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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A5 RECORDS OBITUARIES Meredith Pearl (Hoover) DeHaven Soilo Bustillos Garcia Ida May Serface Hermiston November 17, 1935 - October 2, 2018 Umatilla October 6, 1946 - October 10, 2018 Hermiston January 1, 1932 - October 8, 2018 Meredith Pearl (Hoover) scenic route to school, hav- DeHaven was born on ing parking lot picnics, November 17, 1935. She doing arts and crafts, watch- passed on October 2, 2018, ing movies, telling stories in Hermiston, Oregon, at the and everything else that goes along with being a age of 82 years. She was born to wonderful Granny. Fred (Ted) Hoover After the grand- children were a little and Eunice Bolin in older Meredith began Portland, Ore. She getting involved in was the middle of five the city council in children: AnnaLee, Irrigon and then the Fred Jr., Rosemary school board for and Rex. As a child, DeHaven Morrow County. her family moved around quite a lot picking Meredith began petition- fruit and nuts along the I-5 ing to get Irrigon its high corridor. She remembered school back as it had closed her first job at around four and moved to Boardman in years old picking hazelnuts. the late 1950s. She was one Her senior year, she of the last graduating classes moved to Irrigon, Ore., to from the original high live with her uncle and aunt, school in Irrigon and wanted Porter and Lela Ross. After her grandchildren, who were starting school in Irrigon, approaching the age for high she met and began dating school, to be able to go to Harry “Jack” Smith. They school in their own town got married when Meredith and have the same pride was 18, in 1954. They had she did. It took seven and a five children, Jack, Harry, half years but the goal was Mary, Meredith and Jenni- achieved and Irrigon had its fer. After living with Jack first year of high school stu- and the children in Portland, dents in 2004. She took up other causes Irrigon, Bend, Klamath Falls and Portland again where as well, cultivating and sell- they stayed for several years, ing flowers to fundraise for they all moved back to Irri- any cause that was in need gon in 1976 where Meredith and just because she enjoyed and Jack divorced in 1978. sharing her garden so much, Up until this time Mer- and helping to found the Irri- edith was a stay at home gon Multicultural Arts Cen- mom; after the divorce she ter, among other smaller worked as a waitress and projects. Anyone that knew bartender in several different Meredith will tell you that establishments. Her patrons she was a strong-willed, fondly referred to her as stubborn, passionate, ornery, “Marty.” She also worked sassy person who loved the at U and I Potato (Lamb life she had built with the Weston in Boardman) in love of her life. One of her several different job titles favorite things to do was take pictures, mostly of throughout her time there. In the mid-1980s she Bruce, the critters, flowers was cooking at the Nomad and her grandchildren. in Boardman when a tall, She is survived by her handsome man named children Jack (Tina) Smith, Bruce DeHaven came into Tillamook, Ore., Harry the restaurant one night for Smith, Gresham, Ore., Mary dinner after working at his (David) Lorence, Umatilla, construction job. Soon after Ore., Meredith (Danny) meeting, they began dat- Young, Irrigon, Ore., and ing and they were married Jennifer Smith, Irrigon, April 25, 1987. In this mar- Ore.; her stepchildren Tina riage Meredith gained three (Roger) Shaw, Veneta, Ore., stepchildren: Tina, Tami Tami DeHaven Stebbeds, and Mike. Throughout the Eugene, Ore., and Mike beginning of their marriage (Karen) DeHaven, Eugene, they moved around to differ- Ore.; sister Rosemary ent jobs all over Washing- Mitchell, Gresham, Ore.; ton, Oregon, California and and many nieces, nephews, Nevada. They made many grandchildren, great-grand- photo albums that document children and friends. She is preceded in death their travels together. They began building a by her parents, her siblings house in Irrigon in 1996 AnnaLee, Fred Jr. and Rex, where she renewed her love and her husbands Bruce and for gardening by planting Jack. beautiful intricate gardens, In lieu of flowers, remem- growing bountiful vegeta- brances may be made to bles and spending the major- Vange John Memorial Hos- ity of her time outside. They pice Education Fund, 645 W. raised chickens, had cows, Orchard Ave. #300, Herm- donkeys, a llama, dogs and iston, OR 97838, or the cats. Meredith always com- Knights Pride Booster Club mented that she would have at Irrigon Junior Senior High had a dog sanctuary if Bruce School, 315 S.E. Wyoming had let her. He thought that Ave. Irrigon, OR 97844. the three dogs they had at the A private family gather- most was more than enough, ing will be held. Please sign the condo- especially with all of their other critters and the beauti- lence book at burnsmortua- ful yard they had to keep up. ryhermiston.com. Arrange- She also watched her ments by Burns Mortuary of grandchildren, taking the Hermiston, Oregon. Joan Lavon (Heumphreus) George Hermiston July 7, 1932 - October 15, 2018 We said our last goodbye this week as our mom, Joan George, slipped away on a quiet jour- ney home after liv- ing with cancer for two years. She leaves behind nine George grieving children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, plus extended family. Mom was born July 7, 1932, in Cozad, Nebraska, the second of four daugh- ters. The family moved west to Umatilla then Walla Walla and our tomboy mom lived family life adven- turously during the Prohibition era, the Great Depression and WWII. She mar- ried our dad, Mack George, in 1951 and thus began adven- tures of another kind. She said she always wanted a dozen children and she came close. Along with raising her family, Mom also traveled to various, semi-remote locations with our dad who worked a construction crew, which provided power lines and substations through- Soilo Bustillos Garcia of Umatilla, Oregon, was born on October 6, 1946, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to his parents Sidonio Garcia and Maria Bustil- los. He died on October 10, 2018, in Umatilla, Ore- gon, as the result of an accident at the age of 72 years. Soilo was raised and lived in Mexico Garcia until moving to Cal- ifornia in 1979. He moved to the Umatilla-Hermiston, Oregon, area where he has lived since. Soilo worked as a truck driver for his whole career. He has owned and oper- ated GM trucking, an agri- cultural trucking com- pany, until the time of his death. Soilo enjoyed horses, horse racing and raising cattle. He is survived by his sons Guillermo Gar- cia, Umatilla, Ore., and Mario (Maria Louisa) Garcia, Nampa, Idaho; brother Eloy Garcia, Mex- ico; sisters Rosario Gar- Charles Leon Howard Hermiston March 26, 1956 - October 5,2018 Charles Leon Howard “Hunk, a Hunk of Burning finished his mortal mission Love.” We’re reminded of on October 5, 2018, at the age of 62 and is making Chuckie through his beau- shots from half court, tak- tiful art, unfaltering faith, ing down a 5-point example to all, and elk, bowling a 300, ability to pick the serving in the mil- winning team — itary, and catching usually the one win- ning or wearing 8-pound bass. white. “Chuckie” was Chuckie is sur- born March 26, vived by too many 1956, to Cecil and friends and extended Jessie (Peel) How- ard, the youngest family to name and of 8 children. He is joyfully reunited “scooped the poop” with his dad, Cecil (septic tank busi- Howard Sr., mom ness), knew where Jessie Howard everything was, cre- (Peel), sister Fran- ces Howard, and ated smoothie con- coctions, hoarded brothers Cecil How- ard Jr. (Carla) and cardboard, and Howard Buddy Howard. never threw away a His surviving sis- T-shirt. However, Chuckie never let Down syndrome ters include Lily Morriss affect his ability to make (William) and Marie Noll a friend, lead a choir, and (Gary) and brothers Don Howard and Alan Howard entertain family. His greatest loves were (Janis). A service to celebrate family, friends, God, coun- try, WWE, old westerns, Chuckie’s life is sched- and STUFF. Clean his uled for October 19, 2018, room and he threatened to at 6:00 p.m. at 3305 W. “take you down.” Turn the Kuna Road, Kuna, Idaho. channel? You better run. Graveside services will be Throw anything away and at noon Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Hermiston he’d retrieve it. However, his greatest Cemetery, 407 Christian- love was Elvis (a cute girl sen Loop, Hermiston, Ore. “Thank you, thank you was a close second). He was the original “Hound very much. Elvis has left Dog.” And yes, we are the building.” Arrangements by Burns “Lonesome Tonight.” He is “Always on our Mind,” Mortuary of Hermiston, would ask us to please Oregon. To leave a condo- “Don’t Be Cruel,” and sim- lence for the family, go to ply “Love me Tender.” We www.burnsmortuaryherm- will always remember our iston.com. out the Pacific Northwest. Not much in their lives was easy. After settling in Hermis- ton in 1961, Mom worked several part-time jobs and eventually ended her work- ing career at Lamb Weston in the tool room. She enjoyed her work and especially enjoyed her co-workers. Joan was a long-time member of Grace Baptist Church, and her church fam- ily was as dear to her as she was to them. Our mom was ten- der-hearted and always gave of herself to friends and the community in addition to always being there for her family. She volunteered at Agape House, the Commu- DONATE DONATE TE YOUR YOUR CAR CAR FREE FREE FREE TOWING TOWING TOWING TAX TAX TAX DEDUCTIBLE DEDUCTIBLE DEDUCTIBLE AX nity Dinners program and, her pet projects, made Eas- ter baskets for area kids and filled hundreds of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Mack, and grandson Brian George. She is survived by her chil- dren: Deborah George, Michael George, Dana Nunez and husband Cesar, Richard George, Steven George, Tony George and wife Brandi, Chris George and wife Soon, Jeff George and Tangie and, finally, David George. A memorial service will be held at Grace Baptist Church on Saturday, Octo- ber 20 at 10 a.m. DENTAL Itsuratce Imagine The Difference ou You Can Can Make Make 1-844-533-9173 -844-533-9173 cia, Eliselda Garcia, Vir- ginia Garcia, Soledad Garcia, Manuela Gar- cia and Leonila Garcia, all of Mexico; grandchil- dren Evian, Elle, Soilo, Eva and Alexus; and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Soilo was pre- ceded in death by his wife, Lidia Espino Garcia, and his parents. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held on Tues- day, October 16, 2018, at 7 p.m. at Burns Mor- tuary chapel, Hermiston, Oregon. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, Hermis- ton, Oregon. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Please sign the online condolence book at burns- mortuaryhermiston.com. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon. 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The couple lived in Milwaukie, Bon- neville Dam, East Lane County on the McKen- zie River and Sweet Home before settling in Hermis- ton in 1974. Ida and Thomas were round dance instructors and also enjoyed square dancing. She served as a Brownie leader and vol- unteered for the Smart Reading Program at local schools for many years. She was a member of the Columbia Grange #867. She also enjoyed garden- ing, traveling, needlework, was an excellent seam- stress, cook and baker, and loved her cats and dogs. She is survived her Lavelle E. Partlow Smyrna, Tenn. March 11, 1926 - July 31, 2018 Lavelle Partlow, 92, chased land for the current went to be with the Lord campus. Mrs. Partlow was the July 31, 2018. She was born in Pend- piano player for Living leton, Oregon, March 11, Faith Ministries and for 1926, to Myrtle and LifePoint’s Senior Marshall Markham. service. She played She was raised in for the Smyrna Eastern Oregon and Senior Center and contributed to sev- graduated from Irri- gon High School eral other local events. and Northwest Uni- versity in Kirkland, In recent years, Partlow Washington. Lavelle enjoyed She is pre- attending concerts ceded in death by her hus- of her grandson’s country band Albert Partlow, band LANCO. She loved three-month-old son Terry seeing Brandon debut at the Partlow and another son Grand Ole Opry in Tennes- who died at birth. She is see and attended many con- also preceded in death by certs, being the number one her sister Marlene Berg, LANCO fan. She was known for her nephews Ronald Berg and Rick Mills, and par- love of Jesus, family, and ents Myrtle and Marshall immeasurable kindness. She will be greatly Markham. Lavelle was raised in missed by her daughter, Irrigon, Oregon, with her Sheryl Lancaster; son-in- parents and two sisters. law Keith Lancaster; grand- After graduation, she trav- children Devon Lancaster eled as a missionary. Addi- and Brandon Lancaster; tionally, she worked at the and granddaughter-in-law Army Depot in Umatilla, Tiffany Trotter Lancaster. Oregon, and became the Additional surviving rela- postmaster of Irrigon, Ore- tives include a sister, Del- gon, where she served for pha Mills, and many neph- ews and nieces. most of her adult life. She will be buried with Lavelle was known for her musical talent and her husband and two sons enjoyed being the church in Irrigon, Oregon. A Celebration of Life pianist for First Baptist, Hermiston First Chris- service will be held October tian, weddings, and many 20, 2018, at Stokes Landing local events. She also Senior Center in Irrigon, served in the annual Irrigon Oregon, at 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, you Watermelon Festival and devoted much time to the may contribute to the min- istry she helped start and community. In 2008, Lavelle and her loved, Lancaster Christian husband, Albert Partlow, Academy, Markham-Part- moved to Smyrna, Tennes- low Scholarship Fund, at see, to be near her daughter 150 Soccer Way, Smyrna, TN 37167. and family. In Smyrna, she was an important part of Lancaster Academy. She helped start the academy, served in the school’s office and pur- GSC Express Movers You pack it... We move it... 40 Years of Moving Experience The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com BEST Technology... Value... TV!... 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