ORS 657.255: Method of payment of benefits; payment of benefits due deceased person; rules.

(1) Benefits shall be payable from the fund and shall be paid through employment offices, in accordance with such regulations as the Director of the Employment Department may prescribe.

      (2) In the event of the death of any person to whom benefits are due under this chapter, but which benefits remain unpaid in whole or in part, such benefits may be paid to any person or persons designated by the director in the following order:

      (a) Surviving spouse.

      (b) Surviving children, including adopted children.

      (c) Mother or father of the deceased.