MAYFIELD, TEDDY ERNEST
PFC US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/05/1935
DATE OF DEATH: 08/28/2015
BURIED AT: SECTION COL-6 ROW 656 SITE E
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY
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Born Sept. 5, 1935 in Prineville, OR to Loice P. and Mabel (Yeager) Mayfield.
Passed away Aug. 28, 2015 in Sheridan due to an injury sustained while attempting to manually start an airplane.
When he was a child, the family moved to a 40-acre farm in Gresham where he attended school, graduating from Gresham High. After a stint in sales in Texas, he married and relocated to Portland. He later served in the Army 101st Airborne Division, where he learned to skydive.
For 22 years, he owned and operated Pacific Parachute Center, in Sheridan, OR.
Ted and his wife of almost 10 years, Virginia, split their time between Sheridan and Apache Jct., AZ, prior to her passing May 20, 2014. She was the love of his life. He served as a Sheridan City Councilman and was a very active civic leader. He loved his work with Kiwanis and spent many hours helping those in need. He also worked many years tirelessly for the Phil Sheridan Days Celebration with his close friend and fellow councilman Bob White.
Ted is survived by his daughter.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 12th at the West Valley Community Campus (the old Willamina High School Auditorium).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.
Arrangements are with Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Online condolences may left at www.AdamsonsSheridanFuneralHome.com.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Sept. 8, 2015.
PFC US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/05/1935
DATE OF DEATH: 08/28/2015
BURIED AT: SECTION COL-6 ROW 656 SITE E
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born Sept. 5, 1935 in Prineville, OR to Loice P. and Mabel (Yeager) Mayfield.
Passed away Aug. 28, 2015 in Sheridan due to an injury sustained while attempting to manually start an airplane.
When he was a child, the family moved to a 40-acre farm in Gresham where he attended school, graduating from Gresham High. After a stint in sales in Texas, he married and relocated to Portland. He later served in the Army 101st Airborne Division, where he learned to skydive.
For 22 years, he owned and operated Pacific Parachute Center, in Sheridan, OR.
Ted and his wife of almost 10 years, Virginia, split their time between Sheridan and Apache Jct., AZ, prior to her passing May 20, 2014. She was the love of his life. He served as a Sheridan City Councilman and was a very active civic leader. He loved his work with Kiwanis and spent many hours helping those in need. He also worked many years tirelessly for the Phil Sheridan Days Celebration with his close friend and fellow councilman Bob White.
Ted is survived by his daughter.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 12th at the West Valley Community Campus (the old Willamina High School Auditorium).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.
Arrangements are with Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Online condolences may left at www.AdamsonsSheridanFuneralHome.com.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Sept. 8, 2015.
MAYFIELD, TEDDY ERNEST
PFC US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/05/1935
DATE OF DEATH: 08/28/2015
BURIED AT: SECTION COL-6 ROW 656 SITE E
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born Sept. 5, 1935 in Prineville, OR to Loice P. and Mabel (Yeager) Mayfield.
Passed away Aug. 28, 2015 in Sheridan due to an injury sustained while attempting to manually start an airplane.
When he was a child, the family moved to a 40-acre farm in Gresham where he attended school, graduating from Gresham High. After a stint in sales in Texas, he married and relocated to Portland. He later served in the Army 101st Airborne Division, where he learned to skydive.
For 22 years, he owned and operated Pacific Parachute Center, in Sheridan, OR.
Ted and his wife of almost 10 years, Virginia, split their time between Sheridan and Apache Jct., AZ, prior to her passing May 20, 2014. She was the love of his life. He served as a Sheridan City Councilman and was a very active civic leader. He loved his work with Kiwanis and spent many hours helping those in need. He also worked many years tirelessly for the Phil Sheridan Days Celebration with his close friend and fellow councilman Bob White.
Ted is survived by his daughter.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 12th at the West Valley Community Campus (the old Willamina High School Auditorium).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.
Arrangements are with Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Online condolences may left at www.AdamsonsSheridanFuneralHome.com.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Sept. 8, 2015.
PFC US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/05/1935
DATE OF DEATH: 08/28/2015
BURIED AT: SECTION COL-6 ROW 656 SITE E
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born Sept. 5, 1935 in Prineville, OR to Loice P. and Mabel (Yeager) Mayfield.
Passed away Aug. 28, 2015 in Sheridan due to an injury sustained while attempting to manually start an airplane.
When he was a child, the family moved to a 40-acre farm in Gresham where he attended school, graduating from Gresham High. After a stint in sales in Texas, he married and relocated to Portland. He later served in the Army 101st Airborne Division, where he learned to skydive.
For 22 years, he owned and operated Pacific Parachute Center, in Sheridan, OR.
Ted and his wife of almost 10 years, Virginia, split their time between Sheridan and Apache Jct., AZ, prior to her passing May 20, 2014. She was the love of his life. He served as a Sheridan City Councilman and was a very active civic leader. He loved his work with Kiwanis and spent many hours helping those in need. He also worked many years tirelessly for the Phil Sheridan Days Celebration with his close friend and fellow councilman Bob White.
Ted is survived by his daughter.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 12th at the West Valley Community Campus (the old Willamina High School Auditorium).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.
Arrangements are with Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Online condolences may left at www.AdamsonsSheridanFuneralHome.com.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Sept. 8, 2015.
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