Obituaries

Johnnie  Franklin Barry

Johnnie Franklin Barry

Nov 29, 2008

Johnnie Franklin Barry, 78, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born Jan. 26, 1930, in Eufaula, Okla., to Richard and Annie Barry. In the early 1950s, he moved to Southern Oregon. He served in the Navy during the...

Joan  Marie Hamlin-Dishmon

Joan Marie Hamlin-Dishmon

Nov 29, 2008

Joan Marie Hamlin-Dishmon, 66, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at her home. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at 4887 Lower River Road in Grants Pass. One of six children, she was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Carlton to Newton and Dorothy Mauldin. When she was a young child, her...

Lee Biley

Lee Biley

Nov 24, 2008

Elighia "Lee" Biley, 78, of Grants Pass died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at his daughter's home in Grants Pass. Services will be held in the spring time. He was born Feb. 22, 1930, in Rapid City, S.D., to Peter and Fannie Biley. During the Korean War, he served in the Army from Jan. 26, 1951, until his honorable discharge on...

Richard  Lee Alberts  Sr.

Richard Lee Alberts Sr.

Nov 18, 2008

Richard Lee Alberts Sr., 76, of Grants Pass died Nov. 18, 2008, at his home. No services are planned. He was born March 31, 1932, in Minnesota to Bert and Maxine Alberts. He served in the Navy in the time between World War II and the Korean War. In 1965, he moved to Grants Pass from Eugene. He worked for...

John  Joseph Donovan

John Joseph Donovan

Nov 7, 2008

John Joseph Donovan Jr., known as Jack, 73, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 at his home in Williams. A private service will be held on Veterans Day at Gotcher Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to the Donovan residence in the afternoon. He was born Aug. 1, 1935, in Niagara, Wis., and spent his youth in Niagara Falls, N.Y. After...

Jeanette  Sadie Preyer

Jeanette Sadie Preyer

Nov 6, 2008

Jeanette Sadie Preyer, 81, of Gold Hill died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 8th, 2:00 PM at the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Marvin Clark officiating. Contributions in lieu of flowers: Better Live Television â€" PO Box 766, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 Grants Pass SDA School...

William  A. Knox

William A. Knox

Oct 30, 2008

William A. Knox, 74, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at his home. Services with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. He was born June 16, 1934, in Pasadena, Calif., to William and Catherine Knox. During the Korean War, he served in the Army from...

Steven  K. Saville

Steven K. Saville

Oct 26, 2008

Steven Kelley Saville, 61, of Glendale died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at his sister's home in Grants Pass. No services will be held. He was born March 24, 1947, in Alhambra, Calif., to Vaughn and Mildred Saville. He lived most of his life in Temple City, Calif., where he attended school. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Army...

Bob Blake

Bob Blake

Oct 25, 2008

Robert J. "Bob" Blake, 75, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at his home. A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anne Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ron Nelson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Boys Town, 13940 Gutowski Road, Boys Town,...

Aline  May Helm

Aline May Helm

Oct 23, 2008

Aline May Helm, 83, of Grants Pass died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Helm was born July 18, 1925, in Enid, Okla., to Alfred and Lula Cooper. In February 1943, in Enid, she married Donald Leonard Helm, who died...

Helen Pitts

Helen Pitts

Oct 18, 2008

Helen Pitts, 84, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery, with Glen Litwiller, pastor of Edgewater Christian Fellowship, officiating. Pitts was born Jan. 12, 1924, in Los Angeles to Alex and Margie Burnett. In May 1945, in Ely, Nev., she married...

Patti Cornett

Patti Cornett

Oct 12, 2008

Patricia "Patti" Cornett, 64, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Cornett was born March 12, 1944, in Gilroy, Calif., to Donald and Goldie Peters. Her family moved to Southern Oregon...

Myrtle  C. Phipps

Myrtle C. Phipps

Oct 7, 2008

Myrtle C. Phipps, 84, of Grants Pass died Oct. 7, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, with Wes Winn, pastor, officiating. She was born Myrtle Constance Best, April 18, 1924, in Los Angeles to Emiline and Heber Best. After graduating from Washington High School...

Charles  M. Runyon

Charles M. Runyon

Oct 4, 2008

Charles M. Runyon, 86, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at his home. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. He was born Aug. 10, 1922, in San Diego to Frank and Margaret Runyon. From Nov. 15, 1939, until his honorable discharge on Aug. 24, 1945, Runyon served...

Helen Luick

Helen Luick

Sep 28, 2008

Helen Luick, 76, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 28, 2008, at Fair View Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. Services will be held at Stephens Family Chapel on Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. Helen was born on Oct. 5, 1931 to Abram and Margaret Dyck in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. After growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Canada,...

Shelly Long

Shelly Long

Sep 28, 2008

Michele Lynn "Shelly" Long, 54, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at Providence Medford Medical Center. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Long was born Nov. 26, 1953, in Terre Haute, Ind. She attended school in Modesto, Calif., and graduated from Thomas Downey...

Avis Rhoades

Avis Rhoades

Sep 23, 2008

Avis Rhoades, 78, of Grants Pass died September 23, 2008 at Royal Gardens. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Royal Gardens in the Rose Garden. Avis was born on June 3, 1930 in Valentine, Nebraska. She had one brother named Guy Bailey, Jr. When she was four years old when the house that she lived...

Russell  W. Salmans

Russell W. Salmans

Sep 23, 2008

Russell W. Salmans, 51, of Glendale, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2008. . Visitation will be held on Monday, September 29th from 5:00 pm â€" 8:00 pm at Stephens Family Chapel in Grants Pass. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, September 30th at 10:30 am at the Canyonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. Interment will follow at Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Russ was...

Ed Norris

Ed Norris

Sep 15, 2008

Charles Eddie "Ed" Norris, 77, of Grants Pass died Sept. 15, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private family services will be held. He was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Birmingham, Ala., to Newton and Beatrice Gillis. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy. In 1977, in Reno, he married Barbara Johnson, who died before him. For many...

Wayne Cummins

Wayne Cummins

Sep 14, 2008

Orville “Wayne” Cummins 77, of Williams passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008 at his home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 17th from 3:00pm -5:00pm at Stephens Family Chapel. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held Thursday, September 18th 2:00 PM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Wayne was born on May 1, 1931 in Mulberry, Kansas to Edwin and...