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Ray L. Hodgson
Ray L. Hodgson, 39, of Medford, died Thursday (May 12, 2005) at his home. Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
Cleta M. Mitchell
The memorial service for Cleta M. Mitchell will be today, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 10 a.m. at Memory Gardens Chapel with retired Pastor Bill Turnbull officiating. Inurnment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford.
Mrs. Mitchell, 79, of Medford, died Sunday, July 3, 2005 at her home. She was born May 31, 1926 in Carney, Oklahoma to Charley and Lydia (Ingram) Reedus.
She worked as a chef in California.
Survivors include three sons, Gary McDonald of Sacramento, CA, Dale McDonald of Florida, Jerry Pace of Riddle; three daughters, Dona Newton of Medford, Judy McDonald and Gail McDonald, both of Riddle; four sisters Nova Johnson of Oklahoma, Leeta Arbuckle of Calimesa, CA, Wanda Gifford of Atascadero, CA, Vel West of California; a brother, Chuck Reedus of Idaho and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Memory Gardens Memorial Park and Mortuary is in charge of her arrangements.
Doris L. Badger
Doris L. Badger, 84, of Ashland, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at Linda Vista Care Center. She was born August 28, 1920 on Stern's Lease, near Brea, CA to parents Arthur R. Reed and Gladys Viva Elder Reed. She attended public school in Brea through high school.
On October 28, 1939 in Las Vegas, NV she married
Clarence E. "Bus" Badger. She and Bus managed many ranches, from Southern California to Southern Oregon over a period of 25 years. She also worked for several years in the early 1960's at J.J. Newberry's in Medford and in the late 1960's and early 1970's in Central Supply of Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital (now RVMC). She retired in 1976. She and her husband Bus, separated and divorced after 26 years of marriage, and he died May 1, 1995.
Doris enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and many other crafts. She made most of the clothes that her family wore until the 1960's. During the 1950's she taught homemaking skills to children in 4H clubs in rural California. She was particularly fond of working crossword puzzles and reading novels. Her travels took her throughout California, Oregon, Hawaii, British Columbia, Arizona and Utah.
After she became disabled with several orthopedic conditions, she lived for three years at Skylark Assisted Living and then at Linda Vista Care Center in Ashland. A family reunion was held in Ashland on her 80th birthday that brought together 65 relatives from California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Arizona and West Virginia.
Survivors include two sons, Rodney A. Badger and Darrell R. Badger; three grandchildren, Darrell R. Badger, Jr., Andrew C. Badger and Jason T. Badger; three great-grandchildren, Benjamin R. Badger, Sondra E. Badger and Janae G. Badger. She was preceded in death by one son, Randy C. Badger, three brothers and one sister.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, for benefit of ACH Hospice and Palliative Care Service, P.O. Box 98, Ashland, OR 97520.
Please contact Rodney A. Badger at (541)488-5990 for date, time and location of memorial services for Doris L. Badger.
Truman Gene Rennels
The memorial service for Truman Gene Rennels will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7th at West Main Church of Christ, 1701 West Main Street, Medford, Oregon.
Truman was born July 28, 1932 in Canute, Oklahoma. He moved to Oregon in 1944 when he was 12 years old. He graduated from Medford High School in 1951 and married
Glenda Winner of Ashland in 1955 after meeting on a blind date.
Truman is survived by wife, Glenda Rennels, daughter Kimberly Testerman, son Stephen "Bud" Rennels and 6 grandchildren: Allyson, 23; Jordan, 17; Rylan, 16; Jedidiah, 15; and twins Gabriel and Blain, 13.
He was a meat cutter for many years and returned to school graduating from Southern Oregon College with an Education degree in business and math in June 1973. Truman taught and coached at Eagle Point Middle School and High School. He became an Administrator and served in the high school as Athletic Director and as a Vice Principal. He became Vice Principal at Little Butte Elementary in Eagle Point. Truman retired in 1999 but continued to work in the education field as a substitute teacher and administrator. He taught a graduate class for Concordia, Northwestern Christian College and George Fox.
He was hired in 2005 by the Medford School District to fill the part time position of Principal at Ruch. He enjoyed volunteering for more than 15 years with the Pear Blossom Run.
Truman's life was motivated by a strong Christian Faith. It defined his service to church and family. He served as an Elder at West Main Church of Christ where he was strongly involved in the youth programs, church camp and Mexico Missions. He spent the last seven spring vacations on mission trips to build much needed housing in Mexico.
Truman was a husband and father first. His grandchildren were the joy of his life. It's difficult to distill a man's life down to one page in an obituary. Good men are not honored enough in our society. To say Truman was a good man is to understate his impact on the lives around him. Truman lived his faith day by day. He touched everyone who had contact with him by sharing his loving and giving spirit. He will be lovingly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to West Main Church of Christ, Youth Programs or West Main Church of Christ, Mexico Mission.
David C. Hotchkiss
David C. Hotchkiss, 85, of Talent, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at Ashland Community Hospital. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Frances Ruth Watzlawick
Frances Ruth Watzlawick, 95, of Grants Pass died on July 3, 2005 at Highland House & Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending with Chapel of the Valley - L.B. Hall Funeral Home.
Harold Reed
Harold Reed, 73, of Central Point, died July 4, 2005 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Lawrence Norman
"Buster" Rametes Sr. Lawrence Norman "Buster" Rametes Sr., 91, of Gold Hill, died Sunday, July 3, 2005 at home. Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Martin Hernandez Loera
Martin Hernandez Loera, 64, of Merlin died July 2, 2005 at Three Rivers Community Hospital, Grants Pass. Arrangements are pending at Chapel of the Valley - L.B. Hall Funeral Home, Grants Pass.
Nona Van Buskirk
Nona Van Buskirk, 67, of Jacksonville, died July 2, 2005 at her residence. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
William E. Savage
William E. Savage, 84, of Medford, died Sunday, July 4, 2005 at his residence. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Eldon E. Gunter
Eldon E. "Al" Gunter, 76, of Yuba City, CA (formerly of Medford) died May 25, 2005 at Fremont Medical Center.
Born in Medford Oregon, he was a Yuba-Sutter resident since 1960. Mr. Gunter worked as a State Farm Insurance agent for 30 years.
He was a member of the Peach Tree Country Club and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2563.
Mr. Gunter served in the US Navy during the Korean War.
Survivors include two sons John H. Gunter of Yuba City and Russell Gunter of Fair Oaks; a daughter, Lisa Carrier of Yuba City; a brother, Ancel Gunter of California; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra L. Sebring; and a sister, Juanita Grigsby .
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, 4604 Roseville Road, No. 100 North Highlands, CA 95660 or to the American Cancer Society, 618 Fifth St., Marysville, CA 95901.
Janice Louise Clark
A graveside service for Janice Louise Clark will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland. Pastor Ron Welch of Trail Community Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today, July 1, 2005 at Conger Morris Chapel in Central Point.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Committed Alliance to Strays (C.A.T.S), P.O. Box 56, Medford, OR 97501.
Mrs. Clark, of Trail, died Tuesday (June 28, 2005).
She was born on May 15, 1930 in Portland OR to William V. and Hannah L. (Eccles) Tracey. In 1948 in Portland, she married
Dan MacDonald. Together, they had six children. She moved to Medford in 1962, then in 1963 she moved to a home above Lithia Park in Ashland. In 1968 she moved to Central Point, and in 2005 to Trail.
Furthering her education, she attended SOU in Ashland.
She served in the U.S. Navy for two years as a Wave on Swan Island in Portland.
Mrs. Clark worked for many years as a caseworker for the State of Oregon in the Children Services Division.
She loved working with children, and volunteered in the grandparents program at Central Point Elementary Schools.
Mrs. Clark enjoyed gardening, crocheting, cats and playing bingo. Survivors include sons, Tracy MacDonald of Seaside, OR and Mark MacDonald of La Grande OR; daughters, Laurie Grow of Trail, Louise Swenson, Karen Campbell both of Medford, and Doreen Gunter of Ashland; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
How blessed I am ~ How fortunate I've been ~ That you are my mother ~ And also my friend. - Author: Pam Elifritz
Neva Inez Clarke Doe
Neva Inez Clarke Doe, 87, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday (June 28, 2005) in Medford. At her request no services are planned. A private family gathering will be held at a later date.
She was born on June 17, 1918 in Willits, California to Albert and Lulu (Miller) Hill. She moved with her husband Roy A. Clarke to the Rogue Valley 60 years ago from Daly City, CA. They were married
for 30 years, and raised their family in Jacksonville, OR, Roy preceded her in death. She later was married
to Jim Doe.
Neva was very active in politics and was proud of being in the Democratic party and working on the Presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy.
She excelled as a baker, but her favorite job was being a mom and homemaker.
Neva enjoyed cooking, gardening, fishing, reading, water colors, ceramics and she loved animals.
She was a dynamic lady full of love for her family and friends, she will be missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include children; Lois Clarke Kubli Sunyich of Harbor, OR, June Clarke Offenbacher of Canby, OR, Robert Clarke of Jacksonville, Jerry Clarke of Jacksonville, James Clarke of Grants Pass; siblings, Evelyn Turpin of California and Katherine Newcomb of Washington; many grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Paul Robert Aikins
Paul Robert Aikins was born Nov. 7, 1912 in Medford, the second of four children, to Harold Speer Aikins and Mary Ethel (Rose) Aikins.
The family moved to Ashland in 1916, where he attended Lincoln, Briscoe and Belleview schools and graduated from Ashland High School in 1931.
He earned his letter in football as well as the nickname "Slug" for his prowess in boxing, among other things.
He attended Southern Oregon Normal School (now S.O.U.) where he earned his letter in football, then Oregon State College (now O.S.U.) before joining the C.C.C. in 1934. He served in several locations at Steamboat and in Harney County as a company clerk. He then joined Battery B, 249th Coast Artillery in Ashland and trained at Camp White (now White City) and Camp Irwin in Southern California. At the outbreak of WWII, his unit was called up and sent to Fort Stevens and Fort Canby to defend the mouth of the Columbia River. He was on guard duty during an attack by a Japanese submarine, one of the few attacks on the contiguous United States. His company was sent to Hawaii as a replacement company in 1943, where he served as a mail room clerk and as a machine gun instructor to the officers for the remainder of the war. After the war, he returned to Ashland and attended Southern Oregon College of Education (now S.O.U.), earning a teaching credential in 1946.
At the beginning of winter term in 1946, he met fellow student Doris May Church. They were married
Aug. 25, 1946 in Ashland and moved to Tulelake, CA. where they both taught in the elementary school. During their time there, he worked on the farms, at the Lava Beds National Monument and Captain Jack's Stronghold, and hunted bobcats to supplement their teaching income. He took a job as principal at Vernon School in Lakeview in 1954, then moved to Paisley to teach in 1955. He took a position as principal at Plush for a year in 1961, then taught in Redmond for part of the year in 1962. During summers he scaled logs and manned the Fremont Point lookout tower for the Forest Service and set chokers and worked on the pond for Fremont Sawmill. After leaving the teaching profession, he worked on the ZX ranch and then Fremont Sawmill until retirement in 1977.
Paul enjoyed fishing, hunting, archaeology, history, geology, gardening, cutting wood, exploring and getting stuck in his Jeep, conversation and his Masonic work. He joined with several others as partners in a trainer airplane and flew his first solo in 1970. Paul was a Lifetime Member of the National Rifle Association, past Quartermaster of the Paisley V.F.W. post, a regular attendee at the local Methodist Church, and an active member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a natural teacher and used every opportunity as a teachable moment for his children.
Paul passed away at home with Doris and daughter Mary by his side at about 9:30 Sunday morning, June 26, 2005 of complications from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Doris May (Church) Aikins, daughters Mary (Jerry) Bugge of Bend and Jessie Clark of Roseburg, sons David of Jacksonville and Jeremy (Peggy) of Ashland, several grandchildren, and numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his three sisters: Rose Haines, June Kazazean, and Frances Strickland.
The family would especially like to thank Rosvi Casteel, the Paisley Community Health Nurse and Marcia, Christa, and Mesa of Lakeview Healthcare and Hospice for their care and efforts to make Paul comfortable through his illness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Paul's name be made to Lake County Hospice or to a worthy organization of your choice.
Services will be in Paisley at the Community Center on Sat. July 2, 2005 at 3 p.m.
Robert Dale "Rob" Hall
Robert Dale "Rob" Hall was born December 5th, 1955 at Portland, Oregon to parents, James H. & Doris (Tracy) Hall. He died Monday, June 27th, 2005 at his home in Boardman, Oregon at the age of 49.
Rob lived in Richland, OR, Weston, OR, and in Eagle Point, OR where he graduated from high school. He then joined the U.S. Marines and served as a corporal during the end of the Vietnam era. Rob also served as a sergeant in the Army National Guard. After the service he attended Blue Mountain Community College and earned his diesel mechanic's degree. On July 27th, 1979 he married
Melanie Rayner Sutherland in Pendleton, Oregon. They soon moved to Colorado Springs, CO where Rob graduated from Nazarene Bible College. Their first church was in Clatskanie, Oregon and their second church was in Angels Camp, California. They moved back to Eastern Oregon to Boardman where he worked for Wal-Mart as a mechanic and finally for R.D. Offitt Farms in Boardman.
His hobby was restoring cars, but he loved to sing & preach.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Melanie of Boardman, OR; mother and step-father, Doris & Russell Womelsdorf of Eagle Point, OR; 3 sons, Russell James Hall of Camp LeJeune, NC, Anthony Alan Hall of Portland, OR, and Jeremy Jay Hall of Seattle, WA; sister, Vecie Grant of Pendleton, OR, and step-sister Nona Hanscom of Eagle Point, OR; 2 step-brothers, Vale & Johnny Womelsdorf both of Eagle Point, OR. He was preceded in death by his father, James H. Hall.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 2nd, 2005 at 11 a.m.. at the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene. Disposition was by cremation. Private family inurnment will be at Skyview cemetery in Pendleton, Oregon at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene.
Burnss Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements.
Chesleigh "Dale" Kinder
Chesleigh "Dale" Kinder, 95, of Newberg (formerly of the Rogue Valley) died Saturday (June 25, 2005) at a Newberg Care Facility. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (July 3, 2005) in Attrells Newberg Funeral Chapel. Arrangements: Attrell Funeral Chapel, Newberg.
Al Watkins
Al Watkins, 73, of Jacksonville, died Sunday (May 22, 2005) at the Beverly H. Shaffer Hospice House in Medford. No services are planned.Mr. Watkins was born on July 10, 1931 in Silver City, New Mexico. He moved to Medford in 1944. On Oct. 16, 1966 in Reno, NV he married
Lola Poitevint- Tierce who survives.
He worked as a truck driver for Hanscom and Austin King Trucking. He worked for Rogue Valley Oil for 25 years until his retirement.
Al loved spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
In addition to his wife Lola, survivors include his sons, Danny Watkins, Lloyd and Bill Tierce; his daughter, Pookie Crippen; four sisters, Lillian, Charlotte, Elvie and Merry; eight grandchildren, Jimmy, Mark, Michael, Justin, Sorrell, Sienna, Ashley, Ethan; and six great-grandchildren, Alex, Amanda, Elias, Devin, Boden and Sasha. He was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Al Watkins, daughter, Rosie Lee Watkins, two brothers, Leroy and Lloyd and one sister Millie.
Those that knew Al loved him. He will be dearly missed by his wife, kids, grandkids, family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice House where he received kind and loving care, The Beverly H. Shaffer House, 2508 Argonne Way, Medford, OR 97504.
Bernice M. Schramm
Bernice Maefern Schramm, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully as she slept at her home on May 20, 2005. A memorial service for Bernice will be held at 11 a.m., today, Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Central Point, with a reception following.
Bernice was born February 17, 1930, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin where she was raised by her loving parents, Henry F. and Ida 0. Stelzer. She graduated from Washington High School and attended St. Johns Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir and therein met her husband of over 54 years, Earl W. Schramm, who survives.
Bernice is also survived by her son, Scott L. Schramm and wife Muriel of Tacoma, WA; daughter, Cheryl A. Wirth and husband Roger of San Ramon, CA; grandchildren, Christopher Wirth of Killeen, TX; Ellisha Wirth, of Chicago, IL; and Hannah Wirth and life partner, Jardin of Ashland, OR along with great-grandson, Jasper.
Bernice was an excellent seamstress and worked in retail and secretarial administration for numerous businesses in the Midwest before moving to Portland and becoming an Import Monitor for the USDA - Food and Drug Administration from which she retired in 1981.
She was very active in her church throughout her life and played organ for services in five different churches before her failing eyesight made the notes to hazy. The notes are now clear in heaven and a resounding "Rock of Ages" will be heard by all. Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Medford.
