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

Joshua Dale Needham

Joshua Dale Needham

Oct 13, 2011

Former Grants Pass resident, Joshua Dale Needham - Entriken, age 31, of Bessemer, Alabama, died Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Bessemer, Alabama as the result of a motorcycle accident. A viewing will be 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 21,...

Wanda Nell (Williams) Thornton

Wanda Nell (Williams) Thornton

Oct 13, 2011

Former Grants Pass resident, Wanda Nell (Williams) Thornton, age 84, of Medford, died Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Medford. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. The family wishes Wanda to be remembered through contributions to Providence Hospice, 111 Crater Lake Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97504. Wanda was born October 28, 1926 in Sugar...

Marilyn Yvonne Johnson

Marilyn Yvonne Johnson

Oct 11, 2011

Marilyn Yvonne Johnson, age 68, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial graveside service will be at 12 noon, Monday, October 17, 2011 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. Marilyn was born September 24, 1943 in Juneau, Alaska to James Wilton Hanna & Winifred Edna Hanna and on October 24, 1943...

Sherman Ross Heater

Sherman Ross Heater

Oct 10, 2011

Sherman Ross Heater, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Monday, October 10, 2011 in Grants Pass from complications from Parkinson’s disease. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011 at River Valley Community Church. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the Asante Foundation...

Winona Marie "Y" Leach

Winona Marie "Y" Leach

Oct 9, 2011

Winona Marie “Y” Leach, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her home. A viewing will be from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends with...

Wilma Nash

Wilma Nash

Oct 9, 2011

Wilma Nash, age 91, passed away Sunday, October 9, 1920 in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. A viewing will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2011 and from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011...

Rev. James M. Scott

Rev. James M. Scott

Oct 7, 2011

Rev. James M. Scott formerly of Rogue River and Murphy, Oregon passed away quietly at his home October 7th in Hansville, Washington. He was 89 years old. He was born Oct. 31st, 1921 in Glenwood, Iowa. After graduating from Glenwood High he went to work as a logger in Cottage Grove, Oregon until he entered the Army Air Corps during...

L. Joyce Stafford

L. Joyce Stafford

Oct 5, 2011

L. Joyce Stafford, age 73, of Cave Junction, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A viewing will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery....

Rixey C. "Rex" Chadwell

Rixey C. "Rex" Chadwell

Oct 5, 2011

Rixey Carlton “Rex” Chadwell, age 91, of Wilderville, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at his home. A funeral service will be at 12 noon, Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Interment with full military honors will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Veterans of...

Thomas Ryan Evensizer

Thomas Ryan Evensizer

Oct 4, 2011

Former Wimer resident, Thomas Ryan Evensizer, age 57, of Salem, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Salem Hospital. A viewing will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 at Woodville Cemetery. Tom was born January 8, 1954 in...

Richard Marlin "Rick" Collins

Richard Marlin "Rick" Collins

Oct 2, 2011

Richard Marlin “Rick” Collins, age 53, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens with Bishop Gary Lathen officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Rick was born October 29, 1957 in Kokomo, Indiana to Marlin &...

Harrison May "Harry" Tippetts

Harrison May "Harry" Tippetts

Oct 1, 2011

Harrison May “Harry” Tippetts, age 89, of Grants Pass, left his earthly home Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. A viewing will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 6, 2011 in the Relief Society Room at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center on Williams Highway. A funeral...

James A. "Jimi" Kay

James A. "Jimi" Kay

Sep 30, 2011

James A. “Jimi” Kay, age 70, of Cave Junction, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Jimi was born October 31, 1940 in Oakland, California to Albert James & Frankie Kay. He attended Fremont High School and then completed his electrical apprenticeship. For...

Clifford Earl Boronda

Clifford Earl Boronda

Sep 29, 2011

Clifford Earl Boronda, age 70, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at his home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Illinois Valley Chapel with gathering to follow. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon...

Julie Warde

Julie Warde

Sep 28, 2011

Julie Warde, age 55, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Julie was born February 3, 1956 in White Plains, New York to Theodore & Carolyn Warde where she was raised. She graduated...

Judith Grannis

Judith Grannis

Sep 27, 2011

'I'm only human and other imperfectly perfect things' was the title of the first of her three books of poetry, and a motto for her life. She had a hard childhood and stood firmly in the gap of generations past as a transitionary, determined to raise her children with immense love. And that she did. She taught 'regardless of your...

Winifred Mathis

Winifred Mathis

Sep 27, 2011

Winifred Mathis, age 94, of Grants Pass, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Spring Pointe. Private family services will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Born May 21, 1917 in Reeder, North Dakota, Winifred Edna Spellman came into this world and became part of a loving family that would eventually include six...

Loretta E. Hague

Loretta E. Hague

Sep 27, 2011

Loretta E. Hague, age 69, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Hull & Hull Chapel. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Loretta was born in San Diego, California in 1942 to Earl and Thelma...

Virginia A. "Ginny" Swanson

Virginia A. "Ginny" Swanson

Sep 26, 2011

Virginia A. “Ginny” Swanson, age 88, of Grants Pass, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at River Valley Community Church. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. You may also send condolences...

Mary Edith Mcdade

Mary Edith Mcdade

Sep 26, 2011

Mary Edith McDade, 90, of Grants Pass died Monday, September 26, 2011 at Black Oak Adult Foster Care Home in Grants Pass. She was born Mary Edith Austin in Paris, Arkansas in 1921 to Robert and Ethel Austin. In January 1940 she married John T. McDade who died in 2007. She was a homemaker most of her married life but...

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