Priscilla Ruth Strayer

Priscilla Ruth Strayer obituary

Priscilla Ruth Strayer

Upcoming Events

Oct

10

Service

11:00 a.m.

Restlawn Memory Gardens

201 N Oak Grove Rd, Salem, OR 97304

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Nov

15

Memorial service

11:00 a.m.

Oakridge United Methodist Church

48137 E 1st St,, Oakridge, OR 97463

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Priscilla Strayer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Major Family Funeral Home of Oakridge on Sep. 30, 2025.

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Priscilla Strayer of Oakridge, Oregon died on September 19, 2025. She was 89. Priscilla was born in Kingston, Rhode Island on August 20, 1936, to George and Helen Durham.

In 1954 Priscilla married Bob Strayer. Together they raised two children, owned Suzuki Sports Center and later B & P Lapidary and Crafts. He preceded her in death in 2011. In 2018 she moved to Oakridge to be near her family.

Survivors include her older brother George Durham (Mittie), her two daughters Julie Strayer Thoma (Dan) and Amy Weih (Edwin), grandchildren Zachary Peterson (Brandice), Rachael Dunnell (Josh), Katie Weih, Becca Weih, Hans Weih (Sarah) and four great grandchildren.

There will be a graveside service on October 10, at Restlawn Memory Gardens in Salem at 11:00 am.

A memorial service will be held at the Oakridge United Methodist Church on November 15, 2025 at 11:00 am.

Services are in the care Major Family Funeral Home in Oakridge. Visit www.majorfamilyfuneralhome.com to share a memory of Priscilla.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

10

Service

11:00 a.m.

Restlawn Memory Gardens

201 N Oak Grove Rd, Salem, OR 97304

Send Flowers

Nov

15

Memorial service

11:00 a.m.

Oakridge United Methodist Church

48137 E 1st St,, Oakridge, OR 97463

Send Flowers