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Roy BARNARD | Clint BARTIMUS | Adda Alene BAY |
Arthur Donavon BAY | Harve M. BAY | Lawrence G. "Larry" BAY |
Mrs. Lulu Catherine (Gulling) BAY | Wayne BAY | Mrs. Philanda BECHTEL |
Barnard Obituaries
Roy Barnard
The search for the body of Roy Barnard who was drowned in the Imnaha river 10 days ago, still continues. The stream is very high and renders the task very difficult.
The Aurora July 27, 1894
Bartimus Obituaries
Clint Bartimus
Clint Bartimus, a brother of Claude Bartimus, died from accidentally shooting himself, last week. He was a returned soldier and lived at La Grande.
Wallowa County Reporter Thursday June 26, 1919
Bay Obituaries
Contributed by Robert C. Bull
ADDA ALENE BAY SERVICES FRIDAY
Memorial services will be held tomorrow (Friday) at
2 p.m. at the Bollman Chapel for Mrs. Adda Alene Bay who passed away at the
Wallowa Memorial Hospital on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, 1969, following an
illness of one week. Rev. James E. Jones will officiate and Mrs. Geneva Johnson
will be organist. Interment will be in the Enterprise cemetery.
Mrs. bay was the daughter of Ben and Sarah Ownbey and
was born at Enterprise on July 31, 1891. October 1, 1911 she was married at
Enterprise to Wayne Alfred Bay who preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1967. She
had lived on the Imnaha most of her life.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Elzie (Bonneita )
Lewis, of Imnaha; one son, Arthur D. Bay of Salem; one brother, Arthur J. Ownbey
of Seattle; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN,
Thursday, 30 January 1969, Page 3.
ARTHUR DONAVON BAY
Arthur Donavon Bay, 61, of Salem died Feb. 18, 1982
at his home.
Born in Enterprise on May 10, 1920, he was the son of
Wayne and Adda (Ownbey) Bay. He had been employed as a machine operator for the
Salem Concrete Pipe Co.
On Aug. 5, 1948 he was married to Lora Dunn Moore Bay
in Lewiston. They moved to Salem in 1964.
Survivors include his wife Lora of Salem; sons Kirk and
Kim of Salem, stepson Lee Moore of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughters Donna
Greenough of Dixon, Mont. and Carol Bay of Thompson Falls, Minn.; stepdaughter
Lois Cancino of Stayton; sister Bonneta Lewis of Imnaha; nine grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
Grave side services were Feb. 22 at the Enterprise
Cemetery with interment following. A memorial service will be held in Salem at
the Kiezer Kingdom Hall on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
Those who wish may contribute in Mr. Bay's memory to
the Cancer Society or a charity of their choice. Contributions may be made c/o
Bollman Funeral Home, Main at W. third, Enterprise, Ore. 97828.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN,
Thursday, 25 February 1982, Page 12.
FUNERAL SCHEDULED FOR HARVE M. BAY
Funeral services for Harve M. Bay, member of one of
Union County's pioneer families and long time resident of La Grande who died
unexpectedly at his office in Enterprise yesterday, will be held at the
Community church in Enterprise Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Graveside services will be
2:30 p.m. in the Catholic cemetery in La Grande.
Mr. Bay, who was 63, was born in La Grande and lived
here until moving to Enterprise in 1931.
He is survived by a wife, Lulu and a son, Larry of
Enterprise; two brothers, Arlie and Clare of Portland; and two grandchildren.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
Friday, 27 December 1946, Page 5.
HEART ATTACK TAKES LARRY BAY
Lawrence G. "Larry" Bay passed away suddenly Tuesday
evening February 25, with a heart attack at Walnut Creek California.
Bay was born June 6, 1911 at La Grande, son of Harve
and Lulu Bay. He was reared in La Grande, graduating from high school there, and
attended the University of Oregon. On October 12, 1935 he was married at Seattle
to Bernice Wilson who survives him. During World War II he was with the U.S.
Engineers in Alaska. He was a member of the Catholic Church, Elk Lodge No. 1829
and the Lions Club and was active in the Chamber of Commerce and community
activities wherever he lived.
Following the war he and his family came to Enterprise,
bought and operated the Enterprise Cleaners for a year. His father passed away
in 1946 at which time Larry took over his father's business as Texaco
distributor for this area. In 1951 he and his family moved to Portland where he
was manager of Cascade Sales. The family moved to Walnut Creek, California in
1961 and he was employed by Lake Sales until the time of his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Harve (Lulu) Bay of Enterprise; two sons, Steve at the family home, and David,
who is married and lives in New York; and one granddaughter, Lynn.
Rosary will be recited Sunday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Daniels Funeral Home in La Grande.
Services will be held Monday morning at Our Lady of the
Valley Catholic Church in La Grande.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN,
Thursday, 27 February 1964, Page 2.
ROSARY TOMORROW FOR LULU BAY
Mrs. Lulu Catherine Bay passed away Wednesday
morning, March 28, 1973 at Wallowa County Nursing Home where she had resided
since July 1, 1967. She was born April 14, 1887 in La Grande, daughter of Mrs.
and Mrs. Jake Gulling. She was a member of St. Katherine's Catholic Church.
Survivors include one sister, Ethel Sears, Corry, PA.;
two grandsons, David Bay, Concord Calif., and Steve Bay, Los Angeles.
Recitation of Rosary will be tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30
p. m. at the Bollman Chapel, and requiem mass will be offered by Father Richard
S. Bradley at 10 a. m. Saturday at St. Katherine's Catholic Church followed by
Interment at 1 p. m. in Calvary in La Grande.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN,
Thursday, 29 Mar 1973, Page 2.
SERVICES TODAY FOR WAYNE BAY
Wayne Alfred Bay, a farmer of Imnaha until retiring
to Enterprise three or four years ago, passed away at Wallowa Memorial hospital
on Monday, October 2, 1967. He had been in failing health about four years and a
hospital patient four days.
He was the son of Charles and Lucretia Bay and was born
August 11, 1889 near Enterprise. On October, 1, 1911 he was married at
Enterprise to Adda Ownbey who survives him. He had lived most of his life on
Imnaha.
Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Elsie (Bonneita)
Lewis of Imnaha; a son, Arthur D. Bay of Salem; five grandchildren and one great
granddaughter. Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) at 2 p. m at the
Bollman Chapel with the Rev. James E. Jones officiating.
Pallbearers are: Fred Wagner, Roy Foster, Ferman
Warnock, A. L. Duckett, Lloyd Doss and Louis Warnock. Organ music will be
provided by Mrs. Luella Miller.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN,
Thursday, 5 Oct 1967, Page 1.
Bechtel Obituaries
Mrs. Philanda Bechtel
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Elgin
for Mrs. Philanda Bechtel, who passed away Wednesday, March 5, 1941 at the home
of a son, Joe Bechtel, of Wallowa. She was born in Sullivan County, Missouri in
1856 and had spent the greater part of her life in the Elgin community. Her
husband passed away many years ago.
Mrs. Bechtel is survived by three sons, Dan and Homer
of Elgin; Joe of Wallowa and one daughter, Mrs. Stella Witty of Elgin.
Attending the services from Enterprise were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bechtel.
Enterprise Record Chieftain
Thursday March 13, 1941
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