Isham (Ike) Thomas McCammon, 73, of Sweet Home died Sept. 25, 2008.
He was born on the family farm in LaCygne, Linn County, Kan. to Thomas Zephaniah and Viola Mary (Jackson) McCammon. He was
Highland Scot on both sides.
His family moved to Sweet Home in 1946. He moved to Eugene when he was 19 years old and then on to Portland in 1986. In 1997 he moved back to Sweet Home.
Known as “Ike” to his co-workers, Mr. McCammon spent 35 years in the highway and electronic sign business as an installer and later as an estimator. He worked for several companies including Martin Brothers Signs in Eugene, as well as Ramsey, Blaze, and Meyer’s Signs in Portland. After retiring, he opened McCammon Furniture in Sweet Home selling new and used furniture for seven years with his wife Gail.
Mr. McCammon loved hunting, camping, traveling and reading Westerns. He enjoyed horse shows, rodeos, and was an avid horseman. He was leader of the Four Winds 4H in Creswell and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his spouse, Gail McCammon of Sweet Home; daughter Teresa and her husband Jack Weece of Mountain Home, Idaho; son John McCammon; step-daughters Sheila Taylor of Creswell, Becky Golden of Pennsylvania, Linda Cortez of Eugene, Kassy Daggett and her husband Victor Rozek of Marcola and Carol and her husband Gary Hestand of Moss, Tenn.; step-son Steve Daggett of Portland; sister Ada Raymond of Beaverton; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two spouses, Shirley Brown and Joyce Ferguson; three children, Bruce McCammon, Peck McCammon and Cindy Moon; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother Steven McCammon and sister Elizabeth Koker.
Memorial contributions can be made in Mr. McCammon’s name to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, 1121 SW Salmon St., Suite 201, Portland, OR 97205.
A open-invitation memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Community Chapel at Ames Creek in Sweet Home. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.