Obituaries
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
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
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
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
Sep 14, 2008
Orville âWayneâ 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...

Terry Middleton
Sep 14, 2008
Theron Arden "Terry" Middleton, 70, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at Providence Medford Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Jim Boston officiating. Contributions may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St., Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60622; or to a...

Lillie Marie Thompson
Sep 13, 2008
Lillie Marie Thompson, 84, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held at a later date. Thompson was born Aug. 21, 1924, in Moran, Texas, to Elmer and Ethel Clanton. On April 10, 1941, in New Mexico, she married William "Willie" Thompson, who survives. They moved to Grants Pass...

Jerry Holm
Sep 11, 2008
Jerome âJerryâ Holm, 78 of Grants Pass died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. Funeral Services: Tuesday, September 16th, 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Cyril Hunkler of Zion Lutheran Church, Medford, Oregon Officiating. Private Interment will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass, OR Contributions: American Lung Association Jerry was born on...

Jack Silva
Sep 5, 2008
Leo H. "Jack" Silva, 82, of Grants Pass died Sept. 5, 2008, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at his home. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born March 12, 1926, in Eureka, Calif., to Cassie and Leo Silva. In 1942,...

Willie Baker
Sep 1, 2008
William "Willie" Baker, 65, of Grants Pass died Sept. 1, 2008, at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at River Valley Community Church. He was born June 25, 1943, in Dawson, N.M., to Stanley and Eufella Baker. He worked as a painter in California for more than 28 years and retired in 1999. In 1983, in...

Pat Latimer
Aug 29, 2008
Patricia âPatâ Mary Latimer, age 64 of Grants Pass, past away at her home surrounded by her best friend and loving husband Bob Latimer, her daughter & son-in-law Tim and Gina McConnell, and 2 of her grandchildren Michael and Margaret-Mary MacLauchlin, along with her beloved stray animals, after a 3 month battle with renal cell carcinoma Services will be held...

Sara Jeanne Smart
Aug 25, 2008
Sara Jeanne Smart, 85, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at Autumn House. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stephensfc.com. Smart was born Feb. 2, 1923, in Charleroi, Pa., to Fred and Elsie Childress. After...

Cyrus Kutz
Aug 23, 2008
Cyrus Kutz, 86, of Williams died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home. No services are planned. He was born Sept. 1, 1921, in Watonga, Okla., to Cyrus and Elizabeth Kutz. He served in the Merchant Marine from 1944 to 1948, including service during World War II. For more than 40 years, he worked as a heavy equipment operator. On...
Patty Sue Donnelly
Aug 22, 2008
Patty Sue Donnelly, 60, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at her home. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Contributions may be made to Relay For Life of Josephine County, P.O. Box 235, Grants Pass, OR 97528. She was born Feb. 12, 1948, in...
John Layton
Aug 22, 2008
John Layton, 71, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at his home of cancer. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Church on Harbeck Road. He was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Klamath Falls to Walter and Pearl (Costello) Layton. He attended school in Keno. While in Seward, Alaska, he joined...

Bud Armstrong
Aug 17, 2008
Eldridge "Bud" Armstrong, 87, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Granite Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Chamberino, N.M., to Jim and Daliah Armstrong. He served in the...

Bill Galipeau
Aug 16, 2008
William "Bill" Galipeau, 84, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Private family services will be held. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stephensfamilychapel.com. Galipeau was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Virginia, Minn., to Francis and Lillian Galipeau. In 1942, he graduated...

Morey Hale
Aug 12, 2008
Morey Hale, 90, of Gold Hill died at home after a brief illness. Military services will be in San Diego, at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at a later date. No local services are planned. Contributions may be made to: Providence Hospice, 2033 Commerce Dr., Medford, OR. 97504 Morey was born August 4, 1918 in Cromwell, Oklahoma, moving to Modesto, CA....

Agnes R. Boyer-Harvath
Aug 12, 2008
Agnes R. Boyer-Harvath, 86, of Grants Pass died August 12, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Services will be held at a later date at Westwood Hills Memorial Park in Placerville, California. Agnes was born on August 24, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa to Carl and Anita Jensen. She married Don Boyer on March 24, 1944 in Waterloo, Iowa; he preceded...

Linda Rae Pence
Aug 8, 2008
Linda Rae Pence 70, of Cave Junction passed away August 8, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital following a long battle with lung disease and a recent fall. No Services are planned at this time Donations in Lindaâs memory can be made to the American Lung Association at 61 Broadway Street, New York, New York, 10006 Linda was born in...