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2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 20, 2015 BIRTHS IN MEMORIAM Shon L. Collins 1969-2015 Shon L. Collins, 46, of Over- land Park, Kansas passed away May 11, 2015. He was born March 5, 1969 in Kansas City, Mo. to Les and Sue (Brown) Collins. S h o n graduated in 1988 from Cottage Grove High School. He served for 21 years in the Marines, National Guard and Army Reserve. In the Army, he served a Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan, Iraq and Desert Storm. He enjoyed camping, fi shing, hiking, travel and his family. Survivors include his parents of Springfi eld and three siblings and their wives, Rodney and Karla Collins of Bend, Robert and Sheila Collins of Bend, and Perry and Nalainya Collins of Veneta. A graveside memorial will be held Thursday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove. Arrangements under the care of Smith-Lund- Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove. Death Notices Q. LaVae Robertson, 82, of Creswell passed away May 15, 2015 in Springfi eld, Oregon. Services pending. Arrangements under care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove. Rex Ivan Abeene, 63 of Cot- tage Grove passed away May 7, 2015. Arrangements by Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424 CITY BEAT Guns and Hoses The third annual Guns vs. Hoses softball game and home- run derby will pit members of the Cottage Grove Police Department and South Lane County Fire and Rescue against each other on Saturday, May 30 at 2:30 p.m. at Lincoln Middle School. Proceeds will benefi t Cottage Grove High School’s senior party. Budget committee to meet The fi rst meeting of the City of Cottage Grove’s Budget Com- mittee is scheduled for Tues- day, May 26 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. An additional meeting is slated for Thursday, May 28 if necessary. Tree branch and limb pickup City crews will begin their an- nual limb pickup on Tuesday, May 26. The purpose of the limb pickup is to provide a way for residents to easily dispose of limbs and branches from trees and bushes that hang over streets or sidewalks as well as in their yards. City crews will only come around once to pickup limbs and branches, so the City says to be sure the material is out before Tuesday morning. For more informa- tion visit the City’s website at: www.cottagegrove.org. The Lynx, disc golf tournament Middlefi eld Golf Course will be hosting a Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) tournament on May 23 and 24. The event will be bring- ing about 150 professional and amateur disc golfers to Cottage Grove for the two-day competi- tion. Spectators are welcome to come and witness the skills and abilities as they use a disc golf course set up on Middle- fi eld Golf Course. Organizers of the tournament welcome anyone interested in seeing high level disc golf to come and watch or to even volunteer and help with the tournament. Annual hearing tests This week, 41 employees from the City’s Police, Middlefi eld Golf Course, Utilities, Building Maintenance, Shop, Engineer- ing, Water and Wastewater departments received hearing tests. Employees in job clas- sifi cations within these City function areas are routinely exposed to loud or repetitive noise. City policy requires em- ployees to use hearing protec- Robert Louis Jones, Jr. 1944-2015 Robert Louis Jones, Jr., 70, of Chehalis, Wash. passed away April 17, 2015 from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born June 27, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Okla. to Rob- ert “RL” and Grace Jones. Robert served in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 1966. He then drove a truck for over 44 years. He loved to fi sh, hunt, build things and work in his gar- den. Survivors include his wife and co-driver, Kathy Jones of Che- halis, Wash., a son, Tim Jones and wife Kim of Creswell, a daughter, Cyndee Kurahara and husband Ron of Hood River, fi ve step-children and their spouses, Howard and Kristi Buckbee and Shane and Amber Buckbee of Sitka, Alaska, Jeff Buckbee of Chehalis, Wash., Debbie and John Grezik of Chehalis, Wash., Vickie and Brian Jones of Richmond, Wisc., Donna and Rick Wallace of Toledo, Wash., and Jim and Danay Buckbee of Warner Robins, Ga., a brother Neal Jones and wife Karen of Creswell, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Inurnment and a graveside memorial will be held Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Fir Grove Cemetery, Cottage Grove. Arrangements under the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu- neral Chapel, Cottage Grove. May 5, 2015 To Nastalia and Bradley Raines of Creswell, a son. To Tellisa and Bradley Buckler of Drain, twin girls. May 8, 2015 To Jessica and Travis Ducker of Junction City, a son. To Tashina Carnes and Jordan Praegitzer of Cottage Grove, a son. May 13, 2015 To Tanya and Aaron Martin of Cottage Grove, a daughter. May 10, 2015 Why Choose Us We’re not a high-volume crematory At S'#."5R5L/(5R5#lls we strive for excellence and quality … not quantity. pristine facility cleanliness is required – It’s all just part of our commitment to you. tion when working in loud or repetitive noise environments. Annual hearing tests create a baseline level for each employ- ee that can be monitored for any signifi cant changes. SLMH talk On Thursday, May 21, Eugene psychiatrist Joseph Arpaia, MD, will share tips from his books "Real Meditation in Minutes a Day" and "Tibetan Wisdom for Western Life" beginning at 6:30 p.m. at South Lane Mental Health, 1345 Birch Ave., in Cottage Grove. Arpaia’s talk is the third in a series of Thursday Carolyn Marie Eichner On May 7, 2015 at 11:00 pm, our sweet Mother Carolyn Marie Eichner, 72 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born on March 16, 1943 in Hope, AR to Vernon and Margaret (Stone) Holliday. She graduated from Fairview High School in Shreveport, LA. She married Robin Eichner on July 25, 1972, in Los Angeles, CA. She was a loving, caring, giving and committed wife and mother to her husband Robin, 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. While she loved planting fl owers in her backyard, her family was her real pride and joy. Carolyn extended her compassion and love beyond even her family. If she ever met you, she never forgot you, and would always inquire to how you were doing. Carolyn volunteered weekly for 20 years playing the piano at local nursing homes. Her spirit of compassion & dedication to family blessed many people in her community. She will be missed tremendously. She is survived by her husband, Robin Eichner of Cottage Grove; father, Vernon Holliday of Creswell; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Randy Lane of Kennewick, WA; son and daughter –in-law, Steve and Louise Eichner of Broomfi eld, CO; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Bill Wright of Cottage Grove; daughter and son-in-law, Christel and Matthew Brown of Parker, CO. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2015 at New Hope Baptist Church in Creswell. www.andreasons.com 541- 485-6659 evening events taking place through May in Cottage Grove to mark Mental Health Aware- ness Month. (541) 942-0185 123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove Visit smithlundmills.com for more information. “Bud” Williams Vernon LaRoy Williams passed away on April 17 th , 2015 at River Bend Hospital. He was 87 years old. Bud was born in Eugene at the Eugene Hospital on November 3rd, 1927 to Carl and Etta (Dial) Williams. He attended school in Marcola, OR where he met the love of his life, Arlene Marcum. At age 16 Bud got his social security card and worked for Southern Pacifi c; then moved to Portland, OR where he worked as a hod carrier. Bud and Arlene were married July 22nd, 1944 in Van- couver, WA and subsequently moved back to Marcola, where they built their own home. Th eir children Patricia (Williams) McCabe and Michael Williams were born during that time. Bud got his fi rst mill job at Mohawk Lumber Co., pull- ing lumber on the green chain. He then moved up to sawyer for Preston Lumber Co. He continued his sawing career for Consumers Co-op in Swisshome, OR until the mill shut down in 1955. In 1956 he began his career with Bohemia Lumber Co. helping in the mill construction at Culp Creek; before starting the sawing job. He was promoted to foreman, superintendent and vice-president of manufacturing. During his tenure as vice-president one of his accomplish- ments was helping design a new state of the art sawmill in Lincoln, CA. He was also overseeing mills in Canada, and several in Oregon. Many of the workers called him “Mr. Bohemia” because he seemed to be everywhere at once and most of the time appeared with a big smile. Bud and Arlene enjoyed spending the last 29 winters in Arizona. He always had a 5 lb. bag of Costco peanuts to share with his buddies that stopped by every day. He liked hunting, fi shing, golfi ng, playing cards, cheering for the Oregon Ducks, and visit- ing with family and friends. Bud is survived by his wife of 70+years Arlene, children, Pat, Mike (wife Nancy), fi ve grand children; Kim Ficek (fi ance Jeff ), Kelly Smith, Kenneth McCabe II, Mick Williams (wife Liz), Russ Williams (fi ance Chelsea), Nine Great-grand children and two great-great-grand daugh- ters, two nieces and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Dorothy. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 30th, 1:00pm at the United Methodist Church, 334 Washington Ave., Cottage Grove, OR. Donations in lieu of fl owers may be made to the church or Hospice in Bud’s name. to encourage and support mental health. Re- freshments will be provided and admission is free. For more information or to request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations, call South Lane Mental Health at (541) 942- 3939 or visit www.slmh.org. Light the Way to a Cure Luminary Ceremony Friday, 10pm, June 19th Give the gift to the American Cancer Society & keep the light burning with a luminaria in memory of someone lost to cancer, in honor of someone still fi ghting, or in special recognition of someone who has beat the disease. Please complete and return this form to the address below. (Note: to order more than one Luminaria, please photocopy this form.) WHITE LUMINARIA $5 • PURPLE LUMINARIA $10 In Honor of: ___________________________________________ In Memory of: __________________________________________ In Support of: __________________________________________ We can personalize the Luminaria for you. List some of your loved ones likes and hobbies. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Please make checks payable to American Cancer Socitey and mail to: Luminaria-South Lane County 2350 Oakmont Way, STE 200 Eugene, OR 97401
