Jim (J.D.) Majors passed away March 6, 2013. He was born June 7, 1957. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Washington Park in Burns. The Majors family invites family and friends for a potluck lunch. Those attending are asked to bring their favorite side

  Patrick Brian Kelly, 50, passed away from heart and kidney complications June 20 at home in Heber City, Utah, with wife, Monica, and sons, Tyler and Kyle, at his side. Kelly, a Burns athletic standout who rose quickly through the ranks of Les Schwab Tires’ managers in Oregon, California, and Washington,

  Wilbur L. Brown, 67 passed away peacefully March 24 in Kennewick, Wash. Wilbur was born Jan. 12, 1949, in Medford. He attended school in Grants Pass and moved to Burns in 1969. There, he met the love of his life, Judy, and married her in 1970. His biggest joy was

Robert Clyde Bennett, 62, son of Stan and Audrey Bennett, passed away June 22 in Newburg, Md. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

  Joseph Craig Bradach, 46, passed away June 9, at Harney District Hospital. Joe was born Jan., 15, 1970, in Burns to George and Belva Bradach. Joe was raised on a ranch in Burns, with his older sister, Rosemary, and brother, Chad. Joe was baptized in the Catholic faith, was an alter

Jerry Dale Kimble, 76, passed away in his home June 13. Jerry was born July 19, 1939, in Strasburg, Colo., to Orval and Bernice Kimble. His family moved to Caldwell, Idaho, in 1944, where he finished high school and worked in youth ministries. In 1957, he took a trip to Burns to

  William Nathaniel “Wild Bill” Freeman, 76, passed away at his home in Drewsey on June 3. He was born March 11, 1940, in Kent, Wash., to Jim and Bernie Freeman.  His birth was followed in two years by a sister, Coralee. The family lived in various places throughout his childhood before

Joseph Craig Bradach, 46, passed away June 9 at Harney District Hospital. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18. Following Mass, there will be a celebration of

  Connie Corbet, a Harney County pioneer and longtime resident of the Burns area, passed away May 26. Connie was born in Burns Nov. 14, 1927, to Marcelino and Margarita Osa. Growing up in the Osa Basque boarding house, she learned to work hard, appreciate the importance of welcoming people into

Luella Fay Turley, 84, passed away June 4. She was born June 18, 1931, in Sydney Mont., to John and Octa Wellman. Luella married Ray Turley on Jan. 22, 1950, in Winnemucca, Nev. The couple made their home in Burns, where she was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She