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Spurlin obituaries: Oregon

An index of 14 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Oregon, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

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This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Thomas A. Spurlin—29 June 1910near Salemformerly employed at a Salem livery barnDaily Capital Journal (via Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1]
W. H. 'Wade' Spurlin—15 Apr 1929HarrisburgThe Eugene Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[2]; Eugene Morning Register (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[3]; The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[4]
Daisy Marie Spurlin—3 Apr 1933Whitford Station (near Beaverton)The Beaverton Enterprise (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[5]
William Spurlin10 June 185730 Apr 1934Harrisburgborn at Independence, Virginia; Harrisburg-area residentEugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[6]; Capital Journal (Salem) (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[7]
Daniel Aries 'D. A.' SpurlinMay 18586 May 1939Whitford Station (near Beaverton)The Beaverton Enterprise (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[8]; The Hillsboro Argus (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[9]
Sarah Ann (Currin) SpurlinJan 1857Apr 1949Crawfordsvilleborn at Currinsville (now Estacada); lifelong MethodistThe Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[10]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Frances Spurlin—Sept 1953Central PointJackson County resident for 27 yearsMedford Mail Tribune (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[11]
Floyd Spurlin—25 June 1957Corvallisowner of a Corvallis hardware storeThe Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[12]; The News-Review (Roseburg) (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[13]
Charles Spurlin1 Mar 18872 July 1961Salemformer farmer and carpenter; born near Molalla; lived five years in AlaskaThe Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[14]; The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[15]
Frank Vest Spurlin19 Oct 18953 June 1963Eugeneborn at Halsey; Eugene resident about 20 yearsEugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[16]; Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[17]; Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[18]
Christine (Leidheiser) Spurlin—21 Dec 1975Portlandraised in Vermilion, OhioVermilion Photojournal, via Ohio Memory (Ritter Public Library)[19]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Laura Beatrice (Darling) Spurlin14 Sept 192213 Nov 2011AlbanyBrownsville farm family; active in Brownsville Baptist ChurchAlbany Democrat-Herald[20]; Fisher Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive)[21]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Billy Conn Spurlin1 Jan 194610 July 2020PendletonU.S. Army veteran (Vietnam), Purple Heart; longtime Wildhorse employeePendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop[22]; East Oregonian[23]
Charleen Ann (Hottenstein) Spurlin17 July 194717 Jan 2021Albanymicrobiologist; worked at OHSU, Lebanon and Good Samaritan hospitalsAlbany Democrat-Herald[24]; Fisher Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive)[25]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 710 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon), June 30, 1910, image 8 — Daily Capital Journal (via Library of Congress, Chronicling America); death notice: died at the Salem Hospital; family lived east of Salem News
  2. ↑ The Eugene Guard, April 16, 1929, page 12 — The Eugene Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); news item: died at Pacific Christian hospital Monday afternoon; age printed as 40 News
  3. ↑ Eugene Morning Register, April 16, 1929, page 2 — Eugene Morning Register (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); news item: died the previous afternoon at Pacific Christian hospital News
  4. ↑ The Oregon Statesman, April 18, 1929, page 7 — The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); local item on the Harrisburg funeral of Wade Spurlin News
  5. ↑ The Beaverton Enterprise, April 7, 1933, page 1 — The Beaverton Enterprise (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary: died Monday, April 3; services at Finley's chapel, burial Riverview cemetery News
  6. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard, May 3, 1934, page 3 — Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary: died at his home Monday; aged 76 years 10 months 20 days; burial Alford cemetery News
  7. ↑ Capital Journal (Salem), May 3, 1934, page 15 — Capital Journal (Salem) (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary: 76, native of Independence, Va. News
  8. ↑ The Beaverton Enterprise, May 12, 1939, page 1 — The Beaverton Enterprise (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary: died at his home Saturday; 81 years old that month; Finley's Mortuary News
  9. ↑ The Hillsboro Argus, August 14, 1941, page 6 — The Hillsboro Argus (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); estate notice giving his full name (legal notice, not an obituary) News
  10. ↑ The Oregon Statesman, April 10, 1949, page 11 — The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary: died in Corvallis in early April (day illegible in OCR); age OCR'd as 02, i.e. 92; burial Alford cemetery News
  11. ↑ Medford Mail Tribune, September 24, 1953, page 13 — Medford Mail Tribune (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); news obituary: died while visiting Silverdale, Wash.; funeral at Kent, Wash. News
  12. ↑ The Oregon Statesman, June 25, 1957, page 1 — The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); news report: died early Tuesday in a Salem hospital News
  13. ↑ The News-Review (Roseburg), June 27, 1957, page 7 — The News-Review (Roseburg) (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); wire item: age 75, of Corvallis, died early Tuesday News
  14. ↑ The Oregon Statesman, July 3, 1961, page 5 — The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary article; funeral rites Wednesday at W. T. Rigdon chapel News
  15. ↑ The Oregon Statesman, July 3, 1961, page 10 — The Oregon Statesman (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); funeral notice: late of Salem, Sunday, July 2, age 74 News
  16. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard, June 4, 1963, page 23 — Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); obituary; services at the Harrisburg chapel of Murphy Funeral Home, burial Alford Cemetery News
  17. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard, June 3, 1963, page 26 — Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); first death notice, Murphy Funeral Home, Junction City News
  18. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard, June 5, 1963, page 38 — Eugene Register-Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); funeral notice News
  19. ↑ Vermilion Photojournal (Vermilion, Ohio), January 15, 1976, page 2 — Vermilion Photojournal, via Ohio Memory (Ritter Public Library); short death notice; died at her home in Portland, Oregon News
  20. ↑ Laura B. Spurlin — Albany Democrat-Herald; published 2011-11-16; body behind paywall, headline and dates visible News
  21. ↑ Laura Beatrice Spurlin Obituary / 1922 - 2011 / Albany, OR — Fisher Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy
  22. ↑ Billy Conn Spurlin — Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop Genealogy
  23. ↑ Obit: Billy Conn Spurlin — East Oregonian; published 2020-07-13 News
  24. ↑ Charleen Spurlin — Albany Democrat-Herald; published 2021-01-23; body behind paywall, headline and dates visible News
  25. ↑ Charleen Ann Spurlin Obituary / 1947 - 2021 / Albany, OR — Fisher Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy

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