Obituaries

October 8, 1927 June 8, 2012 Stayton, Oregon Russell was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Ervin and Ellena Beougher.  He married Viola Smith in Florence, OR on June 13, 1949.  He worked in construction for many years and after he retired he went to work for Rainbow Foods/Grocery Outlet in Stayton.  He enjoyed fishing, camping and took great...

October 9, 1987 November 4, 2013 Lyons, Oregon Resident. Dustin Paul Campbell was born October 9, 1987 in Salida Colorado.  He grew up in Goldendale, Washington and moved to Lyons, Oregon in 2001. Dustin achieved so much in a short period. He had roots in Australia as a dual citizen and met his extended family on a visit to...

ELIZABETH  “BETH” FAIRCHILD SCHREIBER July 18, 1922   †   October 11, 2013 Beth Schreiber passed away on Friday, October 11th in Stayton.  She was born on July 18, 1922  in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She grew up in Hancock and graduated from Hancock High School .  She  was married to Robert Schreiber in Maryland and they moved to South Pasadena, CA where...

NAOMI N.  POYNER November 1, 1924 – May 6, 2012 MOLALLA Naomi N. Poyner, died Sunday, May 6th at her home in Molalla.  She was 87 years of age.  She was the daughter of John and Cora Palmer. Naomi grew up in upper Yachats Valley and attended school at Portland Adventist Academy.  She enlisted in the US Marine Corps...

July 26, 1930 – April 28, 2011 Bobby June Hall was born in Gladstone, New Mexico to George and Vera Hall and grew up in Grenville.  She married Bobby Joe Thurman and they traveled the world during his Military career.   She worked as an accountant.   Divorced in 1964,  she raised her family in Midwest City, Oklahoma.  She remarried Bobby...

Billie Stanton was born in Spokane, Washington on the 5th day of May, 1918.  She passed away on Saturday, March 31st in Sublimity.  She was 93 years of age and the daughter of Charles and Juanita Clark.  Billie was married to Bob Stanton in 1940.  She lived most of her life in Spokane.  She received her bachelor’s degree in...

Mina E. Pickle Sublimity, OR July 8, 1920 ~ September 22, 2008 Mina was born July 8, 1920 in Danbury, Nebraska to Arthur & Mildred (Remington) Colling. Raised in Nebraska until the family moved to Gervais area when she was 13. She married Robert J. Pickle in 1939 in Ukiah, CA. She was a homemaker. The family returned to...

Ruby Keeler Hofmann January 9, 1938 – March 17, 2015 Aumsville, Oregon Ruby was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harry and Ella Johnson. At the age of 6, the family moved to Oregon. When Ruby was 14, she met Carl Hofmann and they were later married in Vancouver, Washington. The couple moved to the Aumsville area and farmed together...

Dave Jerome Sweeney April 4, 1944 – October 4, 2017 Lyons, Oregon Dave was born in Portland. He graduated from Gresham High School in 1961 and lived in Gresham for 58 years. He married Susan Sweeney on July 12, 2000 in Virginia City, Nevada. He moved to Aumsville for 12 years and then Lyons for 3 years. Dave worked...

Caroline A. Findley was born in St.Helens, Oregon on August 4, 1962.  She passed away on Sunday the 11th in her home with her family by her side.  Caroline was the daughter of Elwin and Helen Findley.  Her biological mother, Betty Lou preceded her in death when Caroline was just a child. Caroline lived all her life in Oregon.  ...

July 11, 1950 – Dec. 10, 2012 Mill City, Oregon Jack was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 11, 1950.  He passed away on Monday the 10th.  He was 62 yrs. of age.  The son of Herman and Virginia Smith.  Jack graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia.  He served  two tours in the Navy during the Vietnam...

Patricia Ann Greenwood August 6, 1963 August 1, 2008 MILL CITY Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Sat., August 9, 2008 at Gates Community Church, Gates. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services Stayton ,Oregon.

PEGGY   WEST February 17, 1918 – May 20, 2012 Sublimity, Oregon  Peggy West  was born in Kilkcaldy, Scotland on the 17th of February, 1918.  She passed away on May 20th at the age of 94.  The daughter of Herbert and M.S. West.  Her mother died in childbirth and her father died in World War I.  She was raised in...

Mehama, Oregon Violet Wagner, 96, passed away on Monday, February 22 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, OR.  She was born on April 26, 1913 in Vancouver, WA.  She spent much of her youth living on the coast in Oregon and nearly 60 years of her adult life on the farm she shared with her husband in Mehama, OR. ...

BETTY JOANNE KINLER November 12, 1930 – November 7, 2015 Salem, Oregon Betty Joanne Keithley was born November 12, 1930 to Leland and Della Keithley in North Santiam, Oregon. She went to be with her beloved Lord on November 7, 2015. Betty Jo (BJ) married Julian Kinler on July 26, 1953. Together they had 4 children, Robin (Bud) Austin,...

May 28, 1932 – Dec. 1, 2012 Lyons, Oregon  George L. Neal was born in Scio, Oregon on May 28, 1932.  The son of Henry and Gertrude Neal.   George passed away on Saturday Dec. 1st in Sublimity.  He was 80.  George’s father, Henry passed away when George was a child.  He was raised by his mother, Gertrude and step...

DAVID  L.  PITMON Feb. 27, 1937 – Feb. 5, 2012 Aumsville, Oregon Resident David L. Pitmon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Feb. 27, 1937.  He passed away at his home in Aumsville on Sunday, Feb. 5th.  He was 74 years old.  The son of Harold and Gesella Pitmon.  David was married to Jacqueline Gorman on June 24, 1959...

December 2, 1926 – August 23, 2013 Marian went to be with the Lord peacefully on August 23, 2013. Marian was born in Fallon, Nevada to James and Edna Smith. She was the middle child of five children – Rhoda Long of Roseburg, Robert (deceased) and Shirley Smith of Turner, Emma Smith (deceased) and Iola Smith (deceased). There are...

Edith Edie Lorraine Rowe March 5, 1942 March 24, 2016 Jefferson, Oregon A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, April 30 atFruitland Community Church in Salem. No obituary submitted. Arrangements entrusted to Weddle Funeral Services.

Rachel S. Kerr 54, passed away early Sunday morning from complications of cancer. Rachel was born in Compton, California to Richard and Mary Joan Watkins, both of whom preceded her in death.  Rachel grew up in Southern California with her two sisters, Rebecca and Roberta, who were often times the inflictors of a “whoopin.”  After a good growth spurt...