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Ted Martin Lightheart

SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be Jan. 6 for Ted Martin Lightheart of Springfield who died Jan. 1 of a heart attack. He was 65.

He was born Feb. 9, 1938, in Camas, Wash., to Henry and Lorene Davis Lightheart. He finished high school in Washougal, Wash., and then attended Western Business College and the University of Oregon. He married Shirley Cardon in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on June 6, 1960. They moved to the Springfield area in 1966.

He served in the U.S. Navy in San Diego, Hawaii and Japan and later worked as a carpet layer and a computer programmer and analyst.

He enjoyed computers and was a sports fan. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Third Ward, and the Eugene Gleemen.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Teresa Young, of Riverton, Vt., and Trina Tobar and Tara Lightheart, both of Springfield; five sons, Kevin of Canton, Miss., Kenneth of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Keith Lightheart of Springfield, Kurtis of New Albany, Ind., and Kyle of Eugene; a sister, Patty Nelson, of Vancouver, Wash.; and 22 grand- children.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home, and at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Third Ward. Tuesday's funeral will be at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Springfield Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions can be made to the church's Humanitarian Aid Fund.

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