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OBITUARIES
PRICE—Sharon Melin-
da Price (Severy-Riggs),
68, passed away April 17,
2019, of cancer.
Sharry was born Feb.
27, 1951, in North Bend,
Ore., to Elsie and Drew
Severy (Father Edmond
Riggs).
She graduated from
Siuslaw High School in
1969.
Shar-
ry
was
preceded
in death
by
her
p ar t ner,
Charles
(Bud)
Sharon Price Barron.
She is
survived by her brother
Robert Riggs; her chil-
dren: Jason Price, Jamie
Williams, Kayla Seal,
Charalla Wells, Trinity
McIntyre and Jon Barron;
her grandchildren: Kaylee
Price, Andie-Mae Wil-
liams, Kyle Price, Codie
Williams, Carson Wil-
liams, Ethan Price, Wrin
Wells and Nicole Smith.
Please join us while we
gather with family and
friends to celebrate Shar-
ry’s life during a celebra-
tion of life and pot luck
on June 1, beginning at 3
p.m., at the Florence Se-
nior Center, 1570 King-
wood St., in Florence.
CRO CKER—Diana
Worden Crocker died
peacefully at the home
she shared with her hus-
band, Rev. J.A. Frazer
Crocker, Jr., during the
early morning hours of
May 4, 2019.
She died without pain,
thanks to caring by Peace
Harbor Hospice during
the last two weeks of her
life. Diana was born Dec.
7, 1941, in Los Angeles,
Calif. She graduated from
South Pasadena High
School and spent two
years at Mt. Holyoke Col-
lege in Massachusetts.
In her early 30s, she
received an RN certifi-
cation from Los Angeles
County. She worked as an
RN in emergency rooms,
industrial nursing and
Med-Surg hospital units,
ending as a Utilization
Review Nurse.
As a registered nurse,
she was always an advo-
cate for her patients, at
times standing up to the
health care bureaucracy.
Her son, Colin, wrote of
her, “Diana was a woman
of deep feeling and acute
perception.”
A woman she met at
church in the last months
of her life sent her a note,
saying, “...Your grace and
charm and loveliness are
immediately felt and ap-
preciated.”
She is survived by her
husband of 41 years, Fraz-
er; her son, Colin Bray-
ton, of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
and his wife, Neuza Pha-
ranhos; two stepsons:
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Eucharist will be at St.
Andrew’s Church in Flor-
ence on Sunday, June 1,
beginning at 11 a.m.
Lunch will follow.
KNIPE—A memorial
service for Pat Knipe will
be held at Florence Events
Center on Saturday, June
1, beginning at 2 p.m. Ev-
eryone is welcome.
All Books & Clothes
Thi s Sunday and Monday
May 26 & 27
We are open until 8pm on Sunday!
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John (and his wife, Barba-
ra), of Austin, Texas, and
Matthew (and his wife,
Marie), of Corvallis, Ore.;
and four grandsons.
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In loving memory of Jacqueline Corlett
(Love Letters from her family)
“Arrivederci my beautiful mom”
Jacqueline Marie Corlett, my mom
As your son, words can’t begin to describe how grateful I am to have had you as my mom. You managed
to pair boundless kindness, unmatched strength and unparalleled love so eff ortlessly. Beautiful both inside
and out. Th ere are so many character traits you had that I see traces of in myself. I strive and work to be
more like you on a daily basis as I believe you were the living example of positive, kind, caring, strong,
giving, etc. etc. etc. Th e best of all that is good.
I never really understood how powerful the love of a parent was until I became one. It was one of those
“aha” moments early in parenthood when I was thinking about how it felt to be a parent and how indescrib-
able and deep my feelings for my daughter are. Th en realizing, WOW, my parents feel this same way about
me! I feel so blessed to know how unconditionally and deeply you loved me. It’s overwhelming at times to
think about and not be able to speak with you about.
You were such an incredible grandmother to Taylor. You two had the most special relationship, it’s some-
thing her and I both treasure and are grateful for. We talk about you oft en and reminisce about so many
great memories of the time spent with you.
I miss you so deeply I sometimes try to avoid thoughts of you. Th en I come to my senses and see your
Dear Grandma,
You never know how much you miss someone until they are
gone. I missed you when we were miles apart, but it hit me hard
the moment I realized I’ll never see you again or hear your voice.
July 2018 was the last time I ever saw you, sadly, I knew it would
be. I didn’t think it was possible to cry as much as I did that day, I
had to say goodbye to you, I can still feel that same punch in the
stomach every time I think about it. A week later, July 13, 2018,
I saw a post saying “Rest In Peace Jacqueline Corlett” and it felt
unreal. I will never forget the sadness, but relief to know you are
in a better place and aren’t suff ering.
You were the last person that came to mind when I thought
of someone who would pass away before their time. You were the
strongest and most positive person I knew, most importantly you
were the kindest soul to have ever walked this planet. Sometimes
I can still hear your voice and see your smile, it’s one of those
bittersweet moments that brings tears to my eyes. Your laugh and
smile are the two things I’ll always remember about you because
everywhere you went, it was the light of someone’s day. You
really had it all Grandma, the looks, great personality and strong,
positive mindset daily.
Th e world lost a bright light, I lost my best friend. Although
no matter how far we may be, you’re always close to my heart and
our memories will never fade. You are unique, one of a kind and
I’m blessed to have you as the beautiful angel watching over me. I
love and miss you, forever
and always.
Love Your Granddaughter,
Taylor Ann Corlett
beautiful smile, hear that infectious laugh and feel your hand in mine. Th ese thoughts oft en bring tears but
in my mind they also allow me to see you and hear you. I can actually hear your laugh, feel your hand in
mine and feel your fi ngers rubbing my hand as they have done so many times. One of the countless small
things that I dearly miss.
As a rational adult you understand at some point you will lose your parents. I just never allowed those
thoughts to come into my mind. Even when you were diagnosed with cancer I just knew you would beat it,
and you did for many years even in the face of treatment that can be compared to torture. All the while stay-
ing positive and showing how someone should live their life without complaint or regret. It was just another
shining example of your strength and character.
Mom, there are so many things about you that I miss. I can’t begin to express the sadness I feel for
your loss. Th e world has lost a bright light but I believe you are watching over all of us and I still feel your
presence inside me.
Arrivederci my beautiful mom
Your son
John
To My Beautiful Mommy
(Jacqueline Marie Corlett)
I’ve struggled for months wondering what to say to you? How do you write
about such deep love for someone?
I know you and Dad always said “actions speak louder than words” and to live
by that motto, I know you know that I loved you beyond words. We talked
about that many times over the years and just weeks before I lost you, I looked
at you and started crying and you hugged me while you laid in bed you were
so worried about me, that was so sweet, as I knew at that moment GOD was
preparing you to come home and that heaven was opening its doors for you.
Now that your gone Mom, I am not afraid to leave this world as heaven has
you in it and I know that GOD knows my deep love for you. I pray GOD will
allow you to greet me when that day arrives for me to come home too.
Th ank you, mom, for always being so gung-ho to do anything. So many road
trips with you in Idaho, Cali. Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, even when you
were suff ering with little energy you said yes let’s do it. You loved life, embraced
life, took the bull by the horns and was so fearless I am in awe of you and your
fearless spirit.
As time goes on, I still rarely see people in this world like you or Dad. You were
both such a rare breed. I yearn for that in my life. You both were so in love with
each other, so much admiration, aff ection, giggles for one another. I am glad I
was able to see what love should look like. Although you made mistakes in life
you were both so beautiful inside and out, strong, wise, reasonable, fair but as
loyal and loving as they come.
We had very little growing up, but you were creative and the hardest working
woman and so driven. We grew our own gardens and fruit trees for food, we
would mix regular milk with powdered milk to make more milk (yuck by the
way, lol) We’d do fun things that were cheap, we’d have BBQs in the back yard,
play ping pong, we’d play in the ocean, hike all over the place and camp. We
learned life and survival skills. You would make the most amazing healthy
Mom,
Mom I want to say I Love you and miss you beyond words! You made our lives more “Beautiful”
by just being you!
Mom, you were so uniquely beautiful! Your skin glowed and your smile could light a room!
Mom, you were beautiful inside too, always thinking of ways to make your kids’ lives better and
anyone around you. Always calling us and sending your special cards that I will always treasure.
Mom, you always had so much energy!! You were so effi cient and thrift y, but we ate like Kings,
because your food and desserts were the most delicious! I will miss that you were so fun to be with,
game to do anything at any time and so young at heart.
Mom, you were my cheerleader, my positive infl uence, my listener.
Mom, you were my walking partner, my book discusser and my sewer/craft er best friend.
homemade food, willing to try all kinds of recipes, like who gets vitamins on
their kitchen table in the AM and eats wheat banana pancakes in the 1960s
and 70’s, we did! We ate like we were rich on a very small budget and you had
lots of mouths to feed, thank you for making us part of those lessons. We never
felt like we were poor, we were taught to take care of our things so they would
last a life time and look brand new. You taught us how to keep an amazingly
clean home, to do yard work, work on our dirt bikes, do our own laundry
and cook at a very early age, thank you Mom! You invested so much in all of
us and you gave so much love to your step children when they came to visit,
darning and washing their clothes, and loving on them when they were little,
I remember those days. You absolutely with no doubt loved all your children
with a vengeance. You had a spirit to forgive and you mastered that at a very
young age, your life wasn’t easy growing up. I too had struggles growing up
but somehow, we were able to work through those topics later on in life so I
could move on and carry good memories. You protected us in our youth from
drama’s we didn’t need to see or hear about, thank you for providing a healthy
place for us Mommy.
I can hear your voice mocking me and saying “Mommy” it was so cute. I
remember all the sweet things you would say about others suff ering even
though you were fi ghting for your own life, you’d say “poor sing” same as ‘poor
thing’ in baby talk, it was adorable. I miss your BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL
face, your adorable outfi ts, exercising with you, your peaceful personality,
drinking wine at the river in Florence, Oregon and most of all your laugh was
contagious.
Life will never be the same with you gone, but I know you wanted me to be
happy and you worried about me moving on, so I make this promise to you
now Mom, I will move on! I have great plans for my future (as we discussed)
and you are coming along with me in spirit. “If love could have saved you, you
would have lived forever” and “arrivederci ” my beautiful Mom (until we see
each other again).
I love you! Your Baby Girl!
Mom, I admired your perseverance and strength when you were faced with so many challenges
in your life. You didn’t let Cancer and your head injury get you down or discourage you. You fought
with your gift of a positive attitude.
Mom, I just want to thank you for all that you have blessed me with. I am grateful for your spirit
that lives on in me.
Mom, again and again and day aft er day, I think I wish you were still here to cheer me on, to
smile at me and say, “good job” and to “brighten” my life by just being you!
Teri