Lester McDaniel
Earnest A. Morrison
Frances Louise Patton
Lester McDaniel
(Jan. 24, 1921-Feb. 25, 2010)
Lester "Mac" McDaniel, 89, of Richland, Oregon died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Lester Lee McDaniel was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Carrollton, Miss., to Harley and Hattie (King) McDaniel. He was the 10th child of 12. Mac was raised and educated in Greenwood, Miss. Mac enlisted into the U.S. Army in October of 1941. He received the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal American Theatre Service Medal. He was very proud of his service and was honorably discharged October of 1945.
Following the service Mac went to work for Boise Cascade until his retirement in 1982.
Mac met and married LaVera in a quaint little church in Vancouver, Wash., in 1979. Together they lived in Vancouver. For a time after his retirement he was a property manager in Umatilla, Ore. They eventually retired in Richland, Ore., in 1989. He enjoyed the community of Richland, took great pride in his vegetable gardens and was an avid fisherman.
Mac is survived by his wife of 30 years LaVera, step-son David Durant of Eugene, Ore.; Sister Lucille Galey of Spokane, Wash., grandchildren Bodhi Durant and Yati Durant, one great grandchild Julian Durant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and five sisters.
A Military Salute ~ Graveside Service will be held later this summer, time and date to be announced.
Those who wish to make a memorial donation in memory of Mac may do so to the Alzheimer Foundation of America through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Earnest A. Morrison
(March 27, 1921-Feb. 22, 2010)
Earnest A. Morrison, 88, a longtime Baker City Businessman, died peacefully Feb. 22, 2010 of natural causes.
There was a graveside service Friday Feb. 26, 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery followed by a reception for family and friends at First Lutheran Church.
Ernie was born on March 27, 1921, in Long Beach, Calif., and later moved to Henrietta, Okla. He entered the Army in 1943 and served as a Staff Sergeant in the South Pacific Islands during WWII. He married Rose L Williams on 5/26/46 and was discharged from the service in 1954. He moved his family to Baker City in 1959 and operated a shell gas station on 3rd and Broadway. He purchased the Prochnow Stables with 9 acres of land on 9th St and Hughes Ln and built the present Mountain View Mobile Home and RV Park. During the early years while developing the RV park, he was a highway construction worker helping to build much of the I-84 freeway around Baker City. He also worked on the construction of Mason Dam. He and Rose semi-retired from the park in 1983 pursuing their hobbies of travel, playing with the grand kids and sitting on the porch watching traffic drive by. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors.
Survivors include his wife Rose of 64 years, his daughter Betty and husband George Petitjean of Goetzville, MI; daughter Rhonda and husband Joe Spellman of Baker City and son Larry and wife Pam Morrison of La Grande. His greatest joys in life were his 10 grandchildren, 19 great grand children and wife Rose known as “Fuzz”.
Memorial contributions may be made through Grays West & Co. to the Children’s Shriner’s Hospital or Baker Middle School Sports Program.
Frances Louise Patton
(Aug. 23, 1922 – Feb. 11, 2010)
Frances (“Frankie”) Louise Patton passed away suddenly on Feb. 11, 2010.
Frankie was born in Corvallis, Ore., to Lyman and Mary Patton and was the eldest of three daughters. While her professional life was based in California, she returned to Oregon in 1988 and resided at Rose Villa in Portland, Ore. However, she was still proud to claim Baker City as her “real home town”, where she was raised and graduated from Baker High School.
She attended Oregon State College, and then graduated from the OHSU School of Nursing. She became a nurse for the U.S. Army in 1945-46.
Frankie received her Physical Therapy Certificate at the University of Southern California. She became the Director of Physical Therapy at the Los Angeles County Hospital, which she claimed was the largest hospital in the United States. She worked with polio patients in iron lungs as well as veterans of WWII. She was president of the California Physical Therapy Association as well as the Los Angeles County Association. She received many awards and honors for her therapy work.
After she retired, she became a docent for the Los Angeles County Zoo. Again, she was honored for her work there by the City of Los Angeles. During retirement, she also traveled extensively to China, Africa, Northern Canada and various other unique places in the world. She loved to talk about her adventures.
She was preceded in death by her long-time companion, Mary Edith Bennett. She is survived by her two sisters, Mary Basche, Baker City; Mildred Grilley and husband, Wesley, Pendleton. She had 7 nieces and 14 grand nieces and nephews.
A memorial service celebrating her life will be held March 6, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Rose Villa Fellowship Hall, 13505 SE River Road, Portland, OR.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Rose Villa Foundation, 13505 SE River Road, Portland, OR 97222.
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