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March 6, 2007
John Dawson, 73, of Sweet Home died Tuesday. He was born to Clarence and Minnie (Fahrion) Dawson in Yakima, Washington. John fought in Korea during the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting elk and salmon fishing. John is survived by wife, Carolyn Daw...
March 4, 2007
Texas Lee Driggs, 76, passed away March 4, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis, Oregon from a cancer that struck suddenly and, mercifully, released her quickly. Born August 18, 1930 to Capt. Henry Andrew and Irma Matthews Lee, in Boston,...
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March 2, 2007
Donald Barton, 52, of Hubbard passed away Friday, March 2, in Tualatin with his wife, family, pastor, and friends by his side. He was born to Lawrence and Lucilia (Burg) Barton in Springfield. Don attended grade school and high school in Swe...
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March 2, 2007
Melvin Morris, 83, of Junction City died March 2nd of Vascular Disease. He was born May 29, 1923 to Aaron and Clara (Lewis) Morris at their home in Sweet Home. Melvin was the direct descendent of the pioneer, Lowell Ames, and Alvin Perry Mor...
March 1, 2007
Dorothy Ann Whitton, 72, of Sweet Home, passed away on Thursday. She was born in Medford to Loris Garland and Elizabeth (Nelson) Sims. Dorothy moved with her family to Sweet Home in 1941. She grew up in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Ho...
February 28, 2007
Dawn Peek, 39, of Albany died Wednesday. She was born to Dan and Cora Anne (Zastrow) Whipple in Lebanon. She fought Type I Diabetes since she was 18 months old. Dawn grew up in Blue River, but lived in Lebanon, Springfield, and Florence before mov...
February 27, 2007
Lillie Mae Shockey, 93, of Sweet Home, died at Twin Oaks Care Center in Sweet Home. She was born in Lexington, Oklahoma to James Obed and Belle (Crapper) Holsonbake. While living near Lexington, she met Louis H. Shockey. They were married in...
February 26, 2007
Stella Simpson, 86, of Sweet Home died Monday in her home. She was born to WM and Corie (James) Wilson in Oppelo, Arkansas. She is survived by daughters, Joyce Nelson of Wolfe City, Texas, Karen Nelson of Sweet Home; son, Vernon Simpson of Sweet H...
February 12, 2007
Kenneth “Tate” Gene Umphress, 23, of Lebanon died Monday. He was born to Tim and Darlene (Jones) Umphress in Uplin, California. Kenneth moved to Crawfordsville in 1983. He lived in Bullhead City, Arizona in 1987, and Lebanon since 2001. Kennet...
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February 11, 2007
Robert Elwood Howes, 88, of Sweet Home died Sunday. He was born to Charles and Ethel (Millard) Howes, the youngest of five, in Sweet Home where he was born and raised. Robert joined the Army and was a Corporal in WWII, stationed in the Azores. He ...
February 10, 2007
Deloris Britton, 94, of Lebanon passed away Saturday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements....
February 10, 2007
Effie Mae Rowell, 90, of Sweet Home, passed away Saturday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She was born in Lebanon to Henry Clarence and Gilley Bell (Gould) Sylvester. She married Leonard Pitman as a young lady. This marriage ended in di...
Twila Rose Emmert (McTimmonds)
February 10, 2007
Twila Rose McTimmonds Emmert passed away February 10, 2007 at the age of 85; 10 days before her 86th birthday. She was born February 20, 1921 in Hubbard. She was the second of seven children born to Elmer and Clysta (Nice) McTimmonds. ...
February 8, 2007
Billy Francis Baker, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday at his home. He was born in Portland to Jess and Sarah (Baker) Baker. Billy was an engineer for Burlington Northern Rail Road for 41 years. He was a life member of the Elks BPOE 197...
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February 7, 2007
Herbert Pablo Scott, 57, of Brownsville passed away Wednesday at his home. He was born in Agate GUAM to John Herbert and Maria (Pablo) Scott. He lived in Guam until age 9 when his family settled in Sweet Home. He has lived in Brownsville for the l...
February 6, 2007
Baby Pheobe Olson, born to parents Jeremy Olson and Kim Schwartz of Albany. The family has planned no services....
February 4, 2007
Jerimiah G. Crocker, 25, of Sweet Home, died Sunday. He was born to Perry and Juanita (Barnard) Crocker in Lebanon. Jerimiah was raised in Sweet Home, but as an adult lived in Albany, Eugene, and most recently, Portland. He worked in landscaping a...
February 4, 2007
Cameron “Cami” Lynn Conklin, 18, of Lebanon, passed away Sunday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. She was born in Lebanon to James M. Clark and Cathy K. Conklin. Cami lived in Lebanon her whole life. She was home schooled. She enj...
February 3, 2007
William “Bill” Duane Partch, 82, of Sweet Home died Saturday. He was born to Elmer and Cecile Partch in Castle Rock, Washington. Bill moved to Sweet Home as a young boy and attended Sweet Home area schools. He served for 3 1/2 years in the Arm...
February 1, 2007
Dianna L. Youngman, 63, of Sweet Home died Thursday. She was born in Marion, Virginia. She married Ronald Youngman on February 21, 1976. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Youngman. Dianna was preceded in death by one daughter, Debra Lynn Alex...
January 31, 2007
Mary Freeman, 96, of Lebanon died Wednesday. She was born to Elmer and MaryAnn (Conner) Groshong in Holley, Oregon. Mary lived in Holley most of her life. She married four times during her life. Mary’s last husband was Burnell Freeman in 1985. T...
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January 29, 2007
Richard Ireland, Sr., 67, of Lebanon, died Monday. He was born to Jerry and Celeo (Story) Ireland in Seaside, Oregon. He is survived by children, Renee Godell of Sweet Home, Richard Ireland, Jr., of Lebanon, and Shellie Pruett of Whitehall, Montan...
January 15, 2007
Donald Briles, 60, of Sweet Home passed away Monday, January 15. He was born to Ray and Nyle (Austin) Briles in Modesto, California. “Donny” came to Sweet Home in the mid 70’s. He was employed by Willamette Industries and Weyerhaeuser ...
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January 14, 2007
Willard Frick, 83, of Sweet Home, died on Sunday morning at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. Willard was born on February 7, 1923 in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of Jacob and Mary Frick. Willard entered the United S...
January 9, 2007
On Tuesday, January 09, 2007, Rita Diane Oden, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend, was peacefully lifted up and released from her recent medical struggles and welcomed to God's eternal loving home. Rita leaves behind ma...