May 22, 1953 – Dec. 23, 2016
Jeffrey Paul Gridley, 63, of Sweet Home died Dec. 23, 2016.
He was born May 22, 1953 in Hollister, California, the son of Paul Wesson and Patricia Joanne (Harrington) Gridley.
Mr. Gridley lived in many places around the country: California, Colorado, Minnesota, Alaska and Hawaii, before finally settling in Sweet Home in 2010.
He was a hard-working carpenter, a master of the trade for over 40 years.
He loved the outdoors, especially fishing, hiking and finding beautiful rocks while rockhounding.
He is survived by a brother, Rick and sister-in-law Reba Gridley of Sweet Home; stepdaughter Laura Wright of Creswell; stepsons Kent Wright of Hawaii, Eric Wright of eastern Oregon, Brad Wright of Hawaii and Scott Wright of Alaska; nieces Erica Sandoval of Colorado, Lanell Baker of Tides and Nicole Kirkland of Gold Beach; and nephew Jonathan Golden of Alaska.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wynonia Golden; and sister Cynthia Golden.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.