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Margaret Potter Johnson
1912-2004
Margaret Potter Johnson, 91, a two-year resident of Cottage Grove, died July 15 from age-related causes.
She was born Nov. 14, 1912, to Ralph and Mary Burgess of Zenia, Calif.
She was married for 50 years to Dale Potter.
She was a former resident of Ferndale, Calif., until 2001 when she moved to Magnolia Gardens in Cottage Grove.
She was a teacher for 26 years.
She was a lifetime member of the California Teachers Association, a member of Humboldt Historical Society and Ferndale Museum.
She enjoyed knitting and volunteering at the Ferndale Museum.
Survivors include son and spouse: George and Sylvia Potter of Cottage Grove; daughter and spouse: Marilyn and Gil Dow of Upper Lake, Calif.; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
No service was planned. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Leo Dempsey
1935-2004
Leo Dempsey, 69, a 12-year resident of Cottage Grove, died July 11 of unknown causes.
He was born April 16, 1935, to George and Mae Dempsey in Bardsfork, W. Va.
He married Shirley Miller on March 26, 1955, in Yuma, Ariz.
He was a resident of Duarte, Calif., for many years.
He was a retired general contractor and owned and operated a commercial and residential construction company.
Survivors include his wife: Shirley Miller; sons and spouses: Stephen and Debbie Dempsey and Michael Dempsey, all of Cottage Grove; brother: Lando Dempsey of Yuma, Ariz.; and four grandchildren: Andy, Kelly, Shannon and Courtney.
A private cremation was under the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel.
Memorial contributions May be made to lung or heart associations.
Mark Morrison Horter
1955-2004
Mark Morrison Horter of Cottage Grove died of a heart attack July 8 on a mountain in Glacier National Park in Montana. He was 49.
He was born in Eugene on April 13, 1955, to Don and Patricia Horter.
He had three sisters: Candy, Penny and Patty.
He was educated at schools in Eugene, Portland and Greenwich, Conn.
Mark married and had three children: John Donathon, Lisa Fields and Sherri Davis.
From his youth he loved trucks and making mechanical things work.
He became a long-haul truck driver while attending classes at the University of Oregon, where he studied philosophy.
He used his hours on the road to ponder life.
He also worked in Fort Yukon, Alaska, as a police officer and in Barrow, Alaska, moving buildings and working on ice roads.
When he returned to Oregon in 1994, he and Janna Lynn Woods were married in the Walker Church in Saginaw. They settled on a hillside in Cottage Grove. Austin Horter, their son, was born Feb. 14, 1995.
Horter started Maxi Service, a trucking company specializing in long, wide and difficult loads in 1995. His children, Davis and Donathon, joined the company.
As a mechanic, he designed a towing hitch and side rails for special loads. Maxi Service has customers all over the Northwest and has hauled some unusual loads, including exceptionally long timbers for Autzen Stadium and huge piping for Bull Run.
Horter's intention was to sell his company on his 50th birthday, so that he would have more time with his family and could pursue philosophy and possibly return to school to study physics or engineering.
Horter loved life, playing with his family and friends, challenges, spending a day wandering in wild country or on the coast, four-wheeling, playing guitar and reading.
Horter and his family and friends always attended the Miners Breakfast during Bohemia Mining Days.
This year, his family and friends met at the Miners Breakfast then gathered on a mountain to share in remembering and honoring his life before climbing to the top of Bohemia Mountain, where he loved to hike.
A celebration of life was held in his honor Sunday at Armitage Park in Eugene. The family requests that remembrances be sent to the University of Oregon's Pine Mountain Observatory or the American Cancer Society.
Zelma "Dee" Glavin
922-2004
Zelma "Dee" Glavin of Cottage Grove died on Tuesday of age related causes.
She was 82.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1922, in Bernice, Okla., to Omar Woods and Hazel Ethell.
She was a former resident of Anacortes, Wash., and Santa Monica, Calif.
She attended UCLA for three years and later became a banker.
She was also a cook and worked at Oak Harbor Air station in Whidbey Island, Wash.
She attended Summit Park Bible Church.
She taught Sunday school, took care of the homebound and was a deaconess.
She also enjoyed cooking, spending time with her grandchildren, growing flowers, fishing and feeding the hummingbirds.
She also enjoyed sports, especially baseball, football and basketball.
She married Vernon Raasch in 1943 and divorced in 1962. She married Thomas Glavin in Cresent City, Calif. on Oct. 15, 1964.
Survivors include two stepsons: Jim Glavin of Springfield and Russell Glavin of Portland; two cousins: Leamon Capps of Los Angeles, Calif., and Merle Parker of Phoenix, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren: John, Charlene, Leamon, James, Aaron, Joshua and Ian.
She was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Andre Raasch.
A service was held Monday at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel.
Interment of the remains will be at Fernhill Cemetery in Anacortes, Wash.
