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Lebanon (OR) Express, Wednesday, December 6, 2006 A7 OBITUARIES Larry K. Jones daug Russ and 25, 1945 Nov. 29, 2006 Jennifer Cockrum of Ketchikan; sister Winifred Larry K. Jones, 61, of Crane of Umpqua; nine grandLebanon, died Nov. 29, 2006.

children and three greatA celebration of life will be grandchildren. held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Dec. Memorial contributions 18 at 40653 Forrest Way in may be made to the church Stayton. A potluck dinner, live missions of Sweet Home music and memories will be Assembly of God Church.

shared. Huston-Jost Funeral Home He was born Jan. 25, 1945, handled arrangements. in Woodburn, the son of Ben and Della Mae (Hovenden) Eldridge "Bud" Newton Jones. Oct.

17, 1915 Nov. 28, 2006 He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1963 Eldridge "Bud" Newton, and from Oregon Technology 91, of Lebanon, died Nov. 28, Institute in 1965. 2006, at home. In September 1964, he mar- A funeral service was held ried Diana Kaczmarek.

They Dec. 4 at Huston-Jost Funeral divorced in 1993. Home. 1 Burial followed at He worked for local Providence Cemetery near Lebanon farmers and as a Scio. diesel mechanic in Connell, He was born Oct.

17, 1915, Wash. From 1967 to 1969 he in Sasakwa, the son of was an Albany police officer. Jesse and Maggie (Miller) In 1969, he joined the Linn Newton. County Sheriff's Office, where He attended school in he rose to the rank of sergeant. Arkansas.

In 1935, he moved Later he worked in construc- to the Bend area and worked tion and logging, most recent- for the local sawmills. ly for Canyon Construction of During World War I he Stayton. served in the U.S. Army. Survivors are his daughter On July 12, 1947, he marTonya; son Alan; grandchil- ried Dorothy Crouch in Reno, dren Rick, Brandon, Ashley, Nev.

Geannette, Shawn, Katheryn, In 1970,. he moved to Tabi and Megan; sisters Pat Lebanon, where he worked at Hibdon and Myrna Bennett; local sawmills. special friend Edna; and dog He attended the Lebanon Harry. First Assembly of God Church. Weddles Funeral Home in Survivors are his daughter Stayton handled arrange- Zeldia Wagoner of Lebanon; ments.

sister Vesta Rhoades of Call 1-360-772-2200 for Lebanon; brother Stanley directions or go to mapquest. Newton of Washington; grandchildren Lance Wagoner, Donald Roy Cockrum Dolly Miller and Shelby Aug. 30, 1921 Nov. 25, 2006 Wagoner; and great grandchildren Serena and Emma. Donald Roy Cockrum, 85, His wife Dorothy, brothers of Lebanon, died Nov.

25, 2006, Barney Newton and Logan at the Good Samaritan Newton, and sisters Louda Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Viola Newton and Vida Corvallis. Summers died before he did. A memorial service was An online condolence to held Dec. 2, 2006, at the Sweet the be to Home Assembly of God family may sent www.hustonjost.com. Church.

He was born Aug. 30, 1921, in British Columbia, Canada, Donovan J. Thoma the son of Russell and April 29, 1958 Nov. 26, 2006 Margaret Cockrum. He served in the U.S.

Coast Donovan J. Thoma, 48, Guard during World War I most recently of Stayton and and was stationed in Alaska. formerly of Lebanon, died On Jan. 25, 1951, he mar- Nov. 26, 2006, at home.

ried Alice Hollinger A graveside service was in Grants Pass. held Dec. 1 at the Lebanon In 1957, the family moved 1.0.0.F. Cemetery. to Ketchikan, Alaska, where he He was born April 29, lived until retiring in 1983.

1958, in Lebanon, the son of After he retired, the family Donald and Joyce Thoma. moved to Lebanon. In 1991, he moved to He attended the Sweet Stayton. He worked 26 years Home Assembly of God for the Stayton Cannery and Church. was maintenance foreman at Survivors are his wife the time of his death.

Texanna; daughters and sons- Survivors are daughter in-law Kathy and Don Kaitlin Thoma of Lebanon; son Mitchell of Lebanon, Liz and Patrick Thoma of Albany; Gary Haynes of Ketchikan, father Donald Thoma of Alaska, and Nancy and Roy Lebanon; sister Sheree Irwin of "Priszner of Lebanon; son and Lebanon; brothers David Thoma and Dorian Thoma, both of Vancouver; and grandmother Elisabeth Anderson of Lebanon. His mother Joyce Thoma died in September 2005. Huston-Jost Funeral Home handled arrangements. Memorial contributions to help defray expenses may be sent in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant Lebanon, OR 97355.

Chester A. (Chet) Cole Nov. 17, 1920 Dec. 1, 2006 Chester A. (Chet) Cole, 86, formerly of Lebanon and most recently of West Linn, died Dec.

1, 2006. At the request of Cole, no services will be held. Private interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. He was born Nov. 17, 1920, in Drain, the son of John and Bessie Cole.

On April 14, 1942, he married Ruth Colvin in Vancouver, Wash. They lived in Lebanon from 1960 to 2003. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army in Europe with the 78th Infantry Division, 309 Regiment.

He earned three bronze stars. He worked for Willamette Industries Trucking Division for most of his life. He retired in 1982. He was a member of the Good Sam Camper Club and a former Post Commander of the American Legion in Lebanon and Idahna. Survivors are his son Dean Cole of West Linn; granddaughters Debbie Cole and Laurie Cole of Sacramento, granddaughter Erin Cole and grandson-in-law Mike Phillips of Yahaba, Japan; daughter-in-law Sue Harris of Sacramento; and sisters Lucille McFarland of Caldwell, Idaho, and Rosella Finalyson of Florence.

His wife Ruth, son Chet Cole, parents, brothers Ralph Cole and Perry Cole, and sister Eva Springer died before he did. Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, 525 N. Santiam Lebanon, OR 97355. Alfred "Lee" McCoy Feb. 4, 1922 Dec.

1, 2006 Alfred "Lee" McCoy, 84, formerly of Lebanon and most recently of Albany, died Dec. 1, 2006, at Timberwood Care Facility in Albany. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Huston-Jost Funeral Home.

Private interment will be in Oakville Cemetery. He was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Albany, the son of Charles A memorial service was be at Eagle Point National William Henry and Violet held Dec. 1 at the Elk Bend Fire Cemetery. Lucille (Stellmacher) McCoy.

Hall. His ashes were taken to was born Nov. 22, 1934, He graduated from Albany the Hussey-Lambeth Pioneer in New Kensington, the High School in 1941 and went Cemetery in Idaho. son of James D. and Margaret on to attend Oregon State He was born Sept.

15, 1918, J. (Clark) Linderman. University. In 1942 he joined in. Roseburg, the son of C.K.

He served in the U.S. Air the U.S. Navy and served as an and Mildred Evarts. Force from 1952 to 1958. electrician's mate during He and his family herded He lived in Sweet Home World War I1 in the Pacific horses and sheep down to for the past 25 years and was a Theater.

He also served in the New Mexico, Arizona and Old member of the local VFW. Korean Conflict in 1950. Mexico when he was very He was a stock car race In 1945, after his discharge young. driver at Willamette from the Navy, he married In 1928, the family moved Speedway and Redwood Patricia G. Richey in San to Idaho, living at various Acres and also a mechanic.

Francisco, Calif. times at Salmon, Camp Creek, Survivors are his wife Lora He worked as an electri- Iron Creek and Cabin Creek of Sweet Home; sons. Donald cian in Los Angeles before until about 1935. He mined Linderman, Frederick moving back to Oregon in the with his father and trapped in Linderman Jr. and Edward late 1940s.

He worked for summers and broke horses at Linderman, all of Yreka, Pacific Power and Light in Lemhi County Fairgrounds Carl Linderman of Medford, Albany until he transferred to during winters. He also Alan Linderman and Linn County Telephone trapped and mined in the Lawrence Linderman, both of Company in Lebanon. He Crags Mountain region. Medford, Charles Linderman worked as a construction He attended Iron Creek of Durant, and superintendent for many "Turk" of Sweet School. Billy Home; sons years.

Later, he became a safe- He moved to Grants Pass and daughters Eddie ty engineer until his retirement in January 1941 and married and Maria Linderman of in 1986. Rosanna Hussey. They moved DeQueen, sisters His wife Patricia died in to the Hussey Idaho Miller Ranch in of Mary Sweet Home and 1995. for 10 years. In 1951, they Eileen of In 1998, Mr.

McCoy mar- moved Lebanon, where mother-in-law to he LaPanne Zephyrhi, ried Betty Collins Goff, whom farmed McPherson. and logged with Bill Reynolds; Corky sister-in-law Teri he dated in high school in Later, he worked Jefferson; nieces numerous Reno. for and retired from the and 24 He was a wood carver and Oregon State Police. nephews; grandchilHe in rodeos. dren; and 14 great-grandchila musician who played the competed dren.

banjo, ukulele and mandolin, Following his retirement His brothers James and and was, for a short time, a from the Oregon State Police in Paul Linderman died before member of the Pinhooks Band 1982, he moved to Slide Creek, he did. in Lebanon. Idaho, and worked as a hunt- Workman He was a past president of ing an Funeral Chapel handled He also had Steckly the Lebanon Genealogy equipment company through 2004. arrangements. Society, a life member of the Lebanon Elks Club, a member Survivors are his wife of the Albany American Rosanna of Salmon; daughters Death notices Legion, a past member of the Clara Evarts of Salmon and Darrel Glaser Association of Northwest Mildred Smith of Lebanon; Steelheaders and was involved son and daughter-in-law Cliff Darrel Glaser, 53, of with Friends of the Lebanon and Susanne Evarts of Lebanon, died Dec.

3, 2006, at Library. Henderson, sister Oregon Health and Science Survivors are his wife Eleanor Becker of Homer, University Hospital in Betty; daughter Kathy McCoy Alaska; brothers and sisters-in- Portland. Huston-Jost Funeral of Corvallis; son and daughter- law Dale and Agnes of Baker Home is handling arrangein-law Mike and Polly McCoy City and Raymond and Pat of ments. of Albany; stepdaughter and Homer; eight grandchildren; stepson-in-law Connie and and seven great-grandchil- Irene L. Romero Terry Plagmann Albany; His sister Irene L.

Romero, 82, of of dren. law stepson Moore Elizabeth brothers Lebanon, died Dec. 3, 2006, and stepdaughter-in- parents, Wes and Jerrie of Keith Evarts, at Samaritan Lebanon Tualatin; sisters and brothers- LeRoy and in-law Norma and Ken Taylor daughter Claudia and grand- Community Hospital. Hustonof Auburn, and son Tim died before he did. Jost Funeral Home is handling Jaren and Louie Peters of Eagle Memorial contributions arrangements.

Point; brothers and sisters-in- may be made Hospice of law Tom and Caroline Leal of Salmon Valley, 506 Van Dreff, Fred E. Thacker Rochester, and Colin Salmon Valley, Idaho or the Fred E. Thacker, 78, of and Christine Reising Elk Bend EMTs. Lebanon, died Dec. 2, 2006, at McCoy of Eagle Point; three grandchil- Salmon River Funeral home.

Huston-Jost Funeral dren; and four grand- Chapel handled arrange- Home is handling arrangechildren. ments. ments. Memorial contributions may Alzheimer's be made Association to and the Frederick Franklin Obituary guidelines sent in care of Huston-Jost Nov. 1934 Dec.

2006 The Lebanon Express pubLinderman, Sr. 22, 2, Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant lishes obituaries free as a commuLebanon OR 97355. Frederick Franklin nity service. Photographs also are Linderman, 72, of Sweet printed at no charge.

There is no Leland John Evarts Home, died Dec. 2, 2006, at length limit, but obituaries may Sept. 15, 1918 Nov. 26, 2006 home. be edited.

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