Category Obituaries & Tributes

Molly Grace Howell: March 17, 1977 – Aug. 2, 2021

Molly Grace Howell, 44, of Cottage Grove passed away Aug. 2, 2021. Molly was born March 17, 1977 in Palmer, Ala. to parents Thomas and Linda Howell. She graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1995.  Molly was a lover of Elvis Presley. She loved…

Merle Lee Kloster: 1927 – 2021

Merle Lee Kloster was born July 17, 1927, in Barlow, Ore., to Madge and Nelson Kloster. When he was 7 years old, the family moved to Zion, Ore., where the family briefly lived with his grandfather near Kloster Mountain. There his family began attending the…

Louise Montgomery: Dec. 12, 1916 – July 31, 2021

Louise Montgomery was born on Dec. 12, 1916 in South Fork, Ark., to Virgil and Rena (Driggers) Jones. She was the first of seven children.  She married Murkle “Monty” Montgomery in Carlsbad, N.M., on Sept. 6 1936. Monty and Louise were married for 52 years.…

James Erwin Levings: May 19, 1937 – June 24, 2021

James Erwin Levings was born in Tacoma, Wash., on May 19, 1937 and passed away in Eugene on June 24, 2021. He lived in Creswell for many decades prior to his death. Jim started his military career soon after high school by enlisting in the…

Kenneth Lee Price: Sept. 25, 1952 – July 21, 2021

Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Price, 68, of Cottage Grove passed away July 21, 2021.  Kenny was born Sept. 25, 1952, in Camp Roberts, Calif. to parents Raymond and Joyce (Beard) Price. After high school, Kenny joined the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War.…

Gordon Earl Beaman: April 18, 1950 – July 20, 2021

Editor’s note: This obituary was compiled by Dana Merryday of The Chronicle. Gordon Earl Beaman, 71, passed away peacefully at River Bend Hospital on July 20 following a brief illness. His brother, Peter Beaman, and sister, Wendy Weller, were with him as he stepped into…

Death Notices: Week of Aug. 5

BRASETH – Noel Marie Braseth, 65, of Creswell died July 19. PRICE – Kenneth Lee Price, 68, of Cottage Grove died July 21. GABORIAULT – Leonard G. Gaboriault, 69, of Springfield died July 21. BEAVER – Delene Beaver, 76, of Springfield died on July 22.…

Tribute: Billy Jack Clark: Oct. 7, 1929 – 2021

Billy Jack Clark: Oct. 7, 1929 – 2021 Billy Jack Clark, known as ‘Jack’ was born Oct. 7, 1929 in Cleveland, Okla., to Floyd Thomas Clark and Anna Wilma Barron-Clark. The Clarks moved to Oklahoma City when Jack was a child. Jack’s Uncle R.B. Clark…

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