Category Obituaries & Tributes

Janet Elaine McLaughlin: June 23, 1946 – March 9, 2022

  Janet Elaine McLaughlin, 75, of Creswell, Ore. passed March 9, 2022. Janet was born June 23, 1946, in Detroit, Mich. to parents Howard and Mariam (Hayes) McLaughlin. She married Faye L Gagehabib on June 5, 2013 in Eugene, Ore.  They were married for eight…

Bobby Lee Young: Sept. 15, 1940 – Feb. 3, 2022

  Bobby Lee Young, 81, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away Feb. 3, 2022. Bobby (Bob) was a longtime resident of Cottage Grove, a friend to many, a devoted father, grandfather and loving husband. He had a long and full life. Born on Sept. 15,…

Ilene Pyles: Feb. 2, 1956 – March 12, 2022

Ilene Rae Humphreys, later Pyles, was born in Baker City, Ore., on Feb. 2, 1956. She died after a long and gradual decline from the dementia that also took her mother and her grandmother before her; and after, at the very end, a characteristic refusal to…

Death Notices: Week of March 21

HALL – James Hall, 65, of Eugene, died March 12. ZUCK – Robert Zuck, 75, of Eugene died March 14.   DICKSON – Russell Dickson, 68 years old of Eugene. Died March 14, 2022. Arrangements by Sunset Hills Funeral Home Crematorium and Cemetery.  BLANCO –…

Girdon Clayton Kirkland: June 5, 1946 – Feb. 1, 2022

Girdon “Clay or Sonny” Clayton Kirkland, 75, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Feb. 1, 2022. He was born to parents Matthew “Clayton” and Thelma Kirkland, on June 5, 1946 in Eugene. Clay graduated from Thurston Senior High School in 1964.  He served in the…

Pamela Kay (Beers) Hughes: Dec. 4, 1954 – March 3, 2022

  Pamela Kay (Beers) Hughes was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. to Howard Robert Beers and Nora Loueen (Ballard) Beers. She lived in the Cottage Grove area her entire life, graduating from Cottage Grove High School in 1973.  Being Howard’s daughter, Pam grew up learning…

Sharon M. Walton: Oct. 31, 1950 – March 2, 2022

Sharon Marie Walton of Springfield, Ore. passed away peacefully on March 2, 2022 at the age of 71, holding her husband’s hand.  Sharon was born on Oct. 31, 1950 in Coquille, Ore. Sharon graduated from Coquille High School in 1968. At 18, she met her…

Thomas Jerry Jeannot: Aug. 22, 1983 – Feb. 15, 2022

Thomas Jerry Jeannot, 38, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 15, 2022. He was born Aug. 22, 1983, in Eugene. TJ founded, owned, and operated TC Flagging in Cottage Grove. He worked at Surco Logging for the past six years. He loved the outdoors…

Roy James Jennings: June 29, 1957 – Feb. 26, 2022

Roy “RJ” James Jennings, 64, of Springfield, Ore. died peacefully Feb. 26, 2022 from complications of cancer. He was born June 29, 1957 in Springfield at McKenzie Willamette Hospital to Thomas and Mary Jennings. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1975 where he lettered…

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