Obituaries

Maurice J. Rougeau
Oct 2, 2009
Maurice J. Rougeau, 79 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Autumn House of Grants Pass. A celebration of life will be held Friday, October 9, 2009, 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel Contributions: Alzheimerâs Association www.alz.org Maury was born in Armstrong, Ontario, Canada on November 9, 1929 to Yvonne and Eugene Rougeau. The family later moved...
George B. Dilley
Oct 1, 2009
George B. Dilley, 96, of Grants Pass, died Oct. 1, 2009, at Royale Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service with military honors will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Stephens Family Chapel. He was born on Aug. 11, 1913, in Silverton to Walter and Clara Dilley. He served in the Navy from Dec. 26, 1931, until his...

Tom Lendewig
Sep 27, 2009
Tom Lendewig, 67, of Williams died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Fair View Transitional Health Center. Services with military honors will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 10 at Stephens Family Chapel. He was born Thomas Emil Lendewig, May 26, 1942, in San Francisco to Edward and Alberta Lendewig. He served in the Army from Oct. 27, 1961, until his...

Charlene Ellen Parrish
Sep 24, 2009
Charlene Ellen Parrish, 64 of Grants Pass passed away on Thursday September 24, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital with her loving family by her side. A private family gathering will be held to celebrate Charleneâs life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or Dogs for the Deaf in Central Point, Oregon, in...
Edward Paul Gagnon
Sep 19, 2009
Edward Paul Gagnon, 70, of Merlin died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at his home.A celebration of life was held at First Christian Church. A second celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville, Calif. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born June 10, 1939, in Williamstown, Vt.,...

James H. Jackson
Sep 18, 2009
James H. Jackson, 90, of Grants Pass passed away September 18, 2009 at Fair View Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass. Services with Military honors will be held Thursday, October 1st, 1:00 PM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. James was born on March 19, 1919 in Henry, Texas to Walter and Nell Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Dorothy Mae Mann
Sep 11, 2009
Dorothy Mae Mann, 90, of Grants Pass died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at her home. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday at Monument Hill Memorial Park in Woodland, Calif. Mann was born March 25, 1919, in Van Buren, Ark., to Thomas and Ethel Sallee. Survivors include four children, Bill and Tommy Mann, Linda McAnelly and Jackie Pilcher;...
Rufus Pitts
Sep 8, 2009
Rufus Pitts, 69, of Rogue River, Ore., went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A private graveside service was held at Woodville Cemetery in Rogue River on September 11th. A memorial celebration of his life will be held on September 26th at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 4233 E. Evans...
Ernest Paul Stiles
Sep 8, 2009
E. Paul Stiles, 86, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Stephens Family Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at First Assembly of God in Fairfield, Calif., with Robert Clay, pastor, officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at 2 p.m....

Pauline A. Reese
Sep 6, 2009
Pauline A. Reese, 77, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of cremation arrangements. Reese was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Mounds, Ill., to Herman and Ola Mumford. On Aug. 18, 1954, in San Diego, she married Earl Reese, who...

Jacqueline J. McGinnis
Sep 6, 2009
Jacqueline McGinnis, 84, of Grants Pass passed away September 6, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 15th at 10:00 AM, with Funeral services following, 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, 614 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia, CA

Judy Faye Wallace
Sep 6, 2009
Judy Faye Wallace, 57, of Kerby died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of cremation arrangements. Wallace was born Feb. 27, 1952, in Grants Pass to Clifford and Anita Phillips. She grew up in Cave Junction and graduated from Illinois Valley High School. In September 1971, in...

James Lloyd Lamb
Sep 5, 2009
James Lloyd Lamb, 90, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at his home. Services will be held at The Bridge Retirement and Assisted Living at a later date. He was born Jan. 27, 1919, in Vinita, Okla., to Louis and Orlena Lamb. When he was 7 years old, his family moved to Seattle. In 1937, he studied at...

Mable A. Simons
Aug 28, 2009
Mable A. Simons, 72, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. She was born Mable Almeda Butler, March 16, 1937, in Ventura, Calif., to James and Reba Butler. On Jan. 1, 1959, in Carpinteria,...

Mary-jo Knox
Aug 21, 2009
Mary-Jo Knox, 71, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at her daughter's home in Grants Pass. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel, with the Rev. Stephen Fister of St. Rita's Retreat Center in Gold Hill presiding. Knox was born Oct. 7, 1937, in Omaha, Neb., to Michael and Marie Seibert. On Nov....

June C. Bisordi
Aug 18, 2009
June C. Bisordi, 91, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at her granddaughter's home in Williams. Bisordi was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Milwaukee to Robert Casper Sr. and Gladys Ansty. She was a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. She also was a member of Eastern Star. She enjoyed doing bead work,...

Jesus Mora Huarte
Aug 17, 2009
Jesus "Chivo" Mora Huarte, 39, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Family Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at Sparlin Cemetery in Williams, with Lowell Stutzman, pastor, officiating. A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m....

Edward Biron
Aug 16, 2009
Edward Biron, 91, of Rogue River died Aug. 16, 2009, at Laurel Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held at a later date. He was born July 18, 1918, in Canada to Arthur and Isabelle Biron. He married Edna Potter, who died before him. He was a deputy sheriff in Orange County, Calif. In 1968, he moved to...
Craig Johnson
Aug 15, 2009
H. Craig Johnson, 55, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at his home. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Parkway Christian Center. He was born Aug. 31, 1953, in Yuba City, Calif., to Hubert and Marilyn Johnson. He graduated from Live Oak High School in Live Oak, Calif. On Aug. 28, 1971,...

Richard Reynolds
Aug 3, 2009
Richard âCoonâ Reynolds, 55, of Grants Pass passed away August 3, 2009 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Rick was born on November 8, 1953 in Dover, New Hampshire to Robert and Shirley Reynolds. Rick moved to Southern Oregon in the early 1990âs. He enjoyed animals taking care of stray cats and dogs. He was an avid fisherman and...