Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Danny Madden
Jan 14, 2017
Danny Madden, age 68, of Cave Junction, died January 14, 2017 at his home. Further information will be added as it becomes available.
Grace Irene Handley
Jan 14, 2017
Grace Irene Handley was born on December 8, 1928, in Akron, Ohio, to Lucy and Dewey Stancil; she had one brother, Dale. From her mother, she received her love of music and art; from her father, a humorous, gentle spirit. A city girl, she developed her art and choral music gifts throughout her schooling. At 16 years old, while attending...
Mal Nadler
Jan 8, 2017
Mal Nadler, age 82, of Gold Hill, died January 8, 2017 at his home. He was born Malcolm Stuart Nadler October 14, 1934 in San Francisco, California to Alec & Ethel Nadler. He was raised in San Francisco and Sacramento. He enlisted and served in the United States Navy. On March 12, 1955 in Nevada he married Valerie Behrens. For...
Robert M. Caravas
Jan 7, 2017
Robert M. Caravas, age 91, of Grants Pass, died January 7, 2017. A gathering of family and friends will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 10, 2017 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors in Grants Pass.
Kenneth Eugene Lefner
Jan 6, 2017
Kenneth Eugene Lefner of Glendale, Oregon passed on January 6, 2017 at Vibra Specialty Hospital in Portland due to complications following heart surgery. Ken, the 2nd son and 3rd child of Thomas Wilbur and Margaret Mae Gibson Lefner, was born on March 21, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. Ken is survived by wife, Patty; first wife Lauri; son Kent, wife Lisa...
Sean M. Smithers
Jan 4, 2017
Sean M. Smithers, age 53, of Grants Pass, died January 4, 2017 at his home. A memorial service is pending.
David Lawrence Raymond
Jan 3, 2017
David Lawrence Raymond was born July 16, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, Washington son of William M. & Ruth G. Raymond. He attended school at Hillcrest Elementary and Baldwin Park Christian Schools, and Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, California. When the family moved to West Covina, California he transferred to Covina Unified High School. During his senior year of...
Thomas "Tom" Koep
Jan 2, 2017
Thomas 'Tom' Koep, age 62, of Grants Pass, died January 2, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Family services are planned.
Rebecca Rose Moran Bevins
Jan 2, 2017
Rebecca Rose Moran Bevins, age 40, of O’Brien, died January 2, 2017 at her home. Rebecca was born November 10, 1976 in Sandpoint, Idaho to James & Ruth Moran. As a child, she moved with her family to the Illinois Valley. She attended Evergreen Elementary, Lorna Byrne Middle School and Illinois Valley High School. She moved from the area, but...
James Leon Patterson
Dec 31, 2016
James Leon Patterson, age 69, of Cave Junction, died December 31, 2016 at Regency Care Rogue Valley. James was born April 18, 1947 in Sisters, Oregon to Guy & Ima Patterson. He grew up and attended schools in Cloverdale, California and graduated from Cloverdale High School. For 40 years, he lived in Alaska and for 30 years worked as a...
Paul W. Winterbottom
Dec 31, 2016
Paul W. Winterbottom, age 52, of Medford, died December 31, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at St. Anne Catholic Church with Deacon Bob Chapin officiating. Private interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.
Henrietta Jean Hammons
Dec 29, 2016
Henrietta Jean Hammons, age 94, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away December 29, 2016. After missing her husband for 13 years, she joined him. Henrietta was born September 5, 1922, in Steele, North Dakota, to Roscoe and Laura (Barnes) Wurm. She attended Western Washington University, studying teaching, and earned her BA in Education from University of Portland. She immediately began...
Bailey L. Hall
Dec 27, 2016
Bailey L. Hall, age 85, of Grants Pass, Oregon died December 27, 2016, with his daughter and granddaughter by his side at his home. Bailey was born December 28, 1930, in Hartsville, Tennessee, to Bailey & Ercie Hall. After completing his Master’s degree, he worked as an Engineer in the aerospace industry. He moved from Sunnyvale, California to Grants Pass...
Glenn Thompson
Dec 27, 2016
Glenn Thompson, age 58, of Merlin, did December 27, 2016 in Grants Pass. On December 7th, 1958, he was born to Beverly & John Thompson in Holyoak, Massachusetts. Glenn grew up in the California Bay area. He met his wife Julie Shaman in 1986 and they were married in 1992. Together they had three sons. Glenn attained his Associates degree...
Franklin Marion Owens Jr
Dec 26, 2016
Franklin Marion Owens, Jr. Born 25-Aug-1931 in Yuma, Arizona. Died 26-Dec-2016 in Central Point, Oregon. Frank was the fifth of nine siblings, children of Franklin Marion Owens of Illinois and Leona Beulah Province of Arkansas. Their children, in order of birth, were: Hazel, Howard, Myrtle, Jewel (Jim), Frank Jr, Lois, Floyd, Kenneth, and David. Frank was raised in a modest...
Leon Leroy Markel
Dec 23, 2016
Leon Leroy Markel, 72, of Glendale, OR, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 15th, 1944 in Mitchell, Nebraska to Wayne (Frosty) and Thelma (Kelley) Markel. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from the lumber industry, as a saw filer. On February 27th, 1965 in...
Mayme Alma Chumley
Dec 22, 2016
Mayme Alma Chumley, age 89, a 43 year resident of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away at her home on January 6, 2017, with family around her. Mayme was born on October 28, 1927, to parents Elizabeth and Arthur Cuff in Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada. She and her family also lived in Georgia and Kansas before settling down in the Rogue Valley....
Merle Owen Shackelford
Dec 22, 2016
Merle Owen Shackelford, age 89, of Myrtle Creek, died December 22, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. Merle was born September 11, 1927 in Augusta, Kansas to Joseph Theodore Shackelford & Elvera Grace (Cool) Shackelford. During World War II he served as a United States Army Sergeant as a mess cook while stationed in Austria and Germany. He owned...
Paul C. Devine
Dec 10, 2016
Paul C. Devine, age 54, of Grants Pass, died December 10, 2016 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Paul was born May 3, 1962 in Downey, California and was lovingly adopted at four days old by Harold & Janet Rollins. In 2003 he changed his name to his birth mom’s name. Paul graduated from high school in Brawley, California. He...
Rachel Ellen Marsh
Dec 6, 2016
Rachel Ellen Marsh, age 97, of Grants Pass, died December 6, 2016 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Rachel was born November 15, 1919 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Jesse & Lula Ann (Lundy) McCombs. On December 31, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin she married Verlan Archie Marsh. In September of 1952 the family moved to Southern California where together with her...
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