Obituary of Ione (McKee) Stanbro, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Stanbro, McKee, Sorensen, Pierce, Rynearson, Moore, Higgins, Rees

************************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be
reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other
organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use
this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor,
or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the
listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter
has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ to store the file permanently for free
access and not to be removed separately without written permission.
************************************************************************
Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
W. David Samuelsen - May 2002
************************************************************************
Permission granted by Baker City Herald, Baker City, Baker County, OR for text
copy to be deposited in the USGenWeb Archives.
http://www.bakercityherald.com
************************************************************************

Ione Stanbro 

Ione Stanbro, 89, of Unity, died Feb. 8, 2002, at Unity. 

Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Unity Grange Hall with
Pastor Matt Schentz of the Burnt River Community Church officiating. 

Mrs. Stanbro was born on Feb. 28, 1912, at Prairie City to Cyrus McKee and
Christina A. Sorensen. She was raised and educated at Prairie City and was a
Prairie City High School graduate. In 1932, she married Elwood Stanbro at
Fallon, Nev. Soon after that, the couple homesteaded a place on the Little
Malheur River. 

Though they continued to live at Prairie City, they spent each summer on the
homestead tending their cattle. They moved to Unity in 1960. Mrs. Stanbro
worked as a rancher and a homemaker throughout her life. 

She enjoyed fishing, doing leather work, tole painting and arts and crafts.
She also enjoyed spending summers with her grandchildren. 

Survivors include her sons, Duane Stanbro of Colton and Darrel Pierce of
Prairie City; five grandchildren, Grant Stanbro of Colton, Lisa Rynearson of
Prairie City, Lori Moore of Eltopia, Wash., and Kristi Higgins and Traci Rees,
both of Newberg. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elwood Stanbro, who
died in 1997; and a sister. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Unity Volunteer Fire Department and
Ambulance through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR
97845.