OBITUARIES.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Lawrence Carr

The graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove for Lawrence E. Carr of Disston, who died Oct. 28 of cancer at age 93.

He was born May 24, 1913, in Disston to John and Lena Proudfit Carr. He married Lenore Mann. She died Sept. 25, 1982.

Carr worked in the logging industry for many years.

He is survived by a brother, Roy Carr of Port Orford.

Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society.

Joe Nelson

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene for Joe M. Nelson of Eugene, who died Oct. 30 of age-related causes at age 90.

He was born Dec. 30, 1915, in Fairfax, S.D., to Swan and Selma Johnson Nelson. He married Helen Lower on Dec. 25, 1939, in Vancouver, Wash. She died Dec. 22, 2003.

Nelson had worked at a Georgia-Pacific plywood mill.

Survivors include two daughters, Dianne Primus of Eugene and Joyce Huett of Denver, Colo.; a son, Donald of Corvallis; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Donna Nelson, died in 1945 and a son, Billie Joe Nelson, died in 1948.

Burial will be at Lane Memorial Gardens. Remembrances to the Alzheimer's Association.

Percy Langdon

YONCALLA - The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today, Nov. 2, at Neighborhood Church of Christ in Sutherlin for Percy Langdon of Yoncalla, who died Oct. 28 of age-related causes at age 95. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Applegate Pioneer Cemetery in Yoncalla.

He was born April 10, 1911, in Elkhead, near Yoncalla, to Oscar and Minnie Thompson Langdon. He married Lucille Cramer on May 29, 1937, in Oakland. She died Nov. 6, 1992. He married Virginia O'Banion on Oct. 1, 1994.

Langdon was a rancher and also had worked as a truck driver and timber faller. He served in the Army Air Force Ground Observer Corps in 1942 and 1943.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dan of Yoncalla and Dick of Harrisburg; a daughter, Virginia Westfall of Fremont, Calif.; a stepson, Wayne O'Banion of Sutherlin; a stepdaughter, Wanda Bay of Sutherlin; a sister, Rubey Couch of Toppenish, Wash.; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grand- children.

Arrangements by The Chapel of the Firs in Sutherlin.

Marlene Wellborn 

A celebration of life will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at 839 Fairway View Drive in Eugene for Marlene Barbara Wellborn of Eugene. She died Oct. 20 of complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia at age 72.

She was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Richard and Edith Binns Gerber. She married Paul Wellborn in 1960 in Eugene. They later divorced.

She worked as a medical office manager.

Survivors include her life partner of 19 years, Dick Brown; two daughters, Denise Welton of Veneta and Dawn Petersen of Canby; and four grandchildren.

Remembrances to CLL Global Research Foundation, care of Dr. Michael Keating, Unit 428, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-1402.

Mary Reel

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at St. Peter's Catholic Church for Mary Eileen Reel of Eu- gene, who died Oct. 30 of age-related causes at age 84. Recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 2, at the church.

She was born March 8, 1922, in Hawarden, Iowa, to W. Michael and Ila Brunskill Ruttan. She married Harry Lloyd Reel on May 20, 1945, in San Diego.

She had worked as a receptionist for Coast to Coast and also worked for Meier & Frank.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Donna Teresa of Salem; three sons, Michael and Kevin, both of Eugene and Shawn of Brandenton, Fla.; a brother, Larry Ruttan of Fallbrook, Calif.; and five grand- children.

Arrangements by West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene.

Max Smith

PLEASANT HILL - The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell for Max Jack Smith of Pleasant Hill, who died Oct. 31 of heart-related causes at age 75. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

He was born July 18, 1931, in Japton, Alaska, to Max and Mary Davis Smith. He married Viola Sommers in 1951 in Sweet Home, and they later divorced. He married Elva Harper in 1969 in Reno, Nev.

Smith had worked in a variety of jobs connected with logging and logging equipment.

Survivors include his wife; a son, James of Germantown, Md.; five daughters, Patricia Gehlhaar, Kristilyn Abrams and Brenda Allwander, all of Eugene, Betty Taylor of Roseburg and Breanna DuBray of Pleasant Hill; a sister, Velma Allan of Fayetteville, Ark.; three brothers, Garland of Lebanon, Denzil of Houston and James of Farmington, Ark.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Remembrances to Creswell Christian School, P.O. Box 217, Creswell, OR 97425, for playground equipment.

Marjorie Townes

A celebration of life will be at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Unitarian Fellowship, 2945 N.W. Circle Blvd., Corvallis, for Marjorie Chapman Townes of Corvallis, formerly of Eugene. She died Oct. 8 of age-related causes at age 97.

She was born March 28, 1909, in Pawcatuck, Conn., to William and Winifred Chapman. She married Henry Townes Jr. in 1937 in Westerly, R.I.

She was a botanist and taught biology at Mount Holyoke College. She later worked with her husband in research on parasitic wasps and in operating the American Entomological Institute.

Survivors include a daughter, Jean Townes of Corvallis; a son, David of New York City; and four grandchildren. Her husband died in 1990.

Arrangements by DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel in Corvallis. Remembrances to the Marjorie Chapman Townes Fund at Mount Holyoke College.

LaVerne Wheeler

COTTAGE GROVE - A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Countryside Christian Fellowship at 32534 W. Van Duyn St. in Coburg for LaVerne Wheeler of Cottage Grove. She died Oct. 30 of injuries suffered in an automobile accident at age 58.

She was born April 29, 1948, in Bismarck, N.D., to Donald and Esther Wiebe Larson. She married Johnny Wheeler on April 14, 1967, in Creswell.

She was a ministry leader at Countryside Christian Fellow- ship.

Survivors include her husband; her mother, Esther Larson of Wilton, N.D.; two sisters, Donna Whetham of Wilton and Mary Jane Wallace of Mandan, N.D.; and a brother, Dean Larson of Wilton.

Burial will be at Creswell Pioneer Cemetery. Arrangements by England's Creswell Memorial Chapel.

Remembrances to the church.

Harold Sharp

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, for Harold David Sharp of Exeter, Calif., formerly of the Lane County area, at the home of his son David, 500 Rolling Hills, Exeter, Calif. Sharp died Oct. 26 of age-related causes. He was 76.

He was born Oct. 26, 1930, in Lorain, Texas, to William and Goldie Drake Sharp. He was a farmer.

In addition to his son, survivors include two daughters, Karen Zimmerman of Exeter and Debbie Sharp of Sacramento; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A son, Michael Sharp, died previously.

Arrangements by Smith's Family Chapel in Exeter. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Porterville, Calif.

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