Obituaries

Barbara C. Baird

Barbara C. Baird

Dec 22, 2009

Barbara Carole Baird, 77, of Jacksonville, Oregon passed Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center in Medford, Oregon. Arrangements will be announced.

Davis Jensen

Davis Jensen

Dec 20, 2009

Davis "Ike" Isaac Jensen, 61, of Medford, OR. passed Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. He was born April 1, 1948 in Klamath Falls, OR. to Joseph Farrin & Mary Anona(Stanger) Jensen. He came to the Rogue Valley when just a child. He retired from Fire District 5 after 20 years of service as Assistant Chief. He then went on to Eugene,...

Ruth Elizabeth Root

Ruth Elizabeth Root

Dec 20, 2009

With close friends by her side, Ruth Elizabeth (Bennett) Root of Jacksonville, Oregon passed away at her home on Sunday, December 20, 2009. Interment will be at the Eagle Point National Cemetery at 9 am on Friday, January 8 followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11 am at the Memory Gardens Chapel, 1395 Arnold Lane, Medford. Ruth, who...

Dana L. Jones

Dana L. Jones

Dec 19, 2009

Dana Lee Jones, 62, of Phoenix, OR. passed Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 at her home. Arrangements will be announced.

Peggy L. Harper

Peggy L. Harper

Dec 16, 2009

Peggy Louise Harper, 62, of Gold Hill, Oregon passed Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at her home. Peggy was born Feb. 5, 1947 in Medford, OR. to Walter L. & Dorothy M.(Jones)Dye. She graduated from Crater High School in 1965. On Aug. 12, 1967 in Gold Hill, OR. she married Leslie "Les" Keith Harper. Peggy enjoyed camping with friends and family,...

Wilma P. Guss

Wilma P. Guss

Dec 15, 2009

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Wilma Pearl Guss in Klamath Falls, Oregon on Dec. 15, 2009. Wilma was born Jan. 21, 1919 in Hepler, Kansas to Ethel & Will Watkins. She married James Ancel Guss in Hepler, Kansas in 1935 when only 16 years old. She and Jim left Kansas in 1940 to begin a...

Bruce Edward Nelson

Bruce Edward Nelson

Dec 10, 2009

Bruce Edward Nelson, of Central Point, Ore., died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. He was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Woodburn, Ore. Bruce graduated from the University of Oregon and later received his Doctorate in Education at Oregon State University. He taught for many years in the Medford School District, from the year that Hedrick Junior High opened. His enthusiasm for...

Dora Elma Hanner

Dora Elma Hanner

Dec 9, 2009

Dora Elma Hanner, 93 of Medford, Ore. passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at her home. She was born on May 17, 1916 in Garden City, KS to John and Ida (Clemens) Cooper. Dora married Lloyd Carl Hanner on August 5, 1947 in Reno, NV. They moved into the Rogue Valley from Redmond, Ore. in 1953. She enjoyed crotcheting,...

Danny L. Weatherwax

Danny L. Weatherwax

Dec 9, 2009

Danny Lyn Weatherwax, 54, passed Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 at his home in Gold Hill, Oregon. Private family interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR. Danny was born Nov. 10, 1955 in Inglewood, CA. to Dale Kirk & Shirly Ann(Ingles) Weatherwax. He is survived by a daughter Michele Weatherwax of Grants Pass, OR.

Kevin A. Ferris

Kevin A. Ferris

Dec 8, 2009

Kevin Anthony Ferris, 58, of Medford, Oregon passed on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.

Brent Quinn Berry

Brent Quinn Berry

Dec 7, 2009

Brent Quinn Berry, 66, of Talent, Ore., passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, Medford Rehabilitation. .

David E. Harper

David E. Harper

Dec 4, 2009

David Eugene Harper, 75, of Medford, OR. passed Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1934 in Benton, Arkansas to Howard David & Pauline Lena(Forbes) Harper. He married Iris Marie Linhart who survives. David was a commercial electrician by trade. He served in the US Army. In addition to Iris he is survived...

Wade Eric Marshall

Wade Eric Marshall

Dec 2, 2009

Our good friend and brother, Wade Eric Marshall passed away on December 2, 2009 in Prospect, Oregon. He was born on September 15, 1952 in San Diego, California. He moved to oregon in 2000 and then Prospect in 2007. He worked in IT support for Avamere Health Services for many years and most recently worked as a webmaster for his...

Elmer Wick

Elmer Wick

Nov 29, 2009

Elmer Wick, age 93, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at local rehabilitation center. Elmer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 8, 1916, the first U.S. generation of native Norwegian parents. Graduated from North High School, Minneapolis, 1935, he then attended Dunwoody Institute where he studied accounting. Elmer married Clarice Mae Wolfgang in Minneapolis in 1943. During the war, Elmer worked...

Rosemary P. John

Rosemary P. John

Nov 27, 2009

Rosemary P. John, 89, of Jacksonville, Oregon passed Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 at her home. She was born July 28, 1920 in Long Beach, CA. to Cleve & Elizabeth(Heald) Purington. In 1938 in Yuma, AZ. she married Ray C. John who preceded her in 1976. She was a secretary for Sears & Roebuck for 14 years in Pomona and Costa...

Peggy J. Graves

Peggy J. Graves

Nov 26, 2009

Peggy June Graves, 77, of Central Point, Oregon passed on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center. Peggy was born May 3, 1932 in Guthrie, OK. to James O. & Vivian G.(Keller) Poston. In July of 1947 in Baker, OR. she married Howard Henry Graves who survives. Peggy has two children; a son Howard G. Graves of Central...

Doris E. Helms

Doris E. Helms

Nov 18, 2009

Doris Evelyn Helms, 85, of Central Point, OR. passed Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at Orchard View Foster Care. She was born Dec. 12, 1923 in Pequot Lakes, MN. to Clyde & Molly(Anderson) Morris. She was in the US Navy during WWII. Doris is survived by two sons; Ed Dillon of Central Point, OR., and Brett Holms of Kennewick, WA., a...

Robert Eugene Ledbetter

Robert Eugene Ledbetter

Nov 15, 2009

Robert Eugene Ledbetter, 80, of Medford, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, OR.

June E. Titus

June E. Titus

Nov 13, 2009

June Eleanor Beattie Titus, 20-year resident of Medford, lost her battle with cancer at her daughter's home in Seattle on Friday, November 13, nearly two years after her dear husband Earle was lost to heart failure. Born in 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio, June graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., where her father relocated, after her grade school years,...

Rudy Rae Adevai

Rudy Rae Adevai

Nov 12, 2009

Rudy Rae Adevai, 26 years old of Central Point passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009.