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Charles R. Pearce, 89, of Nampa, Idaho, died at his home with his family by his side on April 4, 2003.
His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. at the McEwen Bible Fellowship Hall at 15403 Sumpter Stage Highway near Sumpter. Pastor Bill Cox will perform the service at the Fellowship Hall. Charles and his wife Jeanette were members of this church when they lived in Sumpter. Arrangements are under the direction of Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Ave. S. at Nampa.
Charles was born to Clara and David Penn Pearce at Belton, Texas, on Sept. 5, 1913. He grew up in Texas.
During his early adult life, he worked in construction in many parts of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. He met and married Lucille Broyles at Wichita Falls, Texas, and they had two children, Linda and Jim.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 and served as a chief petty officer in the Navy's Construction Battalion during the World War II. After the war, he settled at Houston.
Charles and his family moved to California in 1959 where he worked in the Southern California area until his retirement. His wife, Lucille, died in California.
He married his wife, Jeanette, in 1985 and moved to John Day. He and Jeanette moved to Sumpter in 1987. They moved from Oregon to Idaho in 1991, living at both Caldwell and Nampa.
During the time they lived in both Oregon and Idaho, he and Jeanette traveled extensively in the Northwest where they greatly enjoyed the outdoors. Fishing and camping with their dogs were always a big part of their activities throughout each year.
Both he and Jeanette also enjoyed woodworking and other crafts, sharing many of their creations with their family, friends and neighbors. Charles was active in the Masons throughout his adult life.
Charles was the last of his siblings. His older sister, Alva, and brother, Stephen, both died in California.
Survivors include his wife Jeanette; his daughter, Linda Curphey of Baker City; his son, Jim, of Houston; his grandchildren, Margie Cummings, Robbie Stephenson, Becky Savage, David Pearce, Blake Bertram and Sara Pearce; two great-grandchildren, Megan and Samantha; and Jeanette's children, Penny Adams, Ricky Kaufman, and Kitty Aguilera, 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Florence Myhand
Florence Parnell Slaughter Myhand, 84, of Halfway, died March 30, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
Florence was born on Jan. 30, 1919, at Stonewall, Okla., to James A. and Hattie E. Word Parnell.
In 1936, she married Wayne L. Slaughter. They had three children. In 1948, the family moved to El Paso, Texas, where she would make her home for the next 49 years.
Florence worked and was the manager of the William Beaumont branch of the State National Bank for 15 years, retiring in the early 70s.
In 1967, she married Henry A. "Hank" Myhand. Together they enjoyed gardening, traveling, camping, fishing and hunting until his death in 1985. She was also very talented with crochet and made many lovely afghans for her family.
Florence moved to Halfway in June of 1997 where she continued to enjoy her gardening and began to enjoy all of the different species of birds that would visit her feeders. She really enjoyed the quail that made their rounds through her yard daily.
She derived a great deal of pleasure from her home and her flowers. She also enjoyed the many car trips to visit her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who affectionately called her "grape-grandma."
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two sisters and her husband, Hank.
Survivors include her daughters, Juanita F. Borth of Killeen, Texas, and Lorraine Huff and her husband, David, of Halfway; her son, Donald W. Slaughter, and his wife, Sandra, of El Paso, Texas; grandchildren, Leann Cornutt and her husband, James, of Wellston, Okla., V.W. "Buddy" Barker and his wife, Lisa, of Killeen, Texas, Don Barker and his wife, Donna, of Anchorage, Alaska, Joe Barker and his wife, Sandra, of Wasilla, Alaska, Cheryl Niemeyer and her husband, Mark, Julie Ferneau and her husband, Richard, of Caldwell, Idaho, James Slaughter and his wife, Donna, of Austin, Texas, and Pamela Allen and her husband, Russell, of Houston, Texas; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Uva Gorrell
Uva L. Gorrell, 89, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 29, 2003, at her home.
Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Dean Baxter will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Gorrell was born at Sneedville, Tenn., on Sept. 4, 1913, to Aberham John and Bertha Hewitt Dodson. She was raised and educated at Ava, Mo.
She came to Baker City in 1939. Mrs. Gorrell was an accomplished gardener, an avid fisherwoman and she enjoyed family and her home.
Survivors include her husband, Ross Gorrell of Baker City; a daughter, Birchie Westerlund of Pendleton; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and James Adamson of Baker City; daughter, Arlene Schoen of Baker City; five grandsons, Curtis and Chad Westerlund and Terry, Mark and Gary Schoen; eight great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth Health Services or Pathway Hospice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814.
Kathleen Revell
Kathleen D. Revell, 62, of Halfway, died March 28, 2003, at Baker City of kidney failure after a severe illness and a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Her funeral was Tuesday at St. Therese Catholic Church in Halfway. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway.
Kathleen was born on March 13, 1941, at Redding, Calif., the daughter of John and Catherine Revell. She grew up at Shafter, Calif. She was a 1959 graduate of Garces Memorial High School at Bakersfield, Calif., and married William Mosier that same year. They later divorced.
Kathleen loved living at Halfway. She loved the mountains, the trees and the changing seasons. She loved to watch the antics of her horses, her dogs and all the wildlife that visited her place throughout the year.
Survivors include her daughter, Theresa Myers of Salt Lake City; granddaughter, Desiree Gilmore of Salt Lake City; grandsons, Garrett Gilmore of Istanbul, Turkey, and Christopher Robin Mosier of Boise; twin great-grandsons, Skyler and Callen Martinez, of Salt Lake City; sisters, Mary Margaret Goodwin of Centreville, Md., and Maureen Brown of Middletown, Calif.; brothers, Dr. Timothy Revell of Amarillo, Texas, and Dennis Revell of Sacramento, Calif.; numerous nieces and nephews; and her loving companion for the last five years, Al Iverson of Halfway.
Her son, Robert Mosier, died in 1988.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834.
Verdice Ham
Verdice Ham, 83, of Nevada City, Calif., a former Baker City resident, died March 27, 2003, at her daughter's home in Nevada City.
Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Bishop Greg Baxter, 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will conduct the service. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the funeral home.
Verdice Ham was born Dec. 16, 1919, at Weiser, Idaho, to Andrew L. and Ida Jackson Van Leuven. She was the youngest of 15 children.
At the age of 3, she moved with her family to Baker City where she spent the rest of her childhood. At the age of 18, she married Beryl Ham on April 24, 1938, at Weiser.
As the wife of a logger, she spent most of her married life moving around the state following the logging industry. She was widowed in March of 1957. The next 10 years were devoted to raising her seven children.
When her youngest was around 10 years old, she went to work at the Oregon Trail Motel as a maid. Shortly after that, she started working at Emrich Furniture where she stayed for several years and then went to work for Leo Adler. After retiring in 1984, she moved to California to live with her oldest daughter
She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons and all but one of her siblings.
Survivors include her children Sharon Carpenter and her fiance, Bob Pollock, and Pam Barker of Baker, Virginia and Rick Tittle and Ron Carpenter of Haines, Iris and Mike Craigmile of Aloha, Keith and Carleen Ham of Medford, and Mike Ham and Ida Personeni of Nevada City, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Josephine Zemmer of St. Helens; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Jane Berg
Jane Wisdom Berg, 85, of Eugene, died March 24, 2003.
A celebration of life private memorial will be held March 30 at the Eugene Hotel, 222 E. Broadway. The Rest Haven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Berg was born May 9, 1917, in Baker to Lenore and John W. Wisdom Jr.
She lived in Baker until 1923, when she moved to Portland. She also lived in Eugene, Pleasant Hill, Sunriver and Cottage Grove.
In 1950, she married William "Bill" Berg. They were married 45 years.
Mrs. Berg trained horses at Pendleton and Baker in the 1940s, and at Berg's Holly Ridge Ranch from 1953 to 1979.
Her hobbies included golf, travel, fly-fishing, painting and needlepoint. She was a member of Soroptomists International and the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
She is survived by her children, Bradley of Florence, John of Portland, Bruce and his wife, Shiela, of Springfield, and Jeff and his wife, Julie, of Talent; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William, and her sister, Barbara.
Memorial contributions may be made to Chapter DF, P.E.O. Sisterhood in care of Rest Haven Funeral Home, 3900 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97405.
Janis Jones
Janis M. Davis Jones, 65, of Haines, died March 24, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
At her request there will be no services.
Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 1, 1937, at Forks, Wash., to Ed and Doris (Jones) Davis. She received her education in North Powder, and graduated from McLoughlin High School in Milton-Freewater.
She loved the outdoors, camping, fishing and all outdoor wildlife. She loved all animals and was a loving and caring mother.
She made friends with everbody she met. She will be missed by all.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, Ed Jones of Haines; children: Tawni L. Smith of St. Helens, Edward J. Roe of Mattoon, Ill., Dixie L. Birdsong of St. Helens, Gerald Dewayne Roe I of La Grande; grandchildren; Rodger A. Davey, William Prather, Edward J. Roe Jr.; great-grandchildren, Alicea Davey, Felicitiy Davey, Rodger J. Davey Jr. and Jacob Miller; also numerous nieces and nephews.
Those wishing to make memorial contributions in Mrs. Jones' memory may direct them to the American Kidney Foundation, in care of the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814.
Lyndell Anderson
Lyndell Louise Anderson, 57, a Baker City native, died March 20, 2003, at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Respecting Lyndell's wishes, there will be no memorial or graveside services.
Lyndell was born Feb. 16, 1946, in Baker City to Al and Wreatha Hudson. Except for brief stays in La Grande and Keene, Texas, Lyndell grew up in Baker City. From the age of three, she longed for a horse of her own. When that dream was finally realized, her horse and her 4-H riding club were the dearest joys of her life.
Lyndell attended grade school in Baker City and graduated from Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1963. She went on to graduate cum laude from Walla Walla College in 1968 with a bachelor of science degree in secretarial science and minors in business administration and secondary education.
Following graduation from college, Lyndell located in Southern California, where she taught and held office positions at San Pasqual Academy in Escondido. While there she met and married Phil Anderson in 1969. They had two children. As a family they returned to the Baker Valley in 1973.
After taking graduate courses to receive her certification in elementary education, Lyndell taught at the Baker Seventh-day Adventist Elementary for a number of years before joining her dad in the operation of Hudson Printing Company in Baker City.
She was instrumental in updating the shop's capabilities and she became owner of the business when Al retired. She formed a partnership with her son, and most recently purchased and managed Palmer Particular Printers in La Grande as an expansion of that partnership.
Lyndell formed friendships easily and took a deep interest in each of her friends as well as those who walked through the shop doors. She loved learning new things, and her quest for knowledge, especially in the area of alternative medicine, was insatiable. She loved her children and was a devoted daughter, always keeping her parents a top priority, even when very ill. Her beliefs and faith were unshakable and she held God's hand tightly through her long illness.
Lyndell is survived by her children, Tony and Jen Anderson of Baker City, and Lisa and Tom Baker of Haines; six grandchildren; her parents, Al and Wreatha Hudson of Baker City; a brother and sister, Larry Hudson of College Place, Wash., and LaVelle Ernest of Homedale, Idaho; and her companion and friend, Homer Abell.
We will miss you Mom, Toots, Lyndell. We look forward to seeing you again when Jesus comes. Until then, rest easy. We love you.
Anyone wishing to honor Lyndell's memory may contribute to the charity of your choice or to her memorial marker fund in care of Silverado Credit Union, P.O. Box 130 Nampa, ID 83653 Attn: Anderson Memorial. This may also be done through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Larry C. Nord
Larry C. Nord, 53, of Pendleton and a former Baker City resident, died March 19, 2003.
It was his request that there be no funeral service. Inurnment will be at Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr. Nord was born Jan. 18, 1950, at Bagley, Minn., to Sigurd and Carol Annonson Nord.
He was employed at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution for 12 years.
Mr. Nord loved spending time with his best friend and wife, Judy, with his grandchildren, with his father and other relatives; and he loved his "girls" — his cocker spaniels, Taffy and Missy.
He and his sons-in-law, Don Thompson and Dwayne Powell, had a passion for restoring cars. He had been restoring a 280Z with the help of his brother-in-law, Paul Shelton, and occasionally his sister-in-law, Kim Wilson. Mr. Nord loved to fish, hunt and watch videos.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Nord.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Nord; daughters, Misty Bunch-Thompson and Rita Marquez-Powell, both of Baker City; his son, Dreyheno in Tennessee; his grandchildren, "Funny Face" Shyla Bunch-Thompson, Dwayne Powell, Breanna Powell, Rosa Marquez, and Isabelle Marquez; his father, Sigurd Nord; and his sister, Sandy Proudfit, all of Phoenix, Ariz.
Bishop Funeral Chapel of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
‘Pete' Scott
Peter "Pete" Scott, 57, of Baker City, died March 18, 2003, at his home.
He will be laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery; services will be announced at a later date.
Peter was born in upstate New York on Aug. 13, 1945, and was the oldest of two children. While attending college studying engineering, he met Gunilla and soon after they were married. They lived in Los Angeles, New York, Sweden and Klamath Falls, before settling down in Baker City.
Pete and his family left Klamath Falls in the fall of 1979 with the intention to find a great place to raise their family and start a new business.
The Scott family came to Baker in May 1980, and when they arrived he said that this was the place they had been looking for.
Peter and his wife started the Baker City Bakery, known by many as the Swedish Bakery. He found that he had a knack for making creative and delicious soups. He enjoyed the company and conversation of his customers — many of whom became close personal friends.
After 20 years of running the bakery, Pete's health prevented him from continuing to operate his business. He wanted to live out the rest of his days in Baker City, and even though his health was deteriorating, his spirit remained strong.
Peter had a thirst for knowledge, a passion for creativity, and enjoyed visiting with his friends. He will always be remembered by those who knew him as honest, creative, hardworking, compassionate, strong-willed and a great friend.
Peter is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Russell and Evie Scott of Big Springs, Texas; his son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Raji Scott of Antioch, Calif.; his son and daughter-in-law, Erik and Mindee Scott of Boise; and his daughter, Rebekka Scott of Boise.
Memorial contributions may be made to Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
