Blaine Lee Flanagan, age 75, of Mt. Vernon formally of Fox, Oregon passed away September 11, 2023, at his residence. Memorial contributions in his honor can be made to the Casey Eye Institute or the American Cancer Society, through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.

Kenneth "Joe" Cowitz, age 60, of John Day passed away on September 7, 2023. No services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions in his honor can be made to Hope for Paws or Grants for Grant County Vets, through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, Oregon 97845.

Dauphine “Dee” Turner, age 63, passed away at her home on September 1, 2023, at her home in Canyon City. She was surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 15th, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Church of the Nazarene in John Day.  Pastor Randy Johnson will officiate.  Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the John Day Elks Lodge following the memorial service.  Dee graduated high school in 1978 and worked at...

Mary Louise Walker, former Canyon City (Marysville) resident, passed away on August 24, 2023, in Bend, Oregon of natural causes.  She was 85 years of age. Mary was born in La Grande, Oregon to William E. Beck and Florence M. (Dial) Beck on September 29, 1937.  She graduated from La Grande High School in 1955.  She went on to attend college in Spokane, Washington, completing a Secretarial Studies program.  She moved to John Day in 1957 and began working at the U.S. Forest...

Afton Gransden Bloxham passed away August 7, 2023, of natural causes incident to age. She was 96 years old. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the John Day Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints starting at 11:00 AM. Afton was born on August 22, 1926, to Joseph Richard Gransden and Mary Effie Smith in Kaysville, Utah. She was the youngest of three children and spent her growing-up years on fruit orchards in Kaysville, Utah. She graduated from Davis High...

  Robert Michael “Mike” Browning 74, of Seneca Oregon passed away, surrounded by his family at Blue Mountain Hospital on July 31, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in Ontario Oregon on July 8th, 1949, to Dale “Red” Browning and Maxine Wirth. Mike grew up in Ontario and Ironside and graduated from Burnt River High School in 1967. He then moved to Seneca and worked briefly in the mill and then as a timber faller until retirement. In 1970 he married Diane...

Kathryn Friedrich, age 87, of John Day passed away July 29, 2023, at Valley View Assisted Living.  There are no services planned at this time.

Jim Clark, beloved by family and friends, passed away in his home on July 25th, at 81 years of age.  Born in Eureka, California, he grew up in Petrolia, California before moving to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he finished his high school years. It is here that he met his sweetheart, Colleen, and eventually married, spending over 60 years together.  He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1960 and spent four years in the Pacific preparing for the Vietnam War. He was a...

Garry Leonard Whitmore, 83, of John Day, OR passed away on Tuesday July 18th at his home.   Garry was born on October 18, 1939, in Newburg, OR to Leonard Martin Whitmore and Jesse Hariet (Versteeg) Whitmore. He attended and graduated from Nestucca Union Highschool 1958 and enlisted soon after. Garry spent 6 years in the service; some of that time as a Private First Class in the Marines, where he was awarded as an expert rifleman, and he served in the Navy as a Seaman E3.   On...

Marietta Lorene Kirkwood, age 89, passed away at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day, Oregon on July 16, 2023.  The graveside service will by August 5, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Oregon. Marietta was born in Bend, Oregon on September 3, 1933.  She was the oldest of two children born to Robert and Gladys Helms.  Marietta served in the US Marines from 1952 through 1955, during some of the Korean War period. On July 1, 1956 Marietta married Armond...