Category Obituaries & Tributes

Thomas Miller – Jan. 7, 1947 – Feb. 5, 2020

Thomas O. Miller, 73, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Feb.5, 2020 of a heart attack. He was born Jan. 17, 1947 to Robert and Lillian (Lloyd) Miller in Green Bay, Wis. Tom worked as a metal fabricator in the RV industry until he retired.…

Bernice Porter – Dec. 27, 1937 – Feb. 12, 2020

Bernice Porter – Dec. 27, 1937 – Feb. 12, 2020 Sister Bernice K. Porter, 82, passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2020, with loved ones by her side singing her favorite gospel songs. Sister Bernice was born Dec. 27, 1937 in Woodlake, Calif., to Joseph…

Gene Slayter – Dec.14, 1924 – Jan. 25, 2020

Gene D. Slayter, 95, died peacefully at home on Jan. 25, 2020 of age-related causes. He was born on Dec. 14, 1924 to William Enos Slayter and Mary Viola (Johnson) Slayter. Born and raised on a farm in Blachly, Ore., Gene graduated from Triangle Lake…

Death Notices – Feb. 13, 2020

BOOHER — James William Booher, 85, of Dillard, Ore., died Feb. 3, 2020. Arrangements by Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove. SMITH — Smith-Duane Floyd Smith, 83, of Cottage Grove, died Feb. 7, 2020. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City,…

Louis Lyon honored

Louis Mosle Lyon was honored with a full military flag ceremony during his Celebration of Life on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Hobby Field in Creswell. Lyon served as a radar technician on the USS Princeton during the Vietnam era.