OBITUARIES.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Beulah Martin

COTTAGE GROVE - Beulah Mae Martin of Cottage Grove died Oct. 6 of age-related causes. She was 95.

Martin was born Aug. 6, 1909, in Abilene, Kan., to Ray and Ida Kelly. She married Harold Martin. He died Jan. 22, 1995.

She graduated from Abilene High School in 1927. She moved from Abilene to Cottage Grove in August 1940. She worked as a clerk at Kelly's Meat Market for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, the outdoors, gardening, fishing and trips to the beach. She also enjoyed painting outdoor scenes and flowers.

Survivors include two sons, C.E. "Lefty" of Cottage Grove and William of Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great- great-grandchildren.

Private inurnment will be in Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium in Cottage Grove is in charge of arrangements.

Linda Strand

SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held Oct. 15 for Linda Helen Strand of Springfield who died Oct. 6 of pneumonia. She was 61.

Strand was born Oct. 8, 1942, in Butte, Mont., to Lloyd and Helen Endresse Strand.

She graduated from Springfield High School and attended the University of Oregon for two years. She had worked as a secretary for various companies. She enjoyed reading and Bible study.

Survivors include her parents and a brother, Russell, all of Springfield.

Friday's service will be at 2 p.m. in Hope Lutheran Church in Springfield. Inurnment will be in Springfield Memorial Gardens. Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Viola Black

Viola L. Black of Lakeview, formerly of McKenzie Bridge, died Oct. 6 of age-related causes. She was 81.

Black was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Portland, to Lester and Geneva Hutchens Lewis. She married Frank Black on Dec. 10, 1940, in McKenzie Bridge. He died May 12, 2003.

She attended Blue River High School. She lived in McKenzie Bridge for 59 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed volunteering, crafts, painting and gardening.

Survivors include a daughter, Diane Young of Lakeview; two sons, Bob of Redding, Calif., and Frank of Spokane; a brother, Larry Lewis of Holtville, Calif.; three sisters, Nancy McClure and Bonnie Canady, both of McKenzie Bridge and Judy Taylor of Bandon; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Frances, died previously.

A family service will be held later. Ousley-Osterman-Huffstutter Funeral Chapel of Lakeview is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Johnson

A memorial service will be Oct. 11 for Robert Benjamin "Ben" Johnson of Eugene who died Oct. 6 of age-related causes. He was 81.

Johnson was born Feb. 2, 1923, in Saline, Mo., to Robert and Addie Craig Johnson. He married Letha Faye Reddick on May 5, 1962, in Eugene.

He moved to Oregon in 1937. He served in the Army in the South Pacific in World War II. He moved to Eugene in 1960 and worked for Trus Joist until 1988, when he retired. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, camping and fishing. He belonged to Restoration Fellowship.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Terry Wilson of Eugene and Warren Johnson of North Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Diane Ware of Stayton and Sherryee Diess of Veneta; two brothers, Jim of Corvallis and William "Corky" of Eugene; and six grandchildren.

Monday's service will be at 11 a.m. in Restoration Fellowship in Springfield. Burial will be in Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene.

Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Darryl Rogers

Darryl Rogers of Eugene died Oct. 5 of liver disease. He was 52.

Rogers was born April 15, 1952, in Charlotte, N.C., to Johnnie and Evelyn Page Rogers. He married Bonnie. The couple later divorced.

He was a welder and pipe fitter. He had lived in Las Cruces, N.M., and lived in Eugene for the last 19 years. He enjoyed bike riding and camping.

Survivors include two sons, Jessie and Aaron, both of North Carolina; and a sister, Lynn Lombardo of Holly Springs, N.C.

No service is planned.

England's Eugene Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Mitchell

COTTAGE GROVE - Betty J. Mitchell of Cottage Grove died Oct. 7 of age-related causes. She was 76.

Mitchell was born March 23, 1928, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Wellington and Olga Hansen Walker. She married John Edward Mitchell on July 13, 1944, in Vancouver, Wash. He died March 4, 1992.

She lived in the Cave Junction area for about 20 years, then moved to Grants Pass. She had lived in Cottage Grove since the early 1990s. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards and games of chance.

Survivors include six sons, Robert of Cottage Grove, Marvin, Alvin and Tom, all of Grants Pass, Bill of Bend, and Tony of Yreka, Calif.; five daughters, Evelyn Gilmore of Creswell, Louise Kienel and Lila Faulkner, both of Myrtle Creek, Cheryl Johnson of Tigard and Stephanie Amelung of Rice Hill; 28 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

No service is planned. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium in Cottage Grove is in charge of arrangements.

Clarification

Harold D. Freiberg of Eugene died Oct. 6. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairfield Church of the Nazarene in Eugene. Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Robert "Bob" Gemmell of Creswell died Oct. 6. A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at 32434 DeBerry Road, Creswell.

England's Creswell Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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