WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015
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OBITUARIES
William ‘Sherman’ Hill V (McNabb)
Dorothy E. Beason
Florence ‘Lorraine’ Thompson Morgan
Irrigon
March 4, 1950-July 23, 2015
Hermiston
October 29, 1926-July 24, 2015
Hermiston
October 28, 1927-July 20, 2015
William
Lodge.
“Sherman”
He is sur-
Hill V (Mc-
vived by his
Nabb)
of
sons David
Irrigon, Or-
Blair
and
egon, was
wife Bran-
born
on
dy,
Uma-
March
4,
tilla, Ore.,
1950, in Superior,
and Jayare Hill and
Nebraska, to par-
wife Arielle, Irri-
ents William Sher-
gon, Ore.; daughter
man Hill and Laura
Sherri Pierce and
Lou Barker Hill.
husband
David,
He died on July 23,
Benton City, Wash.;
2015, near Star-
brothers Scott Gil-
buck, Washington, Hill V (McNabb) lette, Hermiston,
as the result of a
Ore., William Gil-
motorcycle accident at lette, Hood River, Ore.,
the age of 65 years.
and Scott McNabb, Eu-
Sherman was raised by gene, Ore.; sisters Toni
his Mom and Dad, Laura Beavers, Lincoln, Neb.,
and Herbert McNabb. He Patricia Dunlap, Stan-
attended school in Uma- wood, Wash., and Nancy
tilla, Oregon, graduat- Griffiyh, Burien, Wash.;
ing from Umatilla High six grandchildren: Kalei,
School in the class of Kaidan, Alyssa, Braden,
1969. He then served in Gavin and Rylee; and sev-
the United States Marine eral aunts, uncles, nieces,
Corps and was stationed nephews and cousins.
in Japan. After his honor-
Sherman was preced-
able discharge he returned ed in death by his wife,
to Umatilla. Sherman was Marcia Hill; his parents;
united in marriage to sister Sherry Hicks; and
Marcia Caster on June 5, brothers William S. Hill
1976, in Pocatello, Idaho. II and Doug Barber.
They lived in Umatilla
A graveside service
and later in Irrigon, Ore- with military honors will
gon.
be held on Saturday, Aug.
Sherman worked for 1, 2015, at 9 a.m. at the
Agrinorthwest in man- Hermiston
Cemetery,
agement until retiring in Hermiston, Oregon.
2012. He enjoyed riding
Those who wish may
his motorcycle, time with make contributions in
his grandchildren, snow- Sherman’s memory to
boarding, golfing, travel- Meadowwood
Springs
ing, going to the beach, Camp, P.O. Box 1025
and riding bikes with his Pendleton, OR 97801 or
grandchildren. Sherman at
meadowoodsprings.
enjoyed and received org.
great satisfaction out of
Please sign the online
helping others. He was a guest book at burnsmor-
member of the Hermis- tuaryhermiston.com.
ton Elks Lodge 1845, the
Burns Mortuary of
Harley Owners Group, Hermiston, Oregon, is in
and the Irrigon Moose care of arrangements.
David Lee Fisher
Stanfi eld
May 29, 1956-July 24, 2015
David Lee Fisher was
born May 29, 1956, in Med-
ford, Ore., to David and
Blanche (Van Auken) Fish-
er. He passed away peace-
fully in his sleep on
July 24, 2015, at his
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59 years.
He married Su-
san Kay Daniels on
September 30, 1978.
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worked for the Union Pa-
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as a brakeman conductor.
David later worked at nu-
merous other jobs, includ-
ing Gotta Stop and CB’s
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hunting, and spending time
with his family.
He is survived by his
wife of nearly 37 years,
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adult children Tabbitha
Fisher, Tommy Fisher, Rita
Waldo, Cindy Fisher and
Connie Thurman, as well as
nine grandchildren and an-
other granddaughter due in
October. Also surviving Mr.
Fisher are his siblings Ron-
ald Fisher, Sandra Tisdale,
Debbie Higginbotham, Rita
Rayner and Twylia Wicker-
sham, as well as numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cous-
ins. Mr. Fisher was
preceded in death by
his parents, David
and Blanche Fisher,
and his brother Mar-
lin Fisher.
A
celebration
gathering and pot-
luck will be held on Satur-
day, August 1, at 4 p.m. at
1210 N.W. Stockton St. in
Hermiston, Ore. Everyone
is welcome to come and
share memories of David
and bring their favorite
dish.
A graveside service will
be held at a later date at the
Pleasant View Cemetery,
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Contributions may be
made in David’s memory to
Memorial for David Fisher
at gofundeme.com.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Dorothy E. Beason of
Hermiston, Oregon, was born
on Oct. 29, 1926, in Ivy, Ar-
kansas, to parents John and
Annie Newton James. She
died on July 24, 2015
in Hermiston, Oregon,
at the age of 88 years.
The second of six
children,
Dorothy
was raised in Leola,
Arkansas, and then
in Booneville, Ar-
kansas. America was Beason
in the middle of the
Great Depression. Her father
worked in construction on
the WPA. Her mother was a
homemaker. When Dorothy
was 14, her parents moved
most of the family to the
Okanogan Valley in Wash-
ington state to pick apples.
Dorothy attended Okanagon
High School in Okanogan,
Washington.
She married a timber fall-
er, William John Stolz. Af-
ter his Air Force service and
WWII ended they lived in the
Omak, Wash., area. They had
three children, Gary, Cathy
and Troy, when they moved
to John Day, Oregon, for
better logging work. Shortly,
they settled in nearby Mount
Vernon, where the children
completed elementary and
high school. Weekends were
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water skiing, camping and
picnics all made more deli-
cious by Dorothy’s wonderful
cooking.
Following a divorce in
1967, Dorothy accepted an
invitation to a blind date.
Two months later she mar-
ried that date, chef Duane
Beason. They immediately
moved to Pendleton, where
they worked at the Tapadera
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job with a paycheck. Several
months later, they moved
to Pilot Rock, Ore., where
they managed the Round-
up Room. They opened and
operated Beason’s Pantry in
downtown Pilot Rock until
the mill closed. They moved
back to Pendleton, Oregon,
and she and Duane managed
the Husky Truck Stop.
They moved to Hermiston,
Oregon, in 1969 and worked
at McCabes Restaurant for
a short time before opening
the Chuckwagon Drive-in
in 1970. When the building
burned they relocated up the
street to the current site of
The Nickel. They kept the
Chuckwagon name and fed
locals and travelers
for eight years. They
bought a motorhome
and traveled through-
out the United States
before returning to
Hermiston and build-
ing Beason’s Chuck-
wagon Café in 1979.
Dorothy operated the
restaurant until retiring in
2007.
She was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary
where she was active in Girls
State, and was a member of
the Mount Vernon PTA. Dor-
othy enjoyed crossword puz-
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ing, hunting, supporting and
encouraging her children.
Dorothy spent the last six
years in her “Happy Home”
at Sun Terrace.
She is survived by her
children: Gary Stolz and
wife Marilyn, Cathy Stolz,
and Troy Stolz, all of Herm-
iston, Ore.; sisters Evelyn
Jaquish, Wenatchee, Wash.,
Marjorie
Munsell-For-
sythe, Hermiston, Ore., and
Bonette Carey, White Rock,
B.C.; three grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in
death by her husband, Duane
Beason; her parents; broth-
er Harold James; a sister,
Catheline Hardin; and Wil-
liam J. Stolz.
A celebration of life ser-
vice will be held on Thurs-
day, July 30, 2015, at 2 p.m.
at the First Christian Church,
Hermiston, Ore.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Doro-
thy’s memory to Vange John
Memorial Hospice (Edu-
cation Fund) at 645 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston, OR
97838 or to a charity of your
choice.
Please sign the online
guest book and view the full
obituary and download cop-
ies if you wish at burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
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in Salem and the passing
of Clayton, her husband
of 45 years, she moved
to Hood River, Oregon,
where she enjoyed her
time at the Hood
River Senior Cen-
ter and particularly
her pinochle group.
Lorraine eventually
moved to Hermis-
ton, Oregon, where
she lived the past
11 years of her life.
The last two years
were spent at Sun Terrace
Assisted Living Facility
where she became very
involved and lived her
best final years. She was
part of the Facility Coun-
cil serving as treasurer,
Kitchen Band and became
quite the jewelry maker.
She also enjoyed embroi-
dering dish towels, which
were a family favorite.
In addition to the crafts
she also enjoyed music,
particularly country mu-
sic and the traditional old
hymns.
Lorraine is survived
by daughter Linda Saw-
yer and her husband Lynn
of Powell Butte, Oregon;
sons Keith Morgan and
his wife Edie of Herm-
iston, Oregon, and Kev-
in Morgan and his wife
Jean of Hood River, Ore-
gon; grandchildren, their
spouses and her great
grandchildren: Jake Mor-
gan of Hood River, Ore-
gon, Shane, Linzie, Liam
and Simon Sawyer of
Boise, Idaho, Max, Angie
and Stella Morgan of Ti-
gard, Oregon, Mark, Cyd-
ney and Harlow McEl-
ligott of Ione, Oregon,
Shelby Morgan of Mon-
mouth, Oregon, and Billy,
Amy, Billy Jr. and Jayden
Bolton of Cottonwood,
Arizona; as well as many
nieces and nephews.
Memorial
contribu-
tions may be made to
Sun Terrace, 1550 N.W.
11th St., Hermiston, OR
97838.
Funeral service was
held
Saturday,
July
25, 2015, at the Unit-
ed Church of Christ in
Condon with concluding
service and burial at the
Condon Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Condon is in care of ar-
rangements.
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WALKER — Sidney R. Oswald and
Tanner J. Walker of Hermiston;
a boy, Logan James Walker.
MORGAN — Diane M. Morgan and
Kelly J. Morgan of Hermiston; a
girl, Alexa Grace Morgan.
Florence
“Lorraine”
Thompson Morgan was
born Oct. 28, 1927, in
Ekalaka, Montana, to
Andrew Jacob and Mona
Boggs Thompson.
She grew up in
Ekalaka and was
no stranger to hard
work and the life of
a cowgirl in south-
eastern Montana.
Lorraine graduated
from Carter Coun- Morgan
ty High School and
went on to work in Baker
and Helena, Montana, be-
fore the family eventually
moved to Fossil, where
she became the book-
keeper at Misner Motors.
While in Fossil she
lived in Dude Shell’s
rooming house, where
she met Dude’s brother,
Clayton Morgan. Clayton
and Lorraine were mar-
ried on Dec. 11, 1948, at
Goldendale, Washington.
The couple lived in Spray,
Kinzua and Fossil, even-
tually making Condon
their home where they
lived for 26 years and
raised their children Lin-
da, Keith and Kevin.
While in Condon,
Clayton and Lorraine had
a number of business ven-
tures including Froman
Chevrolet, where Clayton
was the sales manager and
Lorrain kept the books. In
the late 1950s the Shoe-
string Drive In was built
and soon became the gath-
ering place for all the kids
of Condon and Air Force
service men of the Radar
Base. Many hours were
spent playing pinball ma-
chines and listening to
various guys from the Air
Base play music late into
the night while enjoying
great burgers, shakes and
fries. The Drive In was
owned and operated by
Lorraine, Bonnie Leise
and eventually with her
little sister Wanda Cou-
ture, who lived in Fossil.
After a heart condition in
the late 1960s the Drive
In was sold and Lorraine
went to work for First Na-
tional Bank. She worked
in the banking industry
until she retired in the
early 1990s at the Keiz-
er branch of Wells Fargo
near Salem, Oregon.
After her retirement
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