Nancy Cushman (Harrington) Draper of Eugene and Springfield passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 30, 2022 at the age of 94.She was born in Santa Monica, California to Rufus and Marilla Ryder Harrington. She married Eugene Draper on September 5, 1947. She graduated…

JoAnn Cook passed away of natural causes on June 30, 2022. She was born Joan Plaisted in Roseburg, Ore. on May 7, 1933 to John and Agnes Marie Plaisted. She was the youngest of eight children and had three sisters, Pauline, Coral and Donna and…

Delores Ann Quinn, 76, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away June 5, 2022 at her home. She was born June 21, 1945 in Mena, Ark. to Orvil and Delcie (Colley) Loyd. Delores married Shirley Ray Quinn on June 14, 1963, and they celebrated 32 of…

Larry Gene Morphew of Springfield passed away May 4, 2022, he was 73. Larry was born Dec. 5, 1948, in Nashville, Alaska to Preston and Charlene (Johnson) Morphew. He lived in Kirby, Alaska until September of 1951 when the family moved to Springfield, Ore.  Larry…

Mark Leroy Flory of Marcola passed away June 23, 2022. He was 62. Mark was born Jan. 6, 1960, in Riddle, Ore. to Melvin Flory, and Caroline Schaefer.  Mark was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed woodworking, welding and being a machinist. He was…

Joseph Huston Alsup was born and raised in Lebanon, Tenn., the fourth child of Harry and Mary Lou Lannom Alsup. He was the baby of the family and a famous child-star in Varallo’s Chili TV commercials.  He was predeceased by his brother Loyne, sister Jane…

Ralph Smeed, 96, a longtime Springfield businessman died on May 19, 2022 peacefully at home surrounded by four of his children.  Ralph was born April 18, 1926, in the Eugene, Ore. home he grew up in. His parents, Ethel and Herbert Smeed had three children…

Patricia “Pat” Putman, 88, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away June 29, 2022. Pat was born October 21, 1933 in Wardner, Idaho to parents Franklin and Doris (McCarver) Ballard. She married Clyde Putman on September 22, 1949 in Baker, Ore. Pat was a stay-at-home mother,…

On July 2, 2022, Harrison “Harry” Joshua Klaiss moved on from this Earth at 21 years old. He was born in New Jersey, joining his sister Rachael, on Oct. 17, 2000 to AnnaMarie Klaiss (Corchiani) and Harry Spencer Klaiss Jr., of Springfield. Harrison was a…