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

Betty Ownbey

Betty Ownbey

May 15, 2009

Betty Ownbey, age 79, of Grants Pass, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at her home. Family services were held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Betty Lou Griggs was born February 2, 1930 in Hill City, South Dakota to James...

Suzanne "Sue" Bender

Suzanne "Sue" Bender

May 14, 2009

Suzanne “Sue” Bender, age 59, of Rogue River, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Providence Hospice, 1111 Crater Lake Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97504 or American Cancer Society,...

Aimee Deardorff

Aimee Deardorff

May 14, 2009

Aimee Deardorff, age 20, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Parkway Christian Center with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Sharon Deardorff Account (to benefit...

Budd George Fosmore

Budd George Fosmore

May 14, 2009

Budd George Fosmore, age 85, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at his home. No services are planned. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, Oregon Affiliate, 1425 NE Irving #100, Portland Oregon 97232. Budd was born on August 20, 1923 in Sheridan, Michigan to Budd &...

M. Ruth Harmon

M. Ruth Harmon

May 13, 2009

M. Ruth Harmon, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at a local adult foster care home. Ruth was born on February 18, 1916 in Gold Hill to Jesse & Edith (Newton) Starns. She was from a pioneer family that homesteaded on Sardine Creek in Gold Hill in 1921. On April 15, 1934 in Grants Pass she...

Mark D. Axtell

Mark D. Axtell

May 13, 2009

Mark Axtell, age 92, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to Parkinsons Resources of Oregon, 3975 Mercantile Drive, Suite 154, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035. He was born Mark Darrell Axtell on...

Regina "Bernice" Hinsley

Regina "Bernice" Hinsley

May 12, 2009

Regina “Bernice” Hinsley, age 88, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Spring Pointe Specialty Care Center. Private inurnment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. She was born on February 25, 1921 in Valentine, Nebraska to Julius & Mary Ruther. She was raised in Nebraska as a farm...

Dorothy Marie Dunbar Duke

Dorothy Marie Dunbar Duke

May 12, 2009

Dorothy Marie Dunbar Duke, age 72, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Newman United Methodist Church with Reverend Melissa Harkness Haugen officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Please visit the family guest book at www.since1928hull.com. Dorothy...

Eugene H. Dyer

Eugene H. Dyer

May 11, 2009

Eugene H. Dyer, age 84, of Grants Pass, passed away at his home, Monday, May 11, 2009. A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor Russ Millsaps officiating. He will be laid to rest at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements....

Larry Prisbrey

Larry Prisbrey

May 10, 2009

Larry Max Prisbrey, 60, resident of southern Oregon, passed away at 7:18pm on May 10, 2009 of heart failure. He is the son of Shirley Hatch Wilson and the late Max Prince Prisbrey. Grandson of the late Vernon and Pearl Mower Hatch and the late Hyrum D. and Susanna Prince Prisbrey. Larry is survived by his mother; brother David, sisters,...

Michael J. Hall

Michael J. Hall

May 10, 2009

Michael J. Hall, age 61, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A Memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2009 at Hull & Hull Chapel with Cliff Custer conducting. A gathering will follow. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to the American...

Betty Spargur

Betty Spargur

May 9, 2009

Betty Spargur passed away at her Medford home suddenly last Saturday morning after a rich and joyful life of 82 years. Born Betty Lou Perry in Mt. Sterling Illinois, she grew up in Hollywood, CA as a little girl and later moved to Ogden, UT after marrying. She and her family returned to Southern California in 1954. In 1989, she...

Eva T. Willingham

Eva T. Willingham

May 8, 2009

Eva T. Willingham, age 88, of Grants Pass, died Friday, May 8, 2009 at Spring Village Retirement and Assisted Living. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00, Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Calvary Crossroads with Pastor Bob Bonner officiating. Private interment...

Robert William Gentleman

Robert William Gentleman

May 7, 2009

Robert William Gentleman, age 69, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Hull & Hull Chapel with Pastor Russ Millsaps officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Robert was born on July 15, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska...

Henry Wyatt Turk

Henry Wyatt Turk

May 7, 2009

Henry Wyatt Turk, age 88, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. A memorial Service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Hull & Hull Chapel with a gathering to follow. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Henry was born to Samuel J. Turk and...

Alvin "Slick" Elmer

Alvin "Slick" Elmer

May 7, 2009

Alvin 'Slick' Elmer, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at a local foster care home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. He was known to friends and family as Slick, was a World War II Veteran. He was born August 9th 1927 on the family farm twelve miles...

Dorothy Virginia Laura Lane

Dorothy Virginia Laura Lane

May 5, 2009

Dorothy Virginia Laura Lane passed in the early hours of Tuesday morning, May 5th. She was met by numerous loved ones who preceded her, including her handsome husband, Harold, the love of her life. Dorothy was born in Colorado Springs on November 28, 1918. She lived on the family farm until the Depression, when she moved to Los Angeles with...

Mamie Kelly

Mamie Kelly

Apr 30, 2009

Mamie Cecilia Kelly, age 79, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at her home. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m., at Hull & Hull Chapel with Bishop Chris Sorensen officiating. Interment will follow...

Muriel Peat Morehouse

Muriel Peat Morehouse

Apr 29, 2009

Muriel Peat Morehouse, age 73, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at her home. A funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Allen Creek House of Worship. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Muriel was born in Liverpool, England on December 19, 1935...

Marion Martha Vidlak

Marion Martha Vidlak

Apr 27, 2009

Marion Martha Vidlak, age 87, of Grants Pass, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at her home. Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Cascade Bible Fellowship, 1515 Redwood Ave with Pastor Vince Vidlak officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Marion was born September 4, 1921 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois to...

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