2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Matthew McIntire
1981-2017
Mat-
t h e w
George
McIntire,
36,
of
Cottage
Grove
passed
away on Nov. 2, 2017.
He was born in Cottage Grove
on June 11, 1981 to George M.
and Barbara I. (Barlow) McIn-
tire.
Matthew worked for employ-
ment services as a staffi ng agent
and managing the customer ser-
vice area for cell phones.
He loved helping people and
wanted everybody to be hap-
py. Matthew was very social,
unique and charismatic. He
loved being with people, going
fi shing, watching movies or just
hangin’ out. He enjoyed listen-
ing to music and had great hair.
He loved having the best of the
best in electronics, technology
and gadgets.
Matthew is survived by his
children, Elijah Raymond Me-
khi McIntire of Montana and
Hailey Cyrene McIntire of Cre-
swell, father, George McIntire
of Monroe, Ore., mother, Bar-
bara Barlow Powers, stepdad,
Phil, and grandmother, Juanita
Barlow, all of Cottage Grove,
and a brother, Louis McIntire of
Creswell.
Public visitation will be from
5-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10,
2017 at Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage Grove.
Betty Raymond
1936-2017
Elaine Kitcher
1937-2017
Bet-
ty Ruth
R a y -
mond,
81, of
Cottage
Grove
d i e d
Nov. 4,
2017.
She was born in Murphy,
N.C. on Feb. 4, 1936 to Ezekiel
Bert and Essie B. (Abercrom-
bie) Woody.
On Oct. 4, 1957 in Cottage
Grove, she and Morris Ray-
mond were married.
Betty worked as a waitress
and in management. She was
employed at Village Bakery and
was a business owner of An-
tiques and Things.
She enjoyed hunting, fi sh-
ing and collecting antiques.
She loved her dogs and cats,
but especially her six cats. In
her younger years, she enjoyed
painting and sewing.
Betty is survived by her son,
Randy Raymond of Cottage
Grove.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, her husband, and
four siblings.
No service is planned. Ar-
rangements in the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel,
Cottage Grove.
Elaine
(Noel)
Kitcher,
80,
of
Yoncalla,
d i e d
Nov. 1,
2017.
She was born in Denver on
April 18, 1937 to L.S. Allen and
Alice (Bryan) Heiney.
She graduated from Craig
High School in Colorado.
Elaine worked in her parents
restaurant as a waitress in Col-
orado and was a dance instruc-
tor with Arthur Murray Dance
Studio with her fi rst husband in
California and Oregon. She was
a housewife and a Shaklee and
Tupperware distributor as well
as being a certifi ed licensed
massage therapist. She also
owned and operated the Curtin
General Store with her late hus-
band, Bill Kitcher.
Elaine enjoyed crabbing,
dancing, spending time at the
coast, riding horses, and ani-
mals in general. She also loved
to help people with their health
issues by massage and supple-
Grant Gording, BC-HIS
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Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In Genesis 1:26 (AMP) God says, “Let
Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image….” This
verse reveals God as the Trinity, and we need to worship and have
relationship with each Person of the Godhead.
It seems more common to hear people talk about God and Jesus,
but the Holy Spirit does not get enough of our attention. It’s import-
ant to understand that He is a person who has a personality, a will,
knowledge, a mind, and He thinks and knows things. For example,
1 Corinthians 2:11 (AMP) tells us that “no one knows the thoughts
of God except the Spirit of God.”
In John 16:7 we learn some of the facets of His personality and
how we need Him to work in our lives. In this verse Jesus says, “…
If I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor –
Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go,
I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship
with you]” (AMP).
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ments. She was a social butter-
fl y and a smart woman.
Elaine married Bill Kitcher,
the love of her life, and celebrat-
ed 35 years together.
She is survived by a son, Mike
Tripp of Cottage Grove, three
daughters, Cindy Breakfi eld of
Harrisburg, Diane Tripp of Flor-
ence, and Lizz Tripp of Con-
necticut, a step-son, Tim Kitch-
er of Yoncalla, a step-daughter,
Debbie Kitcher of Washington,
two brothers, Marshall Noel of
Fresno, Calif. and Carroll Noel
of Eugene, fi ve grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Bill Kitcher, and
step-son, Billy Kitcher.
A memorial service will be
held at the Living Faith Assem-
bly of God, Saturday, Nov. 18 at
1 p.m. Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Obituaries
available
online at
cgsentinel.com
GLENN FRANKLIN SMITTLE
1929-2017
Glenn Franklin Smittle, 88, of Cottage
Grove died Nov. 3, 2017.He was born April
19, 1929 in Springfi eld, Missouri. Aft er
moving to California, he married Patricia
Piersol. Th ey later divorced.
Glenn was an auto mechanic by trade.
He loved to camp, hunt, fi sh, tell jokes and
pull pranks on friends and family.
In his later years, he spent happy
hours with his “boys”, two small dogs, Tiki
and Rowdy, who he took on numerous
bike rides with him.
Survivors include two daughters,
Carol Plotner and Sharon Johnson, fi ve
grandchildren, Phil, Michelle, Cindy, Rick
and Angie, and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two children, James Smittle and
Judith Lynn Smittle.
Special thanks to Karen Hare, his caretaker, who stayed with
him to the end.
To all his friends who made his life happy. Th ank you! He
will be missed.
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Beverly Jean
(Crawford) Martin
1955-2017
Beverly Jean (Crawford) Martin
born February 27th, 1935 in Chico,
California. Beverly spent her childhood
years in Monterey, California - Th ere
she attended grade school and graduated
from Monterey high school in 1953.
While in high school she worked on
Cannery Row sorting sardines and aft er
high school she worked for Pacifi c Bell
on the switchboards as a telephone operator. On November
27th of 1959 Beverly married the love of her life Bob Martin,
this month marks their 58th Anniversary. During her 58 years of
marriage to Bob, Beverly spent most of her years working by his
side. Together they owned and operated a Shell gas and service
station and they also drove cross country routes as a team in their
Western Star Truck.
Beverly was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother,
grandmother, and great grandmother. Beverly was the daughter
of Th omas Robert Crawford and Rose Katherine Lucas, she was
preceded in death by her beloved brothers Robert Crawford and
Th omas Crawford. She leaves behind her Husband as well as three
children (Terril Owens and wife Barbara, Teresa Boultinghouse
and husband Richard, Connie Withers and husband Bryon), six
grandchildren - Kathleen, Terril jr, Angela, Caitlyn, Emily, and
Sam, and seven great grandchildren - Nicholas, Matthew, Sayra,
Kane, Henry, Margaret, and James. Memorial service was held
at the Martin residence in Cottage Grove, Oregon this Saturday
the 11th of November at 1:00pm. Arrangements in the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, Oregon.
LaVonne Fay Fuller
1950-2017
LaVonne Fay Fuller, 67 of Cottage Grove died Nov. 6, 2017
from brain cancer.
She was born Nov. 6, 1950 in Cottage Grove to Arnold and
Martha (Cleveland) Dobson.
She graduated with the class of 1968 from Cottage Grove
High School and received an Associate’s degree from Southern
Oregon State College.
LaVonne married Tony Earl Fuller in Cottage Grove on
March 22, 1970 aft er meeting in the eighth grade. LaVonne
was deep rooted in her Native American heritage. An enrolled
member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Res-
ervation, LaVonne loved a good pow wow, her extended reserva-
tion family, as well as beading and sewing.
She worked for South Lane School District in food service,
retiring aft er 25 years, and was known as one of the biggest Lion fans in town. She oft en sold tick-
ets to football and soccer games, coordinated the concession stands at the volleyball matches and
basketball games, and most of the time would just attend any sporting event to support the school.
Free time was always spent with the man she always called the “Love of her Life”. Tony and
LaVonne could be seen in town cruising their 1956 Chevy Bel Air to tons of community events like
the CG Rodeo, the CG Classic Car Show ‘n’ Shine, or sometimes just a cruise around the lakes with
the windows down.
She prided herself in raising her three sons, Keith, Kurtis, and Tony Aaron as well as being a
strong infl uence to her beloved nephew Blake. LaVonne was always very proud of all of her nieces
and nephews.
LaVonne and Tony were known to head to Burns, Oregon to spend time with LaVonne’s fi ve
siblings for hunting season, a family wedding, or a niece or nephew’s high school graduation. She
prided herself in sharing love for her daughters-in-law, Laela and Cheri, and the four grandchildren
they blessed her with. Whether it was classmates from high school, friends from her volleyball
league, co-workers or other work colleagues, all her relations who lived on her Indian reservation
or people she interacted with in the Cottage Grove community, she always had time in her life for
anyone who considered her one of their friends or family.
Survivors include her husband, Tony E. Fuller of Cottage Grove, her father, Arnold Dobson of
Forest Grove, Ore., children, Keith J. Fuller of Cottage Grove, daughter-In-law Laela (McCready)
Fuller of Cottage Grove, Kuris W. Fuller of Portland, Ore., daughter-In-law Cheri (Serano) Fuller of
Portland, Ore., Tony Aaron Fuller of Cottage Grove, nephew, Blake Fuller of Cottage Grove, three
brothers, Glenn Dobson of Burns, Ore., Marty Dobson of Omak, Wash., and Duane Dobson of
Burns, Ore., two sisters, LaVerne Hoodie and LaNette Humphrey, both of Burns, Ore., and four
grandchildren.
On Nov. 19, 2017 at 11 a.m. a Celebration of Life will take place at the Cottage Grove High
School Cafetorium. Burial will be at Fir Grove Cemetery.
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