Obituaries

Alan Leonard Ferns

Alan Leonard Ferns

Mar 16, 2025

Alan Leonard Ferns passed away at his home in Fern Valley on March 16, 2025 at the age of 64, the youngest son of Leonard and Barbara Ferns.

He was born in 1960 at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, and was a long-time resident of Fern Valley. The last few years of Alan’s life were spent as caregiver and companion to...

Richard F. "Dick" Martin

Richard F. "Dick" Martin

Mar 8, 2025

The community has lost an extraordinary man.

Most will remember him as the owner of D&S Harley-Davidson. But Richard F. Martin was better known as Dick, or Dad, or Pappa or Pawpa to the people who knew him best. He was the man who loved riding and driving and doing anything fast, who lived to play softball, who was the first...

Richard Scott Hamilton

Richard Scott Hamilton

Feb 27, 2025

Richard Scott Hamilton was born on June 2, 1937 to Cyrus Scott Hamilton and Frances Louise (Johnson) Hamilton. Dick's father and grandfather were pear orchardists So, his childhood was a good farm life, with four sisters and a little brother. Dick excelled at athletics and held a track record for low hurdles at Crater High for many years. He was...

Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Jan 26, 2025

Jack H. Gordon, 91, of Medford, OR, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2025, surrounded by his daughters. Born May 25, 1933 in Winterset, IA.

He was a proud Veteran, having served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War.

Dad was hard working and dedicated himself to the logging industry since becoming a log truck driver in the early '70s....