Obituary Listing

Oct 16, 2023

Clyde Henry Cowing, 73, passed away on Oct. 16, 2023, with his family by his side.

Clyde was born Dec. 22, 1949, to Henry and Viola (McClure) Cowing. He was born and raised in Harney County, where he attended school and graduated from Burns High School.

Clyde was a school bus driver for years, but...

Oct 9, 2023

William (Bill) Robert Molt, age 66, passed away in his sleep, on the morning of Oct. 9, 2023.

Bill was born April 4, 1957 in Twentynine Palms, Calif., to Daniel and Diane Molt. Four children, Diane, Morgan, Bill and Louie were born of that union, Bill being the third child. In high school, Bill exhibited livestock following...

Oct 4, 2023

Beloved lunch lady, wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother.  Lola Marlene Benton, 66, of Hines, OR, died of Alzhimers on October 4th, 2023.

She was born in Stayton in 1957 to William & Louise Mohr, who raised her and her eight siblings in Santiam Valley. She attended Detroit High, before studying accounting at the Western Business College. ...

Oct 3, 2023

Terry Wayne Riley was the middle child of three brothers, he was born in-between his older brother, Bill, and his younger brother, Tim, on April 4, 1952, in Dexter, Miss., to Alvin Riley and Odell Claire Bowen.

When Terry was about five years old, his family moved to the California Bay area and then to Burns in...

Oct 3, 2023

Mary Lynne Zachariasen, of The Dalles, Ore., beloved sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at her home in Burns. She was 67.

She was born Jan. 16, 1956, in The Dalles, to Malcolm Earl Richelderfer and Edwina "Bunny" Breshears Richelderfer. Mary was the seventh of eight children. She spent her childhood in The...

Sep 26, 2023

Donald Eugene Dixon was born on May 1, 1936 in Burns, Oregon to Delbert James Dixon and Esther Effie Dixon (née Reel) and passed away on September 26, 2023. He spent much of his childhood in Burns, attending local schools, and returned after retiring from a career in the Army. He served at a number of military installations throughout...

Sep 16, 2023

John Alfred Adams was born July 24, 1938, in Lesterville, Mo.  His parents were John Quincy and Lula Mae (Scoggins) Adams.  He was born in the log house built by his grandpa Mose Adams and was raised on the family farm where he learned hard work and respect.  He was a high school baseball and basketball star.  When John...

Sep 1, 2023

Bill was reunited with his parents, grandparents and many great friends on Sept. 1, 2023, at his home in Hines with Dianna by his side.

Bill was born Dec. 15, 1946, in Ogden, Utah, to Shirley (Murphy) and Dean Jaques. As a young child, Bill lived with his parents and three younger siblings in Brigham City, Utah....

Sep 1, 2023

Charline Belle (Duckworth) Wooster, 94, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2023 at her residence in the Aspens.

She was born January 20, 1929 in Roscoe Missouri to Charles Duckworth and Sylvia Jewel Bishop Duckworth.

As a young child she lived with her family on their farm in Missouri. She had 5 brothers and 1...

Aug 20, 2023

Jennie May (Welker) Stearns, 88, passed away Aug. 20, 2023, with her loving and caring husband by her side.

She was born in Boise, Idaho on May 29, 1935, to Alfred Nelson and Agness Maud (McDonald) Welker, and was raised in Boise, except when her family moved to La Junta, Colo., during World War ll (1942-1945).  She...

Aug 16, 2023

Martin Eugene Thompson Jr., passed away in his sleep at home, in Bend, on Aug. 16. Martin was born in Bend on Jan. 11, 1980, to Martin E. and Tawnya (Vermillion) Thompson. He was big brother to four brothers and three sisters and lovingly shouldered that responsibility his entire life. Even as a young boy he watched out for...

Aug 2, 2023

Ronald (Ron) Eugene Daniel age 82, passed away peacefully in his home in Hines Oregon, surrounded by his sons on the morning of August 2, 2023. Ron was born July 12, 1941 in Nampa, Idaho to John Gerald Daniel and Viola Mae Daniel. He had three siblings; John Richard, Sonny, and Carol Ann. The family moved to the Burns/Hines...

Jul 25, 2023

Robert (Bob) Lewis Otley passed peacefully at his home in rural Burns on July 25, 2023.  Bob was born on December 31, 1941 in Burns Oregon to Howard and Eugenia (Moffet) Otley.  Bob lived his first two years in the Drewsey area.  In 1944 his grandparents and great uncle purchased the Fred Smyth Ranch in Diamond and the family...

Jun 27, 2023

Patricia Ann Love of Hines Oregon passed away peacefully in her home on June 27, 2023. Patti was born on January 25, 1945, to Henry and Alberta Mathew in Coos Bay Oregon.

Patti graduated high school from Marshfield H.S. in 1963. Through the years she worked at a variety of jobs... hospital candy striper, Dairy Queen, US...

Jun 12, 2023

Margaret also known too as Tootsie to her family, was born July 28th 1936 to Marselle and May Leake in Dillon Montana. Margaret had an older brother Tom, and a younger sister Betty.

In 1942 at the age of 6 she moved with her family to Harney County Oregon, where her dad went to work for the...

May 25, 2023

Sharon Wagner passed away on May 25, 2023 from pancreatic cancer. Sharon was born on Nov. 4, 1961 in San Francisco, Calif., to Richard and Marlene Watkins. She joined two sisters Catherine (Petersen) and Susan (Hughes).

The Watkins family moved to Burns in 1964 where her dad started a job at the local radio station KRNS. Sharon...

May 24, 2023

Darlene Dolores Wingfield (Heath) passed peacefully into Heaven May 24, 2023, in Burns, Oregon. Born to Royston "Doc" and Ellen (Beavers) Heath on August 6, 1933, in Bakersfield, CA. Darlene grew up on the Rosedale family farm. She was a hard-working farm girl, helping to raise cotton and alfalfa. In fact, at one time, she picked enough cotton to...

May 10, 2023

On May 10, 2023, Pat Edmunson passed away at her winter home in Apache Junction, Ariz., surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Pat was delivered by Dr. Shadwell in Aztec, N.M., to Rocky and Lu Dudley, joining her brother, Kermit and half brother, Carlton Allen.

When she was five...

Apr 10, 2023

Shirley June "Pug" Perkins passed away peacefully in her sleep, April 10, 2023 at Heron Place in Nampa Idaho.

Pug was born in Fresno, California April 18, 1936 to her parents Bud and June Sample.

Pug attend high school in Clovis California and four days after graduation in 1954 married Girard Perkins.

Pug...

Apr 7, 2023

Thomas (Tom) Willard Maupin passed away on April 7th at Harney District Hospital after suffering a series of heart attacks in recent months. Tom was born June 21, 1937 in Ontario, Oregon to Bob and Mary (Dowell) Maupin. One year later he was joined by his brother Charles. A young Tom, unable to pronounce "brother" gave him the nickname...