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2A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • DECEMBER 5, 2018 Carl “Mark” Robert Markham, Jr. 1930-2018 RECORDS ANNIVERSARY SMITH—Don and Dar- lene Smith will celebrate 62 years of marriage on Satur- day, Dec. 8. Th e couple has lived in Cottage Grove their entire lives. Don was a logger be- fore owning his own busi- nesses, including a barber shop in Creswell he even- tually sold to his daughter, who still runs Whistle Stop Barber today. Darlene was a homemak- er before returning to work at a local bank and eventu- ally graduating from beauty school at age 59, working with her daughter at Whistle Stop Barber. She has since retired. Don and Darlene Smith POLICE LOG Nov. 27 • Complainant report- ed he was approached by a man at Safeway and did not appreciate the manner in which the man spoke to him. Advised that if the man talks to him again he will “put him in his place.” • Seven bags of soda cans reported stolen on Landess Avenue. Nov. 28 • Barking dog reported on Curry Ave. • Unlawful camping re- ported by a business on Gateway Blvd. • A woman was denied an account at the bank and re- portedly damaged the door on the way out. Nov. 29 • Unlawful camping re- ported on Gateway Blvd. • Complaint of loud bass music coming from a res- idence on S. Eighth Street reported. • A man on a bike with an umbrella was reported as stealing things out of peo- ple’s yards on Harrison Ave. Dec. 1 • A man wearing a hos- pital bracelet was reported being confrontational with employees in Walmart ac- cusing them of calling him “the ‘n word.’” • A transient male was re- ported sleeping in a sleep- ing bag on the sidewalk near Gateway Blvd. Dec. 2 • A man in a gray Volk- swagen was reported as sitting in the driveway “for a while” yelling at himself, “seemingly in distress.” • A man reported a wom- an blocking him from en- tering his driveway and ripping the side mirror off his car. • Report received of a truck parking in the lines of a handicap parking space making it diffi cult for a woman to enter her car. • A white Eclipse convert- ible with unknown plates was reported “doing do- nuts” in the cemetery. • A man at Jaspers on Gateway Blvd. was report- ed as groping and grabbing another customer. Carl “Mark” Robert Markham, Jr. of Cottage Grove, OR died on November 16, 2018 at the age of 88. He was born on July 19, 1930 in Detroit, MI, to parents Carl and Ruth (Waldo) Markham. He joined the United States Navy in 1947, was Honorably Discharged in 1967. He was in the Fleet Re- serve until 1977, 22 years on a diesel submarine. He served in the Asiatic Pacifi c, and during WWII in Korea and Vietnam. He was a California Game Warden/1963 Deputy of Fish and Game. For a time he built houses. He was also a Logger, Colorado Hunting Guide, and Rescue Diver. He was owner/operator of Planer Technical Service and a world renowned planerman. Mark enjoyed gardening, food preservation classes, woodworking, traveling, reading and cooking for family and friends. Helping people with whatever they needed. He taught Macrame. He liked to make waffl es for everyone. He was a bee keeper, and collector of tools, exotic woods, books, movies and friends. He went on the Honor Flight in 2016. Mark was a member of Royal Arch Masons, Cryptic Masons, Eastern Star, Hillah Shri- ners, American Legion, Dorena Grange, NRA, Knights Templar, and the VFW. He received a Masonic Hiram Award, a Special Recog- nition Award from the Pacifi c Northwest Planerman’s Educational Association. Fleet Reserve Association. He married Kay Hague in Cottage Grove on March 19, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Kay; daughters Jill Markham and Rebecca Burns, both of Washington; 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter, Sally and son, Matthew. A Celebration of Life and Reception was held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at the Cottage Grove Masonic Lodge, 33322 Row River Road, Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Inurnment will be in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA. In lieu of fl owers, please make memo- rial contributions to Fir Grove Cemetery for Book of Remembrance plaque. Arrangements are in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. z å Christmas tree permits for Umpqua Forest available Christmas tree permits are on sale until Dec. 21 at all Umpqua National Forest offi ces. Permits are available at Umpqua National Forest offi ces in Cottage Grove, Roseburg, Glide, Tiller and Toketee between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Th e permits are for personal use only and cost $5 per tree. Th ere’s a limit of fi ve tree per- mits per household. Per- mits may be used only on those lands open to Christmas tree harvest- ing on the Umpqua Na- tional Forest. Maps iden- tifying these areas will be provided at the time of permit purchase. As part of the ongoing national initiative Ev- ery Kid in a Park, fourth graders who get their free pass to access thousands of fee sites across the country may also bring that pass into their lo-cal Forest Service offi ce and receive one Christmas tree permit, free of charge. 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He was 51 years of age. Time spent 2 years in the US Navy where he worked on the fl ight deck of the USS Ranger. He married Tina Marie Kelly in 1992. They moved to Vancouver, Washington where they raised their family. Three years ago he and his family returned to Cottage Grove, where they purchased a ranch where Tim spent most of his time. Tim was very active in the Sixth & Gibbs Church of Christ. Tim leaves behind a wife, Tina Marie, son, James, daughters, Sarah & Emily. Mother, Mary Hurd & brothers, Mitchell, Wesley and Matthew. Preceding Tim in death were his father, Paul Patten and step- father, Carl Hurd. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, January 26th at 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ at 2pm. sure to tell someone where you are going before you leave and your expected re- turn time. For more information, contact the Umpqua Na- tional Forest Supervisor’s offi ce at 541-957-3200. 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