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OBITUARIES
Megan Louise Hearn
Franklin Thomas ‘Tom’ Daulton
Boardman
Hermiston
Heppner
December 15, 1996 — July 20, 2020
April 17, 1937 — April 23, 2020
August 8, 1946 — July 25, 2020
Megan Louise Hearn Blue Mountain Community
of Boardman was born College, where she received
December 15, 1996, in an associate’s degree in sci-
Reno, Nevada, the daughter ence. She currently was
of Carl and Alesia (Dom- studying to become a phar-
macy tech.
mer) Hearn.
She
passed
Megan enjoyed
away in Board-
making
artwork
man, Oregon, on
and loved her two
Monday, July 20,
cats, Dak and Moe.
2020, at the age
She is survived
of 23.
by her parents,
Megan moved
Carl and Alesia
with her fam-
Hearn; grandpar-
ents Marvin and
ily to Boardman,
Louise Dommer;
Oregon, when
Hearn
sister Caitlin and
she was in the
second
grade.
husband
Sean
She
attended
Shimer
and
school in Boardman, where niece Tabitha; and several
she graduated from Riv- aunts, uncles, cousins and
erside High School in the extended family members.
class of 2015. While in
A private family gather-
high school, she served as ing will be held.
Arrangements by Burns
the lieutenant governor for
the Key Club and was a Mortuary of Hermiston.
To leave an online con-
member of the Honor Soci-
ety. After high school, she dolence for the family,
attended Western Oregon please go to www.burns-
University on an art schol- mortuaryhermiston.com.
arship. She later attended
Franklin Thomas “Tom” fishing in the woods. He
Daulton of Hermiston, worked at Lamb Weston
Oregon, was born on April as a production and qual-
17, 1937, in Ashland, Ken- ity control manager and
tucky, to parents Russell sanitation supervisor until
Thomas Daulton
retiring in 1999.
and Ruth Mir-
After
retir-
ing he and Carol
iam
Linscott
lived in Kasi-
Daulton.
He
lof, Alaska, for
died on April 23,
nine years where
2020, in Herm-
iston, Oregon,
he enjoyed fish-
ing for salmon,
at the age of 83
restoring
cab-
years.
ins with the
Tom gradu-
Daulton
ated from Jef-
Kasilof Histori-
cal Society, and
ferson
High
just living the
School in Jef-
ferson, Oregon,
life of an Alas-
kan. Tom and
before attend-
ing Oregon State
Carol returned
University. He graduated to Hermiston, Oregon, in
from OSU with a BS in 2014 to be nearer to their
agriculture in food tech- children and grandchil-
nology. After complet- dren, where they have
ing his ROTC training lived since.
through OSU, Tom joined
Tom was an active
the United States Army in member of Victory Baptist
1961 and served as a first Church where he enjoyed
lieutenant company com- studying the Bible, and
mander until his honor- hearing the preaching
able discharge in Decem- of God’s word. He also
ber 1963.
enjoyed camping in the
In 1963 he met and mountains and spending
married Gloria Brauer and time with his family and
began raising their two grandchildren. But most
boys, Steve and David. of all, he loved the Lord
They were divorced seven and Jesus Christ as his per-
years later. During that sonal savior.
He is survived by his
time, he worked in the food
wife of 45 years, Carol
tech business.
In 1973 he was hired at Daulton, Hermiston, Ore-
Gourmet Foods in Meto- gon; daughter Amy Rob-
lius, Oregon, where Tom inson (Shane), Hermis-
meet Carol Eveland. Tom ton, Oregon; sons David
was united in marriage to Daulton (Tami), Med-
Carol on September 28, ford, Oregon, and Steve
1974, in Madras, Oregon. Daulton, Hermiston, Ore-
They moved to Boardman, gon; sister Sue Garman,
Oregon, in 1975 where Corvallis, Oregon; grand-
Tom helped start the orig- children Tabitha, Joshua,
inal Gourmet Foods plant, Jacob, Elijah and Garrett;
which is currently Lamb a great-grandson, Bennett;
Weston/ConAgra.
Tom and numerous nieces and
and Carol welcomed a lit- nephews.
tle girl, Amy, to the family
Tom was preceded in
in 1975 and lived in Board- death by his parents, and
man for the next 30 years, his grandson Adrian Scott
raising their three children. Daulton.
One of the most import-
A celebration of life
ant dates in Tom’s life service will be held on
happened in 1980 when Saturday, August 1, 2020,
he was in a hospital bed at 10 a.m. at the Vic-
recovering from back sur- tory Baptist Church, 193
gery and he gave his life to E. Main St., Hermiston,
Oregon.
Jesus.
Those who wish may
While living in Board-
man, he was a longtime make contributions in
active member of the First Tom’s memory to the Vic-
Baptist Church, loved tory Baptist Church Mis-
watching his children play sionary Fund.
Please share memo-
for the Riverside Pirates
and giving his encourag- ries of Tom with his fam-
ing reminder to all who ily at burnsmortuaryherm-
played basketball to “use iston.com. Arrangements
the backboard” and spent by Burns Mortuary of
many hours hunting and Hermiston.
Cecelia Drake came Cecelia, head teacher.
In the late summer of
into this world on August
8, 1946, a bundle of joy 1980, Interfaith Chris-
to her parents, Bob and tian Center moved all
Agnes Lovett. She had the of its activities, includ-
ing the school,
pleasure of liv-
ing in six differ-
to their newly
ent states before
constructed
she was 18
(but unfinished)
months old as
building at 1825
her father pur-
West Highland
sued a career in
Avenue. They
sales.
expanded
the
school member-
They even-
ship to include
tually
ended
Drake
high school stu-
up in the New
dents. Cecelia
Orleans Garden
District, where Cecelia continued as head teacher
attended school until third for the elementary with
grade. Along the journey, her primary focus on kin-
siblings Nancy, Rob, and dergarten and first grade,
twins John and Joe were her first love.
While teaching at the
added to the family.
While working (and new location, she met
partying) in New Orle- and fell in love with a
ans, her dad received what member of the newly
can only be labeled as a expanded staff, second/
“Call from God” to enter third-grade teacher and
the ministry. He entered worship leader Richard
seminary at the Southern Drake (Rick). They were
Baptist seminary in New married in May of 1981.
Orleans. He quickly got The couple moved into
an assignment to a “mis- their first home on a dirt
sions” church in Flat- road just south of the new
wood, Louisiana, and then church/school building.
As the road was yet
Pineville Baptist Church
in Pineville, Louisiana, unnamed, they were asked
where Cecelia graduated what they should call the
from high school. While road. Both Cecelia and
serving these churches, Rick almost without hes-
her father would com- itation said Alleluia Lane.
ment that his (monthly)
Because of their love
liquor bill used to be more for children, they almost
than his monthly salary as immediately began to take
in foster children, eventu-
a pastor.
Cecelia attended Lou- ally having 30 children
isiana College in Marks- call 1820 Alleluia Lane
ville, Louisiana, until her home for a while.
Cecelia
continued
sophomore year when the
family moved to Grand- teaching at the school but
view, Washington, where eventually, in 1986, the
her dad became pastor of couple moved to Vallejo,
the Grandview Baptist California. Cecelia, true
Church. She moved with to her love and calling,
the family and immedi- became Sunday School
ately enrolled in Central coordinator for Hill-
Washington State College top Christian Center in
(now a university). At Vallejo, a church with a
Central, because of cred- membership of well over
its and grades, she was 600. They moved back to
placed as a junior, grad- Hermiston in 1988.
uating from Central in
Cecelia
continued
1968. Immediately upon teaching as a substitute
graduation, she entered teacher in area schools
the teacher certification and in 1999 the couple
program and pursued a moved to Heppner, Ore-
career as an elementary gon. After a few years as
teacher. She had told her a substitute teacher in area
mother at a very early age schools, Cecelia began
that if she couldn’t be an working as a reading spe-
angel, she wanted to be a cialist at Riverside High
School in Boardman,
teacher.
What a teacher she Oregon, until a stroke in
became! After a short 2009 forced her into early
stint in a Catholic private retirement. She contin-
school, she went to work ued to be active in school,
in the Granger School accompanying Rick (who
District as an elemen- was teaching music) and
tary teacher. Within a few working as a volunteer aid
short years, she became until continuing diminish-
the head teacher for the ing health forced her to
elementary school and stay home.
Cecelia was preceded
instituted the first all-day
kindergarten program in in death by her parents,
Bob and Agnes Lovett;
the region.
Marriage to Bruce sister Nancy Stimson
Dickinson and birth of (Gene); brother Joe;
son Brent in 1975 were a grandson Brock Palmer;
natural course of action, and son Brent Dickin-
only to be followed by son. She is survived by
the tragic death of Bruce her husband of nearly 40
when Brent was 18 years, Rick; great-grand-
months old. This precip- sons Blake and Brody;
itated a move to Hermis- grandson Bryce; daughter
ton, Oregon, to be close Janet and foster son Jer-
to family. Her father had emiah; brothers Rob and
moved several years ear- John (Lovett); and foster
lier to pastor Grace Bap- brother Johnny Hover.
tist Church.
Cecelia, you will be
While in Hermis- missed by all who knew
ton, her dad felt another you well — your beauti-
“Call of God” and in 1972 ful voice, your twinkling
started Interfaith Chris- emerald green eyes, your
tian Center (now known smile and, most of all,
as Hermiston Christian your heart of compas-
sion. We will see you in
Center).
After meeting in dif- glory.
ferent buildings in the
A graveside service
area, they settled as a con- will be held Saturday,
gregation in the Carpen- August 1, 2020, at 11 a.m.
ter’s Hall (the Simmons at Heppner Masonic
Agency building) at the Cemetery.
intersection of Diago-
Please be consider-
nal Road and East Main ate of others during the
Street. Cecelia, true to COVID era if you plan on
herself, immersed her- attending the service.
self in the activities of the
Contributions
may
church and raising Brent, be made to Vange John
but harbored a burn- Memorial Hospice, 645
ing desire to continue W. Orchard Ave., Ste. 300,
her teaching career. With Hermiston, OR 97838; or
encouragement from her to the Heppner Methodist
father and much council Church Memorial Fund,
from Jane Baker, the three P.O. Box 733, Heppner,
of them started Inter- OR 97836.
faith Christian School in
Arrangements
by
1978 in the basement of Sweeney Mortuary. You
the Carpenter’s Hall: Bob may sign the online con-
Lovett, pastor/shepherd; dolence book at www.
Jane Baker, principal; and sweeneymortuary.com.
Micheal Anthony Ricketts
Boardman
September 23, 1956 — July 17, 2020
Micheal Anthony Rick- enjoyed all kinds of music.
etts of Boardman was born He especially enjoyed see-
September 23, 1956, in ing his grandkids. He will
Hawthorne, California, the be greatly missed and was
son of J.B. and Iva Jean Barbara’s “Gift from God.”
He is survived
(Patton) Rick-
etts. He passed
by his wife of 21
away in Port-
years,
Barbara;
land, Oregon, on
three daughters,
Friday, July 17,
Jamie Boatman,
2020, at the age
Jessica
Daniels
of 63.
and Tiffany Rick-
etts; 12 grand-
M i c h e a l
children and one
served in the
great-grandchild;
U.S. Navy where
Ricketts
mother and step-
he served as
father Iva Jean
a
cryptologic
and Wayne Fre-
technician main-
itag; and four
tenance
until
brothers,
Dan,
his
honorable
John, Terry and
discharge.
He
worked as an plant journey- Jerry.
man electrician technician
A private family grave-
for Lamb Weston at their side service was held,
Boardman East Plant for with burial in Hermiston
many years until he retired. Cemetery.
Micheal married Bar-
Arrangements by Burns
bara Fenley in Hermiston Mortuary of Hermiston. To
on June 25, 1999.
leave an online condolence
Micheal loved work- for the family please go to
ing on automobiles, any- www.burnsmortuaryherm-
thing electrical and he iston.com.
Marilyn Joy Smith
Hermiston
July 7, 1935 — July 25, 2020
Marilyn Joy Smith of rying Bud, they moved to
Hermiston was born July Concord, California. When
7, 1935, in Goldendale, Bud’s furlough was over he
Washington, the daugh- was shipped out to sea on
ter of Everet and Georgia his Navy ship. When Bud’s
(Ross) Shaver.
ship returned, he
She passed away
was deployed to
in Hermiston on
Kodiak,
Alaska,
Saturday, July
for the balance of
25, 2020, at the
his 20-year Navy
age of 85.
career.
Marilyn
M a r i l y n ’s
was able to go to
family moved
Kodiak with Bud.
to
Hermiston
While in Kodiak
when she was
their first daughter
Smith
3½ years old.
was born. Upon
When
Mari-
Bud’s discharge,
lyn started first
the family moved
grade, she was so bashful to Hermiston, where they
that her mother pinned her have lived since. The fam-
name on her dress because ily continued to grow add-
she wouldn’t talk. She ing three sons and another
attended grade school and daughter.
Marilyn was a perfec-
high school in Hermiston.
She was in the high school tionist and took good care
band and also enjoyed play- of her family and her home.
ing her saxophone in her She is now with Jesus and
church’s orchestra.
all the cleaning is over.
After graduating from
Marilyn leaves behind
high school, Marilyn went her husband of 52 years,
to work at the Umatilla Albert “Bud” Smith; chil-
Army Depot in the finance dren Sheri (Terry) Haight,
and accounting department. Larry (Heather) Smith,
She had a habit of chewing Jerry (Julie) Smith, Terry
gum and popping it. Her (Vienay) Smith and Kari
supervisor did not appreci- (Richard) Faubion; 15
ate that much but since she grandchildren; and a sister,
did a perfectionist job, she Margaret (Tony) Hempe.
ignored the gum popping.
She was preceded in
She spent 15 years at the death by her parents, and
depot before she met Prince a brother, Ted and wife
Charming.
Hazel.
Bud was on furlough
A private family service
from the Navy and was vis- will be held with burial in
iting his aunt and uncle in Hermiston Cemetery.
Hermiston when he met
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love at first sight as they leave an online condolence
married shortly thereafter for the family please go to
in Hermiston on February www.burnsmortuaryherm-
24, 1968. Right after mar- iston.com
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City to add new stop
signs near housing
developments
By JADE MCDOWELL
neWs edITOR
Hermiston will get two
new stop signs at inter-
sections where housing
development has increased
traffic.
The Hermiston City
Council voted during their
Monday, July 27, meeting
to place stop signs at the
intersection of West Joseph
Avenue and Southwest
10th Street, a block west
of Armand Larive Middle
School. They also voted
to place another set of stop
signs at East Oregon Ave-
nue and Northeast Sixth
Street.
Assistant City Manager
Mark Morgan said the city
has received safety com-
plaints about those inter-
sections and, after review-
ing the intersections with
city engineers, staff recom-
mended turning them into
four-way stops.
“Both of these areas
have experienced some rel-
atively substantial increase
in housing development
over the past several years
that has led to an increase
in traffic in those neighbor-
hoods,” he said.
He said in the Joseph
Avenue area, 44 new
homes have been added
since 2014, and in the Ore-
gon Avenue area, about
80 new homes have been
added since 2013.
During the July 27
city council meeting,
the council also contin-
ued its chapter-by-chap-
ter updates of the city’s
code of ordinances. The
council approved modifi-
cations to the section on
junkyards, clarifying that
they are allowed in indus-
trial zones and merging
the section into the zon-
ing code.
Cecelia A. Drake