12/20/2025
Carl Myers, 89, of Baker City, passed away on December 3, 2025 at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held in the spring, date and time to be announced.
Carl Delano Myers was born on January 9, 1936 in Baker City, Oregon. He was raised and educated in Baker City.
Carl was married to the love of his life, Betty, for 64 years. They met in Baker City and were married in Pacific City, Washington, where they moved so that Carl could work at the Boeing plant. He worked as a riveter on the first series of 700 aircraft for 1 1⁄2 years before moving back to Baker City.
Dad was a master in his construction craftsmanship of all types, which served him well as a foreman for the Carpenters Union and his varied work history. Whether it was Boeing, working on the Hells Canyon Dam, building freeway bridges on I-84 from 1965-1967, building the Paint Your Wagon movie set, working for Johnson Homes for 9 years; foreman on the construction of the Safeway building, the Little Pig addition in 1976 (current dining room), the addition on the Ash Grove Structure in 1977, foreman on the St. Elizabeth Hospital & Nursing Home, or starting Myers Construction with his sons Ben and Fred from 1978 to 1983 (Betty did the books, and they built 16 houses in Baker County, including Fred and Jarma’s, and Mike and Susan’s), he did it well. After leaving the construction industry, Carl worked with Community Connections, driving patients to their appointments in Boise, ID, or Portland, OR, to name a few.
This was our dad; "he loved to drive, gamble, fish, hunt, and play with the grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved terrifying the kids, whether it be tickling, scaring, or sticking his dentures out at them. What an adventure to have a great father like him. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and all the bounties to be found in this world, like huckleberry or mushroom picking, or whatever was in season at the time. Gold panning, deer and elk hunting, grouse, goose, coyote hunting, and trapping bobcats and yotes in the winter; it was a whirlwind of adventure. At the drop of a hat, we'd be in the car headed to Yellowstone or on a salmon fishing trip with my brothers and Uncle Dave or Uncle Delaine. Many trips were taken with the four older boys in their Buick. It was a lot of driving and not much stopping. In a car filled with cigarette smoke and boys bickering and poking at each other in the back, it gave him many opportunities to perfect his ability to reach behind him and whack the appropriate offender”.
"As the youngest son, 13 years behind my next sibling, I (Jack) had a unique childhood at times feeling like I was a lone child (and that is not necessarily a bad thing). All the same experiences that my older siblings had applied to me but with some unique twists. Dad always created adventure, whether it was dropping the news the next morning we would be leaving for a trip to Canada, picking me up from school the day spring break started and saying, "We are going to see the Grand Canyon", then winding up in Mexico. As an adult now, I truly admire what he and mom would do for us boys. The property at Sparta was one of those. As a kid it was like Candyland, and we wound up spending most of our free time there, often letting me bring one of my many stray friends along, sometimes even on our LONG endless road trips. Such great memories that we will all cherish.”
"There are too many memories to list, but the cabin Betty and Carl built at Sparta holds many of them for all the family; Easter egg hunts, family dinners, sledding, snowmobiling, riding Babe, the horse, and more. Many more took place at our family home, our meeting place. We all drove by to see who was visiting, and then joined in. It’s where we learned to play Mario Brothers. A haze of smoke would hang over a full living room as each of us tried our luck at perfecting our skills and laughing together”.
“The greatest thing I would like to say about my dad was his immense love for his family; he would do ANYTHING to help, even if it meant a hardship for him and Mom."
"He always helped people in need like ol' Clifford who lived out in the woods. He gave him rides to town and visited with him and others like him. They counted on Dad's kindness to be the one who was there, and to receive a helping hand from him. He and Betty made sure the family was looked after. They went out of their way to love all of us”. He helped all his boys with their homes, throwing in extras like a dishwasher when he built their homes, even though it ate into the profits. He and Betty also provided a home when needed, whether it was living with them, or purchasing the house that would have been lost so the family wouldn’t lose it”.
“He taught us to hunt and fish, be resourceful in life, and how to do what's right. A man of true grit is how I have always viewed my father, a great life, well lived.” He also taught us how to drive. One of Mike’s favorite memories is sitting on his dad’s lap, driving the old Chevy pick-up. He was laughing one second and really nervous the next; maybe that was true for both!”
“His view of things was if you want to go somewhere or do something you should do it while you can, even if you have to borrow the money, just do it while you're physically able. Carl will be so missed by his family and friends. We love you always and will see you in the great hunting grounds one day”!
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty; parents Cope Myers and Georgia Watt, brothers Cope, Fred who died in WWII, Norman, Glen (Dutch), David, half-brother Ralph, half-sisters Carrie & Ruth, daughters in law Jarma and Sharon, grandson Andy, great grandson Cooper, most of his hunting buddies, and his beloved dog, Piggy.
Carl is survived by his sons Ben Myers of LaGrande, OR, Fred of Richland, OR, Mike (Susan) of Baker City, OR, Dave (Shelli) of Laguna Hills, CA, Jack (Toni) of Baker City, OR; 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
For those who would like to make a memorial donation in honor of Carl the family suggests either the Ronald McDonald House of Idaho or the Ronald McDonald House at OHSU through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, PO Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
