WRIGHT,
Ellen
(Maiden Name: Donaldson)
Ellen Donaldson Wright, 96, of Portland, a former Baker City resident, died June 26, 2001.
Her memorial service was June 30 at St. Johns Christian Church in Portland.
Mrs. Wright was born Sept. 24, 1904, at Weiser, Idaho, to William Donaldson and Mamie Nichols Donaldson.
She attended grade school at Prairie City and was a Baker High School graduate. She was an instructor at Western Beauty School for 10 years and worked at Peninsula Terminal and Lipman Wolfe. She married Floyd Wright in 1925. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include her stepson, Bernard Wright of Beaver Creek; five grandchildren, including Jill Nelson of Baker City; two great-grandchildren; and two cousins, including Mable Lee Conley and Virgil Bud Wunder of Baker City.
bakercityherald.com 20 July 2001