Category Obituaries & Tributes

June 18, 1930 – Oct. 22, 2022 Bea was born in Mason City, Iowa to Rachel Laville and Clyde McKee. She attended Holy Cross School in Mason City through 12th grade.   At age 19, Bea married Robert Bush and moved to Mississippi. They later…

April 9, 1947 – Oct. 21, 2022 A present and playful father, a loving husband, a doting granddad, a community builder, and a creative soul, Ron (Ronald) Lex O’Keefe (Potter) lived a full life, reflective of his commitment to family, community, creativity, and wellness. Ron…

Dec. 15, 1932 – Oct. 22, 2022 On Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, Lorraine Virginia McConnell, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 89, just six weeks shy of her 90th birthday. Lorraine was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Washington, D.C. to…

April 4, 1922 – Oct. 20, 2022 Lowell Chapman Davis, 100, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Oct. 20, 2022. Lowell was born in Lorane, Oregon April 4, 1922 to parents Alva and Anna (Chapman) Davis. He graduated from Lorane High School in 1940, and…

Feb. 7, 1941 – Oct. 4, 2022 Jerry Edward Caughell, 81, of Oakland, Ore. passed away Oct. 4, 2022. He was born Feb. 7, 1941 in Bandon, Ore. to Charley Marion and Gladys May (Edwards) Caughell.  After graduating from Pacific High School in 1959, he…

Deceased: Oct. 7, 2022 It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dolores “Dee” Higgins of Springfield, Ore. Born in Killdeer, N.D., Dee passed away in her sleep on Oct. 7, 2022.…

March 30, 1948 – Oct. 8, 2022 Jean Nancy Hungerford, 74, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Oct. 8, 2022. Jean was born March 30, 1948 in Deadwood, S.D. to parents Tom and Kathreen (Purnell) Streets. She married Allan L. Hungerford on Aug. 30, 1975…

Deceased: Oct. 6, 2022 Born to Harold T. Stromberg, Sr. and Harriet of Oakland, Calif. in 1929, Hal passed away peacefully at his home in Yoncalla, Ore., on Oct. 6, 2022, at the age of 93. Hal leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Gloria;…