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Pauline Mannings
1943-2003
Pauline H. Mannings of Cottage Grove died July 19 at age 60. Her family chose not to list the cause of death.
Mannings was born Feb. 17, 1943, in Hatfield, Ark., to Paul and Genola Colley Carter.
Her family moved to Cottage Grove when she was a child. She attended Jefferson Middle School and graduated from Cottage Grove High School.
She was a homemaker, and she enjoyed crocheting, quilting and collecting pigs. She was a member of the West Cottage Grove Congregation of the Jehovahs Witnesses and was an active missionary on a Navajo reservation in years past.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Nelson of Peoria, Ariz.; a sister, Karen Solesbee of Cottage Grove; a brother, Paul Carter of Cottage Grove; and two grandchildren.
A funeral was held July 24 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. Burial was at Fir Grove cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Kenneth Grover
1925-2003
Kenneth H. Grover of Cottage Grove died July 14 of a stroke. He was 77.
Grover was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Waterville, Minn., to Arthur and Ruby Prehn Grover. He married
Lorayne Bartle in Waterville on Aug. 25, 1947.
He served with the Marine Corps 5th Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and was a part of the occupation forces in Japan following the war. He lived in this area for 53 years and worked as a carpenter.
He was an avid Ducks fan, and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.
He was a past president of the Cottage Grove-Eugene Sportsmans Club, and he served as a member of the 45J3 School District school board.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Michael and Bradley, both of Cottage Grove and Patrick of Washougal, Wash.; four brothers, Robert of Minneapolis, Roger of Buena Vista, Colo., Curtis of Cottage Grove and Dennis of Harris, Minn.; a sister, Ruth Beers of Bemidji, Minn.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
No service is planned. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Thelma Revelle
1921-2003
Thelma Revelle of Yoncalla died July 19 of age-related causes. She was 82.
Revelle was born Jan. 27, 1921, in Sawyer, Okla., to Harry and Rosie Eskew Steele. She married
J. Melvin Revelle on Oct. 18, 1940. He died in 1996.
She grew up and attended schools in Sawyer.
She moved to Oregon from Oklahoma. She lived in California before returning to Oregon in 1949.
She worked for the Yoncalla School District for many years.
She enjoyed cooking, gardening and sewing.
She was an active member of the Assembly of God Church in Yoncalla.
Survivors include a son, Don of Vancouver, Wash.; a daughter, Linda VanLoon of Yoncalla; a sister, Bernice Young of Oakland, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A son, Ron, died in 1992.
A memorial service was held July 25 at the Assembly of God Church in Yoncalla. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Donald King
1925-2003
Donald I. King of Cottage Grove died July 19 of congestive heart failure. He was 78.
King was born Jan. 19, 1925, in Nowata, Okla., to Claude and Letha Simmons King. He married
Jacqueline Finch in San Francisco on Sept. 26, 1947. She died Nov. 16, 1994.
He grew up and attended schools in Cazadero, Calif. He served in the Marine Corps in Saipan during World War II. He was wounded and received a Purple Heart.
He lived in the California cities of San Francisco and Pacifica for many years before moving to Oregon 30 years ago. He worked as an electronics repairman.
His interests included woodworking and electronics. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He served as a foster father and was a volunteer with the football program at Cottage Grove High School. He was a member of the South Lane Christian Center in Cottage Grove and the Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member of the Lemati Gang and performed at Bohemia Days where he also worked in the barbecue chicken booth for his church.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol King and Donna King-Cameron, both of Cottage Grove; a brother, Carl of Crescent; and one grandchild. A son, Billy, died previously.
A funeral was held July 25 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. A graveside service was held at Golden Gate National cemetery in San Bruno, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Youth Fund at the South Lane Christian Center in Cottage Grove.
Elsie Kissell
1963-2003
Elsie Kay "Puff" Kissell of Culp Creek died July 8 at age 40. Her family chose not to list the cause of death.
Kissell was born April 4, 1963, in Salt Lake City to Eddie and Jean Taylor Kissell. In 1976, she moved to Cottage Grove, where she attended Lincoln Middle School.
She attended high school in Creswell.
While living in Arizona, Kissell worked two years as a dancer. Locally, she sold crafts and beadwork at Saturday Market, wrote a book about tie-dying and was a truck driver.
Her interests included children and writing songs and poetry.
Survivors include her parents, Jim and Jean Lawrence of Culp Creek; her domestic partner, Ricky Kephart; a daughter, Tommie Sue Kissell of Cottage Grove; three brothers, Randy Kissell of Muskegon, Mich., Eric Kissell of Eugene and Jimmy Lawrence of Southern California; four sisters, Jody "Pepper" Orr of Gold Hill, and Cindy Vriesman, Jonnie Sue Marshall and Wendie Rainbow, all of Cottage Grove; and one grandchild.
A wake was held July 25 at 39253 Row River Road; a celebration of life open house was held there the next day. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Tonole
1910-2003
Lifelong Cottage Grove resident Doris E. Tonole died July 16 of age-related causes. She was 93.
Tonole was born May 8, 1910, in Cottage Grove to James and Effie McKibben Lebow. She married
Anthony Tonole in Eugene on May 27, 1933. He died Sept. 10, 1999.
She was a lifetime resident of Cottage Grove and graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1928.
She was a homemaker, and she enjoyed reading, gardening, canning, sewing and quilting. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Rebekah Lodge and the Ladies Encampment Auxiliary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, all in Cottage Grove.
Survivors include a son, Donald of Clackamas; a daughter, Carol Thompson of Moro; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held July 26 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. Burial was at Shields cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Odd Fellows Friendship Fund, 3202 SE Holgate Blvd., Portland OR 97202 or the the American Cancer Society in Eugene.
Adrienne Perini
1980-2003
Adrienne "Adie" Perini of Drain died July 19 from injuries she suffered in an automobile accident. She was 22.
Perini was born July 28, 1980, in Eugene to Dwayne and Pamela Perini.
She graduated from North Douglas High School. She worked in the deli at IGA and was also employed with Bayliner Boats in Roseburg. She was a lifetime resident of this area.
She enjoyed sports, especially volleyball and basketball.
Survivors include her father of Drain; her mother of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Zach Perini of Drain; her grandparents, Naomi Cox of Yoncalla, Judy and Burt Riedel of Virginia Beach, Bill Learn Sr., of Drain and John Stewart of Ferndale, Calif.; and her great-grandfather, Horace Coleman of Virginia Beach.
A funeral was held July 26 at the Drain Assembly of God Church. Burial was at the Drain cemetery.
Virginia Roles
1928-2003
Former Cottage Grove resident Virginia Fay Roles of Springfield died July 18 of emphysema. She was 75.
Roles was born Feb. 7, 1928, in Claypool, Ariz., to James "Ed" and Josephine Lazear Pyeatt.
She married
Fred Roles Jr. in Stevenson, Wash., in December of 1956. He died in May 1998.
She attended schools in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon, and lived in Cottage Grove during the early 1980s. She worked for a wide variety of offices and retired as office manager in the adult education section of Lane Community College after 19 years of service.
She was an avid reader, and she enjoyed growing flowers, working crossword puzzles and playing card games. In her younger years, she enjoyed ballroom dancing, RV camping and tending to her large yard and garden.
Survivors include her father and stepmother, Daphna Pyeatt of Sublimity; three daughters, Stacey Willis of Troutdale, Barbara Roselip of Springfield and Noreen Newell of Eugene; a son, Jeff Clearwater of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, James Pyeatt Jr., of Wickenburg, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
At her request, no service was held. Inurnment is at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene. Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.
June Todd
1915-2003
The graveside service will be Saturday for June C. Todd of Cottage Grove, who died July 26, 2003, of age-related causes. She was 88.
She was born June 1, 1915, in Fletcher, Okla., to Charl and Jennie Hallum.
She married
Norman Todd in Lacey, Wash., on May 2, 1992. He died May 14, 1996. She was also preceded in death by husbands George Campbell, Donald Gard and Vernon Warner, and several siblings.
She moved to Drain in 1968 and to Cottage Grove in 1993.
She belonged to the Yoncalla Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She enjoyed traveling, her church, and especially time spent with her family.
She is survived by three sons, Howard Campbell of Lacey, Michael Warner of Clarksville, Tenn., and James Warner of Tacoma, Wash.; three daughters, Donna West of Crystal River, Fla., Charla Currier of Lacey and Verna Dey of Creswell; a sister, Louise Harwell of Culver City, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Saturdays service will be at 10 a.m. at the Yoncalla Masonic cemetery.
