Frances "Fanny" O. Halsey

Frances O. "Franny" Halsey, 90, of Elgin died January 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Elgin Christian Church. A lunch will be served at the Stampede Hall.

Mrs. Halsey was born October 28, 1914 to Frank and Ruth Throe Rynearson in Island City. On July 6, 1931 she married Jack K. Halsey in Joseph. The family lived on Cricket Flat and moved to Elgin in 1953. She worked at a fabric shop in Elgin for many years and was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers, a past member of the Elgin Stampeders and the Cricket Flat Grange. Her father was believed to be the first boy born to pioneers in La Grande. Her grandfather and uncle were blacksmiths and made the first plow in Union County. She enjoyed her home, her yard and all children.

Survivors include children and their spouses, Barbara Rooselet of El Paso, Texas, Loyde and Betty Knapp of Elgin and Jeffery and Milla Halsey of Elgin; 10 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren and other relatives. Her husband, two brothers, a sister, a son, Jerald, and a granddaughter, Laura Calder, all died earlier. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Portland.