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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Esther Dianne Webb
May 28, 2011
Esther Dianne Webb, age 74, of Cave Junction, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011 at Laurel Cemetery in Cave Junction. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Esther was born September 7, 1936 in Downey, California to Fred Buhler & Kathleen Bryant...

James Michael "Mike" Watson
May 26, 2011
James Michael “Mike” Watson, age 62, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of life with potluck will be at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Cathy Watson’s home. Please call 541.450.0358 for information. A private committal service with military honors will be held at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull...
Donna M. Steach
May 26, 2011
Former Grants Pass resident, Donna M. Steach, age 86, of Medford, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Orchard Assisted Living, 1018 Royal Court, Medford, Oregon. Private interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donna was...
Sara D. "Sally" Skandera
May 24, 2011
Sara D. “Sally” Skandera, age 92, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at her home. Funeral services have been held. Private interment was at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors were in charge of arrangements. Sara was born February 3, 1919 in Fornfelt, Missouri to Harry & Julia Gaddy. At birth she weighed just over...
Mollie Peltcher
May 22, 2011
Mollie Peltcher, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Portland. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Merlin Ward with Bishop Ken Guerra officiating. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of...
Ralph C. Howell
May 18, 2011
Ralph C. Howell, age 87, of Selma, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Grants Pass. A viewing will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Community Bible Church in Cave Junction with Pastor Monty Pope officiating. Interment will follow...
Bruce Raymond "Buzz" Saunders
May 18, 2011
Bruce Raymond “Buzz” Saunders, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to SPCA of Josephine County, PO Box 5045, Grants...
Dean Grady Vorwick
May 16, 2011
Dean Grady Vorwick, age 79, of Grants Pass, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Royale Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. Mr. Vorwick was born August 11, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. During the Korean War he served in the United States Navy. He was very patriotic and loved his country. He worked as a machinist and...
Charlotte "Charlie" Rose Oxford
May 16, 2011
Charlotte “Charlie” Rose Oxford, 82, of Grants Pass died Monday, May 16th, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. She was surrounded by family until the end and was able to hear goodbyes from distant loved ones over the telephone. Charlotte was born September 20th, 1928 to her parents, Rose Isabelle Ashlock Seever and Clarence Harold Seever in St. Joseph, MO....
Robert L. "Bob" Williams
May 15, 2011
Robert L. “Bob” Williams, age 73, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Bob was born March 19, 1938 in Asher, Oklahoma to Roy & Anna Marie Williams. Bob and his family moved to Salinas, California where he graduated from Salinas High...

Benjamin Ryan Putnam
May 15, 2011
Benjamin Ryan Putnam, age 24, of Groton, Connecticut died Sunday, May 15, 2011 while serving in the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Military funeral honors will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Logan Ryan Putnam...
Jean Ione Walker
May 15, 2011
Jean Ione Walker, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her home. Private services are pending at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Jean was born July 8, 1932 in Huron, South Dakota...

James M. "Jim" Carson
May 11, 2011
Former Grants Pass resident, James M. “Jim” Carson, age 67, of Kelso, Washington died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at OHSU Hospital in Portland, Oregon. A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Friday, May 20, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 at Hillcrest Memorial Park...
Evelyn Adeline Maxson
May 11, 2011
Evelyn Adeline Maxson, age 80, of Cave Junction, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends at her daughter’s home in Roseburg, Oregon. Evelyn was born November 13, 1930 in Hastings, Michigan. At the age of 13 she moved to California where she graduated from high school. In 1956 in California she married...
Micki Rae Broeske
May 9, 2011
Micki Rae Broeske, age 42, of Gold Hill, died Monday, May 9, 2011 in Grants Pass. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Medford Police Department, 411 West 8th Street, Medford, Oregon 97501. Micki was born...
Emma Bell Price
May 9, 2011
Former Selma and Grants Pass resident, Emma Bell Price, age 90, of Bryant, Arkansas, died Monday, May 9, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens with Pastor Ron Marsh officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Emma was born July 20, 1920...

Kenneth Lee Markey
May 9, 2011
Kenneth Lee Markey, age 62, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home of pancreatic cancer. A funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Missionary Baptist Church, 2200 Merlin-Galice Road with Pastor Milton Hayes and Pastor Daniel Barker officiating. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at...
Donald Barton "Bart" Christy
May 9, 2011
Donald Barton “Bart” Christy, age 85, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private services and interment were held at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Dogs for the Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, Oregon 97502; Wildlife Images, PO Box 36,...
Michael Sweeley
May 9, 2011
Michael Sweeley, age 66, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center after a massive heart attack. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Michael was born October 22, 1944 in Adrian, Michigan. He grew up in California where...
Violet Krois
May 7, 2011
In Tribute and Memory of Violet Krois In years past she knew everyone’s name and your children too as she was involved in PTA, FFA, Brownies, the motorcycle club, bowling league, Josephine County Fair, and ran a farm as well. Cooking, baking, canning, fishing, milking cows, churning butter, gardening, raising chickens, volunteer work at the voting polls and with the...
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