Terry Harris
Terry Lynn Harris, 68, was born to Arnold and Laila (Alexander) Harris on Oct. 17, 1952 in Cottage Grove, Ore. He attended North Douglas High School in Drain, where he graduated salutatorian in 1970. Terry went on to study at…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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The Chronicle seeks to serve Springfield, Creswell, Cottage Grove and Pleasant Hill communities with hyper-local news and information.
Charles Taylor
Charles “Chuck” Taylor, 83, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 31, 2020 at Sweetbriar Villa in Springfield, Ore. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Joyce D. Taylor who passed in early January. Chuck was…
Ruth Devon Tanton
Ruth Devon Tanton, 83, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Dec. 8, 2020. Devon was born on May 18, 1930 in Elko, Nevada to parents Reginald R. and Ruth (Kelley) Keirnes. She married David Tanton on June 9, 1955. Throughout…
Jerry Lee Lister
My dad, Jerry Lee Lister, died November 27, 2020. Born in Fruitland, Idaho, to Walter and LaVeller Lister, who have preceded him in death, they settled in Lowell, Ore., when my Dad was 4. He joined the Navy in ’56…
Hugh W. Littlebury, Jr.
Hugh Watson Littlebury, Jr. was born on May 20, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas. He died peacefully in Springfield, Oregon with his eldest daughter by his side on Nov. 29, 2020 after a brief illness involving intestinal cancer. He was…
Robert “Bob” Wallace Currier
Robert “Bob” Wallace Currier, 76, of Creswell, Oregon passed away November 29, 2020. Bob was born on May 17, 1944 to Robert E. and Eleanor D. (Gately) Currier in Willimantic, Connecticut. After earning a high school diploma, Bob joined the…
State website offers camp, virus updates
State recreation officials advocated for Parkpulse.io, a web tool that helps plan outdoor recreation during the pandemic. The online mapping tool provides information about most of Oregon’s publicly accessible recreation areas. It displays detailed information for each site, such as…
Beth Palter Blalock
Beth Palter Blalock, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Dec. 5, 2020. Beth was born on Feb. 27, 1955. She was a frontline worker at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene and Cottage Grove. She leaves behind her very loving mother…
Dorothy L. Garrett
Dorothy Garrett, 85, of Springfield, Ore. passed away at her home on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. She was born on Jan. 27, 1935, in Marion, Ohio to Milton and Cora Viola Large. Dorothy was the last surviving sibling to eight…
Liona Swofford
Liona Bell Swofford, 89, of Wendling, Ore., passed away on Dec. 8, 2020 in Springfield, Ore. Liona was born in Los Altos, Cal., to Floyd and Esther McVey, on June 16, 1931. Her family moved to Pleasant Hill, Ore., in…