Siletz news letter., November 01, 1990, Page 9, Image 9

S ILETZ, OREGON
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November 1990 - PAGE 9
DRUM TIME
Bill and Florlnne Pullam celebFating their 40th Wedding Anniversary.
FLORINNE DARCY PULLAM
THANK YOU
Florinne Darcy Pullam was born to
M errick and Margaret Davis Darcy in
Salem, Oregon on May 7, 1927. She died in
Waldport, Oregon on October 8, 1990.
She had been a resident of Waldport,
Oregon for » the past forty-two years.
; She married Dill Pullam on March
10, 1949 in Redmond, Oregon. She had
been a homemaker fot most o f her life.
Mrs. Pullam was a member o f St.
Anthony’s Catholic Ch urch in Waldport; and
a member o f the Confederated Tribes Of
Siletz Indians o f Oregon.
Survivors include her husband, Bill
Pullam o f Waldport, Oregon; her father,
Mike Darcy, o f Siletz, Oregon; three
daughters, Margo N o rto n , o f Waldport,
Oregon, and Tina Retasket and Angella
, Robertson both of Siletz, Oregon; two sons,
Patrick Pullam o f Corvallis and Mark
Pullam o f Waldport, Oregon; two brothers,
Joseph Darcy of Eugene, Oregon and Michael
Darcy o f Siletz,. Oregon; one sister, Madge
M ason
of
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grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
Office o f the Rosary was held
Wednesday, October Í0 , 1990 at 7:00 p.m.
at Bateman Funeral Home In Newport. Mass
o f thé Resurrection was held at St. Anthony's
Catholic Church in Waldport, Oregon on
October 11 at 10:00 a.m. Committal'was at
Eureka Cemetery in Newport, Oregon.
Father Luke O'Donnell presided over all the
services. ~ •
. I ; Donations can be made in memory to
Doernpecher, The C hildren's Hospital,
3181 S. W. Sam Jackson -Park Road,
Portland, Oregon 97201.
The fam ily o f Florinne Darcy
Pullam, would like to thank all of the
family, ’ friends and co-workers, for their
kindness & help over the last week. We
received? many cards, flowers and hugs, as
well as plenty of food-in the week following
her passing. We can't express how much
this has helped us to get through th is ja s t
week, and that it gives us much hope in
facing the coming months.
We will miss her very much,
again, thanks to everyone for all you have
done for us.
Bill Pullam , Margo & Richard
Norton, Patrick & MaryAnne
? Pullam, Tina & Jack Retasket,
Angella & Robby Robertson, Mark
Pullam and Tammy Gardner, and all
the Grandchildren & Great-
Grandchildren
If the beating of a traditional drum is likened
to a heartbeat, the Springfield office of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians can now
be said to have a heart.
U ntil re ce n tly, although some
individual tribal members had drums, the
central office, which serves members of the
Siletz tribe in Linn, Lane and Benton
counties, was drumless. That changed in
August, with the arrival of a ceremonial
octagonal elk-hide drum, handmade by two
Salem area Native Americans, Bob Tom of
Siletz tribe, and his friend Chet Clark, a
Navajo.
"We felt people in our area needed
one,’’ says Alice Werth, supervisor of the
Springfield area office of the Siletz tribe.
"The drum can be very powerful. It
brings people together in strength and
numbers," notes Werth; in the traditional
culture, drumming and singing accompanied
such rites of passage as births, deaths,
marriages and name-givings. Werth says the
drum, always played by at least two or more
drummers, was also central to religious and
spiritual ceremonies, as well as ^social and
cultural gatherings.
Plans for use of the drum are still in
the formulative phases.
"First off, we want to tell people it’s
here fo r their use,"says Werth. She’s
interested in hearing .from Native Americans
of all ages who would Tike to develop
drum thing skills.
At this point, says Werth, the few
trained drummers in the Springfield/Eugene
area are in such great demand that they are
often out of town and therefore unavailable
for local events. While one of her goals is the
development of a corps of trained, committed
drummers who would be available for
playing and singing in ceremonies, Werth
also encourages those with a casual interest
in drumming to give her a call at 746-
9658. Classes could be family oriented or in
groups by ages. The format is yet to be
decided and will be determined by the calls
she receives.
(taken,from the September 19, 1990 issue of
The Springfield News).
S ile tz
T rib e
How thoughtful of all of you!
Wish words could show how much
your kindness meant!
With ; appreciation
Judy Mcknight
RESTORATION CELEBRATION
| J"ha Pow W ow. „Committee is
c u rre n tly , p la n nin g
the
R e storation
Celebration Pow Wow. The pow Wow is
scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday,
Novem ber 17 at the S iletz School
gymnasium.
Further details will be
announced as soon, asthe Committee firms up
it's plans.
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