Pearl Sadie Kimball, 95, of Newport, Oregon (formerly of Sweet Home) passed away Monday, October 31. She was born in Claire City, South Dakota to Leslie and Ella (Beling) Birdsall.

In 1937, Pearl and her family moved to Sweet Home. She graduated from Sweet Home High School, Class of 1939. On July 3, 1941, while working for the office of McDowell Creek Logging, she was crowned the first Queen of Albany’s Timber Carnival.

Pearl married Samuel “Howard” Kimball on October 4, 1941. They had three children.

Pearl is survived by her children, William Kimball and his wife, Louanna, and Barbara Scanlon; brothers William and Leslie Birdsall; six grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Pearl is preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1975; daughter Nancy Moreno in 2015; sisters Vera Palmer and Florence Robeson; and brother Wilbur Birdsall.

A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, at Gilliland Cemetery in Sweet Home.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.