Category Obituaries & Tributes

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PHILLIPS – Derek Alan Phillips, 47, of Cottage Grove, Oregon died July 12, 2020. Arrangements by Alpha Cremation & Burial Services. McCRACKEN – Tina Diane McCracken, 60, of Dexter, Oregon died July 14, 2020. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary. SHORT – Cynthia Anne Short, 63,…

Bill W. Walker

Attempting to condense a life into a few paragraphs is daunting. It is a heartbreaking task to write the final words for one so well loved and so terribly missed. We lost our precious husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather on Nov. 14, 2019, following an…

Derral Dean Mosby

Derral Dean Mosby, 64, of Ridgefield, Washngton, was born Aug. 29, 1955, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He passed away July 1, 2020, in Ridgefield, Washington.  Derral lived his entire life as a true representative of “the Cowboy Code.” Virtually born in the saddle on the…

Derek Alan Phillips

Derek Alan Phillips, 47, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away July 12, 2020. Derek was born Dec. 26, 1972, in Eugene, Oregon, to Conley and Kay (Stiff) Phillips. Derek was a 1991 graduate of Cottage Grove High School. He worked at The Brewstation in Cottage…

James Robert ‘Jimmy’ Paschall

With utter sadness and mourning, we announce the sudden passing of James Robert Paschall, 20, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, on June 26, 2020, in Lincoln County.  Born on March 30, 2000, in Springfield, Oregon, Jimmy was raised in both Oregon and Nova Scotia Canada.  Mourning…

Ruby Shipp

Ruby Alice Shipp, 88, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2020, at home in Eugene, Oregon. She was born July 13, 1931, in Davenport, Washington, to Shirley Ray and Alta (Odgers) Miller. Ruby spoke fondly of growing up in Connell, Washington, with her siblings. After…

Arlene Brenda Taddei

Arlene Brenda Taddei passed away peacefully on July 13, 2020, with her husband Bruce Taddei of 45 years by her side after a short battle with cancer.  She is survived by her sons Duane and Daniel Taddei, her parents Pat and Jack Wisdom, her siblings…

Roy Wesley Robertson

  Roy Wesley Robertson of Creswell, Oregon, passed away peacefully at his home March 7, 2020. He was 73. He was born in Eugene to Wesley and Mary Robertson. He attended Eugene schools, moved to Creswell and graduated from Creswell High School in 1964. Roy…

Grethchen Kitzmiller Plath

Gretchen Kitzmiller Plath, 81, entered her eternal rest on July 21, 2020, with her loving husband, Dr. Paul Plath, of 46 years and her children at her side. Gretchen was born Nov. 7, 1938, in Salem, Oregon, to Augusta Gerlinger and John Kitzmiller. Gretchen was…

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