The La Grande Observer Newspaper, La Grande, Oregon, dated April 15-20, 2002.
"Carl Oid Stockdale - Formerly of Enterprise - 1923-2002"
Carl "Oid" Stockdale, 78, of Hermiston and formerly of Enterprise died April 15 at Good Shepherd Medical Center. A graveside service with military honors by VFW Post 4307 of Enterprise will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Enterprise Cemetery.
Mr. Stockdale was born May 27, 1923, to Alva and Anna Paine Stockdale in Mount Vernon. The family moved to Enterprise, where they owned and operated the Vista Theater for many years. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division with the Army Air Forces during World War II, earning two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars. He pursued a singing career in Los Angeles afterwards, but answered the call of duty, serving in the Air Force during the Korean War.
After the war, he returned to his beloved Wallowa County, where he was active in sports programs in Enterprise, especially wrestling, until he moved to Lewiston, Idaho, in 1971. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He married Fern Lunders, and in 1972 the couple moved to Hermiston, where he ran Stockdale Real Estate until his retirement in 1985.
He was a life member of the VFW and the Elks Lodge, both in Enterprise, and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife and sons, Bryan and Jawn Stockdale, all of Hermiston, son Kitt Stockdale and daughter, Melanie Crow, both of Enterprise, stepsons, Russ and Stan Lunders, five grandchildren, and a brother, Gayle Stockdale of Olympia, Wash.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in care of Burns Mortuary, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston 97838.
The La Grande Observer Newspaper, La Grande, Oregon, dated April 15-20, 2002.
"Carl Oid Stockdale - Formerly of Enterprise - 1923-2002"
Carl "Oid" Stockdale, 78, of Hermiston and formerly of Enterprise died April 15 at Good Shepherd Medical Center. A graveside service with military honors by VFW Post 4307 of Enterprise will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Enterprise Cemetery.
Mr. Stockdale was born May 27, 1923, to Alva and Anna Paine Stockdale in Mount Vernon. The family moved to Enterprise, where they owned and operated the Vista Theater for many years. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division with the Army Air Forces during World War II, earning two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars. He pursued a singing career in Los Angeles afterwards, but answered the call of duty, serving in the Air Force during the Korean War.
After the war, he returned to his beloved Wallowa County, where he was active in sports programs in Enterprise, especially wrestling, until he moved to Lewiston, Idaho, in 1971. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He married Fern Lunders, and in 1972 the couple moved to Hermiston, where he ran Stockdale Real Estate until his retirement in 1985.
He was a life member of the VFW and the Elks Lodge, both in Enterprise, and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife and sons, Bryan and Jawn Stockdale, all of Hermiston, son Kitt Stockdale and daughter, Melanie Crow, both of Enterprise, stepsons, Russ and Stan Lunders, five grandchildren, and a brother, Gayle Stockdale of Olympia, Wash.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in care of Burns Mortuary, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston 97838.
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