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Norida N. Cameron
1933-2004
Norida N. Cameron, 71, of Lorane died Aug. 22 from cancer-related illness.
She was born Feb. 16, 1933, to Benjamin and Agness (Willis) Newton in Inman, Va.
She married William Cameron of Carson City, Nev., April 26, 1962.
She was a homemaker.
She moved to Oregon from the San Francisco Bay area.
She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
She enjoyed gardening indoors and outdoors and feeding her pet deer.
Survivors include two sons: William Cameron Jr. and Robert Cameron of Salem; sister: Peggy Buchholz of Milton, Fla.; granddaughter and grandson: Salina Cameron and Chance Cameron-Hatch; brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Joe and Kathy Hatch; friends and neighbors: Jack Adams, Dee Johnson, Betty Jo Johnson and Inez Combs-Edsel.
A potluck gathering was held Thursday at the Lorane Grange.
A private cremation was held under the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematory.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lorane Grange.
Francisco Gomez
1964-2004
Francisco Conejo Gomez, 40, of Cottage Grove, died Sept. 22 of an aneurysm.
He was born June 4, 1964, in Michoacan, Mexico, to Policarpio and Maria Gomez.
He married Angelina Rodriguez in Los Angeles, Calif.
He formerly lived in Baldwin Park before moving to Eugene in 1997.
He recently moved to Cottage Grove.
He worked for a trust company.
He enjoyed outdoor activities.
Survivors include his wife; parents of Mexico; son: Sergio; brothers: Jose, Mariano and Lamberto; and sisters: Modesta, Ventura, Naborina, Abad, Juana, Oralia, Catalina, Teresa and Dora.
A funeral and mass was held Sept. 24 at our Lady of Perpetual Help in Cottage Grove.
A rosary and burial was held at Fir Grove Cemetery.
England's Eugene Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Wilson
1924-2004
Margaret Wilson of Lorane died Sept. 29 at the age of 80 from age-related causes.
She was born April 29, 1924, to Allen and Katherine Baker in Selma, Calif.
She married Lawrence F. Wilson in Oakland, Calif., Aug. 25, 1945.
The couple then moved to Lorane.
She studied to become an LPN in Oakland. She was an LPN in Cottage Grove Hospital for eight years.
After she retired she and some doctors from the hospital held periodic shot clinics at her home.
She enjoyed University of Oregon sports and making flower arrangements for Lorane Christian Church, which she was a member of.
She and her husband were married for almost 51 years when he died March 30, 1996.
Her son, Lawrence Humes Wilson, died in the Vietnam War.
Survivors include her son and daughter: Carl Lee Wilson and Markay Wilson, both of Lorane; her sister: Athalee "Bobby" Kuskie of Lorane; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren
A graveside funeral and burial were to be at Lane Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Eugene.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lorane Christian Church.
Harold Tapp
1914-2004
Harold Tapp, a 61-year resident of Cottage Grove, died Sept. 21 at the age of 90 from cancer.
He was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Renton, Wash., to Louis and Emma Tapp.
He was raised in Elkton and completed eighth grade at Muddy Flats.
He was a member of CCC at which time he made and played his own violin.
He married Mae Leatherwood May 19, 1936. She died a few years later.
He married Jane Harris June 7, 1952, in Grants Pass.
He was a truck mechanic and worked for R&W Trucking Co., Bohemia, Georgia Pacific and Pass Creek Paving.
He enjoyed woodworking; repairing pianos, music boxes and clocks; and building player pianos.
He was an Intarsia artist and has two pieces of work at the Cottage Grove Museum.
He also enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He built his own home, fireplace and patio with rock he and his wife collected, sliced and polished.
He also repaired the nickelodeon for the carousel that will be used in a proposed mining and timber park.
He loved people, nature, word search puzzles, jokes and life.
He was a lifetime member of the Masonic and Elks lodges.
He was preceded in death by his wife and daughter, Sue Harris.
No service is planned. A private cremation was held at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. A register book is available at Magnolia Gardens.
