2A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • FEBRUARY 20, 2019
RECORDS
POLICE LOG
Feb. 11
• A bike was reported sto-
len while the complainant
was inside Goodwill. Th e re-
sponding offi cer made sure
Goodwill did not mistake it
for a donation. Th e bike was
not locked up.
• Offi cers responded to a
complaint that a transient
male was using the library
to nap and refused to get
up and leave. Th e subject
was put in custody when a
Douglas County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce warrant was found for
his arrest.
• Offi cers seized “a small
plastic baggy of marijuana”
and a meth pipe in an arrest
ging through trash cans and
disappearing behind a resi-
dence. When offi cers found
the subject in the residence,
he was arrested on burglary,
trespass and criminal mis-
chief charges.
on E. Main Street.
• A woman reported she
had observed a male tran-
sient defecating in the bush-
es on the north side of the
bike path at the I-5 overpass.
• Suspicion of animal cru-
elty to a dog was reported by
a daily passer-by on Quincy
Avenue. An offi cer deter-
mined the dog had suffi cient
food, water and shelter.
• A church on Whitaker
Avenue reported attempt-
ed burglary, pointing to pry
marks on the front and rear
doors of the building adja-
cent to the main church.
• A male transient was re-
ported on Cherry Court dig-
Feb. 12
• A bike was report-
ed found in the bushes on
Gateway Blvd.
• Multiple callers report-
ed a vehicle “bumping off
curbs” all over the roadway
on Johnson Avenue. Th e
subject was given a courtesy
escort back to the their res-
idence.
• A complainant on Eighth
Street reported his girlfriend
was “very high and is outside
yelling at nothing.” Th e con-
tacting offi cer determined
no assistance was needed.
Feb. 13
• An abandoned utility
trailer on Jeff erson Avenue
was marked and tagged for
towing in three days’ time.
• A business complained
of a male subject using the
bathroom for over 10 min-
utes, stating he had done
this before and there was a
used needle on the count-
er when he left . Th e subject
was advised of the complaint
by offi cers and moved on.
As next freeze approaches, Red Cross offers safey tips
As temperatures pre-
pare to drop once again this
weekend, the Red Cross
shares these 10 steps to help
you stay safe during cold
weather.
1. Layer up: Wear layers
of lightweight clothing to
stay warm. Gloves and a hat
will help prevent losing your
body heat.
2. Don’t forget your furry
friends: Bring pets indoors.
If they can’t come inside,
make sure they have enough
shelter to keep them warm
and that they can get to
unfrozen water.
3. Remember the three
feet rule: If you are using
a space heater, place it on
a level, hard surface and
keep anything fl ammable
at least three feet away
— things such as paper,
clothing, bedding, cur-
tains or rugs.
4. Supervision Required:
Turn off space heaters and
make sure fi replace em-
bers are out before leaving
the room or going to bed.
5. Don’t catch fi re: If you
are using a fi replace, use a
glass or metal fi re screen
large enough to catch
sparks and rolling logs.
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6. Protect your pipes: Run
water, even at a trickle, to
help prevent your pipes from
freezing. Open the kitchen
and bathroom cabinet doors
to allow warmer air to cir-
culate around the plumbing.
Be sure to move any harm-
ful cleaners and household
chemicals out of the reach
of children. Keep the garage
doors closed if there are wa-
ter lines in the garage.
7. Better safe than sorry:
Keep the thermostat at the
same temperature day and
night. Your heating bill may
be a little higher, but you
could avoid a more-costly
repair job if your pipes freeze
and burst.
8. : Never use a stove or
oven to heat your home.
9. Use generators outside:
Never operate a generator
inside the home, including
in the basement or garage.
10. Knowledge is power:
Don’t hook a generator up to
the home’s wiring. Th e safest
Harold (Bud) Eugene Giffin
1943-2019
Harold (Bud) Eugene Giffin, 76 of
Cottage Grove, OR passed away Feb-
ruary 1, 2019. He was born May 10,
1943 in Fresno, CA to Charles and
Edith (Kirker) Giffin. Bud graduated
from Tulare Union High School in
1961 and then received a bachelor’s
degree in business from Bakersfield
College. He married Marcia Anne
Black on June 26, 1961 in Visalia, CA.
He joined the Army and retired after
23 years of service. Bud was an avid stamp collector, who loved
loud music, had a huge record and CD collection, and collected
sports memorabilia. He was a member of the VFW, President
of the Visalia Stamp Club, and was the leader of the Ageless
Wonders group at Living Faith Assembly of God Church. Bud
is survived by his loving wife of 57 years Marcia Giffin; sons, Jef-
fery Giffin (Cindy) and Kevin Giffin (Victoria) of Cottage Grove,
OR and Gerold Giffin of Bucyrus, OH, 10 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30
AM on February 23 rd , 2019 at Living Faith Assembly in Cottage
Grove, OR. Arrangements in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
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LOMELI — Darcy
Elizabeth and Marco Lo-
meli welcomed their sec-
ond child, Desi Susanne
Lomeli, on Dec. 5, 2018.
Th e grandparents are
Ron O’Keefe in Cot-
tage Grove and Diane
O’Keefe in San Diego.
DEATH NOTICES
BOYCE — Mildred
Bernice Boyce, 91, of
Cottage Grove, died Feb.
17, 2019.
Private family en-
tombment will be held
at Springfi eld Memori-
al Gardens, Springfi eld,
Ore.
Arrangements
by
Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage
Grove.
WHITE — Richard
B. White, Sr., 73, of Cot-
tage Grove, died Feb. 15,
2019.
Arrangements
by
Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage
Grove.
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equipment you want to pow-
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the generator.
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Lyle Boustead
1925-2019
Lyle Boustead was born on Jan-
uary 11, 1925 in Woodbine, Iowa.
He passed away in Cottage Grove,
Oregon on February 13, 2019 at
the age of 94. During WWII, Lyle
was a submarine sailor in both the
Atlantic and Pacifi c. He married
Betty Shaw in Woodbine on July
15, 1948, and in July 1950 they
moved to Oregon aft er Lyle grad-
uated from Iowa State University with a Forestry degree. He
spent 30 years working in forestry and timber related work. Af-
ter retiring, Lyle worked in his home shop and with his broth-
er Bob on building and remodeling jobs. Lyle will be lovingly
remembered and missed by his children, Rebecca Steller (Ted);
Grant Boustead (Judy); Dan Boustead (Feather); Stacey Bous-
tead (Mac); eight grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren;
and sisters Mary Poe and Donna Reynolds, both of Woodbine,
IA. Lyle was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Betty,
great grandson Orion Smith, four brothers and one sister. Th e
family would like to thank all the caregivers of Middlefi eld Oaks
Assisted Living Community and Signature Hospice for their
loving care and compassion for our Dad. Visitation will be Fri-
day March 1 st at 6-8 pm at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel.
Th e funeral service will be held at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove, March 2 nd at 10:30 am, followed by buri-
al at Sears Cemetery. Arrangements are by Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel of Cottage Grove.
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GLORIA MAY DAWSON
January 9, 1932-December 18, 2018
Gloria Dawson, a longtime resident of Cottage
Grove died peacefully in her sleep December 18,
2018.
Gloria was born Gloria May Dirks on January 9,
1932 in Roseburg Oregon to Howard Hugo Dirks and
Katheryn Genevra (Rogers) Dirks, Gloria was the el-
dest of 4 and the only girl. She enjoyed singing, danc-
ing, horseback riding, gymnastics, boxing, and nu-
merous other sports, all of which she excelled in. She
graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1950.
Gloria married Donald Francis Plourd September
18, 1949 and later divorced.
As well as having 7 of her own children, Gloria
became a foster parent to numerous troubled boys
throughout her fi rst marriage. Many of these ‘boys’
continued to share their lives with her through let-
ters, pictures, phone calls, and visits that continued
through all these years.
Gloria married Harry Dawson JR August 25, 1966
in Reno Nevada.
In 1973 Gloria and Harry moved to Cottage Grove
where they would raise their 3 children. This is also
where Gloria would begin her career as a teacher.
While volunteering her time, she took some college
courses and Vista training for Head Start. She soon
became the “HEAD” teacher of the C.G. branch of
Head Start, where she remained for 25 years. She
shared one of her true callings here by being solely
responsible for keeping this early educational pro-
gram available to this community for years without
funding. Gloria was always determined to locate and
secure a new site for an upcoming school year and
with the help of BFF’s and colleagues Linda Hov-
er and Bonnie Gilvin, they would collect donations,
supplies, books, furniture, toys, learning materials,
absolutely every aspect needed to run a classroom
so that this program could continue to reach out to
needy and less fortunate families in this communi-
ty. Many times, classroom “fi eld trips” were sim-
ply trips to Coiner Park where she had organized
everything from activities to food and drinks. These
things so important to her that she would spend her
last dollar to make sure it happened. She gave ev-
erything she had to this program, the children, and
the families that needed her. Never a judgement, just
an open heart, compassion, & love for all. Proof of
this commitment she made is the countless cards, let-
ters, visits, and lengthy phone calls that she received
from former students and their families for the past
45 years.
Besides her 10 biological children and all the
foster boys, Gloria was a mother to numerous extra
kids she took in over the years. She always said there
was room for more. Always rearranging her home to
accommodate the new live in/family member. The
kitchen, dining or laundry rooms would be the newly
added bedroom.
She was an avid sports mom. She made it possi-
ble for many kids in this community to participate in
sports year after year by paying fees, providing food,
allowing many kids to stay nights at her home so they
could ride with her to upcoming events. She and Har-
ry would buy pizzas at Pinocchio’s or the treats at
Dairy Queen after hard played games or meets. She
took her 3 youngest kids all over Oregon to support
her son Patrick in his record-breaking wrestling ca-
reer at OSU. In 1985 Bill Thompson, former Head
Coach of the C.G.H.S. wrestling team awarded her
with a plaque recognizing her for all her support.
Calling her GLORIA “MOM” DAWSON and award-
ing her a 4-year letter-men as well.
From her own kids to any kid, she truly enjoyed
being there to help out with their sports, school ac-
tivities, or anything that would benefi t kids. She was
the Mom who bought the extra tickets at school func-
tions so that any kid could participate. She ordered
books through the Scholastic sales for kids that oth-
erwise would not have ever been able to order one.
She purchased enough candy bars supporting Out-
door School that she could’ve built chocolate houses
for us all. She purchased thousands of bracelets for
Bohemia Mining Days. Her support, contributions &
involvement in these things were immense and will
not be forgotten. She will always be appreciated for
what she has given to us all.
Bingo was a true specialty of Gloria’s. She en-
joyed bingo and a LOT of it! For close to 50 years
this was her go to for fun. She would play sometimes
3-4 times a week. She won a 19” B&W TV in the
early 70’s and screamed and cried as if she’d just won
a car. She could always be found at the bingo booth
during Bohemia Mining Days, The WOE Fair or the
Lane County Fair. She was a regular at the VFW, The
Moose Club, & The Elks Club in Cottage Grove and
Springfi eld. She loved celebrating New Year’s Eve
at Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino for their big NYE
bingo bash.
She enjoyed many vacations to Reno Nevada, Yel-
lowstone, Virginia City and Montana.
Gloria donated to many organizations throughout
the last 40 years. Supporting numerous law enforce-
ment, military, educational and health related chari-
ties. This was very important to her and she did this
often. Sometimes writing a dozen checks a day.
Gloria LOVED to talk! From kids in the neigh-
borhood to folks she knew for a lifetime. If ever to-
gether with friends Linda & Bonnie, you could count
on a cup of coffee turning into bedtime! The entire
time these ladies laughing into tears.... sometimes
quite loudly. She could never just simply run an er-
rand, (bank, post offi ce, grocery store), without being
side tracked. Sometimes for an hour standing there
talking to an old friend, a colleague, someone she just
saw the day before, a former student, HELL she’d
talk to a stranger for that long. Many times, she was
left at home while Harry made these trips...alone!
Gloria loved time with family. Every occasion
was one to celebrate with family, friends, food, fun
and karaoke. She was honored for several years with
a backyard gathering called Gloria Fest. She loved
the food, the fun and the live music.
Gloria was known as “The Queen” to her maternal
side of her family and “Aunt Gloria, The Favorite”
by her in-laws in Montana, “The Tough Big Sister”
by brother Dale, “The Bingo Queen” by many, and
by countless people of all ages simply “Grandma”,
a title she cherished and was so proud of. She was a
teacher, a leader, and an Amazing Woman! She was a
“Beloved Mother”, and a treasured “Grandma, Great
Grandma & Great-great Grandma”.
Gloria’s husband Harry Dawson JR died 9-27-
03 On 11-20-51 Gloria lost Elizabeth Marie Plourd,
her baby girl, in a house fi re, a son Jeffery Plourd on
8-1-95 and brothers Gerald H. Dirks, died on 4-1-59
in Korea and Roy Hugo Dirks a Lane County Sher-
iff’s detective killed in the line of duty on 4-11-75.
Gloria will be forever loved and remembered by
her children, Michael Plourd, Patrick Plourd, Joel
Plourd, David Dawson, Daniel Dawson, Genevra
Plourd, Barbara Plourd, Melody Dawson, and Debra
Dawson. Also 26 grand, 28 great-grand, & 3 great-
great grandchildren, as well as her brother R. Dale
Dirks.
We were blessed to have had her hands and heart
to guide us all these years. The love and joy that
overfl owed within her, that she so freely gave us all
is something that will be greatly missed, yet always
cherished. We all love you so much MAMA!
Celebration of Life will be Saturday March 2nd at
2pm at The Arc Lane County 4181 E St. Springfi eld,
OR. Please join us. Donations can be made to The
Gloria Dawson Memorial Fund at any Umpqua Bank