RECORDS/BUSINESS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020
DEATH NOTICES
Ella Mae Watson
Hiram Bobby Joe Webb
Hermiston
Umatilla
Dec. 3, 1926 — Nov. 15, 2020
Oct. 2, 1936 — Nov. 6, 2020
Ella Mae Watson, 93, of Hermiston, died Sunday, Nov.
15, 2020, in Hermiston. She was born Dec. 3, 1926, in Irri-
gon. A private family burial will be held at the Hermiston
Cemetery. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Hiram Bobby Joe Webb, 84, of Umatilla, died Fri-
day, Nov. 6, 2020, in Portland. He was born Oct. 2,
1936, in Red Level, Alabama. A private burial will
be in Alabama. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon. Share memories with the family at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Sandra Lee King
Suzanne ‘Suzie’ (Rankin) Furrer
Hermiston
Oct. 9, 1951 — Nov. 14, 2020
Oregon City
Sandra Lee King, 69, of Hermiston, died Saturday, Nov.
14, 2020, in Hermiston. She was born Oct. 9, 1951, in Herm-
iston. A private burial will be at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon.
Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
April 17, 1946 — Nov. 7, 2020
Claudia Aline Camara
Hermiston
Feb. 2, 1998 — Nov. 13, 2020
Claudia Aline Camara, 22, of Hermiston, died Friday,
Nov. 13, 2020, in Hermiston. She was born Feb. 2, 1998,
in Modesto, California. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston, Oregon. Leave an online condolence for the
family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Raymond T. ‘Ray’ Porter
Boardman
June 19, 1937 — Nov. 6, 2020
Raymond T. “Ray” Porter, 83, of Boardman, died Friday,
Nov. 6, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born June 19, 1937, in
Vancouver, Washington. At his request, no service will be
held. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Ore-
gon. Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Viola E. Davis Greenland
Feb. 17, 1926 — Nov. 5, 2020
Viola E. Davis Greenland, 94, of Hermiston, died Thurs-
day, Nov. 5, 2020, in Richland, Washington. She was born
Feb. 17, 1926, in Mukilteo, Washington. A celebration of life
service is pending with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share
memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
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and concrete everywhere.
9:52 a.m. — A disturbance
was reported on West Hermis-
ton Avenue.
10:58 a.m. — Child abuse or
neglect was reported on East
Browning Avenue.
11:56 a.m. — A caller reported
their daughter causing a dis-
turbance on S. Highway 395.
12:02 p.m. — A caller report-
ed their gun was stolen from
their car on S. Highway 395.
1:29 p.m. — A burglary was
reported on Sater Court.
5:16 p.m. — A vehicle theft
was reported on West McKen-
zie Avenue.
11:05 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on East Jennie
Avenue.
Thomas John Miller
Hermiston
Oct. 20, 2020
Thomas John Miller, 63, of Hermiston, died Tues-
day, Oct. 20, 2020, at his home. He was born in Havre
Montana in 1957. A small family gathering was held
Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. at the Hermiston Land-
mark Missionary Baptist Church. To attend remotely,
contact the church at hermistonllmbc@gmail.com to
request a Zoom invitation. Arrangements by Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon. Share memories with
the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Leo Joe James
Hermiston
Jan. 27, 1939 — Nov. 8, 2020
Hermiston
Police:
Former Hermiston resident Suzanne “Suzie”
(Rankin) Furrer, 74, of Oregon City, died Saturday,
Nov. 7, 2020, at her home. She was born April 17, 1946,
in Culver City, California. A private family burial will
be held at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements by
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon. Share memo-
ries at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
disturbance was reported on
Southeast Fourth Street.
6:07 p.m. — A verbal domes-
tic disturbance was reported
on Northeast Second Place.
6:15 p.m. — A burglary was
reported on East Montana
Avenue.
11:13 p.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported on
West Madrona Avenue.
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
2:21 a.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported on
Leo Joe James, 81, of Hermiston, died Sunday,
Nov. 8, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born Jan. 27,
1939, in Payette, Idaho. A private family burial will
be at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements by
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon. Share mem-
ories with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
South First Street.
4:48 a.m. — A motor vehicle
crash was reported on S.
Highway 395 but the vehicles
were gone when police
arrived.
5:19 a.m. — A noninjury,
two-vehicle motor vehicle
crash was reported on S.
Highway 395.
7:10 p.m. — A verbal domes-
tic disturbance was reported
on Southwest Ninth Street.
8:19 p.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on West Ridgeway
Avenue.
MONDAY, NOV. 16
5:48 a.m. — A burglary was
reported on S. Highway 395.
10:41 a.m. — A burglary was
reported on Southwest 11th
Street, where someone broke
a window at a business to
get in.
1:18 p.m. — A motor vehicle
crash was reported on North-
west Fifth Street.
3:13 p.m. — A disturbance
HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7
Bryce Dole joins
the East Oregonian
one of those trusted local
reporters was one thing that
drew him to the East Ore-
Readers of the East Ore- gonian, he said, along with
gonian and Hermiston Her- his respect for the quality of
ald will see a new byline work at the paper. He is also
after Bryce Dole
excited about get-
joined the East Ore-
ting to explore hik-
gonian’s staff on
ing and other out-
Monday, Nov. 16.
door recreation in a
Dole will cover
new part of the state.
public safety, county
Dole said he is
government
and
looking
forward
public health for
to covering his
Dole
the EO, with stories
assigned beats, and
occasionally appear-
is also interested in
ing in the Herald.
continuing to pursue envi-
Dole grew up in Grants ronmental reporting, par-
Pass in Southern Oregon ticularly around agricul-
and majored in journalism ture in Eastern Oregon. He
and environmental sciences emphasized he wants to get
at University of Oregon. to know the communities
While there he wrote for the the paper covers and that he
university’s student publica- hopes people will reach out
tions, covering everything with story ideas or just to
from track and fi eld to cli- introduce themselves.
Dole replaces reporter
mate change. He interned
for the Oregonian (no rela- Alex Castle, who interned
tion to the East Oregonian) for the EO in the sum-
over the past summer as part mer of 2019, freelanced
of the Snowden internship for the paper that fall, and
then permanently joined
program.
“We are excited about the staff at the end of the
having Bryce joining the year. He was integral to
staff,” said Andrew Cutler, the paper’s coverage of the
publisher/editor of the East fl ooding of February 2020
Oregonian. “He did some and has been at the fore-
amazing work for the Ore- front of the paper’s pan-
gonian over the summer and demic coverage. He said he
I think he’ll continue that is headed back to the Wil-
lamette Valley to be closer
here in Umatilla County.”
While the internship was to family and take some
a whirlwind that included time off before exploring
reporting on the pandemic new options in independent
and protests in Portland, media and journalism.
“My experience with the
Dole said he also realized
the limitations of working East Oregonian has been the
most important and enlight-
for a larger publication.
“I would call people in ening of my life so far,” he
small towns and say, ‘I’m said. “I’m thankful for all
with the Oregonian,’ and the opportunities I had to tell
people would say, ‘We don’t stories about the Umatilla
know you. We know our County community and for
own local reporters, but why the people who trusted me
would we trust you? Good- with those stories.”
Cutler said the University
bye,’” he said.
The opportunity to get to of Oregon graduate will be
know a community and be missed.
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
FRIDAY, NOV. 13
8:28 a.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on Southeast Sixth
Street.
1:33 p.m. — A death investi-
gation was conducted on East
Ridgeway Avenue.
3 p.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on East Main Street.
5:21 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on Northeast
10th Street.
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