Dorthey Ellen Hinkley Frazier passed away on April 10, 2024 in Pendleton at the age of 86.
Born in Irrigon on Sept. 17, 1937, she was the sixth of eight children born to Milo Jacob and Constance Marie Wilson Hinkley. Dorthey was the last remaining child.
Dorthey was raised and attended her 12 years of school in Irrigon. After graduating, she went to Paramount, Calif. to live with her brother, Toby. There she attended Long Beach City College.
In 1956, Dorthey married Robert Levi “Bob” Frazier in Yuma, Ariz. They had six children and managed to remain married for 52 years until Bob lost his battle with cancer in 2008. Dorthey dutifully followed Bob to live in San Jose, Calif.; Parma and Melba, Ind.; Kingman, Ariz.; College Place, Wenatchee, Cashmere and Royal City, Wash.; and Ontario, Nyssa, Milton-Freewater and Portland. They finally settled in Hermiston in 1971.
Dorthey was lineage oriented and began family tree work at the age of 15. She was in charge of the Wilson family reunions since 1974. Dorthey was many things in her life. She was a homemaker, child care provider, nurse’s aide, cashier and waitress and volunteered working with the mentally and physically disabled. Dorthey found time for several hobbies. She was an avid bingo player; crocheted; oil painted on canvas and saw blades; and sewed and did all kinds of arts and crafts. She loved her children (she wrote this, so it must be true), grand- and great-grandkids, and flowers.
Dorthey Frazier is survived by Robert Frazier II and his wife, Tami of Salem, Milo Frazier and his wife, Xia of Hermiston, William Frazier and his partner, Becca of Taos, N.M., Carol Smith of Aiken, S.C., and Ian Frazier of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also survived by six grandkids, Jeffery Parker, Amber (Burk) DeRouen, Brian Graybeal, Tonya (Burk) Gordy, Milo Frazier Jr., Jasmine Frazier and Samantha Frazier. Dorthey was proud to have seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Parker.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the Burns Mortuary Chapel.
A private interment will be in the Hermiston Cemetery.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
