Obituaries

Bessie Moore Ford

Bessie Moore Ford

Jul 19, 2008

Bessie M. Ford Bessie M. Ford, 87, of Central Point, Ore., died peacefully at home on July 19, 2008. She was born May 28, 1921, in Salem, Ark., to William and Isabella (Craft) Moore. In 1934, she moved with her parents to California, where she met and married John Ford in July of 1939. Bessie was dedicated to her Lord...

Bessie Moore Ford

Bessie Moore Ford

Jul 19, 2008

Bessie M. Ford Bessie M. Ford, 87, of Central Point, Ore., died peacefully at home on July 19, 2008. She was born May 28, 1921, in Salem, Ark., to William and Isabella (Craft) Moore. In 1934, she moved with her parents to California, where she met and married John Ford in July of 1939. Bessie was dedicated to her Lord...

Wallace Clyde Wilson

Wallace Clyde Wilson

Jul 18, 2008

Wallace Clyde Wilson Wallace Clyde Wilson, 87, of Trail, Ore., passed away on July 18, 2008 in Trail, Ore. No services will be held. He was born March 29, 1921 in Enid, Okla., to parents, Truman Clyde and Florence Ruth Wilson. He graduated in 1939 from Elsinore Union High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a...

Lena Mae Shaw

Lena Mae Shaw

Jul 16, 2008

Lena Mae "Gran" Shaw Lena Mae "Gran" Shaw, 84, of White City, Ore., passed away peacefully on July 16, 2008. She was born on Jan. 18, 1924, in Sweetwater, Texas, to Thomas and Monie Dykes. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1946. She was married in Grants Pass, Ore., on June 7, 1947, to Albert Marvin Shaw. Survivors include...

Ruth Bertha Heuscher

Ruth Bertha Heuscher

Jul 3, 2008

Ruth Bertha Heuscher Ruth Bertha Heuscher, 92, of Medford, Ore., died Thursday, July 3, 2008. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Oregon. 541-773-6162. www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Norman Maurice Bergstrom

Norman Maurice Bergstrom

Jun 30, 2008

Norman Maurice Bergstrom Norman Maurice Bergstrom, 85, of Phoenix, Ore., died June 30, 2008. Arrangements: Hillcrest Memorial and Mortuary, Medford, Ore. 773-6162.

Debra Jean Johnson

Debra Jean Johnson

Jun 30, 2008

Debra Jean Johnson Debra Jean Johnson passed away on June 30, 2008, at her home with her husband by her side. She was born in Long Beach, Calif., on April 13, 1951, to Richard L. Kerr and Marjorie Summerville Kerr. She married Robert W. Johnson on July 9, 1976, in the Los Angeles LDS temple. The have lived in Medford,...

Debra Jean Johnson

Debra Jean Johnson

Jun 30, 2008

Debra Jean Johnson Debra Jean Johnson passed away on June 30, 2008, at her home with her husband by her side. She was born in Long Beach, Calif., on April 13, 1951, to Richard L. Kerr and Marjorie Summerville Kerr. She married Robert W. Johnson on July 9, 1976, in the Los Angeles LDS temple. The have lived in Medford,...

Larry Wayne Anderson

Larry Wayne Anderson

Jun 27, 2008

Larry Wayne Anderson Larry Wayne Anderson, 71, of Jacksonville, Ore., died June 27, 2008, in Jacksonville. A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to C.A.T.S., P.O. Box 56, 104 N. Ross Lane, Medford, OR 97501. Larry was born on April 9, 1937, in Medford, to parents Lawrence and Margie Anderson, and...

Kathleen Reitz

Kathleen Reitz

Jun 24, 2008

Kathleen "Kathy" Reitz On June 24, 2008 Kathleen (Kathy) Reitz, died of ovarian cancer at her home. Her son and husband were by her side. She was born in Watertown, N.Y. to Colonel Roland J. Meeker and Mayme (DiCola) Meeker. Kathleen graduated from US High School in Heidelberg, Germany, and attended St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Indiana...

Irvin J. Olson

Irvin J. Olson

Jun 10, 2008

Irvin John "Ole" Olson Irvin John "Ole" Olson, of Phoenix, Ore., died June 10, 2008, at Rogue Valley Medical Center as a result of respiratory complications after routine knee replacement surgery. He was 84 years old. Ole was born in Esterville, Iowa, on July 23, 1923, to Albert and Jessie (Davis) Olson. He attended Algona High School and graduated in...

Irvin John Olson

Irvin John Olson

Jun 10, 2008

Irvin John "Ole" Olson Irvin John "Ole" Olson, of Phoenix, Ore., died June 10, 2008, at Rogue Valley Medical Center as a result of respiratory complications after routine knee replacement surgery. He was 84 years old. Ole was born in Esterville, Iowa, on July 23, 1923, to Albert and Jessie (Davis) Olson. He attended Algona High School and graduated in...

Ray Eugene Smith

Ray Eugene Smith

Jun 8, 2008

Ray Eugene Smith Ray was born November 27, 1918 at Valley Falls, Ore., and passed on June 8, 2008 in Lakeview, Ore. Ray spent his early childhood in logging camps and on ranches around Lake County. He then moved with his family to the Rogue Valley in 1929 where he later graduated from Sams Valley High School. During World War...

Maisie Platt

Maisie Platt

May 22, 2008

Maisie Platt The viewing and funeral service for Maisie Platt will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Graveside service will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Platt, 85, of Medford, Ore., died peacefully on May 22, 2008 at her home, after battling with cancer. Maisie was born on March 28th with her twin...

Joseph Morris Tucker

Joseph Morris Tucker

May 22, 2008

Joseph Morris Tucker Joseph Morris Tucker passed away peacefully on May 22, 2008, at the age of 87. Morris was born May 15, 1921, in Sacramento, Calif., to Emmitt M. and Della I. (O'Donnell) Tucker. He married Radina Petersen on June 28, 1941, in Lawndale, Calif. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a machinist, Morris moved to...

Lucille Mae Sisson

Lucille Mae Sisson

May 12, 2008

Lucille Mae Sisson Lucille Mae Sisson, 87, of Ashland, Ore., passed away Monday, May 12, 2008, in Ashland. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pastor Jim Larsen of Christian Church of Ashland will be officiating. Lucille was born October 7, 1920, in Newcastle, Neb., to parents, Albert and Minnie...

Norma Strickland Curtis

Norma Strickland Curtis

May 11, 2008

Norma S. Curtis Norma S. Curtis, 81, of Ashland, Ore., passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at her home. Services to be held in Alva, Okla. Norma is survived by her husband, Philip W. Curtis; son, Robert Byard of Campbell, Calif.; daughter, Joan Byard of Woodland, Calif.; and her sister, Marilyn Russell of Tucson, Ariz. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial...

Clinton Taylor

Clinton Taylor

Apr 30, 2008

Clinton Lester Taylor Clinton Lester Taylor, 81, of Phoenix, Ore., passed away April 30, 2008, at home. Clinton was born on January 5, 1927, in Ashland, Ore., to parents, Herbert and Frances Taylor. He grew up and lived in the Rogue Valley all his life. He met his wife, Eva Taylor, and they got married on July 17, 1948, in...

Della Griffiths

Della Griffiths

Apr 26, 2008

Della Griffiths passed away on 4/26/08. Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park. Medford, OR. www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Bernadyne "Bernie Swick

Bernadyne "Bernie Swick

Apr 26, 2008

Bernadyne "Bernie" H. Waid Swick Bernadyne "Bernie" Waid Swick, 82, of Gold Hill, Ore., passed away April 26, 2008. "Bernie" was born July 14, 1925, in Red Granite, Wis., to Gilbert and Helen (Wade) Waid. She married Leon "Duke" Swick in April 1944, who preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include daughters; Cathy Swick, Barbara Swick, and Sharon Johnson;...