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

Danny Weldon "Red" Thompson
Aug 25, 2011
Danny Weldon “Red” Thompson, age 58, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Red was born November 3, 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Willie & Lillie Marie Thompson. In the 1960s he moved to Oxnard, California and in the 1970s relocated to Grants Pass. Red was known for his artistic abilities as an...
Harris Pelcha
Aug 24, 2011
Harris Pelcha, age 87, of Glendale, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at his home. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Assembly of God Church in Glendale with Pastor Terry Bess officiating. Private interment was held at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements....
Randy True
Aug 23, 2011
Randy True, age 58, of Wolf Creek, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Wolf Creek as the result of a bicycling accident. Randy was born October 28, 1952 in Ashland, Oregon to Richard Arthur True & Nina Belle (Blackwell) True. He grew up in Redondo Beach, California and worked as a drywaller in Escondido, California. Three months ago he moved...
Willis William Anspach
Aug 23, 2011
Willis William Anspach, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service with military honors will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Will was born July 31, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to Lon & Leola Anspach. He was raised in Omaha and graduated...
Bill Lovewell
Aug 21, 2011
Bill Lovewell, age 90, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at his home. Bill was born February 7, 1921 in Hatton, Arkansas to Miller & Mary Lovewell. He grew up in Texas until he enlisted in the United States Navy immediately following the Pearl Harbor invasion. In 1943 he married Joan Rabsahl in San Diego, California where they...
Norris C Taylor
Aug 21, 2011
Norris C. Taylor, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church, 8582 Rogue River Highway. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, 8582 Rogue...
Debbie Todd
Aug 21, 2011
Debbie Todd, age 50, of Sunny Valley, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at her home. Debbie was born June 16, 1961 in Edgewater, Colorado to Ron & Jody Dorrance. She was raised in Byers, Colorado and graduated from high school in Bennett, Colorado. In 2006 she moved from Everett, Washington to Southern Oregon. At age 35 she was first diagnosed...

Dorothy Mae Robinson Costa
Aug 17, 2011
Dorothy Mae Robinson Costa of Grants Pass, Oregon since 1997, passed away on August 17, 2011 at the Wings of Love Senior Care facility. Dorothy was born on January 26, 1913 in Sacramento, CA. She was the middle girl of 12 children (two sets of twins). At the age of 21, Dorothy married George John Costa on August 7, 1934...
Myrtle Ione Hayes
Aug 17, 2011
Myrtle Ione Hayes, age 91, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her home. A viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Friday September 2, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday September 2, 2011 at Pursuit Church of the Nazarene, 922 West Harbeck Road. Private interment...
Sid Marlow
Aug 16, 2011
Sid Marlow, age 74, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Sid was born July 9, 1937 in Berkeley, California to Alfred & Ardella Marlow. He lived in Oakland, California where he worked in various places including at the Oakland...

Gordon B. Stephenson
Aug 14, 2011
Gordon B. Stephenson, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A service will be held at Eagle Point National Cemetery at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Gordon was born July 23, 1940 in McMinnville, Oregon to Dale & Velda (Martin) Stephenson. In 1951 he...
Roy C. Mcdonald
Aug 13, 2011
Roy C. McDonald, age 68, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at his home. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Gospel Rescue Mission, PO Box 190, Grants Pass, Oregon 97528. Roy was born March 27, 1943 in Wynne, Arkansas and was the third of six children born to...

Jimmy Neil
Aug 12, 2011
Jimmy Neil, age 55, of Cave Junction, died Friday, August 12, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. Jimmy was born January 20, 1956 in Olympia, Washington to James & Diane Neil. He was raised in Torrance, California where he attended schools including Torrance High School. After moving to Grants Pass, Oregon when he was 17 years old, he...
Jacqueline Mclemore Johnson
Aug 10, 2011
Jacqueline McLemore Johnson, 87, of Grants Pass, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, surrounded by her family at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Jackie was born February 14, 1924 in Britton, OK to David F. and Ivah Bessire McLemore. She remained in Oklahoma throughout her youth, attending one year of college at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater (now Oklahoma State University), before...
Winifred Josephine Osborne
Aug 10, 2011
Winifred Josephine Osborne born November 30, 1915, died August 10, 2011 at age 95. She is revered by many and survived by, her children, Dawn Richardson and her husband Eddie, of Rogue River, John “Jackson” Osborne of San Francisco, Clifford Osborne of San Jose, as well as, her grandchildren, Daniel Richardson, (his wife Lori, their children, David, Stacey, Shannon, and...
Ronald Gergel
Aug 7, 2011
Ronald Gergel, age 75, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2011 at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father William Holtzinger officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made...
Wayne Dale Hilterbrand Sr
Aug 7, 2011
Wayne Dale Hilterbrand Sr, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2011 at Riviera Mobile Park Recreation Building. Private interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the Knight...
Mary L. Cavyell
Aug 6, 2011
Mary L. Cavyell, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at her home. Private memorial service will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Mary was born January 16, 1930 in Kalama, Washington to William & Veronica Boyer. She was raised in Kalama where she graduated from high school. She moved from...
Lee Smith
Aug 6, 2011
Lee Smith, age 84, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. Lee was born September 17, 1926 in Washington, Pennsylvania to Carl & Ruth Smith. In 1948 she moved with her mother and brother from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to California. Lee was an upholstery seamstress and worked for 30 years at Santa Fe Upholstery in...
Stanley Robert Grove
Aug 5, 2011
Stanley Robert Grove, age 58 of Grants Pass, Oregon passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Stan was born on February 22, 1953 in Salem, Oregon to Frank and Marylou Grove. He was the second of their three children. A most memorable event was when Stan, along with his two brothers, played varsity basketball at Myrtle...
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