Darlene Phyllis Bates Workman was born on June 10, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, to Edgar and Erma Bates and was the thirteenth of fourteen children. Darlene passed away in her sleep on March 7, 2026, from Leukemia in the Pete Moore Hospice House. She was 88 years old.
Darlene spent her younger years growing up in Southern California before the family moved to Oregon. She graduated from Creswell High School and then attended Beauty…




