2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 4, 2017
BIRTHS
Birth notice
On Dec. 25, 2016, Craig
and Samantha Keller
gave birth to a baby girl
at PeaceHealth Sacred
Heart Medical Center at
Riverbend.
Death notice
Gordon Thomas Clarke,
90, of Lorane died Dec.
26, 2016. No service is
planned. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
IN MEMORIAM
Bruce Wayne Rogers
1950-2016
Bruce Wayne Rogers, 66 of
Cottage
Grove, Or-
egon passed
away De-
cember 28,
2016. He
was born
February
28, 1950, in
Acushnet,
MA to John
and Phyllis
(Frates) Rogers, Sr. Bruce was a
welder in manufacturing and re-
tired from A & K Development.
He enjoyed fi shing, camping,
collecting rock and feathers. His
favorite thing was being at the
ocean and he loved the ocean
sunsets. His family was the
most important thing in his life.
He was also a big blues fan and
played the guitar. Bruce is sur-
vived by his partner of 17 years,
Karen O’Neil, Cottage Grove,
OR, son Lincoln (Tammy) Rog-
ers, Springfi eld, OR, daughter
Elayna (Jeff) Armendariz, Cot-
tage Grove, OR, brother John
(Sue) Rogers, Lincoln City, OR,
brother Richard Rogers, Cot-
tage Grove, OR, sister Sheila
(Joe) Lopez, sister Sandra (Ben)
Olsen and 5 grandchildren. Ser-
vices at a later date. Arrange-
ments by Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7th St.,
Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
Doyle James Bailey
1923-2016
How to change your
mind so you can
change your life
For many years I went
to church faithfully, week af-
ter week, but I wasn’t living a
victorious Christian life. I read
my Bible every day, served on
the evangelism board and went
door-to-door telling people
about Jesus because I really
wanted to serve God. But even
though I was doing those things,
I was still miserable most of the
time.
While I learned a good foun-
dation about salvation through
God’s grace at my church, I
wasn’t learning how to change
and be transformed into the im-
age of Christ by renewing my
mind, according to God’s Word.
It caused me to live in a frustrat-
ing cycle that went like this: Go
to church on Sunday, fi ght with
my husband during the week,
get frustrated with my kids a lot
and feel miserable, depressed,
angry—like a mess—and then
go back to church on Sunday to
get “right” with God again. I felt
like I didn’t know how act like a
sane human being.
Ephesians 4:23-24 (AMPC)
says to “be constantly renewed
in the spirit of your mind [hav-
ing a fresh mental and spiritual
attitude], and put on the new na-
ture (the regenerate self) created
in God’s image….”
This is so important, be-
cause it’s impossible to have a
positive, peaceful life and at the
same time have a negative mind.
But when we take time to renew
our minds with God’s Word,
we learn how to think like God
thinks, say what God says, and
act like He wants us to act. Then
we can have what He wants us
to have—abundant life in Christ,
fi lled with His righteousness,
peace and joy. (See John 10:10
and Romans 14:17.)
How Are You Supposed to
Think?
The fi rst thing we need to
understand is that when we be-
come new creations in Christ (2
Corinthians 5:17), what is nor-
mal for the world is no longer
normal for us. There’s a way
we’re supposed to live that re-
fl ects the image of Christ in the
world.
For example, many people
think it’s normal to worry, but
as a Christian, worrying is not
a normal way of thinking. Phi-
lippians 4:6 says we are to “be
anxious for nothing” (NKJV).
This doesn’t mean we won’t
ever feel worried, but when we
do, we can pray and give it to
God so we can have His peace
while we go through the chal-
lenges of life.
First
Corinthians
2:16
(AMPC) says “we have the
mind of Christ.” This means no
matter what our circumstances
may be, we can have God’s wis-
dom, discernment and peace to
guide our decisions in the midst
of them. We can live with these
mind-sets:
•
The Made-Up Mind:
Colossians 3:2 says to “set your
minds and keep them set on what
is above…not on the things that
are on the earth” (AMPC). The
only way we can accomplish
what we really want to do in life
is by determining what God has
put in our hearts to do and then
setting our minds to do it. With
the help of the Holy Spirit, you
can make up your mind and stop
over-thinking your decisions.
•
The Humble Mind:
Philippians 2:5 says, “Let this
same attitude and purpose and
[humble] mind be in you which
was in Christ Jesus…” (AMPC).
A person with a humble mind is
peaceful because they can wait
on God’s timing and follow His
direction; they don’t constantly
struggle with wondering why or
when. And they aren’t judgmen-
tal or critical of others.
•
The Focused Mind: We
live in an age of distraction! It’s
amazing how much information
is coming at us most of the time
through technology, the media
and the busyness of the world
around us. I’ve decided that the
world probably isn’t going to
change, so I have to change. I’m
learning how to keep my mind
on what I’m doing, rather than
thinking about several things at
once or what I want to do next.
You Can Choose
There is a way to have righ-
teousness, peace and joy in the
Holy Spirit—to have victory in
our circumstances and not live
based on what the world views
as “normal.” And it all begins
with renewing our minds. The
choice is up to us.
Make the decision to spend
time each day reading and med-
itating on the Word. Pray and
ask God to help you understand
how to apply the wisdom you
discover to your everyday life.
As you do your part to renew
your mind, God will do His.
And you’ll love the transfor-
mation that comes with having
a “normal” mind—the mind of
Christ!
***********
For more on this topic, order
Joyce’s Battlefi eld of the Mind
Action Plan. You can also con-
tact us to receive our free maga-
zine, Enjoying Everyday Life,
by calling (800) 727-9673 or
visiting www.joycemeyer.org.
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Min-
istries, Inc. She has authored
nearly 100 books, including
Battlefi eld of the Mind and
Seize the Day: Living on Pur-
pose and Making Every Day
Count (Hachette). She hosts the
Enjoying Everyday Life radio
and TV programs, which air on
hundreds of stations worldwide.
For more information, visit
www.joycemeyer.org.
Please note: The views and
opinions expressed throughout
this publication and/or website
are those of the respective au-
thors and do not necessarily re-
fl ect those of Joyce Meyer Min-
istries.
Doyle James Bailey, 93, of
Cottage
Grove died
Dec.
24,
2016.
He
was
born
Jan.
19,
1923
in
Glenwood,
Ark. to Ulice
and
Veda
(Pounds) Bailey. Doyle served
in the U.S. Navy as a Radarman
2nd Class. On May 26, 1973
in Sparks, Nev., he and Vivian
Koehler were married.
He worked at the Cottage
Grove Cleaners for 20 years (as
presser/maintenance). He also
worked for 17 years as a mill-
worker for Weyerhaeuser.
He enjoyed bowling and
watching bowling, and was a
member of the ABC (American
Bowling Congress). He also en-
joyed camping, traveling, hunt-
ing and fi shing. He liked work-
ing on cars and making jewelry
and was a Yankee baseball fan.
Survivors include daughter,
Jolene (Bob) Jones of Salem;
daughter, Jean (Rod) Erler of
Salem; son, Doug (Thelma)
Bailey of Creswell; stepdaugh-
ter, Patty Koehler of Califor-
nia; stepson, David Koehler of
Oregon; stepdaughter, Delores
Koehler of California; stepson,
Michael Koehler of Creswell;
sister, Dixie Odermatt of Hager-
stown, MD; brother, Jim (Sue)
Bailey of Cottage Grove; nine
grandchildren, 13 great-grand-
children, and one great-great-
grandchild.
He was preceded in death on
May 20, 2005 by his wife, Viv-
ian; and sisters, Aileen Clark
and Gean Parra.
A Memorial will be held
on Friday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Doris Irene Hicks
1921-2016
Doris of Creswell, OR went
to heaven on Dec 26, 2016 at
the age of 95.
She was born July 29, 1921 to
Etna
Milton
a n d
Anna
M a y
Dra-
g o o
in Eu-
gene,
OR. She grew up in the Al-
bany area, went to college and
obtained her teaching degree
and pursued a career in teach-
ing. She met the love of her
life, Ervin Edward Hicks SR in
1942, he was in the army. They
fell in love and married May 9,
1942. Doris gave up her teach-
ing career to follow Ervin in the
Army and take care of her step
son Ervin JR. She raised a fam-
ily of eight children beginning
in Coburg OR and then moved
to Cottage Grove in 1961. She
lived with her daughter Susie
and son in law John for the last
14+ years until the end of Sept
2016 when she had a surgery
that required extended nursing
care sent her to Creswell Care
& Rehab where she passed of
natural causes.
She touched the lives of ev-
eryone she met and will be
missed by all. She had such a
peacefulness about her and she
just oozed with love. She loved
babies and little kids and wanted
to hug each one, even if she just
met them.
Doris was preceded in death
by her husband, son Michael,
daughter Judy and step son Er-
vin JR.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Sherry Hulse of Camas,
WA and Sue (John) Clark of
Creswell. Three sons, Stan-
ley and Paul Hicks of Cottage
Grove and Kimble Hicks of
Camas, WA.
Creswell and
about 70 grand, great grand and
great great grand children.
There will be a celebration of
her life Jan 7, 2017 at 2pm at
Creswell Church of Christ, 380
Kings Row, Creswell, OR.
Esther E. Land
1912-2017
Esther E. Land, of Cottage
Grove, OR passed away on Jan-
uary 2, 2017 at the age of 104.
She was born on April 8, 1912 in
Ashland, OR to Even and Eliza-
b e t h
(Brady)
Even-
son. She
graduat-
ed from
Cottage
Grove
High School in 1930 and mar-
ried Berton A. Land in July
1930. Esther was primarily a
homemaker, but worked at the
Cottage Grove Hospital and for
Daugherty Lumber Company
and for many years was the pia-
nist and organist at the United
Methodist Church. She loved
music, painting, and spending
time with family. She traveled
to Norway and Japan to visit
family and enjoyed driving to
Coos Bay, Florence and Central
Oregon. Most importantly Es-
ther was a dedicated caregiver
for many of her family mem-
bers. Esther is survived by her
son, Charles Land (Vera), Por-
tugal; and her twins: daughter,
Margaret Nousen (Terry), Yon-
calla, OR; son, Berton Land Jr.
(Kathy), Eugene, OR; 7 grand-
children and 12 great-grandchil-
dren. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Berton Land in
1986. A memorial service fol-
lowed by reception will be held
at 2:00 PM on Friday, January
6, 2017 at Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, 123 S. 7th St.,
Cottage Grove, OR. A visitation
will be held from 3:00 to 5:00
PM on Thursday, January 5,
2017 at Smith-Lund-Mills. Pri-
vate family burial at Brumbaugh
Cemetery. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the United
Methodist Church, 334 Wash-
ington St., Cottage Grove, OR
or to Alzheimer’s Association,
1000 Willagillespie Rd., Suite
100, Eugene, OR 97401.
Due to an error in production, the December
28 edition of the Cottage Grove Sentienel did
not include a schedule of church events. Please
see page six for a complete list.
Mary J. Samson 1926-2016
A “Memorial Service” will be held for
Mary June (Burnett) Samson on January 7,
2017 at 1:00 PM at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, 123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove, OR.
Mary was a longtime resident of Cottage
Grove. She passed away on December 2nd
at the age of 90. Mary loved people and throughout her life
dedicated herself to helping others as a registered nurse. She
was also a person who loved to share her life and generate
memories for others. In lieu of fl owers, the family suggests
that you share a random act kindness for someone or make a
donation to your favorite charity in Mary’s name.
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