Sept. 17, 1917 – March 15, 2008
Douglas Walter Beebe, 90, of Sweet Home, died March 15, 2008.
He was born Sept. 17, 1917 in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Walter and Amy (Capper) Beebe. Fifteen minutes after his birth, his twin brother, Donald, was born. They joined an 8-year-old brother, Vade.
Mr. Beebe was educated in western Nebraska, and it was there that he met his bride and future wife of 65 years, Edna Wallace. Brother Donald was married to Edna’s sister, Gretchen, for 67 years.
The brothers, their wives, and parents Walter and Amy, moved to Southern California in the 1930s and then to Oregon in the mid-1940s. The father and sons purchased a farm between Sweet Home and Lebanon on Mountain Home Road in 1946. They all lived at “Beebeville” for 50 years before moving into Sweet Home.
Mr. Beebe worked in the logging industry, in sales, and at Santiam Lumber Company/Willamette Industries. On his way home from work one day, he met a frantic mother running down the street with a limp child in her arms. He stopped and administered CPR to the child and saved a life.
He enjoyed fishing, golfing, reading, playing cards and his “van.” He and his wife shared a love of dancing for many years. In the late 1950s and 1960s they taught after-school dance lessons for teens at the Elks Club in Sweet Home. As a member of the Sweet Home B.P.O.E., Mr. Beebe served in various offices and assisted with many service projects. The Beebes were active members of the Sweet Home United Methodist Church.
Mr. Beebe was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved to joke and tease with family and friends.
Doug is survived by his two daughters, Teryl Putnam and son-in-law George of Netarts, and Tonia Beebe of McMinnville; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; two brothers; and son-in-law, Dennis Hoisington.
Private interment will take place at Gilliland Cemetery in Sweet Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at Sweet Home United Methodist Church. Memorials to the church can be sent to: Sweet Home United Methodist Church, 845 6th Ave., Sweet Home, OR 97386.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.