Obituaries

Dwayne Garrett Upton

Dwayne Garrett Upton

Nov 22, 2011

Dwayne Garrett Upton, 36 of Shady Cove, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

Richard Charles Tippins

Richard Charles Tippins

Nov 14, 2011

Richard Charles Tippins, 52 of Shady Cove, Oregon passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at his home. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Wallace and Bobbie (Jett) Tippins on March 3, 1959. Richard went to 3 years of college and then joined the U.S. Navy. He moved to the Rogue Valley 4 years ago and worked as...

Ruth Murle Snyder

Ruth Murle Snyder

Nov 11, 2011

Ruth Snyder, age 95, passed Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Born in LaJolla, California to immigrant parents from Switzerland and Sweden, she was a twin and one of 5 children. Her only brother was killed on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor. Her father Albert was a renown Horticulturist who worked for Mr. Scripps in LaJolla, California for years then was...

Mary Etta Scovell

Mary Etta Scovell

Nov 4, 2011

Mary Etta Scovell, 92 of Rogue River, Oregon passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011.

Alvin Glen Edwards

Alvin Glen Edwards

Oct 28, 2011

Alvin was born November 10, 1929, in Glendale, Calif., to Ellyn Neeley. He spent his childhood years in Glendale and much of his teenage years in Medford, Ore., living with his grandparents, Jim and Annie Neeley. Although he graduated from Glendale (California) High School, most of his friends resided in Medford with them having graduated from Rogue Valley area high...

Sadimae Joett Chastain-Jones

Sadimae Joett Chastain-Jones

Oct 2, 2011

Funeral services for Sadimae Joett Oldham Chastain-Jones were held at 2 p.m Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at Memory Gardens Mortuary Chapel, Medford. Private interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park. Mrs. Jones, age 79, of Chloride, Ariz., formerly of the Rogue Valley, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV., from complications of a stroke. She was born...

Mary Helen Urich

Mary Helen Urich

Sep 28, 2011

Mary Helen Urich, passed over on September 29, 2011. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1929. She and her husband, Emil, moved to Oregon in 1963 to enjoy the splendor of the Pacific Northwest. Mary was a very dedicated mother and wife. She put her children first, staying home with them in their early years. She then began working...

Duane Bert Whaley

Duane Bert Whaley

Sep 26, 2011

Duane Bert Whaley, 66 of Medford, Ore. passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 11, 1945 in Medford,Ore. Duane spent 20 years traveling with the Air Force, including Viet Nam, and retired in 1989, to move back to where he grew up here in the Rogue Valley. He was an avid outdoorsman....

Mary Helen Labak

Mary Helen Labak

Sep 24, 2011

Mary Helen Labak, 91 of Central Point, Oregon passed away at Agape Adult Foster Care. Arrangements Pending

Eugene John Carson

Eugene John Carson

Sep 21, 2011

Eugene John Carson, 82 of Central Point, Oregon passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at his home.

Lois Helen Coffindaffer

Lois Helen Coffindaffer

Sep 18, 2011

Lois Helen Coffindaffer, age 86, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2011. Lois was born July 24, 1925, in Sedgewick, Kansas to Noble and Claudine Plaster. Later she lived in Colorado, then moved to Calif., where she worked for Lockheed Aircraft as a blueprint operator during World War II. In 1951, Lois moved to Coos Bay, Oregon where she met...

Charles Ira Curtis

Charles Ira Curtis

Sep 13, 2011

Charles Ira Curtis, 69, of Medford, Ore., passed away September 13, 2011, in Curry County. He was born May 24, 1942, in Liberal, Kans., to Charles Ira Curtis Sr. and Letha Coombs. On May 14, 1977, in Pueblo, Colo., he married Rita M. Curtis. Charles worked as an electrician and retired from Pacificorp. He served in the U.S. Army, in...

Faith Ann Fulmer

Faith Ann Fulmer

Sep 12, 2011

Faith A. Fulmer, of Central Point, Ore., passed away on Monday, September 12, 2011, at her home, at the age of eight. She was born October 9, 2002, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Ore., to proud parents, Louis and JoLayne Fulmer. Faith was a second grade graduate from Central Point Elementary. She enjoyed dancing, singing, fishing, camping, and...

Marguerite Clark Tinsley

Marguerite Clark Tinsley

Sep 11, 2011

Marguarite Clark Tinsley of Medford, Oregon passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

Jessica Starr Bethany

Jessica Starr Bethany

Sep 4, 2011

Our loving Daughter, Mom, Sister, Aunt, Friend, and Co-Worker, Jessica Starr Bethany, 32, a beautiful rose, clipped and returned to our Master Gardener's bouquet on September 4, 2011 in Central Point, Oregon. Jessica was a zealous mom and proud of her children; they were her heart. Some of her happiest days were spent with her family with whom she loved...

Evelyn Lorraine Risley

Evelyn Lorraine Risley

Sep 1, 2011

Evelyn Lorraine Risley beloved Mother, Grandmother and Friend, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She was 91 years old. She was born in Rose Lake, Idaho on February 23, 1920 to Jackson Lockwood and Lydia Etta (Marlette) Glynn. Evelyn married Charles A. Risley on June 4, 1938 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She was an active member of the Church...

Hazel Lucille James

Hazel Lucille James

Aug 28, 2011

Hazel Lucille James, 89, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011. Hazel was born in Medford, Ore., on January 21, 1922 to Francis and Irene Dressler. Hazel had three sisters and four brothers. She graduated from Medford High School in 1939 and met her husband of 70 years, Chester L. James, on graduation night at a Medford United Methodist Church youth...

Laurie Ann Hudman

Laurie Ann Hudman

Aug 16, 2011

Laurie Ann Hudman, age 51, of Jacksonville, Ore. passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at her home. She was born on November 7, 1958 to John and Arlene (Abbott) Neagle in Santa Clara, Cal. Laurie enjoyed entertaining, traveling, camping and spending time with friends and family. She lived in Grants Pass and Jacksonville where she worked as a caregiver....

John Michael Spates

John Michael Spates

Aug 5, 2011

John M. Spates, 60, passed away August 5, 2011. Born in Seattle, Wash., March 9, 1951, John later moved with family to Santa Rosa, Calif. In 1969, he graduated from Cardinal Newman High School, where he was a three sport athlete and star for the Cardinal football team. After high school he lived on the Russian River and enjoyed working...

Donald Dean Poling

Donald Dean Poling

Aug 4, 2011

Donald Dean Poling, 88 of Medford, Oregon passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at his home. Arrangements are pending.