Del Coursey
Born April 4, 1930-Feb 17, 2007 (age 76)
Salem, Ore., Statesman Journal, Feb.
20, 2007
News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Feb
20, 2007
Delbert
E. "Del" Coursey, an athlete, coach, educator and businessman with
deep local roots, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Providence St. Vincent
Medical Center in Portland. He was 76.
Private
family services will be held in the chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors,
with the Rev. Ron Mulles officiating. Private family interment will be
conducted at the Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum. No public memorial services
are scheduled.
Born
April 4, 1930, in Devol, Okla., he was the son of Hobart Louis and Gladys
(Denton) Coursey. He graduated from Elmira High School, then enrolled at the
University of Oregon on a baseball scholarship. He later transferred to
Linfield College, where he played baseball while earning a teaching degree.
After
graduation, he served in the U.S. Army and Air Force for three years. Following
his discharge, he played professional baseball for five years. He then returned
to Linfield, where he earned his master's degree.
He
married Dixie Lee Alcorn on June 15, 1951, in Murraysville, Tenn.
Mr.
Coursey took his first teaching job at Memorial Elementary School in
McMinnville. He later taught at Willamina High School.
He
served as superintendent of schools in Valsetz for three years, then returned
to Willamina in the dual role of high school principal and superintendent.
He
built Shakey's Pizza Parlor in McMinnville. He owned a cattle ranch near Pike
and several acres of walnut, filbert and prune orchards in the Dundee area.
He
served as an assistant baseball coach at Linfield in 1966, when it won its
first national championship. As such, he gained entry to the Linfield and
Oregon sports halls of fame.
In
1973, Mr. Coursey became a teacher and baseball coach at Oregon State
University. In the early 1980s, he taught education at Western Oregon
University, where he also helped with the baseball program.
He
became school superintendent in Monroe in 1985. He moved back to McMinnville in
1988, but continued to serve as superintendent in Monroe until 1995. After his
retirement, he held interim superintendent jobs in Alsea and Long Creek.
Mr.
Coursey enjoyed golf, racquetball and other sports. He loved spending time with
his family.
Survivors
include his wife, a son, a daughter, three brothers, nine grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tom, and
sister, Virginia.
Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128
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Dixie Coursey
News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Tuesday, September 23,
2008
Private mausoleum interment is
planned for Dixie Coursey of McMinnville. Von Palmer will officiate.
Arrangements are being handled by Macy & Son Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Coursey died at home on Friday,
Sept. 19, 2008. He was 76.
Born in Clovis, Calif., on June 24,
1932, she was the daughter of Richard Vernon and Verna (Russell) Alcorn. She
grew up in Fresno, where she graduated from Roosevelt High School.
She met Del Coursey during a tour in
the Air Force. The couple married on June 15, 1951, in Murraysville, Tenn.
After her discharge, she earned a
degree in education from Linfield College, graduating in 1961. She taught
school in Yamhill County for a year, then in Valsetz for three years, before
returning to McMinnville in 1965.
She and her husband owned a Shakey's
Pizza Parlor in McMinnville. They also owned a cattle ranch in Pike and
orchards in the Dundee area.
They moved to Corvallis in 1973, but
returned to McMinnville in 1979. She and her husband owned and operated
Imperial Distributors for several years after their return.
She enjoyed reading and spending
time with her family.
Mrs. Coursey is survived by a son,
Rick of Baker City; a daughter, Gerri Connolly of Salem; two sisters, LaNell
Haxton of Sun City, Calif., and Barbara Johnson of Murrieta, Calif.; nine
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband in 2007; two brothers, Gary Alcorn and Donnell Hord; and a sister,
Irita Magill.
Contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E.
Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128. To leave online condolences, visit
www.macyandson.com.
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