Obituaries

William Franklin Madden

William Franklin Madden

May 19, 2009

William "Bill" Franklin Madden passed away in his home on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Born December 24, 1937 in Medford, Ore., to Ernest and Florence Madden, he spent most of his life in the Rogue Valley. Bill lived on his family's farm in Phoenix, Ore., Madden Orchards, throughout his childhood with his three brothers, Marvin, Roy and Bob where they...

Dylan Robert Mcneil

Dylan Robert Mcneil

May 13, 2009

Dylan Robert McNeil Dylan Robert McNeil passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Doernbacher Children's Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Table Rock Fellowship. Dylan was born May 14, 2007 at Rogue Valley Medical Center to Marcus and Sabrina McNeil. Dylan loved to pretend he was waterskiing and loved to play...

Don Force

Don Force

May 6, 2009

Don Force Don Force, 75, of Grants Pass, Ore., passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Grants Pass. Don was born April 12, 1934 in Medford, Ore., to Paul and Lillian Force. Don lived in Prospect, Eagle Point, Central Point, and Grants Pass. He married Vera Force on June 20, 1956, in Reno, Nev. He worked for the State Highway...

Layton L. Hoback

Layton L. Hoback

May 2, 2009

Layton L. Hoback, 89, of Grants Pass, OR.(formerly Medford) passed Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his home. He was born Aug. 25, 1919 in Russellville, MO. to Herbert I. & Lola M.(Cook) Hoback. In 1941 in Montebella, CA. he married Cordelia Dummermuth who survives. They came to Oregon from Missouri in 1946 and then on to Medford in 1964. Layton...

Orval Paul Mose

Orval Paul Mose

May 2, 2009

Orval Paul Mose Orval P. Mose, 90, of Gold Hill, Ore., passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his home. Orval was born Jan. 10, 1919 in Wallula, Wash., to Clyde and Lola (Moon) Mose. On March 17, 1946 in Central Point, Ore., He married Mary Esther Davis, she survives him. In addition to Esther, Orval is also survived by...

Felix Joseph Petko

Felix Joseph Petko

May 1, 2009

Felix Joseph Petko, 92, of Shady Cove, OR. passed Friday, May 1, 2009 at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1926 in Dracut, MA. to Martin & Nastasia(Buenocevich) Petkovich. He later shortened his name to Petko. Felix developed a great work ethic at an early age when he left home after church one Sunday and "rode the rails" to...

Anna Rosetta Harger

Anna Rosetta Harger

Apr 24, 2009

Anna Rosetta Harger Anna Rosetta Harger was born on February 12th, 1924 in Raveena, Nebraska to Carlton and Fannie Kiplinger. She passed away on Friday, April 24th, 2009 from Alzheimers. She was united in marriage to Kenneth O. Harger on September 1st, 1947 in Medford, Oregon. Anna had a servant's heart. Whether it was a place to stay or a...

Donald Foster Lindstrom

Donald Foster Lindstrom

Apr 12, 2009

Donald F. Lindstrom, 84, of Central Point, Ore., passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Medford, Ore. Donald was born Sept. 8, 1924, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Angus P. Lindstrom and Billie Rae Foster Lindstrom. He lived in the Rogue Valley from 1947 to 2009 in Central Point. He married his wife, Pauline Lindstrom, on March 9, 1947 in Medford,...

Artie Hammonds

Artie Hammonds

Apr 9, 2009

Artie Belle Hammonds Artie Belle Hammonds, 91, of Medford, Ore., passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born May 28, 1918, in Cape Fair, Mo., to Bob and Tina Carney. Artie married the love of her life, John Hammonds, on October 15, 1935. They settled in Oregon with their children in 1948....

Harley Orlan Dickerson

Harley Orlan Dickerson

Mar 29, 2009

Harley Orlan Dickerson Harley Orlan Dickerson, 67 of Central Point, Ore., died of a heart attack on Sunday, March 29, 2009. Harley was born Jan. 30, 1942 in Alton, Mo., and was one of five sons born to the late Harley Orlan Sr. and Dorothy (Smith) Dickerson, of Doniphan, Mo. Harley graduated from Ashland High School in 1960. He received...

Frank C. Williams

Frank C. Williams

Mar 25, 2009

Frank Curry Williams Frank Curry Williams was born Aug. 28, 1939, to Orville and Lillian Curry Williams at Siloam Springs, Ark. He died March 25, 2009. As an infant he moved with his family to western Oregon. Following his father's work as a log truck driver, they made their home in Sweet Home, Roseburg, Glide and finally settling in Rogue...

Fay Edward Mcpherson

Fay Edward Mcpherson

Mar 19, 2009

Funeral services for Fay Edward McPherson will be Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 11:00AM at the Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel, Medford, OR. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Fay Edward McPherson, 83, formerly of the Applegate area of southern Oregon passed Thursday, March 19, 2009 at his home in Taft, CA. Ed served in the Pacific theater with the...

Dorris Valnoma Edmondson

Dorris Valnoma Edmondson

Mar 17, 2009

Doris Valnoma Edmondson, 95, of Grants Pass, OR. passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009. She was born May 18, 1913, in Barney,GA. to Vassie & Cleo Nichols. She married James William Edmondson in Quitman, GA. on June 16, 1935, who preceded her in 1989. They had two daughters Jeannette Rigdon & Sarah Edmondson. Doris worked at the Hotel del Coronado,...

Robert Charles Sanderson

Robert Charles Sanderson

Mar 14, 2009

Robert Charles Sanderson, Sr. Robert Charles Sanderson, Sr., 88, left this earth for his heavenly home on Saturday, March 14, 2009. He passed away at home, with his family at his side. Robert was born May 30, 1920 in Beagle, Oregon, the fifth child of Charles Camp Sanderson and Agnes May Ashworth Sanderson. On October 4, 1944, in Medford, Oregon,...

Bettie Newland

Bettie Newland

Feb 28, 2009

Bettie Jane Newland Bettie Jane Newland, 75, of Phoenix, Ore., passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Medford. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel. Bettie was born July 28, 1933, in Lorenzo, Texas, to Bernice and Merial Ward. She moved to the Valley 10 years ago from California....

Vivian Cashatt

Vivian Cashatt

Feb 25, 2009

Vivian Cashatt, 101, of Grants Pass, OR. passed Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at her home.

Oscar Carlson

Oscar Carlson

Feb 16, 2009

Oscar B. Carlson Oscar B.Carlson, 89, of Central Point, Ore., passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at his home. Cremation arrangements were completed by Hillcrest Mortuary. His urn will be placed at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford, OR. Oscar was born Nov. 7, 1919, in San Francisco, Calif., to Carl and Agnes Carlson. On May 25, 1945 he married Faye...

Claude A. Wright

Claude A. Wright

Feb 8, 2009

Claude A. Wright, 83, of Phoenix, OR. passed on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at his home. Arrangements will be announced.

Tommy Lewis

Tommy Lewis

Jan 25, 2009

Tommy Lewis Tommy Lewis, born as Thomas Samuel Lewis, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. He was born Nov. 15, 1918, in Scranton, Pa., to Thomas John and Lillian (Morris) Lewis. He married Ruth Elizabeth Humphries on March 4, 1944, in Medford, Ore. They were making plans to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Tommy proudly served in the US Army...

Shirley Ann Martin

Shirley Ann Martin

Jan 16, 2009

Shirley Ann Martin, 71, of Eagle Point, Ore., passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Medford. Shirley was born Dec. 17, 1937, in Shoals, Ind., to James and Ola Harbin, who preceded her in death. She was married to James Martin who also preceded her in death. She lived in the Rogue Valley most of her life. In her free...

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