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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018 OBITUARY TOWNE—Della Mae Towne (Kessler), 80, of Florence, p a s s e d a w a y peacefully Jan. 19, 2018, after a long ill- ness. D e l l a was born July 27, Della Towne 1937, in Chicago, Ill. At a young age, she and her family moved to Sacramento, Calif. Della was the second oldest of eight chil- dren born to Frank P. Kessler and Laura I. Kessler (Eakins). GRADUATE NOTES and other office positions in the insurance industry. She worked in, and retired from, UCD Med Center Orthopedics office. Della was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Donald and David Kessler; three sisters: Dorothy Haley, Dixie Doral and Diane Vanderwater. She is survived by her two daughters: Laura E. Hollis (Jim) and Tina M. Meyers (Steve); two sisters: Dona Winton (Jack) and Doris Mefford; her grandchildren: Carolyn Heseman (Larry), Christopher Boone, Laura Danielle Boone, April Boone, She graduated from Grant Union High School in Sacramento, Calif., and mar- ried Richard H. Towne. They had two daughters; Richard and Della divorced in the early 1970s. A few years later, Della mar- ried Richard Garlinghouse. This marriage ended in divorce in the mid 1980s. During her life, Della loved to entertain in her home. She was a member of the Sacramento Jazz Society. She loved spending time with her family. Della worked with her hus- band (Garlinghouse) in their business machine repair office Kelsey Meyers and Conner Meyers (Holly); five great- grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. Private family services will be held at a future date. Della was very generous with her time and love. She will be missed. The family also wishes to share its appreciation to Elderberry Square and Regency of Florence for the loving care they provided. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 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Burkhart is among 459 undergraduate students at Pacific University to achieve this high academic honor. To qualify for the dean’s list at Pacific, a student must achieve a term grade-point average 3.70 (4.00 scale) and complete 12 or more graded hours. Burkhart is a graduate of Siuslaw High school. Backstreet Gallery - The Place to Shop! Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Ambulance and fire call runs Jan. 21-27 Date Claire Waggoner of Florence was among those who earned dean’s list recog- nition at George Fox University for the fall 2017 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Waggoner, a 2016 graduate of Siuslaw High School, is a sophomore majoring in poli- tics and history. Cody Burkhart of Area Unique Gifts for Every Occasion! 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Cards, prints, and original art, photography, pottery, fused glass, night lights, scarves, felting, ^VVK[\YUPUNHUKJHY]PUNQL^LSY`°IVVRZ 541-997-8980 www.backstreetgallery.org Stickley, 74, confesses to killing of ex-husband in Florence B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Tuesday, Lane County Circuit Court Judge Debra Vogt handed down a sentence in conjunction with the guilty plea of 74-year-old Carolyn Sue Stickley, who admitted to first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 93-year- old Erwin Emerson Drake of Florence. Stickley, who shot Drake in the back of the head last Feb. 12 as he sat on a couch in his Wild Winds Street home, said “I just snapped” when she pulled the trigger and fatally shot her ex-husband. Initially, Stickley had claimed self-defense, telling authorities that she had shot Drake during a struggle that ensued after he pulled a hand- gun and threatened to shoot her. In her 911 call immediate- ly after the shooting, Stickley C LARIFICATION In the press release “Florence Antiques/Coast Jewelers Grand Opening Thursday” (Jan. 31, page A8), it was stated that Coast Jewelers had been in opera- tion since 1948. Coast Jewelers was origi- nally established May 9, 1983. However, there has been a jewelry store in operation in Florence since 1948 years, including Smith Jewelers, Florence Jewelers and Coast Jewlers, which moved to its current location in 2009 with late owner Liz Breon. WEATHER DATA D ATE H IGH Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 51 48 47 48 52 58 55 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Rainfall Month: 13.28” L OW R AIN 40 39 36 36 41 43 43 1.51 2.39 0.95 0.49 0.32 0.04 0.85 Week: 6.55” Year: 13.28” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham described Drake as Lane County having dementia. Prosecutor Bob Lane The two had agreed to reduce the divorced in 2010 after charge to 24 years of marriage, manslaughter in following accusations exchange for by Stickley in 2009 Stickley’s guilty that Drake was abu- plea, allowing her to Carolyn sive. She sought a claim “extreme emo- Stickley restraining order and tional disturbance” Drake denied as part of her Stickley’s allegations. defense. The two divorced shortly Stickley will receive credit after. for the 11 months she has She then moved to Green already served in the Lane Valley, Ariz., but said she con- County Jail. She must also for- tinued to visit her ex-husband feit her interest in Drake’s per- once a year to check on his sonal estate. If the 74-year-old well-being and help handle his completes the next nine years finances. of her sentence, she will be 83 Scott Howell, Stickley’s when she is released. attorney, told the court that his Had Stickley pleaded not client had no previous arrests guilty, the case would have or had been charged with any gone to trial, where she would crimes prior to last February’s have faced first-degree murder murder. charges and a mandatory life sentence in the event of a con- viction. Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Congratulations, MaryAnn! 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