OBITUARY: Gayle Lovette Anderson, 2003; Baker county, Oregon
surname: Anderson

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Gayle Anderson 

Gayle Lovette Anderson, 64, of Baker City died Jan. 7, 2003, at St. Elizabeth
Health Services. 

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bruce Barfuss will officiate. Interment
will be at the Haines Cemetery. 

Gayle was born Aug. 25, 1938, at Boone, Iowa, to Carl and Hazel Erickson
Anderson. She grew up on a farm at Boone where she was born. Gayle loved her
father, Carl, very much and spent a great deal of time riding the tractors and
working alongside him. 

As a young girl, she pored over copies of National Geographic, dreaming of
moving to the gorgeous snow-capped peaks of the mountains of the West Coast. 

After completing college at Iowa State at Ames, graduating summa cum laude
within three years, she married and realized her dream of moving to the
mountains of Oregon. There, she and her husband of 35 years, David, raised two
children. These mountains brought Gayle peace and closeness to God and
nature. 

She spent as much time as possible hiking and photographing the trees,
streams, mountain alpine flowers, rocks, and driftwood. She filled her home
with these beautiful photos. 

She had more photos of them than of her own children, but they knew she loved
them dearly. One of her favorite spots to hike was below Hells Canyon
Dam. She went there each spring to make her "annual pilgrimage" to see the
wildflowers and have a spiritual rejuvenation. 

She loved animals and had faithful cats as well as dogs and horses: Shadow,
Maya, Buff and Peanut. She also was an avid gardener, raising vegetable
gardens and wildflowers and recreating beautiful, naturally landscaped yards. 

She was also an excellent cook; one of the family favorites was homemade
buttermilk bread that she would make every Christmas and Easter. It should be
mentioned what a meticulous housekeeper she was, putting others to shame. 

Gayle was exceptionally bright and intellectually gifted, well read, and
always looked for ways to express her talents. She was also a real people
person. She thrived on knowing interesting people, particularly if they held
different points of view than her own. 

She was a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints and
enjoyed teaching there. She had many good friends to whom the family expressed
gratitude for the gentle care of her, especially in her later days. 

She was loved by her family despite the difficult later years, and they will
miss her dearly and hold their memories of the good days they had together and
all she selflessly did to raise them with dignity. 

Survivors include a son, Erin Anderson, and his wife, Brenda, and their
children Tom, Neal, and Jane of Brigham City, Utah; a daughter, Kristine
Anderson, and her husband, Rick, of Vashon, Wash.; and a brother, Lee
Anderson, and his partner, Greer, of Ashland. 

Memorial contributions may be made to The Nature Conservancy through Gray's
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814. 
Obituary of, 2003; Baker county, Oregon