Mary Louise Dollahon

Mary Louise Dollahon, 86, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Dollahon was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Oklahoma to Lee and Helen Merritt. In Arkansas, she married Roy Dollahon, who died before her. She moved to Grants Pass in 1998 from Gilroy, Calif., where she had spent most of her life. She attended Dayspring Baptist Church. She enjoyed flower gardening and spending time with her poodle. Survivors include three sons, Walter Dollahon of Salem, Ross Dollahon of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Marvin Dollahon of Santa Clara, Calif.; two daughters, Nellie Yegge of Merlin, and Alice Carter of Gridley, Calif.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.