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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021
POLICE LOG
Marcene Harris Garriott
Milton-Freewater
February 28, 1925 — May 6, 2021
Marcene Harris Garri-
She was adventurous
ott passed away on May 6 and traveled extensively
at Wheatland Village Park throughout Europe, with a
View at the age of 96. She friend Jan March to Majorca,
was an end of the fourth and visited her daughter Jak-
generation of the
lin in Austria
Harris clan. A life-
three times. She
long resident, she
and her sister fl ew
was born on Feb-
to Caracas, Vene-
ruary 28, 1925,
zuela, in 1966 to
in the red brick
visit her niece and
house on High-
her husband Mer-
way 11 approach-
lin Tuttle, a bat
ing Milton-Free-
expert, and lived
water.
Her
in the wild for
parents, Claude
three weeks. One
Garriot
and Maude Har-
of her favorite
ris, built the
memories of that
house.
adventure
was
She
com-
being able to hold
pleted her grade
a wild baby croc-
school
years
odile, with Mer-
in the Adven-
lin’s supervision.
tist school and
Later in life
played the violin
she became an
in their orches-
avid bird enthu-
tra. She attended
siast, joining the
McLoughlin High
Audubon Society
School, playing
and developing a
the saxophone in
large and varied
their band, and when she bird egg collection that she
turned 16, her father bought collected during the 1950s
her the fi rst rumble seat in and ’60s.
Milton-Freewater.
Her interest in nature and
She always worked, but in sports often evolved into
her fi rst job driving wheat contributions to the recre-
truck was for Wade Ber- ational resources of Mil-
gevin, whom she called the ton-Freewater. She was
most fair boss she ever had. elected school director for
She also attended Oregon District 31. She started the
State University and joined fi rst softball team for women
Theta XI Sorority.
in Milton-Freewater, called
Marcene married Harland the Harris Orchards Soft-
Garriott on April 10, 1947, ball Team. Her opponents
in the First Christian Church nicknamed her “the witch”
in Milton-Freewater. After because she was formidable.
their marriage, Marcene and
Pioneer Posse Grounds
Harland began farming and started on her land on the
raising strawberries, cher- Walla Walla River with
ries, apples, prunes, wheat a quarter-mile track and
and sheep. They pedaled bleachers. Bill Harder was
their crops door to door and the fi rst president of the
to the Dacres Hotel in Walla Posse Grounds and also
Walla.
farmed her land for the next
Marcene loved being out- 30 years.
doors, and from the age of
Marcene had the land
5, her mother required her and helped build the Totem
to memorize a Bible text Bowl, the fi rst and only
before allowing her to have bowling alley in Mil-
the privilege of going out- ton-Freewater, owned by
side. She memorized a text Lew Renville. Later, in
every day and, quite natu- 1958, the Founding Fathers
rally, her favorite verse was from Hermiston came and
John 11:35. After spending asked if she would build a
the whole day away, she got bowling alley in Hermiston,
a switching when she fi nally and from that she and her
came home at the end of husband built Desert Lanes
the day. Later, she learned Bowling Alley in Hermiston
to fence and got a pilot’s and a house next door. From
license. She loved fl y fi sh- there she won bowling con-
ing and mushroom hunting tests that helped put them on
and told of her encounters the map. Soon after that she
with bears and rattlesnakes received certifi cation awards
and developed a collection for helping to establish a
of rattlesnake rattles. She golf course in Milton-Free-
was a hunter of deer and elk, water, with Ivan and Fran
but strictly for food, never Wheeler.
for sport.
Her entire life of nearly
a century was lived in the
Walla Walla Valley. She
loved the valley and the
world of nature it embraced.
She always believed in God,
but she kept her faith pri-
vate until fi nally she decided
she wanted to be baptized
later in life, in her early 70s.
The family remembers well
the day when Pastor Karl
Haff ner baptized her in the
Walla Walla River on the
old Demaris Homestead
in Milton-Freewater. She
loved that land and consid-
ered the river that nourished
the Harris family homestead
the only fi tting place for her
baptism.
Marcene was preceded in
death by her brother Archie
Harris (wife Sylvia) and
her sister Majorie Harder
(husband FEJ Harder) from
Texas. Surviving are their
children and grandchil-
dren, including Archie’s son
Tom Harris (wife Judy) and
daughter Judy Voshell (hus-
band Butch) from Walla
Walla; niece Mindy LaGosse
(husband David) of Port-
land, Oregon; nephew Fred
Harder (wife Virginia); and
niece Claudette Hartman
(husband David, deceased),
Texas.
Marcene and Harland
Garriott had one child, a
daughter Jaklin. She had two
children: a son Chad Wom-
ack and his wife Megan who
have two children, Sophie
and Ava, who live in Argen-
tina; and a daughter, Sheri
Vammen from New York
City.
The family wishes to
give special thanks to the
Milton-Freewater Rehab,
Wheatland-Parkview, and
Walla Walla Hospice for
their care of Marcene in
the closing days of her life,
and especially to Dr. Paul
Parker, Dr. Joanne Perez,
and Sarah Scarborough for
their medical care and kind-
ness. And thanks to all the
friends who took her for
birdwatching rides, espe-
cially Cheryl Dietz, Judy
Piper, Sarah Scarborough,
Charlotte Trumbull and Tif-
fany Yensen.
A private memorial will
be held.
Memorial contributions
can be made through the
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home to the Frazier Farm-
stead Museum or the Mil-
ton-Freewater Golf Club.
To leave a condolence
online, visit www.mun-
sellerhodes.com.
BIRTHS
TUESDAY, MAY 18
SATURDAY, MAY 22
9:05 a.m. — A hit-and-run
was reported on North-
west Eucalyptus Drive.
11:57 a.m. — A motor vehi-
cle accident was reported
on South First Street.
2:59 p.m. — A hit-and-run
involving a vehicle hitting
a fence and driving away
was reported on Northeast
Quail Court.
4:33 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on South
Highway 395.
6:06 p.m. — A fight was
reported on Southwest
Seventh Street.
8:47 p.m. — A burglary
was reported on Northeast
Fourth Street.
9:01 p.m. — An assault was
reported on West Ridge-
way Avenue.
11:53 p.m. — A distur-
bance was reported on
West Linda Avenue.
4:25 a.m. — A motor vehi-
cle accident was reported
on North First Street.
11:15 a.m. — A distur-
bance was reported on
North Dawn Avenue.
12:06 p.m. — A non-injury
motor vehicle accident
was reported on East Elm
Avenue.
2:46 p.m. — A hit-and-run
was reported on Southeast
Campbell Drive.
4:45 p.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on Southwest 11th Street.
4:50 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported at McKenzie
Park.
6:05 p.m. — A fight was
reported on West Eskimo
Avenue.
10:11 p.m. — A hit-and-
run was reported on West
Johns Avenue.
11:58 p.m. — A distur-
bance was reported on
West Oak Avenue.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 19
10:42 a.m. — A motor vehi-
cle accident was reported
on North First Street.
3:45 p.m. — A hit-and-run
was reported on North First
Street.
8:39 p.m. — Child abuse or
neglect was reported on
Southeast Sixth Street.
8:52 p.m. — An assault was
reported on West Cherry
Avenue.
THURSDAY, MAY 20
9:07 a.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on Northwest 11th Street.
11:52 a.m. — A fight be-
tween multiple juveniles
was reported at Hodge
Park.
7:18 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on South
First Street.
SUNDAY, MAY 23
10:22 a.m. — A burglary
was reported on West
Orchard Avenue.
11:34 a.m. — A motor
vehicle accident was re-
ported on South Highway
395.
12:30 p.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on East Ridgeway Avenue.
11:32 p.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on North First Street.
MONDAY, MAY 24
4:27 a.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on Southwest 11th Street.
7:42 a.m. — A hit-and-run
was reported on Southwest
11th Street.
11:47 a.m. — An assault
was reported on North First
FRIDAY, MAY 21
ONLINE
11:01 a.m. — Child abuse
or neglect was reported on
Southwest Seventh Street.
11:33 a.m. — A two-vehi-
cle motor vehicle accident
was reported on North
First Street.
1:40 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on East Mon-
tana Avenue.
4:21 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on West
Hermiston Avenue.
5:49 p.m. — A domestic
disturbance was reported
on South Highway 395.
7:32 p.m. — An assault was
reported on North First
Street.
7:34 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on West
Juniper Avenue.
Find more court
records for the week at
hermistonherald.com.
Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center, Hermiston
MAY 14, 2021
PIERSON — Cheyenne
Pierson and Calen Pierson
of Umatilla: a girl, Alivia
Pierson.
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
MAY 13, 2021
GARCILAZO — Mer-
sadees M.L. Avila and Man-
uel Garcilazo of Hermis-
ton: a boy, Adriel Manuel
Garcilazo.
MAY 17, 2021
RENNER — Bethanie
S. Milbrodt and Dominic J.
Renner of Stanfi eld: a girl,
Jaylie Rae Renner.
Scholarship open
to Umatilla,
Morrow county
nursing students
Umatilla and Morrow
county residents who are
studying nursing are eligible
to apply for a $1,000 schol-
arship in the memory of
Mary Boley Wallan, a long-
time nurse who spent most
of her career in Pendleton.
The family of Dr. Keith
Harcourt, who built a suc-
cessful surgery career in
Pendleton from 1969 until
his retirement in 1995,
recently established the
Mary Wallan Nursing Schol-
arship. The endowment fund
will provide scholarships for
current or enrolled students
in an associate degree in
nursing or a bachelor of sci-
ence in nursing program.
The scholarship applica-
tion is available via the St.
Anthony Hospital Founda-
tion at www.sahpendleton.
org/en/about-us/communi-
ty-benefi t/scholarships.html.
The deadline to apply is
Tuesday, June 15.
For questions, contact
Emily Smith at 541-278-
2627 or emilysmith@chi-
west.com.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Featured
this Week:
Hermiston Christian
Center & School
Sunday Gathering: 10:00 AM
Nursery care is available 3 years & under
Kids Club available 4 years-5th grade
Sunday Prayer Gathering: 6:00 PM
NEED PRAYER? CONTACT US!
1825 W. Highland Ave. • 541-567-3480 | hcc4u.org
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Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
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Join
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Join us on ZOOM 9:00 AM Sunday
Email: chuckb@eotnet.net for link
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
English & Spanish Services
541-567-8241
855 W. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children’s Church &
Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
541-289-4774
First Christian Church
“Grow Your Faith Through God”
Sunday School...9:00 am
Worship Service...10:30 am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
To advertise in the Church Directory,
please contact Audra Workman
541-564-4538 or email
aworkman@eastoregonian.com
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am
Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm
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