SEPTEMBER 16, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
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Johnny L. Meadows, Jr.
November 3, 1966 – September 10, 2016
Johnny L.
Meadows, Jr.,
passed away
unexpectedly
at home on
Sept. 10. He
was 49.
J o h n n y Meadows, Jr.
was
born
on Nov. 3,
1966, to Sharon Kinman and
Johnny L. Meadows Sr.
He is survived by his
children: Christina Kell-
Meadows, Letisha Meadows,
Shaylyn Meadows, Kristy
Butner and his son Johnny
L. Meadows, Jr. II; his parents
Sharon Kinman Sheppard
and
Frank
Sheppard;
siblings Sheila Sheppard,
Scott Sheppard and Becky
Sheppard; and grandchildren
Cody Kell, Jackson Kell,
Anthony Hanson and Zoey
Hanson.
Family was was always the
focus of his life, especially his
children.
A memorial service and
celebration of life will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept.
16, at the Keizer Heritage
Center, 980 Chemawa Road
N.E.
Joe Garcia
December 2, 1929 – September 3, 2016
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Keizer Fire District’s Tim Coburn poses for photos in front of his
portrait on the Iris Parade Mural.
MURAL,
continued from Page A1
Association
(KAA)
and
the Keizer Public Arts
Commission (KPAC), but it
was made possible through
some serendipitous timing on
the part of Lore Christopher
and Lebold.
KPAC applied for and
was awarded $2,500 for the
mural through the Oregon
Community Foundation, but
KPAC hadn't yet decided on a
site, said Christopher. After the
grant was secured, that's when
she approached Lebold.
“They came and said they
had some money to do a
community mural and they
wanted this wall,” Lebold
said. “I looked at her and I
smiled and said, 'You know,
about two months ago I was
talking to my wife and told
her I wanted to approach the
McNary (High School) art
program and see if they would
do a mural.'”
Christopher lit up and
exclaimed, “That's a God
thing.”
In addition to the grant,
Sherwin-Williams
donated
materials and $500 in paint.
Herc Rental donated the use
of a scaffold.
KAA took on a major role
in bringing the project to
completion by offering free
workshops to prospective
painters on a wide range of
topics and techniques. One
fi nal touch was added to
the mural in recent weeks, a
legend on the west side of the
mural identifying each of the
portrait faces.
With the mural fi nished,
KPAC is turning its attention
to large tree stumps in front
of Keizer Civic Center along
Chemawa Road Northeast.
The hope is to turn them into
story poles with community
members helping decide what
images will go there.
Mayor Cathy Clark was on-
hand at the mural dedication
to accept the mural on behalf
of the city.
“It's been so exciting to
see this project capture so
much of the pride, spirit and
volunteerism that is alive and
well in Keizer. We are delighted
and grateful to accept the gifts
and talents of all the artists in
our community who want to
celebrate who we are,” Clark
said.
Joe Garcia, 86, a long-
time resident of Albany and
Keizer, died on September
3 at Halett House in West
Salem.
He was born in Tangent
to Modesto and Maria
(Morales)
Garcia.
He
attended Tangent Elementary
and Albany Union High
School. While in high school,
he participated in band and
played football. He graduated
in 1949.
He served in the Korean
War from 1951-53. Upon
returning home, he married
Jeannette Barker on May 3,
1953. She proceeded him
in death, passing away on
March 23, 1992. He worked
at Agnew Motors until 1955,
when he was hired to work
at Nissen Ford. After a brief
period of apprenticeship, he
become the parts manager
and held that position until
his retirement in December
of 1993.
On June 12, 1993 he mar-
ried Shirley (Klassen) James.
They remained in Albany
until January of 1995, when
they moved to Keizer. He
enjoyed car rides, his church
family, trips to the coast with
family, playing cards, doing
yard work and maintained his
fl owerbeds and garden. He
also coached Little League
baseball and served as Scout-
master for the Liberty School
Cub Scout program. He also
enjoyed playing recreational
volleyball with several of the
men in the
neighbor-
hood
dur-
ing the win-
ters. He was
a longtime
supporter of
Oregon State
J. Garcia
football and
basketball
and was a member of the Al-
bany Beaver Huddle. He also
enjoyed following the Seattle
Mariners and was a longtime
fan of the San Francisco Gi-
ants and 49ers.
He was proceeded in
death by his parents, wife
Jeannette, sisters Connie and
Elvira “Beets,” and a brother,
Fred. He is survived by his
wife, Shirley; two sons, Mike
(Linda) and Pat of Albany;
his
step-children
Ron
(Cindy), Lauren (Janelle)
James, Julie (Darrell) Hooper,
Linda (Ron) McEachern,
David (Tammi) Hazell; two
grandchildren, Erin and
Ryan of Albany; numerous
step-grandchildren and great
grandchildren; his brother
Mike (Carol) of Bend, sister-
in-law Pat (Elliott) Sipe of
Albany; and many nieces and
nephews.
Contributions
in
his
memory may be made to the
American Heart Association,
National Kidney Foundation
of Oregon, Clearlake United
Methodist Church, and the
Oregon State University
Our Beaver Nation.
A memorial service was
held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at
Clearlake United Methodist
Church in Keizer.
Pauline ‘Pat’ Perkins
April 27, 1933 – August 31, 2016
Pauline “Pat” Perkins
passed away peacefully, on
Wednesday, August 31, at the
age of 83.
She was born in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. After some time in
Florida, she and her parents
moved to Salem. She married
her “Perk” in 1951. They had
four children.
Pat
loved
gardening;
watching plants grow and
fl owers bloom. She received a
Master Gardener certifi cate in
the 1980s. She especially took
pride in her exotic, tropical
plants that she nurtured in her
greenhouse. Pat donated an
exotic night blooming cereus
to the Deepwood Arboretum
because it was a variety they
didn’t have.
After 25 years, Pat retired
from North Salem Fred Meyer
where she was employed
since its opening. While
there, she became interested
in photography and took
photography classes.
Pat loved visiting and
spending time with her
grandchildren
and
great
grandchildren. She always
had activities
on hand for
them when
they came to
visit.
Pat
was
preceded in
death by her
P. Perkins
husband of 59
years, Warren
“Perk” Perkins, her two sons,
Michael and Anthony “Tony”,
and grandson Jesse Toney.
Pat is survived by her
daughters, Dianne Russell of
Salem and Brenda Patterson,
(Bill) of Klamath Falls,
daughter-in-law
Barbara
Perkins as well as eight
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
A service will be held
September 17, 11 a.m. at
Keizer Chapel, 4365 River
Road N.
Vera Ruth Morris
July 18, 1933 – September 11, 2016
Vera Ruth Morris, of
Keizer, passed away Sept. 11.
Vera loved life and she loved
people. She was a very artistic
and social person. She enjoyed
ceramics, sewing, painting,
crafting, gardening, butterfl ies
and teaching people her arts.
She loved spending time
with her family and adored
her cats, Ebby andTippy.
She is survived by her chil-
dren and their husbands: Bob
and Linda Hartman, Rick
Hawkins and Leah Gunn and
Chris & Kim Voeller. Her sis-
ters and their husbands: Cecil
and Evelyn Cary, Kelly Garrett
and Sharon Burt. As well as her
grandchildren and their spous-
es: Sean and Anessa Voeller,
Samantha Voeller, James and
Laura War-
ner, Bobby
Hawkins,
Elizabeth
Long
and
Maggie Long.
Preceding
her in death
V. Morris
was her hus-
band Robert
“Bud” Morris.
Service will be held
at Keizer Chapel Sunday
September 18th at 1 p.m.
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