Marilyn Fleming of Winchester Bay passed away Sunday November 2nd. Survived by daughter Cathy Johnson, son Greg Fleming, her Grandkids and Great Grandkids.

Preceded in death by her husband Jim, youngest son Mark and a lot of her family and friends. She was 93 and a half, not many could keep up.

She was born April 18, 1932 to Chancy Blanchard (Barney) Cable and Nancy Ann Towey in Portland Oregon. She had an older sister Susie and younger brother Bobby and sister Carol. She married James Young Fleming in November of 1953. They both worked with my Grandpa Barney at his restaurant in Eugene until 1965 when they bought the 7 Seas Café in Winchester Bay. The first seven years they worked 14 hours a day, 7 days a week without taking a day off. Not sure how they did it but they did. They always loved Winchester Bay and I think that love for it, gave them the will power they needed. They had great support from the locals which included the charter boats, the guys from the Coast Guard and the sportsman that used to come over year after year, and most importantly the people that lived here year around. The 7 Seas used to be a great place to go in Winchester Bay. It was like a big family back then. Mom’s favorite thing to do when you would come into the restaurant was to tell you what you wanted to eat before you could even sit down. She was amazingly good at it. Don’t even think about skipping the homemade apple pie with vanilla ice cream on top for desert. I had such a good life growing up. They retired in the 1990’s and did a little traveling and got some well deserved rest. Dad passed in 2000 and after that she just wanted to stay close to her home surrounded by the people she cared about and she pulled it off. Sunday night she felt off so she sat at the table and had a cigarette, stood up, put on her coat and asked us to drive her to the hospital in Reedsport to get checked out. We made it to the ER where she quietly passed away.

The people at the Reedsport Hospital were amazing, giving us all the time we needed, which really helped my wife and I. We didn’t see it coming and we needed that time to say good bye. Another big “Thank You” to Dunes Memorial Chapel for all their help. We were lost and with their help we’re getting through this. The saving grace to all this is she’s reunited with her family and friends and she’s at peace.
Thanks for being my Mom. You are the best ever.