Patsy McCanna died on March 10, at her home in Keno.
She was born on Dec. 6, 1940, to Tom and Gladys Clyburn.
McCanna was an outdoors-woman. She loved nature, gardening, painting, ceramics, crocheting and doing crafts. She had a lot of love in her heart, and always had pets, including fish, rabbits, goats, pigs, birds and even a pair of ravens. These animals all became her babies.
McCanna worked at Snow Mountain Pine, the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and the Malheur Field Station. She was known as a terrific cook and made sure everyone was fed when they came to visit.
McCanna is survived by her children Ben McCanna and wife, Monica of Burns; Donald Thomas McCanna of Keno, Jamie Paul and husband, Brian of Keno, and Misti McCanna of Burns; and grandchildren, Jenifer McCanna, Jessica Rodgers, Kenny Rodgers, Kaitlin McCanna, Cyndi McCanna, Tasha Sargent, Ryan Sargent, Ashley Trushell, Andrew Trushell, Chelsie Paul, Kristen Moss, Dustin Moss, Ezra Chamberlain and Nathanel Chamberlain.
She is also survived by great-grandchildren, Analisa Tushell, Cameron Trushell, Olyvia Rowley, Austin Sargent, Tirzah Douglas, William Douglas, IV, Ben Matthew McCanna, Tyler Kealiher and Kairi Rodgers; and friends, Gail Manning of Burns and Martha Sakota of Happy Valley, Calif.
McCanna was preceded in death by her husband, Donald R. McCanna; son, Ronald Steven McCanna; parents, Tom and Gladys Clyburn; and siblings, Bud and Toma.
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