Ernest ‘Sam’ Martin: Feb. 7. 1936 – April 12, 2022 Ernest “Sam” Martin of Dorena, 86, died April 12, 2022. He was born Feb. 7, 1936 in Caney, Okla. to Ernest Martin and Ella “Holland” Martin. He was the youngest of five. Albert “Tanner” Martin,…

WARD – Ellen Mae Belle Ward, 85, of Drain, Oregon passed away March 28, 2022. Arrangements in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. SMITH – John “Tom” Thomas Smith, 81, of Creswell, Oregon passed away April 4, 2022. Arrangements in the care of…

Todd Edward Gray of Eugene, Ore. passed away on March 10, 2022 from a car accident. Todd was born on Feb. 19, 1965 to Ed and Carmalita (Sandy) Gray in Coos Bay, Ore.  After Todd graduated from Sheldon High School in 1983, he went on to…

Rick L. Higgins, veteran and longtime Creswell community member, passed away on April 8, the Creswell Veteran Affairs of Foreign Wars Post announced.  Higgins served as a United States Army infantryman and radio operator during the Vietnam War, earning three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star…

Patricia (Pat) Ann Schlosser passed away on March 31, 2022 in Creswell at the age of 80. She was born on Feb. 10, 1942 in Eugene to Chris and Lillian Brenden. The oldest of three children, Pat graduated from South Eugene High School in 1960 and…

Rose Mary Wells, 81, passed away on April 6, 2022 with Robert, her husband of 64 years, at her side.  Rose was born on May 28, 1940 in Oregon City where she attended high school and married Robert in 1958. Rose and Robert raised a…

Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Ford, 69, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away at home April 6, 2022.  Debbie was born in Salinas, Calif. on Aug. 6, 1952 to parents John and Clydene (Shackelford) Chiesa. She graduated from North High in 1971, and was married June 19, 1976…

Ellen Mae Belle Ward, 85, of Drain, Ore. passed away March 28, 2022, in Springfield, Ore.  Ellen was born July 5, 1936, in Mitchell, Neb. to parents Merlyn and Nellie (Zweifel) Morrison. She married Robert Franklin Ward Jr. on March 29, 1953, in Cottage Grove,…