Obituaries

Benton Burdett Burright

Benton Burdett Burright

Mar 20, 2019

Benton “Bud” Burdett Burright died peacefully at his home in the early morning of March 20, 2019. Bud was born on April 1, 1930, in Woodbury County, Iowa, and was the third child of 10 born to Ferol Potter Burright and Charlotte Faye Richardson. When he was three years old, his family moved to Corvallis, where he lived for...

Evelyn Sue Walling

Evelyn Sue Walling

Mar 20, 2019

Evelyn Sue Walling was born on October 28, 1943, in Ringling, Oklahoma, to Wesley and Beulah (Abshire) Knight. When Evelyn was just a child, the family headed out west to work in the fields and bring in crops, migrating all over California, Oregon, and Washington. They had many adventures together harvesting fruit and beans, meeting new people and seeing...

Melvin Lloyd  Southworth

Melvin Lloyd Southworth

Mar 20, 2019

Melvin Lloyd Southworth was born on August 3, 1944 in Parma, Idaho to Chester and Vivian (Harris) Southworth.  He was one of 7 other siblings, his family lived in Idaho until he was in elementary school and later moved to Utah where He attended Davis High School where he was a track star and graduated in 1961. He met...

Gregory David Sloan

Gregory David Sloan

Mar 18, 2019

Gregory David Sloan was born September 9, 1962, in Harrison Township, Michigan, to Samuel Thomas and Judith Alice Marr (Harold) Sloan. He grew up with two brothers and a sister. His family lived in the Sweet Home area when he was young and the Lebanon area when he was a teenager. He spent a year up in Alaska as...

Kathleen Lynn Clough

Kathleen Lynn Clough

Mar 18, 2019

Full Obituary and service information soon to follow.

Kenneth Byron Kimsey

Kenneth Byron Kimsey

Mar 17, 2019

Obituary Kenneth Byron Kimsey was born on January 23, 1936 in Salem, Oregon to Byron Edson and Barbara Jane(Godwin) Kimsey. He attended and graduated high school in Silverton and met his wife, Shirley Ann Wyatt , they married on April 19,1954. After marriage, Kenneth’s career in the United States Navy took them to being stationed in Hawaii, San Diego,...

Maurice Patrick Woods

Maurice Patrick Woods

Mar 15, 2019

Full Obituary soon to follow. Private family inurnment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

"Dean" Herschel Mcguire

"Dean" Herschel Mcguire

Mar 15, 2019

A full obituary is pending, a memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Life Spring Church 9165 Portland Rd. NE Brooks, OR 97305.

Nancy Janette Emmons

Nancy Janette Emmons

Mar 14, 2019

Nancy was born on February 5, 1935 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Herbert and Opal (Cowman) Whitaker. At age 4 her family moved to Oregon. Nancy was blessed with becoming a mother which she was wonderful at. She was dedicated to God, never asked anyone for anything and always paid it forward. Nancy enjoyed traveling, cooking (her potato salad...

Robin Franck

Robin Franck

Mar 13, 2019

Robin Richard Franck was born on March 13, 1962 in Roseburg, Oregon to Richard and Juanita (Williamson) Franck. Robin’s family relocated to Glenwood, Oregon near Forest Grove where he graduated from Forest Grove High School in 1980. Through a mutual friend, Robin met the love of his life, Cynthia Sevigny. Their first date Robin took her to the Flying...

Devon Lee Jones

Devon Lee Jones

Mar 12, 2019

Devon Lee Jones was born on February 22, 1993 in Albany, to Nathan and Chrystal Jones. He grew up with two brothers and a sister. Devon attended South Albany High School before the family moved to Sweet Home. Devon enjoyed skateboarding, fishing, camping, biking, and hiking. He enjoyed being active and outdoors. Devon also loved listening to music, drawing,...

Betty Sue Hall

Betty Sue Hall

Mar 11, 2019

Betty Sue Hall was born on February 9, 1930, in Franklin, Kentucky, to Maurice and Ann George. She married Jack Kent in 1956 and the couple owned a travelling carnival and took their show to locations all over the United States and Canada. The couple had a grand life with endless stories about their adventures travelling and running a...

Shirley Mae Haley

Shirley Mae Haley

Mar 11, 2019

Shirley was born August 26, 1927 in South Beloit, Illinois to George and Tina (Heideman) Archer. She grew up in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She met her husband Chris Haley, through her aunt and cousins who had been acquainted with him for some time. Chris would take Shirley’s cousins to the movies and help their family when needed and...

Wanda & Clyde  Richards

Wanda & Clyde Richards

Mar 10, 2019

In love they lived and passed, the family mourns at the loss of Wanda and Clyde Richards who passed on March 9th and 10th, 2019 respectively. Destined to find each other, Clyde Junior was born on June 10, 1929 to Clyde Earl and Tina (Tiny) Richards in Pawnee Oklahoma. Wanda Pearl Vandermeer was born on March 29, 1933 to...

Jimmy "Jim" Duane Baker

Jimmy "Jim" Duane Baker

Mar 10, 2019

Jimmy “Jim” Duane Baker, age 74, from Stayton, Oregon, passed away at home Sunday morning, March 10, 2019, after battling prostate cancer. He was born in San Francisco, California on September 21, 1944. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged around 1968. Jim was preceded in death by his father Brennan Wade Baker,...

Radonna Connelly

Radonna Connelly

Mar 9, 2019

Radonna was born on October 28, 1954 in Willits, California to Ernest Stone and Betty Hogan. She lived in California until the age of 4 or 5 when her family relocated to Dallas, Oregon. She graduated from Dallas High School and attended some college. She was blessed with two daughters and would raise them in Dallas and for short...

Marian Madsen

Marian Madsen

Mar 8, 2019

Marion Madsen of Salem, Oregon who was born on March 13, 1952 in Woodburn, Oregon to Marlon and Elizabeth Holm passed away on March 8, 2019 in Salem, Oregon. Full obituary pending

Robert Gail Corbett

Robert Gail Corbett

Mar 7, 2019

Robert Gail Corbett was born on June 23, 1939 in Salem, Oregon to Harley and Margery (Dooley) Corbett. Robert grew up in the Woodburn area. He met Darlene Noeske and they married on August 10, 1958. Robert was a jack of all trades and did many jobs throughout his life but the one constant was that he was a...

James T. Baker

James T. Baker

Mar 5, 2019

James “Jim” Baker, dearly loved husband, father and grandpa-to-be, passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2019. Jim was born on November 25, 1949 in Hillsboro, Oregon to Robert and Patsy (Stevens) Baker. He grew up in rural Alaska until the age of 11 when his family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After high school he served in the Army...

Darrin Patrick Wilson

Darrin Patrick Wilson

Mar 3, 2019

Salem- Darrin Patrick Wilson was born November 29, 1964 in Eugene, Oregon to Jerry and Bonnie (Spangler) Wilson. Darrin lived in Veneta, Elmira and has a teenager he lived in Stayton. He graduated from Stayton High School in 1983; Darrin also took general education studies at Chemeketa Community College for a short time. However, he joined the United States...