‘Nellie’ Owen, Mia Roe

‘Nellie’ Owen

Nellie Mae Colton Owen, 84, a long time Baker City resident, died Nov. 9, 2008, at Boise Samaritan Village in Boise.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m.Nov. 20, 2008, atGray’s West and Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Concluding inurnment service will beat Mount Hope Cemetery. Sister Kay Marie Duncan will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St., after the committal service.

Nell was born on May 20, 1924, at the Keating Ranch to John and Nora Gilkison Colton. She was the eighth of 15 children.She attended grade school at the Washington School above the Colton ranch and was a Baker High School graduate.

Beloved by many, she was a warm, fun-loving, no-nonsense, straight-talking woman, family members said. Nell loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and especially camping throughout the summer in the Eagle Mountains. For a few years she tended the Tamarack campground at East Eagle for the Forest Service.

She was a hard worker and provider. She owned the Idle Hour Tavern in the late 1950s and a small grocery store/cafe at Union during the mid 1970s.

She worked in many retail establishments in Pendleton, La Grande, and Baker City. She instilled a proper work ethic in many young teenagers whom she hired for odd jobs.

She was affiliated with the Elks Lodge and veterans organizations.

Survivors include two sons, Gregg Patrick Flint of Baker Cityand Timothy John Flint and his partner, Frederick C. Kirkbride, of San Francisco; nine grandchildren, Michael Rue Ellis and his spouse, Tara, Randal Wade Ellis and his spouse, Julie, and Suzanne Noel Poole and her spouse, Russell, all of Bellingham, Wash., Jarrod Preston Ellis of Pendleton, James Patrick Flint, Brandon Michael Flint, Joshua Jon Flint, Chandra Jade Davis, Caleb Colton Flint, all living throughout Eastern Oregon; 23 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald Colton, and his wife, Ann, of Baker City;five sisters, June Premovich and her husband, George,of Wenatchee, Wash., Jean Thompson and her husband, Elmer, of Mount Vernon, LaRue Brooks and her husband, Stan, of Richland, Joyce Turner and her husband, Jim, of Elgin, and Gail Stevenson and her husband, Chuck, of Kent, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Nora Colton;husbands, Charles “Chick: Ellis, Robert O. Flint and Douglas C. Owen; sons, Michael Hugh Ellis and Shane Robert Flint;grandson, Jacob Patrick Flint;six brothers, Frank, Johnny, Hugh, Phil, Bill, and Blaine Colton;two sisters, Mary Dolby and Madge Lloyd.

Mia Roe

Mia Marie Roe, 2 months, of Haines, died Nov. 7, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise, as her mother held her in her loving arms.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Gray’s West and Company Pioneer Chapel. A private family-only interment will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ray Hedlund of Calvary Chapel will officiate.

Mia was born Aug. 25, 2008, in Baker City to Gerald Dewayne, III and Alicia Diane (Teeter) Roe. She lived with her parents in Haines and was a very happy baby.

Mia loved to talk. Her mother would bounce her on her knee while watching movies and Mia would talk to her during the whole show. She was just getting the “fake cry” act down and would use it while her mom was getting ready in the morning.

Mia would start by talking and when that didn’t get mom to hurry up she went into the sad face, whimper, wait for a response, and repeat. Mia was very curious and enjoyed seeing new things.

She was a mama’s girl and they loved being together.

Mia is survived by her parents Alicia and Gerald Roe III of Haines and grandparents, John and Karen DeShiro of Medical Springs, Carrie Carpenter of Middleton, Idaho and Gerald Dewayne Roe, II of John Day.

Memorial contributions can be made to Alicia Roe to help with medical expenses in care of Gray’s West and Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.