Obituaries

Glenn A. Backes

Glenn A. Backes

Nov 15, 2007

GLENN A. BACKES 1936~2007 A Celebration of Life service will be held for Glenn at 10:00am Friday, November 30th at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel, 2201 N. Phoenix Rd. Medford. Glenn is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joy Backes; his daughter, Glenda (John) Sarratt; two sons, Kevin (Kim) Backes; Tracy (Candy) Backes; three granddaughters, Mandi (Richard) Hamblin; Erica (Matt) Vanalstine...

Glenn A. Backes

Glenn A. Backes

Nov 15, 2007

Glenn A. Backes Glenn A. Backes, 71, of Central Point, Ore., died November 15, 2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Ore. (541)773-6162 www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Henry Franklin Tilford

Henry Franklin Tilford

Nov 11, 2007

Henry Franklin Tilford Henry Franklin Tilford, 89, of Medford, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Ashland Community Hospital. Henry was born November 20, 1917 in Seligman, Mo., to Larry Tilford and Laura (Bryson) Tilford. He moved to Oregon from Missouri in 1938, living in the Rogue Valley for the remainder of his life. Henry married Mary Ethel Tilford on June...

Marvel Ruth Kenney

Marvel Ruth Kenney

Nov 3, 2007

Marvel Ruth Kenney Marvel Ruth Kenney, 97, of Jacksonville, died November 3, 2007. Arrangements are by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary, Medford. 773-6162.

M.F. Ruth Sullivan

M.F. Ruth Sullivan

Nov 2, 2007

M.F. "Ruth" Sullivan M.F. "Ruth" Sullivan, 86, of Medford, Ore., died November 2, 2007 in Medford. Ruth was born June 30, 1921, to Claud and Louisa Bridgeman, in Couer de'Alene, Idaho. She grew up in Pasadena, Calif., and moved to Medford in 1942. On August 12, 1942, Ruth married John Sullivan in Medford. She was a bookkeeper in the audit...

Earl Buck

Earl Buck

Nov 2, 2007

Earl A. Buck Earl A. Buck, 73, of Phoenix, Ore., died November 2, 2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Oregon. 541-773-6162

William James Weemes

William James Weemes

Oct 31, 2007

W. James Weemes W. James Weemes, 89, of Talent, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007. There will be a viewing Sunday, November 4, 2007, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. A funeral service will be Monday, November 5, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., at Lighthouse Family Worship Center, in Medford. Pastors Bud and Dawn Coffman will be...

William Adam Francis

William Adam Francis

Oct 30, 2007

William Adam Francis William Adam Francis, 95, of Medford, Ore., died October 30, 2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Ore., 541-773-6162

Eugene C. Trammell

Eugene C. Trammell

Oct 23, 2007

Eugene "Gene" C. Trammell Eugene "Gene" C. Trammell, 93, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2007 at his home in Talent. A funeral will be Monday, October, 29, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pastor Brian Steller will officiate. A viewing will be held Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Gene...

Lenora Coffman

Lenora Coffman

Oct 23, 2007

Lenora Coffman Lenora Coffman, went home to her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2007, following a brief illness. She passed away in Renton, Wash. She was born in Reydon, Okla., to Joseph and Lillie Scrivner on September 14, 1923. The family moved to the Rogue Valley when she was eleven. She met her future husband shortly thereafter, and married...

Eugene C. Trammell

Eugene C. Trammell

Oct 23, 2007

Eugene "Gene" C. Trammell Eugene "Gene" Trammell, 93, of Talent, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Arrangements are by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary, Medford. 773-6162.

Ima Jean Cook

Ima Jean Cook

Oct 15, 2007

Ima Jean Cook Ima Jean Cook, 79, of Medford, Ore., died Monday, October 15,2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary, Medford, Ore. 541-773-6162.

Ima Jean Cook

Ima Jean Cook

Oct 15, 2007

Ima Jean Cook Ima Jean Cook, 79, of Central Point, passed away on October 15, 2007 at her home. She went to be with her Lord. Ima was born April 23, 1928 to Roy and Vinnie Fletcher in Muldrow, Okla. She, along with her husband, George L. Cook and son, Gary W. Cook moved to Grants Pass in 1964. Together...

Paula Berry

Paula Berry

Oct 13, 2007

Paula (Polly) Berry Paula (Polly) Berry, 51, of Medford, died October 13, 2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Ore. 541-773-6162

Paula Berry

Paula Berry

Oct 13, 2007

Paula "Polly" Berry 1956-2007 Paula Berry passed away at her home on October 13, 2007 in Medford. She will be missed by her partner, Michael Pepper, and family: mother, Alice Phillips; her twin sister, Pamela Updegrave; and sister, Mary Graham; brothers, Steve Phillips and Jay Phillips; and step-sisters, Rosemary Murphy, Kathi Ford and Verna Markhem. She was preceded in death...

Ruth Lepley

Ruth Lepley

Oct 12, 2007

Ruth N. Lepley Ruth N. Lepley, 94, of Ashland, died Friday, October 12, 2007. Arrangements are by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford. 773-6162.

Joyce Edna Marlowe

Joyce Edna Marlowe

Oct 10, 2007

Joyce "Joy" Edna Marlowe Joyce "Joy" Edna Marlowe, 73, of Medford, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007. A memorial service will be at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007, at First United Methodist Church. Joyce was born May 13, 1934, in London, England to parents, John & Ellen Adlem (deceased). She moved here from West Hills, Calif., in 1990. She...

Wilmena Benson

Wilmena Benson

Oct 1, 2007

Wilmena Benson Born Mena Buren, on October 22, 1923, in Colby, Kans., she went to be with the Lord on October 1, 2007. She married Harold Benson on May 15, 1944, who preceded her in death in 2006. She worked for First National Bank in Medford from 1959, and retired in 1982. She was a CNA at Villa Royal, and...

Wilmena Benson

Wilmena Benson

Oct 1, 2007

Wilmena Benson Wilmena Benson, 83, of Eagle Point, Ore., died October 1, 2007. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park Park and Mortuary, Medford, Ore. 541-773-6162

Lena Juanita Lemanczyk

Lena Juanita Lemanczyk

Sep 29, 2007

Juanita Lemanczyk Lena Juanita Lemanczyk, 96, went home to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ on September 29, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., at Skylark, in Ashland. A memorial service will be held at Harvest Baptist Temple in Medford, on October 6, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. Juanita was born on August 25, 1911 in Idabell, Okla. She leaves behind her sisters,...