2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 7, 2015
Local farm to host pumpkin patch gathering
Ruby and Amber's Organic Oasis,
located at 75976 Booth Kelly Camp
Road southeast of Cottage Grove,
announces that it will host a tour of
its pumpkin patch featuring horse-
drawn wagon rides from noon to
four p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 and
Sunday. Oct. 18. Weekday groups
are also welcome, and those inter-
ested are asked to contact the farm
for scheduling at rubyandamber-
farm@gmail.com. The cost is $10,
which includes the wagon ride and
a pumpkin. The farm can be reached
at 541-510-2359.
IN MEMORIAM
Nell Pendleton
Kazmierski
1920-2015
Nell Pendleton Kazmierski
was born Jan. 30, 1920, in Pen-
sacola, Fla. She passed away
peacefully Sunday, Sept. 27,
2015, in Paris, Tex.
Preceding her in death was
daughter Marsha M. Pendleton
and son Franklin N. Pendleton.
Her surviving children are
John M. Pendleton of Paris,
Jeanell F. Clark of Cottage
Grove, Ore.
and Mar-
jorie
A.
Card
of
Canandai-
gua, N.Y.
She
has
17 grand-
children,
36 great-
g r a n d -
children and many great-great
grandchildren.
A memorial will be held
Thursday, Oct. 8, at City Life
Church, (formerly Family Praise
Center), 33133 Row River Road
in Cottage Grove at 7 p.m. with
fellowship following. Her spirit
of adventure will be missed.
James Louis Watson
1949-2015
James Louis Watson was
born April 5, 1949 in Ogallala,
Nebr. to Harriet and Kirk Wat-
son. When he was around 10
years old they moved to Oregon,
fi rst to Roseburg, then Cottage
Grove. His
dad was a
baker
in
Nebraska
and Oregon.
Jim would
help out at
the bakery
while
he
was in high
school.
Jim mar-
ried Jo Kenyon and they had
three children, Scott, Lisa and
Greg. They later divorced.
He served in the Navy on the
USS Kitty Hawk during the
Vietnam War as an electronic
technician. He also worked for
the Forest Service, Saginaw
Lam Plant, and for Lane County
as a Design Engineer Tech II.
On March 23, 1984 Jim mar-
ried Christine (Hibbard) Even-
son.
They were long time members
of the South Lane Assembly of
God Church. He had a great
love for the Lord and his fam-
ily. For many years Jim shared
his love for the Lord, the out-
doors, and children by being a
Royal Ranger Leader, which is
a Christian based organization
for young boys. He was an avid
hunter and fi sherman and cher-
ished the outdoors.
Jim is survived by his wife,
Christine, two sons, Scott Wat-
son and Greg (Crystal) Watson,
a daughter, Lisa (Justin) Hib-
bard, two sisters, Diane and
Rita, fi ve brothers, Bob, Larry,
Elmer, Butch and Roy, and fi ve
grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will
be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at
11 a.m. at Emerald Valley ban-
quet room in Creswell. Memo-
rial contributions may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
A graveside service was held
Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Yoncalla
Masonic Cemetery.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Hoover Rhodes
1928-2015
Linda Sue Hughes, 76, of Lo-
rane, Oregon passed away Sept.
28, 2015.
She was born October 21,
1938 in Ke-
arney, Nebr.
to
Dal-
las C. and
Sarah Irene
(Overhiser)
Keesaman.
On April
12, 1958 in
Cottage Grove, she and Vergil
C. Hughes were married.
Linda enjoyed crafts, poetry,
cooking, baking, reading and
spending time with her grand-
kids and great grandkids.
She is survived by her hus-
band, three children, Grant T.
Hughes of Lorane, Rick K.
Hughes of Eugene and Jason C.
Hughes of Lorane, fi ve grand-
children and two great-great
grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were
her three siblings, Clifford
Keesaman, Caroline I. Carreras
and Dallas D. Keesaman.
Hoover Rhodes, 87, of Yon-
calla passed away Sept. 30,
2015.
He was born April 8, 1928 in
Murphy, N.C. to Roosevelt and
Zonie (White) Rhodes.
On May 10, 1954, he and
Norma Lee Walls were married.
Hoover worked as a logger
and timber faller and enjoyed
fi shing, hunting and camping.
Survivors include six sons,
Daniel (Patty) Rhodes of Yon-
calla, Rex (Judy) Rhodes of La
Pine, Greg Rhodes of Yoncalla,
Audie (Sandy) Rhodes of Hills-
boro, Paul (Lisa) Rhodes of Cre-
swell and Mark (Laura) Rhodes
of Cottage Grove; a sister, Linda
Woods of La Pine, two brothers,
JB Rhodes and Cloyd Rhodes of
Sweet Home, and 14 grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Norma, daughter Dor-
othy, and son Curtis.
Linda Sue Hughes
1938-2015
Michael
Adams
Michael Adams, 74 of
Cottage Grove, Oregon
passed away October
1, 2015 of bone cancer.
He was born September
20, 1941 to George and
Marguerite (Ward) Adams
in Antioch, California.
Michael graduated high
school in 1959 and then
attended Diablo Valley
College. He was honorably
discharged from the Army
in February 1966. Michael
was employed at DuPont
Chemical Plant in Antioch, CA and retired from there in 1991.
After retirement he and his wife moved to Oregon. He was
fortunate enough to retire at the age of 50 and was able to spend
the next 20 years working in his garden, playing golf, hunting,
fi shing, and crabbing in Winchester Bay. Michael belonged to
the Elks Club #1904 and Middlefi eld Men’s Golf club where
he put on fundraisers every year called the “Larry, Curly and
Mo Community Sharing Benefi t.” He belonged to the Center
for Spiritual Living. Michael made friends of everyone he met
from the grocery story, to the library, to the bank. He was truly
respected and loved by all that knew him and will be greatly
missed. He was a wonderful friend to all and a doting and
loving husband to his wife of 33 years. Michael is survived
by his wife Sandy Adams; Sister Patricia Lawerence; niece
Leslie Lagerstrom, nephew Robert Rip, three step children,
John Anderson, Laura Bozemen, Michael (liz) Anderson; two
grandsons, Brandon Bozeman and Jeremiah Anderson. He
was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Allen. Memorial
contributions can be made to Cascade Hospice, 2650 Suzanne
Way Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97408. A celebration of life will
be held at the Elks Lodge #1904, Cottage Grove, on Saturday,
October 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM. There will be a potluck (fi nger
foods) following. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, 123 S. 7 th St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
No services are planned.
Ruby Sara Hewlett
1921-2015
Ruby Sara Hewlett, 94, of
Cottage Grove passed away
Sept. 26, 2015.
She was born April 30, 1921
in
New-
port,
Ky.
to Thomas
M o o d y
Carson
and Emilia
(Otereo).
She grad-
uated high school at the Blanche
Kellogg Institute in Santurce,
San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1939.
In 1941 in Puerto Rico, she
and Alfred G. Hewlett II were
married.
Ruby worked as a psychiatric
nurse’s technician at Atascadero
State Hospital and retired as a
nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan
in Eugene.
The Bible was her biggest
interest, and she enjoyed using
stickers and putting them on
cards for special occasions.
She loved taking photos and
putting them into albums. Ruby
was an excellent cook and
loved having family around and
spending time with them. She
was a member of the Church of
the Nazarene in Cottage Grove.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Honey Hewlett of Cibolo,
Tex., Muriel Reynolds of Cot-
tage Grove and Alfred Hewlett
III of Cottage Grove, ten grand-
children, 28 great-grandchildren
and seven great-great grandchil-
dren.
A memorial service will be
held Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. at the
Church of the Nazarene. In lieu
of fl owers, memorial contribu-
tions may be donated to the
Church of the Nazarene, 152
S. M St., Cottage Grove, OR
97424. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
John Robert Miller
1955-2015
John Miller was born in Eugene,
Oregon on November 14, 1955 to Harold
and Marjorie Miller. On September
27, John passed away in the comfort of
his home aft er a two year battle with
Glioblastoma Multiforme, continuing
to inspire all that cared for him with his
incredible courage, determination and
dignity. Passing on the night of the total
lunar eclipse was perfectly suited for a
man who loved astronomy.
John was a cross country athlete at North Eugene High
School, Lane Community College & University of Oregon, and
was an All American runner two years, placing 19 th in the nation
his sophomore year of college. John was an avid Prefontaine fan
and sculpted a bronze statue in honor of Steve, which still resides
today on Pre’s rock. He also loved hiking, canoeing, hunting, bird
watching and spending time with his close friends and family.
John worked in construction, was a glove recycling
entrepreneur and most recently worked as a millwright and
fabricator for 31 years between States Industries, Weyerhaeuser
Company, and SierraPine, later returning to Weyerhaeuser before
his disability brought on his early retirement in 2013. John was
a talented and creative artist who had the fl air to create beautiful
wood and metal structures, inventions and gift s.
During John’s college years, he met then married Amy
Sunderland, later divorcing in 1993. He was then introduced to
Rochelle Th oms, and the two were married on the beach of Maui,
Hawaii in 1996. Th ey made their home in Creswell and enjoyed
hosting theme parties with family, traveling together and were
later blessed with a son, Dayne, in 1998, who brought great joy
and pride to their lives by watching him grow and attending all his
soccer, basketball and golfi ng events.
John is survived by both his wife and son, his brother Don
Miller of Eugene, sisters Sherry Nelson of Vancouver and Juanita
Conover of Springfi eld. A celebration of life open house will be
held October 23 at Th e Country Inn in Eugene from 2-5 pm. John
was a loving husband, father, brother and good friend, whose
quick wit and humor will be missed by so many friends and family.
In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to Doernbecher
Children’s Cancer Ward, 1121 SW Salmon Suite 100, Portland
OR 97205. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel,
Cottage Grove, OR.
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Elizabeth Ann Foster, 77, of
Creswell passed away Sept. 27,
2015. No service is planned. Ar-
rangements under the care of
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