[or-roots] OBIT REPORT - Register-Guard 17 July 2002

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Index of Death Notices and Obituaries from The Register-Guard,
Eugene, Oregon
   
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   The Register-Guard on line posts the obituaries daily at noon and keeps 
them on for 30 days. If you want to look up an obituary there, try this: Go 
to http://www.registerguard.com/php/ObituaryIndex.phtml
You can search by name or by date at that site.
   
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   However, I will be happy to send the wording to you, if requested.
To get the complete wording of a Death Notice or Obituary, e-mail me 
personally -- DO NOT respond to the list.).
   (Please include the date of the newspaper, not the date of death.)
    LinLouVan at aol.com
For a photocopy, send $1.00 with your name and mailing address to:
Linda L. VanOrden, 94073 River Rd., Junction City, OR 97448-9414
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Death Notices and Obituaries are listed. Death Notices are the legal notices 
the newspaper carries under the header, "For the Record". Not all deaths are 
followed by an obituary.

Wednesday, July 17, 2002

DEATHS

HAMMITT -- Rachael "Rae" Hammitt, 86, of St. Paul, Minn., formerly 
       of Junction City, died July 12
JEFFERIS -- Melvin Kay "Mel" Jefferis, 70, of Eguene, died July 15
JOHNSON -- William Howard Johnson, 80, of Eugene, died July 15
KEITH -- Daisy Keith, 84, of Eugene, died July 14
LANE -- Cecelia J. Lane, 57, of Eugene, died July 15
LUKE -- Allen LeRoy Luke, 67, of Springfield, died July 13
McCULLOUGH -- Ruby "Leone" McCullough, 87, of Eugene, died July 16
McDONALD -- Weir W. McDonald, 103, of Eugene, died July 10
OLSON -- David Olson, 76, of Brush Prairie, Wash., formerly of 
       Eugen e, died June 26
RAY -- Eleanor Vera Ray, 81, of Eugene, died July 15
RUNYON -- Grace Jane Runyon, 86, of Eugene, died July 15
SIMPSON -- Thomas F. "Fred" Simpson, 87, of Junction City, died July 15
STILLSON-ORR -- Bessie Pearl Stillson-Orr, 87, of Clovis, Calif., 
       formerly of Eugene, died July 9
VanDEVENDER -- Gerald Glen Van Devender, 85, of Eugene, died July 15
WILLIAMS -- Robert Michael "Mickey" Williams, 72, of Winston, formerly 
       of North Bend, died April 28
WOOD -- Betty Wood, 94, of Springfield, died July 15

OBITUARIES

Grace Jane RUNYON of Eugene d. 15 Jul 2002 
b. 13 Feb 1916 in Veneta to John and Lila Ford INMAN; 
m. 30 Nov 1970 in Eugene to John RUNYON - d. 1995

Melvin Kay "Mel" JEFFERIS of Eugene d. 15 Jul 2002 
b. 21 Mar 1932 in Eugene to Ralph and Grace Hammond JEFFERIS; 
m. 21 Oct 1955 in Eugene to Marlys JOHNSON

Cecelia J. LANE of Eugene d. 15 Jul 2002 
b. 12 Apr 1945 in Eugene to Joseph and Irene Gibson ALBINO; 
m. 18 Jul 1964 in Eugene to Don LANE

Gerald Glen VanDEVENDER of Eugene d. 15 Jul 2002 
b. 5 Dec 1916 in Mapleton, Minn., to George and Eva Brown VanDEVENDER; 
m. 18 Nov 1941 in Trego, Wis., to Margaret ADANK

Thomas F. "Fred" SIMPSON of Junction City d. 15 Jul 2002 
b. 12 Jan 1915 in North Albany to Rice and Elodia Tharp SIMPSON; 
m. 23 Apr 1944 in Alpine to Helen DAVIDSON

Betty WOOD of Springfield d. 15 Jul 20020 
b. 25 Jul 1907 in Klamath Falls to August and Lola Slater BUESING; 
m. 1926 in Klamath Falls to Gunner SPETZ - divorced; 
m. 2 Nov 1947 in Portland to Wheeler WOOD - d. 24 Jul 1996

William Howard "Bill" JOHNSON of eugene d. 16 Jul 2002 
b. 14 Oct 1921 in Des Moines County, Iowa to Fred and Augusta Wilson JOHNSON 
m. 30 Jul 1941 in Des Moines County to Edith GRANNEMAN

Bessie Pearl "Bess" STILLSON-ORR of Clovis, Calif., formerly of 
       Eugene d. 9 Jul 2002 
b. 8 Jun 1915 in Belfield, N.D., to Arnold F. and Nina Davidson STILLSON; 
m. 2 Mar 1977 in Tucson, Ariz., to Orville G. GILBERT - d. 7 Jan 1978

Allen LeRoy LUKE of Springfield d. 13 Jul 2002 
b. 1 Jan 1935 in Yankton, S.D., to LeRoy and Alice Magnusen LUKE

Goldie I. PHILLIPS of Cottage Grove d. 11 Jul 2002 
b. 22 Sep 1905 in Chino, Calif., to Frank and Clara Bedford BLACK; 
m. May 1926 to William G. PHILLIPS - d. 1984

Daisy KEITH of Eugene d. 14 Jul 2002 
b. 23 Dec 1917 in Louisiana to John and Nannie DAVIS; 
m. 1 Oct 1937 to Elmer KEITH - d. 13 Aug 1996

David OLSON of Brush Prairie, Wash., formerly of Eugene d. 26 Jun 2002 
b. 13 Jan 1925 in Tower City, N.D., to Herman and Esther Carper OLSON; 
m. 1949 in Eugene to Donna HINMAN - divorced; 
m. 5 Oct 1954 in Reno, Nev., to Lurlene "Dotty" HOY 

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Thought you might like to know: (These words quoted from the Register-Guard)
   News obituaries are printed free as space allows. The newsroom will accept 
information on its standard obituary forms submitted through funeral homes or 
by the deceased's immediate family. More information is available at (phone) 
(541) 485-1234, ext. 5534, or (fax) (541) 683-7631. To buy advertising space 
for a more detailed obituary, call (541) 342-1212. [A printable version of 
the form for submitting obituaries can be downloaded at the site listed 
above.]

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