A celebration of life for Earl G. McGee will be held Saturday, Aug. 25. The celebration will start at Harney County Fitness (Body Wise Sports Center) at  9:15 a.m., lining up with a show of the Burns Police and the Harney County Car Club, followed by family and friends. The

Tammy Raye (Nelson) Hicks, 49, of Sam’s Valley, passed away June 30. She was born Aug. 15, 1968, in Burns, to Ralph and Leslie Nelson. Tammy loved gardening, baking, decorating, crafting, and mostly spending time with her family. She was a wonderful, full-time mom and had a smile that lit up a

Norman Charles Strawn, 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away July 24. Norman was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Central City, Neb., to Dwight and Fern Strawn. When Norm was 4, his family moved to Eastern Washington, eventually settling in Richland. During WWII, the Strawns sold the farm to the U.S. government —

Joe Oltman, 76, of Burns, passed away Aug. 4 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Burns Cemetery. A celebration of life will follow at Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680. A full obituary will follow

Doris Lee (Taival) Patton passed away June 22. Doris was born May 29, 1930, in Hawthorne, Nev., to Evangeline and Wenner Taival. She grew up in various Nevada towns, including Tonopah, Virginia City, and Hawthorne. Her father was a gypsy coal miner, and her mother did cleaning, laundry, and sewing to

Louis A. “Louie” Yriarte passed away peacefully June 27 at Fox Hallow Care Facility in Eugene. Louie was born in Crane Aug. 31, 1924, to his parents Salvador and Josefa “Josie” Yriarte. Louie’s parents ran a Basque boarding house in Crane where he attended grade school and high school. In the

Arden S. (Huston) Dodson, 78, passed away July 11 in Albany. She was born Aug. 10, 1939, in Caldwell, Idaho, to Fred J. Huston and Vanita M. (Sessler) Pearson. She moved to Burns in 1941. She graduated from Burns Union High School in 1957. She was married to her high school

Jim Kowash, 80, passed away July 10 at his home in Malad, Idaho. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, LaVeta Kowash; children, Anita (Dale) Shouse of McCune, Kan., Bernice Kowash of Tremonton, Utah, James Kowash of Malad, Joyce (Kevin) Hofman of Malad, and Louise (Jon) Hotchkiss of Eugene;