Barbara Louise Applebee

Barbara Louise Applebee, 68, of La Grande, died May 13 at OSHU in Portland.

Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. June 6 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11206 McAlister Rd., Island City. Dedication of the grave and burial was held earlier.

Barbara was born Oct. 10, 1940, in La Grande to Lester H. and Catherine (Buckley) Shelton of Cove. She attended the Lower Cove School in Cove and graduated with the Class of 1958.

She married Francis Seymour in 1959, and they later divorced. She married Gilbert Applebee in 1989, and this marriage ended in 2002.

She worked as a waitress at the Husky Truck Stop, later known as Flyin' J, from 1965 to 1982. She was a Watkins Product distributor for many years. She worked at Wal-Mart as a door greeter for nine years until her health forced her to quit.

She was known as the "Butterfly Lady" because she always wore butterfly hair pins.

In 1993, she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was very active as a Visiting Teacher as well as a CTR6 Teacher in the primary. She was also active in the community in Oregon Rural Action, Great Decisions and the Democrat committee.

She loved cooking, eating food and collecting recipes. Her favorite color was red, and she loved butterfly everything, cats and Dachshunds.

Barbara is survived by her son, Frank Seymour of Ukiah, Calif.; her-adopted family, Leigh "Lee" and Lisa Wright and their two children of La Grande; and many other close friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to Loveland Funeral Chapel to help defray the expenses of the funeral.

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