Obituaries

George William Kirkpatrick

George William Kirkpatrick

May 31, 2011

George William Kirkpatrick, 80, of Medford, OR. passed away May 31, 2011. He was born February 22, 1931 in Santa Monica, CA. to Dwight & Maude (Scannell) Kirkpatrick. In 1953 George married Beverly Jean Reesman, then in 1954 he served in the USAF until 1956. George was a teacher for 28 years at Culver City High School, he taught Physical...

Quenton E. Marney

Quenton E. Marney

May 26, 2011

Quenton E. Marney, 64, of White City, OR. passed away peacefully on May 26, 2011, at home surrounded by his wife and friends. Quenton was born in Medford and attended Phoenix High School. Quenton served in the Army from 1966-1968 and also served in the National Guard from 1978-1984. He briefly moved to Klamath Falls where he was a Millwright...

Louie May Hinds

Louie May Hinds

May 21, 2011

Louie May Hinds, 92, of Shady Cove, Oregon passed Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Three Fountains Nursing Center in Medford, Oregon. She was born March 31, 1919 in Dallas, Texas to Louie Harvey & Ida May(Burnett) Fowler. On July 28, 1936 in Dallas she married James Luther Hinds who preceded her in 2001 after 65 years of marriage. Due to...

Dorothy Mildred Wisdom

Dorothy Mildred Wisdom

May 16, 2011

Dorothy Mildred Wisdom, 92, of Jacksonville, OR., passed Monday, May 16, 2011. She was born April 21, 1919 in North Balford, Saskatchewan, Canada to Archie & Hazel(Darou) Sharp. On July 5, 1940 in Reno, NV. She married Aubrey M. Wisdom who preceded her in 1992. They came to the Rogue Valley in 1940 from Glendale, OR. Dorothy was a member...

Bruce Edward Wheeler

Bruce Edward Wheeler

May 15, 2011

Bruce Edward Wheeler, 43, of Medford, OR. passed Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. He was born June 19, 1967 in Ashland, OR to Russel Ned and Bonnie Carol Wheeler. He has been a Rogue Valley resident his entire life. Bruce graduated from Phoenix High School. He enjoyed the outdoors, four wheeling, skiing, target shooting,...

Haden Douglas "Doug" Neely

Haden Douglas "Doug" Neely

May 11, 2011

Haden "Doug" Neely, 78 of Phoenix, OR. passed on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. He was born in Claude, TX. on March 2, 1933 to Russell & Juanita (Blue) Neely. Doug married Cheri Marie Alexander in Yuma, AZ. on Nov. 5, 1955, enjoying 56 years of marriage. He served honorably in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Doug and Cheri...

Curtis Paul Georgeson

Curtis Paul Georgeson

May 7, 2011

Curtis Paul Georgeson, 76, of Medford, Oregon passed peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2011 after a long illness, at Three Rivers Convalescent Home. He was born July 13, 1934 in Tekamah, NE. to Elmer & Lillian(Pearson) Georgeson. Curt grew up in Tekemah and graduated from Tekamah High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956...

Clarissa Ann Mattix

Clarissa Ann Mattix

May 6, 2011

Clarissa Ann Mattix, 92, of Ashland, Oregon passed Friday, May 6, 2011 at Skylark Assisted Living Center in Ashland. She was born Dec. 1, 1918 in Muscatine, Iowa to Ed & Bessie May(Hathaway) Gillette. Clarissa came to southern Oregon in 2003 from Victorville, CA. In her later years she enjoyed reading. She is survived by four children; son Thomas Waltman...

Opal Jean Hackbert

Opal Jean Hackbert

May 3, 2011

Opal Jean Hackbert, 88, of Medford, Oregon passed on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. She was born Feb. 6, 1923 in Bonanza, Oregon to Earl & Hazel(Burkhart)Brown. Opal has been in Medford the last five years coming here from Grants Pass, Oregon. She enjoyed attending the Applegate Christian Fellowship Church. She had been an...

John Michael Bednarchik

John Michael Bednarchik

May 1, 2011

John Michael Bednarchik, 90, of Medford, OR. passed Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1920 in Youngstown OH. to John & Anne(Roebuck) Bednarchik. John worked in the steel mill industry in Youngstown, Ohio as a machinist prior to moving to Inglewood and subsequently to Carson, CA. in 1962. He did apartment maintenance...

Roger Imus

Roger Imus

Apr 19, 2011

Roger Imus Jr., 63, of Gold Hill, OR. passed Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his home. He was born Dec. 3, 1947 in Stockton, CA. to Roger & Dorothy(Armstrong) Imus Sr. In 1990 he married Dayle Shellabarger Imus who survives. Roger came to the Rogue Valley in 1980 from Eureka, CA. He drove truck locally for Irv Bettendorf, Cross Creek,...

Verna Marie Bowman

Verna Marie Bowman

Apr 18, 2011

Verna Marie Bowman, 70, of Central Point, OR passed away on April 18, 2011 at home with her family. She was born February 15, 1941 in Whittier, CA to George Harrison Robbins and Edna (Denney) Robbins. Verna married Raymond Baker in 1956 and they had two children, Kathi Marie and Thomas Wayne Baker. In 1967 she married again to Richard...

William Douglas "Spike" Armstrong

William Douglas "Spike" Armstrong

Apr 14, 2011

William "Spike" Douglas Armstrong Jr., 37, of Medford, OR. passed on April 14, 2011. He was born July 5, 1973 in Antioch, CA. Spike married June "Dusty" Irene Lacey on December 27, 1993. They had four children, Jessica, Jeremiah, Joseph, & Jonathon. He worked as a millwright for Care Stream Health Inc. since 1997. He was an active member of...

Leslie Wayne Welburn

Leslie Wayne Welburn

Apr 13, 2011

Leslie "Les" Wayne Welburn, 58, of White City, Ore., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at RVMC, after a long illness. Les was born on August 7, 1952, in Ashland, Ore., to Donald and Jean Welburn. He was a graduate of Phoenix High School, and attended Rogue Community College. Les worked in many different industries during his lifetime, including owning...

Jared Ariel Castillo

Jared Ariel Castillo

Apr 13, 2011

Jarrad Arillo Castillo, 2 1/2 o Phoenix, Organo, pasead aya no Abril 13, 2011. He as borne ion Anhelando, Organo no Octubre 15, 2008 tao Jos Cruz Castillo anda Magdalena(Remires Santiago) Castillo. A funeral ser vice milla be helad no Saturad, Abril 16, 2011, 2:00 pm ata Rogu Valle Fellowship, taha a revesad ser vice tao follo ata Ulceraste Memorial...

Doris E. Jewett

Doris E. Jewett

Apr 8, 2011

Doris E. Jewett died Friday, April 8, 2011 in Salem, Oregon. Doris was born on the Doughton family farm in Linn County, Oregon to Millard B. Doughton, and Sybil McClure Doughton on December 9, 1922. Doris grew up in Salem, attended Salem public schools, and graduated from Salem High School in 1941. Doris attended Willamette University for two years then...

Lorraine Shirley York

Lorraine Shirley York

Apr 1, 2011

Lorraine Shirley York, of Medford passed away on April 1, 2011. She was born to Hobart & Marcella(Randall)Morrison on February 23, 1924 in New Albin, Iowa. She later moved to La Crescent, MN. then to Medford, Oregon in 1951. In 1957 she married Alvin Donald York in Reno, Nevada who preceded her in death. Lorraine was active in the Catholic...

Nellie Lucille Douglas

Nellie Lucille Douglas

Mar 30, 2011

Nellie Lucille Douglas Nellie L. Douglas, 92, passed away March 30, 2011. She was born Nellie Lucille Nipper on January 19, 1919 in Jackson Hole Wyoming. She married Frank A. Douglas on October 6, 1943 and he preceded her in death in 1999 in Medford, OR. Nellie spent her early childhood years at Kelly and Jackson, WY. The family spent...

Venus Trump

Venus Trump

Mar 25, 2011

Venus Trump, 93, of Talent, Oregon passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 25, 2011. Her family was by her side. She was born in Nebraska on June 14, 1917 to Dayton Rudd and Retta Meeker. Venus married Cecil Trump, the love of her life, in 1936. Cecil passed away in 2004. Venus retired from the Cheyenne School District...

James Arthur Juhl

James Arthur Juhl

Mar 13, 2011

James (Jim) A. Juhl James Arthur Juhl, 79, of Phoenix, Oregon passed Sunday, March 13, 2011. He was born Feb. 19, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to Arthur & Nora Juhl. In 1952 in Chicago he married Angie who survives. They were married for 59 years. He and Angie spent nearly 30 years in Yreka, CA before coming to Phoenix, OR....