Jeannetta Rae Harrison (1928 - 2017): Our Family History

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1928 - 2017 (89 years)

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Name	Jeannetta Rae Harrison
Birth	11 Mar 1928	Letha, Gem, Idaho, United States
Gender	Female
Initiatory (LDS)	14 Sep 1968	IFALL
FamilySearch ID	KWCB-B17
Death	8 Aug 2017	Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States
Burial	12 Aug 2017	Owyhee Cemetery, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States
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Person ID	I158555	mytree
Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

Father	Alando Harrison, b. 19 Jun 1905, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States d. 3 May 1963, Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States (Age 57 years)
Mother	Mamie Ray Gordon, b. 10 Oct 1910, Bramwell, Gem, Idaho, United States d. 3 Nov 1996, Malheur, Oregon, United States (Age 86 years)
Marriage	27 May 1927	Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States
Family ID	F40409	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Dee Jesse Garner, b. 26 Jul 1926, Roy, Weber, Utah, United States d. 10 Apr 2014, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States (Age 87 years)
Marriage	11 Jun 1948	Gem, Idaho, United States
Family ID	F40456	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Jun 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 11 Mar 1928 - Letha, Gem, Idaho, United States
	Marriage - 11 Jun 1948 - Gem, Idaho, United States
	Initiatory (LDS) - 14 Sep 1968 - IFALL
	Death - 8 Aug 2017 - Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States
	Burial - 12 Aug 2017 - Owyhee Cemetery, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States

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Obituary:
Jeannetta Rae Harrison Garner

March 11, 1928 - Aug. 8, 2017

Jeannetta Rae Harrison Garner, 89, passed into eternity on August 8, 201 7 , in Nyssa, Oregon. Jeannetta was born March 11th, 1928, in Letha, Idah o , the first child of Alando De “Bob” Harrison and Mamie Gordon Harriso n . The family grew to include Jeannetta’s brothers Bobby, Don, and Basi l , and her sister Charlene.

Jeannetta enjoyed a loving childhood growing up on the family ranch on t h e Emmett bench outside Emmett, Idaho where she attended Hanna Elementa r y School. She later attended and graduated from Emmett High School. Jea nn etta was very popular even back in high school, and that, combined wit h h er love for dancing, earned her the title of “Queen” of one of thei r bi g school dances. Because of the difficult travel between the ranch a nd to wn to attend high school, Jeannetta lived with her grandmother or “ Grammi e” Harrison during the week and returned to the ranch on weekends . Grammi e’s youngest sons, Ferris and Duane, visited their mother ofte n allowin g Jeannetta to gain a great and lasting love for her uncles. Je annetta’ s nickname in school was “Blackie” because of her jet black hair . Even i n her advanced years the darkness of her hair still shows throug h the sil ver gray.

After graduating high school Jeannetta attended the University of Idah o i n Moscow, Idaho for a short time. At the end of WWII a handsome youn g re d haired sailor came from the south Pacific to farm with his famil y nea r the Harrison ranch. It wasn’t long before “Blackie” and “Red” bec ame a n item and on June 11, 1948, Jeannetta married Dee Jesse Garner an d the y became forever known as ‘Dee and Jeannetta,” celebrating 65 year s of ma rriage before Dee’s passing April 10, 2014. Their first home cons isted o f “two rooms and a path.” Their first son, Rodger D, was born Oct ober 26 , 1950, in Ontario, Oregon while they still lived in Emmett. De e worked f or his Uncle Dick Stoker in construction and participated in t he buildin g of the Nyssa Hospital, where the rest of their children wer e born.

Dee and Jeannetta bought an 80-acre farm outside of Nyssa, Oregon on C o w Hollow Road on March 11, 1953, on Jeannetta’s birthday, where they li ve d until Dee’s passing in 2014.

Daniel Todd was born January 13, 1954, Julie Etta (Bennett) on Januar y 6 , 1959, and Kelly J was born July 12, 1960. The family was sealed i n th e Idaho Falls Temple on September 14, 1969. In 1971 Jeannetta gaine d anot her son, Sauan Sukhan, who moved from Thailand after meeting Rodge r who w as then serving as an LDS Missionary. Sauan held a special plac e in Jeann etta’s heart for the rich love he brought to all who became ac quainted wi th him and especially the loving kindness and sweet respect h e has alway s shown to his “adopted” mom. Jeannetta was active in civic a ffairs inclu ding the PTA, Nyssa School Board, and the Malheur County Rep ublican Party . Jeannetta was a State Delegate for the Republican Nationa l Convention , attending with her dear friend June Hartley. Dee and Jeann etta travelle d to Washington, D.C. to attend the first inauguration of P resident Georg e W. Bush. Jeannetta and June Hartley attended President B ush’s second in auguration. Jeannetta held a variety of church callings i n the Church o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of her last calli ngs was when Je annetta was in her 80’s, Owyhee Ward Relief Society Presi dent. She worke d at various jobs in the community including Wilson Bros . Dept. Store, Pa ulus Jewelry, and drove farm truck for several neighbor s. Jeannetta was i nstrumental in starting the Tare Lab at the Nyssa Amal gamated Sugar Facto ry, and when Amalgamated built a Tare Lab in Mini-Cas sia, she went ther e to train the crews and help start up the lab there.

When Amalgamated’s field department decided to take petiole samples on t h e beet crop for local growers, Jeannetta was instrumental in making th a t happen. What started out as a “harvest” job, turned into a career. S h e worked at Amalgamated from 1966 until she retired in 1991. After reti re ment, Dee and Jeannetta served an 18-month LDS mission at the Atlanta , Ge orgia temple. They made some lifelong friends there and had many spi ritua l experiences.

A couple of years after Dee’s passing, it became necessary for Jeannet t a to move to Nyssa Gardens where she lived the rest of her life. Durin g h er final years, she truly enjoyed the fellowship and frequent visit s of h er many friends and family members. The family extends a special t hanks t o the staff of Nyssa Gardens for their love and care during thi s time, no t only to Jeannetta, but to her family.

Jeannetta is survived by her children, Rodger and Jay Leano of Tacoma, W a shington, Dan and Peggy Ross of Tigard, Oregon, Julie and Norman Benne t t of Nyssa, Oregon, Kelly and Cindy Garner of Pocatello, Idaho, 16 gran dc hildren, and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by he r hus band Dee, her parents, her brother Bobby, great grandsons Braden Wh eele r and Roland Garner, and grandson-in-law Jonathan Brady.

A viewing will be held on August 11, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m . a t the Owyhee Ward LDS Church, 848 Owyhee Ave. Nyssa, OR. Funeral serv ice s will be held August 12, 2017, at the Owyhee Ward LDS Church. The fa mil y will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., with the funera l ser vices beginning at 11:00 a.m. Dedication of the grave will be immed iatel y following at the Owyhee Cemetery.