LaVerne Lorene Methven, 90, of Grants Pass passed away Friday, October 5, 2007, at Fairview Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass. Services will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:00 pm at the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Larry Gibson of Gateway Christian Fellowship officiating LaVerne was born on June 9, 1917 in Montrose, Colorado to R.C. and Helena Benson. She attended high school in Long Beach, California and later received her masterâs degree. LaVerne moved to Grants Pass from Olympia, Washington in 1990. She married Harry Winchell Methven on August 14, 1990 in Ringgold, Georgia. Together they mad their home here in Grants Pass. LaVerne loved to garden, she new the back ground of every plant and flower she planted; she also loved reading, traveling and collecting oriental rugs. LaVerne was a member of Gateway Christian Fellowship of Seventh-day Adventist. Survivors include: Husband Harry Methven of Grants Pass Daughter Charlene Martin of Olympia, Washington And numerous nephews and nieces.