John Cameron Asbury, 70, of Sweet Home passed away Friday. He was born June 14, 1951 in Washington DC to Glenn Cameron and Myrna Mae (Gillespie) Asbury.

His family moved to Santa Barbara, California about 1962. John worked at Carburetor and Electric in Santa Barbara, California and Honda of Santa Barbara. He moved to Sweet Home in 1978, and was owner of Shell in Sweet Home during the 1980’s and was owner of John’s automotive from the 1990’s until 2021. He was a member of Riverside Christian Church in Sweet Home.

He was a Pro Dirt Track Racer at Ascot Track. John loved riding motorcycles and flying airplanes. Back country camping by airplane was one of his favorites, and he loved his cats. Some would even say he was a cat whisperer. On pleasant evenings, John would walk to the end of 24th Avenue with his three cats following him.

John is survived by his nephew Duane Smith of Eugene; and niece Clara Sherer of Springfield.

He was preceded in death by his sister Catherine Lynn Smith in 1995.

There was a graveside service was held November 1st at Gilliland Cemetery. Celebration of life will be held 12:00 pm Saturday November 13th at Riverside Christian Fellowship. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com