Obituaries

Robert Kevin Rae
Jun 20, 2008
Robert Kevin Rae, 46, of Grants Pass died Friday, June 20, 2008, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Memory Gardens in Medford. Rae was born Dec. 16, 1961, in Medford. In 1962, his family moved to Grants Pass, where he attended Lincoln Elementary and North Middle schools...

Lloyd Wilson
Jun 18, 2008
Lloyd William Wilson, 70, of Grants Pass died June 18, 2008, at his home. Private family services will be held. Contributions may be made to Rogue Valley Medical Center, Cardiac Care Unit, 2600 Siskiyou Blvd., Suite 100, Medford, OR 97504. He was born June 29, 1937, in Euclid Heights, Ohio, to Edward and Hazel Wilson. In 1955, he graduated from...
Sherry Lou Wieler
Jun 17, 2008
Sherry Lou Wieler, 78, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Wieler was born Sept. 18, 1929, in Denver to Seldon and Dorothy Smith. On June 12, 1946,...

Tim E. Churchill
Jun 15, 2008
Tim E. Churchill, 51, of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 10:00 AM at Riverside Park. (Please bring seating) Contributions: Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing, 228 N. Holly Street, Medford, Oregon 97501 Tim was born on May...

Dennis D. Marvin
Jun 14, 2008
Denny Marvin, 61, of Merlin passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Merlin. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 23rd from 3:00 â€" 5:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel. A celebration of his life will be held after the viewing. Contributions can be made at the Grants Pass branch of US Bank in care of Dennis Duane Marvin. Denny...

Gerald McAlmond
Jun 12, 2008
Gerald "Jerry" McAlmond, 69, of Grants Pass died Thursday, June 12, 2008. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. June 29 at Tom Pearce Park. McAlmond was born April 1, 1939, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was an owner-operator truck driver, contractor and police officer. He also worked on the Alaskan pipeline, built bridges, constructed many homes in...

Doris Rockholt
Jun 11, 2008
Doris Estelle Rockholt, 85, of Grants Pass died June 11, 2008, at her home. Graveside services were held at Ocean View Cemetery in Eureka, Calif. The youngest of seven children, she was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Louisiana. She attended school in Shamrock, TX., until graduating in 1940. She moved to the San Fernando Valley in California, where she worked...

Elmer Joseph Silva
Jun 10, 2008
Elmer J. Silva, 85, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stephens Family Chapel. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born June 11, 1922, in Berkeley, Calif., to Joseph and Eva Silva. In 1940, he graduated form Berkeley High School....

Anne Elizabeth Anderson
Jun 10, 2008
Anne Elizabeth Anderson, 93, of Grants Pass died Saturday, June 10, 2008, at an adult foster care home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Williams Highway. Anderson was born June 14, 1914, in San Francisco to Matthew and Anna Skalko. After three years of high school, she graduated...
Terry Smith
Jun 9, 2008
Terry Douglas Smith, 51, of Grants Pass died Monday, June 9, 2008, in Grants Pass A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008, 7:00PM at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Flower Building with Pastor Ken Bern Officiating. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Grants Pass YMCA. Terry was born on August 6,...

David Pylant
Jun 9, 2008
David Pylant, 59, of Grants Pass died Monday, June 9, 2008, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:30 July 12 at the Centennial Gazebo in Riverside Park. He was born Nov. 18, 1948, in Midland, Texas, to Laura and Thurman Pylant. He graduated from Lee High School in Midland and attended West Texas State...
W. G. Curly Lewis
Jun 1, 2008
W.G. Curly Lewis, 75 passed away 6/1/2008 at his home after a short illness. Curly was born in Harrah, Oklahoma, on 8/21/1932. In 1949 he relocated to Ventura, CA. In 1951, he joined the USAF and while serving in Texas he met and married Carol Briggs -they later divorced. After returning to California, he owned and operated a full service...
Kim R. Franklin
May 29, 2008
Kim R. Franklin, 56, of Grants Pass passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Services will be planned for a later date. Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society. Kim was born on February 3, 1952 in Delta, Utah to Raleigh and Margaret Franklin. He graduated high school from...
Carl Raymond Pierce
May 24, 2008
Carl Raymond Pierce passed away on May 24, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private Interment was held at Granite Hill Cemetery A celebration of his life will be held on August 21st., 11:00 AM at Riverside Park Gazebo. He was born in Grants Pass on August 21, 1931 to Russell and Ruby Pierce who built, owned and operated the...

Jack Lowe
May 22, 2008
Jack K. Lowe, 72, of Grants Pass passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass. No services are planned Jack was born on July 26, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps from April 27, 1953 until his honorable discharge on April 22, 1954. Jack worked...

Willis E. Resue
May 17, 2008
Willis Edgar Resue, died May 17, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah̢۪s Witness, 181 West Evans Creek Rd., Rogue River, on Saturday May 24 at 3:00 PM. He was born on October 31, 1933 in the town of Westfield, PA. His childhood years were spent growing up in...

Carol Woodworth Richardson
May 14, 2008
Carol Woodworth Richardson, 76, of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at her home in Grants Pass. Services will be held in July 2008. Carol was born on April 14, 1932 in Mountville, Pennsylvania to Logan and Emma Woodworth. Carol worked for the Armstrong Cork Company in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On April 14, 1973 in South Pasadena, California...

Helen M. Wittington
May 14, 2008
Helen M. Whittington, 84, formerly of Billings and Red Lodge Montana passed away May 14, 2008 at her home. Born on May 24, 1923 in Rapid City, ND, she was the daughter of Harry and Etha Perrigo of Billings. Helen attended Billings Senior High School and was veteran having served in the U.S. Navy Waves. Helen married Robert G. Whittington...

Walter A. Wilson
May 9, 2008
Walter A. Wilson, 60, of Grants Pass died Friday, May 9, 2008, at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery, with Glen Litwiller, pastor of Edgewater Christian Fellowship, officiating. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born...

Rita Ann McKay-Hensley
May 7, 2008
Rita Ann McKay-Hensley, 55, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Grants Pass after a long battle with cancer. Private family services will be held. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 W. Sixth St., Medford, OR 97501. She was born March 19, 1953, in Potter Valley, Calif., to Tommy Leroy McKay and Charlene Ruth...