OBITUARIES.Byline: The Register-Guard William Whitfield SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Feb. 18 for William Kenneth Whitfield of Springfield, who died Feb. 6 of age-related causes. He was 81. Whitfield was born July 22, 1924, in Casa, Ark., to William and Rosa Archer Whitfield. He married Sylvia Dougherty on Sept. 5, 1965, in Springfield. He graduated from high school and attended college in Arkansas. He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater Pacific Theater or Pacific Theatre may refer to
He enjoyed family reunions, recreational vehicle trips to the coast, tinkering with motors and cars, playing cards playing cards, parts of a set or deck, used in playing various games of chance or skill. The origin of playing cards is unknown, and almost as many theories exist as there are historians of the subject. , building clocks, electronics and mowing his lawn. He belonged to Springfield Lutheran Church and the Shriners. Survivors include his wife; two stepsons, Harold Hastings of Eugene and Mark Hastings of Springfield; a stepdaughter step·daugh·ter n. A spouse's daughter by a previous union. stepdaughter Noun a daughter of one's husband or wife by an earlier relationship Noun 1. , Miriam Steinhauer of San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.; a sister, Irene Graves of Clarksville, Ark.; and three grandchildren. The Feb. 18 service will be held at 11 a.m. at Springfield Lutheran Church. Private entombment will be in Springfield Memorial Gardens. Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or to Shriners Hospitals for Children History Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric non-profit hospitals across North America that provide all care at no charge. In 1920 the Imperial Session of the Shriners was held in Portland, Oregon. . Opal Ball SPRINGFIELD - Opal Rebecca June Goodwin Ball of Springfield died Feb. 4 of age-related causes. She was 85. Ball was born Dec. 29, 1920, in Gresham. She married Thomas Ball Thomas Ball may refer to:
She graduated from Gresham High School '''Gresham High School may refer to:
She enjoyed annual elk hunting trips to northeastern Oregon and years of frequent salmon fishing trips to the Oregon Coast. She also liked home improvement, house painting, gardening, fishing and needlework needlework, work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery, quilting, smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace), patchwork, and appliqué. . Ball had volunteered as a cook and server for many community organizations. She received an honorary chapter degree from the Creswell High School Future Farmers of America. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca Hansen of Springfield and Nancy Callantine of Oak Grove; two sons, Thomas Ervin of Portland and Kenneth Ball of Creswell; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private family viewing was Feb. 6 in Canby, with burial the same day in Zion Memorial Cemetery in Canby. Canby Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to any organization associated with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . Robert Douglass SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Feb. 13 for Robert Owen Douglass of Springfield, who died Feb. 7 of age-related causes. He was 95. Douglass was born Aug. 17, 1910, in Bache, Okla., to Thomas and Fannie Douglass. He and Mary Simon Douglass were married April 18, 1935, in Anaheim, Calif. He received a bachelor's degree from Redlands University and was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. as a minister. He was a longtime minister and also worked for Standard Oil for eight years. He had lived in Springfield for 43 years and also lived in Arizona, Southern California, Gresham and Pendleton. Douglass belonged to First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
Survivors include his wife; a son, David of Wilsonville; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A son, Robert, died previously. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Monday's service will be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Eugene. Private family burial will be in Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene. Robert Gardner The graveside grave·side n. The area beside a grave. funeral will be held Feb. 11 for Robert H. Gardner of Redmond, formerly of Eugene, who died Feb. 8 of age-related causes. He was 82. He was born May 25, 1923, in Philadelphia, to William and Emily Gardner. He married Elizabeth Willis on June 10, 1961, in Easton, Pa. He served in the Navy during World War II, retiring as a chief petty officer. He attended Princeton University. As a youth, he played baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization and was a boxer. He moved in 1973 to Eugene, where he owned and operated Bob Gardner Maintenance Service until 2001, when he moved to the Redmond area. He enjoyed spending time with his family, gardening and helping others. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Billie Sue Baker of Redmond, Mary of Pennsylvania and Deborah Kote of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). ; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Saturday's service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Redmond Memorial Cemetery. Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home in Redmond is in charge of arrangements. Bertha Allen The funeral will be held today, Feb. 10, for Bertha Blanche Allen of Eugene, who died Feb. 7 of age-related causes. She was 100. Allen was born Aug. 17, 1905, in Bingham Canyon, Utah For the copper mine at this location, see . Bingham Canyon was a city formerly located in southwestern Salt Lake County, Utah, in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the Oquirrh Mountains. , to Enoch and Lorenna Beckstead Wallgren. She married Earl Allen on Sept. 19, 1925, in Layton, Utah. He died March 12, 1992. She was a longtime homemaker. She enjoyed arranging flowers, painting, making textiles, needlework and playing the mandolin mandolin (măn'dəlĭn`, măn`dəlĭn'), musical instrument of the lute family, with a half-pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and a variable number of strings, plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. . She was a member and former secretary of the Soroptimist Club in Asotin, Wash. Survivors include two sons, Glenn of Cheshire and Neal of Portland; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Lorenna, died in 1929. Today's service will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home in Junction City. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Junction City. Margaret Young A memorial service will be held Feb. 14 for Margaret Rives Language Rive (plural : rives) is a French word meaning "bank" (of a river). Geography Rives is the name of several places: France Rives is the name of 2 communes in France:
Young was born May 15, 1914, in Penn Laird, Va., to James and Mary Blackford Hopkins. She married Roy Young on Nov. 15, 1947, in St. Mich- aels, Md. He died Sept. 28, 1985. She graduated from Harrisonburg State Teachers College, now known as James Madison University “JMU” redirects here. For the university in Liverpool, England, see Liverpool John Moores University. For the public-policy college at Michigan State University, see . , in 1936, with a bachelor's degree in science. She joined the Navy in 1941 and attained the rank of specialist first class. After completing her military service, she ran the Talbot County Free Library bookmobile in Maryland. She had lived in Eugene since February 1985, and previously lived in Maryland, Quebec, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. Her interests included education, history, the arts, the environment and the needy. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Eugene, and volunteered at the Museum of Natural History. She will be remembered for giving generously of her time and resources. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Bradley of Eugene, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Tuesday's service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, with a reception to follow at the church. Alpha Cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. Services in Eugene is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church, 3925 Hilyard St., Eugene, OR 97405. News obituaries are a free service of The Register-Guard and are printed as space allows. The News Department will accept information on its standard obituary forms submitted through funeral homes or by the deceased's immediate family. Obituary information is available at 485-1234, Ext. 5534. |
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