Obituary Listing

May 5, 2021

Margaret L. "Meg" Murray, 94, of Ione died, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. She was born on July 12, 1926 at Salmon Creek, Washington, the daughter of George and Gertrude Hollingsworth Gwin. Meg was raised and...

Apr 15, 2021

Mark Ronald Phillips was born on August 4,1931 in Deland, Florida, to Mark S and Abbie Godwin Phillips. He was the youngest of 6 children: one brother, Chester; 4 sisters, Winnie May, Wilma, Millie, and Margurette. He was raised in Jacksonville, Florida.

He helped his mother in the garden and did other chores around the home until...

Apr 12, 2021

Noel Gay Harshman, 87, died Monday, April 12, 2021 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner.  A graveside service with Military Honors will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.

He was born on February 27, 1934, the son of Everette and Elma McDaniel Harshman at Hardman, Oregon, the oldest child...

Apr 6, 2021

It was said at the passing of Bill Hardie's grandmother in 1918, that "She had fought the good fight; she had finished her course; she had kept the faith; she is at rest." The same can be said of her grandson, William David Hardie, Jr., born Dec. 20, 1921 at the ranch his Scottish grandfather homesteaded in 1883 at...

Mar 30, 2021

Tyler Jay Grady, 27, died on March 14, 2021 at his home in Arlington, Oregon.

Tyler was born on July 27, 1993 in The Dalles, Oregon to parents Jodi Claughton and Jonathan Grady. He grew up in Arlington, where he attended school until his graduation in 2011. After graduating Tyler spent a semester at Chemeketa Community College,...

Mar 30, 2021

Our Dad's (Robert Burniston) adventure began when his parents left Montgrenon and Greenock Scotland in 1925 and crossed the sea to settle in Brookline Massachusetts. Dad was a late summer baby, born on August 22, 1933 and grew up with one older brother and 2 younger sisters. He began his education at Heath Grammar school and Brookline High school...

Mar 21, 2021

Joseph R Yocom was born to John and Mae Belle Yocom in The Dalles OR on December 27, 1932 and died March 21, 2021, at Providence St Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla WA. There was a graveside service with Military Honors at 11:00 am on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Lexington Cemetery.

Joe grew up...

Mar 10, 2021

Thomas Michael Campbell, 95, formerly of Kimberly, Oregon died, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Condon. He was born to Irish immigrants, Patrick and Kathryn (O'Brien) Campbell, at the Lonerock ranch house on July 12, 1925. The fifth of eight children, it is undetermined as to whether the birth occurred in Wheeler or Gilliam county since the county line runs through...

Feb 28, 2021

Amber J'nae Rollis, 42, of Heppner, passed away Sunday, February 28th 2021 at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. She was born on November 19, 1978 in Heppner, the daughter of James and June Rollis of Heppner. She was the middle child of and older sister, April A. Rollis and a younger brother, Dustin d. Rollis. She attended school...

Feb 20, 2021

William Elmer "Bill" Mabe, of Heppner died, Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Kadlec Reginal Medical Center in Richland, Washington. He was born on June 25, 1955, in Heppner, the son of Harold and Ruby Mabe. He spent his growing up years in Fossil, graduation from Wheeler Co. High School in 1973. Bill worked on ranches a big share of...

Feb 17, 2021

Harold Glen Ammons was born August 6, 1937 in Spencerville, Oklahoma to Wallace P. and Jessie M (Frazier) Ammons. Harold passed away on February 17, 2021 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, Oregon. He had been a resident of the Oregon Veteran's Home in The Dalles since December 2018.

Harold moved with his family from Oklahoma...

Feb 10, 2021

Gloria Gae (Orwick) Papineau, 87, was born on July 16th, 1933, near Condon Oregon, to parents Jess and Columbine (Griggs) Orwick. She died on February 10, 2021, at her home in Lexington, Oregon at the age of 87.

Gloria and her family moved to Upper Rhea Creek when she was 3 years old, where she met the...

Feb 7, 2021

Autumn A. Palmer, 85, of Fossil, died Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Haven House Retirement Center in Fossil. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Fossil I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She was born on June 18, 1935 at Condon, the daughter of John "Jack" and Ursula "Sue" Sweek Couture. She was...

Jan 8, 2021

It is with immense sadness we share that Larry Allen Mills passed away on January 8, 2021 at the age of 84 at OHSU in Portland. Larry lived a life dedicated to hard work, service to others, and love of family. His boisterous laugh, keen wit, leadership, and giving spirit will be greatly missed by all that knew him. Larry...

Jan 4, 2021

Marjorie L. LaRue, 93, of Condon, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at Summit Springs Retirement Village in Condon. No service is planned at this time.

Marjorie was born on July 6, 1927 at Princeton, Idaho, the daughter of Glen and Mary Lienhard Ackerman. She was raised at Potlach, Idaho graduating from Potlach High School in 1945. She...

Dec 15, 2020

David Richard DeMayo of Heppner was born February 20, 1948, in Geneva, New York, the son of Clifford and Beverly (Clust) DeMayo. He went to be with his Lord on December 15, 2020 in Heppner at the age of 72, after injuries stemming from a Parkinson's related fall.

Dave spent his childhood in Painted Post, New York...

Dec 13, 2020

Albert "Lee" Hoover, of Fossil, Oregon passed away on December 13, 2020, at the age of 91. Lee was born in Fossil on December 15, 1928 to the late Thomas Burton and Mary Esma (Gilliam) Hoover.

The Hoover family has been part of the Fossil community for 150 years, arriving in Fossil six years before the establishment...

Nov 30, 2020

Philip Doran Mullins, 66, of Heppner died, Thursday, November 4, 2021, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Heppner Christian Church.

He was born at Portland, Oregon on December 17, 1954, the son of Robert D. and Francis M. Anderson Mullins. Philip was raised and...

Nov 30, 2020

Sandy Ordway, 73, of Spray died at St. Charles Hospital in Prineville, Oregon on Sunday March 28, 2021 from complications of COPD. She was born on January 30, 1948 at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton Oregon, one of two children of Lewis and Betty Cunningham McDonald. She grew up and attended school in Hardman until third grade when the...

Nov 30, 2020

Edwin James Gill, 92, of Arlington died. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. A memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 11 a.m., at the Arlington Cemetery.

Ed was born at Independence, Missouri on April 20, 1928, the son of William Arthur and Vella Marie Humphreys Gill....