Desireac. Mechele Taghon
Jun 23, 2012
Desireé Mechele Taghon, 45, of Albany passed away Saturday at her home. She was born in Portland, the daughter of David and Shay (Stanton) Taghon. She was raised in Canby, attended schools there, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland in 1985. Desireé later attended Phagans' Beauty College in Corvallis, and for the last eight years has owned the...
Mattie Lou Mcgill
Jun 18, 2012
Mattie Lou McGill, 87, of Turner passed away Monday at Over the Rainbow Private Care Home in Salem. She was born in Antlers, Okla., the daughter of Thomas H. and Hattie Bell (Ellis) Pilcher. Mattie married DeRoy McGill on June 11, 1942, in Jefferson and they resided in Turner on a farm that the family still runs today. She was...
Carol Mary Wright
Jun 5, 2012
Carol Mary Wright, 91, of Albany passed away Tuesday at her home. She was born in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of George E. and Grace L. (Dillon) Burbeck. She married Frank Wright and he preceded her in death in 2009. She is survived by son Tom Wright of Corvallis and daughter Julia Wright of Colorado. At her request no public...
Charles Bernard Robinson
Jun 1, 2012
Chuck Robinson, 60, of Jefferson died Friday at his home after a brave battle with leukemia. Chuck was born in East St. Louis, Ill., to Mel and Helen (Green) Robinson. He is the eldest son of five children. He married Marleen in 1969. They have four sons together: Tim, Mike, Tom and Jim. They divorced in 1994. Chuck married Joann...
Patsy Marlys Carlson
May 26, 2012
Patsy Marlys Carlson, 78, of Tangent passed away Saturday at her home. She was born in Albany, OR. the daughter of Gerald and Marlys (Ryan) Crawford. Patsy married the love of her life Robert Dean Carlson and she raised four children. Pat survived ovarian cancer and was able to serve her Lord and travel to many mission fields such as...
Michelle Marie Frank
May 26, 2012
Michelle Marie Frank, 41, of Jefferson died Saturday after a four-year illness. Born in Portland, Michelle was the eldest child of Roger and Susan (Doubrava) Frank. The family moved to Jefferson 1976. She excelled in all sports, especially track, and had a gift for raising animals. Michelle completed nursing school in 1992 and lived in Bellingham, Wash., for most of...
Donald Roger Jones
May 16, 2012
Donald Roger Jones, 72, of Crabtree passed away Wednesday. Don "DJ" "Papa" was born in Alhambra, Calif., son of Bessie Anna May (Rogers) and Harvey Britton Jones. Don grew up in Alhambra/Rosemead, Calif., finishing school at Rosemead High. Don married his first wife at a young age. In 1973 they moved to Albany and divorced shortly after. On April 3,...