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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Robert C. Pyatt
Aug 4, 2015
Robert C. Pyatt, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at his home. Bob was born August 24, 1933 in Brea, California to Lee & Anna (Brown) Pyatt. After graduating from Compton High School he attended Compton Junior College and continued his education by earning a Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration. For 25 years he served...
John S. Allen
Aug 2, 2015
Chaplain John S. Allen, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Fair View Transitional Health Center. A graveside service with military honors will be at 9:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Benjamin Mason
Aug 1, 2015
Benjamin Mason, age 80, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at an adult foster home. A celebration of life is pending. More information to follow as family provides.
Alvin L. Burris
Jul 29, 2015
Alvin L. Burris, age 64, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Fred "Pop" Kasdorf
Jul 28, 2015
Fred “Pop” Kasdorf, age 92, of O’Brien, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his home. Fred was born in California and raised in the East Bay. He later joined and served in the United States Army. He met his future wife in high school before going their own ways, but they never fell out of love. They got back together...
Norma Jean Pitch
Jul 21, 2015
Norma Jean Pitch, age 83, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at her home. Norma was born September 17, 1931 in Hookstown, Pennsylvania to Robert & Anna Kennedy. In 1958 she married Arthur Pitch in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. She worked at variety stores as a cashier and arranged window displays. She also worked as a state inventory clerk, working...
Chula Dimattia
Jul 21, 2015
Chula DiMattia, age 82, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. She was born Alberta Bernice Martinez January 22, 1933 in Redwood City, California to Frank & Lillian Martinez. She attended Sequoia High School. In 1952, she was Miss Santa Clara County. She was married twice, first to Jack Berard Sr who preceded her...
Buford Wayne Bottoms
Jul 17, 2015
Buford Wayne Bottoms August 11, 1940 ~ July 17, 2015 The last goodbye’s the hardest one to say And this is where the cowboy rides away. Buford Wayne Bottoms rode his mule home on Friday July 17, 2015. He was born August 11, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bernis and Alvie Bottoms. He leaves here on earth his soul-mate...
Ezariah Christopher Sheets
Jul 17, 2015
“An angel in the book of life wrote down baby Ezariah’s birth and whispered as she closed the book…too beautiful for earth.” Ezariah Christopher Sheets was born Wednesday July 15th, 2015 at 10:00 pm weighing 1 pound and 10 inches long.Born via c-section due to complications in the womb, he was a strong little miracle that fought hard to be...
Leroy Everette Orton
Jul 15, 2015
Leroy Everette Orton was born October 4, 1940 in Albany, OR the youngest child of Ralph & Irene Orton. His childhood years were spent in Alsea, OR and Seal Rock on the Oregon coast. While still in high school, his family moved to a cattle ranch in the Langell Valley east of Klamath Falls. In 1959 he graduated from Bonanza...
Robert L. White
Jul 15, 2015
Robert L. White, age 83, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at his home. Robert was born October 3, 1931 in Sabino, New Mexico to David & Juanita (Davidson) White. From 1951 to 1954 he served in the United States Navy as a minesweeper on a wooden ship also cooking for 80 men. He married Diane Marie in...
Edward Allen Shaw
Jul 10, 2015
Edward Allen Shaw, age 63, of O’Brien, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at his home. Edward was born September 15, 1951 in Norfolk, England. While his father served in the Air Force, the family traveled all over the world then settled in Los Alamos, California. He enlisted in the United States Army as a young man. He owned his own...
Carmen Virginia Wood
Jul 8, 2015
Carmen Virginia Wood, age 91, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. More information to follow as provided by family.
Bruce M. Easter
Jul 7, 2015
Bruce M. Easter, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his home. A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.
John Jacob Berrier Jr.
Jul 6, 2015
John Jacob Berrier Jr, age 91, of Grants Pass, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Frank Bumgarner
Jul 5, 2015
Frank Bumgarner, age 87, of Glendale, Oregon, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his home. Private services have been held at Roseburg National Cemetery with military honors. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
John Best
Jul 5, 2015
John Best, age 91, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his home. A funeral service was held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Stake Center in Grants Pass.
Denise Vivian Ratcliff Anderson
Jul 4, 2015
Denise Vivian Anderson passed away at home with her loving family by her side on July 4th, 2015. She had fought a courageous 6 year battle with cancer. Denise was born June 17th, 1962 in Grangeville, Idaho to Jesse and Sandra Ratcliff. Denise attended Medford schools grades k-12. She graduated in 1980 from Medford senior high. She graduated in 1983,...
Robert G. "Bobby" Wilson
Jul 4, 2015
Robert “Bobby” Wilson—father, grandfather, quad enthusiast, practical joker and narrator of stories died on Saturday, July 4th, 2015 in Grants Pass, Oregon, unexpectedly while at home. Bobby was born in La Center, Washington on January 6th, 1947, to Ernest and Arabelle Wilson. He was the second of three boys in the family along with two older sisters. The family moved...
Sylvia M. Hulsey
Jul 4, 2015
Sylvia M. Hulsey, age 78, of Cave Junction, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at her home. Private services will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Sylvia was born on August 27, 1936 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Granvile & Thelma Osborne. In 1954 she married Henry Hulsey, they divorced and in 1968 they remarried....
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