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Robert E. "Bobby" Scarbrough, 79, died March 25, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Vault interment will be after the service. Military rites will be accorded by Co. A 3/116th Cavalry Oregon Army National Guard. Everyone is invited to a luncheon at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Parish Hall, First and Church streets, after the service.
Visitations will be until 7 o'clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St.
Bobby was born on Feb. 5, 1925, at Union to Roy C. and Maude Harmon Scarbrough. After his mother's early death, he was cared for by aunts and uncles living at La Grande, Union and Medical Springs. He attended schools at Baker, Pondosa and Union.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943, to serve the country he loved. He served in Hawaii, New Guinea, the Philippine Islands and Japan. His decorations included a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, sharpshooters, combat infantry badge and a good conduct medal.
He married Reva Helman in 1948, and worked as a log truck driver and diesel mechanic for Collins Lumber Co. at Pondosa. In 1958 he moved to Baker City and in 1962 he became a partner in S&W; Repair. He retired in 1986.
On July 10, 1970, he married Joan Brätt Miller. He was an active member of the Baker Elks Lodge, the Baker County Sheriff's Posse, and Veterans of Foreign Wars where he served as post commander. He loved hunting, fishing, golf and the great outdoors, especially the Eagle Creek area.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Scarbrough of Baker City; children, Gaylon Scarbrough and his wife, Carol, of Baker City, Janie Morrissey and her husband, Mike, of Keating, Mary Kincaid and her husband, Jerry, of Baker City, Marty Rose and her husband, Bud, of Kennewick, Wash., and Rob and Natalie Miller of Baker City; cousin, Murvin Scarbrough, and his wife, Jennalee, of Baker City, and cousin, Betty Strah, of the Seattle area; grandchildren, Kelly, Katie, Andrea, Amanda, Ashleigh, Nick, Justin, Cassie, and Colin and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Francis de Sales Day Chapel or to the Disabled American Veterans Van Fund through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Cecile Tucker
Cecile A. Tucker, 101, of Baker City, died March 28, 2004, at Ashley Manor in Ontario.
There will be a family graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Prairie Creek Cemetery near Joseph with vault interment afterward.
Mrs. Tucker was born on Oct. 6, 1902, at Athena to Samuel Stokes and Etta Elizabeth Read Bannister. She was raised at Weston and Enterprise, receiving much of her education at Enterprise. She married Grant Monroe Tucker at Enterprise on Oct. 18, 1920. They lived at Union.
After Mr. Tucker's death she moved to Baker City to be with her family. Mrs. Tucker was a member of the Union Women's Club and Eastern Star.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Nadine and Norman Baxter of Baker City; grandsons, Greg Baxter and Dean Baxter, both of Baker City, and Grant Baxter of Fruitland, Idaho; granddaughter, Maxine Christofferson, of Lehi, Utah; 24 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a daughter.
Coles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Verna Burril
Verna Lee Burril, 65, died March 29, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
A celebration of life will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the McEwen Bible Fellowship, which is located 23 miles south of Baker City on Highway 7.
Verna was born June 6, 1938 to Vernon and Ernestine Kirkwood at Prairie City.
In the early 1950s she married Harry "Ted" Barnhart and had three children, Terry, Ted and Mitch. They were divorced in the early 1970s. She later remarried.
Her son Ted now resides in Lolo, Mont., and Terry and Mitch live in Baker City.
Her favorite hobbies were reading, fishing, camping, hiking, mushrooming and crocheting. She was also very active in her church for as long as her health permitted.
In her younger years, Verna loved to water ski, play softball and for years held several track records for running at Prairie City High School.
Most of all she treasured the time with her four grandchildren: Desiree Johnson of the U.S. military in Hawaii; Trace Wood of Bend; Derek LaTray of Baker City and Jessica Barnhart of Cody, Wyo.
And the time spent with her two great-granddaughters, Justice and Hope, put a sparkle in her eye.
Verna was preceded in death by her father.
Survivors include her mother, Ernestine, of Spokane, Wash.; a brother, James Kirkwood of Spokane; a sister, Joyce Guerrero of Sacramento, Calif.; her three children; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; cousins; nephews; nieces and countless friends and other family members.
Lyle Chadwick
Lyle Chadwick of Baker City died March 26, 2004, at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise.
At his request, there will be no memorial service.
He was the firstborn son of Clifford Chadwick Jr. and Gene Paige Chadwick. He married Beverly Douglas of Halfway and they made their home at Baker City.
Lyle started his career with the Baker County Road Department where he was employed for 32 years before retiring. He started out as an oiler on the rock crusher, then as a motor grader operator. He moved to the position of assistant road master and then to road master.
After his retirement from the Baker County Road Department, he started a second career in mining, which he had done on the weekends for much of the prior 20 years. He really enjoyed mining, the study of geology, talking about the history of mining with people and teaching others how to pan gold. Lyle was involved with the Eastern Oregon Mining Association for many years and had served on the board of directors.
When his boys were younger he enjoyed playing ball with them and some of the time that he spent coaching them. He was always so proud of them and their accomplishments as they grew.
During the winter when he wasn't able to mine, he often could be found with friends fishing for steelhead. Some of his fondest memories were those formed during the many years he spent on the Snake River with his buddy, Curtis.
He though of Curtis as a "little brother." They were very close even to his last days. If Lyle was not seen fishing the Snake River, one might see him trying his luck on the Wallowa. Lyle also enjoyed hunting elk and camping with his wife, their two boys and their families. This is what he was dreaming of in his last days: hunting, fishing and mining with those he loved.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly of Baker City; his two sons, Michael and Norman; Michael's wife, Linda, of Riverton, Utah; their two sons, Terry Ewing of Manhattan, N.Y., and Matthew Ewing of Murray, Utah; Norman's wife, Gretchen, and their daughter, Gracy Kay, "the apple in Grandpa's eye", all of Powell Butte; his mother, Gene Chadwick, and brother, Larry, both of Baker City; his father-in-law, Marion "Dude" Douglas of Halfway; and many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and their families.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford C. Chadwick Jr.; his grandmother, Edith Snyder Chadwick; his grandfather, Clifford C. Chadwick Sr.; grandmother, Nellie Marshell Paige; his brother, Lesley Chadwick; and his grandfather, Oscar Paige.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Oregon Mining Association Education Fund or to the Bishop Foote Guest House, St. Luke's Hospital, 121 W. Jefferson St., Boise, ID.
Barbara DeRoest
Barbara P. DeRoest, 85, of Prairie City, a former Baker City resident, died March 27, 2004, at her home on Pine Creek Road at Prairie City.
Her graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bishop Tom Brock of the Baker City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mrs. Kim Eardley will officiate. There will be a reception afterward.
Barbara was born on Aug. 6, 1918, to John W. and Magdaline P. Hass Williams at Baker City at the old Baker hospital. She was raised at Sparta where she attended grade school; she then attended high school at Baker City.
After high school, Barbara moved to Portland to further her education. She attended one or two years of business college. While in Portland a good friend set her up on a blind date with Harry Bateman. Their relationship blossomed and the couple married shortly thereafter.
They moved to the San Diego area while Harry was in the U.S. Navy. Barbara gave birth to her first daughter, Diane, while living there. After five years, the marriage dissolved and a short time later Barbara moved to Baker City. There she met and married Hector DeRoest. They had two children: a daughter, Leanne, and a son, John.
Barbara worked as a secretary/receptionist for many years, working for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in Baker City and for the Biswell doctor's office, Dunlap & Tyler Insurance and for Osters CPA at Burns. She retired at the age of 62.
Barbara and Hector traveled frequently to Yuma, Ariz., with a travel trailer where they spent their winters. After Hector died in 1986, Barbara bought a home at Yuma and spent much of her time there. She only recently moved to Prairie City to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Ronald E. Taynton.
She was a former member of the Rebekah Lodge and was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also enjoyed crafts, but her favorite thing to do above all else was dancing.
Survivors include her two daughters and one son, Diane Taynton and her husband, Ronald E., of Prairie City, Barbara Leanne Winegar and her husband, Hank, of Baker City, and John B. DeRoest and his wife, Annette, of Sumner, Wash.; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren, with one more expected to be born in April.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Hector DeRoest; her parents; one brother, Alton Williams; and one sister, Dorothy Tony.
Memorial contributions may be made to the John Day or Baker City LDS Church Relief Society through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
Ruth Woodcock
Ruth F. Woodcock, 86, of Baker City died Jan. 22, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Her memorial service was at 11 a.m. today at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice officiated. There was a reception afterward at the home of Woody and LaVelle Woodcock.
Ruth was born Aug. 31, 1917, at Weatherby to Charles and Martha Meyers Metsker. She lived her entire life in Baker County except for a period during World War II when the family lived at Vancouver, Wash. She married Sam Woodcock in June of 1936.
One of her greatest joys was helping people anytime help was needed. Family gatherings were also very special times for her. Ruth was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband Sam, who died on Aug. 26, 1966; her parents; a sister, Edith; brothers Carl, Earl, Lester, and George; and an infant son, Alfred.
She is survived by two sons, Woody Woodcock and his wife, LaVelle, and Bob Woodcock and his wife, Pam, all of Baker City; two daughters, Marjorie Anderson and her husband, Andy, of Park River, N.D., and Alpha Silver and Daryl Schuchardt of Baker City; grandchildren, Stan and Wendy Woodcock of Prescott, Ariz., Scott Woodcock of Nampa, Idaho, Steve and Janell Woodcock of Salem, Aisha and Brian Bushek of Molalla, and Melody Woodcock of Baker City; great-grandchildren, Clay, Nathan, Danny, and Tyler Woodcock and Clarissa Bushek; step-grandchildren, Mark Patrick, Michelle Bergener, and Monica Patrick and seven step great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Avis Wilson
Avis Elaine Wilson, 89, of Pendleton, a former Baker County resident, died Jan. 22, 2004.
There will be no service. She will be buried next to her husband at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland.
Avis was raised at Austin and then moved to Eagle Valley. She married Elton Macy Wilson at Baker City on Jan. 15, 1934. They moved to La Grande in 1944 and lived there for many years.
They moved to Pendleton in 1985. Mr. Wilson died on April 30, 1996. Avis then made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Darla and Mario Zubiria, until her death.
She enjoyed reading and was a life member of the Eastern Star, which she served as past matron. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Survivors include her daughters, Darla Zubiria and her husband, Mario, of Pendleton and Paula Pulver of Everett, Wash.; grandchildren, Lisa Hamilton and Tony Zubiria, both of Pendleton, Charlie Pulver of Lompoc, Calif., and Laura E. Abel of Everett, Calif.; and seven great-grandchildren.
Bishop Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Chuck Gordon
Charles "Chuck" Gordon, 80, former manager of First Interstate Bank in Baker City, died Jan. 23, 2004, at his home in Grants Pass.
His graveside service is pending.
He was born on Oct. 20, 1923. He was the adopted son of Mina and Charles Gordon Sr.
Charles married Lucille Pool at Grants Pass in 1946. They had two children, Rita and Brad; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Glen Hylton
Glen L. Hylton, 78, of Baker City died Jan. 24, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Care Center.
The date of his memorial service will be announced later.
Mr. Hylton was born on Dec. 3, 1925, at Enterprise to Alex and Susie Wakefield Hylton. He was raised in La Grande and attended school in the area until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific from 1943 to 1946.
During his time in La Grande, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Mae Fihn. They were married on Dec. 15, 1946, at the First Christian Church in La Grande. The couple started their life together at Astoria.
Glen was employed by Pacific Northwest Bell Co. as a lineman. The couple had two children: a son, William Glen "Bill"; and a daughter, Glenda Mae. The family transferred to Baker City in 1951.
Glen stayed with Pacific Northwest Bell Co. and became an installation and repair technician in 1954. He worked in the position until his retirement in 1982.
The Hyltons enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and RVing. Glen also loved woodworking, projects around his home, working in the yard and being with his family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Dorothy; his daughter, Glenda of Baker City; sisters, Doris and her husband, Lee Biser, and Leona Ward, and brother-in-law, Bob Johnston, all of Boise, and Bettie and her husband, Jim Bramer, of Fresno, Calif.; four grandchildren, Ryan, Tracy and Erica, all of Baker City, and Mindi and her husband, Peter Hallett, of San Jose, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Nikki, and her husband, Russ Rankin, of Baker City; and several nieces and nephews.
Glen was preceded in death by his beloved son, Bill; his parents; a sister, Wilma; nephews, Terry Barstow and Rod Markum; and numerous aunts and uncles.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 3048, of Baker City and The Telephone Pioneers of America.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Alzheimer's Association, the Eastern Oregon Chapter of the American Diabetes Association or the Oregon Humane Society through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Gina Specht
Gina Dawn Specht, 36, died Jan. 21, 2004.
There was a gathering in her memory on Jan. 21, 2004, at the Milwaukie foster home where she lived.
Ms. Specht was born Oct. 8, 1962, in the Seattle, Wash., area. She lived in the Albertina Kerr Centers in the Portland metro area from 1978 to 2001. At that time she moved to an adult foster home in Milwaukie. She sorted mailings for the Edwards Vocational Center at Milwaukie.
Her adopted mother, Lorraine Brown, had lived in the Baker City area. She died in November of 2003.
Survivors include her brother Henry; and caregiver, Manuela Mann.
Stehn's Milwaukie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. More information is available by calling the funeral home at 503-654-7717.
