OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Jimmy Pat Davis

Jimmy Pat Davis

Oct 10, 2009

(Leonard) Jimmy Pat Davis He went to be with the lord on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Jim was born July 2, 1937, in the homestead of Union Valley, Perryville Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Ollie Davis and five baby brothers all which are buried in the Hope Cemetery in Perryville Arkansas. He was an...

Richard Charles Saunders

Richard Charles Saunders

Oct 5, 2009

RICHARD CHARLES SAUNDERS 86, of Roseburg, Oregon passed away Monday October 5, 2009 at his home. He was born May 15, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gilbert and Ruth Saunders. Richard served in the US Navy as a photographer's mate, third class during WW II. He was called back into active duty during the Korean Conflict. On June 3,...

Edith Mary Nichols-Hart

Edith Mary Nichols-Hart

Oct 2, 2009

EDITH MARY (CALDWELL) NICHOLS-HART 90, of Roseburg, Oregon passed away Friday October 2, 2009. She was born January 16, 1919 in Tarrytown, New York to Fred Z. and Helen (Duncan) Caldwell. Edith's mother died of tuberculosis soon afterwards, and Edith wasn't expected to live to be twelve. Her father married Agnes who a good stepmother. Edith grew up strong and...

Virgil Edgar Essary

Virgil Edgar Essary

Sep 27, 2009

Virgil Edgar Essary, known as "Bud" to all, passed away on Sunday September 27, 2009, at the age of 79. He was born on July 10, 1930 in Swan, Missouri to John Edgar and Marshie Elizabeth (Pierce) Essary. Bud was the fourth child in a family of ten children. As a boy, he was raised on a small farm in...

Margaret Luceal Grummett

Margaret Luceal Grummett

Sep 27, 2009

Margaret Luceal Grummett, age 95 of Roseburg, OR passed away on Sunday September 27, 2009. She was born on August 2, 1914 in Colbran, Colorado to William and Grace (Farrington) Branson. Margaret will be lay to rest with her husband Roy E. Grummett at the Willamette National Cemetery. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Wilson's Chapel of...

Mattie D. Ziegler

Mattie D. Ziegler

Sep 13, 2009

Mattie D. Ziegler age 82 passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009. Born on July 31, 1927 in Danville, Arkansas to Jonathin and Lela Pruitt she enjoyed collecting crystal, clothing, clocks, jewelry and loved her animals. Mattie is preceded in death by her parents and husbands Newton Heggie and Darrell Ziegler. She is survived by brothers Otis and wife Catherin Pruitt...

Margaret Melissa Moore

Margaret Melissa Moore

Sep 12, 2009

MARGARET MELISSA MOORE 100, of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away at her home on Saturday September 12, 2009. She was born the last of six children to Francis Augustus and Florence (Godard) Pepiot on June 17, 1909 in Vida, Oregon. The family moved to a farm east of Sutherlin in the Nonpareil are when Margaret was two. Margaret attended and graduated...

Helen F. Long

Helen F. Long

Sep 8, 2009

HELEN F. LONG 94, of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on Tuesday September 8, 2009 at her home on NW Riverfront Drive. She was born May 14, 1914 in Ozark, Missouri to Elmer and Shrida Woods. Helen was reared in the small farming community of Buffalo, Missouri. Upon completing her formal education, she emigrated to Denver, Colorado. In 1951 she relocated...

Sonja Marie Wooley

Sonja Marie Wooley

Sep 4, 2009

SONJA M. WOOLEY 76 of Oakland, Oregon passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 in a Roseburg hospital. She was born May 24, 1933 in Toledo, Washington to Helmer and Mary Oberg. Sonja graduated from Roseburg High School in 1951. In 1952 Sonja married Lawrence Dean Wooley in Winlock, Washington. The Wooley's moved from the Dean Creek area of Reedsport to...

Herman Konrad Santsche

Herman Konrad Santsche

Sep 2, 2009

HERMAN KONRAD SANTSCHE July 28, 1914 - September 2, 2009 95 Years Old Herman Konrad Santsche came to the end of his long and healthy life at the age of 95 on September 2, 2009, in Roseburg, Oregon, following a massive stroke. He was born at home on July 28, 1914 to gunsmith Emil Gottlieb Santsche and Ida (Cekander) Santsche...

Lewis Walter Cottrell

Lewis Walter Cottrell

Aug 26, 2009

The family and friends of Lewis Walter (Lewie) Cottrell have been blessed by his presence on this earth for over 95 years, he passed away August 26th in his sleep in his own home. He was born October 8, 1913 in Long Beach, California to Edna Bosworth and James Cottrell. Lewis had two brothers, Lester and Gareth. After frequent moves...

Darlene Margaret Bentley

Darlene Margaret Bentley

Aug 23, 2009

Darlene Margaret Bentley age 61 of Roseburg passed away on August 23, 2009. She was born February 16, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas too Marion D. and Gladys E. (Lehman) North. A long time resident of Roseburg she enjoyed her grandchildren, family, fishing, crocheting, arts and crafts, cards and was a loving gracias homemaker and mother. She is survived by son...

Taylor Byam Yocom

Taylor Byam Yocom

Aug 20, 2009

Taylor Byam Yocom, 90 of Roseburg, passed away Thursday, August 20 at home where he lived for 31 years. Prior to that he and his wife Edna, lived in Toketee, OR., Hornbrook, CA.,and Prospect OR. Taylor was born August 19, 1919 in Wenatchee, WA. to Emmette Rollo Yocom and Anna Marie Karjala Yocom. Taylor graduated from Medford Sr. High School...

William F. Kenwisher

William F. Kenwisher

Aug 14, 2009

WILLIAM F. KENWISHER 94 formally of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away Friday August 14, 2009 at Sheldon Park Memory Care where he had resided for the past month. Prior to that he lived at Sheldon Park Assisted Living for four years. Bill lived in Sutherlin for 60 years and was involved in the logging industry most of that time. He first...

Daryl S. Alosa

Daryl S. Alosa

Aug 10, 2009

Daryl Salvatore Alosa passed away on Monday, August 10th, 2009 at the age of 61. He will be missed immensely by his family, co-workers, and many, many friends. Daryl was born in Concord, New Hampshire on May 15th, 1948. He attended Bishop Brady High School in Concord and later graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire....

John M. Keller

John M. Keller

Aug 7, 2009

John M. Keller 54 passed away Friday August 7, 2009 from complications following a hit and run accident on his motorcycle. Johnny was born in Roseburg on October 29, 1954 to John C. and Cora Lee (Smith) Keller. He graduated from Roseburg High in 1972 and had work since he was old enough for his family business, the Keller Lumber...

Phyllis Laverna Waldier-Boyer

Phyllis Laverna Waldier-Boyer

Jul 20, 2009

PHYLLIS LAVERNA WALDIER BOYER passed away peacefully on Monday July 20, 2009 at the age of 91 in Roseburg, Oregon. She was born March 27, 1918 on a farm near Lafayette, Minnesota. Phyllis lived there until she was five at which time she moved with her sister Lorraine and parents Albert and Thea Johnson to Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka. She...

Annie Pauline Elliott

Annie Pauline Elliott

Jul 15, 2009

ANNIE PAULINE ELLIOTT 94 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away Wednesday July 15, 2009. She was born January 22, 1915 in New Orleans, Louisiana as the second eldest of eleven children of Abraham Henry and Alice Irene (Warford) Hester. Pauline married Herman Franklin Elliott of Vicksburg, Mississippi and had two daughters. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and...

Virginia Walter

Virginia Walter

May 29, 2009

Virginia Walter passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 at a local Alzheimer's care facility. Virginia Jones was born November 26, 1915, in Trinidad, Colorado, the first child of John E. (Casey) Jones and Lola Williams Jones. When she was 18, her family moved to Oregon, where she graduated from high school in Salem. The family was always musical, and played...

Robert H. Williams

Robert H. Williams

Feb 1, 2009

Robert H. Williams passed away February 1 at his home on Rock Creek. He was born 6/20/36 in Albany, Oregon, the first of Robert D. and Jesse Lorene Williams' 5 children. He spent his early years in Jefferson, before the family moved to Nelscott, Oregon. He graduated from Taft High School, playing football and baseball. He graduated from the University...

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