2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 2, 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Brady Rubidoux
1956-2015
Brady Rubidoux, 58, passed
away Aug. 20, 2015.
He was born Sept. 4, 1956.
B r a d y
served in
the
U.S.
Army from
1976-1980.
He worked
and retired
from
the
Federal
Way Mail Handlers in Washing-
ton.
Brady enjoyed keeping up
with current events and had
been residing with his sister,
Robin, in Dorena.
He is survived by his brother,
Cecil A. Rubidoux (Art), and
his sister, Robin L. Grim of Cot-
tage Grove/Dorena.
No service is planned. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Andreason’s Cremation and
Burial Service, Springfi eld.
Randall Arthur
Jaatinen
1960-2015
Randall “Randy” Arthur
Jaatinen, 55, of Cottage Grove
passed away Aug. 24, 2015.
He was
born Feb.
9, 1960 in
Cottage
Grove
to
Arthur and
Joye (John-
son) Jaatin-
en.
In May of
1982 in Alo-
ha, Oregon, he and Robin Ned-
row were married. She passed
away in February of 1990. On
May 8, 1993 in Chula Vista,
Calif., he and Candace Brown
were married.
Randy worked as a mechanic
and handyman. He enjoyed TV
and music and spending time
with his grandkids.
Survivors include his wife,
Candace of Cottage Grove, two
daughters, Athena (Ryan) Intros
of Cottage Grove and Kayla
(Matthew) Russel of Bristol,
Conn., a sister, Kathie Funder-
burk of North Plains, Ore., and
six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his fi rst wife, a son, John Arthur
and a daughter, Ashley Eliza-
beth Nicole.
A memorial will be held Sat-
urday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. at Jes-
sie Mays Community Center,
30975 NW Hillcrest St., North
Plains, OR 97133. Memorial
contributions may be made to
gofundme.com/6z2nqwg4. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Frank Williams were married.
She was co-owner of East-
side Garage and later Eastside
Motorcycles in Springfi eld, Or-
egon.
Lorene loved traveling, fi sh-
ing, shopping and, above all
else, her family and friends.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Frank of La Pine, Ore.,
a daughter, Patricia Williams
of La Pine, Ore., a daughter-
in-law, Julie Ann Williams of
Molalla, Ore., two sisters, Irene
Hird of Dorena, Ore. and Gerty
Pritchard of Drain, Ore., two
brothers, Martin Gerstner of
Reedsport, Ore. and Pete Gerst-
ner of Cottage Grove, three sis-
ters-in-law, Ethel Gerstner, Joy
Gerstner and Dorothy Gerstner,
and 11 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, a son, Mark Wil-
liams, and three brothers, Julius,
Isadore and John Gerstner.
No services are planned at her
request.
Lorene Williams
1929-2015
Jim Akins, 79, passed away
in Cottage Grove surrounded by
his family on Aug. 28, 2015.
He was
born Dec.
2, 1935 in
Rosie, Ark.
to Luther
James and
Zephra Mae
Akins.
On July
15, 1955,
he married Patricia Mae Beers.
Together, they had six children.
Jim and Pat enjoyed traveling
together, as well as spending
Lorene Williams, 86, passed
away July 29, 2015 in Bend,
Ore.
She was
born
in
June 1929
to Pete and
Genieve
G e r s t n e r,
moving to
Oregon in 1942 and attending
Cottage Grove High School.
On July 4, 1946, she and
Jim Akins
1935-2015
time with family. Jim was a log-
ger with Weyerhaeuser for over
24 years, where his heart, dedi-
cation, and devotion to provid-
ing for his family was the driv-
ing force behind everything he
put his hand to.
As a young man, he gave his
heart to Jesus Christ, which sus-
tained him all the days of his
life. He was faithful to his God,
his church and his family. It
was Jim and Pat’s faith that saw
them through both good and
hard times throughout their 60
years of a truly rich marriage.
Jim’s special interests and
hobbies included raising a fam-
ily, being an avid Civil War his-
tory buff, and caring for those in
the church. Some of his favorite
times revolved around watch-
ing his grandchildren grow, and
completing home improvement
projects.
He is survived by his beloved
wife of 60 years, Patricia; chil-
dren, Jim, Dan, David (Patti),
Bob (Samantha), Becky (Mark),
and Tom (Janine); 14 grand-
children, and numerous great
grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held
on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 11 a.m.
at Living Faith Assembly, 467
S. 10th St., Cottage Grove. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
G
od loves you and He has
an amazing plan for your
life. He wants you to be happy
and He wants to bless you, but
there’s so much more to His
plans and purposes for you than
that.
First and foremost, God
wants a personal relationship
with each of us. And He wants
us to partner with Him in shar-
ing His love and the Gospel of
Jesus Christ with those who
don’t know Him. He wants us
to care about them, to pray for
them and to show them His love
and what it means to really be a
Christian.
I remember a time years ago
when I wanted to serve God and
witness for Him, telling others
about Him, but I didn’t have
His power in my life to BE a
witness. I was going to church
every week and was part of the
group that went out in the city
and handed out Gospel tracts
about how you can become a
Christian to people on the street.
But I didn’t enjoy it, and I was
just doing it to fulfi ll an obliga-
tion to witness for God.
Then, in 1976, God touched
my life in a major way when I
was crying out to Him for some-
thing more. I knew there had to
be more than what I was experi-
encing in my relationship with
Him at that point. God heard my
prayer and He did a work in my
heart that actually changed my
desires so that more than any-
thing else, I wanted to be what
He had created me to be.
This is when I got really se-
rious about studying the Bible,
and I discovered the key to hav-
ing true freedom in Christ.
In John 8:31-32 (AMP), Jesus
said, “If you abide in My word
[hold fast to My teachings and
live in accordance with them],
you are truly My disciples. And
you will know the Truth, and the
Truth will set you free.” These
verses clearly show us that it’s
not possible to be free without
facing the truth.
It’s important for us to un-
derstand what truth really is.
Truth is the way things really
are—not the way we think they
are or would like them to be or
wish they were. It’s reality from
God’s point of view and it is a
central theme in His Word. Je-
sus is the Word of Truth (John
1:14, 17). The Holy Spirit is the
Spirit of Truth, and He guides us
into all the Truth (John 16:13).
And as children of God, we be-
long to the Truth (John 8:31).
David passed away peacefully
on July 26th from pneumonia aft er
a lengthy hospital stay, with his
family by his side.
He was born in Palo Alto,
California to Clarence Cottier
Lawson and Ella Agnes (Birdsell)
He had an older brother Eldon
and younger sister Joyce. Aft er the
marines he met his wife Suzy (Ho-
vis) in Palo Alto and it was love at fi rst sight. Th ey were married in
1967 and shared 48 years.
David and Suzy were blessed with three children - Dove
(Lininger), Tia (Waggoner) and Seth Lawson, and grandchildren -
Noah, Eden, Hayden, Isaac, Avery, Zane, Gabriel and Connor.
An artist in many mediums he also played the conga drums,
accordion and the ukulele. David loved the Lord with all his heart,
was a faithful prayer warrior and shared Him with anyone the
Lord brought his way.
David held many and varied positions of employment. He
loved to travel and he and Suzy shared adventures in many coun-
tries. We all miss him and will love him into eternity.
David was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother
Eldon. He is survived by his wife Suzy, his 3 children and 8
grandchildren, his sister Joyce (Cearley), and sister-in-law Monica
Lawson.
An informal Celebration of Life open house will be at First
Baptist Church of Eugene (3550 Fox Meadow Rd.), in the Garden
Room, on September 11, 2015, from 2-4 pm. Family and friends
are welcome. A book of remembrances will be available. Please
RSVP via facebook (Suzy Lawson) or suzyndavid@yahoo.com.
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Memorial Notice
Roy "Gene" Bryant, 73, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 30, 2015. A memorial will
be held Friday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m.
at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove.
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Find real freedom by
embracing real truth
But if you want to have the
freedom to be who God has
created you to be and have the
life Jesus died for you to have,
then you have to face the truth.
And it starts by facing the truth
about yourself. I know about
this from personal experience,
because when I started studying
the Word, the Holy Spirit went
to work in my life.
I remember one day when I
was praying for Dave to change.
God spoke to my heart and said,
“Joyce, Dave is not the prob-
lem.” I thought, “Well then, who
is? There’s just me and him, so
if it’s not Dave, then who is it?”
Isn’t that amazing?! I was so
self-deceived that it didn’t even
occur to me that I could be the
problem.
For the next three days, God
showed me what it was like to
live with me. I was so sorry for
the attitudes I had, the way I be-
haved, the anger I displayed ev-
ery time I didn’t get my way…
and it was so hard! But I needed
to face the truth about myself so
I could have freedom from sin
and the things that were keeping
me from the love, peace, wis-
dom and joy that God had for
me in Christ.
It took time for me to change;
2 Corinthians 3:18 says that as
we look into God’s Word, we
“are constantly being trans-
fi gured into His very own im-
age…from one degree of glory
to another…” (AMP). But each
Truman “David” Lawson
May 18, 1938 -
July 26, 2015
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