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Leone M. Ransdell
November 17, 1916 - February 17, 2008
Leone M. Ransdell, age 91, of Sweet Home died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born in Hastings, Nebraska; the daughter of Charles W. and Martha Hedwig (Ebert) Olson.
August 4, 1936 Leone married Walter. They moved to Sweet Home in 1952 and lived there since. Leone was a member of the Foster Evangelical Church and attended Sweet Home Evangelical Church.
She is survived by two nieces: Cathie Stordahl from Minnesota and Cherie Del Monte from New Jersey.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Walter W. "Butch" Volkers
October 18, 1943 - February 18, 2008
Walter W. “Butch” Volkers, age 64, of Sweet Home passed away Monday at his home. He was born in West Terre Haute, Indiana to Ernie and Katherine (Ellingsworth) Volkers. He attended schools in Arizona.
Walter enlisted in the US Army, serving in Vietnam as a demolition enginer. In 1981, he married Dorothy Zivello in Reno, California. They moved to Sweet Home, and he has been here ever since. He worked as a police officer for 12 years, tended bar at many locations in the Sweet Home area, and managed bars and restaurants. Walter was a previous Commander for the VFW post here in Sweet Home in 1988 and 1989. Some of his favorite activities include going to Casinos, playing video poker and cribbage, fishing and hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Walter is survived by sons: Skip of Tulare, California, Andy of Sweet Home, and Tony Zivello of Arizona; a daughter, Alicia Volkers, of Sweet Home; five brothers: Ed, Phillip, and Marv, all of Sweet Home, Andrew of Libby, Montana, and John of New Jersey; three sisters: Ernestine Kelley of Orlando, Florida, Mary Anna Fry of San Antonio, Texas, and Ruth Hefner of Moline, Illinois; and six grandchildren.
Walter was preceded in death by two brothers: Lawrence and Jerome.
Memorial contributions can be made in his memory to St. Helen’s Catholic Church Food Bank.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am Saturday, February 23, at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Sweet Home. Private inurnment will be at Gilliland Cemetery. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Frank Carson
February 28, 1954 - February 26, 2008
Frank Allen Carson, age 53, of Sweet Home passed away at his home Tuesday. He was born in Lebanon, Oregon to Everett D. and Virginia (McKinley) Carson.
He lived in Sweet Home all of his life and worked in the timber industry for most of his work history until he became disabled in 2004.
Frank liked camping, fishing, and hunting and loved going to drag races.
Frank is survived by son Jacob Allen Carson of Loleta, California; mother Virginia Carson of Sweet Home; brothers Ronald, Cody, and Joey Carson of Lebanon; nephews Kelly Carson and wife, Missy, of Sandy and Tommy Carson and wife, Andrea, of Albany; nieces Jenny Phillips and husband, Doug, of Albany and Crissy Carson of the Eugene area.
He was preceded in death by his father, Everett D. Carson, in 1963.
Final burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery. Sweet Home. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Helen Willis
February 27, 1920 - February 29, 2008
Helen Willis, age 88, of Swink, Oklahoma (formally of Sweet Home, Oregon) passed away Friday in Swink, Oklahoma. She was born in Wright City, Oklahoma to John C. and Isabel Ella (James) Herndon.
Helen grew up in McCurtain County, then in 1952 she moved to Oregon until 2006 when she moved back to McCurtain County. Helen graduated from Chilocco Indian Academy.
Helen met her husband, Orville E. Willis, and they were married April 24, 1940 in Idabel, Oklahoma. She was a supervisor for White’s Electronics. She loved to read, crochet, garden, and spend time with her family. Helen was of the Baptist Faith. She was also very proud of her Choctaw Heritage.
Helen leaves to cherish her memory a son, Daniel Allen Willis; two daughters, Jerilyn Kay Luna and Myra Isabel Mumey, and husband, Jerry; 11 grandchildren; 33 great granchildren; four great great granchildren; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Jerome Willis; parents; brother, Calvin Herndon; and four sisters: Beulah Culp, Janey Snapp, Lona Snow, and Rose Krieger.
Viewing will be at 12:00, noon, Thursday, March 6, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm, also at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel.
Brian Kenneth Forbes
August 15, 1966 - March 8, 2008
Brian Kenneth Forbes, age 41, of the Eugene area passed away Saturday. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Douglas W. Beebe
September 17, 1917 - March 15, 2008
Douglas Walter Beebe, age 90, of Sweet Home passed away on Saturday. Doug was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Walter and Amy (Capper) Beebe. Fifteen minutes after Doug’s birth, his twin brother, Donald, was born. They joined 8-year-old brother, Vade.
Doug was educated in Western Nebraska, and it was there that he met his bride and future wife of 65 years, Edna Wallace. Brother Donald was married to Edna’s sister, Gretchen for 67 years. The brothers, their wives, and parents Walter and Amy, moved to Southern California in the 1930’s, and then to Oregon in the mid-1940’s. The father and sons purchased a farm between Sweet Home and Lebanon on Mountain Home Road in 1946. They all lived at “Beebeville” for 50 years before moving into Sweet Home.
Doug worked in the logging industry, in sales, and at Santiam Lumber Company/Willamette Industries. On his way home from work one day, he met a frantic mother running down the street with a limp child in her arms. Doug stopped and administered CPR to the child and saved a precious life.
Doug enjoyed fishing, golfing, reading, playing cards and his “van.” Dancing was a love he and Edna shared. In the late 1950’s and 1960’s they taught after-school dance lessons for teens at the Elks Club in Sweet Home. As a member of the Sweet Home B.P.O.E., Doug served in various offices and assisted with many service projects. He and Edna were active members of the Sweet Home United Methodist Church.
Doug was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved to joke and tease with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers, and son-in-law, Dennis Hoisington. Doug is survived by his two daughters: Teryl Putnam (husband, George) of Netarts, OR, and Tonia Beebe of McMinnville; by his grandchildren: Timothy Putnam (Lisa) of La Quinta, CA , Kelly Campbell-Rickard (Adam) of Sherwood, OR, Aaron Putnam (Sofia) of Hayward, CA, and Danelle Putnam of Santiago, Dominican Republic; and by seven great-grandchildren.
Private interment will take place at Gilliland Cemetery in Sweet Home. A worship service thanking the Lord for Doug’s life will by conducted by Rev. April Hall Cutting at Sweet Home United Methodist Church, 11:00 am on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Memorials to the church can be sent to: Sweet Home United Methodist Church 845 6th Avenue Sweet Home, OR 97386. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Cecil G. Huffman
March 15, 2008
Cecil G. Huffman, age 86, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday March 15, 2008. He was born in Mutual, Oklahoma to William and Feign (Ritterhouse) Huffman.
During his life, Cecil lived in Oklahoma and California, and then came to Oregon in the early 1930’s. He graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1939.
Cecil served in the US Navy from September 22, 1942 to November 13, 1945. He served aboard ship in the South Pacific with the medics during the war. He was honorably discharged during WWII.
He worked as a liquor and drug enforcement agent for the State of Oregon, retiring in 1980. He liked collecting small guage railroads.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Ruth; children, Laura and Roger; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by mother, Feign; stepdad, Tom Clem; sister, Charlotte; and brother, Gid (killed in WWII).
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 24th, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to the Salvation Army.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Rodney D. Shipp
October 11, 1953 - March 18, 2008
Rodney Dale Shipp, age 54, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday at his home. He was born in Sweet Home to Hubert and Virla (Fagan) Shipp.
Rodney lived in Sweet Home for most of his life and moved to Madras in 1997, where he joined the Catholic Church. In 1999 he moved to Alaska, returning to Sweet Home in 2007.
Rodney was known for catching fish where others couldn’t. He loved fishing, hunting, Harley Davidson motorcycles and billiards. He served in the Army when he was younger.
He is survived by his children, Nikki Mundt and Amy Sapp of Sweet Home, and Natalie Shipp, Adam Shipp, and Gabriel Shipp of Ketchikan, Alaska; parents, Hubert and Virla Shipp of Sweet Home; brothers, Dan Shipp, Sam Shipp, and Ken Shipp of Sweet Home; sister, Sandra Wright of Sweet Home; and five grandchildren.
Rodney was preceded in death by brother, Joe Shipp, who passed away June 8, 2002.
There will be a closed casket gathering 11:00 a.m., to noon on Friday, March 21, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday at Gilliland Cemetery. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.
