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Eugene Ferguson
Eugene Perl Ferguson of Toledo, 67, died Nov. 28, 2000.
He was born in Murphy on Feb. 27, 1933 to Alvie Wayne and Alice Dillman Ferguson Herner.
He was raised primarily in Newport and Portland. He graduated from Saben elementary school and attended Benson High School.
He married Kathy Sue Wallace on Dec. 21, 1974 at the Bellfountain Community Church.
Mr. Ferguson worked in construction, as a carpet and tile layer, and as a flagger, cab driver, and janitor. He was a custodian at Toledo's former New Lincoln Hospital for several years. He lived and worked in Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Reno, Nev.; Portland and Toledo. He became disabled in 1972.
His hobbies included hunting and fishing in his earlier days, and he also enjoyed painting and reading. He created paper buildings and paper people, and was a member of a Citizens' Band radio club. He collected dolls, Billie Bass fish, and western novels, and enjoyed telling jokes.
He was a member of the Toledo Church of Christ. He was also a member of Toledo Eagles Lodge for 10 years and the Sunnyridge Grange for 24 years.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Ferguson, of Toledo; a son, Pete Ferguson, of Toledo; a stepbrother, Earl Herner of Salem; and his stepfather, Ernest Herner of Portland.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Wayne A. Ferguson of San Antonio, Texas, and Robert Ferguson of Toledo; and an infant daughter, Kathy Sue Ferguson of Toledo.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Friday) at the Abundant Life Center, 1154 NW A St. in Toledo. Interment will be held at a later date at Bellfountain Cemetery in Monroe. Bateman Funeral Home is serving the family.
Adolph Tronson
Adolph Tronson, 72, of Lincoln City, died Feb. 7, 2001 in Lincoln City.
He was born Jan. 29, 1929 in Toledo.
He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in mathematics, and taught undergraduate mathematics at that school.
Mr. Tronson was a charter member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
He was predeceased by his wife, Betty Hicks, in 1996.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Crystal Ann Baker-Martin and Antonne Martin of Lincoln City; grandchildren Florieene Hutchinson, Robert Hutchinson, Gary Hutchinson Jr., Madeline Meza, Junior Gonzalez, Rocky Gonzalez, and Manuel Meza; and great-grandchildren Angel Hutchinson, Angel Joy Hutchinson, Edi Hutchinson, Gloria Hutchinson, Sylvia Hutchinson, and Daniel Shadowbear.
A memorial service takes place at noon today (Friday) at the Siletz Tribal Center. Interment will be at Paul Washington Cemetery in Siletz.
Robert Grantham
Robert George Grantham, 77, of Newport died of natural causes on June 20, 2001.
He was born in Pawnee County, Okla., on July 20, 1923.
He served in the Air Force for 27 years, and was a member of the Ham Radio Club.
He married Lois Underwood in Topeka, Kansas on March 3, 1964.
He is survived by his wife, Lois Grantham of Newport. His son, Robin Grantham, preceded him in death.
No services are planned. Disposition is by cremation. Bateman Funeral Home of Newport handled the arrangements.
Mel Schoppert
Mel Schoppert, 77, of Rose Lodge died of cancer at his home May 28, 2002.
He was born on July 17, 1924 in Sunnyside, now part of Portland.
He attended Sunnyside High School.
He served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. His division was first to land in Japan following the surrender.
He was married to Wanda Burkett for 46 years until her death in 1996.
He married his second wife, Darlene, in 1999.
He was hired as a bus driver at Portland Traction in 1952, where he worked for 11 years. He became a shop steward and liaison officer with the Amalgamated Transit Union and was a business representative of the 21-member bus drivers union in 1963. He remained the union business representative until 1972, when he was appointed international vice president with the international transit union.
He negotiated hundreds of contracts with transit districts, transportation companies and other employers in Oregon, Washington and across the country.
He and City of Portland lobbyist Bill Breman were co-authors of Oregon's mass transit statute in 1969, which has become the basis of Oregon's public transit activities.
He was the International Amalgamated Transit Union's senior vice president at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene, and two brothers, Ray Allen and Fred Schoppert.
Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pacific View Memorial Gardens, 60 SW Fleet Ave., Lincoln City.
Dorothy Gould
Dorothy Marie Gould, 81, died July 31, 2002 in Newport of complications from liver cancer.
She was born Dec. 8, 1920 in Portland.
She was a graduate of Athena High School and St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing, Walla Walla, Wash.
She worked as a registered nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Walla Walla, Wash., for 31 years. After her retirement, she moved to Newport, where she had lived for the past 27 years.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
She was an avid bowler and enjoyed walking on the beach.
Survivors include several cousins.
Visitation is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Bateman Funeral Home, Newport. Interment is at noon Aug. 8 at Athena Cemetery, with viewing that morning at Burns Mortuary in Pendleton. Contributions may be sent to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospice or the First Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bateman Funeral Home.
James "Pee Wee" Wilson
James "Pee Wee" Wilson
James Clayton "Pee Wee" Wilson, 74, of Newport died Jan. 16, 2004, of heart disease.
He was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Eddie, Texas, to Mary E. (Duncan) and Sidney C. Wilson.
He served in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer during the Korean War. Following his discharge from the Navy, he moved to Waco, Texas, where he worked for Owens Illinois.
He married Edna Easley on Dec. 16, 1953, in Waco, Texas.
Owens Illinois transferred him to Portland in 1956, where he worked until his retirement in 1994.
Following retirement, he moved to Newport.
He enjoyed discussing politics, fishing, and playing pool, softball, and golf, and shot two holes in one during his lifetime.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Wilson; two sons, Larry Maxwell of Milwaukie and James D. Wilson of Eagle Creek; two daughters, Sherry Coverdell and Deborah Jordan, both of Portland; a brother, Donald Wilson of Ponca City, Okla.; a sister, Joyce Clark of Bedford, Texas; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Bateman Funeral Home of Newport is handling the arrangements.
