James Doyle Varner, 59, of Sweet Home died Aug. 21, 2009.
He was born Aug. 4, 1950 in Sweet Home, the son of Gerald Dee and Edythe Rae (Krause) Varner.
He lived in the Crawfordsville area until his family moved to Tillamook County in 1965. He graduated from Nestucca High School in Cloverdale in 1968 and moved back to Sweet Home after graduating.
Mr. Varner worked for Willamette Industries and Weyerhaeuser for over 30 years until he retired in 2006. Since then he worked at T2 Squared Industries in Sweet Home.
He enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time with family and friends. He volunteered with the Sweet Home Rodeo for many years.
Mr. Varner is survived by his sons, Skylar Samson of Sweet Home and Jimmy Varner of Portland; daughter Vicki DeLong of Sweet Home; “Mom and Dad” Luella and Dick Torrey of North Bend; brothers Ray Varner of Albany, Bob Varner of Lebanon, Rick Forrest of Tillamook, Tim Varner of North Bend and Terry Varner of Tillamook; sisters Betty Baughman of Tillamook, Patsy Lane of Tillamook, Robi Fleming of North Bend and Shirley Waldow of Shingle Springs, Calif.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father and grandson, Tristan Varner.
A memorial service was held Aug. 25 at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Sweet Home Funeral Chapel to help the family with funeral costs.