HAYDOCK, Lee B.

Lee B. Haydock, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 26, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Mr. Haydock was born on Dec. 15, 1913, at Pelzer, S.C., to James and Dora Haydock. At the age of 2 he moved to Nampa, Idaho, where he lived until 1936. Mr. Haydock then moved to Stanwood, Wash. There he hauled peas for Vines pea factory. He met his wife, Pearl, while in Nampa, Idaho, where his mother was living at the time. He was between jobs and so he was tromping wool into bags and learning to sheer sheep. He moved back to Stanwood, Wash., where he and Pearl were married on Sept. 2, 1936. They moved to Seattle where Mrs. Haydocks parents lived. Mr. Haydock went to work at Bremerton, Wash., at a Navy yard in 1942 during World War II. There he learned to weld. The couple lived at Unity until 1946. After leaving there, Mr. Haydock had his own welding shop at Lewiston, Idaho. He and his wife left there in a motor home and moved to Baker City in 1948. They had lived on 11th Street since then. Mr. Haydock became a logger and this was his occupation until his retirement in 1978. Mrs. Haydock also retired from Basche-Sage Hardware and Levingers drug store after it closed. The couple then traveled extensively for 10 to 12 years in all the Western states north to south, never crossing the Great Divide. Mr. Haydocks last few years were spent doing odd jobs welding and building things around the house. He had a great sense of humor and a caring heart and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Dora Haydock; three older brothers, Overton, Gardner and Jack Haydock; and a sister, Barbara Haydock. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Haydock; his daughter, Lorraine Swiger, and her husband, Burl Swiger; granddaughters, Garnette Rouse and Linette Dressel; daughter, Barbara Apple; grandson, Buck Poe; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814. bakercityherald.com 11 May 2001