Obituaries: DeWayne C. Brewer
May 13,1934 – Feb. 5, 2008
DeWayne C. Brewer, 73, passed away at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay on Feb. 5, 2008, after a lengthy illness with prostate cancer. Cremation followed, at his request. A memorial is planned later this summer in Prospect.
He was born May 13, 1934, at home in Three Rivers, Calif., to Opal and Clell Brewer. He attended Three Rivers Grammar School in Three Rivers, Calif. and graduated from Woodlake Union High School, in 1952, in Woodlake, Calif.
He married in 1956, but later divorced after having four children. He never re-married, but remained close to his children's mother.
Mr. Brewer was an avid NASCAR fan, hunter, bowler, golfer and fisherman. He loved all sports, but particularly football and earned his stripes and letters all four years in high school. He could play any position on the field, but was at his best as quarterback.
After graduating from high school, he played for Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. and for College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif.; he was on the varsity team at both schools. At Fresno, he was, in fact, the first freshman to letter at the college and was scouted by the 49ers, but not chosen.
In 1959, he and his family moved to Sylmar, Calif., where he became a journeyman carpenter and worked from 1959 to 1963 as a house framer in the Los Angeles area. In 1963, he and the family moved to Shell Beach, Calif., where he worked as a construction foreman building a bridge on Highway 101. Then he moved back home to Three Rivers, doing heavy equipment and construction work, building roads.
In about October 1973, he and his family moved to Prospect, where he ran a Caterpillar and worked in the woods hauling logs, clearing brush and plowing snow to clear logging roads. He also worked temporarily in maintenance for Crater Lake National Park.
From then until his death, he lived in Prospect, when ill health forced him to move to his children's home in Coos Bay. After a few months, he was moved into Ocean Crest Assisted Living in North Bend.
Mr. Brewer is survived by three daughters, Laura (Ron) Brown, Coquille; Cynthia (Richard) Tirico, John Day; and Charyse Johnson, Coquille; and a son, David (Amanda) Brewer, North Bend. He also leaves a sister, Barbara (Frank) Ainley, Elderwood, Calif.; brothers, Leon (Gulsen) Brewer, Visalia, Calif.; and Donald (Lorinda) Brewer, Big Timber, Mont. He had six grandchildren, Cammie Haney, Trista and Zachary DeRosier, John Day; David Lynch, Baker; and Linda Sue and Edward Brewer, North Bend. He had one great-grandchild in Klamath Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Opal and Clell Brewer; sister, Olliene Morrow, Woodlake, Calif.; Aunt Ollie and Uncle Leon Craig of Three Rivers, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Brewer, North Bend; and nephew, Paul Brewer, Visalia, Calif. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, John Day, Oregon)
May 13,1934 – Feb. 5, 2008
DeWayne C. Brewer, 73, passed away at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay on Feb. 5, 2008, after a lengthy illness with prostate cancer. Cremation followed, at his request. A memorial is planned later this summer in Prospect.
He was born May 13, 1934, at home in Three Rivers, Calif., to Opal and Clell Brewer. He attended Three Rivers Grammar School in Three Rivers, Calif. and graduated from Woodlake Union High School, in 1952, in Woodlake, Calif.
He married in 1956, but later divorced after having four children. He never re-married, but remained close to his children's mother.
Mr. Brewer was an avid NASCAR fan, hunter, bowler, golfer and fisherman. He loved all sports, but particularly football and earned his stripes and letters all four years in high school. He could play any position on the field, but was at his best as quarterback.
After graduating from high school, he played for Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. and for College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif.; he was on the varsity team at both schools. At Fresno, he was, in fact, the first freshman to letter at the college and was scouted by the 49ers, but not chosen.
In 1959, he and his family moved to Sylmar, Calif., where he became a journeyman carpenter and worked from 1959 to 1963 as a house framer in the Los Angeles area. In 1963, he and the family moved to Shell Beach, Calif., where he worked as a construction foreman building a bridge on Highway 101. Then he moved back home to Three Rivers, doing heavy equipment and construction work, building roads.
In about October 1973, he and his family moved to Prospect, where he ran a Caterpillar and worked in the woods hauling logs, clearing brush and plowing snow to clear logging roads. He also worked temporarily in maintenance for Crater Lake National Park.
From then until his death, he lived in Prospect, when ill health forced him to move to his children's home in Coos Bay. After a few months, he was moved into Ocean Crest Assisted Living in North Bend.
Mr. Brewer is survived by three daughters, Laura (Ron) Brown, Coquille; Cynthia (Richard) Tirico, John Day; and Charyse Johnson, Coquille; and a son, David (Amanda) Brewer, North Bend. He also leaves a sister, Barbara (Frank) Ainley, Elderwood, Calif.; brothers, Leon (Gulsen) Brewer, Visalia, Calif.; and Donald (Lorinda) Brewer, Big Timber, Mont. He had six grandchildren, Cammie Haney, Trista and Zachary DeRosier, John Day; David Lynch, Baker; and Linda Sue and Edward Brewer, North Bend. He had one great-grandchild in Klamath Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Opal and Clell Brewer; sister, Olliene Morrow, Woodlake, Calif.; Aunt Ollie and Uncle Leon Craig of Three Rivers, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Brewer, North Bend; and nephew, Paul Brewer, Visalia, Calif. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, John Day, Oregon)
Obituaries: DeWayne C. Brewer
May 13,1934 – Feb. 5, 2008
DeWayne C. Brewer, 73, passed away at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay on Feb. 5, 2008, after a lengthy illness with prostate cancer. Cremation followed, at his request. A memorial is planned later this summer in Prospect.
He was born May 13, 1934, at home in Three Rivers, Calif., to Opal and Clell Brewer. He attended Three Rivers Grammar School in Three Rivers, Calif. and graduated from Woodlake Union High School, in 1952, in Woodlake, Calif.
He married in 1956, but later divorced after having four children. He never re-married, but remained close to his children's mother.
Mr. Brewer was an avid NASCAR fan, hunter, bowler, golfer and fisherman. He loved all sports, but particularly football and earned his stripes and letters all four years in high school. He could play any position on the field, but was at his best as quarterback.
After graduating from high school, he played for Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. and for College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif.; he was on the varsity team at both schools. At Fresno, he was, in fact, the first freshman to letter at the college and was scouted by the 49ers, but not chosen.
In 1959, he and his family moved to Sylmar, Calif., where he became a journeyman carpenter and worked from 1959 to 1963 as a house framer in the Los Angeles area. In 1963, he and the family moved to Shell Beach, Calif., where he worked as a construction foreman building a bridge on Highway 101. Then he moved back home to Three Rivers, doing heavy equipment and construction work, building roads.
In about October 1973, he and his family moved to Prospect, where he ran a Caterpillar and worked in the woods hauling logs, clearing brush and plowing snow to clear logging roads. He also worked temporarily in maintenance for Crater Lake National Park.
From then until his death, he lived in Prospect, when ill health forced him to move to his children's home in Coos Bay. After a few months, he was moved into Ocean Crest Assisted Living in North Bend.
Mr. Brewer is survived by three daughters, Laura (Ron) Brown, Coquille; Cynthia (Richard) Tirico, John Day; and Charyse Johnson, Coquille; and a son, David (Amanda) Brewer, North Bend. He also leaves a sister, Barbara (Frank) Ainley, Elderwood, Calif.; brothers, Leon (Gulsen) Brewer, Visalia, Calif.; and Donald (Lorinda) Brewer, Big Timber, Mont. He had six grandchildren, Cammie Haney, Trista and Zachary DeRosier, John Day; David Lynch, Baker; and Linda Sue and Edward Brewer, North Bend. He had one great-grandchild in Klamath Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Opal and Clell Brewer; sister, Olliene Morrow, Woodlake, Calif.; Aunt Ollie and Uncle Leon Craig of Three Rivers, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Brewer, North Bend; and nephew, Paul Brewer, Visalia, Calif. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, John Day, Oregon)
May 13,1934 – Feb. 5, 2008
DeWayne C. Brewer, 73, passed away at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay on Feb. 5, 2008, after a lengthy illness with prostate cancer. Cremation followed, at his request. A memorial is planned later this summer in Prospect.
He was born May 13, 1934, at home in Three Rivers, Calif., to Opal and Clell Brewer. He attended Three Rivers Grammar School in Three Rivers, Calif. and graduated from Woodlake Union High School, in 1952, in Woodlake, Calif.
He married in 1956, but later divorced after having four children. He never re-married, but remained close to his children's mother.
Mr. Brewer was an avid NASCAR fan, hunter, bowler, golfer and fisherman. He loved all sports, but particularly football and earned his stripes and letters all four years in high school. He could play any position on the field, but was at his best as quarterback.
After graduating from high school, he played for Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. and for College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif.; he was on the varsity team at both schools. At Fresno, he was, in fact, the first freshman to letter at the college and was scouted by the 49ers, but not chosen.
In 1959, he and his family moved to Sylmar, Calif., where he became a journeyman carpenter and worked from 1959 to 1963 as a house framer in the Los Angeles area. In 1963, he and the family moved to Shell Beach, Calif., where he worked as a construction foreman building a bridge on Highway 101. Then he moved back home to Three Rivers, doing heavy equipment and construction work, building roads.
In about October 1973, he and his family moved to Prospect, where he ran a Caterpillar and worked in the woods hauling logs, clearing brush and plowing snow to clear logging roads. He also worked temporarily in maintenance for Crater Lake National Park.
From then until his death, he lived in Prospect, when ill health forced him to move to his children's home in Coos Bay. After a few months, he was moved into Ocean Crest Assisted Living in North Bend.
Mr. Brewer is survived by three daughters, Laura (Ron) Brown, Coquille; Cynthia (Richard) Tirico, John Day; and Charyse Johnson, Coquille; and a son, David (Amanda) Brewer, North Bend. He also leaves a sister, Barbara (Frank) Ainley, Elderwood, Calif.; brothers, Leon (Gulsen) Brewer, Visalia, Calif.; and Donald (Lorinda) Brewer, Big Timber, Mont. He had six grandchildren, Cammie Haney, Trista and Zachary DeRosier, John Day; David Lynch, Baker; and Linda Sue and Edward Brewer, North Bend. He had one great-grandchild in Klamath Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Opal and Clell Brewer; sister, Olliene Morrow, Woodlake, Calif.; Aunt Ollie and Uncle Leon Craig of Three Rivers, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Brewer, North Bend; and nephew, Paul Brewer, Visalia, Calif. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, John Day, Oregon)
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