Doris Naomi Bateman of Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Tulelake, California, passed away peacefully early on the morning of Jan. 6, 2023. After living in Tulelake for nearly 80 years, Doris spent the last five years of her life with family on Bainbridge Island enjoying time with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Doris drove school bus for the Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District for over 30 years. If you attended school in Tulelake between the mid-1960's and mid-1990's you likely rode a school bus with her as the driver. She drove the regular school bus, the lunch bus, out-of-town athletic trips, FFA trips, summer swim bus, recreation trips and more. She loved the interaction with the kids. Doris supported her husband, Harve, as he served the community tirelessly in many capacities, including as a volunteer fireman, volunteer ambulance worker, on the Tulelake City Council, as Tulelake Mayor, and on the Tulelake park board. She kept the score book while he coached Little League baseball, Babe Ruth baseball and Tulelake High School baseball, and, not surprisingly, wasn't afraid to share her opinion when she felt it necessary. She had a feisty personality, often answering the question of how she was doing with a snappy, "I'm fat, sassy, mean and ornery!" Doris ran the scoreboard for high school basketball games for many years while her kids were in school. During football season, she could be seen on the sidelines working the "chains" or up in the elevated booth keeping statistics for the Honkers. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she devoted countless hours to serving the youth and adults of the branch in Tulelake as well as serving as a temple worker in the Portland and Medford Oregon Temples. Doris was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 2, 1932, to George and Naomi Kurtz. She was the younger of two daughters. Within a month, the family moved to Los Angeles. After about a year it was on to Klamath Falls, Oregon, and then, after roughly five years, the family settled in Tulelake. Doris graduated from Tulelake High School, but not before being married! Her husband, Harve, moved to Tulelake in the late summer/early fall of 1948 to work with his aunt and uncle on their farm, hoping for the opportunity to obtain a homestead. Shortly after arriving in Tulelake, Doris and one of her girlfriends invited Harve and his cousin to the Sadie Hawkins Dance at Tulelake High School. Three to four months later, on Feb. 25, 1949, Harve and Doris were married in Reno, Nevada, with their mothers acting as witnesses. Upon their return to Tulelake, Doris returned to high school and part-time work at the corner grocery. Harve went to work for Doris' father and attended Oregon Technical Institute, earning a certificate in diesel mechanics. Harve and Doris were sealed for eternity in the Los Angeles Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Feb. 20, 1958. They were parents of three children: Debbie, born in 1954, Harvey, born in 1959, and Forrest, born in 1966. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Harve, in 2011, and her daughter, Debbie, who died in 2006 of cancer. She is survived by her sons and their spouses, Harvey (Nancy) Bateman of Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Forrest (Nekki) Bateman of Willows, California, as well as twelve grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren whom all love her and will miss her feisty personality. Per Doris' request, the family will hold a private memorial service. She will be buried with Harve at the Eagle Point National Cemetery in Eagle Point, Oregon.

Joseph Elwood Ivie "Joe" passed away from natural causes, surrounded by family and friends in Medford Oregon on January 1, 2023. Joe was born on March 29, 1958 in Klamath Falls Oregon to Wesley and Barbara Ivie. Joe attended school in Klamath Falls, graduating from Klamath Union High School in 1976. Following high school Joe served in the US army for 6 years, serving in Germany, Texas and California. Joe returned home on his cherished Harley. After returning home to Klamath Falls, Joe left for Arizona where he attended HVAC school, earning his certificate. Joe's life long love was always music. Joe started out young, playing the guitar, and mastered many other instruments along the way. Joe played with different bands throughout the years, performing all along the west coast for honky tonks, weddings, funerals, charity events, rodeos and casinos, to name a few. Joe enjoyed hiking, riding his Harley and hanging out with family and friends, playing music whenever he could. Joe's passion for music was only surpassed by one thing, his love for people. Joe was loved and will be missed by all who knew him. Joe is preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Barbara Ivie. Joe is survived by an aunt, Martha Bishop, an uncle, Victor Ivie, numerous cousins and many close friends. A celebration of life will be held at the Klamath Falls VFW on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12 p.m. with music and a potluck following. Internment will be at the Eagle Point National Veterans Cemetery on January 17, 2023 at 11 a.m