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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Anthony Guillory
Oct 8, 2019
Tony Guillory passed away October 8th at his home in Grants Pass, Oregon. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1940, he was the oldest of 12 children. Tony came to San Francisco at the age of 4. At age 18, he joined the Marine Corps. Tony married Celeste Jaymot in 1963. After his discharge from the Corps, he worked as...
Catherine Fuller
Oct 7, 2019
Catherine Elizabeth “Cathy” Fuller, age 72, of Grants Pass, died October 7, 2019 at Sacred Heart Medical Center – RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. Cathy was born and raised in Inglewood, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University with a teaching degree in preschool and kindergarten. She met and married the love of her life, Tom Fuller at a Valentine’s Day dance...
Rowena Beryl Kerber
Oct 6, 2019
Rowena Beryl Kerber, 93 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 6, 2019. Rowena will be missed by many, mostly her husband Mel. She was Mel’s right arm in everything he did. A special thank you to Asante Hospice and Heritage House for the wonderful care they gave her in her final days. Rowena was born...
Cheryl Ann Beck
Oct 6, 2019
Cheryl Ann Beck, age 52, or Grants Pass, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., October 12, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Merlin Building. Please include your memories on Cheryl's Tribute Wall. All are encouraged to comfort Cheryl's family at the memorial service.
Bonnie Marlene Begg
Oct 3, 2019
Bonnie Marlene Begg, age 85, of Grants Pass, died October 3, 2019 at an adult foster home. Bonnie was born October 17, 1933 in Spring Creek, Missouri to Mabel Melvina & Claude Lee Crow the oldest of three children. As a youth, she moved with her family first to Taft, California and then as a teenager to Ventura, California. She...
Noel Raymond Marcus
Oct 2, 2019
Noel Raymond Marcus, age 66, of Merlin died October 2, 2019 at his cousin’s home in Merlin. Noel was born October 23, 1952 in Grants Pass to Robert & Virginia (Jacobs) Marcus. He especially enjoyed fishing the Rogue River and working on model trains, building layouts of villages, signals, etc. He loved living in the country. Survivors include two brothers...
Gregory Edward Lakey
Oct 2, 2019
Gregory Edward Lakey, age 59, of Grants Pass, died October 2, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., November 2, 2019 at Foots Creek Chapel with Pastor Rich Wheeler officiating.
Daniel Guy Shepard
Oct 1, 2019
Daniel Guy Shepard passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his home in Grants Pass, Oregon. Dan was born December 13, 1947, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1966, where he excelled in sports. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969. He was in the 1st Cavalry Division and...
Richard Lee Mcmillen
Oct 1, 2019
Richard Lee McMillen, age 73, of Merlin, died October 1, 2019 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., October 10, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Milly May Harmon
Sep 30, 2019
On Monday, September 30, 2019, Milly May Harmon, passed away peacefully with family by her side. She was 88 years old. Milly was born February 4, 1931 in Harrisonville, Missouri to Truman and Kathryn (Vansandt) Donaldson and was the fifth of their six children. She married John Franklin Harmon on March 11, 1950 and together they raised one son, Dennis,...
Michael Clinton
Sep 29, 2019
Michael Clinton, age 64, of Grants Pass, died September 29, 2019 at Arbor House. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., October 5, 2019 at Church of Christ Northside, 5180 Redwood Avenue, Grants Pass. Private interment will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Beth Marie Piete
Sep 27, 2019
Beth Marie (Gohlinghorst) Piete reached her goal in heaven September 27, 2019. Beth was born in Norfolk Nebraska to Ernest AG Gohlinghorst and Rose B Dittberner, January 12, 1946. She was proceeded in death by her father in 1959 and her Mother and Sister in 2015. Her life led her from Nebraska through Idaho Falls, Idaho and Pendleton Oregon to...
Timothy D Duffy
Sep 25, 2019
Timothy D Duffy, age 71, of Cave Junction, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at his home. A celebration of life will be at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Fountain of Life Assembly of God in Cave Junction. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Ellen Louise Dalton
Sep 20, 2019
Ellen L. Dalton, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. She was born to Estal and Alta (Bebb) Coffman on April 18, 1938 in Colby, Kansas. After graduating from the Colby, Kansas high school, Ellen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Wichita, Kansas and worked as a Registered Nurse in...
Elvera "Sis" Clarke
Sep 18, 2019
Former Grants Pass resident, Elvera Jeanette “Sis” Clarke, age 94, of Eugene, died September 18, 2019 at a care facility in Eugene. No services are planned. Private interment at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
David Allen Gross
Sep 16, 2019
Celebrating the Life of David Allen Gross David Allen Gross, age 73, died in hospice in Merlin, Oregon, on September 16, 2019. David was born on September 18, 1945, to Lester Erwin Gross and Alva May Cammack-Archer in Pasadena, California, as the youngest of three children. David got a Bachelor of Science in Business Computer Science, was a business owner...
C. Clay Dickerson
Sep 15, 2019
(Cherryl) Clay Dickerson, age 75, of Azalea, Oregon, passed away last Sunday night September 15, 2019 near his home en route to the hospital. Clay was born in Vineburg, CA July 17, 1944, first child to Clayton & Lula Belle Dickerson. They Moved to Hugo, OR in November 1945 where they bought a 40-acre ranch (later expanded to near 90...
Barbara Jeanne James
Sep 14, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Barbara Jeanne James announces her passing on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the age of 80 years old. Barbara will be lovingly remembered by her children John Smith (wife Maria) of Santa Clarita, CA, Mariann James of Merlin, OR, Linda Leavitt and Victor Smith of Rogue River, OR. Barbara will also...
Stanley Michael Swartz
Sep 13, 2019
Stanley Michael Swartz, age 85, of Rogue River, died September 13, 2019 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. No services are planned.
Ethel Elzea
Sep 12, 2019
Ethel Elzea passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 106 next to her daughters, Lorene and Denise Elzea. Born in 1913 she witnessed 100 years of world changes from oil lamps for light, horse and buggy for travel, and party-line wind-up telephones to computer phones, computer cars and voice activated commands to operate one’s life. She was and...
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