April 29, 1929 – Sept. 15, 2022 Longtime area resident Jim McCowan died peacefully at home on Sept. 15 of age-related causes. He was 93. He was born April 29, 1929 to Alabama sharecroppers Leo McCowan and Annie Louise (Puckett) McCowan. A self-described roller-rink rat, Jim also played high school[Read More…]

June 23, 1940 – Sept. 18, 2022 Dennis Bergman, 82, of Springfield  died Sunday, Sept. 18. He died of age-related causes = to dementia. He died close to family in a peaceful manner. He was born in Poulsbo, Wash. on June 23, 1940.  He is preceded in death by father[Read More…]

May 14, 1935 – Sept. 12, 2022 On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, Carroll (Sid) Daniel Emerson, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away at the age of 87.  Sid was born on May 14, 1935 in Scotland, Ark. to Arnold and Carna (Bost) Emerson. He graduated from Scotland[Read More…]

March 30, 1947 – Sept. 8, 2022 Larry Ray Williams, 75, of Yoncalla, Ore. passed away at home Sept. 8, 2022, of cancer.  Larry was born in Holdenville, Okla. on March 30, 1947, to parents Joseph and Phillis (Blaylock) Williams. After graduating high school, Larry worked for Weyerhaeuser for ten[Read More…]