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Morris "Bird" Leroy Sparrow
December 11, 1937 – April 3, 2024
CORVALLIS - Born to John Wilbur Sparrow and Ada Hannah Bambrough in the old Simpson Hotel in Smithville, Georgia. He was always proud of his Southern roots and food – especially ham, pecans and pimento cheese.
In 1947 he started third grade in Sweet Home, Oregon and went on to graduate from Sweet Home Union High School in 1956 where he got his nickname and made many lifelong friends. He was a proud member of the Sweet Home Elks and a volunteer fireman and always considered Sweet Home his hometown.
In 1956 he married Charlene Luttrell with whom he had three children: Audrey, and twinsBen and Ellen.
He worked in the propane business for a time and in 1964 began his 35-year career withNorthwest Natural Gas Company as a serviceman and Customer Service Supervisor. Hisgenial personality and soft-spoken ways served him well in those capacities. He retiredIn 1999.
In 1979 he married Alice Jane Brown and they moved to Corvallis in August 1981. Theytraveled to Germany to see family and to England, Scotland, Las Vegan, and Hawaii withher friends from high school.
He very much enjoyed his camping trips over the years with his buddy Curt Wolfenbarger and more recently his "Man Camp" trips with friends were the highlight of every year. Laughterwas the order of the day and many very funny stories came out of those Man Camp trips.
Morris died at home, age 86, after a long bout with heart issues and COPD and will bemissed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Alice, daughter AudreyWarren of Maryland, son Ben of Sisters, OR, daughter Ellen of Tigard, OR, grandsonMatthew David Warren, and half-sister Mimi Suzanne Poitras (Paul Biwan) of Corvallis, OR.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved step-father William J. Poitras, andhis sister Rosa Lee Sparrow who died in 1958.
At his request no services will be held. Cremation by McHenry Funeral Home in Corvallis.
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Lynda Wolfenbarger
April 7, 2024
All three of the Wolfenbarger girls send their deepest sympathy to Mimi, Audrey, Ben, Ellen, and Alice. Morris was a part of our family unit early, and was always around as we grew up and started our own adult lives and families. Morris was involved throughout our Sweet Home adventure, time with Hendrix Heating, and always, always in the memories - from afternoons of fun with all six of us kids, trip all over local places, making chicken and noodles and Fudge with Mom for Dad and Morris' hunting trips, stories about the Meacham Tavern, and just sitting around shooting the bull; at times there may have been some alcohol involved. Morris accepted the responsibility of scattering Curt's ashes at a favorite hunting site and never ever letting go of our heart strings. Thank you! We will miss you forever. Love, Sandi, Lynda, and Cheryl
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