November 12, 1952 - January 5, 2021
James Dwight âJimmyâ Hebert passed away January 5, 2021, at St. Lukeâs Hospital in Meridian, Idaho. He was 68 years old.
Jimmy was born November 12, 1952, in Rayne, Louisiana. He was the youngest child and only son of Eldridge Joseph âSnipeâ Hebert and Dora Jeanne (LeBleau) Hebert. He was educated in Rayne and graduated from Rayne High School in 1970.
He was surrounded by cousins and neighborhood kids growing up. As a typical boy, he spent summers and weekends barefoot, hunting, fishing, riding bicycles and getting into his share of mischief with these kids. Although he was the baby of the family, he still got his share of lickinsâ. His folks ran a pool hall/hamburger joint for a while when he was young and Jimmy became quite a pool player. He enjoyed this game and played a lot throughout his life.
January 24, 1930 - January 12, 2021
James Oliver âJ.O.â Maxwell, 90, of Haines, Oregon, crossed over into eternal glory on January 12, 2021, in his own home, surrounded by loved ones, after a brief illness.
J.O. was born on January 24, 1930, to Glenn Hand Maxwell and Melva Arvilla Spence Maxwell in his maternal grandparent s farmhouse in the Muddy Creek area, west of Haines, Oregon. He was the namesake of his paternal grandfather, James Oliver Maxwell.
J.O. grew up on the Maxwell Ranch. His first chores included packing wood, gathering eggs and feeding the chickens. Later, he tended sheep and belonged to the 4-H Sheep Club. At 13 years of age, he began working in the hayfield driving a team of work horses pulling a mowing machine, then driving a grain truck from the threshing machine to the farm granaries.