjoyed cooking
for friends, family, and
those at the local senior
center where he volun-
teered.
He is survived by his
loving wife, Lorrie Pe-
terson Phillips; his two
sons, Dean and Terry Phil-
lips; and his grandsons
Will Phillips and Michael
Crawford. He was also
survived by one brother
and ¿ ve sisters.
Respectively, the fam-
ily will be holding a pri-
vate family memorial ser-
vice. Condolences may
be sent to burnsmortuary
hermiston.com.
Donald Lee “Don” Ton-
ning, longtime Umatil-
la, Oregon, resident, was
born on January 8, 1944,
in Prosser, Washington,
to parents Orpha
“Perk” and Leola
Lee Sargant Ton-
ning. He died Tues-
day, July 14, 2015, in
Kennewick, Wash.,
at the age of 71.
Don was raised
and attended school Tonning
in Pendleton, Or-
egon. He graduated from
Pendleton High School
in the class of 1962. Don
was united in marriage
to Barbara L. Belvill on
June 7, 1963, in Pendle-
ton, Oregon. They lived
in Longview, Washington,
for a time and Don worked
for Tolley Craft Boats. In
1964 they moved to Butte,
Montana, and later returned
to Pendleton, Oregon, in
1967.
He worked at the Pend-
leton Chevrolet dealership
where he worked in many
different capacities. Don
started a long career as a
Farmer’s Insurance agent
in the early 1970s in Herm-
iston, Oregon. A short time
later moved his business to
Umatilla, Oregon, where he
operated it for 30+ years.
Don expanded his business
to include Tonning’s Auto
Wholesale and really en-
joyed working with people
to ¿ nd an automobile. He
enjoyed ¿ shing, camping,
horseback riding, riding his
motorcycle, the mountains,
and was an avid reader of
western books.
He is survived by his
wife of 52 years, Barbara
Tonning, Umatilla, Ore.;
daughters Charmaine Go-
mez and husband Orlando,
Price, Utah, and Margaret
Costa and husband Joe,
Stockton, Calif.; par-
ents Leola Barnes,
Pendleton,
Ore.,
and Orpha “Perk”
Tonning,
Kenne-
wick, Wash.; broth-
ers David Barnes,
Redmond,
Ore.,
Raymond and Jim-
my Barnes, both
of Pendleton, Ore., and
Hank Tonning, Kenne-
wick, Wash.; sisters Kay
Broweleit, Bothell, Wash.,
Pat Simmons, Post Falls,
Idaho, Becky Almon, Ste-
venson, Wash., and Debbie
Johnson, Riverside, Wash.;
grandchildren Shalena, Na-
than, Andrew, Brandon and
Zachary; great-grandchil-
dren Nathaniel and Jaden;
and numerous nieces, neph-
ews and cousins.
Don was preceded in
death by his sister Carolyn
and grandmother Violet
Troxel.
A celebration of life ser-
vice was held on Monday,
July 20, 2015, at Burns
Mortuary chapel, Herm-
iston, Oregon. Burial will
follow at the Sunset Hills
Cemetery, Umatilla, Ore-
gon.
Those who wish may
make contributions in
Don’s memory to St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospi-
tal at stjude.org.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortuary
hermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
THURSDAY, JULY 23
WILLOW RUN LADIES GOLF CLUB,
8 a.m., rain or shine at the
Willow Run Golf Course,
Boardman. Participants do not
need to be a member to play
with the club. (541-481-4381).
TUMBLEWEED TOASTMASTERS,
6:45 a.m., Conference Room
3&4, Good Shepherd Medical
Center, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. Visitors welcome.
(541-567-4349).
HERMISTON KIWANIS CLUB, noon,
Desert Lanes restaurant conference
room, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston.
(Doug Barak 541-567-6728).
ARTS AND CRAFTS FROM THE
DRY SIDE, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
basement of Assembly of God
Church, 730 E. Hurlburt Ave.,
Hermiston. Use the Seventh
Street entrance. (541-567-4446).
FRIENDS OF THE IRRIGON LIBRARY,
6 p.m., Irrigon Fire Station, 705
N. Main St., Irrigon.
HERMISTON CRIBBAGE CLUB, 6 p.m.,
Desert Lanes Bowling Alley,
1545 N. First St., Hermiston.
All levels of players welcome.
(541-567-6594).
UMATILLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BOARD, 6 p.m., chamber
offi ce, 100 Cline Ave., Umatilla.
(541-922-4825).
UMATILLA DOG WALKING CLUB, 10
a.m., 630 Switzler St. at the
dog wash in front of Umatilla
High School.
ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL OF
HERMISTON, noon, ARC
of Umatilla County, 215 W.
Orchard Ave.
See CALENDAR, A6