Death Notice – Christal Lee Nelson
NELSON — Christal Lee, 72, of Drain, Ore., passed away on Feb. 11, 2020. A Memorial Service was held on Feb. 22. Arrangements in the care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
NELSON — Christal Lee, 72, of Drain, Ore., passed away on Feb. 11, 2020. A Memorial Service was held on Feb. 22. Arrangements in the care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.

Robert Alan Southwick – Feb. 21, 2020 Robert Alan Southwick, 48, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Myrtle Creek, passed away Feb. 21, 2020. Robert was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Gary L. and Darrellyn (Steele) Southwick. He graduated from South Umpqua High School…

John Malcom Simmons – Nov. 15, 1937 – Feb. 20, 2020 John Malcom Simmons, 82, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Feb. 20, 2020. John was born on Nov. 15, 1937, in Eugene to parents John Milton Simmons and Ruth Marie (Mansell) Simmons. He graduated…

Linda Joel Nicolay – Oct. 17, 1958 – Feb. 18, 2020 Linda Joel Nicolay, 61, of Cottage Grove, passed on Feb. 18, 2020, from cancer. She was born on Oct. 17, 1958, in Jamestown, N.D., to parents Norbert and Darlene (Nitschke) Schlenker. Linda married Gary…

Calvin ‘Cal’ C. Taylor – March 1, 1925 – Feb. 16, 2020 The Creswell community has lost a good man. Calvin ”Cal” C. Taylor, 94, passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 16, 2020. Born March 1, 1925, in Coburg, the family moved to…

Marvin Dean Rhodes – April 21, 1954 – Feb. 14, 2020 Friday, Feb. 14, we lost a gentle, and genuinely kind man, Marvin Dean Rhodes. He was 65. He was a community servant in Medford, from 1974-92. Marvin was born April 21, 1954, in Eugene,…

Cal Taylor cheering for Creswell High School. Photo archives CRESWELL – Some are fortunate to have lived a long, well-intentioned life; the rest of us can only hope for the same. Over the weekend, longtime Creswell resident Calvin ”Cal” Taylor, 94, passed away. This time…
McCOURT — Harold Bryant McCourt, 82, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., passed away on Jan. 27, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield, Ore. CHAPMAN – Richard Dale Chapman, 61, of Dorena, Ore., passed away on Feb. 6, 2020. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral…
Tina Sweeten, 75, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Feb. 3, 2020 with her family by her side. She was a graduate of Oakridge High School. She loved children, especially babies, so she chose to be an instructional assistant at Guy Lee Elementary for many…