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Jessyca Tahlor Newmann
Jessyca Tahlor Newmann, 14, of Talent, Oregon, died Sunday, August 17 at U.C. Davis Medical Center. The memorial service will be held Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Ashland Christian Fellowship Church on the corner of Hersey and Oak streets in Ashland. A memorial fund has been set up at U.S. Bank.
Newmann was returning from a mission trip to Mexico with the Ashland Christian Fellowship Church when the van she was traveling in rolled near Sacramento, Calif.
She was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining fatal internal and head injuries. She was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. with her family by her side.
Newmann was born in Ashland Community Hospital on July 31, 1989. Her mother is Kelly (Henry) LaDuke, and stepfather Robert LaDuke, Talent; her father, Michael Glen Newmann resides in Redlands, Calif.
She is survived by her brothers, Shaun Larson, Michael Newmann, and Nick Newmann. Other family members include a grandmother Peggy Chard, Grandfather LaVelle Henry, and two stepbrothers, and three stepsisters.
Newmann attended Talent Elementary and Middle School, and had been planning to attend Phoenix High School. She was involved in Youth Symphony, basketball, track and volleyball. She enjoyed dance, music, animals, and was loved by all of her many friends.
Francis "Curly" H. Anderson
The memorial service for Francis "Curly" Anderson will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 27 at Ashland First Baptist Church. Pastor Dwayne Robinson will officiate. Private interment will be in Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland.
Mr. Anderson, 89, of Ashland, died Friday, August 22, 2003 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Mr. Anderson was born June 13, 1914 in Clayton, N.M. and came to Oregon in 1927. He graduated from Phoenix High School. On October 25, 1936 at Ashland First Baptist Church he married the former Mary Annabelle Voss, who survives.
Mr. Anderson was the oldest and longest standing member of Ashland First Baptist Church. He was a true outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, gardening and rock hounding. In 1975 he retired from Boise Cascade.
Survivors in addition to his wife Annabelle of Ashland include daughters, Lynnette Anderson of Talent; Nancy Fullington of Portland, Ore.; Jeanne Sorretto of Troutdale, Ore.; son Robert Anderson of Lemon Grove, Calif.; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; he was preceded in death by one son, David Anderson, one granddaughter, Heather Sorretto, three sisters, and three brothers.
Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
John Denzil McNutt
A celebration of life for all family and friends of John Denzil "JD" McNutt, 21, of Ashland, was held at 3 p.m. Monday at the John and Anna Brands Ranch at 97948 South Coos River Lane in Coos Bay. Private services will be held in Coos Bay for family members.
He was born Dec. 27, 1981, to Scott and Rebecca McNutt in Coos Bay. He died Aug. 26, 2003, in Ashland.
He attended public schools in Coos Bay and was a 2000 graduate of Marshfield High School. JD was a student at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.
JD loved music, flying the family's single-engine airplane, remote control airplanes, meteorology, water and snow skiing, cars, Rogue River rafting, "Techno gadgets," cookies and milk, being in the mountains and the Lord Jesus Christ. JD was a starting player on the 1999 Marshfield High School football team that was an Oregon semi-finalist. He also was a member of the Marshfield track and field team. JD was a student teacher at Marshfield and a volunteer football coach at Millicoma Junior High School.
JD is the beloved son of his parents, Scott and Rebecca McNutt of Coos Bay. He is survived by his brother, Scott McNutt Jr. and wife, Katie and niece Isabella Lynn McNutt, all of Tigard; grandparents, Richard and Mary Grumbling of Salem; numerous uncles and aunts, Steve McNutt of Bremerton, Wash., Kathe and Kevin Stufflebean of Coos Bay, Bill and Karma McNutt of Salem, Tom and Jane Trimmer of Richmond, Va., Russ and Bonnie Turman of Coos Bay, Mike and Judy Alsworth of Salem, John and Wendy Goins of Seattle and Joe Bourell; and lifelong friend and cousin, Jeremy Bourell.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lynn McNutt and Kathleen McNutt; and cousins, Sharon Shibles, Jennifer Turman and Grady Bourell.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Jennifer Turman Memorial, South Coast Running Fund at the Umpqua Bank, 170 S. Second St., Coos Bay, OR 97420.
Luciela M. Ellison
The graveside service for Luciela M. Ellison will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland. Mrs. Ellison, 80, of Phoenix, died Saturday, August 30, 2003, at home.
She was born March 22, 1923, at Thermopolis, Wyo., the daughter of Anna and M.D. Jennings. On Dec. 14, 1956, in Seattle, she married Delmer Ellison, who survives. They moved to Ashland in 1969 and have lived in the valley since that time.
Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Dray Ellison of South Carolina and Dennis Chafty of Tukwila, Wash; two daughters, Donna Roberts of Kent, Wash., and Diana Martin of Seattle; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Nellie R. Rabjohn
The graveside service for Nellie R. Rabjohn will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at Scenic Hills Memorial Park in Ashland. Mrs. Rabjohn, 82, of Ashland, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at Ashland Community Hospital.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland.
Mrs. Rabjohn was born Feb. 20, 1921, in Amity, Ark., the daughter of Missouri and Eric Bryant. On Oct. 7, 1937, in Amity, she married Grady T. Rabjohn, who preceded her in death in 2000.
Mrs. Rabjohn lived in the Roseburg area for 10 years before moving to Talent in 1977. She moved to Williams in 1978 and to Ashland in 2001.
Surviving are three sons, Jesse L. Rabjohn of Ashland, Charley B. Rabjohn of Williams, and Thomas D. Rabjohn of Tollison, Ariz.; a daughter, Rebecca N. Harrison of Eugene; a brother, Floyd Bryant of Amity, Ark.; 11grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Arrangements are under the direction of Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Ashland.
Alfred "Al" South
Al South of Medford died Sept. 2, 2003, at the age of 62. A private service will be held at a later date. South was born Sept. 16, 1940, in Grygla, Minn., to Eugene & Nellie (Hasbrouck) South.
South grew up and attended schools in Ashland, graduating in 1958. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Southern Oregon College, and was an instructor at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore., until 2001, when he retired and moved back to the Rogue Valley. South enjoyed traveling, reading, golfing, and following the stock market.
Before moving to Ontario, South married Shirley Boswell in August 1964. She survives. Other survivors include two sisters, Norma Veentjer of Portland and Patricia South of Ashland; five nieces, Cindy, Sharon, Patricia, Mary and Deborah; seven nephews, John, David, Michael, Patrick, Wayne, Steven and Douglas; an aunt, Netta Ekstrom; and numerous cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Wayne South; and nephews David South and Daniel Veentjer.
Remembrances may be made to ACCESS, P.O. Box 4666, Medford, OR 97501 or Jackson County Search & Rescue at 878 W. Eighth St., Medford, OR 97501.
Arrangements are with Perl Funeral Home.
Craig Virgil Meaden
Craig Virgil Meaden of Ashland, died Sept. 3, 2003 at the Medford Hospice Center. He was 55.
Meaden was born in San Diego, Calif. and moved to Gainesville, Fla. in 1955. He lived in Florida for 32 years, during which time he served two tours on aircraft carriers in Tonkin Gulf during the Vietnam conflict.
He was a graduate of Gainesville High School and the University of South Florida, attaining a master's degree in Clinical Psychology.
Survivors include mother, Marian Meaden of Gainesville: Sisters Sharon Parr, Cindy Jordan, and Pam Rolfe, all of Gainesville; two nephews and one niece. He was preceded in death by father, LCDR Virgil Mathew Meaden.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
