Thomas Everett Taylor Jr
Feb 9, 2013
Thomas E. Taylor Jr. , 87 passed away in Albany, Oregon. He was born in Pincher, OK to Thomas E. Taylor Sr. and Dorothy Cecil Patrick Taylor. He was raised in Garden City, Kansas where he joined the Army in Dec. of 1943 at the age of 17 and became a medic. Tom met and married Hazel Atwood in Springfield,...
Russell F Pommier
Feb 6, 2013
Russell F. Pommier Aug. 14, 1923 - Feb. 6, 2013 Russell F. Pommier, 89, of Albany died Wednesday at Timberview Care Center. Russell was born in Lignite, N.D., to Fred and Muriel (Bunting) Pommier. He grew up in North Dakota and married Katherine L. Eberle on Aug. 17, 1955, in Esmond, N.D. Russell attended Minot State University, Oregon Western College...
Robert John Knabe
Feb 6, 2013
Robert "Bob" John Knabe, 94, passed away Wednesday in Salem. Born in Freedom, Okla., Robert was the son of the late John and Jennie Knabe. The family later moved to Protection, Kansas, where he attended Bluff Creek School and Protection High School, graduating in 1937. Bob was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Force...
Syble Ann Marie Rossiter
Feb 5, 2013
Syble Ann Marie Rossiter, 12, of Albany died Tuesday at her residence. Syble was born in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Travis Lee and Wenona Marie (Hays) Rossiter. She grew up in Albany. Syble is survived by parents Wenona Marie Rossiter and Travis Lee Rossiter, brother Edgar Rossiter and sister Melody Rossiter. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday...
Hilda Tice
Feb 2, 2013
Hilda Schuh-Tice, 90 of Albany, passed away Saturday. Hilda was born to immigrant parents Christ & Sophia Schuh of Hazen North Dakota and was the 3rd youngest of 16 children. She married Lester A. Tice in January of 1951. Together they raised their family in Albany Oregon and later moved to Burns, Oregon to retire, travel, and work their 300...
Samuel Leo Howton
Jan 29, 2013
Samuel Leo Howton, 88, of Albany died Tuesday at his home. Leo was born in Palestine, Ark., to Samuel and Bertha (Jones) Howton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded two purple hearts. Leo married Nora Anne Coffey on Aug. 17, 1946, in Phoenix. His career with J.C. Penney led them back to Arkansas,...
Lois Verda Griswold
Jan 26, 2013
Lois V. Griswold, age 90, of Albany, OR, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2013 at Quail Run Assisted Living Facility with family at her side. Lois was born May 20, 1922 in Billings, OK to Clarence and Jennie Wilson. Lois' family moved to North Bend, OR when she was 14. There she completed high school and worked various jobs...
Virginia Declark Nelson
Jan 21, 2013
Virginia was born in Peoria, IL to William C. & Bertha (DeClark) Thomas on April 11, 1913. Early residences included Illinois, Colorado, and California until settling in Oregon in 1929. She attended grade school and some high school in California and graduated at Albany High in 1930. She married Paul S. Nelson on Dec. 6, 1930. Paul preceded her in...
Douglas Noel Cox
Jan 19, 2013
Douglas Noel Cox Jan. 31, 1952 - Jan. 19, 2013 Douglas Noel Cox, 60 passed away Saturday, surrounded by his wife and all of his children. Douglas was born to James and Mary Catherine Cox in Springfield, Mo. After moving to California as a young man, he and his brother, Mike, spent their days surfing the beaches of California. Once...
