Keith, Edith Estelle Bilyeu – Obituary

Edith Estelle Keith of R.F.D. Keith Road, Walton, Oregon, passed away March 14, 1980 at the age of 71. She was born August 14, 1908 in Halsey, Oregon to pioneer parents, Robert Lee and Cora Bell [Tharp] Bilyeu. She married Lyall Keith, who preceded her in death on February 9, 1970. She had lived in Oregon all her life and for the last 40 years lived in the Walton area. She and her husband owned and operated a country store with two gas pumps near Walton which was called “The Keith Place.” She was a member of Women of the … Read more

Jackson, Amanda Matilda Bilyeu – Obituary

Halsey–Mrs. Amanda Bilyeu Jackson, 76, native of Linn County and daughter of early Oregon pioneers, died at her home here Thursday [September 22, 1932] and will be buried Sunday afternoon following funeral services at the Habey Methodist Church at 2 o’clock, Rev. Idso will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Jackson was born nine miles east of Scio, June 29, 1856, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bilyeu. On October 5, 1878, she was married to C. C. Jackson, former Linn County sheriff. Four children survive. They are Mrs. Martha Hockensmith, Halsey; Fred … Read more

Bilyeu, Robert Dean – Obituary

Funeral services for Robert Dean Bilyeu, 88, of 50 D St. Halsey, were held Monday at the Halsey Methodist Church with burial following at Pine Grove Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home of Albany was in charge of arrangements. [Died July 21, 1983] Born Feb. 25, 1895, at Bilyeu Den, Mr. Bilyeu had lived all of his life in the Brownsville and Halsey areas. He was a farmer. Mr. Bilyeu also was a police marshal in Halsey before his retirement. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was a member of the Sweet Home Post of Veterans of … Read more

Vannice, Nellie Delia Falk Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Nellie Delia Vannice, 94, of North Powder, died April 29, 2004, at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the North Powder Methodist Church. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Alford Cemetery, near Harrisburg. Pastor Sally Wiens will officiate. Nellie was born at Halsey on Dec. 21, 1909, to Henry and Esther Nemchick Falk. She married Kenneth Vannice on June 29, 1929, at Halsey. They were married for almost 72 years. Nellie was noted for her cooking and sewing abilities. She graduated from … Read more