Obituaries
Joan Marie Witham
Jan 21, 2010
Joan Marie Witham, 79, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at Fair View Transitional Health Center. Interment with military honors will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Josephine County, P.O. Box 5045, Grants Pass, OR 97528. Witham was...
Margaret Joan Buxton
Jan 17, 2010
Margaret "Maggie" Joan Buxton, 83, of Rogue River passed away January 17, 2010 at her home. A graveside service will be held Monday, 11:00 AM at Woodville Cemetery in Rogue River. A celebration of her live will follow at 12:00 Noon at Hope Presbyterian Church, 515 Broadway, Rogue River. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to Smile Train,...
Nora L. Hicks
Jan 8, 2010
Nora L. "Tuni" Hicks, 61, of Grants Pass died January 8, 2010, at home after a battle with cancer. No services are planned. Hicks was born March 29, 1948, in Wendell, Idaho, to Leroy and Margaret Harrison. At an early age, she moved to Long Beach, Calif., where she attended public schools and learned dental assisting. For several years, she...
Sterling Jack Witt
Jan 8, 2010
Sterling “Jack†Witt, 88, of Grants Pass died January 8, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 11:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern Officiating Interment will be held Thursday, January 14, 2010, 11:00 AM at Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, California. Jack was born in Elk...
Bill Rayburn
Jan 7, 2010
Wilbur “Bill†Paul Rayburn, 72, of Grants Pass died January 7, 2010, at his home in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. He was born on November 18, 1937 in Spokane, Washington to Alfred and Alma Rayburn. Bill married Gayle Lucille Hadsell on August 18, 1957 in Grants Pass. He worked for...
Dr. Sandra L. Hartline
Jan 3, 2010
Dr. Sandra L. Hartline, 51, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at her residence, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, 11:00 AM at Lovejoy Hospice 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon Contributions: Lovejoy Hospice Sandy, as she was known to her family and friends, was born December 2, 1958 in...
Annie Laura Wagner
Dec 30, 2009
Annie Laura Wagner, 97, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Redwood Terrace Assisted Living. No services are planned. Wagner was born July 6, 1912, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to George and Madge Ward. On Feb. 10, 1939, in Redwood City, Calif., she married Theodore William Wagner, who died before her. They moved to Grants Pass in 1948....
Larry Lee Ablott
Dec 30, 2009
Larry Lee Ablott, 72, of Grants Pass died December 30, 2009, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center with Bishop Lynden Woolley officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born on October...
Robert Portus
Dec 29, 2009
Robert Alan Owston Portus, 84, of Grants Pass died Dec. 29, 2009, at Royale Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. Interment with military honors will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born Oct. 14, 1925, in Los Angeles to William and Harriet (Owston) Portus. He served in the Navy from July 19, 1943, until...
Charles Patrick Donnelly
Dec 25, 2009
Charles Patrick Donnelly, 80, of Grants Pass passed away December 25, 2009 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 20th by invitation only at the Grants Pass Country Club. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the National Rifle Association of America: NRA PROCESSING CENTER P. O. BOX 420648, PALM COAST, FL...
Elaine Mun Tean Chan
Dec 17, 2009
“Elaine†Mun Tean Chan, 42, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at her home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her name to Home Valley Bank, 1532 NE F Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Attn: Lindsey Lahr She was born Mun Tean Chan on...
J.j. Hill
Dec 12, 2009
John Joseph "J.J." Hill, 60, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. Services are pending at Stephens Family Chapel. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Hill was born Oct. 11, 1949, in San Diego. He was an ordained minister and worked in halfway houses,...
Vicky Lynn Huffman Richardson
Dec 11, 2009
Vicky Lynn Huffman Richardson, 58, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at her mom̢۪s home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Porterville, Calif., on March 13, 1951. She spent most of her life in Oregon, but also spent some time in Nevada. She was living in Gold Hill at the time of her death. Vicky graduated from...
Richard S. Melton Sr.
Dec 10, 2009
Richard S. Melton Sr., 65, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Interment will be held Thursday at noon at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Pacific Mountain Affiliate, 710 Second Ave., Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104. Melton was born Feb. 6, 1944, in Grants Pass to Harry...
Floyd B. Smashey
Dec 10, 2009
Floyd B. Smashey, 82, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Park View Cemetery in Manteca, Calif. Contributions may be made to the Rogue Valley Humane Society, 429 N.W. Scenic Dr., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born May 5, 1927, in Hannibal,...
Gary Earle Fisher
Dec 4, 2009
Gary Earle Fisher, 65, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home in Grants Pass. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.garyefisher.com. Gary was born on January 23, 1944, in Sacramento, California, to Earl and Bettie Knight. Gary...
Sam Hoekstra
Dec 3, 2009
Sam Hoekstra, 97, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of his life will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel, with J.C. Holden, pastor of Murphy Chapel, officiating. He was born Feb. 4, 1912, in Holland to Cornelis and Saapke Hoekstra. In 1930, he moved to...
Louise Vobora
Nov 29, 2009
Louise Vobora, 95, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to the Gospel Rescue Mission Building Fund, P.O. Box 190, Grants Pass, OR 97528. Vobora was born March 18,...
Frank Edward Walker
Nov 29, 2009
Frank Edward Walker, 82, of Rogue River, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private interment will be held at a later date. He was born May 31, 1927, in Los Angeles to Harold and Inez Walker. After moving to Grants Pass in 1963, he owned the Selma Tavern. He also worked for Josephine County and finally...
Leora Isabel Bradburry
Nov 24, 2009
Leora Isabel "Lee" Bradburry, 84, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Arbor House of Grants Pass. A family gathering to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. She was born Leora Isabel Norton, July 22, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. On Dec. 7, 1946, she married Robert Leland Bradburry, who died in 1991. They...
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