2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 20, 2016
BIRTHS
IN MEMORIAM
Rex Everett Seals
1924-2016
Rex Everett Seals, 91, of Cot-
tage Grove passed away Jan. 12,
2016.
He was born Dec. 21, 1924,
in Picher,
Okla.
to
D ew i t t
and Josie
(Fitchu)
Seals.
R e x
graduated
from high
school and
was in the U.S. Army serving
in the Pacifi c Theater, Philip-
pines. He worked as an Auto
Transmission Specialist, owner
of Seals Garage, was a landlord
and owned many rental houses
in Cottage Grove.
Rex enjoyed fi shing and hunt-
ing and was a member of the
NRA.
Rex married Mary Rice on
March 15, 1981, in Cottage
Grove.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Seals of Cottage Grove,
two brothers, Robert Seals of
Los Angeles and Carroll Seals
of Cottage Grove, and a sister,
Jean Leatherwood, of Jones-
boro, Tex.
He was preceded in death by
his fi rst wife, Olene Seals, in
1980.
A visitation will be held
from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan.
22, 2016 at Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel and a funeral
will be held at 10 a.m. on Sat-
urday, Jan. 23, 2016 at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel,
with burial following at Walker
Cemetery, Walker, Ore. Memo-
rial contributions may be made
to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
John A. Turriff
1961-2016
John A. Turriff, 54, of Cottage
Grove died Jan. 10, 2016.
He was born in Los Angeles,
Calif. on
July 7, 1961
to John and
Patricia
(Moriarity)
Turriff.
John at-
tended J.
F.
Ken-
nedy High
School
in Buena
Park, Calif. and served in the
U.S. Army in Germany.
He married Lorry Armstrong
in Las Vegas, Nev. on Aug. 4,
1986.
He served as International
Director of Sales in the semi-
conductor industry. John loved
technology and was very tech-
savvy. He also loved football,
especially the Seattle Seahawks.
He enjoyed music and was a
drummer himself. He liked
photography and had his own
dark room.
Survivors include his wife,
Lorry, of Cottage Grove; mother
Patricia Turriff of Buena Park,
Calif.; son Anthony Turiff and
daughter-in-law Casey Turriff
of Taipei, Taiwan and sister Ju-
lie Wilkens of Lake Elsinore,
Calif.
A memorial was held Jan.
18, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Cottage Grove. In
lieu of fl owers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the
Wounded Warrior Fund. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
Jared Tyler-Keith
Davis
1986-2016
Jared Tyler-Keith Davis, 29,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Jan. 10, 2016.
He was born March 8, 1986 in
Visalia, Calif. to Robert Ybarra
and Vicky Davis.
J a r e d
g r a d u -
ated from
Cottage
Grove High
School in
2004 and
attended
Lane Com-
munity Col-
lege. He was co-owner of Davis
Designs & Signs with Derrick
Davis, which they took over
when their Pops passed away,
and was the bar manager for the
Szechuan Lounge.
Jared married his longtime
best friend, Jennifer England,
on Dec. 21, 2012 in Cottage
Grove.
Jared was a member of the
Elks Lodge, BPOE 1904. Jared
was a very compassionate and
inspiring person. He was a cre-
ative journalist, talented cartoon
artist and author of Broccoli
Man. Jared enjoyed playing
video games and skateboarding
but absolutely loved music. He
had an amazing voice, sang very
well, could play any instrument
and had a dance move for ev-
erything. Jared had a laugh that
was contagious and a wicked
sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife,
Jennifer Davis, of Cottage
Grove, mother Vicky Davis of
Cottage Grove, grandmoth-
er Barbara Davis of Cottage
Grove, a brother, Derrick Davis
of Eugene, aunt Kathy Davis of
Eugene, uncle Kevin Davis and
niece Savannah Davis of Cot-
tage Grove.
He was preceded in death by
Pops, Keith Davis.
A Celebration of Life will be
held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24,
2016 at the Elks Lodge, 755 N.
River Rd., Cottage Grove. Me-
morial contributions may be
made to https://www.gofundme.
com/jareddavis. Arrangements
in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Trinna F. Dickerson
1946-2016
Trinna F. Dickerson, 69, of
Cottage Grove passed away Jan.
17, 2016.
She was born July 25, 1946
in Portersville, Calif. to Edna
Belcher and Corwin Bowen.
She attended Live Oak Union
H i g h
School in
California,
graduating
in 1964.
O
n
March 2,
1963 in San
Martin, Ca-
lif., she and Roger Dickerson
were married.
She worked as an accoun-
tant for numerous places and
was business owner of Hillcrest
Market with her husband for 15
years, retiring after selling the
business.
She loved writing poems, cal-
ligraphy, going to church and
visiting with friends and loved
ones.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Lorwren Poole, Anthony
Poole and Trenton Lassiter, all
of Cottage Grove, siblings Su-
san Taylor of Reno, Nev., Mick-
ey Salinas of Gilroy, Calif.,
Robin Cardinas of Santa Clara,
Calif., Sheri Fountain of Cali-
fornia, Tim Bowen of Klamath
Falls, Ore., Christopher Bowen
of Santa Clara, Calif., Jeffery
Bowen of Kansas City, Kansas,
and Rocky Bowen of California,
four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and several siblings.
Visitation will be held Mon-
day, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel
with a funeral following at 11
a.m. Burial will be at Fir Grove
Cemetery. Arrangements under
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Cynthia Anne Fox
1962-2016
Cynthia Anne Fox, 53, of
Cottage Grove passed away un-
expectedly on Jan. 9, 2016 after
hospitaliza-
tion at Sa-
cred Heart/
Riverbend.
She was
born Aug.
14, 1962 to
James C.
and Cheryl
(Edwards)
French.
Cyndy loved Noodles the cat
and had a green thumb. She en-
joyed cross-stitching and com-
puter games. Cyndy was strong-
willed and independent-minded
but had a deep love for family
and friends. She will be missed.
She is survived by her grand-
daughter, Dora Rowland, daugh-
ter Michelle Fleming (Dan-
iel Stiltner), brother Michael
French, mother Cheryl Allen
and stepfather John Allen, and
father James C. French.
She was preceded in death by
her grandparents.
Ashes were scattered at sea in
Winchester Bay, Oregon. A cel-
ebration of life will be held at a
later date.
Gilbert (Gil) Saude
March 2, 1942 -
December 19, 2015
Jan. 8, 2016
To Katherine and Tracy Brown
of Cottage Grove, a son.
To Aliceanne Matthews and
Bryan Nelson of Creswell, a
daughter.
Jan. 14, 2016
To Jessica and Michael Irving
of Creswell, a son.
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Death Notices
Virginia L. Pershall, 97,
passed away Jan. 11, 2016. Ar-
rangements pending through
Mountain View-Colonial De-
Witt, Walla Walla, Wash.
Deborah Jeanne Lucier, 62,
of Eugene died Jan. 14, 2016.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-
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Grove.
The Holy
Spirit –
our helper
T
he Bible repeatedly tells
us that God is our helper.
The question is, do we really
trust God to help us? It’s easy
to respond right away that we
trust Him, but when it comes to
practically applying this truth to
our everyday life—leaning on
the Holy Spirit to help us in ev-
ery area of our lives—we often
struggle to do it.
As born-again believers in
Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit—
God’s Spirit—lives in our spirit.
In John 16:7, Jesus said that the
Holy Spirit is our “Comforter
(Counselor, Helper, Advo-
cate, Intercessor, Strengthener,
Standby)” and that He wants “to
be in close fellowship” with us
(AMPC).
It’s so important for us to
know that we can have a close,
intimate relationship with the
Holy Spirit that He will com-
municate with us. I went to
church for many years and had
no idea that I could overcome
my problems and live with real
peace and joy because the Holy
Spirit lived in my spirit. It was
life-changing for me when I got
the revelation that He wanted to
lead me in God’s will for my life
and He would enable me to do
everything I needed to do.
The truth is if we really be-
lieve God is our helper and He’s
willing to help us no matter
what situation we’re in, then we
have no reason to worry or get
overwhelmed.
I’ll let you in on another se-
cret: You need to ask God for
help because the Holy Spirit is
not the type to barge into your
life and take over.
Have you ever had someone
try to push their opinions or
their agenda on you? They may
or may not know what they’re
talking about, and they may
not even be really interested in
helping you do what needs to
be done, but they sure have a lot
to say about what you’re doing
wrong!
That’s not what the Holy
F a m n i l e y d
Ow
Spirit does.
The Holy Spirit knows the an-
swer to every problem, and He
will even help you through each
one. But He won’t give you His
advice unless you ask for it. In
other words, the humble get the
help.
Every problem matters to
God
Jesus said in John 15:5 (NIV),
“Apart from me you can do
nothing.” And that’s so true. But
did you know He’s not holding
out on you? God actually likes
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