Billie Sue Tolan of Hermiston passed away in Hermiston on Aug. 16, 2018 at the age of 77.
She was born on Aug. 31, 1940 in Spencerville, Okla. to Wallace and Jessie (Noel) Ammons.
As a young child, Billie moved with her family to the community of Mayville. She lived in Mayville throughout her childhood, attending grade school in Mayville and high school in Condon. She had resided in Hermiston for many years.
Billie worked in various fields throughout her career, the most recent being a special educational assistant at Hermiston High School.
Billie enjoyed gardening and taking trips to the beach and to the family cabin in Starkey with her family. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters.
Billie married James Tolan in Hermiston.
She is survived by son, John (Debra) Tolan of La Grande; daughter, Debra Rene`(Dr. Michael) Harris of Bend; daughter, Colleen (Robert) LaFrance of Phoenix, Ariz.; son, Scott Lee Owens of Riggins, Idaho; daughter, Lori Shaw of Lake Stevens, Wash.; daughter, Lisa (Kevin) Lilly of St. Joseph, Mo; son, Casey Tolan of Hermiston; daughter, Karla (Trevor) Wenning of Keizer; brothers, Harold Glen Ammons of Condon and Jimmy Lee Ammons of Summerville; sister, Patsy Ann Moffit of Pendleton; 22 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, James; her parents; sister, Helen Audette Owens; infant granddaughter, Claire Michelle; and infant grandson, Charles Gaston Lilly.
Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, followed by a Memorial Mass beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, also at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 565 W. Hermiston Ave.
A private family interment will be in the Mayville Cemetery.
Family suggests memorial donations in Billie’s memory be made to Catholic Daughters at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church.
To leave an online condolence for the family, go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
