All Obituaries

  Darrell Clifford Hopper, age 94, a long-time Silvies Valley rancher, passed away January 8, 2021 at his home on Dog Creek in John Day, with his family by his side. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.   Darrell was born October 21, 1926 in Silvies Valley, Oregon to Charles Ellsworth Hopper and Lula Maude (Beavers) Hopper. He attended school through the 10th grade and was a rancher in Silvies Valley for many years. As if owning his own ranch didn’t keep...

Ralph Peter Metcalf March 22, 1939 – January 3, 2021   Ralph Peter Metcalf, age 81, a long-time resident of Dayville, OR passed away peacefully at home on January 3, 2021. A celebration of life will be held on January 9, 2021 at 12:00 noon in the Dayville Community Hall. Ralph was born on March 22, 1939 in Portland, OR to Ralph Merton Metcalf and Virginia Bell Dhooghe Metcalf.  He was a long-time log truck driver / mechanic and retired from Metcalf Logging in...

James "JP" Garinger, age 59, of Long Creek passed away January 02, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side. There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel.

Susan Kyriss, age 72, of Mt. Vernon passed away December 29, 2020 at Blue Mt. Hospital in John Day. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Living Word Christian Center in Mt. Vernon, Oregon.

  Nancy Monica (Creswick) Viggers, 90, passed away peacefully December 29, 2020 in Prairie City. No services are planned at this time.   Nancy was born September 13, 1930 in Toronto, Canada. At seventeen, her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There she met her beloved Jack at the Church of Our Savior. They moved West to Helena, Montana in 1950 and were married in the Episcopal Cathedral the day after her twentieth birthday.   As a couple, they lived in many parts of the...

  Donna LaVelle Porter Wyllie passed away December 24, 2020. She was 82. Services will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 1pm at the Assembly of God Church, 890 East Main Street in John Day, Oregon. Donna was born October 27, 1938 in Redding, Ca to the parents of Robert L Porter and LaVelle  (Porter) Shank. Donna and her younger brother, Robert Porter Jr lived in Fall River Mills, Ca, until 1940 when they moved to Courtrock near Monument, Ore.  Both kids attended...

Helen Marie Bogart, 97, of Spokane Valley, Washington passed away on December 21, 2020.  A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2021, the time and date to be announced at a later date.

Clara Ann Lemley, age 80, of John Day passed away December 18, 2020 at her residence in John Day, Oregon. A memorial service will take place in the Spring of 2021. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, Oregon 97845.

Donald Clay Porter, age 84, of John Day, passed away December 17, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. A memorial service is planned to be held at a later date. Don was born September 9, 1936, in Prairie City, Oregon, to Clarence and Mildred (Meade) Porter of Long Creek, Oregon. He grew up on a ranch east of Long Creek, Oregon, and would take a horse and buggy to attended elementary school at the Carter School, a one-room schoolhouse where his mother Mildred was the teacher. He graduated from Long Creek...

  Evelyn Ogilvie, passed away December 17, 2020 peacefully, surrounded by her family, she was a 100 years young. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.   Evelyn was born April 13, 1920 on the family wheat ranch, 17 miles south of Lind, Washington.  She was the eldest of three daughters born to Carl and Lela Kelso. The family moved to Walla Walla, Washington where Evelyn attended elementary, high school and Walla Walla Business College. Upon graduation she was...