Ethel Viola Oard (Harris) Wickizer was the wife of James Osborne "Jinks" Harris and after his death, later married Leo "Wick" Wickizer.

Wickizer attended school in Crane, graduating at the head of her class in 1925. She went on to complete a one-year teaching program at Monmouth and then returned to Harney County for her first assignment at Frenchglen. She boarded at the Frenchglen Hotel and taught school in the back part of Bradeen's store, until the new building was completed. During her first year of teaching she met a local ranch hand, Jinks Harris. The school board agreed to replace her in the second school year when she married Harris and moved to Blitzen in Catlow Valley.
After marrying, she and her husband worked and lived on several area ranches — Three Mile and Home Creek, and then to Alvord and Mann Lake. Two daughters, Julia and Kathryn, were born during these years. A third daughter, Lynn, was born several years later, in Burns.
When her husband took a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps, she spent the next few years living near the Malheur Refuge Headquarters during its construction. They also stayed at camps at Hart Mountain and in the mountains during the summers.
To accommodate their daughter's school needs, the family moved to Burns, and eventually purchased a hardware store. Wickizer worked at Tiller's Grocery, and did some of the bookkeeping at the hardware store, as well as a small amount of substitute teaching for Henry Slater.
After her husband's death in 1972, she kept busy working with the Head Start program; as well as playing a big part in the group that founded the Senior Center. She traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, Southern California, Missouri and Mississippi.
In 1977, she married Leo "Wick" Wickizer. They enjoyed a few Arizona winters returning to Burns, where he was involved in haying for several ranches. Wickizer became her husband's caregiver when he became ill, and took excellent care of him until his death.
Wickizer continued to enjoy traveling with her family for a few more years, until her health failed.
Wickizer saw her first motorized vehicle at about the age of 5. She walked and rode in covered wagons when her family moved to California for work in 1916. About 60 years later, she went on her first jet airplane trip. On that same trip she also rode on a snowmobile, and in a float plane.
Wickizer joined the Rebekah Lodge and worked through all the offices. She attended several Grand Lodge meetings and received the honor of the Degree of Chivalry.
She joined the Presbyterian Church in April 1950 and was an active member for many years. She served as both a trustee and a deacon, as well as working on fund raisers. Wickizer was also an active member of the Burns Mothers Club, and was instrumental in forming "The Friendly Hour," a social event for elderly and shut-in women in Burns.
"Tootie," as her family members called her, loved to hunt, fish and be outdoors. She liked to watch the stars and moon phases, and saw every eclipse visible in the Northwest during her lifetime.
Wickizer was honored as Queen Mother at Harney County's Pioneer Day in 1988.
Her last years were spent at Aspen Groves Apartments, with her oldest daughter, Julia, eventually becoming her full-time caregiver, with help from Jane Shackleford.
Wickizer is survived by her daughters, Julia Milleson, of Hines, Kathryn Hill, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Lynn Mims and husband, Dwight, of Hines; stepson, Wayne Wickizer and family, of Utah; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Pelham and family, of Washington; sister, Ruby Baird and husband, Hale, of Burns; and sisters-in-law, Thelma Buckmeyer, of Burns, Marie Harris, of Portland, and Terry Oard, of Albany. She is also survived by six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended families.
A service for Wickizer was held on April 21,2009.