Lucy "Custus" Coles

Lucy Custus Coles, 94, of Union, died March 27 at a care center in La Grande. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery. A viewing for family and friends will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

Custus was born Feb. 27, 1917, to Benjamin Franklin and Edith Marguerite (Creasman) Steele at Crane. She attended schools in Union, and in March 1935, she married Lloyd R. Coles.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Jerry and Marge Coles of Medford, Lester and Nada Coles of Union, Alan and Judy Coles of Prineville and Rita Jordan of Gresham; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Custus was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; her parents, Benjamin and Edith; her siblings, Walter Denton Steel, Ella Mae Smith, Rita Eloise Currey and John Eldon Steel; son-in-law, Brad Jordan; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.

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