Loretta Louise Flathers

Loretta Louise Flathers of Hermiston was born August 27, 1959 in Morenci, Michigan the daughter of Leon and Sally (Kimling) Ball. She passed away in Hermiston on Friday October 3, 2025 at the age of 66.

Loretta grew up and attended schools in Lemore and Ridgecrest California. After high school, she went to work at the China Lake Naval Air Base in Ridgecrest. She held the position of an office manager a job she held for twenty years. She later worked for the assessor’s office in Mohave County, Arizona. She worked at the assessor’s office for a total of fifteen years and retired in 2017.

Loretta married Johnnie Flathers in Ridgecrest, CA on October 1, 1994. The couple moved to Hermiston, Oregon in 2017.

Loretta was an active member of the Hermiston Christian Center. She enjoyed quilting and crocheting.

She is survived by her husband of thirty-one years, Johnnie; two brothers, John Ball and Eugene and wife Joanne Ball; and a niece, Melissa.

Services will be announced at a later time. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.

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