Obituaries

Irene Violet Thomas (Walz)

Irene Violet Thomas (Walz)

May 26, 2013

Irene Violet Thomas, 92 of Medford, Ore. passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Heavenly Angel Adult Foster Care.

Teresa Jodelle Grant

Teresa Jodelle Grant

May 15, 2013

Teresa (Terrie) Jodelle Grant, 64 of Medford, Oregon passed away at he home, May 15, 2013 after an extended illness. Visitation in on May 22nd at 4:00pm-7:00pm at Memory Gardens, 1395 Arnold Lane, Medford. Funeral service will be held May 23rd at 1pm. Terrie was born to Joseph and Doris Staedler on December 11, 1948 and raised in Baker, Oregon....

Mary Ila Faye Mackenzie-Carroll

Mary Ila Faye Mackenzie-Carroll

May 7, 2013

Mary Ila Faye MacKenzie-Carroll, 88 of Central Point, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Mary will be interned at Mt. View Cemetery in Beaumont, California.

Aaron Eugene Gudzan

Aaron Eugene Gudzan

May 5, 2013

Aaron Eugene Gudzan, age 27, of Central Point, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013. He was born on July 23, 1985 and raised in the Rogue Valley to Kevin Gudzan and Ann Barns. He graduated from Crater High School in 2003 and attended the Tongue Point Job Corp. Center in Astoria, Oregon. He enjoyed Computer games especially with...

Thomas Alan Fachet

Thomas Alan Fachet

Apr 30, 2013

Thomas Alan Fachet, age 67, of Central Point, OR, passed Tuesday, April 26, 2013 at his home. He was born June 27, 1945 in St. Helens, OR to Joseph Fachet and Esther Hounshell. In 1969, he married Conny Varner who survives. Tom worked 27 years as a lathe operator for Medco until their closing; he returned to college and received...

Michael Duane Pryor

Michael Duane Pryor

Apr 30, 2013

Michael Duane Pryor, 59 of Applegate, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at his home. No services are planned at this time.

Loren Richard Edwards

Loren Richard Edwards

Apr 27, 2013

Loren Richard Edwards 91 of Talent, Oregon passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Linda Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ashland, Oregon. He was born July 18, 1921 in Erie, Kansas to Mahlon and Nellie Fleming Edwards. Loren married Frances Oakley in Ashland, Oregon on October 13, 1948. He was a Truck Driver, hauling general freight while he was...

Herbert John Daniken

Herbert John Daniken

Apr 15, 2013

Herbert John Daniken, 90, of Medford, Ore., went home to be with our Lord and Savior during a hail storm on April 15, 2013. He was surrounded by his family as he made his journey into eternity. Herbert was born March 26, 1923 in Pocahontas, Ill., to John and Emma Daniken, and grew up on the family farm. During his...

Jesse Lawrence Smith

Jesse Lawrence Smith

Apr 14, 2013

Jesse Lawrence Smith, 86 of Shady Cove, Oregon passed away at his home on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Arrangements Pending.

Marcella "Marc" Hampton

Marcella "Marc" Hampton

Apr 9, 2013

Marcella "Marc" Hampton, 89 of White City, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Eagle Point National Cemetery.

Howard Henry Graves

Howard Henry Graves

Apr 9, 2013

Howard Henry Graves, 83 of Medford, Oregon passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Burgdorf Adult Foster Care. Arrangements Pending.

Mabel Ordelia Keenan

Mabel Ordelia Keenan

Apr 6, 2013

Mabel Ordelia Keenan, 89 of Medford, Oregon passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Arbor Place Assisted Living. No services planned at this time.

Juanita M. Sutton

Juanita M. Sutton

Apr 5, 2013

Juanita (Nita) May Sutton of Central Point, Ore., passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Medford, Ore. She was born May 24, 1933 in Tonasket, Wash. to Charles and Hazel Anderson, the sixth of eight children. She married her sweetheart Eloy Sutton February 18, 1951. After graduating high school the young family lived in...

George Philip Reed

George Philip Reed

Apr 5, 2013

George Phillip Reed, 70 of Medford, Oregon passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. Arrangements Pending.

Darlene Ruby Chapman

Darlene Ruby Chapman

Mar 29, 2013

Darlene Ruby Chapman, age 89, of Medford, OR. passed Friday, March 29, 2013 at her home. She was born June 19, 1923 in Yorkshire, Iowa to Daniel Ernest Johnson and Lillie Bertha Krohn. Darlene has lived in the Rogue Valley since coming here from Iowa when she was 13 years old. She graduated from Phoenix High. Just after the war...

Sandra Irene Smith

Sandra Irene Smith

Mar 13, 2013

Beloved Sandra "Buttons" Irene Smith, 61 of Central Point, Oregon went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born in Condon, Oregon on June 14, 1951 to her wonderful parents who have passed, Betty and Floyd Caughie. She has lived in the Rogue Valley since the age of 6. She proudly graduated from Crater High...

Virginia Aliene Wharton (Manus)

Virginia Aliene Wharton (Manus)

Mar 10, 2013

Virginia A. Wharton peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Medford, Oregon. Born to Joe & Evelyn Manus on August 7, 1924, Ginny moved to Jackson County at around the age of 6 and lived the rest of her life here. She graduated from Medford High School in 1943. Before she retired she was a private caregiver. She...

Timothy Charles Carreiro

Timothy Charles Carreiro

Mar 7, 2013

Timothy C. Carreiro, 48, of Portland, Ore., passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013. Timothy was born December 2, 1964, in Castro Valley, Calif., and was a lifelong area resident of California and Oregon. He is survived by his daughter, Rachelle Carreiro; grandson, Isaiah; and granddaughter, Elizabeth, all of Shasta Lake, Calif.; his mother, and step-father, Doris and Benjamin Williams, of...

Jackie Lee Webster

Jackie Lee Webster

Mar 7, 2013

Jackie Lee Webster, age 69, of Roseburg, Ore. passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Medford, Ore. He was born September 2, 1943 in Vancouver, WA to Leo D. Webster and Doris M. Newland. Jack moved to Medford as a child and attended Medford schools through High School. He graduated from Southern Oregon College in Ashland and earned his Master's...

Leland Vance Blackburn

Leland Vance Blackburn

Mar 1, 2013

Leland Vance Blackburn, 94, of Central Point, Oregon passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013. Leland was born March 26, 1918 in Byron, OK. to George and Mabel Blackburn. Leland was married to Mary (Scott) Blackburn for 33 years. Leland is survived by sons Ralph, Wayne and Kerry, and by daughter Susan (Blackburn) Reynolds, 5 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and...