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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties

Orville Harry Clay

Orville Harry Clay

Sep 13, 2018

Beloved husband, father and friend, our Orville Harry Clay, age 85, died on September 13, 2018. He was born February 2, 1934 in Independence, Kansas. He served in the Korean War and earned teaching degrees at Long Beach State College. He lived in Long Beach and Laguna Beach, California, Hawaii and Oregon. The family moved to Williams, Oregon in 1974....

Josephine Marie Smith

Josephine Marie Smith

Sep 9, 2018

Josephine Marie Smith, age 102, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery Friday, September 14, 2018 at 9:00 am. A memorial mass will be held at St Anne Catholic Church,...

Irvin E. Bridge

Irvin E. Bridge

Sep 8, 2018

Irvin Ellsworth Bridge, age 78, of Grants Pass, left his wife and children to go be with his friends and family who have left before him. Irvin was the fourth child and first son born to Ivan Earl & Hazel (Mohr) Bridge on March 6, 1940 while traveling by train and passing through Roseburg, Oregon. He lived in Hugo where...

Darrell Woolsey

Darrell Woolsey

Sep 6, 2018

Darrell Woolsey, age 97, of Grants Pass, died September 6, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are pending.

Bob Erbe

Bob Erbe

Sep 4, 2018

Henry Robert 'Bob' Erbe, age 92, of Grants Pass, died September 4, 2018 at Royale Gardens. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 10. 2018 at Eagle Point National Cemetery.

Ida C. Francis

Ida C. Francis

Sep 3, 2018

Ida C. Francis, 87, of Murphy, Oregon for 30 years, passed away peacefully with her family at her side. She was born January 2, 1931, in Clinton, Maryland, to Ernest Irving and Dorothy Eleanor Mudd. Ida graduated from Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland, in 1948. Ida worked in Washington, D.C. and then at Patuxent River, Maryland, where she...

Kit Fluck

Kit Fluck

Sep 3, 2018

Loren Kit Fluck, age 78, of Selma, died September 3, 2018 at his home. No services are planned.

Jon Lee Batters

Jon Lee Batters

Aug 29, 2018

Jon Lee Batters was born on October 15, 1948, in St. Paul, Minnesota; his life cut short by his unexpected death on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. He was the second born to Evelyn T. (Lee) and Louis W. Batters. Jon is survived by his sister, Sharon (Sissy) Peden of Kent, Washington. Jon spent his formative years in St. Paul, Minnesota....

Donna Craner Haycock

Donna Craner Haycock

Aug 28, 2018

Donna Craner Haycock, age 84, of Grants Pass, died August 28, 2018 at her home. Donna was born September 25, 1933 in Burley, Idaho to Arthur & Oralie (Ballard) Craner in the Craner family home built in 1911. She grew up, attended schools and graduated from high school in 1951 all in Burley. She attended Ricks College from 1951 to...

Leota Love

Leota Love

Aug 27, 2018

Leota Katherine Love, age 75, Native of Grants Pass, died August 27, 2018 at her home. Leota was born January 27, 1943 in Jerome Prairie to LeOtis & Katherine Stansfield and lived there until 1948 when the family moved to Fry Street in Grants Pass. She started 1st grade at Washington Elementary School then attended Grants Pass Jr. High and...

Don Rich

Don Rich

Aug 27, 2018

Don Rich, age 97, of Grants Pass, died August 27, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are pending.

Penny Lea Trout

Penny Lea Trout

Aug 22, 2018

Penny Lea Trout, age 75, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her home. Penny was born June 3, 1943 in Los Angeles, California to Richard Hackstock & Marjorie Deon Jenkins. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley and attended Reseda High School. In 1974 she moved to Cave Junction, Oregon where she worked at Illinois Valley...

Donald Paul Hoak

Donald Paul Hoak

Aug 21, 2018

Donald Paul Hoak, age 36, of Grants Pass, died August 21, 2018 as the result of a motorcycle accident. A service will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Williams Highway.

Dick Hess

Dick Hess

Aug 18, 2018

Francis (Dick) Hess, 85, of Grants Pass died Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Asante Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29th at First Christian Church with Brother Greg Widener and Ron McCallum officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Reaching Our Community Food Pantry, 564 SW Foundry Street, Grants Pass,...

Kory C. Huske

Kory C. Huske

Aug 12, 2018

Kory C. Huske, age 43, of Grants Pass, died August 12, 2018 at his home. He was born Kory Carl Paul Huske April 9, 1975 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Harvey James Huske & Lynn Marie Heinen. As an infant, he moved with his family to Illinois. In 1989 he moved from Tinley Park, Illinois to Grants Pass. He attended...

Peggy Joyce Levering

Peggy Joyce Levering

Aug 9, 2018

Peggy Joyce Levering, 83, longtime Cave Junction resident and friend, passed away Thursday August 9, 2018 at home, with her Loving Family by her side. She was born July 29, 1935 to Frank and Maudie Gregg in Wagner Oklahoma. She is survived by her husband of 44 years Tom Levering, her brother Kenneth Gregg and wife Shirley Gregg of Desert...

Joanna Greer

Joanna Greer

Aug 6, 2018

Former Cave Junction resident, Joanna Greer, age 93, of Grants Pass, died August 6, 2018 at Redwood Terrace.

Traci Lynn Gattis

Traci Lynn Gattis

Aug 4, 2018

Traci Lynn Gattis, age 51, of Grants Pass, died August 4, 2018 at her home.

Craig Lynn Wiltermood

Craig Lynn Wiltermood

Aug 4, 2018

Craig Lynn Wiltermood, age 68, of Merlin, died August 4, 2018 at his home.

Nettie Irene Swanson

Nettie Irene Swanson

Aug 3, 2018

Nettie Irene Swanson, age 102, of Grants Pass, died August 3, 2018 at Countryside Village.

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This is a collection of obituaries for Grants Pass, OR, Cave Junction, OR & Josephine County. With services throughout Oregon that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.