Kenneth Roy Alexander, 84, of Union died June 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Burial will follow at the Cove Cemetery.
Mr. Alexander was born April 25, 1921, to Roy and Delia Ross Alexander in High Valley. He spent his early years building trails in the Wallowa Mountains. He served in the Army during World War II, and married Betty Caldwell. He worked for the Fir Pine Lumber Co. as well as GI Hess Lumber for many years before farming wheat and raising cattle in High Valley. In 1971 he moved to Oxbow, where he ran the Hells Canyon Inn until 1995.
He was an honorary member of the Cove Sportsman's Club and a past member the La Grande Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, baseball, snowshoeing on the Minam River and working with pack horses.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lanita and Jay Rasmussen of La Grande; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Harry and Mia Alexander of Oxbow, Leora Simmons of Cove, Shirley and Dave Fields of Cove, and Betty and Lavern Brant of Bend; three grandchildren; a special niece, Delia Bowman of La Grande; a special nephew, Jim Murchison of Cove; and other relatives. His wife, two brothers, Ray and Virgil Alexander, and a special friend, Donna Green, all died earlier.
Memorials may be made to the Cove Sportsman Club in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St.
Lagrande Observer June 6 2005
Mr. Alexander was born April 25, 1921, to Roy and Delia Ross Alexander in High Valley. He spent his early years building trails in the Wallowa Mountains. He served in the Army during World War II, and married Betty Caldwell. He worked for the Fir Pine Lumber Co. as well as GI Hess Lumber for many years before farming wheat and raising cattle in High Valley. In 1971 he moved to Oxbow, where he ran the Hells Canyon Inn until 1995.
He was an honorary member of the Cove Sportsman's Club and a past member the La Grande Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, baseball, snowshoeing on the Minam River and working with pack horses.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lanita and Jay Rasmussen of La Grande; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Harry and Mia Alexander of Oxbow, Leora Simmons of Cove, Shirley and Dave Fields of Cove, and Betty and Lavern Brant of Bend; three grandchildren; a special niece, Delia Bowman of La Grande; a special nephew, Jim Murchison of Cove; and other relatives. His wife, two brothers, Ray and Virgil Alexander, and a special friend, Donna Green, all died earlier.
Memorials may be made to the Cove Sportsman Club in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St.
Lagrande Observer June 6 2005
Kenneth Roy Alexander, 84, of Union died June 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Burial will follow at the Cove Cemetery.
Mr. Alexander was born April 25, 1921, to Roy and Delia Ross Alexander in High Valley. He spent his early years building trails in the Wallowa Mountains. He served in the Army during World War II, and married Betty Caldwell. He worked for the Fir Pine Lumber Co. as well as GI Hess Lumber for many years before farming wheat and raising cattle in High Valley. In 1971 he moved to Oxbow, where he ran the Hells Canyon Inn until 1995.
He was an honorary member of the Cove Sportsman's Club and a past member the La Grande Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, baseball, snowshoeing on the Minam River and working with pack horses.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lanita and Jay Rasmussen of La Grande; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Harry and Mia Alexander of Oxbow, Leora Simmons of Cove, Shirley and Dave Fields of Cove, and Betty and Lavern Brant of Bend; three grandchildren; a special niece, Delia Bowman of La Grande; a special nephew, Jim Murchison of Cove; and other relatives. His wife, two brothers, Ray and Virgil Alexander, and a special friend, Donna Green, all died earlier.
Memorials may be made to the Cove Sportsman Club in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St.
Lagrande Observer June 6 2005
Mr. Alexander was born April 25, 1921, to Roy and Delia Ross Alexander in High Valley. He spent his early years building trails in the Wallowa Mountains. He served in the Army during World War II, and married Betty Caldwell. He worked for the Fir Pine Lumber Co. as well as GI Hess Lumber for many years before farming wheat and raising cattle in High Valley. In 1971 he moved to Oxbow, where he ran the Hells Canyon Inn until 1995.
He was an honorary member of the Cove Sportsman's Club and a past member the La Grande Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, baseball, snowshoeing on the Minam River and working with pack horses.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lanita and Jay Rasmussen of La Grande; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Harry and Mia Alexander of Oxbow, Leora Simmons of Cove, Shirley and Dave Fields of Cove, and Betty and Lavern Brant of Bend; three grandchildren; a special niece, Delia Bowman of La Grande; a special nephew, Jim Murchison of Cove; and other relatives. His wife, two brothers, Ray and Virgil Alexander, and a special friend, Donna Green, all died earlier.
Memorials may be made to the Cove Sportsman Club in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St.
Lagrande Observer June 6 2005
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