Albert Newman Jr.

Sept. 19, 1936 – May 25, 2018

Rosa Lee Campbell, 81, of Prairie City passed away May 25 at Valley View Assisted Living Facility in John Day. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the Prairie City Cemetery with Pastor Keith Dehart of the Prairie Baptist Church officiating. Following the service, a reception will be held at the Prairie Baptist Teen Center.

Campbell was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Post, Texas, to Edith (Slatter) Bartley and Ray Campbell. She attended Prairie City High School and Montavilla School of Cosmetology.

Campbell was self-employed as a hairdresser for 35 years until she retired in 2003. One of her greatest accomplishments was being a successful business owner. She was married to Orin Wood from 1952 to 1962, and in 1978, she married Michael McLellan. She was an avid reader and enjoyed old movies and shopping. She was a volunteer for 10 years at Save the Family Thrift Store and at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Arizona.

She is survived by her brother Jerry Don Campbell of Boise, Idaho; brother Bill Campbell of Rockland, Maryland; son Chip Wood of Prairie City; son Roger Wood of Prairie City; daughter Debra Rapp of Palm Springs, California; and husband, Michael McLellan of Mesa, Arizona. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brother Bud Campbell; brother Fuzzy Campbell; and sister Mickey Campbell.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and sent to P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011. To leave online condolences, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.

March 18, 1970 – May 30, 2018

Albert J. Newman Jr., 48, of John Day passed away May 30. A celebration of life will be announced at a future date.

He was born in Klamath Falls on March 18, 1970, to Al and Shirlee (Cooper) Newman. The family moved to John Day, where he attended Grant Union High School and entered the logging profession. Newman enjoyed hunting, family gatherings and spending time with friends.

He is survived by his parents; brothers Delbert Newman of John Day, Tom (Karrie) Newman of Bend and Leo Newman of Newport; sister Andrea (Glenn) Ennis of Prairie City; and many nieces and nephews.

Driskill Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Robert “Bob” Edward Larkin, 86, of John Day passed away May 28 at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie City. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. June 23 at the United Methodist Church in John Day. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the John Day Elks Lodge immediately following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences may be shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.

November 1, 1963 – April 15, 2018

Kevin Albert Faber, 54, of John Day died April 15, 2018 in Bend. Kevin was born on November 1, 1963 in Sacramento, California, to Clarence and Ellen (Palmer) Faber. Kevin grew up in Sacramento and had fond remembrances of spending summers with Kemble and Alice Tellefson. He moved to Milton-Freewater as a teenager, where he attended McLoughlin Union High School, and thought of it as his hometown.

Kevin loved tires and big trucks. Les Schwab was his hero and role model, and his first tire job was at Les Schwab Tire Center in Seaside. Kevin was an ITRA certified tire safety instructor. In the nineties he was a commercial tire serviceman in Portland and Seattle, and later in life he drove the 48 states for U.S. Express. When he returned to interstate driving, he hauled the Columbia River Gorge. His favorite truck-driving job was hauling rock for S.A. Moore in Redmond. When he met Dalena in 2006, he was managing a commercial tire service in Arlington. In 2010, he moved to John Day to make a home with Dalena. After becoming disabled, he spent his time helping family, friends and neighbors. Kevin also enjoyed visiting and playing with his grandchildren, fishing with his fishing buddy and walking his dog Wiley.

Kevin is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ellen Faber of Milton-Freewater, and his brother Robert Wahl of Fossil. He is survived by Dalena Dee Norton, lifemate and best friend, of John Day; Dalena’s family: mother Barb Gentry, John Day; daughter and son-in-law Shayley and Chad Fisher, Weston; son and daughter-in-law Travis and Nicole Norton, Milton-Freewater; sister and brother-in-law Dee Fox and Rick Richardson, John Day; sister and brother-in-law La Annette and Dave Scantlin, Milton-Freewater; sister and brother-in-law Alice and Kemble Tellefson, Milton-Freewater; brother Stephen Wahl, Walla Walla, Washington; and grandchildren Christal, Chelsie and Samuel Fisher of Weston, and June and Violet Norton of Milton-Freewater.

A celebration of life will be determined at a later date. Autumn Funeral Home in Bend is in charge of arrangments.

— Paid for by the family of Kevin Faber

September 22, 1924 – May 21, 2018

Lamar Hill, 93, passed away in his home in The Dalles, Oregon on May 21, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ernestine Silvers Hill, daughters Colleen Marie Hill Hogan of Portland, Oregon, Celeste Ann Hill-Thomas (Britt Thomas) of The Dalles, Oregon and son Michael Vance Hill of Seattle, Washington. His three grandchildren are Brianna Marie Hogan, 24, Devin Ward Thomas, 24 and Alexia Erin Thomas, 19.

Lamar is preceded in death by his seven siblings; Eunice Hill Stout, Elizabeth Hill Davis, David Christopher Hill Jr., Robert Hill, Mack Hill, William Hill, Paul Hill, a niece, Alice Dear, and his parents.

Lamar was the youngest of eight children born in Sidon, Mississippi to David Christopher Hill, Sr., and Hattie May Blanchard Hill. Early family life on a cotton plantation was hard as it was the depression era. After the family lost the plantation they moved into Jackson, Mississippi where they purchased a grocery/general store with living quarters above where the family stayed. In 1938 the family moved to San Diego, California.

Following a couple years of the family running a grocery store and a lemon and orange orchard they again moved, this time north to Grant County, Oregon in 1940. He resided in John Day until 2013 when he and his wife Ernestine moved to The Springs Assisted Living Community in The Dalles, Oregon.

Lamar joined the U.S. Navy during World War II in 1943. He served on the General William Mitchell Victory Ship in the Pacific and earned several campaign medals. Returning home to John Day, Oregon, he began his business career. Lamar also spent some time in Alaska, during a building boom, doing carpentry and hanging sheetrock.

Lamar dated Ernestine Silvers on and off throughout his time in Alaska. They married on July 21, 1955 and made their home in John Day. They joined the rest of the Hill family and became long time members of the First Baptist Church, attending regularly. A few of the more prominent business developments he completed were remodeling the Traveler’s Motel, building of the Western Motel, the bowling alley, Mobile City Trailer Park and the car wash, all in John Day. He also built the Top’s Trailer Park in Madras, Oregon.

Lamar and Ernestine were blessed with three children and moved up Canyon Creek in the early 1960’s where they raised their family. Lamar was a hardworking, loving family man who was fiercely independent and lived by the principles of good moral virtues and a respect for truth and honesty. He enjoyed taking his family to church, hiking up Canyon Mountain on Sunday afternoons, occasionally panning for gold, going to the Sumpter Flea Market and collecting almost anything. He could be seen driving through town with treasures in the back of his pickup wearing a baseball cap he dug out of the trash. The Hill family leaves a legacy of working hard together, determination, but mostly love of family.

There will be a memorial service at the First Baptist Church in John Day, Oregon on August 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to the charity of your choice in memory of Lamar.

— Paid for by the family of Lamar Hill.