Category Obituaries & Tributes

Annetta Gaylor – Feb. 7, 1942 – Mar. 15, 2019

Annetta Irene Gaylor, 77, passed away on March 15, 2019. She was a longtime resident of Creswell, but resided in Albany, Ore. for the past seven months. She was born on Feb. 7, 1942 in Omaha, Neb., daughter of Stanley and Shirley Martin. She had…

Eli Olsen

Eli Olsen Eli Olsen was born in Petoskey, Mich., to Eli and Celia Olsen. He was one of nine children. Eli graduated high school in Michigan and attended trade schools. Eli was a jack of all trades. He had been an auto mechanic for most…

Lucille Sexton Oct. 30, 1921 – Jan. 30, 2019

LUCILLE SEXTON OCT. 30, 1921 – JAN. 30, 2019 Lucille Sexton, 97, of Cottage Grove, died Jan. 30, 2019. She was born Oct. 30, 1921 in Murphy, N.C., to parents William and Caroline (Marcus) Hass. Lucille married Clarence Sexton in November 1939. They were married…

Nelson Wesley – June 27, 1927 – Jan. 16, 2019

Nelson Wesley, 91, passed away Jan. 16, 2019. He was born June 27, 1927 in Finely, Okla. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Val Jean Wesley; son, Michael (Mitch) Wesley; and mother, Alice Watson (Choate) and brother, Buck Ishcomer, both…

Weekend of mourning – Vigil held to honor elderly murder victim

NIXIE ANDERSON HELPS HER TWO-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER EVERLEIGH LIGHT A CANDLE AT SATURDAY NIGHT’S VIGIL FOR ERMA BURNELL, WHO WAS MURDERED IN HER HOME LAST MONDAY. Andrew J. Breig/The Creswell Chronicle The Creswell community was reeling from a two-fold tragedy after a 12-year-old boy last week…

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