Darlene Marie (Carpenter) Burback, 77, of Cottage Grove passed away July 16, 2021. Darlene was born March 9, 1944 in Astoria, Ore. to parents Wilburn and Virginia (Leahy) Carpenter. She graduated from South Eugene High School in 1962, then married Garland Burback on Feb. 10,…

Jenny LeCompte died on June 25, 2021 of Covid-related issues.  She was born on July 1, 1978 and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School and the University of Oregon. She was an advocate for those who suffered with trigeminal neuralgia. She is survived by her…

Linda H. Hill of Springfield died June 20, 2021 at the age of 73. She was born on July 3, 1947 in Eugene to Eldon and Helen Knight. She was a homemaker and was active in the family trucking business early in adulthood, and later…

Steven W. Coons was born Oct. 22, 1949 to W. Glenn and Josephine (Galdabini) Coons. He joined a sister, Carol E. Coons, and a brother, Joe G. Coons. He was delivered in Mrs. Butler’s Nursing Home in Cottage Grove, Ore., and his birth was attended…

Katie loved the Lord all her life, and on July 1, 2021 she’s now with Him forever. She was born in Saskatchewan, Canada to John and Mary Burkart on Nov. 25, 1921. She was the sixth of seven children, and was preceded in death by her four sisters and two brothers.  As a…

Sandra K. Massey, 67, passed away at 1:53 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in her home here in Creswell, Ore. from lung cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, at the Church in Walker, Ore., where…

Ray J. Coburn of Springfield, Ore., went to be with Jesus on June 28, 2021 at the age of 84. He was born on Nov. 8, 1936 in Eatonville, Wash., to Arthur and Nell Coburn. He attended Northwest Christian College where he met the love…

Herman Ray Thompson, 86, of Dorena, Ore., passed away on July 5, 2021. He was born on Dec. 12, 1934 in Santo, Texas, to parents Jesse J. and Dollie (Marsh) Thompson. Ray’s family left Texas in 1952, moving to Santa Maria, Calif., where he graduated from high…

Fern Louise Carpenter, 100, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed on June 26, 2021. Fern was born Feb. 18, 1921, in Lynch, Neb., to parents Otis and Ethel (Whetham) Chapman. She graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1939. Fern married Edward B. Carpenter on Sept.…