Category Obituaries & Tributes

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…

Tributes: Robert Ernest Ash & Darlene Laverne Ash

Robert & Darlene Ash Robert Ernest Ash: Jan. 2, 1936 – Nov. 7, 2020 Darlene Laverne Ash: Oct. 24, 1940 – Nov. 7, 2020 Robert Ernest Ash (84) of Cottage Grove, Ore., was born on Jan. 2, 1936 to Zine and Lorena Ash in Clarksburg,…

Vic Berkey: Jan. 1, 1946 – July 17, 2020

Victor Berkey passed away on July 17, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona. He was born on January 1, 1946, in Eugene to Vic and Deloras Berkey. He attended Goshen Elementary, Hamlin Junior High, and Springfield High where he played in the marching band. After graduating from…

Robert Dickens: July 23,1928 – July 7, 2021

Robert (Bob) Dickens passed away on July 7, 2021 in Eugene, Ore., at the age of 92. Robert was born July 23, 1928 to Arthur and Rene Dickens in Cottage Grove. He was predeceased by his loving wife and partner of 68 years, Millie Dickens…

Janice Elizabeth Griffin: Sept. 12, 1954 – June 26, 2021

Janice Elizabeth Griffin, a resident of Springfield, Ore.,passed away on June 26, 2021 after a brave two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jan was born September 12, 1954 in Klamath Falls, Ore., the third child of Alta and Bernard Griffin. Jan grew up in Klamath Falls…

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