Obituaries
Margaret Lee McKillop
Aug 30, 2011
Margaret Lee McKillop ( aka Peggy), 91 of Grants Pass, Oregon died on August 30, 2011 at her home in Grants Pass. Peggy was born July 1, 1920 in Madison, Wisconsin to Irene Maw and Henry Ernest Erdman. They moved to Berkeley, CA in 1922 when her father was appointed to a position at the University of California. When she...

Gerald Wesley "Jerry" Dynge
Aug 23, 2011
Jerry Dynge passed away August 23, 2011 in Rogue River. He was born March 27, 1931 in Medford, Oregon, to Gerald T. and Dorothy Dynge. He attended Lone Pine grade school in Medford and then moved with his mother to the Seattle area. He graduated from high school in Puyallup, WA. He then returned to the Medford and Gold Hill...

Kathleen Ellen "Kathy" Schaafsma
Aug 21, 2011
Kathy Schaafsma of Grants Pass passed away on August 21, 2011 at Fair View Transitional Health Center. A service to honor Kathy is scheduled for Saturday; September 10th 11:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel all are invited for a time of sharing about her life. She was born Katherine Ellen McGraw on October 20, 1921 in Conneaut, Ohio. She would...
Shirley Marion Sanders
Aug 19, 2011
Shirley Marion Sanders, 71, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 19, 2011. Shirley, known as "Lady Bug" to her friends and family, was born in Crescent City, CA, the youngest of five siblings. She frequently entertained her friends and family with her jolly personality. As a young woman she was...
William Owen "Bill" Byers
Aug 18, 2011
William "Bill" Byers, 67, of Grants Pass passed away Thursday August 18, 2011 at his home. Graveside services with military honors will be held Wednesday, August 24th, 2:00 PM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. A reception will follow at the family home. Please RSVP to Stephens Family Chapel at 541-476-7900 or online at www.stephensfc.com, by clicking on his name and...

Luella Jean Walker
Aug 13, 2011
WALKER, Luella of Grants Pass, Oregon beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on August 14. She will be remembered by the many lives she touched with her warm heart and good sense ofhumor. Born in Springview, Nebraska December 12, 1918, she married John Walker in 1939. They moved to California where she resided for 71 years. She came to...

Gerald Emerson "Jerry" Smith
Aug 12, 2011
Gerald "Jerry" Smith, 68, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 12, 2011 at his home. Private Family Services will be held. He was born on August 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to Cabot and Jessie Smith. When he was just a boy his family moved to Grants Pass from Seattle. Jerry was baptized at St. Luke's Episcopal Church as...

Donald Ray "Don" Parker
Aug 12, 2011
Donald "Don" Ray Parker, 69, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 12, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. He was born on August 24, 1941 in Maywood, California to Dale and Ola Parker. On November 20, 1966 in Tijuana, Mexico he married Shirley Ann Cribbs. Don worked the past 30 years as a long haul...

Avron Douglas "Al" Gershen
Aug 5, 2011
Avron "Al" Douglas Gershen, 69, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 5, 2011 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, August 11th at 1:00 PM at Edgewater Christian Fellowship 101 Assembly Circle, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 with Pastor Mark Skudstad officiating. Contributions in lieu of flowers: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association 1 Billy Graham Parkway...

James Theodore Grover Cook
Aug 2, 2011
James Theodore Grover Cook, 60, of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass.

Brigitte Hindemit
Aug 2, 2011
Brigitte Hindemit, 77 of Rogue River Oregon died lovingly in her daughter's home on August 2, 2011. Her family would like to invite all of Brigitte's friends to join them in a Church memorial and Celebration of Life on Friday August 26, 2011 at 4pm at the Hope Presbyterian Church at 515 Broadway in Rogue River. Brigitte was born on...

Stella Dawn Reeves
Aug 1, 2011
Stella Reeves, 75, of Grants Pass passed away Monday, August 1, 2011, at her home in Grants Pass. Private Family Services will be held.

Patricia L McMahan
Aug 1, 2011
Patricia Lynne McMahan, 44, of Rogue River passed away Monday August 1, 2011 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass. No services are planned She was born on June 9, 1967 in San Jose, California to John and Patricia DeBert. Growing up she attended schools in San Jose, CA. In 1997 she moved to Sunny Valley from...

Margy Jo Doyle
Jul 30, 2011
Margy Jo Doyle, 74, of Grants Pass passed away July 30, 2011 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass. Private family services will be held. She was born on October 19, 1936 in Kokomo, Indiana to Orlaff and Helen Huston. She enjoyed bowling, playing cards, puzzles, going to casinos and being with family. Survivors include three children,...

Floyd Woodrow Pittman
Jul 21, 2011
Floyd W. Pittman, 93, of Grants Pass died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Fair View Transitional Health Center. A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel, with Marvin Clark, pastor of Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiating. Pittman was born April 1, 1918, in Mineral Wells, Texas. On Oct. 15, 1938, in...