All Obituaries

Hamilton – Bruce Donald Jones, 93 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his home in Hamilton.  Bruce was born in a Nebraska farm house on October 29, 1925 with his beloved brother Phillip, age 18 mos. at the bedside.        The family moved to Colorado in 1933 and later to Lodi, California in 1934.  He attended Lodi Schools, graduating in the High School Class of 1943. He spent his freshman year of College at the University of...

Clarice H. Skillman, 96 of Hamilton passed away peacefully at her home in Hamilton, Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the company of her daughter and special caregiver. She was born May 5, 1923, in a single room cabin near St. John, North Dakota.  She was the first of three children born, to Henry and Elsie King, both from immigrant families settling in the United States. Clarice’s childhood was spent in North Dakota and Wyoming, moving often as her father struggled through the...

CORVALLIS – LaVonne Margaret Friend, 56, of Corvallis passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at her home.  She was born July 3, 1963 in Missoula the daughter of Allan and Bonnie Viegut. LaVonne was preceded in death by her daughter, Ashley Friend.  She is survived by her husband, Wayne Friend of Corvallis; her son, Steven Friend and wife Cassie of Reno, NV; her parents, Allan and Bonnie Viegut of Corvallis; her sister, Carmen Ramsey and husband Will of Corvallis; brother,...

William Johnson Clark (Bill) went to be with Jesus on September 9, 2019, as the result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while parked along the side of the highway he helped build just outside of Wisdom, Montana. He was born on January 11, 1937, to John William Clark I and Virginia Elizabeth Johnson in Hampton, Virginia. Bill grew up fishing, hunting and exploring the back wood creeks and beaches in the small fishing community of Fox Hill, Virginia. He attended Buckroe Junior High...

Evelyn (Evie) DeLee Bates-Keogh, 66, Hamilton native, passed away on September 8, 2019 of a brain tumor that was diagnosed in late June. Evelyn peacefully moved on while at Marcus Daly Hospice Services Center in Hamilton. She was born in Hamilton on July 1, 1953. Evelyn was raised in Hamilton and graduated from HHS in 1971.  Shortly after her graduation she married Jerry E. Steele and 4 years later they were blessed with their daughter Shanna Steele-Herrick.  Evelyn later married...

Jack E. Eden died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home near Hamilton. Born on February 5, 1929, to George and Delma Eden in Gooding, Idaho, Jack developed his animal husbandry skills on the family farm. An uncle, Roy Rose, taught Jack the art of packing cargo mules in the mid-1940s at Rose’s hunting camp in the (now) Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of central Idaho. A died-in-the-wool cowboy (who would have been much happier if he had been born a century earlier), Jack worked as a...

Helen Marie Roberts, 80, died peacefully on September 4, 2019, at her home in Victor, Montana. She was surrounded by her children, David and Debbie, and longtime friend, Jim Carey. She was born on October 12, 1938, to Richard and Stella Carlson in Hamilton, Montana. Helen grew up on a working ranch near Sleeping Child and attended Grantsdale Elementary School and graduated from Hamilton High School. She met Ronald Kittel of Victor, and they were married on August 16, 1957, in Hamilton....

Judy M. Fowler, 76 of Corvallis passed away August 26, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Judy was born February 17, 1943 in Kelso, Washington to the late David W. and Mildred C. Wend Fowler. She was educated at Upper Columbia Academy in Spokane, WA.  She attended Pacific Union College in St. Helena, CA earning her Nursing Degree on July 31, 1968.  She went on to earn her Masters in Nursing from Walla Walla College in Portland, OR. Judy spent her entire career in...

HAMILTON - Larry Leroy Neely, age 82, died on Saturday, August 24, 2019.  He was born in Monahans, Texas to Roy and Zelma Neely and was the oldest of 5 children. After graduating from high school he attended a two year business college. After college he joined the U.S. Army and spent time in Germany. When he got out of the service Larry started his horse training years and had many accomplishments. One of his horses ran in the Kentucky Derby.  Larry also had a career at the...

John Joseph King Jr., 50 of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, August 20th. Arrangements will be announced.