OBITUARIES.Byline: The Register-Guard Gordon Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. CRESWELL - A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. today, April 9, at Creswell Presbyterian Church for Gordon Edgar Bates of Creswell, who died April 6 of age-related causes at age 80. He was born Dec. 15, 1925, in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to Edgar and Erma Ringer Bates. He married Mildred Mitchell in 1948 and they later divorced. He married Zelma Hartman in 1971 and she died in 1983. He had worked in logging and construction. Survivors include two sons, Michael and Edgar; three daughters, Erma Harrington, Jeannie Lewis Jeannie Lewis (born in 1945 in Australia, attended Sydney Girls High School[1] and studied at University of Sydney[5]) is a musician and stage performer whose work covers many different styles such as folk, jazz, Latin, blues, opera, rock, fusion and pushes and Debra Petersen; several stepchildren; four brothers, Vern, Art, Dale and Tim; four sisters, Dorothy Strawn, Donna Van Sickle, Doris Bates and Darlene Workman; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. His former wife, Mildred, died in 1990. Arrangements by Andreason's 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. & Burial Service The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service. That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment; as, the English burial service s>. See also: Burial Burial in Springfield. Esther Henry SPRINGFIELD - A private family memorial was held for Esther Agnes Henry of Springfield, who died April 3 of age-related causes at age 90. She was born May 17, 1915, in Braddock, N.D., to Michael Feyereisen and Katherine Eilen Feyereisen. She married Floyd Henry in 1939. He died in 1958. She worked as a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Richard, Harold and John; five daughters, Mavis Radcliff, Ione Coffin, Penelope Cash, Dorothy Cochran and Mary Louise Magnuson; a brother, Irvin Feyereisen; two sisters, Mary Feyereisen and Irene Sylvester; 20 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Arrangements by Rest-Haven Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Eugene. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, . Berney Jordan The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home, for Berney "Ray" Jordan of Eugene, who died April 5 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder at age 83. Burial will follow in Lane Memorial Gardens. He was born May 3, 1922, in Laurel, Miss. He married Mamie Parker in 1942. He had worked as an electrician for Southern Pacific Railroad "Southern Pacific" redirects here. For the country-rock band, see Southern Pacific (band) The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. . Survivors include two sons, Bobbie and Billy. His wife died previously. Carma Herbison A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Grace Community Fellowship in Eugene for Carma Jean Herbison Dame Jean Marjory Herbison, DBE, CMG, (1923 - 20 May 2007) was a New Zealand academic, educator, researcher and Chancellor of the University of Canterbury. She was the first woman to hold the post of chancellor at a New Zealand university. of Eugene, who died April 7 of respiratory and heart failure at age 52. She was born Dec. 11, 1953, in Portland to LaVern and Carolyn Whiffin. She married Donald Herbison on Sept. 16, 1972, in Eugene. She worked as a customer service representative for an insurance company. Survivors include her husband; her stepmother, Rose Whiffin; a son, Douglas; a daughter, Carrie Godsey; seven sisters, LaRae Zabel, Sharon Whiffin, Wanda Mayer, Diane Whiffin, Linda Jones Linda Jones (born 14 January 1944, Newark, New Jersey - died 14 March 1972, Harlem) was an American soul singer. She signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Loma Records in 1967 and released the biggest of several hits, "Hypnotized". , Judy Mooney and Gail Bozorgnia; a brother, John Whiffin; and three grandchildren. Arrangements by Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene. Memorial contributions may be made to a trust account for Carma Jean Herbison at Key Bank of Oregon, to be used as an educational fund for her grandchildren. Florence Strickler SPRINGFIELD - Florence N. Strickler of Springfield died March 16 of congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. at age 92. No service is planned. She was born July 13, 1913, in Ironwood ironwood: see hornbeam. ironwood Any of numerous trees and shrubs, found worldwide, that have exceptionally tough or hard wood useful for timber, fence posts, and tool handles. , Mich., to John and Mary Berna Nowak.. She married Bruce C. Strickler on Nov. 2, 1939. He died Jan. 14, 2003. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Landsverk and Susan Gleiner; and five grandchildren. Arrangements by Alpha Cremation Services in Eugene. Remembrances to Cascade Hospice. News obituaries are a free service of The Register-Guard. 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 (phone) 485-1234, Ext. 5534, (fax) 683-7631, or on the Web at www.register guard.com by clicking on "News Forms." 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