Carolyn Inez Dam Houde passed away peacefully from natural causes on April 16, 2026 at the age of 93.  How can a life so rich and productive be distilled down to a few lines in a newspaper death notice? “Do not stand at my grave…

Hugh Turnbull — known to generations of Creswell students as Mr. T — left this world on April 23, 2026, in Chicago, at the age of 86, with Debby holding his hand. Hugh was born in Akron, Ohio, to David R. Turnbull II and Anna…

Kenneth Parramore, 80, of Creswell, OR, passed away Friday, April 3, 2026.  He was born August 29, 1945, in Dothan, AL, to Durward and Inez Starling Parramore.   He graduated from Dothan High School in 1963 and from Auburn University in 1968 with a B.S.…

Sims “Bud” McFall, age 92, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away January 21, 2026. Arrangements are in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the Pennoyer Avenue Church of…

Michael Lane Hougan passed peacefully away on February 23 at the age of 76. He was born in Bellingham, WA, to Arnold and Dorothy Hougan on May 4, 1949. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 1967 and then attended WSU, earning a BS in…

Joseph Vern Cooper, 71, of Creswell, OR, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026. He was born on May 7, 1954, in Cottage Grove, OR, to Vernon Cooper and Mildred Clark. Joe grew up in several local communities in Oregon and graduated from Creswell High School…

Gary Kenneth Zimmerman Winnop passed away on March 11, 2026. Born in Portland, Oregon, he grew up along the McKenzie River and remained deeply connected to its outdoors, enjoying hunting and fishing with his brothers. He served in the U.S. Air Force, later working in…

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…

Bobbie Mahoney (Mildred Roberta Werder) of Springfield, OR passed away February 28, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Bobbie was preceded by her parents, Mildred and Hayes Werder, and her husband, Patrick E. Mahoney, whom she married in 1976. “Third time is a charm,” she had said,…