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OBITUARIES.


Byline: The Register-Guard

Melvin Clarke

JUNCTION CITY Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley,  - Melvin Sylvester "Mel" Clarke of Junction City died Jan. 6 of age-related causes at age 92. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 11, at Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home in Junction City. An open house will follow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at 94968 Oaklea Drive in Junction City.

He was born March 7, 1914, in Clarkes, Ore., to George and Ethel Markley Clarke. He married Reva Larkins on Jan. 20, 1935, in Beaver Creek Beaver Creek may refer to numerous places, mainly stream and towns. The USGS database records 658 waterways and 19 populated places using the name in the United States and numerous others using related forms like Beaver Creek Ditch, Beaver Creek Swamp, Beaver Creek Lake, Beaver . She died in 2003

He owned and operated Clarke Truck and Shipping Service and, later, Clarke's Ceramics, both in Junction City.

Survivors include a son, Melvin of Eugene; two daughters, Carole Kuhnbenn of McMurray, Pa., and Sandra Barnes of Junction City; a sister, Lois Marshall Lois Marshall, CC , D.Mus , LL.D (January 29, 1924 – February 19, 1997) was a Canadian soprano.

In 1967, she was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. She was a Graduate of the University of Toronto.
 of Clarkes; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One great-grandchild died previously.

Private inurnment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Junction City.

Lorene Stroud

COTTAGE GROVE Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery).  - The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove for Lorene Stroud of Cottage Grove, who died Jan. 5 of age-related causes. She was 76. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Jan. 9, at the funeral home.

She was born Dec. 3, 1930, in Cleveland, Ark., to J.A. and Edith Leffler Eubanks. She married Dewey Stroud in Cleveland, Ark., on May 25, 1950. He died in 2000.

She was a homemaker and later worked at McDonald's, Figaro's and Price Chopper Price Chopper may refer to:
  • Price Chopper (New York), a supermarket chain with stores in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut
  • Price Chopper (Canada), a discount supermarket chain in Canada
.

Survivors include a daughter, Vickie Pruitt, of Cottage Grove; three sisters, Jo Freeman Jo Freeman (a.k.a. Joreen) (born 1945) is an American feminist and scholar noted for her feminist activism in the 1960s and 1970s. She is the author of The Tyranny of Structurelessness  and Ramona Thompson, both of Morrilton, Ark., and Mary Mitchell, of Mount Pleasant, Texas Mount Pleasant is a city in Titus County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,935. It is the county seat of Titus CountyGR6, and is situated in Northeast Texas. ; a brother, John Eubanks John Eubanks (born July 13, 1983 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi) is an American Football Player who currently plays cornerback for the Washington Redskins. He was signed to the Redskins as an undrafted free agent. , of Kalama, Wash.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A son, Dennis, and three brothers died previously.

Private burial will be at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove. Remembrances to Cottage Grove Hospital Auxiliary.

Jerry Bureau

Jerry E. Bureau of Eugene died Dec. 29 of heart disease at age 70. No service is planned.

He was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Astoria to Fred and Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson is currently the elected County Clerk and Register of Deeds for Oakland County, Michigan. She was elected Clerk in 2004 after defeating long-time incumbent William "Doc" Caddell in the Republican Primary 56%-44%.  Bureau.

Bureau retired from Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill in Springfield, then owned and operated East Amazon Antique Auto Parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
  • Air filter
  • Automobile self starter
  • Bell housing
  • Brakes
  • Bucket seat
  • Bumper
  • Buzzer
  • Battery
.

Survivors include two sons, Barry of Midpines, Calif., and Jeff of Mariposa, Calif.; and a sister, Betty Van Osdul of Astoria.

Arrangements by Mus- grove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

Michael Holmes

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Musgrove Family Center in Eugene for Michael Holmes of Eugene, who died Jan. 5 at age 53. The family chose not to list the cause of death.

He was born April 12, 1953, in Littlefield, Texas, to Jay Lee and Vernita Young Holmes. He married Maria Sandoval on July 21, 1979, in Fresno, Calif. She died Sept. 7, 1999.

Survivors include his mother, Vernita Holmes of Portland; three daughters, Carmenita Holmes, Anastacia Holmes and Sylvia Holmes, all of Eugene; two sisters, Blondenia Holmes and Loretta Johnson, both of Portland; a brother, Bobby, of Portland; and five grandchildren.

Private burial will be at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

James Webster

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Immanuel Lutheran Brethren Church for James Bergin Webster of Eugene, who died Jan. 6 of pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer

Malignant tumour of the pancreas. Risk factors include smoking, a diet high in fat, exposure to certain industrial products, and diseases such as diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatic cancer is more common in men.
 at age 79.

He was born June 26, 1927, in Eugene to Darwin and Glow Hockley Webster. He married Ethel Pehrson on Feb. 14, 1962, in Eugene.

He worked as a timber faller. He served in the Army in World War II and in Korea.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Christina Williams of Portland and Lea Ellen Clayton of Castle Rock, Wash.; a son, Ronald Fish of Eugene; a sister, Louise Hobwood of Oregon City; a brother, Darwin of Dexter; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son, James M. Webster, died in 2003.

Arrangements by Chapel of Memories Funeral Home, 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,
.

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