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Melva Marie Butler, 58, a longtime Baker City resident, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. A Celebration of Melva's life will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 12pm at the Veterans Memorial Club 2005 Valley Street, in Baker City, Oregon. Melva was born December 31, 1958 to parents Jerry and Hazel Lovell at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, Oregon....

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William Ted Orr, 85, died surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his home in Haines.  A viewing  from 4 to 7 p.m. will be held prior to the Rosary which will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2017  at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City.  A Catholic Mass will be held on Wednesday,October 4, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City. Friends are invited to join the family at the church...

Isla Elaine (Williams) Graven, 86, of Richland, OR, died peacefully in her sleep at her home, September 22, 2017.  There will be graveside service at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland on Friday, September 29th at 11:00 a.m.  Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Richland Grange following the service.   Isla was born on November 21, 1930 to Robert H. and Elva...

Lynn Roger Shumway September 28,1939 - September 21, 2017  Long time Bridgeport rancher, Lynn Roger Shumway left this earthly realm to be with Jesus, whom he loved, September 21, 2017 after a long journey with cancer. His beloved wife Lila went ahead of him by one day.  A Memorial Service for Lynn and Lila will be...

Lila Leota (Umpleby) Shumway, 75, of Baker City, passed away on September 20, at The Bee Hive Homes in Baker City where she and her husband, Lynn Shumway, shared a room after short hospital stays.  Lynn held Lila's hand as she passed, Lynn passed away the next day, September 21.  A Memorial Service for Lynn and Lila will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.at Calvary Baptist Church on the corner of 3rd  Street and Broadway in Baker City.  Friends are...

Baker City, 1942-2017 Gail Sanders Kepler, 74, of Baker City, died peacefully on Sept. 15, 2017, at a hospice care center in Baker City after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Gail was the second child born to Harold Sanders and Lois (Honeycutt) Sanders. Gail was born on Sept. 29, 1942, at Everett, Washington. Her family moved to Pine Valley in 1943, where they resided with Lois’ parents, Gwendolyn and W.D. Honeycutt, while Harold went to serve in World War...

  Connie Carnagey passed away on September 14, 2017 in Baker City, Oregon.  Connie is preceded in death by her husband Tom Carnagey and her parents Wayne and Dot Hathaway.    She is survived by her sister Jeannette Harrop and her husband Ron of Fishkill, New York, her two sons, Joseph Carnagey and his wife Annitta of Nampa, Idaho and Philip Carnagey and his wife Angie of Boise, Idaho. Connie Carnagey was born in The Dalles, Oregon on...

Jimmie Ray Hilderbrand known to many as Jim passed suddenly after a motor vehicle accident headed home to Halfway from Baker, City on September 12, 2017.  A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2017~11am at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway, Oregon.  Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck (salads & desserts) reception immediately following the interment at the Pine Valley...