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Irene M. Lowery Garrison
The memorial service for Irene Marie Lowery Garrison will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003 at Trail Christian Fellowship, 18881 Hwy. 62, Shady Cove. Pastor Rick Booye will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Irene Garrison, 77, of Medford, died Tuesday (Sept. 16, 2003) at Providence Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to; The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 698, Medford, OR 97501.
She was born Irene Marie Deardeuff on June 23, 1926 in Zenda, Kansas. The family moved near West Fork, Ark. in 1932. She married
Jesse Lowery in 1942. They lived in Lee Creek, Ark. until they moved to the Rogue Valley in 1950. They lived in Shady Cove until Jesse died in 1982. Irene married
Robert Garrison in 1989 and lived in Medford until her death.
Irene enjoyed her grandchildren, bowling, dancing, crocheting, walking, fishing and the outdoors.
Survivors in addition to her husband, Robert Garrison, include her sister, Mary Caughman of West Fork Ark.; her brother, Kenneth Deardeuff of Redway, Calif.; daughter, Sharon Sutton of Shady Cove; step-daughter, Yvette Lowery of Klamath Falls; grandchildren, Fred Lowery, Mark Lowery, Trina Ravencroft, Brandy Sutton, Tommy Sutton, Vanessa Lowery, Cassie Lowery; great-grandchildren, Kayla Lowery, Erich Lowery, Jessica Soto, Daisie Soto, Aaron Ravencroft, Summer Ravencroft, Chelsea Ravencroft. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ellen Philpott, a daughter, Geneva Rhodes, a son, Dale Lowery and her first husband Jesse Lowery.
Lena M. Russell
Lena M. Russell, 80, of Medford died Tuesday (Sept. 16, 2003) at home.
The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Mon., Sept. 22, 2003 at Eagle Point National cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Providence Medford Medical Center Hospice and/or Cancer Center, 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504.
She was born on April 26, 1923 in Doyon, ND. On May 12, 1946, in Reno, NV she married
Robert J. Russell. She resided with her family in the Rogue Valley for the past 35 years.
Lena was a retired waitress from Kopper Kitchen. She loved being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed cooking and gardening.
Survivors include her children, Robert and Pam Russell of Medford; Barbara and Dick Goodrich of Medford, Patty and Bob Fields of White City, and Catherine and Jerry Sawyer of Eagle Point; one brother, Jigs of ND; four sisters, Ann and Vange of ND, Marge of SD, and Mary of WA; 8 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Russell, her parents, and 2 brothers, Pete and Edward.
Family and friends may pay their respects Fri., Sept. 19, 2003 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, 550 Business Park Dr., Medford.
Robert M. Lewis
Robert "Bob" M. Lewis, 76, died Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2003) at his home in Shady Cove.
A celebration of his life will be held from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. at his home, 121 Penny Lane in Shady Cove, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, for family and friends.
Bob was born in Long Beach, Calif. on Dec. 25, 1926 to Al and Faye Lewis. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1931 when he was 5.
He graduated from Phoenix High School.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
On Oct. 23, 1958 he married
Cleo E. Block who survives.
He was a truck driver for over 40 years and worked a great deal of time for Stone Forest Industries.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, the outdoors and his family. He was always helping others in anyway he could.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, Cleo, are his sons, Gary N. Naef of Rogue River, and Charles R. Lewis of Grants Pass; his daughter, Kerrie Davis of Medford; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sons, John A. Lewis and Stephen A. Naef, his mother Faye Lewis, his dad Al Lewis, his sister, Iola Schmidt, and his brother Don Lewis.
Bob will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He was dearly loved!
Alice E. Mitchelmore
Alice Erickson Mitchelmore died in Medford Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2003). She was 95.
Born in Spokane to Louise and Charles Erickson in 1908, she attended Washington State College and was a legal secretary in Spokane prior to her marriage in 1935 to Rev. Lawrence Mitchelmore, a Presbyterian minister in his first pastorate, in Moro OR.
Asked her profession, she would, throughout her life, have answered "minister's wife" rather than housewife. After Moro, they served churches in Merrill, Jacksonville (1942-48) and North Bend OR and in Long Beach, Ilwaco and College Place WA. They retired to Medford in 1972 where she was active as Sunday School teacher, Red Cross volunteer, election poll helper and Laubach reading tutor.
She is survived by three sons, Charles of Le Vesinet, France, James of Eugene OR and Gerald of Madison, WI; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death in 1992 by her husband.
A private family memorial service will be held and a second service will be scheduled in Spokane in 2004.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to her church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2000 Oakwood, Medford OR 97404.
Curtis William Moberly
Curtis Moberly, age 39, of Central Point, died Sunday (Oct. 19, 2003) in Medford. A memorial service will be held Sunday at Conger-Morris Medford Chapel at 1 p.m. Pastor Chad McComas of Set Free Christian Fellowship will officiate.
Curtis was born on Oct. 13, 1964 in Medford, the son of William and Mary Venturi Moberly. He lived all his life in the Medford area and was employed by Reser's Fine Foods, White City.
He enjoyed boating photograpy, and model trains.
Curtis was a caring uncle, loving brother, beloved son, and extraordinary friend and will be greatly missed by many.
He is survived by his father; 2 brothers, Gary of Central Point, Marc of Silverton, OR; niece, Michelle and nephews, Michael and Matthew; and his girlfriend Sue Walker of Medford. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary.
Arrangements; Conger-Morris, Central Point
John Claybern Propes
John Claybern Propes, 81, of Medford died Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2003) at Veteran's Hospital in Roseburg, OR.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 at Hillcrest Chapel. Commital services will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford. Pastor Mark Anderson of Ashland Christian Fellowship will officiate.
He was born on Sept. 7, 1922 at Shreveport, LA, to John Frank and Lovie Dean (Hunt) Propes. In 1944 in Dothsen, AL he married
Miriam Cook who survives.
Mr. Propes graduated from Louisiana State University.
Mr. Propes served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII as a gunner on a bomber.
He worked as an insurance agent and a financial planner.
He lived in Orange County, California from 1952 until he moved to the Rogue Valley in 1989. Mr. Propes was a well known jogger on Springbrook, Lone Pine, and McAndrews Roads in Medford.
He was a Sunday School teacher for over 30 years in CA, a member of the Crystal Cathedral Church in Garden Grove, CA, and attended Talent Mt. View Baptist Church. He was also a member and volunteer with AA.
Survivors in addition to his wife include: a son Robert Womack of Orange, CA; a daughter, Sherry Hayes of Talent; a nephew, Harold Owens of Houghton, LA; 3 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to VA Roseburg Medical Center (135), 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, OR 97470.
Friends and family may pay their respects from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest, 2201 N. Phoenix Road, Medford.
Arrangements: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford.
Kenneth M. Chapman
March 4, 1915 ~ Oct. 21, 2003 Kenneth M. Chapman died Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2003) at Linda Vista Care Center in Ashland. He was 88.
An informal memorial service will be held Sat., October 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at the upper duck ponds in Lithia Park in Ashland.
Mr. Chapman was born on March 4, 1915 in Warren, AZ to John and Nelle (Hagelan) Chapman. He entered the US Army in 1941 and served until being honorably discharged at the rank of SGT in 1945. Kenneth married
Wilma D. Kribs in Riverside, CA in 1948. He worked as a carpenter and, later, as an artist, moving to Ashland in 1993 from Hemet, CA. Kenneth enjoyed art and nature.
Survivors include his daughter, Dona N. New of Chino, CA; son, Kenneth M. Chapman of Medford; granddaughter, Kelly Chapman of Medford; and grandsons, Alex and Clinton Chapman of Medford. Kenneth's wife, Wilma, preceded him in death in 1996.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Disabilities Recreation Project, PO Box 1263, Talent, OR 97540.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory.
Mary Jane Bragg Ode
Mary Jane Bragg Ode, of Williamstown, MA, died of cancer at her home on Friday, August 8, 2003. She was 72.
Mrs. Ode was born on February 22, 1931 in San Francisco, CA, to Lawrence Dickinson Bragg and Catherine Amelia Hall Bragg. She was married
to Paul Hicks Ode from August 12, 1953 until they divorced in 1987.
Mrs. Ode grew up in Medford, OR. She attended the Katherine Branson School in Ross, CA and graduated from Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA in 1952 with a degree in English. She worked as a writer and newspaper reporter prior to becoming a homemaker.
Mrs. Ode was devoted to her family and is remembered as an avid gardener. She enjoyed reading, taking brisk walks, staying in touch with old friends and sharing in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Ode also enjoyed listening to and studying classical music, and she audited numerous music courses at Williams College in Williamstown, MA.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Thomas and Eleanor Bragg Spatz of Medford, OR; a sister-in-law, Mary Dooley Bragg of Natick, MA; a son and daughter-in-law, Paul Hicks Ode, Jr. and Carol Bua Ode of Burlington, VT; a daughter and son-in-law, Todd and Eleanor Ode Walter of Upper Montclair, NJ; a daughter, Catherine Helen Ode of Louisville, CO; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lawrence Dickinson Bragg, Jr., and by her former husband.
No public services were held. Contributions may be made in Mrs. Ode's memory to Schepens Retina Associates Foundation for Clinical Research, c/o Dr. Ronald Pruett, 1 Autumn St. Kennedy Bldg., 6th Fl., Boston, MA 02215.
Ralph W. Farr
Ralph Willson Farr of Ashland, died Tuesday, (October 21, 2003) at home.
Mr. Farr was born on Nov. 26, 1913 in Greeley, Colorado to Harry W. and Hazel L. Farr.
He graduated from Greeley High School in 1932, then attended Stanford University and the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill. He married
Claire Callahan Farr in 1939.
In 1965 he sold his company, Farr Better Feeds, Greeley, Colorado to W.R. Grace and Company, New York, NY. He worked for the Grace Company for three years in St. Louis, MO before moving to Eugene, OR. In 1973, the Farrs moved to Ashland.
He was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church. He had been active in Rotary for over 50 years. He served as president of the Ashland Hospital Foundation and SOSC's Friends of the Library. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Providence Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Farr enjoyed travel, gardening, and fly fishing.
His survivors include six children: Brian Farr of Portland, OR, Joanie Minks of Jacksonville, OR, Donn Farr of West Melbourne, FL, Craig Farr of Prescott, AZ, Sheila Straus of Jacksonville, and Kent Farr of Indianapolis, IN; a brother, W.E. Farr of Greeley, CO, and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Ashland Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 511, Ashland, OR 97520.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland. A private interment will be at Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland.
Sally Lee Simpson
Sally Lee Simpson, 53, formerly of Medford, died July 11, 2003 at her home. Graveside service was held Oct. 20, 2003 at Siskiyou Memorial Park.
Survived by mother, Dorothy Gustison of Ashland; a daughter, Shelby; a son Jeffery; and a sister Susan.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Wilda Laurene Hopper
Feb. 2, 1929 - Oct. 13, 2003 Salem - Laurene Hopper as she wanted to be known died October 13, 2003.
Born in Cairo, Nebraska on February 2, 1929 to Floyd Harrison Hemmerling and Mabel Irene Rodocker. Moved with her family to Oregon in 1940 during the Dustbowl. Laurene graduated from Medford High School in 1947. Later attending Southern Oregon State College.
She worked for Jackson County planning department for 23 years while raising her three sons as a single parent. Laurene also worked at Southern Oregon State College as their School of Education/Psychology Secretary. On August 25, 1973, Laurene married
Eugene O. Hopper, and continued to live in Medford. After retirement in 1998, she and her husband moved to Salem Oregon to be closer to her children and grandchildren.
Laurene is survived by her husband Gene Hopper, three sons, Les Deenin of Lynnwood Washington, Robert Deenin and Steven Deenin, both of Salem Oregon, and two brothers, Kenneth Hemmerling of Medford Oregon and Gifford Hemmerling of Davis California. She has 5 grandchildren and a new great-grandchild. Also, many wonderful and loving family members of Gene's that called her sister and aunt survive her.
While living in Medford, Laurene and her husband were active members of the Phoenix First Presbyterian Church. They loved to camp and fish with their children and grandchildren. She was an avid Pinochle and Mexican Train player with family and friends. Loved to do crossword puzzles to keep her mind sharp, and enjoyed beating her husband at cribbage. She made the best pies and loved to cook. One of her goals and passions was to collect favorite recipes from her children, friends and family, and publish them in a cookbook, which she completed before her death.
Laurene loved her entire family and continued to make personal sacrifices to meet their needs. One grandson said that his Grandma didn't spoil him with material things, but with love and kindness that meant everything to him. Laurene, Mom, Grandma and Wife will be greatly missed. Her loving memories will be in our hearts and thoughts each day of our lives.
There will be a Memorial Service at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 25, 2003 at the Sundial Mobile Home Park Meeting Hall, 2410 Lancaster Drive SE Salem OR 97301. All friends, family, and acquaintances are welcome to attend.
Contributions may be sent to either the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
William D. Bray
Aug. 31, 1913- Sept. 25, 2003 William Davenport Bray of Claremont, CA, formerly of Medford died Sept. 25, 2003, in Claremont. He was 90 years old. A memorial service has been held.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Methodist Church Missions 607 W. Main St., Medford, OR 97501, In his own words, 6 months before his death, "Billy" wrote this of his life.
"It was on August 31, 1913 that I first saw the light of day, being born in Norwood, Georgia, on a large cotton plantation owned by my grandfather, whom we were visiting. For four months I enjoyed that wonderful southern environment; then my father left the South to be a home missionary for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, out in the far west. Father was not only a lively and evangelistic preacher, but was later to become an especially skillful chiropractor as well, and the insights of these two disciplines mutually reinforced his pastoral ministry. It also needs to be reported that he was easily the best fisherman, sportsmanwise, for steelhead and salmon in the Rogue River Valley, our home. Except for father's being sent every three or four years to a new parish, our education through high school was virtually normal. It was further natural that college should be Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, since Emory University in Atlanta was really too far away. I rode to Dallas to enroll, traveling by motorcycle, and found lodging in the garage house (servant's quarters) of President Selecman of the University. For the first years, I did my own cooking and housekeeping; four years later I entered the dormitory and after three more years received the B.D. degree. My first parish was for two years in Turrell, Arkansas, then one year in Tigard, Oregon, and then came three years in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a Chaplain. While in uniform, and before the 22 months of overseas duty, I met Frances Hutchison, librarian at the National Training College for deaconess's and directors of Religious Education, and we were married
on June 13, 1944. When the war was over, we served First Methodist Church in St. Helen's, Oregon for two years, and then responded to the call to serve as missionaries. Theological skills were augmented and refurbished in a three-year Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago, and then we went to Japan and were assigned to Kwansei Gakuin University, to teach Greek and New Testament history in the School of Theology, a post which was held for 28 years until retirement." At the university Bill was a professor with the most tenure. While teaching was his job, it was not enough. He went beyond the call of duty and looked around to find the next challenge and with the help of others, organized two churches at Takarazuka and at Shukugawa. Both churches were turned over to Japanese leadership, and both churches still thrive."
Bill served in the military as a Chaplain. During WWII he served on Saipan with the Army Air Corps. He directed the construction of an interfaith chapel and served the men who were involved with the long range bombing missions of Japan.
Until recently Bill and Frances made yearly pilgrimages to the reunion of men who served together in WWII. The men all still called him "Chappie" and he regarded this as an important duty to those who had served their country in trying times." He enjoyed, photography, astronomy, chess, and psychic studies, especially in the area of psychic and prayer healing.
Bill is survived by his wife of 59 years, Frances; 3 children, James and his wife, Barbara of Santa Rosa, CA; Margaret "Maggie" Heimbigner of Albany, OR; and Thomas Bray of Huron, SD. There are 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Having had nine brothers and sisters, Bill is now survived by his brother, Robert of Redding, CA, and by 2 sisters, Peggy George of Ashland, OR, and Nancy Robinson of Prospect, CN. There are multiple nieces and nephews.
