Obituary of Cecil N. Dye, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Dye, Harkins, Gerla, Eldridge, Estes, Cox, Briggs

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Cecil Dye 

Cecil N. Dye, 76, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 25, 2002, at
Boise. 

His funeral will be Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m. MST at Northview Family
Worship Center in Boise under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.
There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. PST at Mount Hope Cemetery. 

Visitations will be Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. MST at Alden-Waggoner Funeral
Chapel in Boise. 

Cecil was born May 28, 1925, at Shawnee, Wyo., to Francis C. Dye and Zara A.
Harkins. He was a graduate of Natrona High School in Casper, Wyo., and Eugene
Bible College, where he met his wife to be, Jessilee Kelly, whom he married on
May 28, 1947. 

Cecil was a longtime resident of Baker City, where they raised four children.
Cecil and Jessilee ran their own janitorial business in Baker City for so many
years that they had cleaned most of the businesses in town, including regular
contracts with the post office, U.S. Bank, light company and Baker Clinic. He
also steam-cleaned carpets throughout the valley for many years. He was a
member of the Lions Club and a longtime active member of Baker Valley
Christian Assembly, where he served on the board, taught Sunday school and was
in charge of missions, which was a special passion. Due to health reasons he
moved to Boise in 1997 to live with his daughter. 

Cecil was an ordained minister, and although he preached from the pulpit only
a few years he was always spreading the gospel of Christ one on one. His
contagious laughter and sense of humor brightened many a day for hundreds of
people even after he  serious health problems including several strokes. 

The family gives a special thank you to the caring staff at Lifecare of
Treasure Valley. 

Cecil is survived by his children: Dan Dye of Germany, Fran and her husband,
Mark Gerla of Boise, David Dye of Baker City, and Jonathan and wife, Marianne
Dye of Corvallis; his sisters, Cony Mae Eldridge of Gillette, Wyo., and Betty
Estes of Tacoma, Wash.; a brother, Richard Dye, of Tacoma; grandchildren,
Jackie Cox, Tracy Lynn Briggs, Craig Gerla, Jason and Jeremy Dye; and
great-grandchildren, Corbin and Jenevive Briggs. 

Cecil was preceded in death by his wife, Jessilee; his mother and father; and
a grandson, Jeff.