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...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...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...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 ...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...January 5, 2007
Darrell Duane Bates, 50, of Sweet Home, died January 5th at his home. He was born to Lester and Zelma (Cagle) Bates. Darrell grew up in Ukiah, California. He came to Oregon in his 20’s, settling in the Rogue River/Grants Pass area. He spent a sh...January 2, 2007
Erwin Byerley, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away on Tuesday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. ...December 31, 2006
Mida Wallace, 84, of Albany died Sunday. She was born to Clarence and Florence (Ivey) Windom in Paisley, Oregon. Mida moved to Sweet Home in 1942. Her husband drove a log truck, while she did the paper work and bookkeeping. When her husband ...December 24, 2006
Kenneth Carl Elavsky, 82, died Sunday, December 24, 2006. He was born July 9, 1924 in Minnesota, the son of Mike and Mary (Profant) Elavsky. He entered the U.S. Navy as a young man during WWII and served in the South Pacific aboard the U.S. ...December 20, 2006
Dennis Henthorne, 52, of Albany died Wednesday. He was born to Samuel and Birtha (Peadon) Henthorne in Lebanon. Dennis grew up in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Home High School. Dennis was a realtor for a while, but mostly worked in pl...December 20, 2006
Leonard Edward “Ed” Young, Jr., 61, of Sweet Home, passed away on Wednesday at his home. He was born in Concordia, Kansas to Dorothy Mae (Lambert) and Leonard Edward Young, Sr. He lived on a farm and attended Cloud County’s one-room sc...December 20, 2006
Donald G. Beebe, 89, of Sweet Home, died on Wednesday, December 2006. He was born in Gering, Nebraska, the son of Walter G. and Amy (Capper) Beebe. He attended schools in the Gering-Scottsbluff area. He married Gretchen Wallace on November 13, 193...