Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Wilbur Heath, 91, stands in front of the centerfold photo of himself for Time Life Magazine’s ”Year of Photos 1990,” as part of the story, ”Endangered Species: An Owl and a Logger Symbolize the Nation’s Touch Choice – Jobs or the Environment.” Aliya Hall/The Chronicle…
Elmer “Loyd” Kimery also known as “Popeye” of Cottage Grove, passed away Nov. 8, 2019. Loyd was born on June 15, 1938 in Nampa, Idaho to Elmer P. and Martina B.(Ferguson) Kimery. Loyd married Claudia Lucille Angel on May 8, 1959 in Cottage Grove. Loyd…
Dover Arnold ‘Red’ Leopard March 11, 1936 – Nov. 12, 2019 Dover Arnold ”Red” Leopard, of Marcola, Ore., ”went to meet his maker” on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, after a long illness. Arnold was born on March 11, 1936, in Glenville, N.C, the third child…
Last week I received some shocking news that Jon Moore, a friend and fellow golfer, passed away after suffering a heart attack on Nov. 5. I had gotten to know Jon, who was a barber and hairdresser at Platinum Hair in Creswell, the past six…
GODING – Robert “Bobby” LeRoy Goding, born Jan. 19, 1950 in Del Norte, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 23, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at VFW Hall Post No. 3965, located at 5344 Main St.,…
Michael Lee Eldredge -Dec. 19, 1959 – Sept. 13, 2019 Photo provided Michael Lee Eldredge, 59, of Eugene, Oregon, lost his battle with an aggressive form of cancer on Sept. 13, 2019. Mike was born in Eugene on Dec. 19, 1959. He received a geology…
John Willard Thorn Jr. – March 5, 1938 – Nov. 7, 2019 Photo provided John Willard Thorn Jr., 81, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on Nov. 7, 2019. John was born March 5, 1938 in Cottage Grove, to parents John W. and Vera (Prior)…
Kenneth Victor Erickson 1927 – 2019 Kenneth Victor Erickson, 92, a WWII veteran, barber and LTD bus driver, joined his wife, Bonnie, in Heaven on Sept. 19, 2019. He was born in Gresham, Oregon, to Harold and Alma (Yokum) Erickson. He was known for his…
Scott Wayne Miller Dec. 9, 1980 – Nov. 3, 2019 Photo provided Scott Wayne Miller died suddenly on Nov. 3, 2019. He was born on Dec. 9, 1980 in Springfield, Oregon to Kim and Janice (Bobbi) Miller. He started most of his life back and…