2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 29, 2015
BIRTHS
IN MEMORIAM
Millicent Joann
Adams
1929-2015
Millicent (Millie) Joann Ad-
ams entered into eternal rest Fri-
day afternoon, April 24, 2015,
in Safford, Arizona at home
surrounded by grandchildren.
Millicent
was born
in Shelby,
Nebr. April
4, 1929, the
daughter of
Wilbur and
Lucile (Par-
sons) Ben-
nett. She was the second child
of four siblings and is survived
by Jim Bennett of Napa, Calif.,
Mary McCullough of Sierra
Vista, Arizona and Gary Bennett
of Camano Island, Wash. and
her children, Lorena Bilyeu of
Cottage Grove, Pamela Welton
of Cottage Grove and Millynda
Garcia of Arizona. Millicent is
preceded in death by her mother
Lucile, father Wilbur, husband
Bill and son William J. Adams.
Millicent married William
(Bill) R. Adams in 1957 and as
she stated, never a dull moment
after that. She moved to Sagi-
naw in 1965 and with Bill raised
their four children. Millicent
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James Walter Brooks, 83, of
Cottage Grove, Oregon, beloved
husband of Cathy (Cathern
Herndon) Brooks, passed away
peacefully surrounded by his loving
family on Sunday, April 26, 2015.
Jim was born in Indianapolis,
Indiana, and raised in Coral Gabels,
Florida where he met and married
his sweetheart of more than 63
years. Th ey had two daughters
there, and were then transferred to
Orange County, California where
they had three more daughters and
a son.
Jim served 22 years with the U.S. Marine Corp as an Aviation
Engineer and Instructor. Jim served in both the Korean and
Vietnam Wars where he then retired in 1970 as an offi cer with
the rank of Captain.
Once retiring from the military, Jim and his family moved
to Cottage Grove, Oregon where he managed the Aviation
Maintenance Technology Program at Lane Community College
for many years.
Jim is survived by his wife Cathy, six children, Catherine,
Sue, Th eresa, Michael, Mary and Patty, sixteen grandchildren,
Nathan (who was tragically killed in 1995), Kristine, Ryan,
Tyler, Tarah, Tawnie, Anthony, Shane, Jackie, Dana, Brooke,
Blake, Courtney, Michael, Michelle, and Carly and seven great
grandchildren, Alexis, Aiden, Davin, Olivia, Clyde, Tycho and
baby boy Crow.
A Rosary will be at 10:00am followed by a Funeral Mass &
Reception at 10:30am on Th ursday, April 30, 2015 at Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1025 N 19th St, Cottage
Grove, OR 97424. Interment will follow Funeral Mass &
Reception at 2:00pm at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 220 Crest Dr,
Eugene, OR 97405.
In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made
out to “Carmelite House of Studies” and mailed to 300 Humpert
Lane, P.O. Box 260, Mount Angel, OR, 97362 in memory of Jim.
Arrangements in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
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She graduated from Kings-
burg High School in Kingsburg,
Calif.
On June 19, 1959 in Kings-
burg, she and Kenneth R. Smith
were married.
Patty worked as a retail clerk
and offi ce manager in the real
estate business. She enjoyed
fi shing and hunting trips with
family when opportunities per-
mitted. She loved helping her
family however possible.
Survivors include her hus-
band of over 56 years, Kenneth
R. Smith of Creswell, a son,
Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. and wife,
Linda, of Clovis, Calif. and a
daughter, Shari Patrice and hus-
band Dale Lefors of Fresno,
Calif.
She was preceded in death by
a sister, Loretta “Jolly” Sides,
and a brother, Charles Sides.
A memorial will be held Sat-
urday, May 2 at 2 p.m. at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, 123 S. 7th St., Cottage
Grove.
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Patricia A. Smith
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Patricia A. “Patty” Smith, 75,
passed away April 22, 2015 from
congestive
heart fail-
ure and dia-
betes.
She was
born Oct.
16, 1939 in
Creswell to
Harley and
Marie (Scott) Sides.
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has nine grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
She spent most of her life as a
domestic engineer and keeping
Bill out of trouble. She moved
to Arizona with her daughter
just after Bill’s death in 2004.
Millicent briefl y worked at
Rockwell International with
Bill. Millicent is a life member
of the Order of Eastern Star at
the Cottage Grove Lodge #51.
Memorial services, which
will be held in Cottage Grove,
Oregon will be announced at a
later date.
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A private memorial
service was held for Dawn
McGehee on April 18 who
passed away of an apparent
heart attack on April 11
at the age of 52. She was
born to Richard and Shirey
(Morgan) Coomler on May
27, 1962 in Cottage Grove
and had two sisters, Darla
Compton of Springfi eld and
Vicki Hill of Roseburg, and
one brother and his wife,
Douglas and Aga Coomler
of Reno, who all survive her.
She attended high school in Cottage Grove through her junior
year and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1980.
Her grandparents, Howard and Jeannette Coomler and Curtis
and Judy Morgan, who had all lived in Cottage Grove for many
years, had preceded her in death.
She had worked for Elmer's Restaurant in Springfi eld
as manager and also was the operator and manager of the
concession restaurant and campground at Baker Bay Park
at Dorena Lake for many years. She enjoyed spending time
with friends and loved ones, fi shing, sail boating, playing
pool, cheering for the Oregon Duck games and had recently
completed a triathlon.
She was married to Russell Wood in 1980 and to Leonard
McGehee in 1989. She is survived by her sons and their wives,
Robert and Sarah Wood, Gregory and Darci Wood and their
two children, Russell and Bailey of Cottage Grove, and by her
daughter and her husband, Dalton and Shirey (McGehee)
Armstrong of Springfi eld. She is also survived by her fi ancé,
Darrell Massingale of Cottage Grove, her father, Richard
Coomler of La Pine and her mother, Shirey Helsdon of La Pine.
In addition, she has many friends and family who will miss her
very much.
A celebration of life will be held at the Cottage Grove Elks
Lodge, 755 N. River Road, at 1 p.m. on May 2, 2015 for friends
and family. A potluck will follow.
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