Death records for Benton County Oregon

 


Died In Corvallis, August 20, Sabina Caton, aged 21 years.

August 28, 1875 Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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Died In Corvallis, August 23, infant son of Jos. Hunt.

August 28, 1875 Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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Died In Philomath Aug 28 Lucy W. daughter of Rev. Chas E. and Catharine Philbrook aged 2 years and 1 1/2(?) months.

September 2, 1875 Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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Mrs. P. Hartless, mother of Rev. John Bales, died last Thursday at Philomath.

March 21 1886 Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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Mrs. Mary Liggett, wife of Elijah Liggett, of Philomath, died April 27, aged 50 years.

May 5, 1888 Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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George W. Ballard of Wrenn Station, Benton county, died April 30, aged 77 years. Mr. Ballard has resided in Benton county thirty-eight years. He leaves a family of ten children, six boys and four girls, all living.

May 5, 1888  Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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Daniel Kibby, Sr., died at his residence in King's valley May 1, aged 81 years. He was born in Kentucky and moved to Oregon in 1852, settling in Polk county, where he lived until 1870, when he moved to Benton and located in King's valley. He leaves a family of eight children, all grown.

May 5, 1888  Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon

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NAME:  George Leo “Buck” Philpott
COUNTY:  Benton
STATE:  OR
NEWSPAPER:  Philomath Benton Bulletin
DATE:  December 11, 1986
GEORGE ‘BUCK’ L. PHILPOTT                
   George “Buck” L. Philpott, 60, 2364 Green St., Philomath, died Dec. 3 at home. He was born Nov. 2, 1926 in Decatur, Arkansas to Chester and Bertha McLaughlin Philpott. He was raised in Joplin, Missouri until the age of 14, when he moved with his parents to Harrisburg. He attended schools and graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1944. Soon after, he joined the US Army where he served in the 11th Airborne Division for two years. He married Thelma “Bunny” Hehn in Eugene on Dec. 24, 1950. He was an independent logging contractor throughout western Oregon. He moved to the Philomath area in 1963, and from 1972 to 1977 he worked in the log yard of the Paul Barber Hardwood Mill. Recently he has been working in Alaska, since 1977 until Sept. 1, 1986 as an equipment operator in the logging industry. More recently he has been the owner of Dean’s Ice in Corvallis. Survivors include his wife “Bunny” of Philomath; sons, Sam and Chris Philpott, both of Philomath; daughters, Anna Moser, Philomath, and Judy Pinal, Calif.; mother, Bertha Philpott, Eugene; brother, Jim, Roseburg; sisters, Mary Woods, Troutdale, and Betty Hunter, Eugene; and six grandchildren. There were no public services. The family requests remembrances to the American Cancer Society. They may be sent in care of the McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th St., Corvallis 97330. 

Submitted by Kathie Marynik

 

 

 

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