Maxwell, Omer Oliver – Obituary
The Haines area lost one of its pioneer citizens Sunday, July 14, 1991, when Omer Oliver Maxwell died at a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Maxwell was born December 1, 1899 at the Maxwell home in the Muddy Creek area, the son of James O. and Nancy A. Hand Maxwell. He graduated from Muddy Creek High May 1917. He attended Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon and Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon. He married Pansy Long Oct. 9, 1928, in Baker City, Oregon. After his father’s death in 1917, he quit college and with the help of his … Read more