Category Obituaries & Tributes

Joshua Michael Ward

Joshua Michael Ward, 29, passed away on July 9, 2020.  Joshua was born in Redlands, Calif. He graduated from Chaffey Adult School in Ontario, Calif., in 2012.  He loved life, most of all his sons Justin and Oliver Ward. He lived most of his life…

Michael Joe Scott

Michael Joe Scott, 58, passed away on July 16, 2020. Michael was born in Eugene, Oregon, on June 20, 1962, to parents Jasper Harold Scott and Olsa Lucille (Alexander) Scott. He grew up in Creswell, Oregon, with his three brothers and one sister.  He was…

Sidney Earl Dean

Sidney Dean, of Creswell, Oregon, passed away at home, on July 22, 2020, with his family by his side at the age of 84. Sid was born April 25, 1936, on a horse ranch in Huntington, Oregon, to George and Clara Dean. He joined a…

Death Notices

PHILLIPS – Derek Alan Phillips, 47, of Cottage Grove, Oregon died July 12, 2020. Arrangements by Alpha Cremation & Burial Services. McCRACKEN – Tina Diane McCracken, 60, of Dexter, Oregon died July 14, 2020. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary. SHORT – Cynthia Anne Short, 63,…

Bill W. Walker

Attempting to condense a life into a few paragraphs is daunting. It is a heartbreaking task to write the final words for one so well loved and so terribly missed. We lost our precious husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather on Nov. 14, 2019, following an…

Derral Dean Mosby

Derral Dean Mosby, 64, of Ridgefield, Washngton, was born Aug. 29, 1955, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He passed away July 1, 2020, in Ridgefield, Washington.  Derral lived his entire life as a true representative of “the Cowboy Code.” Virtually born in the saddle on the…

Derek Alan Phillips

Derek Alan Phillips, 47, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away July 12, 2020. Derek was born Dec. 26, 1972, in Eugene, Oregon, to Conley and Kay (Stiff) Phillips. Derek was a 1991 graduate of Cottage Grove High School. He worked at The Brewstation in Cottage…

James Robert ‘Jimmy’ Paschall

With utter sadness and mourning, we announce the sudden passing of James Robert Paschall, 20, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, on June 26, 2020, in Lincoln County.  Born on March 30, 2000, in Springfield, Oregon, Jimmy was raised in both Oregon and Nova Scotia Canada.  Mourning…

Ruby Shipp

Ruby Alice Shipp, 88, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2020, at home in Eugene, Oregon. She was born July 13, 1931, in Davenport, Washington, to Shirley Ray and Alta (Odgers) Miller. Ruby spoke fondly of growing up in Connell, Washington, with her siblings. After…