Obituaries

Dec 16, 2012

Barbara Jean Behrens, 74, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at her home after a battle with dementia. A gathering will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at River Valley Community Church. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Behrens was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Salem to Arthur and Esther Peters. She graduated from...

Dec 15, 2012

Service InformationFriday, February 1st, 2013 2:00pm, Stephens Family Chapel

Dec 15, 2012

Michael "Chief" Barber, 55, of Grants Pass died Dec. 15, 2012, at his home. A service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Sparlin Cemetery in Williams. A memorial service will be held at Riverside Park in the spring. He was born April 12, 1957, in Redding, Calif., to Barbera and Claude Barber. In 1978, he moved to Grants...

Dec 10, 2012

James Dale Plaster, 79 of Grants Pass passed away December 10, 2012 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. Services have been held at Eagle Point National Cemetery. James was born on July 22, 1933 in Mansfield, Missouri to George and Minnie Plaster. He attended a school that only had 8 students including the teacher ranging...

Dec 10, 2012

Melanie Ann Lindstrom passed away unexpectedly Dec. 10, 2012 in Arcata, CA. Born March 27, 1968 in Lebanon, Or. She went to elementary schools in Arcata and graduated from Arcata High. She was an excellent athlete playing on the Girl's varsity team in baseball, basketball and volleyball. Melanie also had been a fitness teacher at Health Sport in Arcata. She...

Dec 10, 2012

Leon, age 81, passed away at Royal Gardens in Grants Pass on Monday, December 10 , 2012. Born August 7, 1931 in Omaha, NE, to Arwilla and Ralph Sare. On March 23rd, 1957, Leon married Vee Neita Joyce King in Orange County, CA. They lived in Buena Park, CA. In 1968 they moved to the Rogue Valley to buy a...

Dec 10, 2012

Dec 9, 2012

Dec 9, 2012

ORVILLE (MIKE) W. CASE JR OF WILLIAMS, OREGON WENT TO HEAVEN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 AT THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL AFTER A FIGHT WITH CANCER. SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT STEPHENS FAMILY CHAPEL, 1629 WILLIAMS HIGHWAY, GRANTS PASS, OREGON ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT 11 AM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO "LOS MOLINOS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION...

Dec 4, 2012

Ronald Lee Godsey, 73, of Grants Pass, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Ron was born to the late Perry and Bertie Godsey on November 17, 1939 in Jenks, Oklahoma. After moving to Southern California as a child, he graduated from Montebello High School in 1957. On January 3, 1967 Ron achieved his dream of becoming a police officer. He...

Nov 29, 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Joreen A. Mallery, 83 of Grants Pass passed away, November 28, 2012 at Maureen's Adult Foster Care in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, 3:30 PM at Jerome Prairie Bible Church. She was born on February 15, 1929 in Olean, New York to Spib and Anne Sanzo. Joreen was a teacher from the early 1950's...

Nov 23, 2012

Jeffrey Cunningham, 68 of Grants Pass passed away, November 23, 2012 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. No services are planned Jeffrey was born on September 10, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Lois Cunningham. He moved to the area in the early 1970's from San Francisco. He married Susan Beene of Grants Pass. Jeffrey was a Pottery Maker,...

Nov 22, 2012

Jacqueline J. Wright, 76 of Grants Pass passed away November 22, 2012 at her home in Grants Pass A Commemorative Brunch for Jackie will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 10:30 to noon in the Evergreen Room at Tap Rock Restaurant in Grants Pass. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite memory of Jackie for sharing. Jacqueline Justine...

Nov 22, 2012

Ronnie Maynard, 61 of Grants Pass passed away, November 22, 2012 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Private services with military honors have been held at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Ronnie was born on December 15, 1950 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Robert and Lillie Maynard. He served in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. On November 24, 1972...

Nov 18, 2012

Service InformationMonday, December 10th, 2012 11:00am, Stephens Family Chapel

Nov 16, 2012

Service InformationSaturday, December 8th, 2012 10:00am, Chrurch of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints Stake Center

Nov 13, 2012

Nancy Marguerite Baptist, 83, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at her home. Baptist was born Dec. 25, 1928, in Pasadena, Calif., to Bertha and Theodore Carpenter. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Jose, Calif., and attended San Jose State University. For many years, she was the human resources director for Santa Clara County Goodwill...

Nov 13, 2012

Billy Paul "Bill" Pyle, 80, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, after a battle with cancer. Services with Navy Honors will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born May 11, 1932, in Grants Pass to Press Pyle and Violet Biss Pyle. He grew up in Grants Pass and attended Grants Pass...