Patricia Ellen Moyes

Patricia "Patty or Pat" Ellen Moyes, 76, passed into that blessed and eternal rest on October 27, 2016. Her memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. in the United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. in Baker City and will be followed by internment at Mt. Hope Cemetery and a luncheon at the church for family and friends.

Patty was born June 2, 1940 in Mount Vernon Springs, Oregon to Robert "Bob" Thomas Bales and Lila Grace Friedly. She spent the first few years of her life on the Bales sheep ranch near John Day, Oregon. The Bales relatives sold off the ranch and in January of 1945 Patty's family moved to Baker, Oregon. This is where she completed all her school years and where she spent the rest of her life.

Patty attended Baker Business College and went on to pass the state tax exam. Her working years were spent as a bookkeeper for the YMCA and other Baker businesses. She also did tax prep and had stints as a cab driver and an Avon lady.

In 1960 she was married to Robert "Bob" Maurice Moyes of Baker, Oregon. They had 2 children, Michael Maurice and Kevin Brent. Her most special memories were of camping with her parents, brothers and in-laws, digging old bottles that had turned purple, and going hunting and fishing with her dad.

Patty and her sister-in-law Wanda would get Grandma Irvin to babysit the kids and they'd go bottle and deer hunting and while they would never see any deer, just elk, they did have a good time. Patty cherished the memories of how good her sisters were to her, of giving her oldest niece her first bath, and the thrill of the birth of her grandchildren.

In 1978 her marriage to Bob was dissolved, but Patty continued to enjoy the company of her husband's siblings, Phyllis, Phillip, Wanda, Norman, Becky and Nathan. Tragically in 1982 Patty's son Kevin died in a drowning accident.

Patty loved carnations of all colors, stuffed animals, especially teddy bears, reading books and playing computer games. She used her giant pen collection, some 2,000 or so unique pens, to do crossword puzzles and word finds. If you went on trip, her usual request was that you bring her back a pen or two.

Elvis was her favorite performer and her collection of Elvis records was something she refused to part with. She enjoyed the rock 'n' roll of the 60's and 80's, Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, and Glen Frey and The Eagles. She was thrilled to attend a Toby Keith concert with granddaughter Miranda in the last decade of her life.

Patty's son, Michael, a disabled veteran, recalls how she was like a mom to all his friends and how she would do anything for anyone. She taught his Uncle Phillip how to drive and took Uncle Nathan out for lots of driving practice. She was a friend to everyone she came in contact with and the best mom ever!

Patty lived the last 2 and half years at Settler's Park Assisted Living Community where a giant teddy bear sat in one of the chairs. She was preceded in death by her son Kevin Moyes; parents Bob and Lila Bales of Baker; sister Roberta Bard of Pueblo West, CO; brother Dennis Bales of Umatilla, OR; sister-in-law Bertha Bales of Baker and ex-husband Bob Moyes of Baker.

She is survived by her son Michael Moyes of Baker; granddaughters, Miranda Moyes of Baker and Mandy White of Bend, OR; sister, Sally Farmer and brother, Darrell Bales, both of Baker; in-laws, Wanda, Phillip, Phyllis, Nathan and Becky; and 3 generations of nieces and nephews. Patty loved Michael's half-siblings, Keith and Jennifer Lee and Michelle Boudreau as her own. She dearly loved her 9 great-grandchildren Shane, Skyler, Airyana, Kenneth, Brandi, Braydon, her buddy Blake, Breeana and Isabella. Last but not least, she had a special love for Michael's dog Blaze.

Patty requested that memorial contributions be made to the cancer research institute of your choice.