Merle “Stocky” Stockwell, 94, of John Day passed away Dec. 13 at the Blue Mountain Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Canyon City. A reception will follow the service at the Snaffle Bit Dinner House. Memorial contributions may

Luisa went quietly in her sleep to her eternal rest with The Father on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, 2015. She was born on Aug. 10, 1925, to Juan Jose and Geronima (Bilbao) Elorriaga in rural Berango, Vizcaya, Spain. She was the sixth of seven children born into the family. When

Tommy Joseph Swisher, 80, of Monroe, formerly of Jordan Valley and Burns, passed away Nov. 29 at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. He was born Feb. 9, 1935, in Nampa, Idaho, to Joseph and Ruth (Peer) Swisher. Tommy graduated from Jordan Valley High School in 1953. In November of 1953, he

Terry Lee “Tex” Thomas passed away Dec. 3 at his home in Hines. Terry was born Feb. 12, 1942, in Winfield, Kan., to Arthur M. and Margaret E. (Horton) Thomas. He attended elementary through high school in Sedan, Kan. After high school, he moved to Texas and worked various jobs, including roughneck