Robert Barber
Dec 13, 2014
Robert "Bob" William Barber - Born September 10, 1933 in Burns, Oregon to Bryan and Ida Barber. Bob Graduated from Burns Union High in 1951 and after attending a year of College, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving active duty from 1952 to 1956. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Bob continued his service in the National Guard...
Mary Lawrence
Dec 7, 2014
Mary Lawrence, 90 died at The Aspens Living Facility on December 7, 2014.  At her request, no services will be held.
Wesley Wilson
Dec 2, 2014
Wesley Wilson passed away December, 2, 2014 in Burns, Oregon.  He was born the seventh child of Achsa Hazel Davenport and Harry George Wilson.  November 2, 1931 in Roseburg, Oregon.  A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. He was raised on a small farm.  Perhaps that is...
Jerry Needham
Dec 1, 2014
Jerry Ray Needham, 67, passed away Dec. 1. Jerry was born Dec. 15, 1946, in La Grande to Clifford (Bill) and Bettie Needham of Cove. He grew up and attended all 12 years of school in Cove. Jerry married Marsha Carly in Union, and had two sons, Brian James and Bradley (Brad) Ray. He married the love of his life,...
Ernest Walter Botefur, Jr.
Nov 29, 2014
Ernest Botefur passed away Nov. 29. He was born in Del Norte Colo., to Ernest and Jewell Botefur. He served two tours of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and the Korean War. He worked most of his life as a heavy equipment operator. He loved to hunt and fly fish. Ernest is survived by his...
Beverly June (Sevey) Threadgill
Nov 8, 2014
Beverly June Threadgill passed away Nov. 8 at Harney District Hospital. Beverly June Sevey was born Jan. 30, 1940, at Holy Rosary Hospital in Ontario to Harold Frank and Nell (Whitley) Sevey. Beverly loved to tell stories of her growing up, and the fact that her father helped make the broadbreasted turkey when he was employed with Fish and Game....
Al Bonson
Nov 2, 2014
Al Bonson of Burns  passed away Nov. 2 Al had a great love of stories, whether reliving the events in one of his tall tales or listening to adventures told by family and friends. He loved to laugh and make others laugh. Like all true fisherman and storytellers, the facts might be slightly exaggerated and bent over time, but they...
Joe Duff
Oct 28, 2014
Joe Duff, 71 died on Tuesday, October 28th at Harney District Hospital.  A public viewing will be held on Friday, October 31st from 8 am to noon at LaFollette's Chapel.
Michael Webb
Oct 28, 2014
Michael Webb, 18 died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in a car accident.  A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Harney County Church of the Nazarene in Hines.
Gene Odam
Sep 30, 2014
Gene Odam, 85 died on September 30, 2014 at Harney District Hospital in Burns, Oregon. Gene was born in Winona, Missouri to Art and Leone Odam. The family moved to Vernonia, Oregon, where Gene lived until he was called by the Army to serve in the Korean War. Gene made his living as a logger and resided with his family...
Zora (Berry) Retherford
Sep 10, 2014
Zora Retherford, 97 died at Ashley Manor on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at LaFollette's Chapel. Donations in Zora's memory can be made to the Garden Club in care of LaFollette's Chapel, PO Box 488; Burns, Oregon 97720.
Maryanna (Brown) Otley
Aug 30, 2014
Maryanna Otley, 87 died on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Harney District Hospital. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Burns Elks Lodge #1680.  Contributions in Maryanna Otley's memory can be made to Air Link or Shriners Children's Hospital in care of LaFollette's Chapel, PO Box 488; Burns, Oregon 97720.
Carole E. (Vanderdasson) Dean
Aug 30, 2014
Carole Elizabeth Galka Dean, 75, of Burns, Oregon, unexpectedly passed on to be with our Lord Jesus Christ, Saturday, August 30th, at 11:10 AM. Carole was born in Emmett, Idaho; she was married to Daniel Dean, of Harney County, where they spent the last 2 years and 8 months together.  Carole grew up in Burns, Oregon and first met Daniel...
Robert Wayne Howes
Aug 19, 2014
Robert Wayne Howes passed away Aug. 19. Bob was born in Wichita, Kan., May 2, 1932, to Wayne and Hope Howes. They moved to Burns in 1940 to the family ranch on Ryegrass Lane. He graduated from Burns High School in 1951. He then served two years in the Navy. After sailing in the Pacific ocean, he returned to Harney...
John Dewey Patton
Aug 17, 2014
John Dewey Patton, 79, a fifth-generation Oregonian passed away Aug. 17, five months after being diagnosed with cancer. John was born Sept. 16, 1934, in Myrtle Point to John J. and Maxine (Collins) Patton. Most of his life was lived in-state, with the exception of a brief time in Northern California, where his father followed logging jobs, and two years...
Conly Marshall
Aug 6, 2014
Conly Marshall, 87 died on August 6, 2014.  A Memorial Service will be held in September.
James Maurice Smith
Jul 22, 2014
James Maurice Smith was born in Chehalis, Washington on February 24, 1931 to Maurice James Smith and Clara (Taylor) Smith.  His parents lived their whole lives in the small town of Chehalis.  His dad was a railroad engineer, carrying lumber down from the mountains, and his mother was a faithful wife, mother of 4 boys and kept a beautiful large...
Hilda Marie (Mannen) Smith
Jul 9, 2014
Hilda Marie Smith, 75 of Burns passed away at her home surrounded by family.  Her death followed a 6 year battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at Faith Baptist Church on August 1st at 2:00 p.m. Marie as she was known to most was born on Sept. 17, 1938 in Emmett, ID to Paul and Virginia Mannen....
Roberta Joyce (Cooper) Meditz
Jul 8, 2014
Roberta Joyce Meditz passed away at her home Tuesday, July 8. She was born Dec. 31, 1940, in San Diego, Calif., two years after the fall of Wall Street, and began a lifetime of traveling. Her parents, Bob Cooper and Bertha (Mosier) Whittier, bought a house on the side of a canyon, which was later rented out as they finally...
Jesse Zacarias
Jul 8, 2014
Jesse Teeman Zacarias, 52 died on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Gathering Center on the reservation.
