Obituaries

May 27, 2012

Harriet Ann Fry, 71, of Grants Pass died May 27, 2012, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Fry was born March 15, 1941, in Fayetteville, Ark., to Allen and Bess Gledhill. In 1960, she graduated from Catalina High School in Tucson, Ariz. On Aug. 12, 1962, in Tucson, she married Robert Fry, who died in 1985. In...

May 27, 2012

Bithe Martha Gairson, 87, of Grants Pass passed away May 27, 2012 at her home. Bithe was born on July 19, 1924 in Talent, Oregon to Jack and Ada Autry. She attended Grants Pass High School. Bithe lived most of her life in Grants Pass. She worked for ECS in Grants Pass for 10 or more years retiring in the...

May 25, 2012

Hulda May Myers, 81, of Grants Pass passed away May 25, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Celebration of her life will be held Saturday, June 2nd 10:00AM at Grants Pass Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Milton Hayes officiating. She was born on August 17, 1930 in Wisconsin to Otto and Hazel Drehmel. She moved to Grants Pass from Trona,...

May 22, 2012

Norman Horsley Ellis, 69, of Grants Pass passed away May 22, 2012 at his home. Norman was born October 25, 1942 in Reno, Nevada to Robert and Edith Ellis. He graduated from Gervais High School in Gervais Oregon. Norman served in the United States Air Force retiring after 21 years. He worked for Lockheed, Signetis Pharmacy Computer Services and Three...

May 21, 2012

Service InformationHillcrest Memorial Park

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Hillcrest Memorial Park

May 19, 2012

Evelyn "Evie" Plut, 75, of Grants Pass died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Applegate House in Grants Pass. Condolences may be sent to the family at 1113 Wylie Lane, Grants Pass, OR 97527. She was born Nov. 23, 1936, in Sisseton, S.D. On May 16, 1959, she married John Plut, who survives. In addition to her husband, survivors include a...

May 19, 2012

Jessie H. Sander, 86 of Grants Pass passed away, May 19, 2012 at her home. No services are planned She was born on December 17, 1925 in Ventura, California to Charles & Wilma Cummins. She graduated from Antelope Valley High School and attended UCLA. Jessie worked many years as a Chemical and Environmental Engineer for US Borax Chemical Company in...

May 13, 2012

John Fraley Rushworth, 75 of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home. He was born on April 17, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to William and Laverne Rushworth. John served in the US Navy from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1962. He worked for Pac-Bell from 1963 until 1993 when he retired. In Reno, he married...

May 11, 2012

Janet Renee Simons 50 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at home from cancer. Celebration of her life with Military Honors will be held Friday, May 18th 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. She was born on August 22, 1961 in Grants Pass, Oregon. She attended area schools before joining the Air...

May 11, 2012

Douglas James Smith, 25 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. Arrangements are Pending Service InformationThursday, May 24th, 2012 10:30am, Stephens Family Chapel

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Eagle Point National Cemetery

May 10, 2012

Gary Walter Hicks, 71, of Grants Pass died May 10, 2012. A celebration of his life will be held June 9 at 3 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 269 Harbeck Road, with pastors Ken Burns, Mike Meer and Larry Halstead officiating. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible contributions may be made to Images of...

May 5, 2012

Lois Eva McShane 85 of Grants Pass passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside Services will be held Friday, 3:30 PM at Hillcrest Memorial Park. A celebration of life will follow at 6601 Tunnel Loop Road in Hugo. Survivors include her son Jim McShane, two daughters Gail Mills and Janet Maher, nine grandchildren...

May 1, 2012

Joseph Jay Elliott 68 of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Services with military honors will be held at a later date at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA He was born on December 16, 1943 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Joseph and Cleo Suchy. Joseph served in the United States Marine Corp from...

Apr 26, 2012

Muriel Marie Lund 90 of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2012 at Harmony Gardens Adult Family Care in Grants Pass. Born on January 22, 1922 in Glendale, California to Charles and Maria Sipman. Muriel graduated from Glendale High School, Glendale, CA in 1940. She worked from 1968 - 1990 for La Canada Variety Store. She moved to Grants...

Apr 25, 2012

Gerald Brown 88 of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Born on November 19, 1923 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to John and Willia Brown. Gerald served in the United States Navy during WWII from March 13, 1944 until his honorable discharge on November 23, 1945. He worked as a Sales Manager for J.P. Stevens,...

Apr 19, 2012

Service InformationPrivate Family Services

Apr 18, 2012

Service InformationMonday, May 28th, 2012 1:30pm, Gotcher Cemetery

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Sparlin Cemetery

Apr 16, 2012

Apr 15, 2012

JUDITH LEA SMOLLEN . BORN 8/14/1940 in Sacramento Calif. Loving wife, mother and grandmother. Died of cancer leaving her husband James of 52 years, her son Kenneth, daughter- in-law Debbie and grandson Adam Smollen. Judith was a homemaker who worked part time at the Arco Arena for 10 years. She and her husband moved to grants Pass in 2000 and...

Apr 14, 2012

Leslie "Frank" Franklin Heyen, 63 of Cave Junction died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at his home Frank was born on July 13, 1948 in Mesa Arizona and graduated from South Mountain High School. Served in the United States: Air Force from 1968-1972. Served in Vietnam War. Received a Bronze Star, National Defense Medal and the Armed Forces Medal. Frank was...