SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016
OBITUARIES
SPOMER—Craig
J.
Spomer, 63, died in Florence
on Feb. 29,
2016.
He
was
born
in
Kansas and
was a long-
time resident
of both Hays
and Topeka,
Craig Spomer Kan.
He gradu-
ated from Fort Hays State
University and Washburn
University School of Law.
He spent several years in
the private practice of law
before becoming Wabaunsee
County Attorney and later
Chief of Prosecution for the
City of Topeka.
He was a partner in the
Florence law firm of Spomer
and Bessey.
Craig was also a proud vol-
unteer with Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue.
He is survived by his wife,
Erika Bessey; his children: Ian
Spomer, Theryn Spomer,
Dylan Spomer and Hannah
Spomer; and his granddaugh-
ter, Natalie Munoz.
A memorial service will be
held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
April 9, at the SVFR main sta-
tion at 2625 Highway 101.
Craig requested donations
be made to the Craig
Spomer Scholarship Fund, c/o
Oregon Pacific Bank, 1355
COURTS
Florence Municipal Court
March 15
Cory Dean Richards plead-
ed guilty to interference with
police and disorderly con-
duct. He was sentenced to 10
days in Florence City Jail and
must report to Emergence
Addiction and Mental Health
Services. He must pay $425
in fines.
Byron Leroy Barnett
pleaded guilty to theft. He
was sentenced to 20 days in
Florence City Jail and must
report
to
Emergence
Addiction and Mental Health
Services. He must pay $875
in fines and not contact or be
in or about the residence,
premises or places of
employment of the victims.
Trevor Welch Scott plead-
ed guilty to giving false
information to police. He was
sentenced to five days in
Florence City Jail. He must
pay $475 in fines.
Lucille Jenny Wade plead-
ed guilty to attempted posses-
sion of methamphetamine.
She must pay $775 in fines.
Windie Adolphena Rand
pleaded guilty to DUII. She
was sentenced to 10 days in
Florence City Jail and must
report to treatment. She must
pay $2,430 in fines and her
driver’s license is revoked for
life.
Aaron Barnes pleaded no
contest to criminal trespass.
He was sentenced to one day
in Florence City Jail and must
pay $325 in fines and not
contact or be in or about the
premises or place of employ-
ment of the victim.
March 22
Jeanine Kay Overturf
pleaded no contest to DUII.
She was sentenced to two
days in Florence City Jail and
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must report to Emergence
Addiction and Mental Health
Services. She must pay
$2,230 in fines and her dri-
ver’s license is suspended for
one year.
Brian Thomas Woods
pleaded no contest to theft.
He was sentenced to two
days. He must pay $431 in
fines and not contact or be in
or about the premises or place
of employment of the victim.
Charles Willy Wright
pleaded guilty to criminal
trespass. He must pay $375 in
fines and not contact or be in
or about the premises or place
of employment of the victim.
Alexis Lynn Johnson
pleaded no contest to improp-
er use of an emergency call.
She was sentenced to two
days in Florence City Jail and
must pay $575 in fines.
Angela Murray Wenner
pleaded guilty to attempted
possession of methampheta-
mine. She must comply with
the terms of her probation.
Taylor Maxwell Smith
pleaded guilty to giving false
information to police and
eluding the law by foot. He
was sentenced to six days in
Florence City Jail. He must
pay $675 in fines.
Norman Dwayne Cagle
pleaded no contest to initiat-
ing a false report. He must
pay $475 in fines and not
contact or be in or about the
residence or place of employ-
ment of the victim.
Kenneth Leon Cook plead-
ed guilty to harassment. He
was sentenced to 12 days in
Florence City Jail and must
report to Siuslaw Batterer’s
Intervention Program. He
must pay $450 in fines and
not contact or be in or about
the residence or place of
employment of the victim.
FRI
25
SAT
26
SUN
27
Bob and Shirley
Merz of Florence cele-
brated 65 years of mar-
riage March 4, 2016,
with family and close
friends.
It was fall of 1950, in
Florence, when Shirley
Bonney, almost 19
years old, took her
1941
Studebaker
Coupe to Johnston
Motor Company for an
oil change.
At the end of her work day
at Lane County Bank on Bay
Street, she walked up to
Johnston’s to retrieve her car.
Unfortunately, there was
only one mechanic working
that day and he was working
on a black Mercury when
Shirley arrived.
Waiting patiently, she began
SVFR
scholarship
applications
due April 15
Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue (SVFR) has two
$1,000 scholarships available
to graduating seniors at
Siuslaw High School. App-
lications are available at the
high school and are due
Friday, April 15. The SVFR
and Vern Passenger scholar-
ships are $1,000 each.
For more information,
contact the SVFR Main
Station at 2625 Highway 101
and at 541-997-3212.
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Funeral Home.
R A I N WAT E R — J o e
Rainwater, 83, of Florence,
passed away March 20, 2016.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
B U R S AW — L a w r e n c e
“Bear” Bursaw, 39, of
Florence, passed away March
22, 2016.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
The English Language
Learners (ELL) program at
Lane Community College
Florence Center is in need of
volunteers on Wednesday or
Thursday morning, from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m., to lead a small
group in English conversa-
tion.
For more information,
contact LCC Florence Center
at 541-997-8444.
HELP WANTED
Bob and Shirley Merz
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Alton
Doyle, 69, of Reedsport,
passed away March 18,
2016.
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chatting with the owner of the
Mercury, a 20-something,
good looking, tall man named
Bob. In those short 20 min-
utes, they got to know each
other just enough to want to
know more.
Bob called the next week
for a date, and the rest, as they
say, is history.
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“A TRIBUTE TO A SIUSLAW PIONEER
MUSEUM BENIFACTOR”
Don Lee Davidson
1930 – 2016
I had the extreme good fortune to have
worked for this gentleman from 1954 until
1991. I considered him a friend, a teacher and a
coni dant. Don provided summer work for high
school students who were old enough to get a
work permit. And at er a summer of sweat and
instruction as to how to pull board at er board,
(they just kept coming) from the planer chain
and place them neatly in stacks by percentage of
grade and length, a good number of those young
boys & girls made the decision that going on to
college at er high school might just be a smart
career choice! Doctors, lawyers, bankers, and
entrepreneurs, these young men and women be-
came at er getting their college funds by working
for Don. Some stayed on at er high school and
became trusted and skilled employees for Don.
Don was tremendously generous and went about setting up retirement accounts that the
workers could contribute to and he would match. He liked to see us learn and broaden our
horizons. And example was the formation of an investment club using make believe money over
a period of time to see who could have the highest gain in the stock market. h ere was a real
money prize for the winner.
h e annual kids Christmas parties he funded and let his employee volunteers organize a must
go to event, held at the Mapleton Lions Club (the Mapleton High School until 1950). h e high-
light of the party would be a visit from a Portland kid’s TV show personality. And what seemed
to all of the employee’s kids, to be a real Santa Clause making sure that every child had their very
own git in their age group with their own name on it to take home was the highlight of the year
to the youngsters.
On i ve-year company anniversaries special events were held to recognize employee length
of service and for Don to give what I called his “State of the Union” about the company’s position
in the market. h ese events were very special and usually held at nice venues. One was held at
Salishan Lodge, all expenses paid. To our surprise at the Salishan event, opera performers from
Italy were l own in. It was truly, a night to remember.
I remember one year in the 70’s that Don allowed a group of us to build a l oat for the Rhodo-
dendron Parade, he provided two carpenters to build the body of the l oat which was then deco-
rated by volunteer employees. It was a site to see at 12’ wide, 13.5’ tall and 33’ long with a rotating
carousel. It did win the grand sweeps stakes prize that year. A group of six or eight couples were
allowed to take it to six other parades that summer in the Willamette valley, it won top honors at
every one.
Don gave his employes the git of encouraging participation in community involvement and
arraigning schedules so they could. He had the wisdom to see that this, and all of the other things
his employees could do in the community would make them a better and more loyal work force
for his company.
Don was a quiet, generous, and very private man who never ever bragged about what he
would be doing to help his community. When git s of money or land were given for things that
the community leaders saw the need for, it would be done. and he would never publicly take
credit for it. Schools, Hospitals, Event Centers, Museums and many more community entities
would be the benefactors of this wonderful giving man.
Don and I would meet for lunch or breakfast every now and again over the years since I let
the mill, and we would enjoy reminiscing on the good old days. h e last time we met was last
year at ICM on Veterans Day. He had clam strips and I had a lumberman’s breakfast. One of the
subjects that came up was an elevator for the museum, when he leaned forward, looked me in the
eye and said, “Delbert, you need an Elevator in that museum”! I said to him “You are preaching to
the choir Don”, we are already working on plans for one. And now in looking back and thinking
of all of the help he has given our pioneer museum, I would dearly love to somehow get his name
on that elevator in his memory. I am sure going to miss those get-togethers with him.
I will be the i rst to say that for me, the experience that Don gave to me over the years was
priceless and allowed me to have the courage to step out into the world and be successful on my
own, with my own project, and for that, I am forever grateful!
I am sure I speak for many people when I say, h ank You Don Lee!!!
You will be missed … And well-remembered.
By Del Phelps, Board President, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
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