2A | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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OBITUARIES
L E DB E T T E R — D o r i s
Ledbetter Harris, 71, of
Florence, passed away on
Dec. 26, 2018, at her Flor-
ence home, surrounded by
family and loved ones, af-
ter a courageous battle with
cancer.
She was born July 14,
1947, in Danville, Ky., to Ar-
nold and Velva (Trammel)
Ledbetter.
Doris was a res-
ident of Winston,
Ore., for most of
her life, though
she had been a
resident of Flor-
ence and the sur-
rounding area for
the last 20 years.
She worked at
Jerry’s Bar and
Grill as a bartend-
Doris
Ledbetter
er for the past 18
years. She loved the
Oregon Coast and
enjoyed fishing, but
most of all she loved
being a mother and
grandmother.
Her big heart,
amazing sense of
humor, infectious
laughter and will-
ingness to show
Dec. 20
Eugene, Ore.; 14 grandchil-
dren and six great-grand-
children, with a additional
great-granddaughters
on
the way. Doris, the young-
est of 7 children, is also sur-
vived by brothers Coy, Bill
and Charlie Ledbetter; sis-
ters Joyce Moore and Betty
Boyter; and numerous niec-
es and nephews.
Doris was preceded in
death by her parents and her
brother, Roy Ledbetter, and
son-in-law Dennis Fisher.
A celebration of life will
be held Saturday, Jan. 5, at 1
p.m., at the Florence Event
Center, 715 Quince St. in
Florence, with a potluck to
follow.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Body recovered from Mercer Lake
POLICE LOG
• Theft was reported in
the 2300 block of High-
way 101.
• Dispute was reported
in the 700 block of High-
way 101.
• Arrest, with warrant,
was reported at Maple
and 12th Streets.
• Theft was reported in
the 1600 block of Rhodo-
dendron Drive.
• Forgery was report-
ed in the 2000 block of
Highway 101.
kindness and compassion
toward all who knew her
will be greatly missed.
Doris is survived by her
five children: daughter Kel-
lie (Ryan) Quimby of Ten-
mile, Ore., son David (Amy)
Harris of Salem, Ore.,
daughter Lori (Mike) Hogg
of Roseburg, Ore., daughter
Joyce Fisher of Florence, and
son Michael (Lori) Harris of
4000 block of Highway
101.
Dec. 25
• Dispute was report-
ed in the 1200 block of
Tenth Street.
• Harassment was re-
ported in the 700 block
of Highway 101.
Dec. 26
• DUII was reported
in the 700 block of High-
way 101.
• Assault was report-
ed in the 88000 block of
Leeward Drive.
• Theft from vehicle
was reported in the 2000
block of Highway 101.
• Dispute was report-
ed at 12th and Nopal
Streets.
• Theft from vehicle
was reported in the 1300
block of Eighth Street.
• Trespass was report-
ed in the 1400 block of
12th Street.
By Ned Hickson
Siuslaw News
Lane County Sheriff 's of-
ficers were called to Mercer
Lake over the weekend in re-
sponse to reports of a body
floating in one of the small
coves not far from where a
local man, Pat Stapp, went
missing in Nov. 30, following
a rollover of his vehice.
Mercer Lake resident Jeff
Barrett was contacted by a
neighbor who saw what he
described as a body, fully
clothed, floating facedown
in the water.
Barrett was able to retrieve
the body by floating it to a
nearby dock, where officers,
during their initial investi-
gation, reportedly found a
wallet containing the identi-
fication for Stapp.
According to a witness,
the body was still wearing
a leather jacket, checkered
shirt and riding boots, also
known to have been worn by
Stapp.
However, due to the con-
dition of the body, inves-
tigators are awaiting a full
forensic examination before
officially verifying the iden-
tity.
Lane County Sheriffs be-
lieved Stapp was the driv-
er of a 1991 Toyota Camry
that left the road, rolled over
and was abandoned Nov. 30
by Stapp at milepost .75 on
Sutton Lake Road, just past
Mercer Creek Dr.
According to a statement
released by the sheriff ’s of-
fice, a LCSO deputy spot-
ted an individual matching
Stapp’s description disap-
pear down an embankment
and to the water’s edge after
being hailed by the deputy,
who eventually lost sight of
the man.
Stapp had been missing
since.
Dec. 21
• Accident, with un-
known injuries, was re-
ported on Southwest
Morrison Street.
• Animal abuse was re-
ported in the 1600 block
of Fourth Street.
• Theft was reported in
the 5600 block of High-
way 126.
Dec. 22
• Theft was reported in
the 2500 block of High-
way 126.
• Assault was report-
ed in the 1600 block of
Highway 126.
• Theft was reported in
the 4700 block of High-
way 101.
• Trespass was report-
ed in the 2000 block of
12th Street.
• Dispute was reported
in the 1300 block of Bay
Street.
• Driving while sus-
pended was reported in
the 700 block of High-
way 101.
• Dispute was reported
at Chestnut and East Ma-
pleton Streets.
• Accident, with un-
known injury, was re-
ported in the 91000
block of Highway 101.
Dec. 23
• Harassment was re-
ported in the 1400 block
of Highway 101.
• DUII was reported in
the 4700 block of High-
way 101.
• Dispute was report-
ed in the 5000 block of
Grande Avenue.
• Trespass was report-
ed in the 2000 block of
Highway 101.
• Dispute was report-
ed in the 87000 block of
Highway 101.
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Dec. 24
• Driving while sus-
pended was reported in
the 1500 block of Ninth
Street.
• Arrest, with warrant,
was reported in the 4000
block of Highway 101.
• Assault was reported
in the 300 block of Lau-
rel Street.
• Accident, with un-
known injury, was re-
ported in the 4000 block
of Highway 101.
• Theft was reported
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