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R. Foster Medford

R. Foster Medford

Dec 29, 2009

R. Foster Medford, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at his home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Marvin Clark officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist School, 2250...

Sharon Lee Coots

Sharon Lee Coots

Dec 29, 2009

Sharon Billman Coots, age 68, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital after a brief illness. A celebration of Sharon’s life is planned for Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Kerby Belt Building, in conjunction with the SCA Hogmanay (New Year) festival. A private interment is planned for the family and close friends in...

Bob Nicholson

Bob Nicholson

Dec 28, 2009

Bob Nicholson, age 72, of Cave Junction, Oregon, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at his home. No services are planned. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the SPCA or Humane Society location of choice, or Meals on Wheels-Cave Junction, Southern Oregon Center for Community Partnerships, Food & Friends, PO Box 3275, Central...

Lloyd William Dunwald

Lloyd William Dunwald

Dec 28, 2009

LLOYD WILLIAM DUNWALD (1920-2009) All who knew Lloyd are welcome to help celebrate his life, Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4th and D Streets, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Lloyd led a rich life, born April 23, 1920 to Matthew and Emma (Stockwell) Dunwald in Hatton on the Golden Prairie of Saskatchewan, Canada, the...

Howard Earl "Whitie" Grass

Howard Earl "Whitie" Grass

Dec 27, 2009

Howard Earl “Whitie” Grass, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. He was born April 12, 1928 in St. Albans, West Virginia. He served in both the United States Army and Air Force and participated in the Marshall...

Elaine Marie Mershon

Elaine Marie Mershon

Dec 22, 2009

Elaine Marie Mershon, age 74, of Grants Pass, Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Redwood Christian Church with Pastor Frank Davato officiating. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Elaine was born November 21, 1935...

Thomas Argo Smith

Thomas Argo Smith

Dec 22, 2009

Thomas Argo Smith passed away December 22, 2009, in Medford, OR, at the age of 70. The second child of Ernest F. and Louise Korn Smith, he was born in Savannah, GA, on January 13, 1939. In 1946, the family moved to Alexandria, VA, where they owned and operated the White Owl and Brookside Motels for ten years before moving...

Ray Elmer Thompson

Ray Elmer Thompson

Dec 18, 2009

Ray Elmer Thompson, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at his home. A viewing will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Lukes Episcopal Church with Reverend Randel Livingood officiating. Memorial donations...

Gwendolyn Marguerite Snyder

Gwendolyn Marguerite Snyder

Dec 16, 2009

Gwendolyn Marguerite Snyder was born May 20, 1923 to early settlers of the Rogue Valley, Andrew and Mary (Huber) Gigler. Grandpa Gigler owned a small bakery and later a dairy farm, while the Huber family had a bed and breakfast both in Grants Pass and Cresent City. It was Mary, having been sent to the bakery to get bread and...

George Weston Ramsdell

George Weston Ramsdell

Dec 15, 2009

George Weston Ramsdell passed away suddenly December 15, 2009 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 9th, 1918 in Richland Center, Wisconsin to George Washington Ramsdell and Irma Dorcus Miller Ramsdell. He was fourth born of five children. Two sisters, Gertrude Aletha Austin, Mary Laska Ramsdell, and two brothers William Russell Ramsdell, and Edward Austin. All...

Robert D. Selover

Robert D. Selover

Dec 14, 2009

Robert D. Selover, age 73, of Grants Pass, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home. A graveside service with military honors was held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2009 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Bob was born October 30, 1936 in Long Beach, California. He was a patriot...

Henry B. Sells

Henry B. Sells

Dec 14, 2009

Henry B. Sells “Sonny”, age 74, of Grants Pass, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his son’s home. No services are planned at his request. In June 2010 a gathering of family and close friends will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE Eighth Street, Grants...

C.R. "Smitty" Smith Jr.

C.R. "Smitty" Smith Jr.

Dec 13, 2009

C.R. “Smitty” Smith Jr, age 72, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Smitty was born April 18, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles & Maryanna Smith. In 1952 he moved to California and in 1954 he joined...

Ella V. Dooley

Ella V. Dooley

Dec 13, 2009

Ella V. Dooley, age 73, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at her home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity of your choice. Ella was born January 8, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to John & Mary Cerami. In 2007 she moved...

Nancy "Carol" Malone

Nancy "Carol" Malone

Dec 12, 2009

Nancy “Carol” Malone, age 65, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Oregon Affiliate, 380 SE Spokane Street Suite 110, Portland, Oregon 97202. She was born March 3, 1944 in Fresno,...

Michael "Mike" John Flaherty

Michael "Mike" John Flaherty

Dec 12, 2009

Michael “Mike” John Flaherty, age 64, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Granite Hill Cemetery with Father William Holtzinger officiating....

Sam Babajian

Sam Babajian

Dec 11, 2009

Sam Babajian, age 85, of Brookings, passed away peacefully Friday, December 11, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center surrounded by his family from complications of lymphoma. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Sam was born January 19, 1924 in Los Angeles, California. He lived in...

Rashell "Roz" Brown

Rashell "Roz" Brown

Dec 8, 2009

Rashell “Roz” Brown, age 51, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center. A celebration of life will be at 12 noon, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Riverside Park Trevillian Pavilion. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. The family requests no flowers, instead remembrances may be made to Illinois Valley Booster...

Permelia Brydon Wood

Permelia Brydon Wood

Dec 6, 2009

Permelia Brydon Wood, age 74, of Cave Junction, died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2009 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2400 Laurel Road, Cave Junction, Oregon. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Permelia was born March 1, 1935...

Hazel Ragan Fairchild

Hazel Ragan Fairchild

Dec 5, 2009

Hazel Ragan Fairchild, age 84, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at an adult foster home. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Apostolic Faith Church with Pastor Rob Wakefield officiating. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Hazel was born...

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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.