CATHY (ROUSE) FORGEY – OCT. 20, 1962 – JAN. 12, 2019 Cathy (Rouse) Forgey of Cottage Grove died on Jan. 12, 2019 at the age of 56. Cathy was born in Denver, Colo. on Oct. 20, 1962, to parents Lynwood and JoAnn (Turvey) Rouse. She graduated from Creswell High School,[Read More…]
Obituaries & Tributes
Weekend of mourning – Vigil held to honor elderly murder victim
NIXIE ANDERSON HELPS HER TWO-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER EVERLEIGH LIGHT A CANDLE AT SATURDAY NIGHT’S VIGIL FOR ERMA BURNELL, WHO WAS MURDERED IN HER HOME LAST MONDAY. Andrew J. Breig/The Creswell Chronicle The Creswell community was reeling from a two-fold tragedy after a 12-year-old boy last week allegedly murdered a 92-year-old Creswell[Read More…]
Erma Katherine Burnell – Aug. 19, 1926 – Jan. 7, 2019
Erma Katherine Burnell was born Aug. 19, 1926 in Easley, Boon County, Mo. to Alva and Fannie Sapp. She was the oldest child and had two sisters and one brother. Erma married Donald Leon Anderson on Oct. 29, 1946, but divorced in 1947. They had one child, Beverly Anderson, who[Read More…]
More Mourning: Two others also remembered last weekend
DR. TAMARA BLUM File photo The Creswell community remembered three women who recently passed on Saturday, Dr. Tamara Blum, who passed away in October 2018, Evangeline ”Vange” Bigham, who passed away in December 2018, and Erma Burnell, who was the victim of an alleged murder on Jan. 7, 2019 (see[Read More…]
Donald William Best May 19, 1951 – Dec. 4, 2018
DONALD WILLIAM BEST – MAY 19, 1951 – DEC. 4, 2018 Photo provided Donald William Best, a resident of Creswell for 21 years, passed away at home in his sleep on Dec. 4, 2018. He was born on May 19, 1951 to Gilbert and Jeannine Deselms Best in Chico, Calif.[Read More…]
Celebration of Life for Dr. Tamara Blum
TAMARA BLUM – WIFE, MOTHER, HEALER, FRIEND. Patients, fellow business people and community members are invited to honor the life of Tamara Blum, D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Emerald Valley Resort. Social hour at 5:00, music by the Fret Boys at 5:45, and remembrances at 6:15, followed by music[Read More…]
Johnny Loyd Wheeler – Aug. 24, 1945 – Dec. 26, 2018
JOHNNY LOYD WHEELER – AUG. 24, 1945 – DEC. 26, 2018 Johnny Loyd Wheeler, 73, of Creswell, passed away peacefully with family by his side at his sister and brother-in-laws home in Creswell, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. Johnny was born on Aug. 24, 1945 in Cottage Grove to Ernest and[Read More…]
Cecil ‘Lee’ Price – Dec. 29, 1953 – Dec. 27, 2018
CECIL ”LEE” PRICE – DEC. 29, 1953-DEC, 27, 2019 Cecil ”Lee” Price passed away on Dec. 27, 2018 at his home in Creswell after a long battle with cancer. Lee was born on Dec. 29, 1953 in Detroit, Mich. to Cecil and Maggie Price. He spent 13 years in the[Read More…]
Evangeline Mary Kelsch Bigham – June 6, 1945 – Dec. 31, 2018
EVANGELINE MARY KELSCH BIGHAM – JUNE 6, 1945 – DEC. 31, 2018 Vange was born to Joseph and Ella Kelsch in Springfield on June 6, 1945. She grew up in Creswell. As a child, she picked beans in the summer and rode her bicycle down the road, which is now[Read More…]
Leota Mae Klein – Aug. 3, 1913- Dec. 24, 2018
LEOTA MAE KLEIN – AUG. 3, 1913- DEC. 24, 2018 Leota Mae Klein passed away peacefully on Dec. 24, 2018 at the age of 105. She was born in Walla Walla, Wash., on Aug. 3, 1913 to Walter K. and Anna L. Jenkins. She had a younger brother, Max, and[Read More…]
