Mount Union Stories: Mary T. Wyatt (1823-1907)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Mary T. Wyatt, a pioneer who crossed the plains to Oregon in 1847 and settled on land near what would later become Philomath.
Service notice: Barbara Lucille Melland (1938-2025)
A celebration of life gathering in memory of Barbara Lucille Melland will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at College United Methodist Church in Philomath. Melland, a longtime Philomath resident, died Dec. 3,…
Mount Union Stories: Artemissa Lewis (1836-1908)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Artemissa Lewis, the wife of a Civil War veteran and mother to eight children, who died at age 71 in Philomath.
Mount Union Stories: Anna M. Armstrong (1840-1909)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Anna M. Armstrong, who died on Feb. 27, 1909, and is buried next to her husband in the cemetery’s Northeast section.
Mount Union Stories: Henry C. Dunn (1850-1910)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Henry C. Dunn, an Illinois-born man who died while conducting business in Corvallis on June 20, 1910.
Mount Union Stories: Sarah Ann Kisor (1829-1911)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about the long and storied life of pioneer Sarah Ann Kisor, who died in 1911 at age 82.
Obituary: Barbara Lucille Melland (1938-2025)
Obituary: Philomath resident Barbara Lucille Melland, 87, passed away Dec. 3, 2025. A celebration of life will be planned at a later date.
Death Notice: Barbara Lucille Melland (1938-2025)
Barbara Lucille Melland of Philomath, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. McHenry Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Share thoughts and memories on the McHenry Funeral Home’s Tribute Wall.
Mount Union Stories: Miranda Abbey (1836-1912)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 75-year-old Miranda Abbey, who died in Portland at the home of her daughter and was buried next to her husband in Mount Union Cemetery’s old section.
Mount Union Stories: Rachel Wolfe (1853-1913)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 60-year-old Rachel Wolfe, a Boring resident who died during the summer of 1917 while visiting her daughter in Philomath and was buried at Mount Union Cemetery.
Obituary: Rodney Scott Baldwin (1955-2025)
Rodney Scott Baldwin went home to be with his Savior on Nov. 14, 2025. He spent 70 full years on this earth — years that were richer and longer than any doctor ever predicted. Rodney faced life’s challenges with determination,…
Mount Union Stories: Anna Layton (1839-1914)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read two obituaries for Anna Layton, who arrived in Oregon in 1847 and died at age 75 in 1914.
Obituary: Linda Lou Modrell (1943-2025)
Linda Lou Modrell (Buchanan) passed Nov. 7, 2025, in Albany, Oregon, aged 82. She was born a fourth-generation Oregonian to William Graham and Betty Jane Buchanan (Livingston) on Jan. 13, 1943 in Eugene, Oregon. Her father passed in 1949 and…
Longtime Benton County commissioner Linda Modrell dies at 82
Linda Modrell, a former Benton County commissioner who championed equality and advocated tirelessly for vulnerable residents during her 16-year tenure, died Nov. 8, 2025 at age 82. Modrell, a Philomath resident, served four terms as a Benton County commissioner from…
Mount Union Stories: John E. Wyatt (1849-1915)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about John E. Wyatt, a 66-year-old farmer who was born in 1849 about 18 months after his family crossed the plains to Oregon and settled in Benton County.
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