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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties

Clare Jo Blouin

Clare Jo Blouin

Dec 18, 2017

Clare Jo Blouin, age 83, of Grants Pass, died December 18, 2017 at her home. Arrangements are pending.

Mary Wells

Mary Wells

Dec 17, 2017

Mary Ruth McGhee Fuller Cordero Wells, age 92, mother, sister, grandmother passed away on December 17, 2017. Mary Ruth was born September 30, 1925 in Greenway, Arkansas, to the late Ida May and Guy McGhee, who were sharecroppers. Mary Ruth was raised on a large farm in a big family with nine brothers and sisters whom she loved dearly. She...

Charles "Charlie" Brown

Charles "Charlie" Brown

Dec 16, 2017

Charles Albert “Charlie” Brown, age 83, of Grants Pass, died December 16, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Charlie was born March 15, 1934 in Emporia, Kansas to Theodore Herbert Brown & Josephine Frances Schram Brown. He was raised in Rogue River. At a young age, he started working to help his family by harvesting fruit and later worked...

Julie Emmett

Julie Emmett

Dec 15, 2017

Julia K. “Julie” Emmett, age 91, of Eugene, died Friday, December 15, 2017 in Springfield. A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Hull & Hull Chapel with Pastor Wes Winn officiating. Interment will...

Marvin Staten

Marvin Staten

Dec 15, 2017

Marvin Staten born January 21st 1933 Passed December 15th 2017 Marvin passed quietly at home, with wife Rene and grandson Drake. He was on hospice, due to the effects of dementia. Marvin was born in Webber Oklahoma to Claude and Mary Belle Staten. He was the oldest of 12 children, Cal, Betty, Bill, Jay, John, Dan, Melvin, Claudia, Mary Anne,...

Lois L. Greene

Lois L. Greene

Dec 14, 2017

Lois L. Greene, age 86, of Rogue River, died December 14, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. A memorial service is pending.

Shante Rene Morales

Shante Rene Morales

Dec 13, 2017

Shante Rene Morales, age 34, of Grants Pass, died December 13, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.

Arline E. Ramsrud

Arline E. Ramsrud

Dec 12, 2017

Arline E. Ramsrud, age 87, of Grants Pass, died December 12, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.

Jean Shirley Hatmaker

Jean Shirley Hatmaker

Dec 9, 2017

Jean Shirley Hatmaker, age 81, of Wilderville, went to be with our Lord December 9, 2017. Jean was born September 30, 1936 in Parkwood, Pennsylvania to Arthur & Edna Weiss. She was the oldest of six children. In 1980 she moved from Burney, California to Wilderville. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Selma, Oregon. She especially enjoyed...

Michael Jon King

Michael Jon King

Dec 8, 2017

Michael Jon King died December 8, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. He was born to Byrl and Barbara Fredenburg King September 25, 1952. In 1949 Mike’s parents bought a 5-acre corner off the family farm on Ramsey Road just north of old Sam’s Valley Road from John and Hazel Fredenburg. Byrl built their house himself,...

"Jeff" Jeffery E. Dean

"Jeff" Jeffery E. Dean

Dec 7, 2017

“Jeff” Jeffery E. Dean, age 56, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1961 in Hemet, California. Jeff met Kristin in November 1982. They Married May 1985. In 1989, together with his wife, He began Jeff Dean’s Tree Service. He has continued working in the tree business for...

Virginia Killion West

Virginia Killion West

Nov 30, 2017

Virginia (Ginny) Killion was born on December 17, 1927 in Muleshoe, Texas to Earl and Eva Atchley. In 1940, when her father passed away at an early age, she, her mother and younger brother, Glenn, moved to Los Angeles, California, where she attended Canoga Park High School. She met and married Ray Killion in 1947. They raised 4 children in...

Jim Thomas Talay

Jim Thomas Talay

Nov 22, 2017

Jim Thomas Talay, age 74, of Grants Pass, died November 22, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.

Denise Ann Kellenbeck

Denise Ann Kellenbeck

Nov 22, 2017

It’s with great sadness that our family announce that Denise Ann 'Lovelace' Kellenbeck passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. We are blessed to have had such a lovingly loyal, quick-witted, and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Denise was born in Elkton, Oregon, on April 14, 1934. Her primary education in Drain, Oregon, culminated in her...

Clifford L. Smith

Clifford L. Smith

Nov 20, 2017

Clifford Lee Smith, age 82, of Grants Pass, died November 20, 2017 at his home. Clifford was born February 21, 1935 in Helena, Montana to Gerald H. & Fern S. Smith. In 1953 he graduated from Spirit Lake High School in Spirit Lake, Idaho. On October 3, 1956 in Spirit Lake he married Marian May Blood. He served in the...

Barry Dean Berry

Barry Dean Berry

Nov 18, 2017

Barry Dean Berry, age 66, of Vista, California, died November 18, 2017 while visiting friends in O’Brien, Oregon. He was born June 29, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a child he moved a lot. He lived in Lusk, Wyoming for a while and eventually his family relocated to San Diego County. He lived in the Clairemont Mesa area...

Patricia Ann Van Cleave

Patricia Ann Van Cleave

Nov 17, 2017

Patricia Ann Van Cleave, age 75, of Gold Hill, died November 17, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Robert L Jackson

Robert L Jackson

Nov 16, 2017

Robert L. Jackson, Grants Pass, Oregon, died on November 16, 2017. He was 92 years old. Robert was born January 13, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Charles I. Jackson Jr. and Darline M. Jackson (Fisher). Robert married Donna Mae Schuh on May 1, 1946. They had four (4) children: Darline J. Webster, Carol L. (Harry) Davis, L. Mark (Karen)...

Howard A. Wegat

Howard A. Wegat

Nov 16, 2017

Howard A. Wegat, age 94, of Grants Pass, died November 16, 2017 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.

Lylah Rene Brown

Lylah Rene Brown

Nov 16, 2017

Lylah Rene' Brown, 3 years old, of Grants Pass, died November 16, 2017 at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. Lylah or as most of you know her 'BUG' was diagnosed with Lissencephaly and 1p36 deletion syndrome shortly after birth. She was a fighter her whole life. In and out of the hospital her smile and laugh always outweighed the tears....

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This is a collection of obituaries for Grants Pass, OR, Cave Junction, OR & Josephine County. With services throughout Oregon that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.