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

Eric Bjerre Larsen

Eric Bjerre Larsen

Jan 9, 2010

Eric Bjerre Larsen, age 79, of Grants Pass & Captain Cook, Hawaii, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Captain Cook. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2010 at Hull & Hull Chapel with Pastor Monty Pope officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Eric was born June 7, 1930 in Chicago,...

James Kenneth Parker Sr.

James Kenneth Parker Sr.

Jan 9, 2010

James K. “Ken” Parker Sr., age 86, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. He was born April 11, 1923 in Elmore, Oklahoma. During World War II he served in the United States Army. In 1941 he married Pauline Smith. He worked...

Myles D. Kingsley

Myles D. Kingsley

Jan 8, 2010

Myles D. Kingsley, age 95, of Grants Pass, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Wach Inn, an adult foster home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Grants Pass Center for Spiritual Living, I & Pine Streets. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Myles was born July 14,...

Dorothy Philis Nicholson

Dorothy Philis Nicholson

Jan 8, 2010

Dorothy Philis Nicholson, age 68, of Grants Pass, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Ashley Manor. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Jerome Prairie Bible Church with Pastor James Downing officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1311 NW 21st Avenue,...

Naomi Ruth Trettin

Naomi Ruth Trettin

Jan 7, 2010

Naomi Ruth Trettin, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at her home of congestive heart failure. A funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010 at Jerome Prairie Bible Church with Pastor James Downing and Pastor Russ Gibson officiating. Private interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are...

Mary Ellen Devee

Mary Ellen Devee

Jan 7, 2010

Mary Ellen DeVee, age 48, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at her home. Family services will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Mary was born June 29, 1961 in San Francisco, California. She graduated from Napa High School in Napa, California. She then graduated from Beauty College and worked as a...

James R. Elliott

James R. Elliott

Jan 7, 2010

James R. Elliott, age 75, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 14, 2010 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with Pastor Randel Livingood officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Grants Pass DeMolay, c/o Grants Pass Masonic...

Lucille Loretta Davis

Lucille Loretta Davis

Jan 5, 2010

Lucille Loretta Davis, age 95, of Murphy, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at her home. Private mausoleum entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Anyone wishing to express their condolences may send them to the Davis home in Murphy. Lucille was born July 25, 1914 in Spokane, Washington....

Bruce "Pops" Berger

Bruce "Pops" Berger

Jan 3, 2010

Bruce “Pops” Berger, age 51, of Wolf Creek, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Glendale Assembly of God Church with Pastor Terry Bess officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 W...

Dakota Ryan Littlewood

Dakota Ryan Littlewood

Jan 2, 2010

Dakota Ryan Littlewood, age 15, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 at his home. A viewing will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010 at Parkway Christian Center. A funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010 at Parkway Christian Center with Pastor Jaymee Brown officiating. Interment will follow at I.O.O.F....

Howard Dale Branson

Howard Dale Branson

Jan 1, 2010

Howard Branson born March 23,1916, left us to be with The Lord January 1, 2010. Born in Rupert Idaho to Frank Ambrose and Mary Stanley Branson. Upon starting a family Frank and Mary relocated to Long Beach where they lived for many years. After graduating from trade school Howard worked the oil fields in Long Beach and Bakersfield CA. He...

Gustave W. "Gus" Rossknecht Ii

Gustave W. "Gus" Rossknecht Ii

Jan 1, 2010

Gustave W. “Gus” Rossknecht II, age 86, of Grants Pass, Oregon, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Family services were held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Gus was born August 23, 1923 in Grenora,...

R. Foster Medford

R. Foster Medford

Dec 29, 2009

R. Foster Medford, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at his home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Marvin Clark officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist School, 2250...

Sharon Lee Coots

Sharon Lee Coots

Dec 29, 2009

Sharon Billman Coots, age 68, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital after a brief illness. A celebration of Sharon’s life is planned for Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Kerby Belt Building, in conjunction with the SCA Hogmanay (New Year) festival. A private interment is planned for the family and close friends in...

Bob Nicholson

Bob Nicholson

Dec 28, 2009

Bob Nicholson, age 72, of Cave Junction, Oregon, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at his home. No services are planned. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the SPCA or Humane Society location of choice, or Meals on Wheels-Cave Junction, Southern Oregon Center for Community Partnerships, Food & Friends, PO Box 3275, Central...

Lloyd William Dunwald

Lloyd William Dunwald

Dec 28, 2009

LLOYD WILLIAM DUNWALD (1920-2009) All who knew Lloyd are welcome to help celebrate his life, Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4th and D Streets, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Lloyd led a rich life, born April 23, 1920 to Matthew and Emma (Stockwell) Dunwald in Hatton on the Golden Prairie of Saskatchewan, Canada, the...

Howard Earl "Whitie" Grass

Howard Earl "Whitie" Grass

Dec 27, 2009

Howard Earl “Whitie” Grass, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. He was born April 12, 1928 in St. Albans, West Virginia. He served in both the United States Army and Air Force and participated in the Marshall...

Elaine Marie Mershon

Elaine Marie Mershon

Dec 22, 2009

Elaine Marie Mershon, age 74, of Grants Pass, Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Redwood Christian Church with Pastor Frank Davato officiating. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Elaine was born November 21, 1935...

Thomas Argo Smith

Thomas Argo Smith

Dec 22, 2009

Thomas Argo Smith passed away December 22, 2009, in Medford, OR, at the age of 70. The second child of Ernest F. and Louise Korn Smith, he was born in Savannah, GA, on January 13, 1939. In 1946, the family moved to Alexandria, VA, where they owned and operated the White Owl and Brookside Motels for ten years before moving...

Ray Elmer Thompson

Ray Elmer Thompson

Dec 18, 2009

Ray Elmer Thompson, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at his home. A viewing will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Lukes Episcopal Church with Reverend Randel Livingood officiating. Memorial donations...

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