Cris was born in Baker, Oregon, in the same hospital where her father, a small-town doctor, tended to his patients. She was a rambunctious child, filled with an abundance of energy that her parents...

Gregory Lynn Hall, 67, of Sweet Home died on May 22, 2023. Greg passed away after spending the morning on one of his favorite lakes, doing what he loved best - fishing. Greg was born in Crescent...

James Roger Rice, 94, of Sweet Home, died May 19, 2023. He was born Jan. 2, 1929, in Holley to James Elbert and Berneta Velma (Banta) Rice. Mr. Rice enjoyed fishing, hunting and, later, spending time...

Timothy Charles Shipp, 69, of Sweet Home, died May 25, 2023, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis after a long battle with heart disease. He was born March 1, 1954, in Sweet Home to...

Stanley Louis Brennan, 64, of Sweet Home, died May 11, 2023, in Salem. He was born July 17, 1958, in Portland to Kathleen Didier, one of three boys. Mr. Brennan graduated from Sweet Home High School....

Jack Larry Gourley, 72, longtime resident of Foster, died May 18, 2023, in Albany. He was born Sept. 11, 1950, in Lebanon to Jack Elwin and Betty Beatrice (Taylor) Gourley. He grew up in the Gourley...

Patrick "Pat" Garcia Ochoa, 81, of Sweet Home, died May 14, 2023. He was born January 9, 1942, in Pacoima, Calif., the first-born child of Patrick Wolfe and Emma (Garcia) Ochoa. He grew up in the San...

Edith Loraine (Courtright) Thompson, 93, of Sweet Home, died March 29, 2023, at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. She was born in Oregon on Feb. 2, 1930, to Mabel Amelia (Gordon) and Guy Courtright....

Timothy James Higholt, 38, of Sweet Home, died May 6, 2023. He was born Aug. 24, 1984, in Manteca, Calif., the son of Barbara (Hagerty) Nix and Myron Higholt. He moved to Oregon in 1993. Mr. Higholt...

Susan Jeanette Dow, 63, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2023. She was born Sept. 18, 1959, in Ellingham, Ill., to Harry Boyd Jr. and Betty (Lewis) Dow Jr. She moved at a young age with her family from...

Bobbie Nell Sellers, 89, of Sweet Home, died May 3, 2023. She was born Sept. 27, 1933, in Seminole, Okla., the daughter of Onie Lee and Ollie Agnes (Moliter) Carlton. She grew up in North Platte,...

Jared Daniel Ruby, 43, of Sweet Home, died tragically May 4, 2023. He was born Aug. 15, 1979, in Dallas to Bill and Deb Ruby, the second of their two sons. The Ruby family moved to Craig, Alaska,...

Donald “DJ” Earl Johnston, 72, of Sweet Home, passed away May 7, 2023. He was born Feb. 25, 1951, in Emmett, Idaho, the son of Wilbur Earl and Mayme Louise (Verville) Johnston. His family lived...

Violet June Alberts, 92, of Sweet Home, died April 24, 2023. She was born Aug. 2, 1930, in Missoula, Mont., to Carl Edwin and Gladys Lucille (Wadsworth) Hanson. Over the years she lived in Montana,...

Hayward Solon Bellah II, 74, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. He was born Jan. 24, 1949, in Martinsville, Ind., to Hayward Solon and Barbara (Cornett) Bellah. He retired as a command sergeant major fr...

Raymond "Ray" Henry Davis, Jr., 84, of Sweet Home, died May 5, 2023. He was born June 12, 1938, in Burgdorf Hot Springs, Idaho, the son of Raymond H. and Roma (Barns) Davis, Jr. Mr. Davis came to Swee...

Carol Lynne Kostman, 86, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. She was born April 15, 1937, in San Diego, Calif., to Gwendolyn (Fowlkes) and Samuel J. Rice Jr. She grew up in Medford and moved to Oildale,...

A Celebration of Life for LeRoy Bickford, who died March 17, 2023, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, 440 Osage St., in Sweet Home. Friends and family members are...

Carrie Lea White (Carrie Reilly Lea), age 65, passed away March 15, 2023 at Salem Hospital. Her mother, son and brother were with her at the time. Carrie was born Sept. 15, 1957, in San Jose, Calif.,...

Johnny Eugene O'Hagan, 79, of Sweet Home, died April 27, 2023. He was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Merced, Calif., the son of Jesse Everett and SA (Elkins) O'Hagan. He grew up in Plainsburg, Calif., and live...