June 21, 1941 - May 11, 2021
Karen Fonda (Miller) Catlin, known to her family as âMaude,â age 79, passed away at her home in Union, Oregon, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. No service is planned at this time.
Ms. Catlin was born on June 21, 1941, in La Grande, Oregon, to her parents, Fonda and Odin Miller. Karen was a graduate of Union High School in 1959 and received her degree in business at Eastern Oregon College.
Karen developed a love of horses spending time on their family ranch in Union, Oregon. The Miller ranch gave her the opportunity to become an excellent horse rider that she later put on full display when she went on to become the 1958 Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Queen.
March 1, 1937 â May 10, 2021
âTwas 1937 that a mid-February blizzard blocked the 12 miles of road between Cove and La Grande, Oregon.
Edward Harvey Campbell, who was serving as superintendent of the Cove School District, and his wife, Carmen Olive Celestine Touvenel Campbell, were expecting their first child. Mrs. Proctor, the Cove postmaster, organized a brigade of farmers and ranchers to open one lane of the road to get Mrs. Campbell to the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. They got there but, no baby appeared. Not liking that cold bumpy ride in mid-February, I decided to wait until there was warmth and sunshine, which there was on March 1. Such was the weather when I made my debut to the world. I think spiliyay taught me that trick.
March 8, 1941 - October 23, 2020
Jim Thompson, of Cove, passed away October 23, 2020, at his home with his family near his favorite elk-viewing spot. Jim was 79. A family graveside service was held at the Cove Cemetery on October 30, 2020.
James Elbert (Jim) Thompson was the youngest of three children born to John Elbert Thompson and Mary Dickerson Thompson on March 8, 1941, in Butler, Missouri, on the family dairy farm. Jim moved westward with his family to the Parma, Idaho, area in 1945 and eventually, in 1950, to the Thompson farm near the Big Bend of the Snake River area not far from Adrian, Oregon. Growing up on the farm, Jim learned the value of hard work from his parents.
Feb. 24, 1921 â City Jail Capacity Is Doubled; $1.75 Assures Comfort
Something had to be done. Redmond ordinarily has had but few prisoners in the city jail, but last week four were registered and taxed accommodations so heavily that some conveniences had to be borrowed for the night.
So the matter has been fixed. Albert Julian, city marshal, and M.A. Cunning, city recorder, were in attendance at an auction sale and bought a double bed and springs for $1.25 and paid fifty cents cartage. This was upon their own responsibility, but the council Tuesday night placed the âokehâ on the transaction and ordered the $1.75 be paid.
August 17, 1927 - February 1, 2021
William “Bill” Fred Howell, 93, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021, at Wildflower Lodge, La Grande. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Summerville Cemetery. The service is open to the public and will honor both Bill and Florence. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Casual and warm attire is encouraged. The graveside service will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend. Go to lovelandfuneralchapel.com and click on the Funeral Video button near the bottom of the home page just before 11 a.m.
Bill was born on August 17, 1927, in LaGrande to Oscar and Helen (Green) Howell.