All Obituaries

Lenora Sue Thomason, age 85, of Canyon City passed away November 30, 2022, at her residence with her loving family by her side. A funeral service in her honor will be held Friday, December 16th, 2022, at 1:00 PM at Driskill Memorial Chapel with Pastor Wes Aasness officiating.

Dick D. Thiede, age 71, of Prairie City passed away November 30, 2022, at his residence. Memorial contributions in his honor can be made to the Prairie City Legion Post #106 through, Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.

Grafton Lee Pauls Jr., age 86, of Dayville passed away on November 23rd, 2022 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon.  A visitation will take place on Friday, December 2nd from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at Driskill Memorial Chapel in John Day.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at 1:00 PM at the Dayville Cemetery.  Pastor Skip Inscore will officiate and the Navy will perform Military Honors accompanied by the American Legion Post 106.  A reception...

Rusty James Davis, age 67, of John Day passed away on November 23, 2022 at his residence.  No services are planned at this time. 

Elaine May (Jenkins) Kight, age 76 was discovered deceased in her home near Mount Vernon on November 19th, 2022.  her family will be planning a memorial service, to honor both she and her husband Jack, at a future date.  Updates of date, time and location will be published as planning progresses.  

Jack Harvard Kight , age 80 was discovered deceased in his home near Mount Vernon on November 19th, 2022.  His family will be planning a memorial service, to honor both he and his wife Elaine, at a future date.  Updates of date, time and location will be published as planning progresses.  

John "Jack" Leroy Young, age 82, of John Day, passed away on October 31, 2022, with his loving family by his side. A celebration of his life will be announced in the Spring of 2023. Memorial contri Jack was born April 28, 1940, in Kellogg, Idaho, to John and Margaret (Stockdale) Young. In 1960 he married the love of his life Merilee Russell in Harrison, Idaho. Together they had three children. Jack graduated from the University of Idaho in 1968, worked for Edward Hines Lumber,...

Arlene Joyce McGetrick (nee Carson), 90, of Canyon City, Oregon passed away on October 28, 2022, in Boise, Idaho with her son and daughter-in-law at her side.   Arlene was born January 9, 1932, in John Day, Oregon. She attended first through eighth grade at Rebel Hill School in Canyon City and graduated from Grant Union High School in 1949. Following graduation, she married Harley McGetrick and together they had two sons, Jerry and Dan. She was proud of her family and was...

Gary W. Lieuallen, age 87, of John Day passed away October 25, 2022 at Valley View Assisted Living. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel.

Robert Bruce Myers of John Day, passed away peacefully in his home on 19 October 2022, with his wife by his side, he was seventy-eight. Robert was born 16 November 1943 to Esther Hahn Myers and Wallace D. Myers, in Portland, Oregon; the youngest of two sons. Robert would attend Woodlawn Elementary School through eighth grade, followed by Jefferson High School, in Portland, graduating in 1961. He would go on to marry his first wife Irene, they would have one son Robert Junior in 1962. Later,...