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Albert C. Conklin, 57, Cove, died unexpectedly at Salem today, his family at Cove reported today. Funeral services will be held from the Cove Episcopal church Saturday afternoon at 2 with Rev. Clarence A. Kopp in charge.

Burial will be in the family plot in Cove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Snodgrass Funeral Home.

Conklin was born at Cove June 10, 1896 and had been a resident of Union county nearly all his life.

He is survived by two brothers, Tom, Cove, and Philip, Phoenix, Ariz., and other relatives.

Albert G. Conklin, widely known pioneer of eastern Oregon, passed away at his home in Cove, Oregon, March 22, 1921, after prolonged illness, which finally terminated in heart trouble.

Left to mourn his loss are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Bessie C. Lay and three sons, Albert, Philip and Thomas.

Impressive funeral services were conducted at the Ascension Episcopal church of Cove by Rev. Chas. H. Powell, of Salem. Beautiful music was rendered b a double quartette composed of Mrs. Leonard Towle, Miss Hazel Duncan, Mrs. Laird, Mrs. Gane, Messrs. Kaufman, Rowe, Thos. Gardner and Antles; Mae Stearns, violinist and Mrs. Thos. Towle, organist.

Acting as pall bearers were Messrs. Lund, Duffy, Richards, Lorenz, Duncan and Bell.

The many handsome floral offerings attested the high esteem in which Mr. Conklin was regarded by the community, for he was always looking on the bright side of life and was ever ready with a cheerful smile and helping hand.

Albert George Conklin was born at Westernville, N. Y., youngest of twelve children. Of these only one sister is living, Mrs. Mary Butterfield, of Kalispel, Mont., mother of Mrs. H. C. Rees, of Union.

His early life was spent near his birthplace, where he married Miss Jennie Quackenbush. To this union three children were born, Bessie, Edith and Alfred, the two latter passing away in early youth.

Obeying the call of the west, the family moved to Iowa where his wife died. In 1887 he moved to Cove, Oregon, and became actively engaged in fruit raising, which industry he followed until his death.

In 1893 he married Mrs. Fannie Conley, of Grand Island, Neb., who was teaching in the Ascension School. To them were born three sons, Albert, Philip and Thomas.

COVE, Or., March 24. - (Special) - Albert G. Conklin, ex-mayor and early settler of Cove, fruit grower and fruit shipper, died Tuesday of asthmatic trouble, in his 78th year, leaving his widow, a daughter, Mrs. L. R. Lay, and three sons - Albert, farmer; Philip and Thomas, college students. Philip came from Ann Arbor university in time to be with his father. Rev. C. H. Powell, former rector of Ascension Episcopal church here, and his nephews, Eugene C., teacher; Don, stockman of Ontario, Or.; Lotan R., orchardist, Spokane, Wash.; Nat, teacher in Montana, and Roy Conklin, teacher at Union, Or., are expected to arrive in time to attend the funeral. Mrs. Mary Holtby Geer, his niece, and wife of Judd Geer, brother of ex-Governor Geer of Portland, is the only near relative in Cove. The widow, mother of his three sons, was Miss Fannie Conley [sic - Conely] of Cove.

Doris V. Conklin, 81, of La Grande, died Sunday evening March 6, 1994, at Grande Ronde Hospital.

A service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Payne Family Mortuary with Rev. Norm Shrumm of the First Presbyterian Church of La Grande officiating. Private interment will take place later at Union Cemetery.

She was born Feb. 20, 1913, at Union to Guy M. and Essie (Bater) McMillan. On Sept. 19, 1937, she married Roy H. Conklin at Lewiston, Idaho.

She was a graduate of La Grande High School and earned a degree in education from Eastern Oregon State College in 1933. She taught school at Dry Salmon School District 79 and at Promise in Wallowa County. She and Roy moved to Baker City where they raised their son Dale. When Roy died in September of 1956 Doris went back to teaching school at Wolf Creek in North Powder. She later moved back to La Grande and taught fourth grade at Riveria School until her retirement. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Union County Retired Educators. In her retirement she enjoyed traveling and reading, but the greatest joy in her life was her family.

Survivors include her son Dale and daughter-in-law Linda Conklin of Heppner; brother Robert and sister-in-law Lois McMillan of Eugene; grandchildren Ashley, Jill, Sheryl and Mark Conklin and one great grandson Bradley Conklin.

A brother Max McMillan and two granddaughters died earlier.

Contributions may be made to the Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship Fund in care of Payne Family Mortuary, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande, 97850.

Funeral services for Mrs. E. B. (Estella) Conklin, who died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. N. Fryer, in Garden Home, Oregon, were conducted at Peterson's funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Mr. C. L. Callahan officiating. Burial was in the Ontario cemetery, where members of the Order of the Eastern Star conducted final rites.

Mrs. Conklin, who had taught Ontario youngsters in the primary grades for 14 years, was the widow of the late Eugene B. Conklin, Ontario's first school superintendent.

The daughter of Otho and Mary L. Eckersley, Mrs. Conklin was born at Cove, Oregon, May 22, 1871. Graduating from Monmouth Normal school in 1895, she married the late Mr. Conklin in 1896.

She is survived by two daughters; Mrs. R. L. Young of Charlotte, North Carolina and Mrs. Fryer of Garden Home; and two sons, Captain Donald V. Conklin of Fontana, California, and Roscoe B. Conklin of Ontario.

UNION (Special) - Eugene B. Conklin died in a Portland hospital Tuesday evening following a heart attack. He had taken the exhibits, from Malheur county to the Pacific International and became ill about a week before his passing away. He was a prominent man in Eastern Oregon where he always was very active in public affairs. He was born in Ohio in 1865 and came to Oregon in 1888. He taught school at Medical Springs and Cove and in 1894 came to Union where he taught for five years. Form here he went to Pendleton for seven years of teaching followed by seven years as superintendent of the schools at Ontario. For some time he was in the farming game but during the war he taught a couple of years at Nyssa. Since that time he has been in the insurance business and made frequent trips to this section.

Besides his widow he is survived by four children - Mrs. Jean Young, of North Carolina; Donald, of Los Angeles; Roscoe, of Ontario; and Mrs. Mildred Fryer, of McMinnville. Three brothers also survive him; Loten, of Grants Pass; Donald, of Ontario; and Roy, of Union. Funeral services will take place at Ontario Saturday.

Fannie Edith Conklin of Cove died at her home Saturday after a long illness. She was 87.

Services will be held Monday 10:30 a.m. in the Cove Episcopal church under Rev. Clarence Kopp with arrangements by Snodgrass Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Cove cemetery, beside her late husband.

She was born in Brighton, Michigan, May 11, 1863, and has been a Union county resident 60 years.

Survivors include three sons, Tom and Albert of Cove, and Philip of Portland, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Helen A. [sic - Janet] Conklin, 70, of Conklin Lane, Cove, died at her home yesterday. She had been a resident of the Cove area since 1910.

Funeral services are scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Cove Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Pastor Dudley Johnson, United Methodist Church, will officiate.

Services and arrangements are being handled by the Dempsey's Funeral Chapel.

Mrs. Conklin was born Dec. 18, 1900 in Stanton, Neb., the daughter of A. A. and Lula [sic - Lulu] Antles. She was married on June 21, 1922 in Cove to Thomas Richard Conklin who died Aug. 9, 1970. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Cove, Cove Library Guild, and Cherry Chapter No. 117, Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors include a son Thomas Richard Conklin, Cove; a daughter Mrs. LeRoy (Gayle) Childers, Wallowa; a brother Harry Antles, Yakima, Wash.; a sister Mrs. Clifford Kail, Yakima; five grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Roy Conklin, 42, 2003 East N. avenue, is dead as the result of an evidently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Mrs. Conklin and his brother Gene B. Conklin of Pendleton found the body Sunday about noon near his automobile which was parked on a Catherine Creek road, Northwest of Hot Lake. The car was 2 ½ miles from the Union highway.

Conklin, who was employed as manager of Baker-La Grande Grocery Company, a wholesale organization, left home Thursday to drive to Baker and the family did not become worried Thursday night because his territory was large and they thought perhaps he had stayed in Richland or Halfway. He was reported missing Friday.

A farmer in the area noticed the car, apparently abandoned, and called police to check the license number. He was told who the car was registered to and telephoned the Conklin home.

State Police officers and Coroner Norman Daniels removed the body from a ditch, about 75 feet from the car.

No note has been found to explain Conklin's actions and authorities have no idea of the motive, which caused Conklin to take his life.

Coroner Norman Daniels and District Attorney George Anderson, Jr. announced this morning that there will be no inquest into the death.

Roy H. Conklin was born at Wallowa on May 8, 1914 and had lived in La Grande for the past four years. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and BPOE 433.

Survivors include the widow, Doris and one son, Dale, both of La Grande; his mother, Mrs. Jennie Conklin of Wallowa; three brothers, Tom of Portland, Gene of Pendleton and Jack of John Day; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Johnson, Burns, and Mrs. Kathleen Koger, Ontario.

Funeral services will be held at Daniel's Funeral Home on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Louis Samson officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.

Thomas Richard Conklin 69, Cove, died Sunday of a cardiac failure, near his home.

Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m. in the Cove Cemetery with Rev. William S. Woodman of St. Peters Episcopal Church in charge of the services with the assistance of Cove Lodge No. 91 A. F. & A. M.

"Tom" Conklin was born Sept. 4, 1900 to Albert and Fanny Conklin, he has lived in Cove all of his life and is a member of the Church of Ascension Episcopal Church; Past Master Cove Lodge 91 A. F. & A. M.; Past Patron Cherry Chapter No. 117, Order of Eastern Star; Member of Cove City Council and a member of the Grande Ronde Hospital Board. He attended Oregon State College in Corvallis.

He leaves his wife Helen; a son, Thomas Richard Conklin, Cove; one daughter, Mrs. Clarice Gayle (LeRoy) Childers, Wallowa and five grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Services and arrangements are entrusted to the care of Dempsey's Funeral Chapel.

Those who wish may contribute memorials to the Grande Ronde Hospital Fund

Thomas Richard "Dick" Conklin, 50, died Tuesday of a suspected heart attack at his Cove home.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cove Cemetery under the direction of Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Moore of St. Peter's Episcopal Church will officiate.

Mr. Conklin was a real estate salesman for North Pine Realty. He belonged to Cove Lodge No. 91 A. F. and A. M., the Baker Consistory Scottish Rite, the La Grande Country Club, the Eagles Lodge, and the Union County Board of Realtors.

He married Janis Boettcher on June 1, 1963, in Carlton.

Survivors include his wife, Janis, of Cove; two daughters, Lezlie Jill and Heather Jan, also of Cove; a sister, Gay Childers of Wallowa; and other relatives.