Joshua Daniel Emery

Joshua Daniel Emery, 17, of Grants Pass died Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Grants Pass. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shan Creek Community Bible Church, with Guy Shields, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Joshua was born April 25, 1991, in Roseburg to Robert and Susan Emery. His family moved to Grants Pass in 1992 from Roseburg. He was home-schooled and attended Rogue Community College. While attending school, he worked for his father's business, Maranatha Painting. He was a member of Shan Creek Community Bible Church. He enjoyed his family and friends and pizza. Survivors include his parents, Robert and Susan Emery of Grants Pass; three brothers, Joel, Timothy and Seth Emery, all of Grants Pass; two sisters, Irene and Mary Emery, both of Grants Pass; and his grandparents, Morris and Beverly Christopherson of Lacey, Wash. His brother, Silas B. Emery, died as a result of the same accident.